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Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game XI

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 07:18
by Tube Geek
Welcome to Grumbleweed IX! The rules are almost the same, but here's a recap with changed bits in Bold and Underlined

(1) Subject to the rules below, any player can post a claim for points at any time, in the form "X point(s)" where X is any positive integer from 2 to 60. The player starting the game may not make the first claim. The claim must appear in a separate line from any other material in the post.
(2) If the time difference between a claim for X points and the next post in the thread is X minutes or more, the player gains X points. If the time difference is less than X minutes, the player loses X points. All posts in the thread are deemed to "stop the clock", apart from those during "downtime" (see rule 7). Subject to rule 7, time differences are calculated according to the timestamp (in hours and minutes) on the post, not the actual time elapsed. Seconds are ignored.
(3) No player may make two successive claims for points without another valid claim between them. Consecutive posts by the same player are allowed as long as they are not both claims.
(4) There is no score or penalty for invalid claims.
(5) Scores, comments and queries relevant to the game may be posted in the thread. They stop the clock like all other posts. They may be included in claim posts as long as the claim appears on a separate line. If a player wishes to stop the clock without making a claim or making a comment, he/she can simply post "spoiler" or something similar.
(6) Editing of claims is forbidden. Any player found to have edited a claim will forfeit 60 points plus the number of points that appear in the claim (if any), irrespective of the time of the next post. Editing of lines that do not contain claims is permitted.
(7) The period of time from 00:00 to 05:59 inclusive is regarded as "downtime" and all claims within this period are regarded as invalid. Posts during downtime do not stop the clock. If the expiry time of a claim would otherwise fall within this period, then 6 hours is added to the expiry time. E.g. a claim of 20 points made at 23:50 is deemed to expire at 06:10 the next day, not 00:10.
(8) The winner is either:
• the first player to 300 points, or
•the first player to gain a lead of 100 points over the second-placed player, or
•the player in the lead after 5 days have elapsed from the start of the game.
The winning-post is deemed to have been passed as soon as the allotted time is reached. E.g. if a player is on 290 points and claims 10 points, then that player is deemed to have won as soon as 10 minutes have passed without another post.

Good Luck!

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 12:22
by GuyBarry
A bit of a slow start!

10 points

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 12:52
by Tube Geek
20 points

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 14:39
by GuyBarry
11 points

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 16:00
by Tube Geek
20 points

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 16:23
by GuyBarry
5 points

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 16:49
by Tube Geek
oooh!!!

2 points

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 16:51
by GuyBarry
Damn! Missed again.

2 points

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 16:52
by Tube Geek
spoiler!

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 16:54
by GuyBarry
First blood to you then...

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 16:55
by Tube Geek
GuyBarry wrote:First blood to you then...
:D

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 17:18
by A Challenge
5 Points

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 17:24
by Tube Geek
3 points

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 17:26
by GuyBarry
Gotcha!

Re: Grumbleweed Game Thread: Game IX

Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 17:30
by GuyBarry
Current scores: TG 39, GB 24, AC 5.

5 points