Discussing "The Game"
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Discussing "The Game"
Ocean_Islands | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 06:32 am  Dear Neil Why don't you call this Game what it is? You are *locking* 10 posters in a chat room! And we'll see what happens next! See "The Game" for info:
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Sara | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 10:48 am  Ocean Islands, lately you have been sooo negative. What's with you? Lighten up. sheez! I think everyone knows what the game is. If Neil changes the description, it won't change the posters' responses to it. That's part of the reason I'm not too interested. I'll miss the board too much. |
Digilady | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 12:14 pm  This just gave me a thought, though. In the description of the game, we "discuss, analyze and criticize The Players in The Game". I'm thinking your player need Nicknames. We don't want anyone's feelings hurt, and if the game is to be played honestly, that could well happen. Look at Jamie's criticism, and that of George. I'm thinking, out of loyalty, we wouldn't do that to those we know. JMO |
Ocean_Islands | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 12:17 pm  He posted some messages too negative But in fact he was just being creative; Missing Big Brother a lot, his nerves were all shot And it's clear that he needed a sedative. |
Sara | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 12:41 pm  Ocean Islands, ROFLMN...!!!! |
Sara | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 12:44 pm  Digilady, that's a really, really great idea. Have you told Admin? The game starts Fri, I think. |
Digilady | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 04:10 pm  Sara, methinks Neil sees ALL! LOL |
Admin | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 05:12 pm  Read the small print. We won't be responsible for hurt feelings, spoiled reputations etc.....if you don't like that, don't apply. I'm not vindictive or nasty, but some good fun can be had and maybe we can all get this shit out of our systems for a change! If someone needs a new 'identity' after the game, we can discuss that. |
Digilady | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 05:37 pm  LOL Neil! I agree we could use getting the crap out. Was just worried about some a your more delicate members (NO damn pun intended, this time!) |
Admin | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 08:43 pm  The ideas of having alternate names for the players was good, but a lot of the fun lies in knowing the personalities. |
Guruchaz | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 10:34 pm  A name doesn't constitute a personality. It's how they respond. Just my 2 cents. I agree that too many people will be pre-judged before the game even starts. |
Sara | Wednesday, October 04, 2000 - 10:51 pm  Digilady, members ROFLOL About nicknames. I think we know each other well enough, and we know who applied. So, I think the rest of us on the board would be able to figure out who was who anyway. JMHO. |
Ocean_Islands | Thursday, October 05, 2000 - 05:33 am  I agree, admin. |
Petunia | Thursday, October 05, 2000 - 07:18 am  I think that allowing Players to use their regular board nicks will substantially decrease the fun quotient for the rest of us. They should be judged on their personalities in the game, not from the board, yes? Please, Neil, use aliases. Not because we won't be able to guess that 'Player A' is 'Kearie' or 'Player B' is 'Tukuul', but because we'd have less trouble criticizing 'Player A' as opposed to 'Kearie' or praising 'Player B' as opposed to 'Tukuul'. It's human nature. |
Tukuul | Thursday, October 05, 2000 - 08:19 am  I wouldn't worry about it. I just made the suggestion but I won't get picked now anyway...not that I really care. Read my bio. |
Digilady | Thursday, October 05, 2000 - 08:44 am  I dunno about "Player A" type aliases, though. More "Alice", "Gary"... etc. Don't want your players to seem like bots! But methinks the players will play under their real nicks, according to what I've read here. Then we'll get to see who is Jamie-like! LOL. Afraid to come out and really say what they think, because it's their real nick. And they'll have to live with it after the game. Maybe that's what Neil had in mind all along? No fool, him. |
Admin | Thursday, October 05, 2000 - 09:53 am  I had 'Reality Game' in mind. Nicks would create a more fictional game, a more role-playing scenario. The idea of nicks is still under discussion between me and the game hosts. There are lots of pros and cons, but it really defeats the Reality Game idea, ya know? |
Digilady | Thursday, October 05, 2000 - 10:34 am  Yes, precisely what I finally figured out. You want in, you take your chances, just like the Reality things. You're absolutely correct to keep it as close to the real thing as possible. That's what it's all about, ain't it? |
Psp | Thursday, October 05, 2000 - 10:41 am  If you don't use nicknames, you do put less-well-known posters at a disadvantage. I don't know if that's such a big deal. We should remember though that at the beginning of BB, we had no idea what the HGs were like. Part of the fun was getting to know them as the weeks went on. Having nicks doesn't prevent them from being themselves. After a few days we'll be able to figure it out anyways  |
Petunia | Thursday, October 05, 2000 - 10:49 am  Tukuul, I wasn't so much worried about you, but myself and my own fun. A giant ass kissing party isn't really going to get my juices flowing, you know? But, for the record, I do hope you're thrown into the mix - to annoy the other players. >But methinks the players will play under their real nicks, according to what I've read here. Digilady, methinks you're correct, but I thought instead of whining about it later, I'd make my plea now Neil, I yield to your wisdom, of course... |
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