The Basketball Game!

<font color='#F8F8FF'>Okay... Jodie (Spectra) mentioned something about a contest at the end of the newsletter. But she didn’t have a lot of details because I had to go last night before I could relay most of them to her. Ehhe.

The basic idea I had is based on the rules of basketball (yes, an Earth-based game, as this is going to be a stricty OoC contest, and because most of us understand the basics of how this game works). But it would also be something of a scavenger hunt. Is your interest piqued yet?

I have not yet hammered out the finer details... and that’s where you all come in. I dunno what would be better — every man or woman for his or herself? Or how about teams (there would have to at least be four or five of those to make the game work correctly)? The prize would probably be temporary moderator powers, or maybe a personalized picture. That’s why I don’t know if large teams would work out. What would you all prefer?

As for the actual game, it would be separated into four rounds. Or quarters, if we stick to the basketball theme. Because it might be challenging, and involved, the quarters would probably be kind of long. For each quarter, a select panel of judges will send the players out to search for something — like most disgusting fact, most heartfelt poem, or funniest quote. As of yet, I don’t know if the judges should assign only one thing to search for, or a whole lot at one time. What do you think?

The person (or team) who has the, for example, funniest quote at the given deadline will earn three points, since that is (I am pretty sure) the highest amount of points you can get in one shot. The second place person (or team) would get two points, and the third place person (or team) would get one point. Everybody else would get zero. Ehhe. At the end of all four quarters, the points would be added up, and the winner(s) announced!

If there is enough interest, a players sign-up would be held. And if the majority of participants want teams, teams will be assigned by the judges.

As you can probably tell, I am not very good at describing things. This game idea is probably hard to understand. And there are a lot of details that are really vague and even undecided. I ask you to please bear with me as the game is figured out completely, and to join in if you can. We want to expand Ramath-lehi, and this is my idea for doing that OoC’ly. But I don’t want to do it all alone! So, c’mon, join in, and let’s get this contest off the ground, eh?</font>

 

<font color='#CCCCCC'>This sounds fun! Maybe we could all pair up? That way, it's small groups, but you still have a team member. Or we could have an individual and a team devision, each done seperately.</font>

 

<font color='#F8F8FF'>Yeah, methinks the staff would be the judges (unless they didn’t want to be, or if they wanted to participate in the game). To be fair, perhaps I should have a judge application so other members who want to be judges have a shot, too...?

Okay, and I thought of more stuff. Like, say it’s Quarter One, and the judges assign the following “topics” in the search:

1. Funniest quote.
2. Most disgusting fact.
3. Prettiest self-written poem.
4. Most sensible haiku.
5. Funniest real road sign.

Just so everyone knows, each “topic” would be judged separately, even though they were collected as a group. I mean, one person could have the funniest quote, but another could have the most sensible haiku, so who would get the three points? That’s why each “topic” would be judged separately. In the given example, the highest possible score would be 15 points — 3 points per “topic”.

As for my personal opinion on individual verses teams... methinks a two-person team would be pretty sensible.

Hm... pretty soon, I will have a sign-up for those interested. But I still need more ideas and I need to get properly organized. You can help me with suggestions such as:

How long do you think each Quarter should be?
How many “topics” do you think should be assigned each Quarter? The longer the Quarter, the more “topics”, remember.
How long should the break between Quarters be?
And any other questions or comments or ideas you want to add in...</font>

 

<font color='#F8F8FF'>Jodie: Sounds like a cool prize to me.

Hm... if we have enough people interested, we can have pairs. If not, each player can play individually. No big deal. It really just depends on how many people are willing to play. Yepyep.

What would you guys prefer if there was partners — one chosen by the judges, or one chosen by yourself? Keep in mind, it might be a lot more confusing if you get to pick your own.

I'll open a sign-up thread pretty soon. *Nods* And I think... I covered everything? If not, somebody slap me.</font>

 

<font color='#F8F8FF'>We can do that. During sign-ups, two people could sign up together, and be automatic partners. And others could sign up individually, and be matched with someone else who signed up individually. Is that what you meant? Because that would be fine. =D</font>

 

<font color='#F8F8FF'>*Giggles — is under the influence of Squirt and the Jodie*

You have a good point. Mm. I think it would put a limit on the interactive-with-new-people thinger... thing... if only friends paired up. So, unless anyone has a vehement objection, we da judges shall assign partners, yes...?

Hee... everyone wants that council position.</font>