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I must refrain from posting in game threads.
I must refrain from posting in game threads
and typing that out enough times is probably meaningless when I've already managed to refrain myself by coming here to do it. Not even worth a copy + paste.Holder of the Longest Continuous Weekly Mafiascum Post Record. 1 July 2012 - 16 Feb 2023
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mastin2 The Second Coming
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You could always join him by throwing the match.My academy.
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StrangerCoug He/HimDoes not ComputeHe/Him
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I feel like there should be a demotivator from trying to spell phony words. Wouldn't know how to do it, though.
ETA:Perhaps checking after each move whether the spelled lettersCOULDspell a word, but that increases mod work.STRANGERCOUG: Stranger Than You!
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Haschel Cedricson Mr. Know It All
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StrangerCoug He/HimDoes not ComputeHe/Him
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Theoretically, yes. The problem I perceive the game has having is showing up when people know they're screwed, so they put a letter they know won't spell a word (or, in a couple of cases that have happened, even a non-letter symbol). That prolongs the game, and it's dragging enough as it is. It actually makes me feel glad I've already been eliminated.STRANGERCOUG: Stranger Than You!
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Save The Dragons He/HimProtection unnecessaryHe/Him
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Honestly, I think it's just getting everyone to post in a timely manner that's the issue; if that weren't a problem, there would be no problem with people throwing the game when they know they're screwed.-
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racefan12 Townie
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Bluffing is part of the game. The only thing that can be done is strict enforcement of timing deadlines, but it's impossible to know if someone is legitimately unavailable or if they're simply trying to avoid posting.PrivateI:I wish I could bang on the home keys on my keyboard to create an appeal to emotion. It sounds so...soothing.
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StrangerCoug He/HimDoes not ComputeHe/Him
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Then why are they being made and called at such a high rate? I understand people picking letters that spell out uncommon words to try to draw an unsuccessful challenge, but unless I have a fundamental misunderstanding of the spirit of the game...In post 358, racefan12 wrote:Bluffing is part of the game.STRANGERCOUG: Stranger Than You!
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Save The Dragons He/HimProtection unnecessaryHe/Him
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I don't know if having it happen a lot here means it's not appropriate for the game. I suspect that it isn't often that a bluff works overall, but not every hearts game includes attempting to shooting the moon.-
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Cheery Dog Kayak
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I don't understand why people are pulling out symbols either.
I think there's something to do with who they want to start the next word?
But at least use symbols that can actually be used to make words in languages that share characters with English.Holder of the Longest Continuous Weekly Mafiascum Post Record. 1 July 2012 - 16 Feb 2023
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StrangerCoug He/HimDoes not ComputeHe/Him
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Good point.In post 360, Save The Dragons wrote:I don't know if having it happen a lot here means it's not appropriate for the game. I suspect that it isn't often that a bluff works overall, but not every hearts game includes attempting to shooting the moon.STRANGERCOUG: Stranger Than You!
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Shadoweh Idol Hands
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I think the game is just meant to be done faster so it's more likely someone will miss a letter without thinking about it.
On a forum with 12 hours it's easy to look at the letters and go "no, I don't think elephang is a word."I HATE YOU SO MUCH PLEASE GO JUMP INTO A FREEZING LAKE - Mr. Freeze
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Save The Dragons He/HimProtection unnecessaryHe/Him
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elphang
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zoraster He/HimDisorganized CrimeHe/Him
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I was just trying to be funny, but obviously failed. i only saw one option and it was to form a word everyone knew so it was just as good to get challenged on a symbol as get challenged on an obviously false word. Because the thing about this is that "bluffing" isn't really part of it at all. Because even if I don't know if you're bluffing or not, if I don't know a word that starts with the letters you started with, I'm going to challenge.In post 361, Cheery Dog wrote:I don't understand why people are pulling out symbols either.
I think there's something to do with who they want to start the next word?
But at least use symbols that can actually be used to make words in languages that share characters with English..-
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racefan12 Townie
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Perhaps having multiple lives here made people more likely to challenge overall (and thus reduced the utility of bluffing); the penalty for an incorrect challenge wasn't as severe as it would be in a more standard variant.PrivateI:I wish I could bang on the home keys on my keyboard to create an appeal to emotion. It sounds so...soothing.
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