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#1 30 SEP 2007 at 5:01pm
Bastich Private Detective Posts : 622 Joined: 7 APR 2004 Status : Offline	[IMG]http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2803/week1sg4.jpg[/IMG] In order to get everyone warmed up, the first week of the tournament is quite simple. Above are 35 icons from various games. These icons are all found either on the game discs or on your computer after installation, though they are not necessarily the icon that is put on your desktop. Simply identify what game they are from. There are a possible 100 points accrued as per the text in the picture. There is no limit on guesses. Incorrect guesses will result in a 2 point penalty, but it only counts against potential points earned on a given icon. In other words, your score won't ever go down, you just lose the opportunity to get the points. What this means in practical terms is that you only get 1 guess for each easy icon since -2 depletes all the points. You get 2 guesses to get one from the normal category but only receive 1 point on your second guess. You get 3 guesses for each hard, but receive only 3 points on your 2nd guess and only 1 point on your third. And so on for nightmare. Bastich Instant Win #1: One of the above icons has been chosen by a random number generator as an instant winner. The first, if anyone, to correctly identify it will win a game to be claimed as per the tournament rules. Send guesses by forum PM or by email ([email]agtournament@comcast.net[/email]) ONLY!! You have until Oct 7, 12pm CST to submit guesses. Don't forget to check the Official Tournament Info thread for any general tips and guidelines and Good Luck! Answers 01. The Curse of Monkey Island 02. Duckman 03. Tony Tough & The Night of the Roasted Moths 04. The Feeble Files 05. Bad Mojo (Redux) 06. Grim Fandango 07. Runaway 08. Simon the Sorcerer (1 or 2) 09. Syberia 2 10. Stupid Invaders 11. Barrow Hill 12. Harvester 13. Broken Sword 2 14. The Last Express 15. The Longest Journey 16. The 7th Guest 17. Resident Evil 2 18. Shadow of Memories (Destiny) 19. Mystery of the Druids 20. Post Mortem 21. The Dagger of Amon Ra 22. Blade Runner 23. Sanitarium 24. Shivers 2 25. Riddle of the Sphinx 26. Dreamfall: Longest Journey 2 27. Blackstone Chronicles 28. Crystal Skull 29. Necronomicon 30. Black Mirror 31. Amber 32. Adventure at the Chateau d'Or 33. The Dark Eye 34. Backpacker 35. Cosmology of Kyoto
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#2 30 SEP 2007 at 6:17pm
Bastich Private Detective Posts : 622 Joined: 7 APR 2004 Status : Offline	Scores Aya & Val - 90 Gonchi - 74 Blount - 71 SuperEdy - 66 Andromus - 65 pollodiablo - 57 Lady Kestrel - 41 Shany - 34 Taio - 31 Lucien21 - 21 Ozzie - 20 Panthera - 16 skeeter - 13
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#3 30 SEP 2007 at 6:43pm
Bastich Private Detective Posts : 622 Joined: 7 APR 2004 Status : Offline	Correct Guesses by icon: 01. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, Lucien21, Ozzie, pollodiablo, Shany, skeeter, SuperEdy, Taio 02. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, Lucien21, Ozzie, Panthera, pollodiablo, Shany, skeeter, SuperEdy, Taio 03. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, Lucien21, Ozzie, Panthera, pollodiablo, Shany, skeeter, SuperEdy, Taio 04. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, Lucien21, Ozzie, Panthera, pollodiablo, Shany, skeeter, SuperEdy, Taio 05. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, Lucien21, Ozzie, pollodiablo, Shany, skeeter, SuperEdy, Taio 06. Andromus, Aya & Val, Gonchi, Lucien21, Ozzie, Panthera, pollodiablo, Shany, SuperEdy, Taio 07. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, Lucien21, Ozzie, Panthera, pollodiablo, Shany, skeeter, SuperEdy, Taio 08. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, Lucien21, Ozzie, Panthera, pollodiablo, Shany, skeeter, SuperEdy, Taio 09. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Panthera, pollodiablo, Shany, SuperEdy, Taio 10. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, Lucien21, pollodiablo, Shany, SuperEdy, Taio 11. Aya & Val, Gonchi, pollodiablo, Shany, skeeter, SuperEdy 12. Aya & Val, Blount, Lady Kestrel, Taio 13. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Lucien21, pollodiablo, SuperEdy 14. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, Ozzie, pollodiablo, Shany, SuperEdy 15. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lucien21, Ozzie, Panthera, pollodiablo, Shany, SuperEdy 16. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Lady Kestrel, skeeter, SuperEdy 17. Aya & Val, Gonchi 18. Aya & Val, Gonchi, SuperEdy 19. Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, pollodiablo, SuperEdy 20. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, pollodiablol, Shany, SuperEdy, Taio 21. Andromus, Aya & Val, Gonchi, pollodiablo 22. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lucien21, Ozzie, pollodiablo, SuperEdy, Taio 23. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Panthera, pollodiablo, Shany, SuperEdy, Taio 24. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, pollodiablo, SuperEdy 25. Aya & Val, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, pollodiablo, Shany, SuperEdy 26. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lucien21, Panthera, pollodiablo, SuperEdy, Taio 27. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Shany, SuperEdy 28. Andromus, Aya & Val, Gonchi, SuperEdy 29. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, pollodiablo, SuperEdy, Taio 30. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, Ozzie, pollodiablo, Shany, SuperEdy, Taio 31. Andromus, Aya & Val, Blount, Gonchi, Lady Kestrel, SuperEdy 32. Aya & Val, Lady Kestrel, pollodiablo 33. Aya & Val, Lady Kestrel 34. Aya & Val, Blount 35. Andromus, Blount, Gonchi Bastich Instant Winner: Aya & Val (#28 was the randomly chosen icon)
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#4 30 SEP 2007 at 9:41pm
Bastich Private Detective Posts : 622 Joined: 7 APR 2004 Status : Offline	Hmmm. Maybe I should have made this week harder. Even my Nightmare level icon was guessed the very first day!!!
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#5 1 OCT 2007 at 2:52am
Lady Kestrel Guild Master Posts : 4036 Joined: 27 SEP 2004 Location: US, NJ Status : Offline	One person's nightmare is another's pleasant dream. This icon idea is a terrific one, but I think they're just hard enough as is. "Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?" -Rabindranath Tagore
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#6 1 OCT 2007 at 12:23pm
Blount Sorcerer Apprentice Posts : 271 Joined: 19 APR 2006 Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By Lady Kestrel (1 OCT 2007 2:52am)* One person's nightmare is another's pleasant dream. This icon idea is a terrific one, but I think they're just hard enough as is. I agree, the icon idea is very original. *Originally Posted By Bastich (30 SEP 2007 9:41pm)* Hmmm. Maybe I should have made this week harder. Even my Nightmare level icon was guessed the very first day!!! In my opinion, the level of difficulty is ok & well balanced, although the 2 point penalty for misses is quite harsh. Regarding the nightmare level, it all depends on how many players guess it correctly. Currently Playing: Dracula Origins&&&&Check out my Videogame Music Covers!! http://www.youtube.com/user/SixStringsGeek
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#7 1 OCT 2007 at 1:52pm
Aya Grand Inquisitor Posts : 7277 Joined: 16 OCT 2002 Status : Offline	i also think that the difficulty level is pretty much ok, although imo some normal pics fit better to easy... but then again, this layout gives a round 100 and i like that! and i love the 2 pts penalty! no guesses pulled out of the bottocks in this one! You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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#8 1 OCT 2007 at 2:06pm
Shany Guild Master Posts : 3313 Joined: 19 JUN 2003 Status : Online	The 2 point penalty is mean. These types of puzzles should encourage you to guess, especially this week where it's almost impossible to find the answers with google.
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#9 1 OCT 2007 at 10:34pm
Bastich Private Detective Posts : 622 Joined: 7 APR 2004 Status : Offline	I completely agree with the criticism of the 2 point penalty being too much. The point was to reward those who guessed on their first try while limiting the number of wild guesses. The problem was that I was rushed to get everything posted and didn't give it enough thought. I didn't even finish the icon picture in Photoshop until 5 minutes to noon sunday. I like working under pressure... As such, I am making a change that still accomplishes the same goal without the same level of negativity. There is still a 2 point penalty, but it only counts against potential points earned on a given icon. In other words, your score won't ever go down, you just lose the opportunity to get the points. What this means in practical terms is that you only get 1 guess for each easy icon since -2 depletes all the points. You get 2 guesses to get one from the normal category but only receive 1 point on your second guess. You get 3 guesses for each hard, but receive only 3 points on your 2nd guess and only 1 point on your third. And so on for nightmare. The above is actually more like what I had in mind when I thought of the process, but it got lost in the mad scramble to meet the deadline. All points will be adjusted to reflect the above change.
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#10 1 OCT 2007 at 10:55pm
Lady Kestrel Guild Master Posts : 4036 Joined: 27 SEP 2004 Location: US, NJ Status : Offline	Thanks for that change, Bastich. It makes working on a hunch a little less intimidating. "Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?" -Rabindranath Tagore
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#11 2 OCT 2007 at 12:19am
Bastich Private Detective Posts : 622 Joined: 7 APR 2004 Status : Offline	I really should have prepared a little better for this... It has been brought to my attention that one of the icons can't be found on the game disc. It only shows up on your PC after installation of the game. I have fixed the instructions in the initial thread to rectify this. Also, although I haven't mentioned it, there is at least one icon that is used in multiple games of the same series. I have been accepting both answers from people up to this point, but in case someone is holding back a guess because of it, I am mentioning it now. I'd also like to thank everyone for beta testing my tournament. Version 1.0 will come out next week.
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#12 2 OCT 2007 at 3:42am
Lady Kestrel Guild Master Posts : 4036 Joined: 27 SEP 2004 Location: US, NJ Status : Offline	That's okay. We love you anyway, especially because you're not playing against us. :-* "Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?" -Rabindranath Tagore
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#13 2 OCT 2007 at 3:47am
Bastich Private Detective Posts : 622 Joined: 7 APR 2004 Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By Aya (1 OCT 2007 1:51pm)* this layout gives a round 100 and i like that! My goal is for all weeks to be exactly 100 points. I'm considering a big 300pt finale in week 8 to hit 1000pts total though. It would make things REALLY interesting that last week...
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#14 2 OCT 2007 at 7:49pm
Shany Guild Master Posts : 3313 Joined: 19 JUN 2003 Status : Online	Thanks for changing the points sytem. It makes more sense now, and now I feel like I can guess more! *Originally Posted By Bastich (2 OCT 2007 12:19am)* It has been brought to my attention that one of the icons can't be found on the game disc. It only shows up on your PC after installation of the game. Oh, I think I know which game it is! goes to install said game Drat! That's not it. :'(
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#15 3 OCT 2007 at 3:47pm
Aya Grand Inquisitor Posts : 7277 Joined: 16 OCT 2002 Status : Offline	got one question about the new penalty system... if somebody sends numbered multiple guesses, if one's correct, the following ones won't count as penaltys right? what i mean is, trying to guess #35 with a pm looking like this: 1. game1 2. game2 3. game3 4. game4 if game2 is correct, there will only be a penalty for the game1 guess, and 3 and 4 will be disregarded You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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#16 3 OCT 2007 at 5:21pm
Bastich Private Detective Posts : 622 Joined: 7 APR 2004 Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By Aya (3 OCT 2007 3:47pm)* got one question about the new penalty system... ...if game2 is correct, there will only be a penalty for the game1 guess, and 3 and 4 will be disregarded Correct.
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#17 4 OCT 2007 at 3:53am
Gonchi Sorcerer Apprentice Posts : 337 Joined: 24 SEP 2007 Status : Online	IMO this was a fairly difficult challenge. Don't make it too hard just because 1 person guessed #35. Will we get the names of the games once the time runs out? But I'm not so complicated as to flee, &&or stand here in silence. &&But I'm not so simple as to not caution, &&that there aren't three minutes, or a hundred words, that could define me.&&&&[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlR-6Tw-5bE]Brief description of my person[/url] - Cuarteto de Nos
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#18 4 OCT 2007 at 10:20pm
Blount Sorcerer Apprentice Posts : 271 Joined: 19 APR 2006 Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By Gonchi (4 OCT 2007 3:52am)* IMO this was a fairly difficult challenge. Don't make it too hard just because 1 person guessed #35. Most of us agree that the difficulty level is more or less ok, so I also vote not to make it more difficult. Cool avatar. Is it Gabriel knight?. Currently Playing: Dracula Origins&&&&Check out my Videogame Music Covers!! http://www.youtube.com/user/SixStringsGeek
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#19 4 OCT 2007 at 10:47pm
Gonchi Sorcerer Apprentice Posts : 337 Joined: 24 SEP 2007 Status : Online	*Originally Posted By Blount (4 OCT 2007 10:20pm)* *Originally Posted By Gonchi (4 OCT 2007 3:52am)* IMO this was a fairly difficult challenge. Don't make it too hard just because 1 person guessed #35. Most of us agree that the difficulty level is more or less ok, so I also vote not to make it more difficult. Several people mentioned it. I didn't mean to be redundant, but I had to post something so I could PM Bastich my answers. *Originally Posted By Blount (4 OCT 2007 10:20pm)* Cool avatar. Is it Gabriel knight?. Yep! I stole it from somewhere a while ago and I can't remember where. [smiley=doh.gif] But I'm not so complicated as to flee, &&or stand here in silence. &&But I'm not so simple as to not caution, &&that there aren't three minutes, or a hundred words, that could define me.&&&&[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlR-6Tw-5bE]Brief description of my person[/url] - Cuarteto de Nos
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#20 5 OCT 2007 at 12:35am
Bastich Private Detective Posts : 622 Joined: 7 APR 2004 Status : Offline	I can guarantee that many of the following weeks will be much easier. I guess I could also mention that the majority of the tournament is based on visual identification of game art with a few twists and puzzles mixed in for variety.
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#21 6 OCT 2007 at 3:20am
Bastich Private Detective Posts : 622 Joined: 7 APR 2004 Status : Offline	Well, at least two people have guessed every icon now. Not bad.
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#22 7 OCT 2007 at 5:11pm
Bastich Private Detective Posts : 622 Joined: 7 APR 2004 Status : Offline	The answers have been added to the first post of this thread.
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#23 7 OCT 2007 at 5:45pm
Lady Kestrel Guild Master Posts : 4036 Joined: 27 SEP 2004 Location: US, NJ Status : Offline	Damn! I thought it ended at midnight! Ah, well... Edit: I would have had only one more correct for another point if I hadn't been so oblivious to the time, but it wouldn't have changed my position in the points list. Even though I didn't do very well, I still enjoyed this one. "Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?" -Rabindranath Tagore
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#24 7 OCT 2007 at 9:09pm
Gonchi Sorcerer Apprentice Posts : 337 Joined: 24 SEP 2007 Status : Online	ARG! I knew 16 looked damn familiar... I had no idea 13 was Broken Sword, and I played that less than a year ago. :-[ Oh, well. But I'm not so complicated as to flee, &&or stand here in silence. &&But I'm not so simple as to not caution, &&that there aren't three minutes, or a hundred words, that could define me.&&&&[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlR-6Tw-5bE]Brief description of my person[/url] - Cuarteto de Nos
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#25 8 OCT 2007 at 5:29am
skeeter Intergalactic Janitor Posts : 7 Joined: 1 OCT 2007 Status : Online	Oh boy, I can't believe I never noticed there was a scroll bar! I missed 20 and 30....you'd think I would have seen the numbers, but no, I am oblivious. Good game! ) skeeter
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