a free shadow Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Even if I have an answer that I like better for ogdoad, I think it is a great clue! And another answer (Areron Greyjoy) is just me thinking what I liked to think! I also like Janos clue, and Bronn's. Edit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia H. Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I managed to guess Varys even though I didn't get the eight legs ~ spider reference at all. I kept thinking of a group of eight people (or eight gods but that seemed an impossible quest) and I figured that Varys was a member of the Small Council, which consisted of eight people if we count the king as well. That seemed reasonable enough, but it was the sparrow = 'little bird' connection that directed me to Varys first. Later I also remembered that Varys impersonated different characters and perhaps he appeared as eight different people altogether in the books, but I didn't actually count it. However, I was also satisfied with ogdoad referring to a person who appears as many different persons, i.e. a "group of people". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomi Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Awesome theme! It's really impressive what creative themes you come up with, sniffer. Mine were always so simple. And I guess I shold update the registry... sometime... I also got Varys, but like Julia with a completely different interpretation of ogdoad... I somehow tried to explain it by the eight bastards of Robert Varys claims to know of. I never wold have expeced it to mean eight-legged, since there is a perfectly fine o-word meaning exacly that (octoped). I didn't get clue #7 (my guess was Greatjon Umber, because he carried and thus touched Roslin during the bedding ceremony of the Red Wedding), but "egged" refering to the donation of the dragn eggs is really cool. I'm torn to switch my vote to it, but I guess in the end #3 is still more impressive. Such a perfectly clear clue for such a minor character! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil' ghost Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 heh, i sent in prelims, then just never went back and looked at my list. i did worse than my usual, this round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castellan Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I managed to get Cersei wrong, despite starting with a shortlist of Cersei and Dany for this clue. Cersei seemed a bit wrong as she doesn't 'oblige' Maggi except perhaps by behaving exactly as was needed to make the prophecy correct - is that what it means? Then once I got the theme, I did a lot of searching and wiki reading and discovered that the Widow of the Waterfront supported Bennaro the preacher of the fire god (who is definitely a castigating type) who supports Dany and the slaves against the rulers. Since blood magic seems to be part of fire magic I rationalised this was the answer. This is known as over researching and losing common sense, I believe. I think its also that she is a favourite character of mine so I wanted to see her in a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Not Appearing Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Without looking back at answers, I think I failed to get Bronn. Which is hard to believe given how good the clue is and how much smarter I am than the rest of you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksniffer Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 ok people...got all the votes and 99% of the clues so since the board quit acting out on me i am readying the results... good job everyone... and thanks for understanding that life and a general disdain for deadlines is causing my usual procrastination to become record breaking.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksniffer Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Round 3 Words First a few random words…excellent clues everyone, as a result there is no limit on author points this round… and to repeat, the theme was people who shared a drink (wine/ale) with Tyrion on page… Results… 1. Ragged, dirty, old tramp? Courageous honorable sentinel. – YOREN author: JULIA H. guessing = 30 points author = 4 points theme = 5 points voting = 1 point favorite votes = 1 points bonus = 5 points points spent = -1 sum = 45 points 2. Lengthy “cleaver’s” elderly bearer. (original form) – JEOR MORMONT author: CASTELLAN guessing = 27 points author = 6 points theme = 5 points voting = 1 point points spent = - 1 sum = 38 points 3. Revealing Duty Officer turned Cyvasse humbling service.– QAVO NOGARYS author: DOLOROUS GABE guessing = 27 points author = 4 points theme = 2 points voting = 1 point favorite votes = 1 point sum = 35 points 4. Round does ogdoad tread consulting his sparrows.– VARYS THE SPIDER author: SER NOT APPEARING guessing = 15 points author = 8 points voting = 1 point favorite votes = 4 points sum = 28 points 5. Rich dowager obliges the castigating hemoglobin-drinking soothsayer. – CERSEI LANNISTER author: YOMI guessing = 24 points author = 5 points voting = 1 point sum = 30 points 6. Rewarded dues of title, castle, hottie. Stoked!– SER BRONN OF THE BLACKWATER author: STONED HEART (cause that is the name in my spreadsheet ) guessing = 15 points author = 7 points theme = 5 points voting = 1 point favorite votes = 2 point sum = 30 points 7. Lord ceremonially egged bride.– ILLYRIO MOPATIS author: author = 7 points theme = 5 points voting = 1 point sum = 13 points 8. Red-head defines obvious trait, catchy humorous saying. – JON SNOW, THE BASTARD OF WINTERFELL author: FRAGILE BIRD guessing = 27 points author = 6 points theme = 5 points voting = 1 point points spent = -6 sum = 33 points 9. Lordship celebrated. Evicted. Brrrrrrr!– JANOS SLYNT author: LADY BLIZZARDBORN guessing = 24 points author = 4 points over theme bonus = 5 points (for guessing over theme...everyone can earn these 5 points at anytime...) voting = 1 point favorite votes = 3 points points spent = -5 sum = 32 points 10. Regrets “debauchery”, obliges the church. “House” sex.– LANCEL LANNISTER author: LIL GHOST guessing = 9 points author = 8 points voting = 1 point sum = 18 points 11. *****Leaves Casterly…enjoys browbeating. – TYWIN LANNISTER***** author: SHE who must be OBEYED...and she insisted on voting for her favorite this round...Ser N/A and his sparrow loving ogdoad... well boys and girls, this round is finally finished…sorry for the unforeseen delays…last 2 rounds should be faster…I hope Standings so far… Castellan ………………………115 points Fragile Bird…………………….114 points Julia H………………………….111 points Dolorous Gabe………………..105 points Lady Bizzardborn……………..95 points Yomi……………………………89 points Stoned Heart………………….73 points Lil’ Ghost………………………69 points Ser Not Appearing……………50 points a ……………………..43 points Aegon the Poached…………..7 points alrighty then...Julia H. had a kick ass round scoring 45 pts ...not only did she get a perfect guessing and theme score she was the first and only to do so garnering the 5 pt bonus this outstanding round has slid her into 3rd place ...looks like Castellan has sneaked past our darling Fragile Bird to take the overall lead with her hot round of solid guessing of answers and theme ...and Bird's tendency to spend points for hints ... Dolorous Gabe with his uncanny ability to ferret out the answers fell only slightly short and is laying in the cut at 4th position...just like a spider waiting to pounce ...finally congrats to Lady Blizzardborn who might have missed the theme for the round but totally went for the brass ring and guessed the overtheme for the game - earning her 5 bonus points ... good job everyone else ... ...remember everyone can go for the big picture theme and earn 5 points with a correct guess... here's a hint...in case you are a show watcher go for season 2 or 3...in case you are not a show watcher...well...youtube will help you along your path to enlightenment...good luck additionally, my math could be totally whack since i am depending on my MS-excel skills which are iffy at best...so if you notice a mistake feel free to talk shit to me...just don't give me the she-bear treatment, cause my member is short enough as it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Not Appearing Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Brief explanation: Ogdoad, as a collection of eight, refers to Varys' nickname of spider. Sparrows was chosen as a misdirect, as it has meaning in another sense but meant a "little bird" in this usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a free shadow Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Ser Not Appearing said: Brief explanation: Ogdoad, as a collection of eight, refers to Varys' nickname of spider. Sparrows was chosen as a misdirect, as it has meaning in another sense but meant a "little bird" in this usage. Aeron! But it was my favorite clue vote, very much. Not only because it was an interesting clue for me, but also because it seems that it made other people interested, too So maybe soon we will have twelve clues like this one every round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 7 hours ago, Ser Not Appearing said: Brief explanation: Ogdoad, as a collection of eight, refers to Varys' nickname of spider. Sparrows was chosen as a misdirect, as it has meaning in another sense but meant a "little bird" in this usage. I believe you created your very best clue so far, Ser. I loved it! Just the right level of misdirection. Once I realised it referred to eight legs, I burst out laughing. On 8/29/2016 at 9:55 PM, yomi said: I didn't get clue #7 (my guess was Greatjon Umber, because he carried and thus touched Roslin during the bedding ceremony of the Red Wedding), but "egged" refering to the donation of the dragn eggs is really cool. I'm torn to switch my vote to it, but I guess in the end #3 is still more impressive. Such a perfectly clear clue for such a minor character! Thank you, yomi I felt like I couldn't reasonably make an obscure clue for such an obscure character but I did try to make it interesting. Still, it looks like only 4 people got it. I didn't get Yoren. I realise now I should have thought of him but I think it pissed me off that Barristan wasn't the answer, so my pettiness is probably to blame for not properly thinking it through. Overall, this was by far the best round of clues in game 13 in my opinion. to all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Not Appearing Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I didn't get past Barristan either. I actually tried a bit this round and came up empty on a few clues that were obvious once answers were revealed. I'm rather terribly out of practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Not Appearing Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 17 minutes ago, Dolorous Gabe said: I believe you created your very best clue so far, Ser. Wow, high praise given how high the standard is from all my other clues! Hahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 1 minute ago, Ser Not Appearing said: Wow, high praise given how high the standard is from all my other clues! Hahahahaha We may differ on the standard of your other clues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Not Appearing Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 13 hours ago, a free shadow said: Aeron! Can you explain this one a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomi Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 On 30.8.2016 at 8:26 AM, Castellan said: I managed to get Cersei wrong, despite starting with a shortlist of Cersei and Dany for this clue. Cersei seemed a bit wrong as she doesn't 'oblige' Maggi except perhaps by behaving exactly as was needed to make the prophecy correct - is that what it means? Then once I got the theme, I did a lot of searching and wiki reading and discovered that the Widow of the Waterfront supported Bennaro the preacher of the fire god (who is definitely a castigating type) who supports Dany and the slaves against the rulers. Since blood magic seems to be part of fire magic I rationalised this was the answer. This is known as over researching and losing common sense, I believe. I think its also that she is a favourite character of mine so I wanted to see her in a game. That's what I meant, yes. Anyway, I suprised that only five people got my clue. It seemed quiet obvious to me. But maybe I just created too many Cersei clues so that by the end any of them seemed easy. If you are interested, here is the list of my Cersei leftovers: Hide contents Loves crown. Evil bitch. Rich daughter obliges the castigating hemoglobin-drinking soothsayer. Rich daughter only truly cherishes herself, sadly. Rich daughter offers three children, humoring soothsayer. Rich daughter orchestrates treason, crowning her sons. Rich daughter omits treason, confessing harmless sins. Royal deliqent's option: Trial combatting, hovering ser. Royal deliqent offers to crowd her sight. Routinely discerns opponents. Trusts canard herself spawned. Lioness cannot escape brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Not Appearing Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I assumed it simply meant that she insisted that a prophecy be given... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I was tired, I had to buy a lot of clues, I had the damn theme, but I could not see Cersei. rocksniffer was egging me on. laughing at me, but my brain hurt.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksniffer Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 hahahhahahah yes this round had good clues this is why i did not restrict author points, you all deserved them... and i see that i was wrong about my own interp of why cersei obliged...i assumed she obliged by pricking finger so maggy could taste blood...see how literal i am... Round 4 begins.... CLUES: Made abrasive quarrel vehemently terminate. Son evidences brutality, moony mount’s “rod” eliminator. Smiling, eager, brash. Murderer, mutilated, regretful. Exiting? Sprite embarrasses brother, makes memorable regnal entreaty. Must avoid Queen. Vulcan’s trainee. ‘Mercy acts’ quiescently vaccinate threats. Sewer escape bodyguard madeth, mad relative evadeth. Mute appeal quickly vanished. Tree! Should enemies bear malice? Members require exercise. Snowy “entitled" bastard. Many men rebel, eventually. this round there are only ten clues as we have only ten active players left...and for this round SwmbO did not need to contribute... is that a hint... DEADLINE FOR THIS ROUND...SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH, sometime after the cocktail hour begins... characters for the final round along with acros will follow shortly ETA: i made a mistake...SHOCKER....note the change to clue number 2...everyone should check to be sure i copied their words correctly... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksniffer Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 ROUND 5 ACROS well my dear debauched brethren...the final round is upon us... time to send me an outstanding clue for your last characters which will posted momentarily... and since we started the game with 3 and 6 letter acros lets finish up the same way... BST or HMSYAN and because i am feeling generous, here is an extra acro for those of you who feel the need to be different... ORNFRSIFKEC i didn't say it was random... anybody game... edited to say...your characters are posted so check your inbox alrighty sweetlings, time for ye olde 'sniffer to find a naked girl and a drink... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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