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« on: December 12, 2012, 03:26:01 pm »

This was my favorite car game of all time (based on the game show), and I wonder if it can be adapted to a forum game.

The rules:

Two teams of 2.  Team A (with Player 1 and Player 2) and Team B (with Player 3 and Player 4).

Player 3 whispers (PMs) a word to Player 1.  This is the PASSWORD.  It must be a single word, no proper nouns.

Player 1 says (posts publicly) a single word CLUE.  CLUEs must be a single word but may be any word (including proper nouns).  They cannot contain or be a lexicographic variant of the PASSWORD: i.e., you cannot use "walk" as a CLUE for a PASSWORD of "walking".

Player 2 then has one shot at guessing the PASSWORD from the CLUE.  Close variants of the PASSWORD are typically sufficient (i.e., "Walking" is good enough for "Walk").

If Player 2 guesses incorrectly, Player 3 says (posts publicly) a second single word CLUE. 

Player 4 then has one shot at guessing the PASSWORD from both of the CLUEs that have been given so far.

If Player 4 guesses incorrectly, Player 1 says (posts publicly) a third single word CLUE.  And so on and so forth, to a maximum of 6 CLUEs given in this manner.  If after 6 CLUEs there are still no correct guesses, no one gets any points.

Your team scores points if you correctly guess the PASSWORD.  You get points based on how many total CLUEs have been uttered -- 10 points after the first clue, 9 after the second, 8 after the third, 7 after the fourth, 6 after the fifth, and 5 after the sixth.

In the next round, Player 1 whispers a PASSWORD to Player 3, with Player 3 giving the first clue.  Then Player 4 whispers a PASSWORD to Player 2, with Player 2 giving the first clue, and Player 2 whispers a PASSWORD to Player 4, with Player 4 giving the first CLUE.  Then we repeat all over again.

(So the chain is: 3->1, 1->4, 4->2, 2->3.)

The winner is the first team to 100 points.

We wouldn't need a moderator, just four players.  Anyone in?

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Team A:
1: Insomniac
2: theory

Team B:
3: Kuildeous
4: Dsell
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Re: Password
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2012, 03:31:32 pm »

Example of play:

A1 & A2 v B3 & B4

B3 whispers to A1: "Fox"

A1 gives clue: "Crafty"
A2 guesses: "Devious"
B3 gives clue: "Rommel"
B4 guesses: "Fox" -- earning 9 points
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Re: Password
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2012, 03:34:55 pm »

How long do you think this would take overall?

I think I'd be in.
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Re: Password
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2012, 03:41:41 pm »

I have no idea whatsoever.  Depends on how quickly people play.
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Re: Password
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2012, 03:45:02 pm »

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Re: Password
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2012, 03:47:10 pm »

/in sounds fun
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Re: Password
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2012, 03:51:18 pm »

Are you actually in, Dsell, or do you just think you are?

PS, I will randomize teams so don't think that you are trapped with me.
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Re: Password
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2012, 03:52:30 pm »

In!
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Re: Password
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2012, 03:56:34 pm »

Password is actually pretty fun.

We ran a Password game here at the office. Was a hoot.

I'm /in for that.
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Re: Password
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2012, 03:59:06 pm »

Sounds like we got our four then!

I'll randomize the teams.
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Re: Password
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2012, 04:00:21 pm »

Randomized teams:

Team A:
1: Insomniac
2: theory

Team B:
3: Kuildeous
4: Dsell

Kuildeous, please PM Insomniac with a one word PASSWORD.
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Re: Password
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2012, 04:01:45 pm »

I assume we're allowed to do some outside research in order to give a better clue?

So if you try to trip my up by giving me a really obscure lawyer word, I could research it and give a clue based on that? And Kuildeous could research my clue to find the most likely word?
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Re: Password
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2012, 04:03:28 pm »

Yes.  No limitations on Googling and such.  But you obviously cannot communicate with your teammates outside of the clues.
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Re: Password
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2012, 04:03:59 pm »

Of course. Cool!
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Re: Password
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2012, 04:04:42 pm »

I hope that doesn't negatively affect the game.  In real life you obviously can't Google, which makes the game more of a test of how well you know your teammate's thought processes.
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Re: Password
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2012, 04:07:31 pm »

I'd be fine playing with a no-googling rule, but googling is fine too.

In the example I gave, Insomniac may have similar trouble guessing your word if he didn't know lawyer jargon. But the googling definitely helps if teammates have some sort of knowledge advantage over the others (same profession, RL friends, etc).
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Re: Password
« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2012, 04:09:33 pm »

I'd be fine playing with a no-googling rule, but googling is fine too.

In the example I gave, Insomniac may have similar trouble guessing your word if he didn't know lawyer jargon. But the googling definitely helps if teammates have some sort of knowledge advantage over the others (same profession, RL friends, etc).

I have no reason to believe that Insomniac is a lawyer :)

OTOH, Googling is not that easy when you're only talking about single words!  So let's give it a shot and if it ruined this game we'll know better for Password II: Revenge of the Password.
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Re: Password
« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2012, 04:10:24 pm »

I think googling is fine here, there IS a game breaking strategy with it but I don't suspect that will be a problem here as it requires some planning and at that point you might as well just pm the answer which is obviously a rules violation.

I'd be fine playing with a no-googling rule, but googling is fine too.

In the example I gave, Insomniac may have similar trouble guessing your word if he didn't know lawyer jargon. But the googling definitely helps if teammates have some sort of knowledge advantage over the others (same profession, RL friends, etc).

I am indeed not a lawyer, I'm a computer scientist

I have no reason to believe that Insomniac is a lawyer :)

OTOH, Googling is not that easy when you're only talking about single words!  So let's give it a shot and if it ruined this game we'll know better for Password II: Revenge of the Password.
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Re: Password
« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2012, 04:10:58 pm »

I think googling is fine here, there IS a game breaking strategy with it but I don't suspect that will be a problem here as it requires some planning and at that point you might as well just pm the answer which is obviously a rules violation.

I'd be fine playing with a no-googling rule, but googling is fine too.

In the example I gave, Insomniac may have similar trouble guessing your word if he didn't know lawyer jargon. But the googling definitely helps if teammates have some sort of knowledge advantage over the others (same profession, RL friends, etc).

I have no reason to believe that Insomniac is a lawyer :)

OTOH, Googling is not that easy when you're only talking about single words!  So let's give it a shot and if it ruined this game we'll know better for Password II: Revenge of the Password.
I am indeed not a lawyer, I'm a computer scientist

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Re: Password
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2012, 04:13:12 pm »

I hope that wasn't your clue :X
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Re: Password
« Reply #20 on: December 12, 2012, 04:13:50 pm »

No I'll go

CLUE:

before a clue, I don't have the word yet
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Re: Password
« Reply #21 on: December 12, 2012, 04:21:47 pm »

No I'll go

CLUE:

before a clue, I don't have the word yet

So was that your clue?
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Re: Password
« Reply #22 on: December 12, 2012, 04:35:24 pm »

Has Kuildeous not sent a Password yet? Or do you not understand how to give clues? :P
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Re: Password
« Reply #23 on: December 12, 2012, 04:42:45 pm »

I don't have a password yet.
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« Reply #24 on: December 12, 2012, 04:58:32 pm »

I don't have a password yet.

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