Spiderweb Scattergories #4

[Aoslare]

Rules: At the beginning of the round, a random letter will be selected. You can then create and submit your answer card. For each category, you may put down up to TWO answers, both of which will be scored. In general, points will be awarded as follows:

 

+ 1 point for a valid answer that begins with the correct letter

+ 2 points for a valid answer where multiple words, including the first word, begin with the correct letter

+ 1 bonus point will occasionally be awarded for answers the round organizer finds particularly interesting (typically 1 per question, but this can vary depending on the answers)

 

There are, however, some restrictions:

 

- If more than one person gives the same answer, those answers are eliminated and receive no points. Thus, putting down answers that are more unusual, is rewarded.

- You may not use the same answer (or a slight variation on one answer) for multiple categories.

- You may not use superfluous adjectives in your answer (e.g., "really big doghouse" for R)

- Articles (a, an, the) do not count as part of the answer. ("The Beatles" counts for B, not T.)

- For names, you can count either the first or last name: Biff Tannen and Tallulah Bankhead would both count for B and T alike. Titles do not count unless they are effectively the person's name. "Darth Vader" would be acceptable even though he technically has a name, but "Captain Picard" would not -- "Picard" or "Jean-Luc Picard" would be used.

- Obviously, the answer has to legitimately fit the category. Make sure you read the clarifications! If you have questions about a particular answer, feel free to PM me. (That will send me an email. Posts here may take longer to get a response.)

 

Whoever gets the most points wins. When I announce the winner, I will post the answer cards with the scoring breakdown.

 

To submit your answer card, copy the following list of categories, write in your answers, and send me the whole thing in a PM titled "Answer card, round 4." I will only accept one answer card from each participant, so fill it out completely and make sure you are happy with your answers before you turn it in. Answer cards will be accepted from now until this time on Friday the 27th. I will calculate and post the scores as soon as I can.

 

 

 

Letter for this round: T

 

 

01. Protagonist of an NES game:

 

02. Language:

 

03. Item, skill, spell, battle discipline, or activated technique... that exists in ONE Spiderweb game... and no other Spiderweb games:

 

04. Office supply:

 

05. Shakespearean character:

 

06. Equippable weapon from any Mega Man game:

 

07. Deity (or other divine figure) from any real-world religion or religious belief system:

 

08. Historical figure who was born before 0 BCE:

 

09. Current world leader:

 

10. Genre (or subgenre) of music:

 

11. Fictional talking animal:

 

12. English word ending in "il":

[Aoslare]

Clarifications:

 

Google and other online resources are not frowned upon -- although the more readily available sources you use, the more likely you are to duplicate answers with somebody else.

 

03 - OBoE, and any player-made scenarios for BoX, do not count.

 

07 - The belief system can be historical -- it does not need to have adherents today so long as it once did. Sorry if that was unclear.

 

08 - The answers only count if the historical record suggests that they actually existed. That was what I meant by "historical."

 

09 - If you have a borderline candidate I suggest you ask. Heads of State should be fine, as well as heads of particularly influential organizations such as the UN, or other leaders with pre-eminent international impact.

[MMXPERT-seraph of thermodynamics]

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[Aoslare]

Please don't mess up the contest for the other players. You're welcome to play but I suggest you read the rules. You missed two keys parts: # of answers to submit, and where to submit there.

[MMXPERT-seraph of thermodynamics]

Sorry for not reading that part. Did you count the post?

[Aoslare]

No. You can still send in an answer sheet.

[Aoslare]

New clarification:

 

08 - The answers only count if the historical record suggests that they actually existed. That was what I meant by "historical."

 

Answer sheets received from Randomizer, Excalibur, Edgwyn, and MXXPERT.

[Aoslare]

One more day to get answer sheets in.

 

Answer sheets received from Nalyd and Ceiling Durkheim.

[Aoslare]

RESULTS:

 

6 - Randomizer

7 - MMXPERT, Ceiling Durkheim

8 - Edgwyn

12 - Excalibur

14 - Nalyd, Nikki

 

[spoileralt=Full Results]

01. Protagonist of an NES game:

 

N - Teddy (MMXPERT)

N - Toadette (Edgwyn)

0 - Toad (MMXPERT, Edgwyn)

1 - T-800 (CD)

1 - Tamagon (Nikki)

1 - Ted (Randomizer)

1 - Temujin (Randomizer)

1 - Tiki (Nikki)

1 - Time Lord (Nalyd)

1 - Toki (Nalyd)

 

(Note: Many controllable party members are protagonists, but not all are.)

 

 

02. Language:

 

0 - Tagalog (Randomizer, Edgwyn)

0 - Tamil (Nalyd, CD)

0 - Tatar (Excalibur, Nikki)

0 - Turkish (Randomizer, Edgwyn)

1 - Tagish (MMXPERT)

1 - Tarahumara (MMXPERT)

1 - Thai (Nikki)

1 - Tok Pisin (Excalibur)

1 - Turkmen (Nalyd)

 

 

03. Item, skill, spell, battle discipline, or activated technique... that exists in ONE Spiderweb game... and no other Spiderweb games:

 

N - Tinker's Bauble (MMXPERT)

N - Total Healing (MMXPERT, Nikki)

0 - Tawon Emblem (Randomizer, CD)

0 - Tinkermage Shortblade (Randomizer, Excalibur)

1 - Titan Chitin Plate (Excalibur)

 

 

04. Office supply:

 

N - Torture Machines (MMXPERT)

0 - Tab / Binder Tab (Edgwyn, Nalyd)

0 - Tape (MMXPERT, Edgwyn)

0 - Time Cards (Randomizer, Nikki)

0 - Typewriter (Randomizer, CD)

1 - Paper Trimmer (Nalyd)

1 - Thumbtack (Excalibur)

1 - Toner (Nikki)

1 - Trackpad (Excalibur)

 

 

05. Shakespearean character:

 

0 - Theseus (Excalibur, Edgwyn)

0 - Timon (Randomizer, MMXPERT)

0 - Titania (Randomizer, MMXPERT, Edgwyn)

0 - Tubal (Nalyd, Nikki)

1 - Titinius (Nalyd)

1 - Toby Belch (CD)

1 - Tranio (Nikki)

1 - Tybalt (Excalibur)

 

 

06. Equippable weapon from any Mega Man game:

 

0 - Time Stopper (MMXPERT, Nikki)

0 - Triple Blade (Randomizer, Nalyd)

1 - TankCan1 (CD) [questionable but allowed]

1 - Time Switch (Randomizer)

1 - Titan Breaker (Nikki)

1 - Tornado Blow (Nalyd)

1 - Tropical Hazzard (MMXPERT)

 

 

07. Deity (or other divine figure) from any real-world religion or religious belief system:

 

N - Theseus (MMXPERT)

0 - Tengri (Excalibur, Edgwyn, CD)

0 - Tyr (Randomizer, Nalyd)

1 - Terra (Nikki)

1 - Thanatos (Edgwyn)

1 - Thetis (Nikki)

1 - Thor (Randomizer)

1 - Thoth (Nalyd)

1 - Triton (MMXPERT)

1 - Tvastar (Excalibur)

 

 

08. Historical figure who was born before 0 BCE:

 

N - Timon (MMXPERT) [used in previous category]

0 - Tiberius Gracchus (Excalibur, Nalyd)

0 - Tutankhamun (Randomizer, Edgwyn, Nikki)

1 - Tarquin the Elder (Nalyd)

1 - Tiglath-Pileser III (Excalibur)

1 - Theophrastus (MMXPERT)

1 - Thucydides (Nikki)

2 - Titus Manlius Torquatus (CD)

 

 

09. Current world leader:

 

0 - Tony Abbott (Excalibur, MMXPERT)

0 - Tony Tan (Excalibur, CD)

0 - Tshering Tobgay (MMXPERT, Edgwyn)

1 - Aminata Toure (Nalyd)

1 - Tommy Remengesau (Nalyd)

2 - Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (Edgwyn)

2 - Truong Tan Sang (Nikki)

 

 

10. Genre (or subgenre) of music:

 

N - Tanchaz (Nalyd)

0 - Techno (MMXPERT, Edgwyn)

1 - Technical Death Metal (Nalyd)

1 - Technopop (Nikki)

1 - Technorock (Randomizer) [questionable, but accepted]

1 - Tejano (Edgwyn)

1 - Texas Blues (Nikki)

1 - Thrash Metal (Excalibur)

1 - Traditional (MMXPERT)

1 - Tribal Trance [not 100% on this one, but "Tribal" and "Trance" are clearly good, so I'm counting this as 1 pt]

1 - Tween Pop (Excalibur)

 

 

11. Fictional talking animal:

 

N - Teemo (MMXPERT)

0 - Mr. Toad (Randomizer, Nikki)

0 - Taz / Tasmanian Devil (MMXPERT, Nalyd)

1 - Ted (Edgwyn)

1 - Thorondor (Excalibur)

1 - Tigger (Nalyd)

1 - Timon (Nikki)

1 - Tom (Randomizer)

1 - Tsarmina Greeneyes (CD)

1 - Tweety Bird (Excalibur)

2 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Edgwyn)

 

(Note: As far as I can tell, yordles are humanoids and would not count for this category any more than a dwarf or an elf would.)

 

 

12. English word ending in "il":

 

N - Quail (Randomizer)

0 - Thumbnail (MMXPERT, Nikki)

0 - Tranquil (Randomizer, Excalibur, Nikki)

1 - Tendril (Edgwyn)

1 - Tinfoil (MMXPERT)

1 - Topsoil (Nalyd)

1 - Trefoil (CD)

1 - Tumbril (Excalibur)

1 - Turmoil (Nalyd)

[/spoileralt]

 

It was pretty clear that some of the categories were better received than others, this time. I'm putting together a poll to see how people like them, in general.

[MMXPERT-seraph of thermodynamics]

Toadette (Edgwyn)

Toad (MMXPERT, Edgwyn)

:x

[nikki.]

Aww, I really thought outside the box for #9 and it's funny that you didn't even acknowledge my answer (even to say it was wrong!). Whilst the category was 'World Leader', the clarification didn't say that it needed to be a Head of State, or the leader of some big organisation, just that these 'should be fine'. I mean, I didn't expect a point, but still!

 

(For the curious, my second answer was: "Tom Sietas (who is currently the world's leading underwater swimmer, managing to swim 200m with just one breath)"

[Aoslare]

Ah, right! Yes, that should have been listed with an N. Not sure how I left that off, as I definitely thought about it and decided on N. Sorry for the omission.

 

Anyway, yeah, I think the spirit of the category was extremely clear. I'll also note that the clarification explicitly suggested asking about borderline candidates.