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Subject: Wit's End Team Heroes Open Invitational

Posted by: JCSon
Date: Jan 23 13

This virtual blog will function as a meeting place for discussion centered around this Invitational so that facebook users and non-facebook users alike can enjoy the competition together. We already have over 100 players registered representing 24 FunTrivia teams. Please see the game details (originally included in our Wit's End facebook event posting):


Wit's End, a private tournament hosted by Funtrivia.com, invites you to our first Team Heroes Open Invitational.

DESCRIPTION:
This challenge is based on the Team Heroes game design at FunTrivia.com:
1. Your team does not score for the day unless a minimum of 5 team members post a score.
2. Your team score is the average of your top 5 scoring team players.
3. Your participation cannot lower your team score.

Team Heroes games will run every third day at Wit's End (link http://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=37636) during the month of February and will include only pre-built categories (to ensure fair play). You will have nine opportunities to score for your team on Feb 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, and 27.

TEAM AFFILIATION:
Any players that are members of exisitng FunTrivia teams may represent those teams. Players who are not affiliated with an FT team, whose affiliation is unknown, or whose existing teams are not well represented will be assigned to a Free Agent team formed by the tournament administrator. Alternatively, players may request to form a team of their own.

REGISTRATION:
Players are asked to register participation or check in via the event posted by Wit's End on facebook (link https://www.facebook.com/events/570165523010826/) or by emailing the tournament administrator (JCSon1982@gmail.com). This will help the tournament administrator match names and usernames, determine your team affiliation, and establish a method of contact in case you should win one of the prizes.

PRIZES:
1) BEST TEAM: The team with the best record at the end of the month will receive a feature on the Wit's End facebook page. (VALUE: priceless)
2) BEST TEAM MVP: The MVP of the winning team at the end of the month will receive a 12 month FunTrivia.com gold membership to be used or transferred at the recipient's discretion. (VALUE: $38)
3) SUPERHERO: All players whose scores are in their team's top 5 scores for all nine Team Heroes games will be entered into a random drawing for one nifty trivia-related prize. (VALUE: $15-$25)
4) HERO: All players who make their team's top 5 at least once will be entered into a random drawing for one small trivia-related prize. (VALUE: $5-$15)

OUTREACH:
If you are a member of a FunTrivia team, please post to your team message boards (if it hasn't popped up there already) and invite your team members to participate! Remember, you need at least 5 players per team per day to register a team score. Also, feel free to use the "Invite Friends" button at the facebook event to share with your facebook friends.

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Blackdresss star


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Hi Kyle,

I see one (1) player from Tesla Coil has registered. Is that me? I do want to play, and I may add myself, just for this tourney, to another team who is also a little short on players. I also know, or think I know, that if two established FT teams combined, we would need to use a different name for our team, but just for this tourney.

I know you've probably mentioned this, but when does registration end? I know the dates for play, and the topics, and the hours, but I don't recall a deadline for registration.

I do know which of our teammates who have opted out, but I'm not sure yet who is actually "in," but I'm working on it!

And Gracie? Your avatar is so adorable! Is that the little Clover Fairy? (Sorry, Kyle, but I'm a girl, and girls are spontaneous where "adorable" is concerned!)

~Elle

Reply #61. Jan 29 13, 11:27 PM
JCSon star


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Elle, yes, you are the only player currently registered for Tesla Coil (unless there are others among the players who have not yet provided me a username).

Just to be clear, when forming a new team of players for the Invitational, you don't have to change anything on FT. All you have to do is let me know what team name you'll be playing under.

And as for a deadline, there is none officially. The sooner the better, because it gives me time to update my database and prepare for the scoring and so forth. Anyone who registers late may be assigned to Free Agents if it's not immediately obvious to which team they belong.

Reply #62. Jan 30 13, 12:51 AM

asawdust star


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thank-you for your answer - I had the times reversed.

Reply #63. Jan 30 13, 4:08 AM
Blackdresss star


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Thanks, Kyle! I now feel fully informed, and I do think there will be more of us, but we will probably merge with another team just for this tournament.

I am all over this and will let you know absolutes as soon as I can.

~Elle

Reply #64. Jan 30 13, 4:30 AM
JCSon star


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Current Registrations (285):

50+ And Proud Of It (2)
All 50 States (7)
All Right! (6)
Animal Farm (1)
ANIMAL LOVERS!!! (1)
Australian Players (8)
Best of the West (5)
Bible Believers Brigade (5)
Bikers (4)
Calculators (2)
classicalmusic/mensan (14)
CLIQUE-KICKERS (15)
DC Team (5)
Dog Park (11)
Dream Weavers (2)
Faithful and True (8)
Indian Gang (3)
Joliettes (7)
Laid Back Larrikins (1)
les escargots (2)
Midwest USA Players (1)
Movie Buffs (8)
Phoenix Rising (12)
Pi in the Sky (8)
Poetic license (2)
Port Vale (1)
Quiz Makers Guild (8)
Revenge of the Llamas (12)
Scotland the Brains (3)
Senior Moments (4)
South African players (4)
StarStruck (7)
Terra Nova (6)
Tesla Coil (3)
The Avant-GardZ (1)
The Beeronians (7)
The Bees Knees (5)
The British (5)
The Cat People (9)
THE CONSERVATIVES (1)
The Devil's Advocates (1)
The Devious Demons (6)
The Full English (1)
The Homo Sapiens (3)
The Internationals (10)
The Moops (11)
The New England Alliance (2)
The Palmetto Players (2)
The Regal Beagles (1)
Thunder Chicken (2)
Trivia Geeks (1)
Triviamanic (1)
Ultimate Opportunists (3)
USA East Coast Players (4)
USA West Coast (1)
Wandering Quizzers (1)
Wisdom of the Fool(2)
Worldwide Wizards (2)

9 players of unknown affiliation
6 players assigned to Free Agents

Let me know if you want an accounting of all the members signed up for your team to date.

Reply #65. Jan 30 13, 12:32 PM

JCSon star


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WARNING: Please all be aware that the site is unavailble every day for 30 minutes during the FT server refresh (2am-2:30am PST).

Reply #66. Jan 30 13, 5:26 PM

Blackdresss star


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I sense a LOT of mergers in the works!

This is really going to be fun!

Thanks for doing this, Kyle!

~Elle

Reply #67. Jan 31 13, 12:25 AM
JCSon star


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Will be interesting to see. I'm not seeing much overt activity in that regard, but perhaps it is buzzing behind the scenes.

Reply #68. Jan 31 13, 12:37 AM

JCSon star


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Current Registrations (300):

50+ And Proud Of It (2)
All 50 States (7)
All Right! (6)
Animal Farm (3)
ANIMAL LOVERS!!! (1)
Australian Players (8)
Best of the West (5)
Bible Believers Brigade (5)
Bikers (4)
Calculators (3)
classicalmusic/mensan (14)
CLIQUE-KICKERS (15)
DC Team (5)
Dog Park (11)
Dream Weavers (2)
Faithful and True (9)
Indian Gang (4)
Joliettes (7)
Laid Back Larrikins (3)
les escargots (2)
Midwest USA Players (1)
Movie Buffs (8)
Phoenix Rising (12)
Pi in the Sky (8)
Poetic license (2)
Port Vale (1)
Quiz Makers Guild (9)
Revenge of the Llamas (12)
Scotland the Brains (3)
Senior Moments (6)
South African players (4)
StarStruck (7)
Terra Nova (6)
Tesla Coil (4)
The Avant-GardZ (1)
The Beeronians (7)
The Bees Knees (6)
The British (5)
The Cat People (9)
THE CONSERVATIVES (1)
The Devil's Advocates (1)
The Devious Demons (6)
The Full English (1)
The Homo Sapiens (3)
The Internationals (11)
The Moops (11)
The New England Alliance (2)
The Palmetto Players (2)
The Regal Beagles (1)
Thunder Chicken (2)
Trivia Geeks (1)
Triviamanic (1)
Ultimate Opportunists (3)
USA East Coast Players (4)
USA West Coast (1)
Wandering Quizzers (1)
Wisdom of the Fool(3)
Worldwide Wizards (2)

10 players of unknown affiliation
6 players assigned to Free Agents

Let me know if you want an accounting of all the members signed up for your team to date.

Reply #69. Jan 31 13, 1:02 AM

gillyz star
Gillyz ( gillian robertson on FB) can you check to see if I have been assigned to my team South African Players,please?

Reply #70. Jan 31 13, 4:26 AM
JCSon star


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Hi, Gillian! Yes, you're all set.

I now have 5 players registered for your team: bwebster303, CRK81, gillyz, KobieK, and tjongololo.

Reply #71. Jan 31 13, 12:57 PM

JCSon star


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It's almost go time! Make sure you're all set to play at Wit's End (http://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=37636). As a private tournament, it does require a separate registration from your funtrivia account, though you're encouraged to use the same username. If you choose to use a different username, be sure to let me know.

Reply #72. Jan 31 13, 3:58 PM

shorthumbz star
I may have missed this, but why does the game site not recognize either my FT user ID or password? I can log onto the site and the forums/chat OK; but not to the game. Help please......

Reply #73. Jan 31 13, 5:44 PM
Yankeegirl742
I tried to log in using my old account and afterwards the new account "Brooklyn" which I created for the tournament. I keep getting the same "invalid user/password" screen appear after I submit my info. Any ideas why I can't log into just this game?

Josh

Reply #74. Jan 31 13, 6:12 PM
sdmcc star


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Please could you tell me who you have registered for Scotland the Brains, and what is the cut off date as I chase up the laggards.
Many thanks

Reply #75. Jan 31 13, 6:47 PM
JCSon star


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Hi shorthumbz! All private tournaments hosted by funtrivia require a separate registration. You may (and are encouraged to) register with the same username and password as you use on the main site.

Simply click "Create a Free Trivia Account" on the Wit's End page and complete the necessaries. If you were to play in multiple private tournmaents, you'd have to complete the same procedure for each one. But if you signed up with the same username and password for all, the system will autologin to each one when you arrive there.

Reply #76. Jan 31 13, 7:54 PM

JCSon star


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Yankeegirl742, I checked the Wit's End logs and neither of those user IDs shows up as having ever been created there.

Here's what you should do:

1) Make sure you're logged out of any private tournament you may have participated in before.
2) Go to http://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=37636.
3) Cleck on "Create a Free Trivia Account" and register your user ID and password there. If you play in multiple private tournaments, it is highly recommended that you use the same ID and password for all of them.

Reply #77. Jan 31 13, 7:59 PM

JCSon star


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Current Registrations (312):

50+ And Proud Of It (2)
All 50 States (8)
All Right! (6)
Animal Farm (3)
ANIMAL LOVERS!!! (1)
Australian Players (8)
Best of the West (5)
Bible Believers Brigade (5)
Bikers (4)
Calculators (3)
classicalmusic/mensan (14)
CLIQUE-KICKERS (15)
DC Team (5)
Dog Park (11)
Dream Weavers (2)
Faithful and True (9)
Indian Gang (4)
Joliettes (7)
Laid Back Larrikins (5)
les escargots (3)
Midwest USA Players (1)
Movie Buffs (8)
Phoenix Rising (12)
Pi in the Sky (8)
Poetic license (2)
Port Vale (1)
Quiz Makers Guild (9)
Revenge of the Llamas (12)
Scotland the Brains (4)
Senior Moments (6)
South African players (5)
StarStruck (7)
Terra Nova (6)
Tesla Coil (4)
The Avant-GardZ (1)
The Beeronians (7)
The Bees Knees (7)
The British (5)
The Cat People (9)
THE CONSERVATIVES (1)
The Devil's Advocates (1)
The Devious Demons (6)
The Full English (1)
The Homo Sapiens (5)
The Internationals (11)
The Moops (11)
The New England Alliance (2)
The Palmetto Players (2)
The Regal Beagles (2)
Thunder Chicken (2)
Trivia Geeks (1)
Triviamanic (2)
Ultimate Opportunists (3)
USA East Coast Players (4)
USA West Coast (1)
Wandering Quizzers (1)
Wisdom of the Fool(4)
Worldwide Wizards (2)

9 players of unknown affiliation
7 players assigned to Free Agents

Let me know if you want an accounting of all the members signed up for your team to date.

Reply #78. Jan 31 13, 8:15 PM

JCSon star


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Hi sdmcc! Currently for Scotland the Brains, I have registered:

BillMcC
navaho56
sdmcc
tedbhoy

Reply #79. Jan 31 13, 8:16 PM

JCSon star


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Dear Players,

The Team Heroes Open Invitational at Wit's End is just a couple days away now. I am off to celebrate my birthday with my wife this weekend, and will return just before the games get underway. So here are some important reminders and tips.

GAME REGISTRATION:

First of all, if you have checked in with me, you have registered your participation only. But you may still need to register your username in order to actually play.

If you've never played at Wit's End:
1) Make sure you're logged out of any private tournament you may have participated in before.
2) Go to http://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=37636.
3) Check on "Create a Free Trivia Account" and register your user ID and password there. If you play in multiple private tournaments, it is highly recommended that you use the same ID and password for all of them so that the system automatically signs you in an out of private tournaments as you arrive.

I suggest you test things out before the games begin on Sunday.

GAME DISCUSSION:

If you haven't found our FT Virtual Blog yet, link from the Wit's End page or go to http://www.funtrivia.com/bb.cfm?action=details&qnid=27686&boardid=1111111. This is where we will be chatting during the action. I will also be posting regular updates and results to the blog.

TEAM MERGERS:

Teams that have not recruited enough players to field at least 5 are permitted to merge to form an Invitational team. However, you must also choose a new team name. You may use parts or version of your respective FT team names.

FREE AGENTS:

All players who are not FT members, who are otherwise unaffiliated with an FT team, or whose affiliation cannot be determined will be assigned to Free Agent teams. This includes players who did not provide a username at check in. Also, any players whose team's are under-represented and did not form a new team through a merger may be assigned to Free Agents.

That's all for now. Check our blog for additional updates and clarifications. I may be able to check in before Sunday, but otherwise will be ready to go when the games begin.

Thank you all for your participation. I hope you're looking forward to it as much as I am!

Cheers,

Kyle

Reply #80. Feb 01 13, 12:32 AM


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