| 23 JAN 2006 at 9:58pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Wimli (23 JAN 2006 9:55pm)
No, no, don't take it away from me! I've worked so hard for it. Please, I beg you. Noooooooooooooooo....
that's what you get for being a good guy and pointing things out! [smiley=skull_laugh.gif]
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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| 23 JAN 2006 at 11:57pm |
AndromusGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Bah, that's what I get for not saving a guess for Monkey Island 1! Guessed MI 2, decided it probably wasn't MI 1, and thought it would be a waste of a guess and tried two different games instead. Didn't even recognize the telephone thingies from The Longest Journey either......this is shaping up to be one of the worst tournies for games missed that I've played.
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| 24 JAN 2006 at 12:02am |
AvatarPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Andromus (23 JAN 2006 11:56pm)
Bah, that's what I get for not saving a guess for Monkey Island 1! Guessed MI 2, decided it probably wasn't MI 1,
that's *exactly* what I did... was wracking my brain for any other kind of game that might possibly have a friggin' CANNON in it.
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| 24 JAN 2006 at 2:56am |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Avatar (24 JAN 2006 12:02am)
that's *exactly* what I did... was wracking my brain for any other kind of game that might possibly have a friggin' CANNON in it.
Aya was very sneaky with that one because most of the cannons in the game are black.
lady k's last minute guess for dark side of the moon deprived discordance of another double-pointer, and kept papa closer!
I thought right away that it might be Dark Side because of the fuzzy graphics and the air-lockish look to the door, but I spent most of the week trying to confirm it one way or the other. I'm glad I could keep the gap narrowed between the top two. It's more exciting that way.
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| 24 JAN 2006 at 12:14pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Lady Kestrel (24 JAN 2006 2:56am)
I thought right away that it might be Dark Side because of the fuzzy graphics and the air-lockish look to the door, but I spent most of the week trying to confirm it one way or the other. I'm glad I could keep the gap narrowed between the top two. It's more exciting that way.
You know, you have three guesses, so if you are basically sure about the picture you could always try just guessing it. :
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 25 JAN 2006 at 3:00am |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Elfstone (24 JAN 2006 12:14pm)
You know, you have three guesses, so if you are basically sure about the picture you could always try just guessing it. :
Well, too often my hunches have been wrong, so I try to narrow down the possibilities first.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 25 JAN 2006 at 5:34pm |
WimliGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Andromus (23 JAN 2006 11:56pm)
Bah, that's what I get for not saving a guess for Monkey Island 1! Guessed MI 2, decided it probably wasn't MI 1
You know, I think a lot of us did that. Hm, let's hope we don't make the same mistake as Aya will undoubtedly have some other similar pitfalls and red herrings planned for us.
Btw Aya, could it be you used that same screenshot for game ten of week 3 before? It looked sooo familiar but the name, Knight Orc, doesn't ring any bell. :-/ Or maybe I was just hopeful I recognized one of the obscure games.. :
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| 26 JAN 2006 at 2:41pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Wimli (25 JAN 2006 5:34pm)
You know, I think a lot of us did that. Hm, let's hope we don't make the same mistake as Aya will undoubtedly have some other similar pitfalls and red herrings planned for us.
Btw Aya, could it be you used that same screenshot for game ten of week 3 before? It looked sooo familiar but the name, Knight Orc, doesn't ring any bell. :-/ Or maybe I was just hopeful I recognized one of the obscure games.. :
i have used knight orc before, but not that sshot... i have used a sshot of a hermit which was from the pawn, which is probably why i got so many guesses for that!
btw, not everything that looks old and obscure is the pawn you know!
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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| 26 JAN 2006 at 6:41pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Aya (26 JAN 2006 2:41pm)
btw, not everything that looks old and obscure is the pawn you know!
You don't say!!
Yeah, I was among those who made that guess...
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 27 JAN 2006 at 4:44am |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (26 JAN 2006 2:41pm)
btw, not everything that looks old and obscure is the pawn you know!
You're right. It could be one of those obscure Norman games.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 27 JAN 2006 at 3:06pm |
WimliGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (26 JAN 2006 2:41pm)
Originally Posted By Wimli (25 JAN 2006 5:34pm)
Btw Aya, could it be you used that same screenshot for game ten of week 3 before? It looked sooo familiar but the name, Knight Orc, doesn't ring any bell. :-/ Or maybe I was just hopeful I recognized one of the obscure games.. :
i have used knight orc before, but not that sshot... i have used a sshot of a hermit which was from the pawn, which is probably why i got so many guesses for that!
btw, not everything that looks old and obscure is the pawn you know!
I know I've seen that exact shot somewhere. Hm, I wonder where. Probably on one of my searches trying to identify a shot from The Pawn.
I think I use The Pawn (and a select group of other IF games) about every week, simply because I only know only a handful of those games (with that look). So expect to see it pop up many more times among my guesses (and please, please, do use it at least once. You know, like the only time I won't use it having just given up the hope that you'll ever use it. We could call it a severe case of dramatic irony. )
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| 30 JAN 2006 at 8:56pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | Damn. I guessed Deja Vu 2 for pic #10!
Nick Bounty...is that the guy from Case of the Crabs? So that's the sequel and it is in color this time?
This week is the toughest by far...on first glance I only think that I know one of them. :-/
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 30 JAN 2006 at 11:02pm |
WimliGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Elfstone (30 JAN 2006 8:56pm)
Damn. I guessed Deja Vu 2 for pic #10!
Nick Bounty...is that the guy from Case of the Crabs? So that's the sequel and it is in color this time?
Uhm, no, that's still a black and white picture on my screen. That's what gave it away for me as I haven't played either of the Nick Bounty games. In matter of fact, I haven't played a single of week 4's games! Yet, I managed to guess 5, my best result so far. :
Oh, and it looks like week 5 is going to be another tough one. So far, no bells are ringing. Hope that means I haven't played any of these either, woohoo, that'll be another 5/10 at the end of the week for me!
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| 31 JAN 2006 at 1:24am |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | Ok, I should reiterate...it's not grey-ish any more.
There wasn't a single place as white as that in Case of the Crabs AFAIR...
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 6 FEB 2006 at 3:37pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | ok, week 5 was indeed very hard! but not to discordance apparently! now week 6 should be a lot easier, right? right!
btw, i would really want to find out discordance's methods... i find it very weird that someone who guesses "dive" doesn't guess "silver earring" or "return to zork" (or "space bar" on week 1, which would have been a double point)
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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| 6 FEB 2006 at 4:08pm |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Status : Offline | It was a very difficult week. I did a lot of guessing based on style, and most of it was wrong. I think with the King's Quest games, you should allow us an extra guess or two, Aya, because then I would eventually have come up with 5.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 6 FEB 2006 at 9:54pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | Yeah, that was a crappy week. What IS Imprisoned Gods? And I guessed Mystery of the Mummy for #1...ouch...
BASS was my only hit this week, but I don't blame myself for any besides the first. I had no chance.
This week will be a lot better, I'm quite sure of that.
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 7 FEB 2006 at 12:42am |
BastichPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (6 FEB 2006 3:37pm)
btw, i would really want to find out discordance's methods... i find it very weird that someone who guesses "dive" doesn't guess "silver earring" or "return to zork" (or "space bar" on week 1, which would have been a double point)
A little birdie told me that Discordance was very angry for missing something so easy as The Secret of the Silver Earring and that it is the only game out of all those he has missed in the contest so far that he has played.
This information was quite difficult to come by as I don't actually speak birdie, and hence had to endure a painful three hour game of birdie "charades".
NEVER laugh at a birdie doing pantomime BTW. [shudder]
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| 7 FEB 2006 at 1:01am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | I KNEW IT!!!
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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| 7 FEB 2006 at 2:02am |
BastichPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (7 FEB 2006 1:01am)
I KNEW IT!!!
The little birdie???
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| 7 FEB 2006 at 7:17am |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
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FIRST, we gotta start a mailing list for this crap because I keep missing it all the time...
I am always late when a tourney starts....and this time I can't even find it. Where the hell is the tourney? I know it's called Phoenix but I see no flames....."besides you periwinkle, and sit down now. No!! I will not give you a manicure!!"
I don't have time for this anyway...psheeshhaaaaa...
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| 7 FEB 2006 at 2:14pm |
AvatarPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | Gack! I did so well (for me) during round 1 -- I got 4 correct!!! But I've been slowly losing steam ever since... and this week, nothing looks familiar at first glance.
Oh well, keep on' pluggin...
My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog already thinks I am.&&&&The measure of civility in a society is not how it treats those that are loved, but how it treats those that are hated.
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| 7 FEB 2006 at 2:24pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Bastich (7 FEB 2006 2:02am)
The little birdie???
flew by my window too!
@stooge: i see we're not visiting ja's front page, are we? [smiley=nono.gif]
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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| 7 FEB 2006 at 4:44pm |
ShanyGuild Master
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Status : Online | What IS Imprisoned Gods?
It's an indie game made with adventure maker, you can find a link on the Indie developers page, I think.
I never got to that part of the game, though, got a bug and even mailing the developers didn't help.
I'm also mad at myself for not guessing Silver Earring. I was going to guess that and maybe Jack the Ripper, but didn't...
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