What Were You Thinking VIII! (Q29 results ... and a WINNER!)

[animorpherv1]

/in

[SleepyKrew]

Spoiler: After Round One

Player	Round 1
RedCoyote*	41
Mastermind of Sin	41
PrivateI	41
N	40
JDGA	39
animorpherv1	39
BlackPawn14	39
Svenskt Stål	37
CuddlyCaucasian	35
Burning_Earth	33
puzzledan	33
DeasVail	31
Aronis	31
Equinox	29
D3f3nd3r	29
Cherry Dog	27
DiplomatDC	27
AcRv	26
SleepyKrew	26
gamsimbre	24
Mac	23
xtopherusD	19
Xalxe	14
KingdomAces	8

Spoiler: After Round Two

Player	Round 1	Round 2	Total
RedCoyote*	41	55	96
Mastermind of Sin	41	35	76
PrivateI	41	33	74
N	40
JDGA	39
animorpherv1	39
BlackPawn14	39
Svenskt Stål	37
CuddlyCaucasian	35
Burning_Earth	33
puzzledan	33
DeasVail	31
Aronis	31
Equinox	29
D3f3nd3r	29
Cherry Dog	27
DiplomatDC	27
AcRv	26
SleepyKrew	26
gamsimbre	24
Mac	23
xtopherusD	19
Xalxe	14
KingdomAces	8

* = Not eligible to win

X

= A strike for no answer submission; three strikes removes you from competition eligibility

Red

numbers are the lowest score in a round

Blue

numbers are the highest score in a round

Green

numbers are the second highest score in a round

Purple

numbers are the third highest score in a round

Underlined

numbers are a perfect score (defined as scoring the maximum amount of points possible in a given round)

[Mastermind of Sin]

I'm V/LA now through Monday, but I'll try to play by phone.

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm the only player to ever win this game without even moving off the 0 mark.

COME AT ME BRO.

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[RedCoyote]

So, to clarify for myself. You score points based on how many people said each of your answers. If it's only you, the answer's worth 0; otherwise, it's the total number including yourself. Player with the lowest score for that round moves (presumably) one position up/down. When someone gets the lowest score in seven rounds, the person who's had the lowest score in the least amount of rounds wins. Anything I'm missing?

Also, in the example, shouldn't SleepyKrew get 8 points, and bubbajack 10? (That doesn't exactly change the standings

here

but I think I can see how it might)


All that aside,
/in. Something tells me I won't not join based on the answers to these.

Admittedly the way the "position system" works is a little convoluted at first, but once you grasp the concept it's not hard to understand. I think it adds an interesting element to how the game is scored rather than just who scores the most points.

Okay, after that first question, SK would be in the 1st position while goodmorning and bubbajack remain at the 0 position. If SK were to get the lowest score again, he would move again to the 2nd position. If one of the other two players had the lowest score, they would join SK instead. This would continue in this manner until one person hit the 7th position. At that point, whomever is in the lowest position would be the victor.

And, no, SK would get 10 points:

Dumbbells = +3
Stationary Bike = +3
Rowing Machine = +2
Free Weights = +1

Swimming Pool = +1

Total Points = 10

If you're still confused, go back and read through a few pages of MoS's game. Honestly though, you don't even have to really worry about the scoring part as I will manage all of that. All the players have to do is submit answers.

He's referring to your third rule in the scoring area.

Players score zero points if they give an answer that matches no other player during a round.

Oh! Y'all are right. Thanks for pointing that out to me. I'll fix that in the rules right now.

[RedCoyote]

Question 1

) Name three popular Italian dishes.

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Submission due in

: (expired on 2014-04-05 20:00:00)

[RedCoyote]

Reminder

: Players may still /in until we reach the deadline for this question. Please PM your answers to this question to my account.

[RedCoyote]

Oh, and one more thing, guys. If y'all could put either "What Were You Thinking" or "WWYT" somewhere in the subject line when you PM me, I would appreciate it.

Just hitting the PM button on any of my posts in this thread will work fine as well.

[CuddlyCaucasian]

Italian fishes?!

[SleepyKrew]

I wonder how long until our first "oh no that wasn't the PM button!" incident

[Mastermind of Sin]

You should allow people to /in at any point in the game, but just put them in tied for whatever last place currently is.

[Cheery Dog]

I wonder how long until our first "oh no that wasn't the PM button!" incident

whoops this isn't the pm buttgon!

Wait I don't have anything to pm sk

[xtopherusD]

Well, I'm glad that I'm only aiming for "not last".

[SleepyKrew]

I wonder how long until our first "oh no that wasn't the PM button!" incident

whoops this isn't the pm buttgon!

Wait I don't have anything to pm sk

Keep your buttgon away from me

[DiplomatDC]

/in

[RedCoyote]

You should allow people to /in at any point in the game, but just put them in tied for whatever last place currently is.

Eh, I thought about it. I want to try it like this though. People can still join after the first question, they just won't be eligible to win.

[DeasVail]

One would think I'd be more confident with this question.

[Xalxe]

Considering I am in Italy right now, I should have this under control.

[CuddlyCaucasian]

Considering I am in Italy right now, I should have this under control.

Pshhh, that's assuming everyone else knows popular Italian dishes!

[Xalxe]

Fair point.

[puzzledan]

/in

[Burning_Earth]

Considering I am in Italy right now, I should have this under control.

Pshhh, that's assuming everyone else knows popular Italian dishes!

It'll be pizza, pasta and... er, I don't know

[RedCoyote]

Scoring Answers

Pizza (18) - animorpherv1; Aronis; BlackPawn14; Burning_Earth; Cherry Dog; CuddlyCaucasian; D3f3nd3r; DeasVail; DiplomatDC; Equinox; JDGA; Mac; Mastermind of Sin; N; PrivateI; puzzledan; Svenskt Stål; xtopherusD
Spaghetti (12) - AcRv; animorpherv1; Aronis; Burning_Earth; CuddlyCaucasian; gamsimbre; JDGA; Mastermind of Sin; N; PrivateI; SleepyKrew; Xalxe
Lasagna (10) - AcRv; BlackPawn14; DeasVail; Equinox; gamsimbre; Mastermind of Sin; PrivateI; puzzledan; SleepyKrew; Svenskt Stål
Pasta (8) - animopherv1; BlackPawn14; Cherry Dog; D3f3nd3r; DiplomatDC; JDGA; N; Svenskt Stål
Ravioli (4) - AcRv; CuddlyCaucasian; KingdomAces; SleepyKrew
Tiramisu (2) - Burning_Earth; D3f3nd3r
Spaghetti Bolognese (2) - DeasVail; Mac
Tortellini (2) - gamsimbre; KingdomAces
Gnocchi (2) - KingdomAces; Xalxe
Carbonara (2) - Mac; puzzledan

Non-Scoring Answers

Alfredo - Aronis
Mushrooms - Cheery Dog
Meatballs - DiplomatDC
Fettuccine - Equinox
Cannoli - Xalxe
Risotto - xtopherusD
Ratatouille - xtopherusD

Winners and Losers

Mastermind of Sin and PrivateI each turn in a perfect score with 41 points!
KingdomAces turns in the lowest score this round with 8 points.

KingdomAces moves down to position 1.

Non-Competitive Players

RedCoyote (41) - Pizza, Spaghetti, Lasagna

Round 1 Table

Player	Round 1
AcRv	26
animorpherv1	39
Aronis	30
BlackPawn14	39
Burning_Earth	33
Cherry Dog	26
CuddlyCaucasian	35
D3f3nd3r	29
DeasVail	31
DiplomatDC	26
Equinox	28
gamsimbre	24
JDGA	39
KingdomAces	8
Mac	23
Mastermind of Sin	41
N	40
PrivateI	41
puzzledan	33
RedCoyote*	41
SleepyKrew	26
Svenskt Stål	37
Xalxe	13
xtopherusD	18

[Burning_Earth]

did ok.

[CuddlyCaucasian]

I just realized how long this could take omg

[RedCoyote]

A couple of things I want to point out preemptively. I took liberty with typos/different spellings and through them into appropriate groups (e.g. lasagna vs lasagne). Additionally, although I realize spaghetti bolognese is often interchangeable (at least in the US) with spaghetti, I'm still marking it as a different category because one necessarily refers to a specific dish while the other is far more broad technically speaking. I'll be making judgment calls like these. If you don't like it, you'll have to run your own version, lol.