"I, too, would prefer to know the Xalxe of my demise." - Felissan, 2022
- On this day in history: mundanity, and terror, and food, and love, and trees -
A bit unsporting to have already ruled out the option of voting some players before FTC
In post 1963, animorpherv1 wrote:Eh. I saw it coming from a mile away. That said, there's only, like, 3 of you I actually want to vote for in Finale anyways.
I also hope you all feel bad, because my birthday is seriously in less than an hour and a half.
I don't know what you have had against me all game, but happy birthday
To be quick and creative
that's all you require
in order to avoid
Tribal Council's ire
For this challenge, we'll be playing a shorter, more streamlined version of everyone's (?) favorite party game, Scattergories! This will be done in 1 on 1 chats with the moderators, at times convenient for both parties. In other words, it's a
Semi-Live
challenge.
Spoiler: Rules
1 - The game is played in sets of 3 rounds. We'll convene on any messaging system that allows quick chatting, such as AIM or chatzy.
2 - I will announce the categories, of which there are 12. Very soon after, I will announce a letter. Your timer, which is set up for exactly three minutes, will then start ticking. I will be using this site for timing - http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/
3 - In the time allotted, you must attempt to think of and write down a word or term that fits each of the 12 categories and starts with the given letter. Any number of words in the answer is allowed, as long as the first word starts with the correct letter. (For example, with a category of "vegetable" and a letter of "C", words such as "cauliflower", "carrot" and "collard greens" are acceptable, but "broccoli" is not, as it contains wrong initial letter, nor is "citrus", as it doesn't belong in the "vegetable" category.
4 - Alliteration is encouraged; phrases such as chinese cabbage are worth 2 points. When using alliterations though, remember to follow the category. You can use generic adjectives to score points. For example, if the category is food and the letter is G, a good answer would be 'green grapes' because green is the specific variety of grape. Germy grapes, giant grapes, or Georgia grapes would also work, even though they are generic ideas and not really names of foods. Writing a bad answer is still better than no answer though because there is always the possibility that the group playing will accept the answer.
5 - Stop writing when the timer is finished. You MUST post the 12 words by the 3-minute mark.
6- We repeat the above process, two more times, with different letters and the same categories. That means the challenge will take at least 9 minutes.
Spoiler: Scoring
1 - Following the list, players score zero points for an answer that duplicates another answer in that round, and one point for an answer with a noun no other player has given that round. Acceptable answers using alliteration score one point for each word using the letter.
2 - In the case of proper nouns, all parts of the answer will be counted as adequate provided each begins with the letter in play. For example, in the case of U.S. Presidents using the letter "S", an acceptable answer would be Harry S. Truman, as his middle name is the letter "S." Martin Sheen, however, was never a U.S. President, and therefore is not a valid answer, rewarding zero points.
You may not speak a word to any other competitors about this challenge. Nothing, no hinting at what the categories or letters are, at all.
Whoever scores the most points, accumulated through all the rounds, wins
Individual Immunity
. Ties will be actualized by anyone who added more acceptable alliterations all around.
I tried
48 hours for contact with myself, starting now! I will extend this deadline if personal life gets in the way of hosting a meeting.
(Rules edited for clarity)
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