Subject: Defuse the Bomb (single question game)
Posted by: trident
Date: Jul 15 21
Welcome to a new single question game that we have dreamed up just in time for the new single question author challenge called The Grill. In this game, our group of incredible authors all work together as a team to defuse a dangerous bomb by cutting wires. But be careful! Cut all the red wires, and the bomb detonates, counting as a loss.
A host will choose five single question topics. Two of the topics will have secret, hidden blue wires behind them ready to be cut. Cut both blue wires and the team has successfully defused the bomb. This adds a tally in the win column.
However, three of the topics will have red wires hidden behind them. If all three red wires are cut, the bomb detonates and the game ends in a loss.
Please read through the following rules before playing:
1. The host needs to come up with five single question topics and assign a color to each topic before they have posted. These color assignments need to be sent to both me (trident) and Kyle (kyleisalive) so we can double check and make sure everyone is playing honestly. This can be done by private message. No alterations, please. Once that is done, the host can post the topics. (No need to wait for confirmation.)
2. Players will choose one of the topics in their mind, then write a single question for it and submit it to the queue. Once submitted, you can claim that topic on the board here. The host will then respond with the color wire that corresponds with your chosen topic: red or blue.
3. Players may submit two single questions in a row (i.e. with no other authors in between), but the host must post the color results of your first question before you can claim another.
4. Players don’t need to wait for the host to respond to a different player before they claim their topic. When players submit questions at the same time, the player who posts first is the official wire cutter.
5. If a second blue wire is cut, the game is over and counts as a win. Any leftover wires don’t need to be submitted as questions. If a third red wire is cut, the game is also over but counts as a loss. If you detonate the bomb, however, you’ll have to pick up the remaining single question topics and submit questions for them.
6. The person who ends the game either by cutting the second blue wire or the third red wire becomes the next host. If you don’t want that responsibility, post on this thread and the next interested player can feel free to pick up the hosting spot.
This is a team effort, but we want to see players rewarded for their bravery. We will keep track of the team record of wins vs. losses, but we will also keep track of how many blue wires you have cut as the game progresses. Good luck!
Team Record (Wins vs. Losses)
55-31
Wins
Ramonesrule - 26
1nn1 - 24
Lottie1001 - 14
Spanishliz - 13
Rossian - 12
Gracious1 - 9
Leodavinci - 9
LadyNym - 7
Quiz_Beagle - 6
Tiye - 6
Looney_Tunes - 5
Fifiona81 - 3
ClaudiaCat - 2
Kaddarsgirl - 1
Tarkowski - 1
Posted by: trident
Date: Jul 15 21
Welcome to a new single question game that we have dreamed up just in time for the new single question author challenge called The Grill. In this game, our group of incredible authors all work together as a team to defuse a dangerous bomb by cutting wires. But be careful! Cut all the red wires, and the bomb detonates, counting as a loss.
A host will choose five single question topics. Two of the topics will have secret, hidden blue wires behind them ready to be cut. Cut both blue wires and the team has successfully defused the bomb. This adds a tally in the win column.
However, three of the topics will have red wires hidden behind them. If all three red wires are cut, the bomb detonates and the game ends in a loss.
Please read through the following rules before playing:
1. The host needs to come up with five single question topics and assign a color to each topic before they have posted. These color assignments need to be sent to both me (trident) and Kyle (kyleisalive) so we can double check and make sure everyone is playing honestly. This can be done by private message. No alterations, please. Once that is done, the host can post the topics. (No need to wait for confirmation.)
2. Players will choose one of the topics in their mind, then write a single question for it and submit it to the queue. Once submitted, you can claim that topic on the board here. The host will then respond with the color wire that corresponds with your chosen topic: red or blue.
3. Players may submit two single questions in a row (i.e. with no other authors in between), but the host must post the color results of your first question before you can claim another.
4. Players don’t need to wait for the host to respond to a different player before they claim their topic. When players submit questions at the same time, the player who posts first is the official wire cutter.
5. If a second blue wire is cut, the game is over and counts as a win. Any leftover wires don’t need to be submitted as questions. If a third red wire is cut, the game is also over but counts as a loss. If you detonate the bomb, however, you’ll have to pick up the remaining single question topics and submit questions for them.
6. The person who ends the game either by cutting the second blue wire or the third red wire becomes the next host. If you don’t want that responsibility, post on this thread and the next interested player can feel free to pick up the hosting spot.
This is a team effort, but we want to see players rewarded for their bravery. We will keep track of the team record of wins vs. losses, but we will also keep track of how many blue wires you have cut as the game progresses. Good luck!
Team Record (Wins vs. Losses)
55-31
Wins
Ramonesrule - 26
1nn1 - 24
Lottie1001 - 14
Spanishliz - 13
Rossian - 12
Gracious1 - 9
Leodavinci - 9
LadyNym - 7
Quiz_Beagle - 6
Tiye - 6
Looney_Tunes - 5
Fifiona81 - 3
ClaudiaCat - 2
Kaddarsgirl - 1
Tarkowski - 1
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LeoDaVinci
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TWA USB NHL SQL CDC - RED Reply #561. Oct 25 21, 9:06 AM |
ramonesrule 
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Ok I'm crossing my fingers and trying again....NHL went to (surprise surprise) Sports Reply #562. Oct 25 21, 11:29 AM |
| LeoDaVinci
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TWA USB NHL - RED SQL CDC - RED Your next guess has a 2/3 chance of being blue! Reply #563. Oct 25 21, 1:52 PM |
gracious1
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SQL went to Sci/Tech Reply #564. Oct 25 21, 9:49 PM |
| LeoDaVinci
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TWA USB NHL - RED SQL - BLUE CDC - RED One more wire to cut... which will it be? Reply #565. Oct 25 21, 9:51 PM |
| gracious1
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USB went to People. Reply #566. Oct 26 21, 12:45 AM |
1nn1
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TWA went to World Reply #567. Oct 26 21, 3:57 AM |
| LeoDaVinci
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TWA - BLUE USB - RED NHL - RED SQL - BLUE CDC - RED Well, gracious1 cut the red wire, and 1nn1 followed up with the question that she would have had to cover. I think the next round is gracious1's. Reply #568. Oct 26 21, 10:10 AM |
| gracious1
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Fair enough. TWA sent to Humanities anyway (figuring that one was already sent to World). (And my pronoun is "they". Thx.) Here are my five choices: flower flutter flipper flapper flounder Good luck, everyone!! Reply #569. Oct 26 21, 12:35 PM |
| gracious1
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BTW, how do we color the words in the posts? Reply #570. Oct 26 21, 12:38 PM |
| LeoDaVinci
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My apologies, pronouns are not immediately obvious. The posts get coloured by trident and kyleisalive. You have to send the answers (ahead of time) through a private message to them so that they can colour. Reply #571. Oct 26 21, 1:04 PM |
| 1nn1
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Flapper went to History Reply #572. Oct 26 21, 1:44 PM |
| ramonesrule
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Flipper went to Television. Reply #573. Oct 26 21, 2:07 PM |
| gracious1
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Leo, no worries about the pronouns. A little confused about colorizing the answers... before I post my response to the guesses, I have to send a note to trident or Kyle and ask them to colorize? But then how do I post it? Or do they post it? Or do I ask them to colorize it, post the answer, and then they edit my post? (Sorry for the delay, players, while I sort this out. Thx.) Reply #574. Oct 26 21, 7:28 PM |
| gracious1
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Oh heck. I will just ask them to edit for now. Not right to keep folks in suspense. Both flipper and flapper were RED. flower flutter flipper - RED flapper - RED flounder It's nail-biting time! Will the bomb go off again? Reply #575. Oct 26 21, 7:31 PM |
trident
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You can post your answers and Kyle comes in manually and adds color to them. Reply #576. Oct 26 21, 9:30 PM |
| gracious1
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Thanks, trident. Reply #577. Oct 26 21, 9:31 PM |
| ramonesrule
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Flower went to Movies....come on blue wire! :-) Reply #578. Oct 27 21, 6:17 PM |
| gracious1
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And indeed, it is very much a BLUE wire! The next guess will determine whether we are saved once again, or whether we have another mess to clean up. flower - BLUE flutter flipper - RED flapper - RED flounder Reply #579. Oct 27 21, 7:41 PM |
kyleisalive
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I colour the posts as I track the scores so that I don't duplicate. The game can play around the colours and I'll get to them when I get to them; they shouldn't affect proceeding with new sets. Sometimes I can't take care of them for a few days and that's alright too. Reply #580. Oct 27 21, 11:04 PM |
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