+Slowswift Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 Nope! Also, I can't remember if I've used this book for a description before. Oops.
+Slowswift Posted July 20, 2016 Posted July 20, 2016 Nope. Is there a limit to how long this goes on? Like, after a week or so I give it up to keep everything moving?
Sunbird she/her Posted July 20, 2016 Posted July 20, 2016 I think if most people guessing agree to give up because we obviously don't know what it is, then at that point we should move on.
little wilson she/her Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Well, I think that depends on the person who's asking. If you know that people are familiar with whatever you're describing, you keep giving hints, getting more and more obvious until someone guesses it. If you're not sure if people are familiar with it, and everyone gives up, then you give the answer and either do another description (hopefully easier or more mainstream) or let someone else do it. In theory, the descriptions are only supposed to take about 48 hours max to answer, because, as the OP mentions, you're supposed to be giving a hint every couple of hours. But...we haven't really been doing that lately.
ThirdGen Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Every couple hours isn't a pace that's realistic to sustain. Many of us have jobs, school, etc.
+Slowswift Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Should I just fess up then, and let the next round start? Thing is, I love guessing, but can never come up with good descriptions...
little wilson she/her Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 1 hour ago, ThirdGen said: Every couple hours isn't a pace that's realistic to sustain. Many of us have jobs, school, etc. True. But it's not something you have to sustain for the entire time. The game isn't meant to function with people guessing based on the first bad description. Most descriptions are bad enough that they need at least one hint to put people on the right track. Sometimes up to 6-8 hints. But there kind of needs to be some sort of consistency with hint-giving--and by consistency, I'm not saying sustaining 1 hint ever 2-3 hours. I'm saying 6-8 in a 48 hour time period, which is totally manageable. Point is, the game was started with the idea that there should be a new description at least every 24 hours to keep the game moving along. But since a lot of us do have work and school, that's a little too quick (if you're expecting someone to be giving enough hints in that time period). 48 hours is better. A week or two is a little extreme, and makes the game lose both pace and fun. @Slowswift If you think people are familiar with it, give another hint. Even if it makes the answer completely obvious, that's okay (after all, I once described Hook in here by saying something about chronomentrophobia ). Better to start the next round by someone guessing it than revealing something easy.
+Slowswift Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 @little wilson Okay then. The AI and zombies are in space. And this whole debacle is due to corporate competition.
Kaelya Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 It kind of reminds me of Firefly... But I'm not sure about the AI part x)
+Slowswift Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Yeah, not Firefly, sorry. Though it is a great show.
Haelbarde he/him Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Makes me think more of something like Dead space. Or actually Halo...
Eagle of the Forest Path he/him Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 6 hours ago, ThirdGen said: The Adventures of Baron Pleasemorehints? I'm not familiar with that publication. Any good? 1
+Slowswift Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 7 hours ago, ThirdGen said: The Adventures of Baron Pleasemorehints? Sure. There is no narrative in this book.
Kaelya Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 I have absolutely no clue, but my boyfriend suggests 2001: a space odyssey.
Pestis the Spider she/her Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Leviathan wakes? I haven't read this one, but I heard there are zombies. Not sure there is AI...
+Slowswift Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Nopes! The two main characters are a couple whose relationship ended literally the morning of the invasion.
Assassin in Burgundy he/him Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Ohhhh Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
ThirdGen Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 This has been going for a couple pages, so here's a compilation of the clues so far: - Maybe the AI is insane. - ...or maybe the AI's the only sane one. - I don't actually know if any of you have read this... oops. XD - Also zombies. - Also, I can't remember if I've used this book for a description before. Oops. - The AI and zombies are in space. And this whole debacle is due to corporate competition. - There is no narrative in this book. - The two main characters are a couple whose relationship ended literally the morning of the invasion. And the Nos so far: 2001 AI Alien All the Troubles of the World Dead Space Ex Machina Firefly Halo Hogfather I, Robot Invasion of the Body Snatchers Leviathan Wakes Matrix Moon Portal Resident Evil Terminator 2
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