Jazzman
King Koopa
Trombone Shorty > Your Favorite Musician
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Post by Jazzman on Jun 6, 2011 14:25:21 GMT -5
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Brainbustaaah!
Hank Scorpio
Best Damn Finishing Move Period
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Post by Brainbustaaah! on Jun 6, 2011 14:26:03 GMT -5
I PITY THE FOOL THAT DOESN'T WIN IMMUNITY!
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Post by unoriginalalex on Jun 6, 2011 14:30:54 GMT -5
-celebration dance-
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Post by MGH on Jun 6, 2011 15:25:51 GMT -5
*FIST PUMP*
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Gus Richlen: Ruffian
Patti Mayonnaise
Metal Maestro: Co-winner of the FAN Idol Throwdown!
BAU BAU
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jun 6, 2011 15:44:10 GMT -5
damnit, this is what I was afraid of.
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Post by MGH on Jun 6, 2011 15:52:50 GMT -5
*nervously waits for confirmation*
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Post by ritt works hard fo da chickens on Jun 6, 2011 18:01:28 GMT -5
Bah sorry Fan, I had to work all day today. The challenge I most needed to stand out on and I tanked. =(
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Post by Shy Guy on Jun 6, 2011 19:28:01 GMT -5
damnit, this is what I was afraid of. you and me both.
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Gus Richlen: Ruffian
Patti Mayonnaise
Metal Maestro: Co-winner of the FAN Idol Throwdown!
BAU BAU
Posts: 39,125
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jun 6, 2011 20:51:57 GMT -5
I might as well declare it. Sorry, F.A.N..
WORLD IMMORTAL NEXUS WINS IMMUNITY!!!!
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Post by Shy Guy on Jun 6, 2011 22:38:24 GMT -5
*swears*
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Gus Richlen: Ruffian
Patti Mayonnaise
Metal Maestro: Co-winner of the FAN Idol Throwdown!
BAU BAU
Posts: 39,125
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jun 6, 2011 23:02:33 GMT -5
*sits in deep corner of jungle and weeps uncontrollably*
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Post by MGH on Jun 6, 2011 23:06:44 GMT -5
I don't think Probst likes our tribe very much
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Post by ritt works hard fo da chickens on Jun 6, 2011 23:17:06 GMT -5
Well I won't be sleeping easy tonight.
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Post by unoriginalalex on Jun 6, 2011 23:22:08 GMT -5
I don't think Probst likes our tribe very much Right? Gus! Why are you crying? You want us to lose THAT bad?
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Post by Shy Guy on Jun 6, 2011 23:23:00 GMT -5
*i* want you to lose that bad
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Gus Richlen: Ruffian
Patti Mayonnaise
Metal Maestro: Co-winner of the FAN Idol Throwdown!
BAU BAU
Posts: 39,125
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jun 6, 2011 23:52:08 GMT -5
I don't think Probst likes our tribe very much Right? Gus! Why are you crying? You want us to lose THAT bad? OK, I need to get this out. When I first started this game, I was thinking, "Oh, this won't be that hard to do, so this will be fun for everybody!" Now, after watching challenge after challenge blow up in my face, I'm seriously wondering if I shouldn't just pass the whole hosting job to someone else. First challenge was the naming challenge. I thought i'd take a while, but BAM! W.I.N. picked their name first and F.A.N. barely had a chance. Then came Word Association. I accidentally allowed the tribes to build off everyone else's words instead of just their own tribe's, more or less costing W.I.N. the win through my own carelessness. Then came "I Spy" and the Chili Incident. Then came the geography challenge, which got completely riduclous because 1. I wasn't paying attention to everyone's questions and 2. I wasted half an hour on a wild goose chase because somebody made off with a piece of farm equipment. Then came the trivia duel, which became a total sweep for W.I.N., much to my dismay because I was doing that to give everyone a chance. Then came the failed elimination trivia thing, which then became "Pick Your Tribe's Theme Song" and BAM! F.A.N. didn't stand a chance. Then came Packerfairy, and BAM! SNS pointed out later that all anyone had to do was see what the last posts I edted were. And finally, photo association. I was really unsure of whether to do that because I didn't want it to turn into a total squash. And my fears were confirmed. I come up with all these good ideas for challenges, and through no fault of anyone but myself, it all falls flat because I fail to think half this stuff through. Quite frankly, I am seriously questioning my skills as a host of anything right now.
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Jazzman
King Koopa
Trombone Shorty > Your Favorite Musician
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Post by Jazzman on Jun 6, 2011 23:58:06 GMT -5
Right? Gus! Why are you crying? You want us to lose THAT bad? OK, I need to get this out. When I first started this game, I was thinking, "Oh, this won't be that hard to do, so this will be fun for everybody!" Now, after watching challenge after challenge blow up in my face, I'm seriously wondering if I shouldn't just pass the whole hosting job to someone else. First challenge was the naming challenge. I thought i'd take a while, but BAM! W.I.N. picked their name first and F.A.N. barely had a chance. Then came Word Association. I accidentally allowed the tribes to build off everyone else's words instead of just their own tribe's, more or less costing W.I.N. the win through my own carelessness. Then came "I Spy" and the Chili Incident. Then came the geography challenge, which got completely riduclous because 1. I wasn't paying attention to everyone's questions and 2. I wasted half an hour on a wild goose chase because somebody made off with a piece of farm equipment. Then came the trivia duel, which became a total sweep for W.I.N., much to my dismay because I was doing that to give everyone a chance. Then came the failed elimination trivia thing, which then became "Pick Your Tribe's Theme Song" and BAM! F.A.N. didn't stand a chance. Then came Packerfairy, and BAM! SNS pointed out later that all anyone had to do was see what the last posts I edted were. And finally, photo association. I was really unsure of whether to do that because I didn't want it to turn into a total squash. And my fears were confirmed. I come up with all these good ideas for challenges, and through no fault of anyone but myself, it all falls flat because I fail to think half this stuff through. Quite frankly, I am seriously questioning my skills as a host of anything right now. Dude, if it matters, you've done a great job. The real issue is time and scheduling here. If you were to stick with a set time for challenges most of these sweeps wouldn't happen. Plus we are getting close to individual challenges anyway shortly, so all these problems with team challenges should fade away.
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Post by Shy Guy on Jun 6, 2011 23:58:29 GMT -5
i think the trivia ones are ok, just do them via PM. like your idea for family feud is a great idea, but we shouldn't be able to see everyone elses answers because then we can just copy them, you know? i remember a lot of the last game was done via PM, thats why there were only two threads for the one game.
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Post by MGH on Jun 7, 2011 0:02:36 GMT -5
I think you're short changing yourself man. For whatever problems you feel there have been with the challenges, it's a 5-5 game at the end of the day and I think things have been running very smooth. People know when they sign up that you have to be overly active to participate 100%. Plus like Berg said, the individual challenges (by my count anyway) start after this tribal since I'm assuming a merge at Final 9. At that point it's on individuals to do their thing. By my count you've only had the one person complaining during a challenge, and I still didn't see the justification in it. I don't think that was your fault. I can't speak for anyone else, but aside from the time before you started announcing times for the challenges ahead of time, I haven't had a complaint and I've had fun. It's a silly little internet game on a forum. It's not serious. If it screws up every once in a while, well who cares really? I think you're doing great.
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Jazzman
King Koopa
Trombone Shorty > Your Favorite Musician
Posts: 11,231
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Post by Jazzman on Jun 7, 2011 0:07:11 GMT -5
MGH is right, you haven't made me spaz out like Herr Hund did in the last game, so you are already the best host in show history.
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