No spoilers as to who or how many entered this time! It was fine before, but such information could be useful in this round (Q6 in particular).Well, you're allowed to change your guess at any point in time, so it's not that big of an issue I think. And if you e.g. actively persuade someone to join, you'll have that information anyway (which others then might not). And knowing it might be interesting to make a more educated guess.
I expect I will change my mind about #6's answer multiple times (and potentially #7 too). Right now I'm changing my answer to 0 hoping that everyone else will find it too risky to pick the lowest number.
I think it will be most fun for that question to reveal (at the closing of the quiz) exactly who answered what, including all answer changes.
Tempted to say chainsaw, but I'm gonna go with Scissors here :P
<SimonN> I figured that most people hate eggplant, but some people love it
<SimonN> Also Leek is something that nobody cares about really
<geoo> Yeah, I actually do. There's some I sorta like. There's also some that you can't really freeze because they suck really hard once you unfreeze them
<geoo> I deep-fry the Quizmaster :D
<SimonN> geoo: I have scored the current challenge. If you want to be quizmaster, you can get the account
<geoo> Ok, what's the format of the new one, according to the scoring?
<SimonN> This averages to about 28 % mindgames and 72 % Family Feud in the upcoming challenge.
<geoo> screw that, most frequent answer counts
<SimonN> that would be 25 % mindgames, 75 % FF
<geoo> you never gave specific percentages; I take the most frequent answer and interpret it my way
(Information: We had 5, then 7, then 9 contestants in the previous challenges. Simon will participate in the current one.)
Oops, forgot to submit last round hahaha
I can be Quizmaster in Chrome and geoo in Firefox! Quiz is open. Wait, I have to submit answers first... Crap, now the quizmaster has sent his answers to geoo.
I would mostly likey have lost if Insane Steve entered *u*
( i dont even know of any girls on the forum?) do they exist!
comment: seems like a logical strategy regarding 2, 6, and 7 for the quizmaster to answer himself for #2 (assuming participation), so going with that and hope it works out.
You scoundrel, putting the two questions so far from each other. Only geoo will think of that [Guessing himself in Q2 to affect the standings on Q7].Turns out this was a pretty popular thing to do, two people doing it after reconsidering their guess.
but not because I agree or because I think it's the highest scoring answer but because I don't see this being a very high consensus question and I want to throw off the numbers for question 7 because strategery that's why
(I’ll really laugh if I get this one right)
I'm genuinely flattered to be considered most handsome. :-)
-- Simon
Blue is the pretty obvious choice imo in question 8 if you pay any attention to American politics -- one of our major parties is represented by the color blue, the other by the color red. Pretty much everyone in the world hates the "red" party for very good reasons.
Blue is the pretty obvious choice imo in question 8 if you pay any attention to American politics -- one of our major parties is represented by the color blue, the other by the color red. Pretty much everyone in the world hates the "red" party for very good reasons.
That's an interesting theory, now I'm curious how many people actually thought like that when they answered that question, especially with I think more than half the people here not actually from the US.
As a ghost I can haunt the people after the party and make their life miserable
I got thrown under the bus!
Rock (0 points): 1 - (Ramon)
Scissors (2.4 points): 1 - (möbius)
Paper (0 points): 9 - Everyone else
For clarity, the flaw is the point distribution in this case:
- Let A denote the set of players that choose player B as their partner.
- A is not empty.
- All players from A smuggle the wallet into the restroom.
- Player B runs.
Point distribution is ambiguous because there are merely statements for "B is not chosen by anyone and runs away with nothing" and "B is chosen and runs away with money".
Actually, möbius sent me the questions beforehand to check for any holes like this, I'm a bit afraid that this has slipped through. >_> This multi-question is actually one of the most complex we've had so far.
-If you’re picked as somebody’s partner, you choose to STAY but they didn’t give you their
wallet, purse or European handbag, you’ll get 1 points.
-If you’re picked as somebody’s partner, you choose to RUN but they didn’t give you their wallet, purse or European handbag, you’ll get 0 points.
Placeholder post for commentary I'll edit in later. Just want the new Quizmaster post to be the newest one.
A B A's score gain B's score gain
trust stay? on #7 on #8 A - B B - A
----- ----- -------------- -------------- ----- -----
No Yes 0 1 -1 +1
No No 0 0 0 0
Yes Yes 1 0 +1 -1
Yes No -1 1 -2 +2
Still curious about the story about ccx' favourite swearing word (I assume it's not really 'fan').
In the best case, there are so many contestants that for "What did the wise men bring to baby Jesus as a present?", you get answers like PAPRIKA, WINE, HORN, and JESUS.
The Bums revisitation is this rounds dumbest bumest question!
Simon most handsome>geoo smartest. No, really I flipped a coin
I've got to make up to him for stealing his money!
Simon. Geoo will actually quit college and find his true calling in the Circus. Years later he’ll marry a Chinese dwarf and live happily ever after on an island in the South Pacific.
Right now! Today. I’m going to procrastinate the procrastination.
In reality, I'd do it Thursday night, but I expected the other players to be a bit more diligent, like mobius, so I went with Monday.
Thursday night, sorry. Most of my profs don't take late work.
Time | Event | Bum 1 | Bum 2 | in line |
00:00 | Clam (bucket) enters | Clam (bucket) | - | - |
00:16 | Steve (bucket) enters | Clam (bucket) | Steve (bucket) | - |
03:54 | Akseli attacks Clam with a fork | Steve (bucket) | Akseli (fork) | - |
05:14 | geoo attacks Steve with a fork | Akseli (fork) | geoo (fork) | - |
08:14 | Simon (ladle) arrives, waits in line | Akseli (fork) | geoo (fork) | Simon (ladle) |
08:20 | RubiX (ladle) arrives, waits in line | Akseli (fork) | geoo (fork) | Simon (ladle), RubiX (ladle) |
09:06 | mobius (bucket) arrives*, waits in line | Akseli (fork) | geoo (fork) | Simon (ladle), RubiX (ladle), mobius (bucket) |
09:43 | LemSteven (bucket) arrives, waits in line | Akseli (fork) | geoo (fork) | Simon (ladle), RubiX (ladle), mobius (bucket), LemSteven (bucket) |
19:00 | Gronkling (bucket) arrives**, waits in line | Akseli (fork) | geoo (fork) | Simon (ladle), RubiX (ladle), mobius (bucket), LemSteven (bucket), Gronkling (bucket) |
19:41 | ccexplore fork-fights Akseli, Simon sneaks in | geoo (fork) | Simon (ladle) | RubiX (ladle), mobius (bucket), LemSteven (bucket), Gronkling (bucket) |
24:00 | soup kitchen closes, everyone leaves | - | - | - |
DISCLAIMER: The Quizmaster does not endorse gambling in any form. (Well, today's Quizmaster doesn't. Others might ) Gambling with real money will ruin your life. Do not do it. Ever.
Perhaps the best strategy for everyone is to stage an Ocean-11 style heist on the Clamily Casino.
I'll have to give credit to mobius for thinking like I did while taking things a bit farther than is appropriate. At least the deduction didn't make a difference to his rankings at the end.
2. Name a medieval weapon that can be carried around by a single person.
Sword: 1 point (Simon, ccexplore, Akseli, Clam, Gronkling, LemSteven)
Bow & Arrow: 1/6 points (geoo)
Quote by geoo: Everybody will pick archer on question 6, therefore bow is the only correct choice for question 2!
4. Name the number of towers of such a castle.
4 towers: 1 point (geoo, Akseli, Clam, Gronkling, LemSteven)
5 towers: 1/5 points (Simon)
2 towers: 1/5 points (ccexplore)
6. Name a Lemmings 2 skill associated with the Medieval tribe.
Archer: 1 point (geoo, ccexplore, Akseli, Clam, Gronkling, LemSteven)
Twister: 1/6 points (Simon)
Twister is the unique skill that's explicitly named in a level name! Archer merely plays a minor Role in level 9!
6. [Family Feud] You're all time-attacking Just Dig simultaneously, a competitive battle to the death, for fame and glory. But you've somehow managed to run out of diggers without getting to the exit. Apart from diggers, which skill do you wish you had available now?
To clarify, "time-attacking" means we are racing to see who finishes the level first? (100% or 10%?) And that it's *not* multiplayer so there's no sabotage involved?Yes, it is *not* multiplayer. "Time-attacking" means racing to see who finishes the level first. Whether we aim for 10% or 100% is not specified.
changing from honest answer to "geoo" for feud purposes
Even without any clarifications, I'm really hard-pressed to come up with a realistic case where Fun 1 can't be completed aside from an errand digger at the lower half, before the exit. I'll laugh if "miners" actually end up being the popular answer.
because logically you must now be digging through the floor. I'm hoping logic actually applies hereBut Steve has the best explanation:
SPEED MINING GOGOGOGO
Toppings ordered | Dislikes | |
Clam | beef, anchovies, banana | salami, mushrooms, olives |
Simon | banana, beef, pineapple | pepperoni, leek, salami |
ccexplore | eggplant, mushrooms, banana | beef, salami, olives |
Rubix | pepperoni, spam, pineapple | anchovies, eggplant, leek |
geoo | banana, beef, leek | mushrooms, spam, salami |
Gronkling | banana, eggplant, leek | salami, beef, spam |
Akseli | leek, pineapple, olives | eggplant, beef, spam |
Steve | mushrooms, beef, pineapple | pepperoni, anchovies, banana |
Clam | Simon | ccexplore | Rubix | geoo | Gronkling | Akseli | Steve | portion | |
Clam's pizza | x | x | x | 1/3 | |||||
Simon's pizza | x | x | x | x | 1/4 | ||||
ccexplore's pizza | x | x | x | 1/3 | |||||
Rubix' pizza | x | x | x | 1/3 | |||||
geoo's pizza | x | x | 1/2 | ||||||
Gronkling's pizza | x | x | x | x | 1/4 | ||||
Akseli's pizza | x | x | x | x | 1/4 | ||||
Steve's pizza | x | x | x | 1/3 | |||||
1.67 | 1.25 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.58 | 0.83 | 0.25 | 0.58 |
with any luck, I'll be sharing this disgusting pizza with like-minded participants and get a lot less than the full point I'm hoping for. Don't be surprise if I change my answer multiple times......I think the new pizza with eggplant, mushrooms and banana is only marginally better though.
EGGPLANT BANANA AND LEEK, TRULY THE TASTIEST PIZZA OF ALL. (but not really)
a rental car that's going to *explode* (as stated in the question) on too many riders doesn't sound like a vehicle I ever want to get on! I think I'll just call a taxi instead.Would have been the smarter choice.
I don't like pizza of any type period [except white pizza, but that wasn't a choice] so not at all surprised I failed hard that round
yummy tomato sauce
8. Who’s on first?
8. Who’s on first?
On what? Not quite getting the question, unless the ambiguity is part of the point of this question?
[01:31:11] <geoo> Who's on first, means who will win?
[01:31:36] <mobius__> naw... maybe you should consult wikipedia :)
[...]
[02:20:45] <SimonN> sent answers for quiz :) Is there a detailed meaning for "who's on first", or sohuld I just enter whatever comes to mind?
[02:25:00] <geoo> SimonN: <mobius__> naw... maybe you should consult wikipedia :)
I have to say, I would rather not have Wikipedia lookups turn into a regular feature in family feud.
As an aside, mobius, with question 11 don't be surprised with a seemingly low number of submissions until last minute, for obvious reasons. Also, I'd hope your "4 days" are truly 4 full 24-hour days precise to the hour (if not minutes), and not merely "ending some random time during the 4th day", unless you want to run it that way.
In my defense, this is not a hard question. (this and the other one from my previous quiz). I'm surprised there's really that many people here that neverheard of two of the most famous/popular movies or routines of all time. Nevermind what country your from, these are well known everywhere. I don't watch a lot of TV or movies often. If you watch TV or the use the internet at all you've likley heard reference to this sort of thing. It's not like I picked something really obscure like some B movie from the 1950's.
I don't see what's so hard about looking into Wikipedia if a questions seems suspicious to you. I've done it already. You yourself told me you used Wikipedia for a 'regular question' of mine. And it's only one questions out of 10.
Hollywood movies, especially contemporary ones, do have a pretty global audience. Less sure about US TV shows especially old ones. Probably reasonably well known amongst English-primary-language places like Great Britain, Canada, maybe Australia; less sure in other places.
and yeah, I'm well aware of how the game will work, I didn't just make up questions without thinking about them at all.
I'll be posting a heads up when the quiz will end in a few hours or so.
I thought of trying something a little different. Rather then having the same type of questions every round.
well the problem is (as you saw) people in IRC asked me about the question and I gave hints. So now they have the advantage over everyone else. I should've just kept my mouth shut.
Thinking more on it now, It would've been better for me to say nothing and get a lot of funny answers... oh well. I won't give hints in the future.
To be honest I don't really have any more 'quotation questions' anyway.
10. Let’s play point making game!
Clam Spammer- AAAA
Simon- ABBA
ccexplore- A
Gronkling- didn’t play
geoo- ABBA
mobius- BA
Akseli- ABBA
Insane Steve –AAAA
making everybody’s score:
Clam Spammer- 0
Simon- 1
ccexplore- 1
geoo- 1
mobius- -1
Gronkling- 0
Akseli- 1
InsaneSteve- 0
there were only 3 wise men not 4. geoo spotted this first and gets the 0.5 point. Almost everyone else did spot it, apparently knowing their bible; Jesus gives you a +1.Actually, the bible never says how many wise men there were. The number three became attached to the legend because there were three gifts.
chocolate- 4 – 1 pointRoses are also a popular variety of chocolate. Sounds like ccx was hedging his bets
flowers- 4 (ccexplore’s answer: “roses” adapted)- 1 point
there were only 3 wise men not 4. geoo spotted this first and gets the 0.5 point. Almost everyone else did spot it, apparently knowing their bible; Jesus gives you a +1.Actually, the bible never says how many wise men there were. The number three became attached to the legend because there were three gifts.
Ah, I see.Looks like the new quizmaster is partying so hard that he is in no state to post the new feud.
Also, I just realised that I'm on my netbook and the quiz with all the questions is on my laptop which I won't be on until Sunday. If someone wants to run a round between this I can send the password.
Sorry about being gone, I've been a bit busy recently. I'll reveal round 15 tonight (that is, in a few hours, one I've gotten everything for the puzzle contest I'm starting today up).
Sorry about being gone, I've been a bit busy recently. I'll reveal round 15 tonight (that is, in a few hours, one I've gotten everything for the puzzle contest I'm starting today up).
aw, a puzzle contest, how come you didn't tell us about it? (maybe you did in chat but I wasn't around...) can you give some links or something?
and happy new year everybody
möbius switched off of 500 to 100. Are you a wizard?
[09:57:18] <Clam_Spammer> it turns out every building in bum town is a bum shelter with food
[09:57:25] <Porcupine> except the cave
[09:57:37] <Clam_Spammer> lots of edible bats in the cave
[09:57:45] <Porcupine> And the hardware store where you go buy buckets and ladles
[10:01:42] <Clam_Spammer> and the rock-paper-scissors dojo
[10:03:17] <Clam_Spammer> the cave entrance is a hidden passage out the back of the bum shelter
up to a maximum of 6 hours (because you bums don't know what it's like to put in a full day's work).
Rrrrrr! You pizza-centerd guys didn't want to name the tasty steak from the bum shop?
2nd place still very good, congrats to möbius for doing really great on this one, and thanks to the host!
-- Simon
Well, I know that we have lemmings in Finland and in our northern neighbour Norway, but nobody won't answer those :--D)I suppose some people remembered my trivia question: "Which (of the following) territories belonging to Norway feature the Norway Lemming (lemmus lemmus)?"
clams are everywhere, but there's only one Clam
anyone who answers different obviously looked it up
Yea I know that capybaras aren't in the US but I don't think many people actually do and this is more a dump answer
serious answer: ... probably not never, but I mean
I noticed the same thing, but I'm trustful.We can only hope.
because Steve will get encouraged by this question
serious answer: knowing me, probably 2015 when I decide that Lemmix is really neat one random day again
THE BACKROUTE IS NEVER END
for feud purposes only, I hope
And that is not because the game is glitchy! It's because the skills are too versatile!
8. It's Hero Time!
geoo: blocker, digger, miner
Simon: climber, floater, basher, miner, digger
Gronkling: bomber, blocker, miner, digger
Steve: floater, blocker, miner, digger
Akseli: floater, blocker, miner, digger
Clam: bomber, miner, digger
ccexplore: floater, blocker, builder, miner
geoo's skillset is a subset of each of Steve's, Gronkling's and Akseli's, so those three get 0 points.
geoo, Simon, Clam and ccexplore get 1 point.
Simon is really lucky here, as basher, miner, digger is also a valid skillset, so he even has 2 surplus skills, but no-one picked this skillset.
ccexplore's solutions is my favourite, at least I like the solution that I found for this skillset. Perhaps his intended solution is different?
For 10 (ie. Fun2526) I actually had the same thought as Steve, but again because of my misreading of the rules, I went for 5 instead of 12 builders (5 being the minimum number of skills required to solve the level).AFAIK way back in time when challenges are still active, Clam tried hard but couldn't come up with a builder-free solution for that level, the best he got was getting builders down to 1.[edit: catching up on IRC suggests I probably mixed up Fun 26 with the Mayhem repeat, so I guess there is a no-builder solution but it doesn't work with the additional restrictions of the question, unsurprsingly.]
Hmm, I just looked at Steve's solution for Fun 20 in the spreadsheet, and he has 4 bombers, 2 builders, and 3 bashers. Is that really possible? I tested bombers during the round and my finding was that the bomber would've just broken through the floor (recall that in Lemmings 1 they fall through diagonally-upward adjacent single pixels of terrain) when you try to get through a piller with just one bomber alone, without other skills to make the bomber explode higher (just one pixel higher than floor level will do). Was my finding incorrect?