The Game of Letters and Numbers
CURRENT STATUS:
Endgame
racefan12: 60
Cheery Dog: 40
COMPLETED GAMES:
Game 1 (D3f3nd3r vs. BipolarChemist)
Game 2 (BipolarChemist vs. Mitillos)
Game 3 (Mitillos vs. Cheery Dog)
Game 4 (Mitillos vs. lilith2013)
Game 5 (Mitillos vs. Realeo)
Game 6 (racefan12 vs. StrangerCoug)
RULES:
Countdown
is a game of two halves. Each half will consist of three letters rounds followed by a numbers round. Following the second half, a Conundrum is played. The turn order in game one and any game without a champion will be determined by a 1d2 dice roll; in all other matches, the champion makes the picks for the first letters round. Turns alternate for each round, with the order switching for the second half (so Player 1 will start rounds 1, 3, 6 and 8, while Player 2 will start rounds 2, 4, 5 and 7).THE LETTERS GAME:
There are two decks of letters available: one containing only consonants, one containing only vowels (Y is a consonant). These decks will be based on lists generated by random.org; the frequencies used to determine those lists will not be revealed.
Whoever has control will ask for a consonant or a vowel - I will post the top card of the corresponding deck. This process is then repeated eight more times (although whoever is in control can ask for their letters all at once). The final selection must have at least four consonants and three vowels total. Once the letters have been revealed, the contestants will have 24 hours to PM me the longest word they can find from that string of letters. Words CANNOT have more of a letter than is available, be a proper noun, or use hyphenations. So as to allow both American and Commonwealth spellings, our word source will be Oxford Dictionaries.
The person with the longer valid word will earn one point per letter in that word; both players score in the case of a tie. In the case of an invalid word, only the player with the valid word earns credit. EXCEPTION to the preceding: A valid nine-letter word scores 18 points, not 9.
THE NUMBERS GAME:
There are once again two decks. One deck contains two each of "small numbers" 1 through 10 inclusive, while another features one each of "large numbers" 25, 50, 75, and 100. These decks are reshuffled prior to each numbers game.
Whoever is in control will tell me how many large numbers, from zero to four, they would like in the selection for the next round. The remaining slots out of six will be occupied by small numbers. Once the numbers are revealed, a target number from 101 to 999 will also be revealed. Once all is revealed, the players will have 24 hours to use the basic operations of math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) to get as close to the target number as possible.
Not all six numbers have to be used, but each of the individual numbers may only be used once, any number resulting from performing an operation on two numbers may only be used once, and all numbers must be whole.
Whoever comes closer to the target will earn points based on the distance from the target. An exact match earns ten points, any valid answer within five scores seven points, and any solution up to ten away from the target scores five points. As before, both players score in the case of a tie. If both players are more than ten away, or the answers of both players are invalid, nobody scores.
CONUNDRUM:
A scrambled nine-letter word will be revealed. The players will have 24 hours to make a single guess in the thread as to what the unscrambled word is. The first correct answer earns ten points.
Whoever is ahead after the conundrum wins. In the case of a tie, additional conundrums will be played until the tie is broken.
NOTES:
Players will be prodded after 48 hours without a letter or number decision. If a player does not submit a response during a round, they will miss out on any points in that round. Three prods/missed deadlines will result in a replacement.
As ever, please do not cheat. This includes using a dictionary during letters rounds and a calculator during numbers rounds. Rely on your own abilities.
Champions will be retired after winning four games in a row. They are still welcome to compete again, however.
If a player competes again after their initial game or games, only their best overall performance will count toward the leaderboard.
ADDENDUM 3/8: If you find a better word or a better solution to a round and the 24 hours haven't run out, you are allowed to PM me again with your better submission.
LEADERBOARD:
Order is determined by number of wins, followed by points scored overall.
1. Mitillos: 4 games, 4 wins, 274 points total
2. racefan12: 2 games, 2 wins, 120 points so far
3. BipolarChemist: 2 games, 1 win, 107 points total
4. D3f3nd3r: 1 game, 50 points
5. lilith2013: 1 game, 45 points
6. Cheery Dog: 1 game, 40 points (31 points in earlier match)
7. StrangerCoug: 1 game, 30 points
8. Realeo: 1 game, 24 points
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QUEUE:
mv_gimmick
D3f3nd3r
Charles510
neblive
BigYoshiFan
Draynth
