Steeldancer

The Closing Ceremonies "And so that's it for another summer Olympics. It really was the strangest 2 weeks, wasn't it?" "And yet we still saw some absolutely fantastic performances from the various athletes. We saw underdogs rise, champions exceed anything done before, and so much more. We also saw quite a few embarrassments, and an odd number of athletes crossing between different types of events." "We even had a few scandals here and there. But most importantly, we got to see some amazing athletes do some amazing things. Remember, even the very worst of the athletes here has worked extremely hard to be here, and is far better than most of us can ever hope to be. Truly incredible stuff. It really serves to remind you of what humanity can accomplish when we put our minds to it." "...you think we can break cover now?" "yeah I think we did a good job pretending to be Olympic commentators. Seems the guys had a great time too, though that one team absolutely slaughtered the other ones. But still, t'was a good time messing with the normal humans again." "Took a lot of organization though. I wonder what what kind of game we'll play next time?" ~~~ Butterfly 200 Gold Ostrich Silver Axolotl Bronze Swan Hurdles 400 Gold Scorpion Silver Gorilla Bronze Elephant Fencing Gold Penguin The game is over! The Results are as follows: With the bronze medal, Team 3, with 54 points, congratulations to Ashbringer, Wandering Wizard, Lord Spirit, and I guess Wierdo was there! With the silver medal, Team 4, with 94 points, congratulations to KelsierApologist, Kasimir, Araris, and Karnatheon! And with an absolutely spectacular performance, the gold medal goes to Team 2 with a whopping 171 points. Props to Experience, TJ, Aeternum/Stiltedmoth, and Shqueeves! (please note I may have gotten some math wrong here and there, but I'm at least completely certain that these should be the correct rankings) Thank you so much for playing! I have many thoughts, which have been hinted at, but I'll elaborate on them later. It's good to be back, and I'm glad this game went fairly well all things considered. Here are some documents for you to peruse, and I particularly recommend my Master Sheet, as you can see everything that happened in there. And some other statistics I felt like compiling (I was going to do more but I grew tired of math so what's in there is what you get lmao) Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 A Mostly Empty Spec doc with me rambling a bit The Master Sheet

Lmao the game was over 40 minutes ago. Thank you for playing! I'll get the results up in a few hours

Game ends in 2 hours. I'm going to be spending some time with friends at that point, so I'll end the game there, but it'll probably be a few hours before I can get the ending up. Once I indicate the game is over, please refrain from speaking in documents, using the anonymous accounts, or commenting on thread any more. Thank you

Hello, yes I haven't gotten points in documents yet. I'll get them up in a few hours after I get home. 22 hours or so left to get any last points

Day 7: Hurdles and Fencing "Were you watching anything that happened?" "No, my tooth just chipped and I was a bit distracted panicking over that." "Well there was plenty of excitement. But anyway, its the last day, we've got our last few events. You know the drill at this point." ~~~ Diving Gold Swan Silver Ostrich Bronze Hyena Triathlon Gold Gecko Silver Iguana Bronze Elephant Parallel Bars Gold Vulture Silver Chameleon Bronze Heron The final days events will be Butterfly 200, Hurdles 400, and Fencing. The game will end in 45.5 hours, at 5:30 PM MST 2/23/2025 Player List Anonymous List I uh, might take a bit to get your points in your document, since I'm gonna go deal with this freshly chipped tooth of mine. If I don't have it up by tomorrow please ping me lol Also, small rule clarification regarding this final turn. You may still body hop, and you'll get the point values and benefits of being in that body, but I won't be worrying about actually giving anyone access to any new accounts.

The day is OVER. No speaking. Do not collect 200, do NOT PASS GO. Be patient while I send out PMs and do math

The day is over, gimme a bit to get the final cycle up

There's an hour left in the cycle, get your votes and actions in before then.

Day 6: The Fastest Man in the World "What a wild day that was. A new world record for the 100 m dash, who would have thought? Truly, he deserves his title as the fastest man in the world." "Personally, I can't believe that Meerkat attempted to join pretty much every major event yesterday. It seemed some encouragement from a coach kept the guy on their feet, but otherwise it seemed like they were about to keel over from exhaustion. "And then we had an upset in the kayaking world! The ostrich managed to edge out the favorite, Kangaroo, by a mere hundredth of a second for the gold! Absolutely incredible." "Well the olympics are almost over, just 2 more days of this and then we're done. Today we've got a little visit back to the gymnasium for some uneven bars, as well as diving in the pool. Of course we already had synchronized diving earlier in the week, but nobody watches that anyway so we can forget that happened." "Really the biggest event of the day is the Triathlon. Truly one of the most brutal of all the events in the olympics, I've got nothing but respect for those athletes." ~~~ White-Water Kayaking Gold Ostrich Silver Kangaroo Bronze Mouse Pole Vault Gold Iguana Silver Elephant Bronze Scorpion 100m Dash Gold Falcon Silver Gorilla Bronze Elephant Today's events will be Diving, the Triathlon, and Parallel Bars. You've got 2 more turns to squeak out as many points as possible, work hard! The cycle will end in a little under 46 hours at 5:30 PM MST, 2/21/2025. Player List And the anonymous list Also uh, I just realized I didn't do the basic task of tallying votes, so gimme a few minutes to get those points into your documents lol

Please let it be known that I am aware of the thread situation, and mostly the docs are better due to how the game works. I will discuss it more after the game is finished. 4 minutes left, though rollover will be a bit late since I needed to do a bit of shopping after work so I need to drive home lol. I refuse to consider this a vote. Bonk The day is over. Gimme a bit to get home and then I'll get started on rollover.

There's just over 7 hours before the cycle ends.

GM notice: the post from Lord Spirit yesterday should have come from Plum Rhinoceros.

Day 5: Bananas and Kayaks "Man we're over halfway through the olympics at this point and I'm getting a bit exhausted from all the drama and shenanigans going on. I mean honestly, pulling your tendon by slipping on a banana when you go to throw the Javelin? Honestly that poor Gorilla." "Of course Mouse absolutely destroyed the competition, and won the finals for Table Tennis. Weirdly enough, Vulture of gymnastics fame showed up and had an excellent showing as well. Though they got clapped by the Mouse, no competition." "Yeah, that was a bit of a slaughter." "Also, incredibly we saw Swan make a new world record on breaststroke 200. What a race that was!" "So what do we have to look forward to today?" "Well obviously the biggest one is the 100m dash. We also have Pole Vault, and we want to watch the final heats of White-water kayaking as well." "Wait, what? What is that?" "White water kayaking! An excellent sport that everyone should watch. The amount of upper body strength required to maneuver your boat in such complicated ways for a good time... its pretty awesome." ~~~ Breaststroke 200 Gold Swan Silver Ostrich Bronze Tuatara Javelin Gold Falcon Silver Elephant Bronze Iguana Table Tennis Finals Gold Mouse Silver Vulture Todays events will be White-Water Kayaking, Pole Vault, and the 100m Dash. The cycle will end in 46 hours, at 5:30 PM MST, 2/19/2025 A Player List And Anonymous List

The day is over. Gimme a bit to get everything done.

15 minutes left

Aeoryi has dropped out of the game, and Raven has graciously pinch hit for them.

Alright, I think everything should be all updated within the documents. Feel free to shoot me a PM if anyone sees anything I missed. Now if you'll excuse me, jumps headfirst back into the Xenoblade 2 hole, never to emerge until the game is finally finished Edit: I finished so I should actually be around if you need me now

Day Four - Spears and Ping-Pong "What an UPSET. I can't believe that Meerkat fell ill, completely falling out of the running for the All-round competition! They were by far the favorite to win the whole thing. And don't even get me started on Beige Platypus coming out of nowhere for an underdog bronze medal simply because most of the other athletes didn't participate in all four events." "You didn't even mention the fact that a non-gymnast managed to win the floor routine. Like... how? They performed one of the most difficult routines we saw yesterday, utterly flawlessly and completely flabbergasted the judges." "This is turning out to be a very odd Olympics. The big hitters not even showing up, and athletes from other disciplines coming and destroying those who trained for years for that specific event? What is even going on anymore." "The wrestling was also pretty intense. Toucan was always the favorite to win, but they only pulled out that win by a scrape. Made for an excellent match to watch though. So anyway my fellow commentator, what do we have to look forward to today?" "Well today we have the most intense of the swimming races, the Breaststroke 200. We also begin track and field today with the Javelin. We're also taking a look at the Table Tennis finals as well. That is always surprisingly exciting for those who think its just a boring sport for drunk college students." ~~~ Floor Routine Gold - Penguin Silver - Heron Bronze - Zebra Vault Gold - Heron Silver - Zebra Bronze - Vulture All-Round Champion Gold - Vulture Silver - Heron Wrestling Finals Gold - Sunburst Toucan Todays' events will be the Breaststroke 200, Javelin, and Table Tennis. I did note that there were a lot of people who missed the rollover time and failed to put in actions/votes. Since there were enough people who did this I will let it slide this one time. However, I would highly recommend putting in your actions as soon as possible, even if you want to wait until the last moment to submit votes. Speaking of activity, Stiltedmoth has bowed out and Aeternum has pinch hit for them! Please welcome them... or don't if you're trying to be sneaky. I'll get the point values into your documents here in a few minutes. The day will end in 46 hours, at 5:30 PM MST, 2/17/2025. I'll be sure to post about 6 hours before the cycle ends to warn of its impending ending. Player List And an Anonymous list

The day is over! I hope you guys appreciate my sacrifice... I'm like an hour away from finishing this game that I'm 93 hours into I'm so close

Pokes head out of the Xenoblade 2 hole There's just over an hour left until I have to stop playing Xenoblade and judge the sports. Please get all your actions and votes in by then

The gold and silver finalists are going at it today.

Writeup has been added in.

Day 3: Where'd All the Athletes Go? "Well, uh, that was odd. Not having half of the athletes show up made for a less than exciting day yesterday. " "What are you talking about? We had a gymnast swim the backstroke 200 for some reason. Is that not exciting enough for you?" "Well no, because they nearly managed to medal because half the swimmers didn't even show up! It's wack man. Why'd the officials even let it happen?" "Beats me. Well regardless, we got another day at the Olympics here. Today is the finale of the All-round competition, which should end the bulk of our Gymnastics coverage. Tomorrow we'll finally start seeing some track and field. But before that, we have these last few events." "Oh, and we're also covering the finals of wrestling today! Exciting stuff." ~~~ Uneven Bars Results: Gold Vulture Silver Meerkat Bronze Zebra Backstroke 200 Results: Gold Lion Silver Ostrich Bronze Axolotl Today's Events will be: Floor Routine, Vault, and Wrestling Finals. Note that Gymnasts can enter into both gymnastics events today. Additionally, this will conclude the All-round competition, and additional medals will be distributed for overall performance in those relevant events. The day will end in 46 hours at 5:30 PM MST 2/15/2025 Player List And Anonymous List

The day is over! Gimme a few minutes to take care of some irl stuff then I'll work on rollover and get the day 3 up ASAP.

Uneven Bars and Backstroke 200 "My goodness yesterday was wild. What a complete scandal around the Freestyle 400!" "It's not unknown that some athletes do take performance enhancing drugs for that extra bit in order to win, but it really demeans the meaning of sports. The competitions should be fair, else what's the point of even having them?" "Well at least the balance beam was quite the spectacle. Some of those routines were some of the most difficult ones the judges have seen in many years. We really have a fantastic group of gymnasts this year. I look forward to seeing them continue the All-round competition today, with the uneven bars." "Yeah, and in the swimming realm today, we have the backstroke 200 to look forwards to. Also, starting tomorrow, now that most of the qualifiers are over, we're going to start having a few more big events. And of course, as soon as the all-round competition is over, we have Track and Field starting as well. So much to look forwards to in this years Olympics!" ~~~ Results for the Freestyle 400: Gold- Coral Swan Silver- Cream Tuatara Bronze- Violet Axolotl Results for the Balance Beam: Gold- Amber Vulture Silver- Salmon Meerkat Bronze- Mint Heron Indigo Weasel has been found taking illegal drugs, and is disqualified from all further events! They will no longer be able to take part in the Olympics in any capacity other than watching. Preferably from their home country, not here. Today's events are the Uneven Bars and the Backstroke 200. The Cycle will end in about 46 hours, at 5:30 PM MST, 2/13/2025 Player List and Anonymous List Also, small PSA. As some of you may have been aware, there were some issues with Turquoise Gorilla. Those issues have been resolved and it is now a valid body hopping target. Don't all try to hop into it at once