Archive through October 15, 2000

The ClubHouse: The Game - Play Room: Challenges: Challenge 5 - Group Puzzle: Discussion: Archive through October 15, 2000

Himay10ns

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:01 am Click here to edit this post
Hi Roger! We need to think of some more questions to ask. I think we're being too conservative. We only have 4 hours left. Any ideas?

Roger_Ramjet

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:05 am Click here to edit this post
May--what you are doing is exactly whant needs to be done---talking aoutloud with ideas--any ideas. Taht usualy spawns others to think of ideas--big snow ball!! I wrote some questions to consider at 11:14 pm (archived now) concerning information in the puzzle that is of value or not. Just another way to approach it.

Hi Tali, May, Zeb---

Himay10ns

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:09 am Click here to edit this post
I guess since he thinks the book is inaccurate, it must be non fiction. What types of nonfiction books are out there?

Book of Maps/Atlas
Self Help
How To Books
Cookbooks
Encyclopedia
Dictionary
Trivia
Cartoon

Roger_Ramjet

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:09 am Click here to edit this post
Oops, didn't think to use a simple tool--her are the questions I thought of last night to use. Again, kind of shot gun in nature--although since our approach hadn't gotten us too fra, I switched gears.

Is the fact that the book is poorly written an important factor in why he is pleased with his purchase?

Is the fact that the book is boring an important factor in why he is pleased with his purchase?

Is the fact that the book is inaccurate an important factor in why he is pleased with his purchase?

Is the relationship of the author to Mr. Jones an important factor in why he is pleased with his purchase?

Thes are direction lead type questions

Roger_Ramjet

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:12 am Click here to edit this post
Answers are in!!! The book was written by someone he knows---the rest were no answers!!

Ok, now we have a direction??

I posed awhile back that his ex wrote it, and since it's not a good book, and they aren;t married, maybe he's happy she wrote a crappy book??

Himay10ns

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:15 am Click here to edit this post
I wrote this earlier too, maybe he's happy because his ex wrote the book and she's going to make tons of money and he won't have to pay alimony anymore.

Himay10ns

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:16 am Click here to edit this post
Roger I'm going to ask if the author is Mr. Jones wife/exwife. Does that sound OK?

Arreal

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:18 am Click here to edit this post
The book is a biography about someone he knows and he is pleased it is innaccurate. Maybe Mr. Jones is an author and has accurate info and intends to write a similar book. His would sell better if it wasn't boring???? or innaccurate.

Roger_Ramjet

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:18 am Click here to edit this post
We had the same basic premise--just different reasons for why he was happy. LOL!

How would you feel about me asking:

Is the author a relative to Mr. Jones (including a previous realtive, such as an ex-wife)??

Roger_Ramjet

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:21 am Click here to edit this post
Hi Arreal--glad you joined in.

You have a point--hell at this point, it seems like it could be anything. lol

May--our questions are same in nature--do we go for specific, or broad??

Himay10ns

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:23 am Click here to edit this post
Ok, ask yours first. If the answer is yes, we'll ask if it's his wife.

Arreal

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:26 am Click here to edit this post
:) Tali, I like the term ArRealPrincess, that was nice. My daughter ArReal was in fact in a pageant called the Miss Washington Princess Pageant. She was 10th out of 208 girls. Not bad for a first pageant.


I like the questions you posed Roger, the sound great.

I like the idea that perhaps the book is from an ex-.

I also think it would be worth a question to find out if Mr. Jones is an author...but hey, I'm biased. :)

Roger_Ramjet

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:29 am Click here to edit this post
Asked---May, get yours ready in the event the answer is yes.

Should we discuss possibilities if it isn't a relative or former relative while waiting for the answer??

Friend, ex/current co-worker, teacher, boss??

Shit, just trying anything right now. Arreal, yours could still be in there--an rival author.

Arreal

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:31 am Click here to edit this post
Be right back, hubby spending day off trying to figure out the other puter. He needs to use the phone....

be back ASAP

You guys are doing great. :) we still have time.

Roger_Ramjet

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:33 am Click here to edit this post
May--you still there??

Himay10ns

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:33 am Click here to edit this post
Business partner? Or maybe one of his own children?

Himay10ns

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:35 am Click here to edit this post
Yeah, I'm here. Just thinking....and I keep checking back to the question to see if BigHost has answered yet.

I wish everyone else was here. We need as much help as we can get if we want to have the answer by 3:00.

Roger_Ramjet

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:38 am Click here to edit this post
Looks like you are still there! Keep them coming--as we get them, and if the answer is no, we have something to work with quickly---although his own kids would be a relative, and would be appropriate if the answer is yes.

Also, we could ask the 3 questions about the reasons the book seems to be a bad one, to see if any can be thrown out/not worried about for future thoughts?? Just talking out load like you were---it really does help

Roger_Ramjet

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:40 am Click here to edit this post
Or out loud!!! "out load"---LMAO!!

trying type as fast as I can think---hell I can't type--bad idea to try and put any speed to it!!

Roger_Ramjet

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:43 am Click here to edit this post
May--I remember you saying you haven't had any outside contact in any way? I'm the same way!

Do you think there is any advantage to having outside contact, assuming you play the game based on who you are, and not change to fit what everyone wants??

Talisker

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:55 am Click here to edit this post
I have put in a request for more time - we waited around for answers both nights that really held us up.

Himay10ns

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:56 am Click here to edit this post
You are correct, I have not had any outside contact. I'm not real sure what is going on out there. And I don't know what info that I could get my hands on that would HELP me play the game any better. I guess the only thing that bothers me is that if some of the other players are talking to each other outside of the board and are strategizing or forming alliances, that would really piss me off. In the BB house, everyone had their OWN strategy. I think it should be the same in here.

Himay10ns

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:57 am Click here to edit this post
Tali, that's a good point. And we are sitting here waiting again! It's been a 1/2 hour since we posted our last question. We're just burning daylight.

Himay10ns

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 12:02 pm Click here to edit this post
OK, the answer is NO. The author is NOT a relative of Mr. Jones. But he does KNOW the author. Now who could it be?

Roger_Ramjet

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 12:05 pm Click here to edit this post
Answer in---it's No

Time to come up with an approach.

May--in areal BB house, they could talk between themselves and set up alliances without the other HGs knowing--although the ourside world would know. So, from our perspective, that option is taken away, where in a real house, it could happen. lol

Ok, do we focus on the 3 apsects of the book, or on who the author is in terms of Mr. Jones, or do we ask if each is an important factor in the raeson Mr. Jones is pleased (when it seems he shouldn't be.??