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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WesleyCrusher
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A quick note on task 4: You will probably NOT want to claim that one just before or after 12:00 (whether am or pm) on any day as things could get confusing if you do. Before 11:45 or after 12:05 should be fine. Reply #81. Mar 12 20, 11:42 AM |
rossian
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My task 4 is posted. Reply #82. Mar 12 20, 12:17 PM |
Rowena8482 
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I have not submitted task 3 yet, it is proving very tricky,but task 4 is submitted. Reply #83. Mar 12 20, 3:05 PM |
zorba_scank
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I wish we could claim credit for being smart and strategic but that was pretty much a fluke. We’re behind on Round 3 because it’s been a hectic work week for both of us. Hope we can catch up on the weekend. Reply #84. Mar 12 20, 4:30 PM |
Kankurette
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My Task 4 quiz was a photo quiz. Reply #85. Mar 13 20, 1:50 PM |
| WesleyCrusher
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zorba, according to my data, something went wrong for your team on the 3rd/4th round. You have called rossian's task 4 early on the 13th (starting the timer for both #3 and #4) and then written two quizzes, the first likely a task 4 entry (since I haven't done #4 yet, I can't check) and the second definitely a round 3 one. JanIQ has called my thread on the 12th, after it switched from round 3 to 4 and I don't see any submission from him for either task. Is that what actually happened or do I have a data issue? As it stands, you'd have a decent time on R4, around 1:30 hrs, but 14:34h on #3. Reply #86. Mar 14 20, 4:58 AM |
| WesleyCrusher
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Leg 3 times: 1. malik24 1:08 h 2. kyleisalive 1:24 h 3. Joepetz 1:27 h 4. rossian 1:47 h 5. WesleyCrusher 1:48 h 6. Two Bears and a Packet of Chips 2:07 h 7. The Cataphonics 2:37 h 8. LeMoNracers 2:56 h 9. Fifiona81 3:55 h 10. Blowing in the Wind 14:34 h 11. bernie73 18:35 h 12. Kankurette 18:43 h 13. spanishliz 33:56 h Rowena8482 (none yet) Reply #87. Mar 14 20, 5:23 AM |
| zorba_scank
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Your times are correct, Wes. We couldn't get to 3 in time and ended up setting the timer off by mistake anyway on your thread. Reply #88. Mar 14 20, 6:56 AM |
| WesleyCrusher
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Since this question came up - I will *not* do any "please count this photo quiz instead of my faster one" before round 8 since that might force me to do several recalculations (with completely new quiz tracking) if a player/team gets a faster time on a photo quiz later. If you have a backup photo quiz, you'll thus remain listed as not having filled that slot. That will get fixed (and times adjusted to find the best compliant setup for you) with the round 8 scores. Also, if you're a team and only some players have photo capability, the requirement *can* be met by a 20/25 question quiz from a member who doesn't. The choice based on capability is on the level of the individual - a non-photo member can tick the requirement with a 20q quiz even if another team member could write with photos. Reply #89. Mar 15 20, 5:04 AM |
| WesleyCrusher
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*****IMPORTANT LEG 5 PRE-CLAIM INFO***** Before you pick up your task, on the day you wish to write, play at least five of your available duels and wait for the scores. https://www.funtrivia.com/duel/ is where you need to be, with at least five results shown (including who won and lost on all the games you played - wait for them to resolve). Note - we will verify that you played before getting the task. This also means that, for teams, leg 5 will depend on whoever checked the thread first. They don't need to actually be the one to write the task, but it's their day of checking and their scores that count. We'll be fair (just for once) and tell you that you WILL be writing on one of the day's duel topics. So look through that list before you commit to a date, just to make sure you wouldn't be hit with the one topic you'd absolutely never want to do. Of course, if you want to prepare 15 quizzes now and then submit the one that will help you for a 1 minute time, have fun. You deserve it. (Note - the actual tasks will be posted around noon as usual. But if you want to write today, you can play now.) Reply #90. Mar 16 20, 11:24 AM |
| rossian
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Note - I have to go out so will be posting my quiz later than usual. I will tell you in this thread when it is available. I'm hoping no more than two hours from now and probably less. Reply #91. Mar 16 20, 11:35 AM |
| WesleyCrusher
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Mine is up, get it while it's hot :) Reply #92. Mar 16 20, 12:10 PM |
kyleisalive
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I've been doing my thing of tackling the apprentice's tasks first. Contemplating the option of doing Wes' first this time, but it might be bad luck. Reply #93. Mar 16 20, 12:13 PM |
| WesleyCrusher
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You may want to do at least one of them today... the lineup seems pretty friendly to you :) Reply #94. Mar 16 20, 12:44 PM |
| kyleisalive
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I want to do both today, truly. Reply #95. Mar 16 20, 12:47 PM |
| rossian
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OK Kyle - my task is now posted. Sorry for the delay everyone. Reply #96. Mar 16 20, 1:40 PM |
| kyleisalive
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No big deal. Starting soon. :) Reply #97. Mar 16 20, 2:45 PM |
gracious1
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I can't post it in the appropriate thread since the Cataphonics are waiting until tomorrow to play the next task, but my quiz for task 4 went live: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/General/A-Manx-Mix-400663.html Reply #98. Mar 16 20, 9:37 PM |
| gracious1
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What do the asterisks by some of the names mean? Reply #99. Mar 17 20, 11:27 PM |
leith90
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I notice that ...[Bzzzzt... no spoilers here! - The Evil Twin] Reply #100. Mar 18 20, 1:26 AM |
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