The Syndicate

And Wednesday is the one day I definitely can't do 4PM. For context, 4PM is 9AM for me, which is when I start work. I try to avoid meetings too early, but I have one that day. 3PM makes things a bit easier... if I just get ready for work earlier, I can participate on my phone on the way to work, could probably do a good 1.5 hour block on most days.

Friday night for you guys would mean Saturday for me, which is quite doable at nearly any time provided you recognise that I will have child care duties and so am prone to sudden vanishing for brief periods, but sounds like it's not for inh.

It may be that this game requires multiple sessions too, there's a chance.

What about Wednesday evening, say, 7, 8, or 9 PM CST? That seems more manageable for Golden.

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:46 pm What about Wednesday evening, say, 7, 8, or 9 PM CST? That seems more manageable for Golden.

7 is going to be great for me on basically any given day.

But on Wednesday I won't be able to participate at any time.

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:46 pm What about Wednesday evening, say, 7, 8, or 9 PM CST? That seems more manageable for Golden.

Those I can do. 4 I cannot.

Golden wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:53 pm

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:46 pm What about Wednesday evening, say, 7, 8, or 9 PM CST? That seems more manageable for Golden.

7 is going to be great for me on basically any given day.

But on Wednesday I won't be able to participate at any time.

So, DH can't do Tuesday, and you can't do Wednesday?

Alrighty. I might be able to make 7 PM CST on Thursday work. How's that sound to everyone?

Yeah, sorry. I'm on call for a day long complaint hearing. I will have time but I just couldn't commit to a specific time which is of no use to anyone.

I can do Thursday I think.

Golden wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:00 pm Yeah, sorry. I'm on call for a day long complaint hearing. I will have time but I just couldn't commit to a specific time which is of no use to anyone.

So, would 7 PM Thursday CST/ Noon Friday NZ Time work for you?

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:34 pm

Golden wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:00 pm Yeah, sorry. I'm on call for a day long complaint hearing. I will have time but I just couldn't commit to a specific time which is of no use to anyone.

So, would 7 PM Thursday CST/ Noon Friday NZ Time work for you?

Yep

I will try for Thursday

I should be alright with whatever; just let me know.

I’ll block it off

All we need is for [mention]EdJou[/mention] to confirm that he can make it at Thursday 7 PM CST, and we're set.

I can do that.

The die has been cast. The live portion of the Elevator Game will take place on Thursday, July 19th, at 7 PM CST. Be there or be square.

To quickly explain how this will all be run:

I will create a grand total of 9 Chatzy rooms. One for each player, one for each team, and one for the entire group (a "groupchat" if you will). Players are also allowed to create their own BTSC chatrooms with anyone they so desire. BTSC is completely open for this Match.

Firstly, I will post a link to the spreadsheet in the groupchat. The spreadsheet will show the board, both teams' pieces, and the three finalists' points. It'll hopefully be up-to-date for the entire shindig. The Finalists' piece will be the first to move. All six players will use their individual chatrooms to send me either a 1 or a 0. The piece will move the same amount of places as the number of "1's" I receive. Then, the same process occurs with the Vanquished's piece.

"Marked" spaces are shown by a small black triangle in the top right corner. Hover over them, and they'll say who marked the space for x number of points. If a piece lands on a marked space, the finalist who marked it will gain however many points they marked it for.

If the Finalists reach the "100" space first, the player with the most points wins, sending the other two to the Death Match.

If the Vanquished reach the "100" space first, they will choose the winner out of the top two point-getters. Deals, scheming, and alliances are all highly encouraged.

I plan to be extremely biased.

EdJou wrote: ↑Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:13 pm I plan to be extremely biased.

Awesome!

Can you please dance crzily for a 0 and scratch your head for a 1, Ed. Thanks.

Will do

I have no bias at all. I can't think of a single reason for me to treat any of the surviving contestants with preference.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:22 am I have no bias at all. I can't think of a single reason for me to treat any of the surviving contestants with preference.

Whatever. You should just change your use name to DaisyHelper right now.

Heh.

Yeah.


Helper.

I didn't want to say anything but since I beat MP he has to bring back the politics thread. It is the law

Hey dead people! It’s me, your cousin! Wanna go bowling?

Let’s be friends and work to eliminate those ponzi schemers in Golden and Daisy. One’s a snake and the other’s a wallaby for god sake! I’m a full-blooded redmale and I’m just tryina get by in this crazy crazy chutes and ladders match.

Edjou, I’m lookin at you kid

Scotty wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:08 pm Hey dead people! It’s me, your cousin! Wanna go bowling?

Let’s be friends and work to eliminate those ponzi schemers in Golden and Daisy. One’s a snake and the other’s a wallaby for god sake! I’m a full-blooded redmale and I’m just tryina get by in this crazy crazy chutes and ladders match.

Edjou, I’m lookin at you kid

ED? You're looking at ED!?

I was more worried about the fact he thought you were dead.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:25 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:08 pm Hey dead people! It’s me, your cousin! Wanna go bowling?

Let’s be friends and work to eliminate those ponzi schemers in Golden and Daisy. One’s a snake and the other’s a wallaby for god sake! I’m a full-blooded redmale and I’m just tryina get by in this crazy crazy chutes and ladders match.

Edjou, I’m lookin at you kid

ED? You're looking at ED!?

Yea bby we tight. You didn’t throw me (Mac) at the wolves to go to Death match.

Golden wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:41 pm I was more worried about the fact he thought you were dead.

Is ‘Death Match’ just a metaphor?

The first live session was a roaring success! It ended with The Finalists on the 36th space, and the Vanquished one space behind them. Scotty has an early lead of 4 points, while Daisy has 2, and Golden has 0.

This is still anyone's game. Remember, if the Finalist team wins, the player with the most points wins the Match, while if the Vanquished win, they get to decide who wins from the two finalists with the most points. In either scenario, the player with the least points goes to the Death Match.

The next session will be on Saturday at 7 PM CST. Check the following website if you are unsure when that'd be in your time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter

Welp... sorry everyone. I was at the doctor getting results. Tests have confirmed I'm a dumbass.

EdJou wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:58 pm Welp... sorry everyone. I was at the doctor getting results. Tests have confirmed I'm a dumbass.

FORMAT CHANGE


Due to the problems with scheduling live events, I'm shifting the format of this match to non-live. Right now, it's the Finalists turn. If all 6 players could please message me in the chatzy with their number. I'd ask everyone to put a V or an F in front of the number depending on which team you're submitting for, as this will help me sort through numbers. Once you message me via Chatzy, please post in this thread indicating that you've sent in a number. I'll attempt to update the spreadsheet as quickly as possible so that this can go as quickly as possible. Even still, this whole thing might take a while. For the maybe third or fourth time, due to matters beyond my control, this match is going to take longer to finish than it should.

[mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention]
[mention]Golden[/mention]
[mention]Scotty[/mention]
[mention]DharmaHelper[/mention]
[mention]EdJou[/mention]
[mention]M Plus 7[/mention]

Done

I’m at a D&D sesh right now for the next 5 hours so just use what I already submitted at 8p last night

Done

Methinks this particular game may get shelved for Season 2. Just a hunch.

I think it worked better live. Who are we waiting on?

I've submitted mine

I submitted mine on Saturday

[mention]M Plus 7[/mention]

Still need your number.

SnakeDaisy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:08 pm I think it worked better live. Who are we waiting on?

I agree. Assuming some people (who shall remain nameless) get their shit together and show up.

EdJou wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:42 pm

SnakeDaisy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:08 pm I think it worked better live. Who are we waiting on?

I agree. Assuming some people (who shall remain nameless) get their shit together and show up.

We know who it was. We were all there. It was speedchuck.

Sorry about that. I have submitted my number now.

SnakeDaisy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:08 pm I think it worked better live. Who are we waiting on?

Yeah, same, but I understand the difficulty in arranging a time that works for everyone.

Yeah, shit, this isn't gonna flippin' work.

This is a great example of a game that works quite well when you have 6 people physically in a room with each other for a couple hours, and is damn hard to make happen online.

Like the little girl in that one taco shell commercial, my proposed solution to the live event vs. forum-based debate is "why not both?". I'll continue trying to schedule live sessions where all seven of us can make it, (possibly utilizing surrogates, and/or having a back-up player if someone's AWOL) and while we wait for that perfect window of time, players can all sloooowly send in digits as well. That way, hopefully, this Match can be done by the end of the month.

Unless MP and Daisy have to move before then.

Or Scotty goes offline for an indefinite amount of time.



So, here we are again, seven unique, special individuals facing a quandary that has stymied generations of people: "when is a time that we'll all be able to be online for about 2 hours?"

My schedule is fairly open, especially in the evening, but of course, I understand that some of y'all are in wacky time zones, and have lives or tabletop gaming sessions that occupy your time.

I guess I'll start the bidding at Tuesday, 7PM. Any objections to Tuesday at 7PM CST?

[mention]Golden[/mention]
[mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention]
[mention]EdJou[/mention]
[mention]Scotty[/mention]
[mention]DharmaHelper[/mention]
[mention]M Plus 7[/mention]

The first non-live round of this has concluded.

The Finalist team moves 2 spaces, from 36 to 38. That space houses an up elevator, which moves the Finalists up to 58. This space is marked by Daisy, and she gains a point.

You may all begin sending in points for the Vanquished.

I can probably be generally free at that same time on any given day if need be. Just potentially only for an hour at a time.

I can be here on Tuesday at 7 yes

Tuesday at 7 works for me.

Yeahhhhh I can’t commit to Tuesday or Wednesday night.
I could maaaybe do Thursday, but I’m not certain.

Basically any night is lookin hairy like big Shetland pony for me. Tonight was my last guaranteed free night for a while

I can't do Tuesday.

I mean I can, I just don't want Scotty to feel like the only asshole.