2011-02-02, 23:33 | Link #181 |
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just guessing
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2011-02-03, 02:01 | Link #182 | |
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The posts I used as my source were the first and last ones (for me) on February 1st. http://forums.animesuki.com/showthre...20#post3466120 http://forums.animesuki.com/showthre...30#post3467730 125 - 14 = 111 posts per day.
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2011-02-03, 03:20 | Link #183 | ||
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Well, I just now noticed but, wait, two weeks? Isn't that a little overkill? That'd mean the longest the game can go on is for 10 friggin' months? I think we only need a few days at most.
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2011-02-03, 04:14 | Link #184 | ||
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2011-02-03, 11:52 | Link #186 | |
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Also any answer that is just copy/pasted URLs should not be eligible, ie. an explanation should be mandatory. If you just spam URL(s) the post(s) should be deleted. Half the fun in reading people's attempts at solving the riddle is reading their interpretation of the riddle. It is also good feedback for the organizers (ie. what hints to give) and people making riddles, resulting in better riddles in the future.
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2011-02-03, 20:34 | Link #189 | |
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But never mind me, I'm just not good at long running game b/c I tend to get bored/lose interest quickly.
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2011-02-04, 12:25 | Link #190 |
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I plucked two weeks out of the air to give the contest a defined limit of 20 weeks. I completely expect it be over sooner. Maybe 10 weeks would make more sense? The shorter time only benefits the riddle authors, so if everyone else prefers, I'll reduce the time.
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2011-02-04, 12:42 | Link #191 | |
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2011-02-04, 13:11 | Link #192 | |
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I have a alternative solution to avoid people being "stuck" on riddles. You organize riddles from hardest to easies: where A is harder then B and so on, then do:
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2011-02-04, 16:19 | Link #193 | |
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2011-02-04, 19:31 | Link #195 |
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The only problem with felix's system is how do you judge the riddles hardest to easiest, I mean what system could nightwish use to measure it? How cryptic it is?, How long it is?, or, How hidden the solution is?
Also I hope to join in the solving when I have time, since I submitted a riddle for it already .
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2011-02-04, 20:08 | Link #196 | |
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We're a pretty smart community, but I doubt that everyone will keep track of it and hence confusion will ensue. Or the older riddle will just be forgotten by 90%. Simplicity is always the best choice when a mass of people is involved I personally think one riddle at a time is the most practical choice; it demands less work, time and attention by the participants, Nightwish and our dear forum mascot Just my two cents~ |
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2011-02-05, 06:07 | Link #197 | ||||
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Just guess. There's no need to get it right. Ideally it should be hardest to less hard, but in practice it doesn't really matter.
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For example, take the two riddles posted. First is definitely harder then second, because it contains a sub-riddle (the "time" riddle) and makes a lot of assumptions, not to mention the nature of the answer is very peculiar. Second on the other hand is much easier, since it pretty much describes the answer directly with no wordplay, and also has a very "probably could even get it by mistake" answer. Say the interval was a week as NightWish suggestion in his last post. Riddle A would have been the first, riddle B, the second. Additionally the hole "system" would have not come into play at ALL. Ordering multiple riddles is fairly straight forward as well. You place them in a initial order, then swap them around until it's just about right. And I'll repeat, it doesn't have to be perfect. Quote:
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If you get "stuck" wait for the interval to pass, and you'll get another riddle. (see: Karin for when interval deadline is; we could probably use the calendar for this as well) Not enough points? Try solving riddles that are still in the contest. (assuming there is even one like that) For the contestants, it's all very simple, IMO.
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2011-02-05, 08:21 | Link #198 | |
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2011-02-05, 08:32 | Link #199 |
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Was thinking more along the lines of genetic algorithms , but yeah.
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