Author Topic: Challenge 8 (Read 3168 times)

Derpy Hooves · « **on:** April 19, 2019, 08:22:21 pm »

Okay, so I think some kind of system would be good. So like:
C1: P1
C2: P2
C3: P3
C4: P4
C1: P2
C2: P3
C3: P4
C4: P1
C1: P3
C2: P4
C3: P1
C4: P2
Etc.

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Flim and Flam · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2019, 08:23:41 pm »

dat luuk guud 2 meh. I dink i pulle outt dikshunary 4 dis challang tho ahaha.

DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2019, 09:35:42 pm »

I am both deeply confused by this and not very available right now.

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2019, 06:55:39 am »

Just to let everypony know that I'm about to start work, I'll be finishing in about 8-9 hours and then I'll be around if we wanna try and do the challenge then
I'm not sure what my availability will be tomorrow as I'm going to see my partner's family for Easter Lunch, I will probably be back in the evening though

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2019, 07:31:45 am »

Quote from: Starlight Glimmer on April 20, 2019, 06:55:39 am

Just to let everypony know that I'm about to start work, I'll be finishing in about 8-9 hours and then I'll be around if we wanna try and do the challenge then
I'm not sure what my availability will be tomorrow as I'm going to see my partner's family for Easter Lunch, I will probably be back in the evening though

Flim kind of busi da whol wekend, butt he cud tri 2 be round at diss tiem. I def confus bye dis challang sow mehbeh we cud liek talkk it outt b4 dis tiem jus sow he understan?

Derpy Hooves · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2019, 07:45:06 am »

Quote from: Starlight Glimmer on April 20, 2019, 06:55:39 am

Just to let everypony know that I'm about to start work, I'll be finishing in about 8-9 hours and then I'll be around if we wanna try and do the challenge then
I'm not sure what my availability will be tomorrow as I'm going to see my partner's family for Easter Lunch, I will probably be back in the evening though

I'm definitely not available at that time sorry

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DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2019, 09:28:43 am »

The best time for me would be tomorrow evening. That's probably the only time I can do it. I'll stay up late if necessary.

Soarin · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2019, 09:29:46 am »

I'm available for the challenge all of today until 3 pm pst and all of tomorrow.

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2019, 10:16:54 am »

Remember guys, when I say evening it's probably about afternoon for you lot, I'm UK timezone

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2019, 11:26:36 am »

Tamorrow evenin wud prol b bess 4 meh.

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #10 on:** April 21, 2019, 09:49:45 am »

Flimmz planz chang! hee heere all dae! Alsow, he finde dickshunary! sow he dink he no screwe upp dis challang if he neede 2 bee heere!

Princess Celestia · « **Reply #11 on:** April 21, 2019, 01:28:34 pm »

I'm gonna be dragged to a family Easter event but it's almost entirely peripheral family members so if I need to sneak away to start things I'm perfectly cool with that.

Let me know an approximate timeframe when you have one.

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #12 on:** April 21, 2019, 01:51:39 pm »

Out of question, what's the chances of delaying this challenge by a day?

Just thinking because it's looking like we're not getting a timeframe anytime soon and I personally might be needing to go to sleep soon as I'm going out with family fairly early tomorrow for an Easter Monday thing

So like unless we're doing this in the next 2 hours I probably won't be here

Princess Celestia · « **Reply #13 on:** April 21, 2019, 02:00:25 pm »

As long as it gets done before the normal 5 PM PDT deadline tomorrow I don't mind extending it. Hell, result probably wouldn't have been revealed until around then anyway since I promised you all no TC on Easter.

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #14 on:** April 21, 2019, 02:05:43 pm »

Quote from: Princess Celestia on April 21, 2019, 02:00:25 pm

As long as it gets done before the normal 5 PM PDT deadline tomorrow I don't mind extending it. Hell, result probably wouldn't have been revealed until around then anyway since I promised you all no TC on Easter.

If dis da cas, Flim no availble til afta dis dedline 2 doo challang cuz he werkin.

It pretti much 2dae onli

DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 21, 2019, 03:34:12 pm »

I will be available in roughly 2 hours.

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #16 on:** April 21, 2019, 03:57:50 pm »

There's no way I'll be up for another 2 hours, I'm really sorry but it'll be down to you 4 then to complete it :/

In terms of strat, something I'd suggest is running everything in pairs, it doesn't say anywhere that you need to participate in all 4 threads

So work in pairs and do it that each pair does 2 threads and just simply alternate which thread you're on with your partner, in theory it should be:

Posts: Player 1=Thread 1 Player 2=Thread 2
Player 1 looks at word from player 2, player 2 looks at word from player 1
Post: Player 1=Thread 2 Player 2=Thread 1

Make sense?

Good luck everypony and night night

Derpy Hooves · « **Reply #17 on:** April 21, 2019, 04:03:45 pm »

Me neither, to be honest... It'd have to be tomorrow then.

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Flim and Flam · « **Reply #18 on:** April 21, 2019, 04:13:01 pm »

Quote from: Derpy Hooves on April 21, 2019, 04:03:45 pm

Me neither, to be honest... It'd have to be tomorrow then.

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If dat de cas, den Flim gun hav 2 sit outt or jus nott be roundd. I cantt jus cal in sikk 2 werk 4 challang

mehbeh u 4 cann maek tiem 2morro?

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #19 on:** April 21, 2019, 04:13:53 pm »

Quote from: Starlight Glimmer on April 21, 2019, 03:57:50 pm

There's no way I'll be up for another 2 hours, I'm really sorry but it'll be down to you 4 then to complete it :/

In terms of strat, something I'd suggest is running everything in pairs, it doesn't say anywhere that you need to participate in all 4 threads

So work in pairs and do it that each pair does 2 threads and just simply alternate which thread you're on with your partner, in theory it should be:

Posts: Player 1=Thread 1 Player 2=Thread 2
Player 1 looks at word from player 2, player 2 looks at word from player 1
Post: Player 1=Thread 2 Player 2=Thread 1

Make sense?

Good luck everypony and night night

Alsow dis strat seme rely guud dat wae u onli haz 2 focuse on 2 chanes instedd of al 4!

Soarin · « **Reply #20 on:** April 21, 2019, 04:17:44 pm »

I'll be here for most of the tomorrow. I'd prefer if we could start earlier in the day. I'm probably going to leave sometime later in the day but I'm not sure when exactly.

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #21 on:** April 21, 2019, 09:55:26 pm »

I wil plann 2 gett up supa erly (liek mehbeh 8:30 am estern tiem). If i sea ponis rounnd b4 werk i chekk inn, if nott il lett u knowe.

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #22 on:** April 22, 2019, 05:49:31 am »

I'm available for the next 2 hours and then that'll probably be it for the day...I could probably come back arounds about a couple hours before the deadline

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #23 on:** April 22, 2019, 06:23:21 am »

I heree foar 1.5 hrs dene i has 2 goe 2 werk untill aftr dedline

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #24 on:** April 22, 2019, 07:04:23 am »

i gues noe otha ponis onn. if u has 2 goe wifoutt Flimm, jus lett u knowe I wis u al lukk!

Soarin · « **Reply #25 on:** April 22, 2019, 07:26:30 am »

I just woke up -- I'm ready when everypony else is, but it sounds like there aren't a lot of ponies online rn.

DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 22, 2019, 07:34:27 am »

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #27 on:** April 22, 2019, 07:36:35 am »

I onliy has 25 minits

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #28 on:** April 22, 2019, 08:50:10 am »

Sorry, I got caught up with some family stuff :/

It's looking like I won't be properly free until tonight (in about 7/8 hours-ish) that's when I'll be fully home

Princess Celestia · « **Reply #29 on:** April 22, 2019, 08:51:29 am »

You literally only need four to start; it's possible to continue the challenge with three.

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #30 on:** April 22, 2019, 09:34:43 am »

That's a good point

If that's the case then I could be the 4th player and start the challenge at anytime from my phone

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #31 on:** April 22, 2019, 09:38:23 am »

Although my battery is down to 26% so that might not work out if it's too late

Soarin · « **Reply #32 on:** April 22, 2019, 09:39:42 am »

I guess we need to wait until Derpy shows up then.

In the meantime we need to accommodate the order a bit. I think something simple like going #1: Player 1 -> #2: Player 2 -> #3: Player 3 -> #4: Player 1 -> #1: Player 2 -> #2: Player 3 ... would work well.

Would it be better to have a separate thread for each chain or just keep it all in the same thread?

Princess Celestia · « **Reply #33 on:** April 22, 2019, 09:42:51 am »

Same thread please. Cross referencing time stamps across multiple threads sounds like a nightmare.

Edit: For me.

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #34 on:** April 22, 2019, 09:52:03 am »

Technically there's nothing about all 4 chains having been completed

That 4th chain could be started and then left

As long as the same chain isn't posted twice in a row it's all good

Soarin · « **Reply #35 on:** April 22, 2019, 09:53:49 am »

I'm pretty sure you have to go in order 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 indefinetly. I don't think you can just abandon a chain.

Soarin · « **Reply #36 on:** April 22, 2019, 09:54:51 am »

Quote from: Princess Celestia on April 19, 2019, 08:14:48 pm

This will continue until one of the following things happens to end the challenge:
5) A word chain is extended out of order.

According to this rule, I think.

DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #37 on:** April 22, 2019, 10:34:08 am »

genuine, good
excellent, bad
terrible, exude
emit, third
tertiary, juvenile
young, extroverted
gregarious, clever
smart, ...

am i doing this right?

DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #38 on:** April 22, 2019, 10:35:22 am »

you really need to have a word in mind imo or youre liable to end up with nothing

Princess Celestia · « **Reply #39 on:** April 22, 2019, 10:35:39 am »

Princess Celestia · « **Reply #40 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:30:16 am »

I see four of you are online right now. Does now work for people?

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #41 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:32:19 am »

I can be the 4th that starts but doesn't take part

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #42 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:32:33 am »

flam can chek in n doo it if udder ponies round

DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #43 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:34:08 am »

im here

Soarin · « **Reply #44 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:34:45 am »

Princess Celestia · « **Reply #45 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:35:26 am »

Okay. I'm going to hand out the words, then you all can start any time.

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #46 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:37:26 am »

Don't start yet

Princess Celestia · « **Reply #47 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:37:57 am »

Words have been handed out. It's all up to you now.

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #48 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:38:08 am »

wut pattern we plannin on doin

DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #49 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:38:29 am »

we need to figure out how 3 ponies can juggle 4 chains

Starlight Glimmer · « **Reply #50 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:39:42 am »

Do the full planning and then get a mod to give me a ping when you're ready

DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #51 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:40:39 am »

#1- starlight, dj, flam, dj, soarin
#2- dj. soarin, dj, soarin, dj
#3- soarin, flam, soarin, flam, soarin
#4- flam, dj, flam, dj, flam

there are a few ways to do it actually and sometimes there will be 2 ponies who could post just make sure you didnt just post in that chain and arent going to be the only pony who can post next

Soarin · « **Reply #52 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:40:52 am »

So think to start we should do #1 Glimmer -> #2 Me -> #3 DJ -> #4 Flim and then alternate between me, DJ, and Flim after that. The next game we post in will be the current one minus one, looped around when it gets to 0. Like I'm starting on #2, then the next one I'd post in would be #1, then #4, then #3, then #2, etc. But remember that we have to do these in order.

DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #53 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:41:01 am »

and that you didnt just post in general

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #54 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:42:36 am »

so we canno pos in chain we start wit?

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #55 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:42:57 am »

srry catchin up on readin chall so bit behind

Soarin · « **Reply #56 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:43:11 am »

I think we're supposed to play the game in this thread, not in our confessionals.

DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #57 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:43:47 am »

you can post in the chain you start, you just cant 1. respond to your own clue or 2. double post even if it's in different chains

DJ Pon-3 · « **Reply #58 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:45:43 am »

keep an eye out for a clue going onto the next page btw

Flim and Flam · « **Reply #59 on:** April 22, 2019, 11:49:28 am »

Quote from: DJ Pon-3 on April 22, 2019, 11:40:39 am

#1- starlight, dj, flam, dj, soarin
#2- dj. soarin, dj, soarin, dj
#3- soarin, flam, soarin, flam, soarin
#4- flam, dj, flam, dj, flam

there are a few ways to do it actually and sometimes there will be 2 ponies who could post just make sure you didnt just post in that chain and arent going to be the only pony who can post next

so after first 4, it go d-s-f-d-f-d-s-f-d-s-f-d-s-d-s-f
repeat