Identity

[Vi]

I'm surprised you'd match the identity about a super-intensive JP game to anyone who isn't me.

You're just lucky that it was split off from me~

I still don't even know what this means

The number of people in this thread who have played Touhou (or other shmups) to any noticeable degree is very low.

[racefan12]

I know of Touhou, but I've never played it and I would be laughably horrible at it if I did so.

[KittyMo]

Strangers	Identities
DeathRowKitty	Once pulled an all-nighter studying for a test a month early
D3f3nd3r	Once had an airplane flight delayed by fifteen times the length of the actual flight
Equinox	Was #4 in the list of Top 20 Mafia Addicts on another website
KittyMo	Cosplayed as an Ace Attorney series character at a convention in 2016
implosion	Filled their iPod with almost entirely music from Guitar Hero 3 when they first got it
lalaladucks	After graduating high school used Sporcle to learn the names of every country and its corresponding capital city
piegirln	Is in a Touhou community where their dodging skills turned into a meme
racefan12	When they were 3 years old, climbed through a window of a locked vehicle to retrieve a stranger's keys from inside the vehicle
Shadoweh	Is proud of their Fancypants Scarecrow in Kingdom of Loathing
StrangerCoug	Became an uncle when they were only 9
Vi	Accidentally spent Easter listening to Satanic metal
Vijarada	Takes a minute to run 200 meters

[Aristophanes]

I'm doing better postgame than I did in game! Hahaha

I take this back

[KittyMo]

Something that's stuck out to me when hosting is that some contestants really seem to get a lot out of using questions, while others do not seem to enjoy it as a mechanic (and don't even use all of theirs up by the end of the game.) So, I've been toying with having an alternate game mode that has more Lifelines and doesn't have the questioning mechanic - the contestant would choose their preference either pregame or at the start of their round, and a distinction would be made on the Leaderboard so that it doesn't matter if one game type is slightly harder than the other.

My main idea is to introduce a Lifeline based on the game Mastermind - my working name for the Lifeline is Identity Parade. The contestant when using the lifeline would submit hypothetical match attempts for all unsolved identities, and then find out how many of those matches are correct. I'm not quite sure how it should interact with Split Identity. (Like, should it only be able to be used for one half of the split if used after Split Identity? If it can be used on both halves of the split, should a distinction be made across the split for how many total are correct? etc.)

Also wondering about an "ask the audience"/tip line type lifeline that would involve spectators (and possibly also strangers) anonymously submitting guesses to the host. When the lifeline is used, some number of the most popular match guesses submitted would be revealed (as well as possibly the % of submitters that agreed). Could be a phone-a-friend alternative or could be a feature of the alternate game mode. Could also give credit to whichever submitter had the best guesses at the end of the game so as to motivate accurate submissions.

Feel free to discuss ITT, and if you're an upcoming contestant, LMK if you'd be up for trying no-question-mode.

[implosion]

The ask the audience thing could be interesting. One idea is that it could be split between two lifelines (or either of these could be options): ask the audience about a person, or ask the audience about an identity, and get a %-based response a la who wants to be a millionaire. The mastermind one also sounds cool and all of the options for minutiae you listed seem reasonable.

[StrangerCoug]

I find the most appeal for the Mastermind-style help, but asking the audience could work, too

[KittyMo]

Another option for the Mastermind-style lifeline is just giving the contestant free reign on which unsolved identities they want to use it for rather than forcing them to use it on all of them.

To be clear I see the Mastermind one as more fitting to replace the information garnered from 12 questions throughout the game than the ask the audience one. For the ask the audience thingy I'm proposing it either in addition to the Mastermind one, or as an alternative to phone-a-friend.

I think the main bummer in the no question version is that I like that hearing the stories behind identities is embedded into the game currently, but that can still be a post-round or post-correct-guess discussion topic ofc.

[Vijarada]

no q version=bad imo. less fun, even if easier.

[Regfan]

I enjoy reading the made up stories.

[KittyMo]

I'm good to table the discussion until there's a contestant that actually would prefer it, in that case.

[Realeo]

I know I'm late but just final input before you table it. I think the best way is that you still collect questions as usual, but players are allowed to exchange question for lifelines. Mastermind may cost 3 questions. Ask the audience may cost 1 question.

Why only pick one of mastermind or question when you can have both?

[KittyMo]

I know I'm late but just final input before you table it. I think the best way is that you still collect questions as usual, but players are allowed to exchange question for lifelines. Mastermind may cost 3 questions. Ask the audience may cost 1 question.

Why only pick one of mastermind or question when you can have both?

I like this idea Would still probably mark the scores of people who do decide to exchange questions differently.

[Yume]

/in

[KittyMo]

/in

As a contestant or stranger?

[Yume]

Stranger.

[KittyMo]

Mmk.

Round should start today or tomorrow. Gonna give hiplop another day to submit something; otherwise I'll swap someone else in.

[KittyMo]

Welcome to Identity, Vijarada! Here are your strangers and their identities in alphabetical order:

Strangers	Identities
animorpherv1	As a child, suffered a concussion while riding a bike
Aristophanes	As a child, used to brush their teeth four times a day, but one day [Stranger] got skeptical about toothpaste so [Stranger] once didn't brush their teeth for two years straight
CuddlyCaucasian	Explored an abandoned mill at dusk without a flashlight
D3f3nd3r	Had dialup Internet service at home until 2011
Frozen Angel	Has consumed pork stew, sriracha and thai flavored chips, wasabi pringles, fried chicken and soy-mixed chai tea in coffee within the last 2 weeks
implosion	Has had 4 pregnancy scares
racefan12	Knows 4 languages other than [Stranger's] native language when 2 of them are self learnt
Realeo	Memorized pi to 60 digits for a contest in middle school and still has it memorized for no reason
Shadoweh	Owns every Taylor Swift album on CD, and one on vinyl
StrangerCoug	Prefers to walk to places such as work, friends' homes and the grocery store whenever possible
Vi	Sometimes likes making conlangs for fun
Yume	Went on a 3 am donut run with random college students during a program for admitted high school students (as a high school student)

You may start with a match attempt or by using assistance. You currently have 1 question, Double Dip, Split Identity, Tri-Identity, and Mistaken Identity.

[Vijarada]

Split Identity
4 Languages
4 Pregnancy Scares
Taylor Swift
Conlangs
Tooth brushing

[KittyMo]

Strangers	Identities
Aristophanes	As a child, used to brush their teeth four times a day, but one day [Stranger] got skeptical about toothpaste so [Stranger] once didn't brush their teeth for two years straight
CuddlyCaucasian	Has had 4 pregnancy scares
Frozen Angel	Knows 4 languages other than [Stranger's] native language when 2 of them are self learnt
Realeo	Owns every Taylor Swift album on CD, and one on vinyl
StrangerCoug	Sometimes likes making conlangs for fun

Strangers	Identities
animorpherv1	As a child, suffered a concussion while riding a bike
D3f3nd3r	Explored an abandoned mill at dusk without a flashlight
implosion	Had dialup Internet service at home until 2011
racefan12	Has consumed pork stew, sriracha and thai flavored chips, wasabi pringles, fried chicken and soy-mixed chai tea in coffee within the last 2 weeks
Shadoweh	Memorized pi to 60 digits for a contest in middle school and still has it memorized for no reason
Vi	Prefers to walk to places such as work, friends' homes and the grocery store whenever possible
Yume	Went on a 3 am donut run with random college students during a program for admitted high school students (as a high school student)

[lalaladucks]

As a child, used to brush their teeth four times a day, but one day [Stranger] got skeptical about toothpaste so [Stranger] once didn't brush their teeth for two years straight

whenever the owner of this identity gets revealed i would be interested to know about their dental outcomes

[Vijarada]

FA has had the pregnancy scares.

[Vijarada]

CC what's some of your favourite Taylor Swift songs?

[KittyMo]

FA has had the pregnancy scares.

Nope. That's your Mistaken Identity.

[CuddlyCaucasian]

CC what's some of your favourite Taylor Swift songs?

Back to December is a personal favorite bc it's sad as shit and I used to cry to it all the time, but I also like Mean bc it's so hilariously petty