Subject: The Fun Trivia Sprint Rivals (aka IV)
Posted by: WesleyCrusher
Date: Feb 10 20
FINAL SCORES
1. Joepetz (Standard) 9:00 h
2. kyleisalive (Ironman) 10:36 h
3. WesleyCrusher (Hardcore) 12:42 h
4. rossian (Hardcore) 15:23 h
5. malik24 (Ironman) 17:29 h
6. Blowing in the Wind (Team) 20:09 h
7. The Cataphonics (Team) 21:46 h
8. LeMoNracers (Team) 23:03 h
9. Fifiona81 (Standard) 23:43 h
10. Two Bears and a Packet of Chips (Brace) 36:16 h
11. Kankurette (Standard) 77:15 h
12. bernie73 (Standard) 78:51 h
13. spanishliz (Standard) 272:50 h
Tasks were posted around noon FT time, on Feb 29, March 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 and Apr 1.
It's that time once more: We're looking for some overly dedicated authors who wish to experience race craze with even more fiendish and outlandish tasks while exploring the final depths of quiz-writing on a tight timer.
The rules are just the same as last time - including the option to participate solo, in pairs and in threes. And it starts on February 29, because that's a nice date and it's a Saturday too. Just like last round, it will last 36 days - nine legs of four days each - and you can start each of your tasks at any time during the leg's running time.
Depending on the level of challenge you want to have, there are several signup options:
TEAM (mild): You form a team of two or three authors. One of you must complete one of the two options on each of the nine tasks. Each member can submit a quiz; your best time will count. You will need to have at least three quizzes written yourself (regardless of whether they will count as being the fastest, so a 3-person team won't have to exactly split 3/3/3) at the end to receive finisher credit.
3-person teams can choose to play in "trace" mode, which is a 3-author brace (see under that entry). It's still listed with the regular team setup, since it's only 6 quizzes average per team member, less than the full 9 you need to author with any other mode.
STANDARD (challenging): You are on your own, completing one of the two options of your choice on each task. You can do both if you want, your better time counts.
BRACE (more challenging): You work in a team of two, completing both sides of each task - each of you needs to do one. Your time is the average of the two times.
HARDCORE (nasty): Choices are for wimps. You pick one of the two taskmasters before the game starts and you only do their tasks. No excuses just because the other guy had a less evil idea.
IRONMAN (extreme): You are not happy with just nine quizzes, so you do all eighteen. Your time per leg is the average of your two times.
If you receive a rejection on a quiz, you will get a 30 minute penalty. If you should get an Editor's Choice award, your time will be halved or reduced by one hour, whichever gives the better result. There are also two special bonuses available throughout the game; you will discover them on their respective task. Bonuses or penalties will each apply to the quiz they were earned on.
The worst time you can receive on any quiz actually submitted within the main game time plus a 6 day grace period at the end is 42 hours (even if you take longer). If you miss a leg for any reason, you can thus choose to do it at the end (and take the maximum on that one quiz) instead of having to do them in order and accumulating several high times.
rossian will be this round's Evil Twin Apprentice. As always, you won't really do better with one or the other taskmaster - the theme and difficulty level of each task will be very similar. It's just those details that will make one or the other option more preferable...
Some rules addenda for everyone's benefit:
- You are allowed and encouraged to use and repurpose old templates for the Sprint. You are even allowed to finish up half-done quizzes if they fit your task (lucky!) as long as they had never been submitted before. Do some cleaning up while racking up great scores!
- The two task alternatives' timers are entirely separate. If you are playing in Standard or team mode, you can check out and complete one task, then look at the second and see if you can improve your time. Of course if you check out both at the start and cherry-pick, the second one is unlikely to improve your score as you've already set off both timers.
- Braces and Traces must have different submitters on the two sides. You cannot have the same person submit both quizzes - but, of course, you CAN work together and communicate within your teams/braces. No roadblocks, but of course any tasks that depend on the player (e.g. "Write a quiz that includes your FT name in the title") must match the actual submitter.
- When you've submitted a quiz, please post a note in the respective task thread so I can check and score it, but make sure not to publicly disclose information that could help others identify the task anywhere else. Remember others might not have started!
- Scoring will take place near the end of every 4-day round. Round scores might of course change later in case of rejections or Editor's Choices.
SPECIAL SPRINT IV RULE
To be credited with a finishing time on this Sprint, your entries will have to contain at least one photo quiz (if you have that capability) or one 20 or 25 question quiz (if you don't - you cannot use this option if you have photo quiz privileges). You will also need to have at least one match quiz. Which round you use to fill these requirements is entirely up to you, but you may not wish to wait until the last moment, as it could catch you off guard - also, be aware from the start that the round 9 task *cannot* work with the Match format or 20+ questions and will be very difficult to do as a photo task, so you need to effectively be done with the two specials by round 8.
If a round or bonus asks for a multiple choice quiz, all questions must be multiple choice; a photo quiz meeting this requirement does of course count.
Ironman players or Braces will have to meet these criteria once per taskmaster; it is however legit for a Brace to have both photo quizzes or both match quizzes by the same author (as long as they are for different taskmasters).
Please also note that you need to make the requirement with a quiz that actually counts for your timer, so if you're Standard, submit a photo quiz and then try to improve your time with the second task, you'd need to also do a photo quiz (or redo that option later). If anything like this happens, we'll try to find the best setup for you in terms of total time :)
All mandatory requirements have been met. No adjustment of times was required to accommodate them.
Signups (14):
IRONMAN
Kyleisalive
malik24
HARDCORE
WesleyCrusher (rossian's tasks)
rossian (Wes' tasks)
BRACE
Two Bears and a Packet of Chips (VegemiteKid and pollucci19)
STANDARD
spanishliz
Joepetz
Kankurette
bernie73
Fifiona81
Rowena8482 (withdrawn)
TEAM
The Cataphonics (gracious1 and LadyNym)
Blowing in the Wind (JanIQ and zorba_scank)
LeMoNracers (Leith90, MikeMaster99 and 1nn1)
Posted by: WesleyCrusher
Date: Feb 10 20
FINAL SCORES
1. Joepetz (Standard) 9:00 h
2. kyleisalive (Ironman) 10:36 h
3. WesleyCrusher (Hardcore) 12:42 h
4. rossian (Hardcore) 15:23 h
5. malik24 (Ironman) 17:29 h
6. Blowing in the Wind (Team) 20:09 h
7. The Cataphonics (Team) 21:46 h
8. LeMoNracers (Team) 23:03 h
9. Fifiona81 (Standard) 23:43 h
10. Two Bears and a Packet of Chips (Brace) 36:16 h
11. Kankurette (Standard) 77:15 h
12. bernie73 (Standard) 78:51 h
13. spanishliz (Standard) 272:50 h
Tasks were posted around noon FT time, on Feb 29, March 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 and Apr 1.
It's that time once more: We're looking for some overly dedicated authors who wish to experience race craze with even more fiendish and outlandish tasks while exploring the final depths of quiz-writing on a tight timer.
The rules are just the same as last time - including the option to participate solo, in pairs and in threes. And it starts on February 29, because that's a nice date and it's a Saturday too. Just like last round, it will last 36 days - nine legs of four days each - and you can start each of your tasks at any time during the leg's running time.
Depending on the level of challenge you want to have, there are several signup options:
TEAM (mild): You form a team of two or three authors. One of you must complete one of the two options on each of the nine tasks. Each member can submit a quiz; your best time will count. You will need to have at least three quizzes written yourself (regardless of whether they will count as being the fastest, so a 3-person team won't have to exactly split 3/3/3) at the end to receive finisher credit.
3-person teams can choose to play in "trace" mode, which is a 3-author brace (see under that entry). It's still listed with the regular team setup, since it's only 6 quizzes average per team member, less than the full 9 you need to author with any other mode.
STANDARD (challenging): You are on your own, completing one of the two options of your choice on each task. You can do both if you want, your better time counts.
BRACE (more challenging): You work in a team of two, completing both sides of each task - each of you needs to do one. Your time is the average of the two times.
HARDCORE (nasty): Choices are for wimps. You pick one of the two taskmasters before the game starts and you only do their tasks. No excuses just because the other guy had a less evil idea.
IRONMAN (extreme): You are not happy with just nine quizzes, so you do all eighteen. Your time per leg is the average of your two times.
If you receive a rejection on a quiz, you will get a 30 minute penalty. If you should get an Editor's Choice award, your time will be halved or reduced by one hour, whichever gives the better result. There are also two special bonuses available throughout the game; you will discover them on their respective task. Bonuses or penalties will each apply to the quiz they were earned on.
The worst time you can receive on any quiz actually submitted within the main game time plus a 6 day grace period at the end is 42 hours (even if you take longer). If you miss a leg for any reason, you can thus choose to do it at the end (and take the maximum on that one quiz) instead of having to do them in order and accumulating several high times.
rossian will be this round's Evil Twin Apprentice. As always, you won't really do better with one or the other taskmaster - the theme and difficulty level of each task will be very similar. It's just those details that will make one or the other option more preferable...
Some rules addenda for everyone's benefit:
- You are allowed and encouraged to use and repurpose old templates for the Sprint. You are even allowed to finish up half-done quizzes if they fit your task (lucky!) as long as they had never been submitted before. Do some cleaning up while racking up great scores!
- The two task alternatives' timers are entirely separate. If you are playing in Standard or team mode, you can check out and complete one task, then look at the second and see if you can improve your time. Of course if you check out both at the start and cherry-pick, the second one is unlikely to improve your score as you've already set off both timers.
- Braces and Traces must have different submitters on the two sides. You cannot have the same person submit both quizzes - but, of course, you CAN work together and communicate within your teams/braces. No roadblocks, but of course any tasks that depend on the player (e.g. "Write a quiz that includes your FT name in the title") must match the actual submitter.
- When you've submitted a quiz, please post a note in the respective task thread so I can check and score it, but make sure not to publicly disclose information that could help others identify the task anywhere else. Remember others might not have started!
- Scoring will take place near the end of every 4-day round. Round scores might of course change later in case of rejections or Editor's Choices.
SPECIAL SPRINT IV RULE
To be credited with a finishing time on this Sprint, your entries will have to contain at least one photo quiz (if you have that capability) or one 20 or 25 question quiz (if you don't - you cannot use this option if you have photo quiz privileges). You will also need to have at least one match quiz. Which round you use to fill these requirements is entirely up to you, but you may not wish to wait until the last moment, as it could catch you off guard - also, be aware from the start that the round 9 task *cannot* work with the Match format or 20+ questions and will be very difficult to do as a photo task, so you need to effectively be done with the two specials by round 8.
If a round or bonus asks for a multiple choice quiz, all questions must be multiple choice; a photo quiz meeting this requirement does of course count.
Ironman players or Braces will have to meet these criteria once per taskmaster; it is however legit for a Brace to have both photo quizzes or both match quizzes by the same author (as long as they are for different taskmasters).
Please also note that you need to make the requirement with a quiz that actually counts for your timer, so if you're Standard, submit a photo quiz and then try to improve your time with the second task, you'd need to also do a photo quiz (or redo that option later). If anything like this happens, we'll try to find the best setup for you in terms of total time :)
All mandatory requirements have been met. No adjustment of times was required to accommodate them.
Signups (14):
IRONMAN
Kyleisalive
malik24
HARDCORE
WesleyCrusher (rossian's tasks)
rossian (Wes' tasks)
BRACE
Two Bears and a Packet of Chips (VegemiteKid and pollucci19)
STANDARD
spanishliz
Joepetz
Kankurette
bernie73
Fifiona81
Rowena8482 (withdrawn)
TEAM
The Cataphonics (gracious1 and LadyNym)
Blowing in the Wind (JanIQ and zorba_scank)
LeMoNracers (Leith90, MikeMaster99 and 1nn1)
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kyleisalive
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Woo and yay-- now that I've done both sides, thanks for another great Sprint! :) Reply #141. Apr 01 20, 4:52 PM |
WesleyCrusher
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CORRECTED leg 7 times 1. Blowing in the Wind 0:01 h 2. Joepetz 1:01 h 3. malik24 1:32 h 4. WesleyCrusher 1:45 h 5. Kankurette 1:51 h 6. kyleisalive 1:58 h 7. rossian 2:08 h 8. The Cataphonics 2:36 h 9. LeMoNracers 3:00 h 10. Fifiona81 4:01 h 11. bernie73 4:02 h 12. spanishliz 7:19 h 13. Two Bears and a Packet of Chips 21:49 h I had made a typo with the date on one entry, turning a perfect 0:01 into a 24:01 (oops) and the Two Bears entry indeed turned out to be off target. Reply #142. Apr 02 20, 4:15 AM |
JanIQ 
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Well, Sharon (zorbascank) has made outstanding times. Once 2 minutes and once 1 minute. Great job, Sharon. Reply #143. Apr 02 20, 11:16 AM |
gracious1
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What is the deadline for having a quiz completed to count for the game? I haven't clicked on Rossian's thread yet, but when I do, I'd like to know what the hard deadline is. Thanks. Reply #144. Apr 03 20, 2:05 PM |
| kyleisalive
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I have to assume the same amount of time is allotted for round 9 as for the other rounds. You max out at 42 hours for the round, but there's a six-day grace period after the game to submit. If you can't write for round 9 by noon on April 5, then you get the penalty time. Reply #145. Apr 03 20, 2:42 PM |
LadyNym
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Posting here because my teammate hasn't clicked on Rossian's task yet. I just submitted my quiz for Task 8, "Felines From Hot Climes", in Geography, so when it goes online it will be available to add to the quiz list. Reply #146. Apr 03 20, 2:47 PM |
| gracious1
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Well, I managed to get mine a couple of hours ago. Reply #147. Apr 03 20, 10:48 PM |
pollucci19
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From the Two Bears... hats off and many thanks to you, Wes and rossian, a mighty effort on your parts despite the plague of cats and dogs that almost reached biblical proportions. Reply #148. Apr 04 20, 3:21 AM |
| WesleyCrusher
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Actually, anything submitted before Apr 11 noon counts normally (If you click late enough) Reply #149. Apr 04 20, 6:26 AM |
| gracious1
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Okay, April 11 is the hard deadline. And hats off to Blowing in the Wind (JanIQ and zorba_scank) for submitting a quiz in Leg 7 in one minute!?! Reply #150. Apr 04 20, 1:59 PM |
malik24
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I was less speedy than I would have liked, but on the plus side, it's the most writing I've ever done in one sustained period. I believe I visited sixteen categories, leaving only FC, Hobbies, History and Sports. Thanks to Wes and Rossian, though I also hope it's the last cat or dog I see in a while. Also thanks to the editors, that worry I had of stacking up piles of quizzes in the queue never came to fruition. Reply #151. Apr 04 20, 7:39 PM |
| kyleisalive
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Re: "Thanks to Wes and Rossian, though I also hope it's the last cat or dog I see in a while." Truly. Reply #152. Apr 04 20, 9:50 PM |
| zorba_scank
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Thanks, Wes and Rossian, for another fun challenge and for not including any wrestlers. Also thank you to my teammate JanIQ for doing most of the heavy lifting. If not for being on a team, I would have probably quit midway. Work just fell off a cliff in mid March when 'that which shall not be named' picked up Down Under. Reply #153. Apr 04 20, 11:14 PM |
| JanIQ
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Thanks to Wes and Rossian for this challenge, and to the many editors who swiftly responded to the many quizzes submitted. And a special thanks to my team mate Sharon for marking wonderful scores. Reply #154. Apr 05 20, 1:59 AM |
rossian
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It might have felt like hordes of hounds and posses of pussycats, but they were prompts to push you into other directions and inspire you. Writing about dogs and cats directly wasn't part of the plan. Your ingenuity was tested and you rose to the challenge. Bonios and catnip all round! Reply #155. Apr 05 20, 4:42 AM |
Kankurette
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That was fun! And I got to write in 10 different categories too. Thanks guys. Reply #156. Apr 05 20, 7:41 AM |
spanishliz
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Thank you rossian and WesleyCrusher for a great Sprint! I took my time with most rounds, but had a lot of fun in doing so. Reply #157. Apr 05 20, 7:53 PM |
Joepetz
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Thanks Rossian and Wesley for another fun yet tricky sprint. I'm very glad I didn't opt for Ironman this time. Reply #158. Apr 05 20, 8:51 PM |
1nn1
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A big thanks to Wes and Rossian for a great Sprint. Our team had a good time and we were stumped (initially) more than once but we did rise to the challenge. While we only signed on as a Standard , we completed both sides of the task and submitted 18 quizzes, as a Trace team would do. The LeMoNracers would like to also acknowledge the other Phoenix Rising team in the competition who gave us a run for our money and it will be interesting to see which team won the local derby Reply #159. Apr 06 20, 3:14 AM |
agony
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On behalf of the editors, I'd like to say thanks, too! It's so nice to have full queues of good quizzes, and it's fun to see the different approaches everyone takes to the challenges. It's a joy to be part of the Sprint! Reply #160. Apr 06 20, 8:13 AM |
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