Dolorous Gabe Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 ACROPHILIA #20 Aaaaand we’re back after a lengthy hiatus. That’s right all you Westeros-obsessed, sadomasochistic wordsmiths, a new game of the gloriously maddening yet terribly addictive Acrophilia is afoot. Leave a message in the thread to enter and let me know if you’d like to play in pairs or not. If we are to play in pairs, you will be randomly assigned a partner, although if you wish to play with a particular partner (and the prospective partner is of the same mind) you may request a particular partnership. Also, in your entry post, please tag anyone you would like to invite to the game. Here is a quick rundown of the game: All players will be assigned a character privately. The player’s task is to create a clue to the given character using one of three publicly provided acronyms. Each word in the clue must have a first letter that corresponds with the sequence of letters in the acronym. Words used must have definitions that are easily searchable. The acceptability of the submitted clue will be determined by the host, who may ask for an explanation to the clue’s workings. You may be given a week or so to produce an acceptable clue. Once the deadline has passed and all clues are ratified, the clues will be published on the thread. Each individual round will have differences for the sake of balancing difficulty levels. For example, some rounds’ themes may be easier, in which case you may not get a prelim (a free set of answers to which you will be informed how many are correct but not which ones), or I may introduce author points (where the author of a clue is awarded points for others answering their clue correctly) into the harder rounds to encourage less difficult clue-making, or if it is supremely difficult you may get a prelim which tells you exactly what is correct and incorrect. There will be some kind of puzzle to work out, a theme or link encompassing all of the answers. Working this out will make it easier to answer the harder clues. Finally, after the deadline passes and the answers are revealed, a short spell to finish off your clues for the next round will take place, during which you may or may not be asked to vote for a favourite clue. The host will count up the points and then release the clues for the next round. POINTS Guessing the clues: 2 points for each correct answer Guessing the theme: 4 points for a correct answer Author points: 1 point for each correct answer (not always applicable) Favourite clue: 1 point for each vote (not always applicable) Guessing the mini-theme: 1 point for each correct answer (not always applicable) PLAYERS LIST honeyed chicken rocksniffer Fragile Bird (DR Supporter) (Robb4ever) Eternally_His Julia H. Castellan She Who Must Be Obeyed Ser Not Appearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyed chicken Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Oh man, ok. I'm in (dazed & confused though I may be). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksniffer Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 in like Flint... @Fragile Bird pairs or not is good for me...you are the overlord so must be burdened by the demands of command... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, rocksniffer said: in like Flint... @Fragile Bird pairs or not is good for me...you are the overlord so must be burdened by the demands of command... Sounds good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternally_Theirs Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I'll play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 I guess I should start tagging people. @Jez Bell @Julia H. @Ser Not Appearing @a free shadow @Castellan (hope you're okay) @She who must be Obeyed If anyone wants to tag others please go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia H. Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Dolorous Gabe said: I guess I should start tagging people. @Jez Bell @Julia H. @Ser Not Appearing @a free shadow @Castellan (hope you're okay) @She who must be Obeyed If anyone wants to tag others please go ahead. I've heard the call and I find I cannot refuse it. I'm here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castellan Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Sign me up i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Julia H. said: I've heard the call and I find I cannot refuse it. I'm here. Welcome home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She who must be Obeyed Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Wow, great news! I am definitely playing. @Dolorous Gabe we need to tag @Turinqui-Calima @lil' ghost @Lady Blizzardborn Perhaps you and Uncle Sniffer should reach out on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Yep, tag anyone you'd like to invite. I suppose SNA might be best contactable via facebook. I am waiting for Jez to see this since she and Sniffer were the ones who requested a new game. Here's hoping she's okay. Shall we just do this game individually? Then you can all just send me a PM (entitled "Acrophilia 20: [insert board name here]" and I don't have to coordinate group PM threads. If anyone particularly wants to play in pairs, speak type now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksniffer Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 hey pairs only really works well when there are more of us...lets just duke it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternally_Theirs Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Will the characters assigned be only from ASOIAF or other fandoms too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 3 hours ago, DR Supporter said: Will the characters assigned be only from ASOIAF or other fandoms too? It's all from ASoIaF, buddy. As a general rule a host will only use historical characters that have a direct influence on ASoIaF, so for example the Mad King and Rhaegar are generally fair game. It is generally agreed that anyone more associated with D&E or other pre-ASoIaF stories requires a disclaimer before the round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternally_Theirs Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Then I am also for playing individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Hello all, We're playing individually then. Please send me a private message if you haven't already. Title it "Acrophilia 20 - [insert board name here}" Then I'll soon send you your first round cluemaking assignments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Not Appearing Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Alright, I'm in! ... until, uh, I'm not. ---- In other, unrelated, news ... I've finally started writing some and have about 11k poorly chosen words penned. WHO WANTS TO READ THEM AND TELL ME WHY THEY SUCK!? You lot seem as likely as anyone. Looking for as detailed an early review of tone and direction as I can get. What works? What doesn't? What's interesting? What's boring? Where do you think this is going? Etc, etc PM if you like wasting time. I really do want more than "it's kinda good, I don't know" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Not Appearing Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Are we allowed to play these games without shadow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ser Not Appearing said: Are we allowed to play these games without shadow? I may have accidentally killed shadow...... Which conversely means I lost our lifelong battle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She who must be Obeyed Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Even though I did not know @a free shadow well, the times we played against one another were the toughest games - and most enjoyable! But the show must go on - I look forward to a great game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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