Julia H. Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Welcome to the 29th game of Acrophobia! Love and relationships are as important in the world of ASOIAF as in ours, yet, finding your significant other is not always easy. (No, I don't mean any of those "Others" here.) What would they do if they had the benefit of modern dating sites? Well, let's find out. In this game you will explore how various characters would introduce themselves on a dating site in the hope of attracting the attention of the right audience. The rules Spoiler 1. There will be 7 rounds. 2. Each round will begin with a new name and a new acronym. The objective is to create a self-introduction for the character, using only the letters provided in the acronym. 3. Entries must only contain words that begin with the letters the acronym provided; therefore, you may not stick in a word like a, the, of, and, etc to make your words make sense. Abbreviations are allowed, for which a list has been provided below. You can also create new ones - at your own risk. The first letter of the abbreviation must correspond to the acronym. On the whole, however, please, use English first and foremost, rather than Netspeak, to make it easier for everyone (including me) to understand you. 4. Deadlines for each round will be detailed as each round arrives. I will give 48-72 hours at the very least and probably more. I will also adhere to the principle first proposed by the famed European scholar yomi, where the entries will still be accepted after the submission deadlines, but without giving the late entrants their point for submitting. 5. Entries are to be messaged to me through a PM. Title your message Acrophobia 29 - <your Board Name here> and keep all communication to the same messaging thread. You may edit/change your entry until the deadline, but it must be done by sending a new message. 6. When all submissions are in, they will be posted on the thread. Entries are to be anonymous, so do not reveal which is your entry. Revealed entries will be disqualified. 7. Players will then have time to vote for their favourite 3 or 4 entries. All votes are public. Submit your votes in a comment on the game thread and make it clear which entry is first, which entry is second, and which entry is third and fourth, in your opinion. You may not vote for your own entry. You may change your vote up until the voting window closes by editing your original voting post. 8. After submissions of one round are over, voting and the submissions for a new round will run simultaneously. 9. Points will be awarded as follows: 1 point for a submission 1 point for voting 3 points for someone choosing your answer as their top choice 2 points for someone choosing your answer as their second choice 1 point for someone choosing your answer as their third choice and any additional places 4 points for having the answer with the most 1st place votes (ties get 2 points each) Points will be added across all the rounds and the player with the most points will be the winner. 10. You may join at any time, both during the submission and voting. Abbreviations Spoiler At the top of the list, you will find common abbreviations used in social media, and lower down is a list that had been compiled for this forum. AFAIK As far as I know AFAIR as far as I recall/remember AKA also known as AMA Ask me anything ASAP as soon as possible BAE Before anyone else BFF Best friends forever BKA better known as BPR bitter, petty, and resentful BRB Be right back BTW By the way DIY do it yourself DM Doesn't Matter/Don't Mind DM Direct Message FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FBO Facebook Official FF Follow Friday FOMO Fear of missing out FTF face to face FTR for the record fttb for the time being FTW For the win FWIW for what it’s worth FYI For your information GI;GO garbage in; garbage out GTG Got to go ICYMI In case you missed it IDC I don't care IDK I don't know IIRC if I recall correctly ILY I love you IM!HO in myunhumble opinion IMHO In my humble opinion IMO In my opinion IRL In real life JK Just kidding LMAO Laughing my a** off LMFAO laughed my f*****g ass off LMK Let me know LOL Laughing out loud MOTU Master of the Universe NBD No big deal NM Not much Noob someone new to something; a neophyte NSFW Not safe for work NVM Nevermind OH Overheard OMG Oh my God OMW On my way OOC out of character PODT Photo of the day PPL People QOTD Quote of the day ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing SMH Shaking my Head TBH To be honest TBPH to be perfectly honest TBT Throwback Thursday TL:DR Too Long; Didn't Read TMI too much information WTF What the F**k YOLO You only live once YW you're welcome Forum Specific 3EC Three-Eyed Crow 7K Seven Kingdoms A+J=J+C the hypothesis that Aerys and Joanna are Jaime and Cersei’s parents A+J=T the hypothesis that Aerys and Joanna are Tyrion’s parents AA Azor Ahai AAR Azor Ahai Reborn ACOK A Clash of Kings; second novel in the series AD Ashara Dayne OR Arthur Dayne ADOS A Dream of Spring; seventh and expected final novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012) ADWD A Dance with Dragons; fifth novel in the series AFFC A Feast for Crows; fourth novel in the series AGOT A Game Of Thrones; first novel in the series AOTK Arms of the Kraken ASOIAF A Song of Ice and Fire; the name of the whole legendarium / saga / universe ASOS A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series AWOIAF A World of Ice and Fire (the official app) B+A=J the hypothesis that Brandon Stark and Ashara Dayne are Jon’s parents B=AA Brienne is Azor Ahai BB Brazen Beasts BC Brave Companions (aka Bloody Mummers) BD Beric Dondarion BF usuallyBrynden “Blackfish” Tully;sometimesBlackfyre BM Bloody Mummers (aka Brave Companions) BotBW (or BBW) Battle of the Blackwater BOTD Blood of the Dragon BR Bloodraven (also the initials of his real name,BryndenRivers) BtB Bran the Builder BWB Brotherhood Without Banners BWOB Brotherhood Without Banners CB Castle Black CH Coldhands COK A Clash of Kings; second novel in the series COTF Children of the Forest CPJT crackpot joke theory CR Casterly Rock CRTS Characters Representing The Seven CS Craster's Sons D&D David Benioff and Dan Weiss, creators of theHBOseries (in the context of the forums; however in popular culture,D&Dusually refers to theDungeons and Dragonsfantasy rôle-playing game created by Gary Gygax) D&E Dunk and Egg D=B+A the hyphothesis that Brandon Stark and Ashara Dayne are the parents of Darkstar, Ser Gerold Dayne DM Deepwood Motte DOS A Dream of Spring; seventh and expected final novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012) DotD Dance of the Dragons DotD2 Second Dance of the Dragons DS Dark Star, Gerold Dayne DS Dark Sister DWD A Dance with Dragons; fifth novel in the series EG Euron Greyjoy ETA edited to add (in the context of forums; however, in real life usually refers toEstimated Time of Arrival) EW Eastwatch (f)Aegon the Aegon with Jon Connington is an imposter - not the true born son of Rhaegar & Elia (f)Arya Jeyne Poole faking Arya FFC A Feast For Crows; fourth novel in the series floob flood of noobs [see noob] FM either“First Men”or“Faceless Man/Men”or"Faith Militant" FOFM Fist of the First Men FOTFM Fist of the First Men FUCK for unlawful carnal knowledge (I include this because it's a favorite ASOIAF word. This version of fuck as an acronym was commonly heard on college campuses in the 60's and 70's.) FW Faceless Woman GC Golden Company GG The Green Grace GM Grand Maester,orGreat Masters (of Meereen)orGood Masters (of Astapor)orGreen Men [all depending on the context they are mentioned in I guess.] GNC Great Northern Conspiracy GOHH the Ghost of High Heart GOT Game of Thrones;name of the television serial adapted from the books GRRM George R.R. Martin; author ofA Song of Ice and Fire GS greenseers GW Grey Wind, Robb’s direwolf HBO Home Box Office; name of the television network/channel that produced theTVseries HG Highgarden HM Hooded Man HM=C Hooded man is Septon Chayle HM=T Hooded Man is Theon HOBAW House of Black and White HOBW House of Black and White HOTU House of the Undying HR Howland Reed HS High Septon (orHigh Sparrow) HtH Harry the Heir IB the ironborn IBB the Iron Bank of Bravos IDHTBIFOM I don't have the book in front of me IOF Isle of Faces IT Iron Throne JC Jon Connington JonCon Jon Connington KBTW King Beyond the Wall KG Kingsguard KITN King in the North KL King’s Landing KLT Knight of the Laughing Tree KM Kindly Man, priest of the Many-Faced God KOTLT Knight of the Laughing Tree KOTP King of the Page, term jokingly used to refer to the first person to post on the games page KS Kingslayer LB Lightbringer LC Lord Commander;rarely, Longclaw LCKG Lord Commander of the King’s Guard LCNW Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch LF Littlefinger LH Last Hero LN 2.0 the second Long Night, invasion of the Others LOAW Land of Always Winter LOL either the Lord of Light,or else hah-hah hee-hee hoo-hoo LS Lady (Catelyn) Stark,or her alias Lady Stoneheart Mel Melisandre.. MMD Mirri Maz Duur MOC Master of Coin MTM Maelys the Monstrous N+A=J the hypothesis that Ned and Ashara are Jon’s parents N+W=J the hypothesis that Ned and Wylla are Jon’s parents NCW Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (the actor) NedBert Ned & Robert bromance NF Nightfort NK Night’s King NOTW north of the Wall NQ Night's Queen NW Night’s Watch OK Oathkeeper OP original posting/poster OT off topic OTOH on the other hand PL Pink Letter, the letter sent by[insert personal choice here]to Jon at the end of aDwD POTD Path of the Dragon POV point of view, viewpoint PTP Pawn to Player PTWP Prince That Was Promised PW Purple Wedding PWWP Prince Who Was Promised QI Quiet Isle QoLaB Queen of Love and Beauty QOT Queen of Thorns, Lady Olenna Tyrell QOTP Queen of the Page, term jokingly used to refer to the first person to post on the games page R+L=J the hypothesis that Rhaegar and Lyanna are Jon’s parents RS Robert Strong (unGregor Clegane) RW Red Wedding S&S The Sword & Stars, The Faith Militant SanRion Sansa [stark] + Tyrion [Lannister] SanSan Sansa [stark] + Sandor [Clegane] as a hypothetical couple SASE self addressed stamped envelope SB shadow baby or Slaver's Bay SE Storm's End SFW safe for work, can be viewed at work without embarrassment. SOIAF Song of Ice and Fire SOKL Sack of King's Landing. SOS A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series SOTH Sons of the Harpy SOTM Sword of the Morning SOTW south of the Wall SSM So Spake Martin, a compendium of things that the author has said in writing ST Shadow Tower Stavos Stannis/Davos bromance STMTW the Stallion That Mounts the World Storm A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series SWW She-wolves of Winterfell; fourth Dunk and Egg novella (unpublished as of this writing, April 2012) TaH Tourney at Harrenhal TD Theon Durden theory:http://asoiaf.wester...-winterfell-is/ TEC Three-Eyed Crow TGOHH the Ghost of High Heart THK The Hedge Knight; first Dunk and Egg novella THOTU the House of the Undying TKMNN “They killed my n***** Ned” [refers to a famous YouTube video of a viewer’s reaction to the show] TKoSK The Knight of Seven Kingdoms - three Dunk and Egg stories published in one book TKOTLT the Knight of the Laughing Tree TMK The Mystery Knight; third Dunk and Egg novella TOJ Tower of Joy TOS Tower of Sorrow TotH Tower of the Hand TOTH the Tower of the Hand website TPATQ The Princess & The Queen TPTWP the Prince That Was Promised TPWWP the Prince Who Was Promised Trotw the rest of the world TRP the Rogue Prince TSOIAF the song of ice and fire TSOTH the Sons of the Harpy TSS The Sworn Sword; second Dunk and Egg novella TSTMTW the Stallion That Mounts the World TTTNE The Thread That Never Ends TWOIAF The World of Ice and Fire (the World Book) TWOP the Television Without Pity website TWOW The Winds Of Winter; sixth novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012) VS Valyrian steel W5K War of the Five Kings WB The World of Ice and Fire (the World Book) WF Winterfell WH White Harbour WM Wyman Manderly WOS (Cersei's) walk of shame WOT5K War of the Five Kings WOT9PK War of the Ninepenny Kings WOTFK War of the Five Kings WOW The Winds Of Winter; sixth novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012) WW either Widow’s Wail or White Walkers X+Y=Z in general form, the hypothesis that X and Y are really Z’s parents XXD Xaro Xhoan Daxos YG Young Griff YMBQ younger, more beautiful queen YMMV your mileage may vary I'm planning to start the first round on Sunday. 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Castellan Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Thanks Julia, keen to play. However I don't understand rule 3: Abbreviations are allowed, for which a list has been provided below. You can also create new ones - at your own risk. The first letter of the abbreviation must correspond to the acronym, but the whole abbreviation is counted for characters. (e.g. WTF requires a W in the acronym and counts as 3 characters). When did we ever count characters in words? I mean if the acronym is W A P H J U and I begin with WTF are people ... Does WTF count as one word, just like 'are' and 'people'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia H. Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 6 hours ago, Castellan said: Thanks Julia, keen to play. However I don't understand rule 3: Abbreviations are allowed, for which a list has been provided below. You can also create new ones - at your own risk. The first letter of the abbreviation must correspond to the acronym, but the whole abbreviation is counted for characters. (e.g. WTF requires a W in the acronym and counts as 3 characters). When did we ever count characters in words? I mean if the acronym is W A P H J U and I begin with WTF are people ... Does WTF count as one word, just like 'are' and 'people'? Sorry, I copied the rules in a hurry from the tweeting game, where characters were counted, and I forgot to delete this part. Of course, we are not counting the characters in this game. Thanks for calling my attention to this mistake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bastards Giant Friend Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I am DTFing play this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Blizzardborn Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia H. Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Welcome! We have several players who have announced their interest in this game. If they all play, we will have enough players to start. Perhaps other players will join, too. Without further ado, let the first round begin! ROUND ONE The very first person to take advantage of the appearance of a dating website in Westeros (or even Essos) would undoubtedly be Tyrion Lannister. How would he approach the situation? He might use his wit to show himself in the best possible light. He might refer to the main attraction of all Lannisters: power and wealth. Would he mention his physical defects? We know he wants girls to be prepared for who he is, so it’s possible, but he may also decide that this piece of information may wait. Your task is to find out how Tyrion Lannister would introduce himself on a dating app. Your acronym: O R I A S M A C S K A Your deadline: 10. p.m. (Central European Time) on Thursday 18th May. (Extension is possible if necessary.) If you are interested, don’t hesitate to join the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raisin' Bran Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 This could be fun. Maybe I can help some fair lady see the better side of our favorite dwarf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil' ghost Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Yes, I want to play! I'm trying to get in the groove, but not much is coming to me yet. Also, this is my 8th day of working in a row. I'm pooped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bastards Giant Friend Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 1 hour ago, lil' ghost said: Yes, I want to play! I'm trying to get in the groove, but not much is coming to me yet. Also, this is my 8th day of working in a row. I'm pooped. Same here about nothing coming for this round. 8 days in a row is exhausting. Hope you get a break soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia H. Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 Let me know if you need extension. I have already received some really great entries! If you have sent several ideas, don't forget to tell me which one you want to use (or if you want me to choose). Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia H. Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 The original deadline is over, but since I couldn't answer PM's all day long (until now), I will give you some more time to make decisions (or new entries) and send them to me. The new deadline is 6 a.m. (Central European Time) on Friday, 19th May (tomorrow). It is about six hours and a half from the present moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia H. Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 More extension - till this evening (my time). I have to run now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia H. Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 ROUND ONE VOTING 1. Only real imp! A small man, a creative, skilled kisser, acrobat. 2. One rich, intelligent, admittedly short man, attractively crooked, seeks kind admirer. 3. Outrageously rich, intelligent, alcoholic seeks mate. A certain sexual knowledge's appropriate. 4. Offering rare IMPortunity, AUTHENTICITY!!! Sociable men advertise charming smiles, knavish artifice. 5. Open Relationship! I'm A: (Somewhat) Married, Alcoholic, Condescending, Smart, Knobby, Auspicious.... 6. Orphan refugee. Ideally am seeking maiden, a childhood sweetheart. Knowledge appreciated! 7. Oenophile runt. If a sexy "monster" appeals, consider seriously kinky association! 8. Oh reverie, I am seeking my absent crofter spouse. Killer anguish! Please vote for your favourite three entries until Wednesday 24th May at 8 p.m. (Central European Time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I am just bowled over by these entries! I may as well flip a coin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia H. Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 ROUND TWO Everyone expected him to choose her. Yet, he chose the other one. The Fat One, for gold. So Fat Walda married Roose Bolton, and Fair Walda remained at home, unmarried. She was disappointed. Very disappointed. Then came the Red Wedding, and she immediately realized that it was the worst possible publicity for any Frey girls hoping to get married in future. On top of that, when she considered Roslin’s fate, she understood that the vain old man could not be trusted to secure her future anyway. As a result, she decided to take matters into her own hands. She registered on a dating website and introduced herself like this: ……………….. (Well, this part still has to be written, and that is exactly your task.) Your acronym: C S I N I B A B A Your deadline: Wednesday 24th May at 8 p.m. (Central European Time). Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raisin' Bran Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 First: 3. Outrageously rich, intelligent, alcoholic seeks mate. A certain sexual knowledge's appropriate. Second: 5. Open Relationship! I'm A: (Somewhat) Married, Alcoholic, Condescending, Smart, Knobby, Auspicious.... Third: 6. Orphan refugee. Ideally am seeking maiden, a childhood sweetheart. Knowledge appreciated! (this one made me kind of sad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksniffer Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 hey baby girl can a drunken prodigal sniffer play i got an entry in mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castellan Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 I will wait for Rocksniffer's entry before voting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksniffer Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 i submitted now we shall see if our glorious host will accept... greetings my fair Castellan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia H. Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 16 hours ago, rocksniffer said: i submitted now we shall see if our glorious host will accept... greetings my fair Castellan Rocksniffer, I'm very glad to see you here again , but the entry you sent me was a bit puzzling. Could you take another look at your PM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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