Okay, it's results time!
We only had four entries this time, so it's probably not going to be as exciting as usual. Regardless, let's play!
Standard-Scoring Questions1. Name a subatomic particle.All answers were unique and score 1 point each.bsmith: Electron
geoo: Quark
mobius: Higgs Boson
Simon: Proton
2. Name a noble gas.Helium (3 people, 1 point): bsmith, geoo, Simon
Neon (1 person, 0.33 points): mobius
3. Name a chemical element that, in its pure form, is not solid at room temperature.Mercury (2 people, 1 point): bsmith, mobius
Helium (2 people, 1 point): geoo, Simon
4. Name a chemical element that does not occur naturally.Plutonium (2 people, 1 point): bsmith, Simon
Einsteinium (1 person, 0.5 points): geoo <--- Congratulations on having the only factually correct answer to this question
Uranium (1 person, 0.5 point): mobius
5. Name a famous scientist (whether currently alive or historical).Albert Einstein (4 people, 1 point): Everyone
6. Name a sub-field of science.Physics (2 people, 1 point): bsmith, geoo
Quantum Physics (1 person, 0.5 points): mobius
Chemistry (1 person, 0.5 points): Simon
7. Name a well-known scientific formula.e=mc² (4 people, 1 point): Everyone
Total scores for standard scoring:bsmith: 7
geoo, Simon: 6.5
mobius: 5.33
Inverse-Scoring QuestionsIn these, all answers were unique, so every answer (except one invalid answer) scores 1 point each.8. Name a noble gas that has at least one stable isotope.bsmith: Helium
geoo: Krypton
mobius: Argon
Simon: Neon
9. Name an invention made by Edison.Note that I decided against being overly pedantic about the "was it really made by Edison" controversies in the end. If it's generally attributed to him, I accepted it as an answer.bsmith: Phonograph
geoo: Public relations through snatching and electrocuting pets
[1]mobius: Universal Stock Ticker
Simon: Flying Machine
[2]10. Name one of the SI base units.bsmith: Ohm <-- invalid answer
geoo: Ampere
mobius: Kilogram
Simon: Kelvin
Total scores for inverse scoring:geoo, mobius, Simon: 3
bsmith: 2
Total scores for standard and inverse scoring combined:geoo, Simon: 9.5
bsmith: 9
mobius: 8.33
Special-Scoring QuestionsPlease see the original post for full details.11. Incoming nuclear missile. Build a shelter or find someone else's?-- Shelter Builders --
mobius: Builds a shelter at position 55 (-5)
Simon: Builds a shelter at position 67 (-5)
-- Shelter Finders --
bsmith: Starts at position 23. (-1) Finds mobius's shelter at 55. (+2 to mobius)
geoo: Starts at position 47. (-1) Finds mobius's shelter at 55. (+2 to mobius)
-- Result --
bsmith, geoo, mobius: -1
Simon: -5
12. Decide on a counterattack.Voted for experimental antimatter weapon (3 people, +1): bsmith, geoo, mobius
Voted for tactical nuclear strike (1 person, +0): Simon
13. Outcome of counterattack.bsmith's seed: 11
geoo's seed: 0
mobius's seed: 421
Simon's seed: 2
Total seed: 434
Random number: 48
Result:
> 26 ~ 50: The weapon accidentally detonates before launch, killing all players. Everyone loses 10 points.
Result for special scoring:bsmith, geoo, mobius: -10 (Feud score: -2)
Simon: -15 (Feud score: -3)
Final resultsgeoo: 7.5
bsmith: 7
Simon: 6.5
mobius: 6.33
Well, I'd say it's well and truly time to hand this over to someone else now. On that note - I do believe it's probably time to start a new topic, since it's not 2015 anymore.