Author Topic: Camp Ivanhoe (Read 5724 times)

Sam Shakusky · « **Reply #25 on:** September 05, 2021, 09:45:41 am »

Add me to the want to participate list.

Young Writer · « **Reply #26 on:** September 05, 2021, 09:55:47 am »

Also want to participate.

Also will get to PMs in a couple hours, sorry comrades.

Oracle · « **Reply #27 on:** September 05, 2021, 10:18:49 am »

I haven't gotten a chance to really look at the challenge yet. I had something going on but I'm around now, sorry to anyone who was waiting on me. Let me read it over. But I'm happy to sit or participate, whatever people want.

Anthony Adams · « **Reply #28 on:** September 05, 2021, 10:23:09 am »

We should definitely decide asap

Oracle · « **Reply #29 on:** September 05, 2021, 10:26:23 am »

So if I've seen the posts correctly:

Participating-Anthony, Herman, M. Gustave, Sam, Young Writer, Oracle
Will participate or sit-Suzy
Have not heard from-Richie, Duke, Kylie

I'll go ahead and move to participating since I know I'm around for the remainder of tonight and tomorrow to be able to participate and will just defer the strategy to others and go along with it.

So we just need to know which of Suzy/Richie/Duke/Kylie is sitting?

Richie Tenenbaum · « **Reply #30 on:** September 05, 2021, 10:47:53 am »

I'll participate, I'm out tonight but I'll be around all day tomorrow and happy to follow any strategy the tribe comes up with

Kylie · « **Reply #31 on:** September 05, 2021, 11:44:21 am »

I want to participate.

Oracle · « **Reply #32 on:** September 05, 2021, 11:45:26 am »

Okay so then one of Duke or Suzy will sit.

Suzy Bishop · « **Reply #33 on:** September 05, 2021, 12:43:54 pm »

Has Duke been around? I definitely don’t mind sitting out but maybe I should participate if we haven’t heard from him?

Young Writer · « **Reply #34 on:** September 05, 2021, 01:52:53 pm »

Sitting Duke wouldn't be the worst as it would allow us to discuss strategy.

M. Gustave · « **Reply #35 on:** September 05, 2021, 03:35:49 pm »

if we have the power to sit him out without his say-so, maybe we should just so we make sure we have time to finish the challenge.

Oracle · « **Reply #36 on:** September 05, 2021, 04:18:13 pm »

I'm going to let you all make that decision. I will do my best to wake up as early as possible tomorrow to get in on everything.

Duke · « **Reply #37 on:** September 05, 2021, 05:34:01 pm »

/sitout

I'm not really going to be around today, so I'm okay with that. Should be here more tomorrow and going forward from there!

Suzy Bishop · « **Reply #38 on:** September 05, 2021, 10:02:34 pm »

Okay I'm here and ready to talk to strategy!

Sam Shakusky · « **Reply #39 on:** September 05, 2021, 10:10:41 pm »

Using this thread to test for forum delay is all I got.

Richie Tenenbaum · « **Reply #40 on:** September 05, 2021, 10:22:08 pm »

I think we shouldn't directly aim at any of the squares on the edge of the image so nobody has a miss that puts them off the target range entirely

Herman Blume · « **Reply #41 on:** September 05, 2021, 10:28:54 pm »

I think Gustave was able to test out a shooting by clock method that was effective. We may be able to practice and take riskier shots. I think we need to determine a shooting order or at least our last couple shooters since that is the tiebreaker. Is anyone not going to be around closer to the end of the challenge?

Suzy Bishop · « **Reply #42 on:** September 05, 2021, 10:33:05 pm »

I'm going to be here the whole time. I'll also be practicing quite a bit in my confessional.

Suzy Bishop · « **Reply #43 on:** September 05, 2021, 10:41:36 pm »

I've tried 10 times now and seems like 3/5 times it gets posted on the X1 seconds. Is it worth it to go for something like A4 where even if a mistake happens, it still gets 6 points?

Herman Blume · « **Reply #44 on:** September 05, 2021, 10:52:16 pm »

Yes definitely. If everyone is able to practice, the people who are most confident should go last and aim for the corners or bullseye. I would like to go towards the beginning because I don't necessarily trust I'd be able to guarantee an accurate shot.

Richie Tenenbaum · « **Reply #45 on:** September 05, 2021, 11:00:58 pm »

What about practicing to hit a corner shot via a deliberate "miss"? Like aiming at B2 but going for a 5 on the second counter so your shot is up and left. That way you've got a chance at the high value swuare but a miss miss still lands on the board.

Richie Tenenbaum · « **Reply #46 on:** September 05, 2021, 11:02:50 pm »

B2 and F6, then B6 and F2, seem overall like the best shots to take for the value of the surrounding numbers.

Anthony Adams · « **Reply #47 on:** September 05, 2021, 11:04:47 pm »

So I think purposefully aiming wrong could be a strategy here

For example if you aim at G7; 1 is 10 points, 2 is 0 points, and 0 is 0 points

But if you aim and G6 and aim for a 2; 2 is 10 points, 3 is 5 points, and 1 is 4 points

Also, it would put the correct shot and the complete miss fire shot apart from each other

Richie Tenenbaum · « **Reply #48 on:** September 05, 2021, 11:29:28 pm »

After testing my "aim" trying to hit those elusive last digit seconds I've discovered my internet is not reliable enough and I'd like to be an early shooter

Young Writer · « **Reply #49 on:** September 05, 2021, 11:32:28 pm »

Apologies, last night was quite busy for me (as is today but it doesn't become busy for a few hours). The smartest thing would be to figure out what everyone's "range" seems to be and aim for spots where the 3-5 values add up to the most points I would guess. The players with the most consistent results in timing should go last, since they will have the most misfire spaces around. However I think we absolutely want to have the 10s and 15 as a possibility each and every time, getting all of those and the nines is the "perfect board". Alternatively we could skip the trying for 15 and try for the 4 10s and 4 9s and expect misses to work out well.

We really need someone with a degree in mathematics around for this.

Congratulations…

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