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TV ClubHouse: ARCHIVES: Big Brother USA 2003 General Discussions Part 1: 8/8 POV/Fomerly Playing GB: Archive through August 08, 2003

Rabernet

Tuesday, August 05, 2003 - 06:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Wilson, didn't they also use this game as well one season?

http://www.gigamic.com/jeuxanglais/batike.htm

Dan

Tuesday, August 05, 2003 - 07:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
To play Quoridor online, try http://www.aragorn.dk/daoop/

Wilsonatmd

Tuesday, August 05, 2003 - 07:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
In chat last night, someone made a good point....since after this week, there will be 8 people left, this game would be perfect for a luxury competition in a tournament format, either in teams of two or in singles. A Luxury comp wouldn't have a time limit, unlike a HOH, and this week it won't be a team food comp, as there are an odd number (7) of non HOH people left. So you might hear something among those lines this week....

Cp01_Wales

Tuesday, August 05, 2003 - 10:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I wish that they would put a British housemate it i know it wont happen but it would be good for the UK viewers. I would love to see Lisa go in, And go after Alison.

Cinder

Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 06:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mods- could we possibly change this to 8/8 POV/Fomerly Playing GB (Ryn's site ilovereality says its POV)

There is alot of good info about the game in this thread- or should we start a new thread?

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Laisey

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 02:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The POV comp is currently scheduled for 10:00, that's about 2 hours earlier than usual, so it may be long.

Hobbs

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 09:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm bumping because it's about to start and nobody is working over at the LFP's. Someone fill me in please when it's over.

Kalekona

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 10:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The game is a popular one.
I work in a puzzle/game store and we carry many of the games for this company, so on tuesday I had a guy come in and ask for it, i immediatly asked him "are you watching BB?" he was no what's that so i explained and told him they have been playing the game, he wanted to watch just to see that..

Wilsonatmd

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 11:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
it looks like it's going on now...we've been at FOTH for a few minutes now (they started late)...If it is Quoridor they're playing, at the very least there's probably going to be at least 3 games, and possibly up to 7 played (if it's done in a tournament style). How they might do it:

-2 teams of four picked at random play each other.

-Winning team of 4 splits up into 2 teams of 2 to play each other.

-Winning team of 2 play one on one, winner gets Veto.

However, they might play a version of it that we don't know about.....like the comp is based on the game, but the rules are different.

Spunky

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What is this?? an endurance comp..

why did it take so long if everyone wants to throw it?

Wilsonatmd

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
spunky, if they're doing a tournament format, that means they're playing multiple games....even 3 games would take over an hour (the game says it should take 20 mins a game or so), and if it's more than that, it would take longer.

Kaili

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Why did it? It's still going on! For an hour and a half!

Justin probably had to read the instructions 10 times again as no one understood (like with the food one yesterday). Then maybe it just takes time to do, and there are rounds.

Maybe they have to move those wall things and one fell over and smooshed someone. Maybe...oh I don't know.

Maris

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It might be a round robin game. Winner moves on to the next game. Maybe its two teams of four. The team of four that wins, moves on to individual games and the winner of those two teams go against teach other. I will be surprised if anyone other than Jee or Justin wins. They both played the game well.

Gina8642

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm really not surprised this is taking a long time. That game was taking forever when it was a tiny little board. If Wilsonatmd has the brackets right, that is a lot of playing to do. It took them over an hour to do a 10 minute food comp yesterday. Play time for each Quoridor game could be 10 minutes X 5 games, plus 30-50minutes of technical stuff per game. I think three hours would not be unreasonable for this comp.

Spunky

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
So, is it really that Quoridor game, do we know for sure?
Still, those people who want to throw it they'll just play to lose right away...

Jagger

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The hgs were talking earlier that when they play they should block Nate in a corner, Ali also was complaining that it was taking them forever to put the strips on the basketball court, so my guess is they are playing a life size version of the game.

Kaili

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh no! So I have sat here forever for absolutely no reason, going insane with the fothing foth music for an hour and a half, and I still won't know the outcome until I get home from work tonight? This is horrible. I guess I'm not too surprised either, but this is still horrible. And I guess I am being a little dramatic, but you know what? Yeah. This is horrible.

Spunky

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
But why can't they throw it easier than that??

Zachsmom

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
{{{{hugs}}} to Kaili! Not dramatic and totally understandable. I am at work and don't have the feeds, so I depend on people like yourself who are dedicated to scribe the live feeds for us. I can understand your disappointment of looking at the FOTH all morning and then NOT being able to see the results!

Jagger

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 01:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Who would really want to throw it, they don't want Nate to get it so they need to try to win it to keep him from winning. I don't think the 3jees want Erika to win it either, she would save Jack and than they would need to put one of their own on the block against Nate. I also don't think they really trust Jun or Ali, if they win it they may do something stupid and save Nate.

Jack won't throw it because if Nate wins than he will be gone.

Spunky

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 01:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
So, they're all preventing Nate from winning...
how could he beat them all....Nate is toast!!

Spunky

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 01:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jee won?

Wilsonatmd

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 01:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
depending on the format, he doesn't have to bet them all....if they do a "team of 4-team of 2-one on one" format, or even if they do a single elimination tournament, he only needs to win 3 games.....

Kaili

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 01:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Zachsmom- I feel better now. I turned it off a while ago and resigned myself to the fact that I have to wait a few extra hours to find out. Not that big of a deal, I suppose. And besides, I talked to my best friend since 6th grade and she and her husband are coming up here tomorrow morning and we're all going to our cabin (she hasn't been there since we were about 15). Yay :)

Kaili

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 01:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What!? I'm home, turned off the feeds, and NOW it's over! Grrrr!