Balderdash (the Dictionary Game)

[Kelvin]

I shall use my favorite word of all time to start us:

ultracrepidarian

.

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random.org gives me the following list of player order in submitting votes, here in the thread:

• Sugar
  Talitha
  shadyforce
  rite
  PBuG
  Kerplunk
  mathcam
  Dourgrim
  Norinel
  MeMe

The entries, random.org-ized, are:

Ultacrepidarian

, df:=

A. An animal that circulates blood through large ears to regulate body temperature.

B. One who compulsively studies and/or documents rainbows.

C. One who collects and reads books written in Latin or ancient Greek.

D. One who is over a hundred years of age.

E. One who practices conservation of physical movement.

F. One who speaks about subjects of which he does not know enough to speak.

G. One who is in possession of too much of a commodity.

H. One (usu. M.D.) who rates levels of supercreepiness.

I. Having the quality of quick decay; ageing more quickly than other objects.

J. One who twitches excessively while asleep.

K. One unable to walk due to insufficient bone strength.



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Everyone wishing to play should submit something to me via PM or email by Wednesday the 24th. The selection of answers will be posted the 25th.

Points: 1 point for choosing the correct one amongst the answers submitted, and 1 point for everyone who believes your definition.

DP wrote down some rules here, but note the difference in scoring.

(Almost) Needless to say, anyone knowing the definition of

ultracrepidarian

shouldn't play, and anyone playing shouldn't look up the definition.

Also I see little need to limit ourselves to one round. Therefore I shall designate my successor with a gold star when I announce points resolution; people wishing to be considered for this high and lonely honor ought to indicate that they do without coercion (I'm looking at you here, rite). Hopefully everyone will continue to play and we can all take a turn as ref, leaving us with a comparable (or not!) set of scores.

If you are familiar with ultracrepidarian, please inform me; if there are lots, we'll have a different and hopefully better word.

[MeMe]

I'll play.

...now I gotta think of something convincing...

[Kelvin]

Thank you, Dourgrim and Sugar.

[shadyforce]

I'll play too... thinking...

[Talitha]

I love this game. Definitely playing. Will submit before the deadline.

[Kelvin]

Thank you, MeMe, shadyforce, Pbug, and Talitha.

[Kerplunk]

I'll play too.

[rite]

Why are you looking at me?

Edited to add: I'd be more than happy to referee next game, in any case

[Norinel]

Sent.

[Kelvin]

Thank you, rite and Norinel. Kerplunk, I've not received your entry as yet.

(I'm looking at you because of you sordid, manipulative, and bloodstained past rite; or maybe that's someone else. . . .)

[mathcam]

I love this game. Beyond balderdash is even more fun. Especially acronyms.

Submitting momentarily....

Cam

[Kelvin]

Thanks, Kerplunk and Cam.

Less than fifty hours remain to submit entries.

<googles Beyond Balderdash>

oic. My little group of games enthusiasts likes the Dictionary Game version.

[mathcam]

The dictionary game version is a subgame of beyond balderdash, though with admittedly fewer words. It's fun to get some variety in there.

Cam

[Dourgrim]

~bump~

[MeMe]

Kelvin - once you post the definitions, do we PM you or post our choices in-thread?

[mathcam]

I definitely think we have to post in the thread, in a random order that Kelvin determines. Part fo the strategy is seeing who other people vote for and then changing your mind based on that. Along with that, voting for yourself is sometimes a strategy. It sucks to go first, but hopefully we'll play enough of these that it all balances out in the end.

Cam

[Kelvin]

As I see it, we have 10 players. In order of receipt of PM:

• Sugar
  Dourgrim
  MeMe
  shadyforce
  PBuG
  Talitha
  rite
  Norinel
  mathcam
  Kerplunk

random.org gives me the following list of player order in submitting votes, here in the thread:

• Sugar
  Talitha
  shadyforce
  rite
  PBuG
  Kerplunk
  mathcam
  Dourgrim
  Norinel
  MeMe

The entries, random.org-ized, are:

Ultacrepidarian

, df:=

A. An animal that circulates blood through large ears to regulate body temperature.

B. One who compulsively studies and/or documents rainbows.

C. One who collects and reads books written in Latin or ancient Greek.

D. One who is over a hundred years of age.

E. One who practices conservation of physical movement.

F. One who speaks about subjects of which he does not know enough to speak.

G. One who is in possession of too much of a commodity.

H. One (usu. M.D.) who rates levels of supercreepiness.

I. Having the quality of quick decay; ageing more quickly than other objects.

J. One who twitches excessively while asleep.

K. One unable to walk due to insufficient bone strength.


Please wait to submit your vote until the person before you on the list has submitted his.

An additional vote that I had forgotten we include is that one also votes for the definintion thought funniest, quirkiest, most interesting, or most clever (again for 1 pt per vote). I will not amend the rules at this late date without that my fellow players agree to the change; in lieu of barraging me with PMs or cluttering the thread unduly, if you wish to add this component, please include a second vote with your pick of which definition is correct.

The format for votes shall be to [

bold

]Vote: The letter you though correct[

/bold

], and (only if you wish to) [

italicize

]Nominate: The letter of the definition you thought funniest, cleverest, quirkiest, or most interesting[

/italicize

].

A word about the definitions: they have been edited slightly (for good or bad) to seem similar, but even the correct definition is not direct from the dictionary. Any mistakes are on my part, not those of the submission.

[Kelvin]

I should clarify that only if there in unanimity among players will the Amusement Election count.

[Sugar]

It sucks to go first

Don't you mean it

rocks

to go first?! No?

I'm all for for the Amusement Election, but am wondering if we shouldn't use PMs for that one. And are we to nominate one definition for each of the suggested categories, or just pick one (funniest, cleverest, quirkiest, or most interesting)? Regardless, I'll wait until a few more people comment before posting my nomination(s) in the thread.

And Kelvin, you first had us define

ultra

crepidarian, but then changed it to

ulta

crepidarian! They are two

completely

different words.
I'm assuming you mean the former, though, so

Vote: E

[Kelvin]

I like the idea that the Election is private. It's something that's a bother IRL that isn't here. <Point to Sugar for a good idea>

<Penalizes self and Sugar point for Illicit Disbursement Of Points & Mopery>

[Talitha]

vote:A

I'll PM my amusement nominee.

[shadyforce]

Vote: D

None of them really stand out as being humourous as they are all quite good guesses.

[rite]

Vote: E

[TBuG]

Vote: K

[Kerplunk]

vote I