Week III -- In Review

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Saturday, October 28, 2000 - 08:45 am Click here to edit this post
Week III -- The Game In Review:

The Virtual House.

The game this week saw a great many things going on all at once. ArReal quit when accused of lying about her computer problems. Vykin showed who had sent a message to the players. Vykin spent a great deal of time defending and explaining himself. There was a virtual riot.

The discussion board had two major eruptions this week, both equally hysterical. The first began when a spectator wondered out loud who among the spectators might have been feeding the players information from the discussion board. The resulting uproar and witch hunt for this 'mole' led to an explosion of messaging which culminated in Vykin's revelation. Then everything died down as everyone tried to recover from the experience and reflect.

The second uproar began mid-Thursday when it was observed that votes were appearing on the poll on Thursday and Friday in very strange clusters that made it clear that someone had cracked the code and was cheating in a major way. It seemed clear that a beloved player was about to be ousted by an invisible faction. A group of spectators tried to mathematically determine whether cheating was taking place despite observers acknowledging that this was impossible. A flurry of activity attempted to find a culprit or blame the board management. Some spectators took rash actions that they later regretted.

All around, everyone agreed that the deep emotions and reactiveness provoked by the game indicated that it was a smashing success for all those who chose to be involved!

All that said, Host chose to run a recount vote on Saturday which will be covered in a special report.

The Red Room.

Vykin dominated the redroom sessions this week as he had the most explaining to do. HiMay still had fewer redroom posts than the others. The players seemed to be opening up a bit more.

Nominations.

Nominations took place on Wednesday and were announced during a live chat session. All the players were nominated for banishment: HiMay, Luke, Moondance, Roger, Vykin.

Challenges.

Only two challenges took place this week. The group has won every challenge so far.

Challenge 8: Guessing Game. Guess people's unforeseen characteristics. Vykin won with 5 out of 5 and was rewarded with an extra five minutes on his own with spectators in the live chat room after nomination night.

Challenge 9: Rock the Vote. Who is ..... More of a survey than a challenge.

Discussions:

Official discussions are tapering off and so are spontaneous subject discussions. Still, there are bright spots not to be missed.

Discussion 9: Inferiority Complex. A bogus IQ test gets some hashing through. Skip.

Discussion 10 Synchronicity. Inspired by the award-winning spectator discussion, this discussion is nothing like it. Some interesting short stories. Moon finally coaxes Roger to tell the freezer story. Recommended.

Discussion 11: Forgive and Forget. This is THE thread if you want the key to the player's personalities in capsule form. No report yet from Luke. Recommended.

Unofficial Discussions (major ones only >5):

# 18: Your stars for fun! Interesting astrological discussion.

# 19: Happiest Moments of Life. A bit sparse but interesting.

# 20: Vykin explains himself. Some think moles are beauty marks.

# 21: Birthdate Tree. If you were a tree, what tree would you be? Ghost of Baba Wawa explains wooden personality.

#22: How to improve the game. Self-explanatory.

#23: Real life stories about people we know. Should be renamed "Thread about John." Recommended.

#24: Domestic abuse part II. Luke and Moon share at a deeper level. Recommended.

#25: Kids Say the Darndest Things. Self-explanatory. Recommended for those who like that sort of thing.

Life Issues in the Virtual House.

Struggles: HiMay struggled to be involved. Players tried to be daring in a Truth or Dare game. Vykin addresses God as "Big G". Luke worried about a concert. Roger believes he cannot win the game. Moondance was voted most gullible. Roger was voted as posting too often. Vykin was voted most rambling. HyMay was the most succint. Vykin was voted as having the most interesting life.

Revelations: Roger almost died in a freezer accident. Vykin's son is named "Madmax". Luke had a heavenly vision. Moon had some false teeth in fifth grade. HiMay was to be married one November day but instead went to Myrtle Beach with six girlfriends and they all cried their eyes out. Roger wants to be like a brilliant, in tune, intense woman. Vykin claimed that God spoke to him. Moondance is in love with Matthew Perry. HiMay would like to be her sister for one week. Roger believes the secret of the game isn't to leave arm-in-arm but to stay arm-in-arm. HiMay has a furry child. Vykin is afraid of spiders. HiMay has moved 47 times in 37 years.

Actions: ArReal quit. Luke told a joke in church. Vykin revealed the mole. Host compared men to buses. Moondance performed a striptease in the hot tub and nobody went to the Hot Tub again for the rest of the week. Luke commuted four hours to a concert. Vykin addressed Luke as "Evil Lukor". Roger bowed to the moon. Moon called Vykin "Rumple". Host stated a preference for one of the players. Vykin and Roger had an extended discussion about the killer instinct. Roger got hip by saying "Hosehead is talking smack!"

Suspicions: A spectator cracked the voting poll code and ran up the tallies. Vykin actually is "John" from the Real Life thread. Moondance was called "Darkmoonrising".

Here are the evaluations of the player's game from this week:

HiMay: Caught a second wind but may be too far behind to catch up.

Luke: Uneven appearances belie excellent postings.

Moondance: Fatigue threatens shine in game's waning days.

Roger: Revelations and a new openess may clinch the game.

Vykin: Contradictory paths do not weaken strong personality.


The Game Periphery.

Banners. While all players were mentioned in banners this week, Vykin led the group with three banners mentioning him.

Live Feeds. Updates continuing.

FanMail. Zebulon is leading in total fanmail with Moon and Vyk close behind.

Unusual quotes of the week:

Vykin: I remember the idea I had the other day before I went to sleep and then I forgot it when I woke up.

Luke: "God of day and God of darkness, now we stand before the night as the shadows stretch and deepen -- come and make our darkness bright."

Roger: btw, did you guys see the message from Host about "efficiency points"??? You guys had 61 mesages ot decide, which is 30.5 posts per team member. We had 56 posts, at 18.7 posts per team member. That is a difference of 12 posts, which is 12 points. We posted our answer at 8:24, and yours was posted at 10:32. A point per 15 minute difference gives us an additional 8 points. We have +20 points for efficiencies---and there is only a 3 point potential for different answers. Even if you get the three right and we don't, we win by 17 points!!!! [Wha- huh??]


Blooper of the week:
Roger Ramjet Friday, October 27, 2000 - 04:24 pm Hey, how about you answer the same question you asked me the other day---what is your favorite position--and why!!

Himay 10ns Friday, October 27, 2000 - 04:26 pm I'm ... spending some quality time with my little sick kitty.

Headlines

Faction Threatens Favorite in Eerie BB Parallel

Fighting Breaks Out over Voter Fraud

Richter: First Tremors Felt from Internet

Now is the time something may be said to all observers of The Game: There is a contingent of members who believe that cheating has taken place on the board. There has been much talk of moles both in the house and out, feeding the game players restricted information. There have been many postings on the possibility of cheating in the votes. Accusations have been made. Words have been spoken in anger, and regretful actions have been taken.

Big Brother also was subject to these accusations and it must be said now that nothing can be done. No amount of postings on the subject will do anything to stop someone who wants to cheat. Some observers found themselves quite distracted in the final days of Week III by large volumes of postings trying to mathematically figure out whether someone had been cheating. Some felt it distracted from their enjoyment of the closing days of The Game as well as confusing the issue. As in Big Brother, nothing can be done, and it is not anybody's fault.