Subject: 100 Nouns (6) - COMPLETE
Posted by: trident
Date: Sep 22 18
This round is brought to you by kyleisalive. He suggested a special theme for you all this time around: video games! However, don't feel as though you have to write about video games. There's lots to work with in other categories if we can just get our creative juices flowing. Good luck!
Here's a reminder on how the game works:
I will give two lists, each with 50 items. The first list will contain generic nouns that might be pretty easy to work into a question in many different ways. These would be words like clock, strawberry, or heart. The second list has much more specific words that are likely going to have to be directly about that topic (unless you can find an inventive way to make them about something else). This list would include things like Mount Kilimanjaro, Ulysses S. Grant, and barometric pressure. Some of the entries on this second list will be something you might need to research a little!
Authors must choose a word from each list, one generic and one specific, and write one question about each. Once you claim a word from a list, it is no longer available for other players to claim it. All nouns eventually have to be claimed before the series can end. Once you have written your two questions and submitted them to the queue, you are free to choose two more. It might be good manners not to keep choosing too many in a row too quickly, allowing others a chance at the list. Submitting and claiming words will mostly be on the honor system. You must submit the two questions to the queue before claiming any more. I will occasionally be checking the queue to make sure authors are actually submitting questions with their chosen nouns. Happy single questioning!
After some discussion with my fellow editors, we have established some more thorough rules to make the game run smoother. Please read them below:
1. Players may not have any remaining word pairs outstanding from the previous round if they want to claim any words this round. Word pairs from the previous round should be submitted to the queue before claiming any here.
2. In order to give everyone a fair shake at the word pairs, we are only allowing individual players to claim four word pairs per round. If many words have been sitting around unclaimed for a while (think 3-4 weeks), then we will open the round back up to everyone.
3. There will be no switching of words or word pairs of any kind. If you have decided to claim a word pair, please stick with it and submit it to the queue. If you absolutely cannot complete your word pair, it will be put back onto the word list and you may not complete any more word pairs for that round.
Happy single questioning!
List A (generic nouns)
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banana
bloodborne
borderlands
civilization
cosplay
donkey
drake
earthbound
elixir
ether
fable
fallout
fantasy
genesis
guitar
halo
hammer
infamous
journey
left
limbo
link
master
monster
mortal
necromancer
oblivion
phoenix
pitfall
pocket
portal
ratchet
reality
remote
revolution
rock band
simulation
smash
star
steam
super
tomb
twilight
tycoon
umbrella
uncharted
valve
virtual
zombie
List B (specific nouns)
Anna Torv
Arkham
Artificial intelligence
Atari
Ayn Rand
Baldr
Carmen Sandiego
Centralia, Pennsylvania
Cordyceps
Dante’s Inferno
Donald Duck
Downloadable Content
E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial
El Diablo
Electronic Arts
Grand Theft Auto
Guillermo Del Toro
Half-life decay
Harry Potter
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Icarus
iOS
James Bond, 007
John Madden
LEGO
Magic mushroom
Marvel Comics
Microsoft Windows
Minecraft
Nancy Drew
Okami
One-up
Penny arcade
Pikachu
Pripyat, Ukraine
Random Access Memories
Role-playing games
Samus Aran
Shambhala
Sonic
Sony
Tetris
“The cake is a lie.”
The Force
Tom Clancy
Tony Hawk
Vespene gas
World of Warcraft
Yoshi
Zelda
Posted by: trident
Date: Sep 22 18
This round is brought to you by kyleisalive. He suggested a special theme for you all this time around: video games! However, don't feel as though you have to write about video games. There's lots to work with in other categories if we can just get our creative juices flowing. Good luck!
Here's a reminder on how the game works:
I will give two lists, each with 50 items. The first list will contain generic nouns that might be pretty easy to work into a question in many different ways. These would be words like clock, strawberry, or heart. The second list has much more specific words that are likely going to have to be directly about that topic (unless you can find an inventive way to make them about something else). This list would include things like Mount Kilimanjaro, Ulysses S. Grant, and barometric pressure. Some of the entries on this second list will be something you might need to research a little!
Authors must choose a word from each list, one generic and one specific, and write one question about each. Once you claim a word from a list, it is no longer available for other players to claim it. All nouns eventually have to be claimed before the series can end. Once you have written your two questions and submitted them to the queue, you are free to choose two more. It might be good manners not to keep choosing too many in a row too quickly, allowing others a chance at the list. Submitting and claiming words will mostly be on the honor system. You must submit the two questions to the queue before claiming any more. I will occasionally be checking the queue to make sure authors are actually submitting questions with their chosen nouns. Happy single questioning!
After some discussion with my fellow editors, we have established some more thorough rules to make the game run smoother. Please read them below:
1. Players may not have any remaining word pairs outstanding from the previous round if they want to claim any words this round. Word pairs from the previous round should be submitted to the queue before claiming any here.
2. In order to give everyone a fair shake at the word pairs, we are only allowing individual players to claim four word pairs per round. If many words have been sitting around unclaimed for a while (think 3-4 weeks), then we will open the round back up to everyone.
3. There will be no switching of words or word pairs of any kind. If you have decided to claim a word pair, please stick with it and submit it to the queue. If you absolutely cannot complete your word pair, it will be put back onto the word list and you may not complete any more word pairs for that round.
Happy single questioning!
List A (generic nouns)
List B (specific nouns)
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CellarDoor 
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I’ll take “uncharted” and “Half-life decay” please. Reply #81. Nov 14 18, 9:44 AM |
| CellarDoor
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Uncharted is queued in History, and half-life in Sci/Tech. Reply #82. Nov 14 18, 5:31 PM |
tiye
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Revolution went to Music and LEGO went to People. Thank you editors and fellow writers, it was much fun! On to 100 Nouns (7)! Reply #83. Nov 15 18, 7:51 AM |
angikar
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I claim my first pair. 'Sony' and 'rock band'. Reply #84. Nov 28 18, 4:28 AM |
trident
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Let's open this up for all writers and try to finish it off! Reply #85. Nov 28 18, 5:19 PM |
FatherSteve
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May I have "halo" and "Electronic Arts," please? I have completed writing both but have five other questions awaiting editing in the queue. As soon as two of those clear, I'll lob these two up. Reply #86. Nov 29 18, 3:16 PM |
| FatherSteve
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May I also have "Grand Theft Auto" and "pitfall," both of which are written and both of which are awaiting space in my queue to upload/submit. Reply #87. Nov 29 18, 6:07 PM |
| FatherSteve
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May I further have "World of Warcraft" and "valve"? These two are also written and ready to submit but await space in my queue. I shall now take the rest of the evening off to cook supper for my lovely bride. Reply #88. Nov 29 18, 7:32 PM |
| angikar
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'Sony' went to Movies (hopefully), while 'rock band' is (surprise!) in Music. Reply #89. Nov 30 18, 3:34 AM |
| FatherSteve
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Two spaces opened up on my queue so I uploaded "halo" to Religion and "Electronic Arts" to Hobbies ... not so sure about that last category but I did my best. The other four I've done await a further opening in my queue. Reply #90. Nov 30 18, 10:55 AM |
| FatherSteve
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I have written questions for "twilight" and for "iOS" and will hold onto them until space opens up in my queue to upload them. Reply #91. Dec 01 18, 1:51 AM |
| FatherSteve
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One space opened up in my queue so I uploaded "Grand Theft Auto" to World. Further bulletins to follow. Reply #92. Dec 01 18, 11:24 AM |
| FatherSteve
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Huzzah! One more space opened up in my queue so I uploaded "pitfall" to Humanities. I'm still incubating four completed questions which I will upload once my queue has sufficiently cleared out. Reply #93. Dec 03 18, 1:02 AM |
| FatherSteve
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Three slots opened up while we were having supper (Chinese/Asian Fusion, pretty good) so I've uploaded "World of Warcraft" to Entertainment, "bivalve" to Animals, and "iOS" to Sci Tech. I am still babysitting "twilight" and will upload it once my queue clears a little. I rather suspected that the everready angikar would sweep in and quickly finish the few remaining pairs. Others? The sooner we wrap Kyle's excellent list, the sooner we can see whatever list will succeed it. Reply #94. Dec 03 18, 10:49 PM |
| angikar
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It's the most stressful month ever as I am busy with college applications .. Too much writing involved.:( Reply #95. Dec 04 18, 5:31 AM |
| angikar
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Still, let's take one pair more. 'Random access memories' and 'fable' shall do me fine. Reply #96. Dec 04 18, 5:33 AM |
| angikar
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'Fable' submitted to Literature. Reply #97. Dec 04 18, 8:12 AM |
| angikar
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'Random Access Memories' goes to Music. Reply #98. Dec 04 18, 8:28 AM |
| FatherSteve
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I remember applying for college admission ... although my applications were written on parchment with a quill pen by candle light. Hope all of this works out well for you. Reply #99. Dec 04 18, 8:29 AM |
| FatherSteve
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"Twilight" posted to Music. Reply #100. Dec 04 18, 8:33 AM |
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