50 States Game (FINISHED!) - Page 5

Butter · 04-12-2006, 03:09 PM

Montana

1. Yellowstone Park [SA]
2. Little Bighorn [HC]
3. Great Plains [AR]
4. Glacier Park [NB]

Abe Sargent · 04-12-2006, 03:10 PM

Oh, and can we get a lessening of the restriction that says ONE OR TWO WORDS ONLY. Some titles of things are longer than two words, and you should be able to use the entire title.

-Anxiety

WSUCougar · 04-12-2006, 03:12 PM

No links.

Can you PM me an example of a more-than-two-words description?

path12 · 04-12-2006, 03:21 PM

Pennsylvania:

(HC) Continental Congress
(HC) Gettysburg
(NB) Poconos: Autumn
(SA) Pittsburgh Steelers

Not using Agriculture for this one.

Tigercat · 04-12-2006, 03:29 PM

One of the posted sites is in the wrong state. tsk tsk Edit: I won't say which, because I don't want to be run off by torches and pitchforks as an outsider.

WSUCougar · 04-12-2006, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigercat

One of the posted sites is in the wrong state. tsk tsk Edit: I won't say which, because I don't want to be run off by torches and pitchforks as an outsider.

I noticed that, too. Shhhh!

Abe Sargent · 04-12-2006, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

No links.

Can you PM me an example of a more-than-two-words description?

Just did.

-Anxiety

TazFTW · 04-12-2006, 04:08 PM

Arkansas:

Pea Ridge (HC)
Razorback football (SA)
Hot Springs (NB)
BACON! (AR)

Karlifornia · 04-12-2006, 05:15 PM

Can I critique someone's choices yet?

gstelmack · 04-12-2006, 06:14 PM

Massachusetts:

Patriots [SA]
Cranberries [AR]
Freedom Trail [HC]
Martha's Vineyard [NB]

Edit: To reduce the first sports entry to one word per WSUCougar's instructions.

wade moore · 04-12-2006, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RadioFriendlyUnitShifter

Can I critique someone's choices yet?

I think the hope is that you do, but not until after scores are shown.

and Anxiety - My thought was that MUCH of the point of this was boiling down your items to one or two words, it is much of what makes it challenging. Adding even one word changes the game dramatically.

gstelmack · 04-12-2006, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Can you PM me an example of a more-than-two-words description?

Or see my entry...

wade moore · 04-12-2006, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gstelmack

Or see my entry...

I don't really understand why that couldn't be "Patriots". That's the point, and to me, that entry is not valid.

wade moore · 04-12-2006, 08:12 PM

Deleware

1. Blue Hens [SA]
2. Bethany Beach [NB]
3. Constitution Ratification [HC]
4. Poultry [AR]

Abe Sargent · 04-12-2006, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wade moore

I don't really understand why that couldn't be "Patriots". That's the point, and to me, that entry is not valid.

I think that's overly rulesque. That would make a proper title that is over two words long a bad choice, when the idea is auction, then choose, not to be unable to select something because it has four words in the title. But hey, I'm not a judge either.

-Anxiety

wade moore · 04-12-2006, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anxiety

I think that's overly rulesque. That would make a proper title that is over two words long a bad choice, when the idea is auction, then choose, not to be unable to select something because it has four words in the title. But hey, I'm not a judge either.

-Anxiety

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Players must fill the value slots of their state using only ONE OR TWO WORDS. What words to choose is entirely at the discretion of the players, but the value of each slot is dependent upon the judges’ understanding of the words. It’s up to the players to decide whether to be specific or general with their words

Notice the MAJOR emphasis on "ONE OR TWO WORDS". I think idea of the auction is that it is very specific that you have to accomplish your goal with one or two words. It was very specific and I'm not sure how this point is confusing to anyone. It affected my bidding, and I'm hoping it did others.

path12 · 04-12-2006, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wade moore

Notice the MAJOR emphasis on "ONE OR TWO WORDS". I think idea of the auction is that it is very specific that you have to accomplish your goal with one or two words. It was very specific and I'm not sure how this point is confusing to anyone. It affected my bidding, and I'm hoping it did others.

I'm with Wade on this one FWIW. I think boiling down things to one or two words is an important part of the challenge.

tarcone · 04-12-2006, 10:44 PM

TEXAS

Palo Duro (NB)
Dallas Cowboys (SA)
Oil (AR)
The Alamo (HC)

WSUCougar · 04-13-2006, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gstelmack

Or see my entry...

Greg, please reduce that to a two-word entry. The rules are indeed explicit.

gstelmack · 04-13-2006, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Greg, please reduce that to a two-word entry. The rules are indeed explicit.

Okay, done. I'll be far more careful next time, I promise.

WSUCougar · 04-13-2006, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gstelmack

Okay, done. I'll be far more careful next time, I promise.

If not, I'll put you in...THE COMFY CHAIR!!!

By the way, two words would work there, too (i.e., Patriots football, or NFL Patriots, or somesuch).

gstelmack · 04-13-2006, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

If not, I'll put you in...THE COMFY CHAIR!!!

Not the fluffy pillows!

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

By the way, two words would work there, too (i.e., Patriots football, or NFL Patriots, or somesuch).

Yeah, but Patriots is sufficiently obvious. Of course, given Boston Girls, I could have just put "Patriots" for the HC and NB categories as well and been done with it

Masked · 04-13-2006, 11:28 AM

Maine

[AR] Lobster
[NB] Acadia Park
[SA] Maine Hockey
[HC] Aroostook War

sachmo71 · 04-13-2006, 04:08 PM

New Jersey:

Blueberries [AR]
Vince Lombardi [SA]
AC Boardwalk [SA]
Washington's Crossing [HC]

WSUCougar · 04-13-2006, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sachmo71

New Jersey:

Blueberries [AR]
Vince Lombardi [SA]
Atlantic City Boardwalk [SA]
Washington's Crossing [HC]

Please change that to "AC Boardwalk" or something with one or two words.

wade moore · 04-13-2006, 07:00 PM

Sweet.. looks like once Sach fixes his, we all have our entries in...

I'm VERY curious to see the scoring.

sachmo71 · 04-13-2006, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Please change that to "AC Boardwalk" or something with one or two words.

Done, but perhaps in the future we could make a bit of an exception for city names? Seems a bit silly to me.

WSUCougar · 04-14-2006, 08:46 AM

It's now in the hands of the judges...

WSUCougar · 04-14-2006, 09:45 AM

Stage 1 Scoreboard:

Texas (tarcone): 19
Palo Duro (NB) 4
Dallas Cowboys (SA) 5
Oil (AR) 5
The Alamo (HC) 5

Massachusetts (gstelmack): 17
Patriots [SA] 4
Cranberries [AR] 4
Freedom Trail [HC] 5
Martha's Vineyard [NB] 4

Pennsylvania (path12): 17
(HC) Continental Congress 4
(HC) Gettysburg 5
(NB) Poconos: Autumn 4
(SA) Pittsburgh Steelers 5
-1 penalty

Montana (Butter of 69): 16
Yellowstone Park [SA] 5
Little Bighorn [HC] 4
Great Plains [AR] 2
Glacier Park [NB] 5

Maine (Masked): 16
Lobster [AR] 5
Acadia Park [NB] 5
Maine Hockey [SA] 3
Aroostook War [HC] 3

Arizona (Anxiety): 15
Grand Canyon (NB) 5
Oldwest: Tombstone (HC) 4
Hoover Dam (AR) 3
Kartchner Caverns (SA) 3

Arkansas (TazFTW): 12
Pea Ridge (HC) 3
Razorback football (SA) 3
Hot Springs (NB) 4
BACON! (AR) 2

New Jersey (sachmo71 & JeeberD): 11
Blueberries [AR] 3
Vince Lombardi [SA] 2
AC Boardwalk [SA] 3
Washington's Crossing [HC] 4
-1 penalty

Kentucky (radii & Oliegirl): 11
Kentucky Derby [SA] 5
Kent State [HC] 0
Mammoth Cave [NB] 4
Lincoln Birthplace [HC] 3
-1 penalty

Delaware (wade moore): 10
Blue Hens [SA] 3
Bethany Beach [NB] 2
Constitution Ratification [HC] 3
Poultry [AR] 2

WSUCougar · 04-14-2006, 09:52 AM

Comments and discussion are encouraged on the Stage 1 states. In the meantime, we begin Stage 2 with Hawaii on the block.

Butter · 04-14-2006, 09:56 AM

Yeah, value!

sachmo71 · 04-14-2006, 09:58 AM

The Hoover Dam get's 3 points? Jeez

JeeberD · 04-14-2006, 10:04 AM

Only two for Lombardi? WTF?

wade moore · 04-14-2006, 11:29 AM

Wow.. I don't get how being the first state to ratify the constitution is on par with being the birthplace of Lincoln... to me the former is much more important...

path12 · 04-14-2006, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wade moore

Wow.. I don't get how being the first state to ratify the constitution is on par with being the birthplace of Lincoln... to me the former is much more important...

Not to mention: The CONTINENTAL CONGRESS! Pretty key convention I'd say. Dude, that should be a 5.....

wade moore · 04-14-2006, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by path12

Not to mention: The CONTINENTAL CONGRESS! Pretty key convention I'd say. Dude, that should be a 5.....

I'm with you on that one actually...

Radii · 04-14-2006, 11:47 AM

I am an idiot

wade moore · 04-14-2006, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radii

I am an idiot

I bet you were reading people's comments going "HAHA! Some idiot put something in the wrong state!"

...

Radii · 04-14-2006, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wade moore

I bet you were reading people's comments going "HAHA! Some idiot put something in the wrong state!"

...

I asked if I could change it once I realized and that was vetoed.

As I said in my embarrassing PM to WSUCougar, I learned about Kent State in school(high school I think, maybe middle school?) and somehow it just became ingrained in me that Kent = Kentucky. I even googled it to make sure I had the facts about the event right in my mind and that it was a worthy event, read 4 or 5 webpages on it, and totally glossed over the location and still picked it. Oops

tarcone · 04-14-2006, 12:41 PM

19 points....woo hoo
should be 20 though. palo duro canyon is the 2nd largest canyon in NA plus it is where the location of Lonesome Dove is based on

tarcone · 04-14-2006, 12:43 PM

not to sound ungrateful of course

Butter · 04-14-2006, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarcone

not to sound ungrateful of course

-2 for ungratefulness

wade moore · 04-14-2006, 12:49 PM

Even though I scored at the bottom, I think that was a pretty good use of $11. I knew Deleware would be tough, and I thought I might get a few more points for Bethany Beach, but getting more than 3 things became REALLY difficult.

TazFTW · 04-14-2006, 05:07 PM

2 points for bacon? This country was founded on bacon! (I guess I should have used diamonds)

For the sports, I was thinking of using 'Razorback track' because they have won 42 national titles but I wasn't sure if winning would have given me points over using a more popular sport team. Plus I wasn't sure if 'Razorback Track' would have lead the judges to Track and Field.

I thought about using Trail of Tears for HC but couldn't because of the two word limit. I don't know if it was going to give me more points than Pea Ridge though. The Trail of Tears does go through the battlefield, so maybe it was counted.

Karlifornia · 04-14-2006, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TazFTW

2 points for bacon? This country was founded on bacon! (I guess I should have used diamonds)

Bingo.

TazFTW · 04-14-2006, 06:02 PM

The McRib is made from Arkansas' pork.

wade moore · 04-14-2006, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TazFTW

2 points for bacon? This country was founded on bacon! (I guess I should have used diamonds)

For the sports, I was thinking of using 'Razorback track' because they have won 42 national titles but I wasn't sure if winning would have given me points over using a more popular sport team. Plus I wasn't sure if 'Razorback Track' would have lead the judges to Track and Field.

I thought about using Trail of Tears for HC but couldn't because of the two word limit. I don't know if it was going to give me more points than Pea Ridge though. The Trail of Tears does go through the battlefield, so maybe it was counted.

When I think Pork, I do NOT think Arkansas... the Pork capital of the country is not in Arkansas...

TazFTW · 04-14-2006, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wade moore

When I think Pork, I do NOT think Arkansas... the Pork capital of the country is not in Arkansas...

Iowa hogs wish they were raised (and slaughtered) in Arkansas.

Anywho, I just wanted to see how the scoring would go. I am content with that knowledge.

wade moore · 04-14-2006, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TazFTW

Iowa hogs wish they were raised (and slaughtered) in Arkansas.

Anywho, I just wanted to see how the scoring would go. I am content with that knowledge.

I wasn't talking about Iowa either...

Buccaneer · 04-14-2006, 07:52 PM

I had to ask Coug if I could comment and he said yes. So my thoughts, opinions and reactions coming up...

04-12-2006, 03:09 PM	#201
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Montana 1. Yellowstone Park [SA] 2. Little Bighorn [HC] 3. Great Plains [AR] 4. Glacier Park [NB] __________________ My listening habits

04-12-2006, 03:10 PM	#202
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Oh, and can we get a lessening of the restriction that says ONE OR TWO WORDS ONLY. Some titles of things are longer than two words, and you should be able to use the entire title. -Anxiety __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

04-12-2006, 03:12 PM	#203
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	No links. Can you PM me an example of a more-than-two-words description? __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

04-12-2006, 03:21 PM	#204
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	Pennsylvania: (HC) Continental Congress (HC) Gettysburg (NB) Poconos: Autumn (SA) Pittsburgh Steelers Not using Agriculture for this one. __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

04-12-2006, 03:29 PM	#205
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	One of the posted sites is in the wrong state. tsk tsk Edit: I won't say which, because I don't want to be run off by torches and pitchforks as an outsider. Last edited by Tigercat : 04-12-2006 at 03:29 PM.

04-12-2006, 04:08 PM	#208
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Arkansas: Pea Ridge (HC) Razorback football (SA) Hot Springs (NB) BACON! (AR) __________________ "Teams don't want to make the trip anymore," says Hawaii coach June Jones. "They come here, we kick their ass, they go home." Fire Ron Lee.

04-12-2006, 05:15 PM	#209
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Can I critique someone's choices yet? __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

04-12-2006, 06:14 PM	#210
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	Massachusetts: Patriots [SA] Cranberries [AR] Freedom Trail [HC] Martha's Vineyard [NB] Edit: To reduce the first sports entry to one word per WSUCougar's instructions. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities Last edited by gstelmack : 04-13-2006 at 09:30 AM.

04-12-2006, 10:44 PM	#218
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	TEXAS Palo Duro (NB) Dallas Cowboys (SA) Oil (AR) The Alamo (HC)

04-13-2006, 11:28 AM	#223
Masked College Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bay Area	Maine [AR] Lobster [NB] Acadia Park [SA] Maine Hockey [HC] Aroostook War

04-13-2006, 04:08 PM	#224
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	New Jersey: Blueberries [AR] Vince Lombardi [SA] AC Boardwalk [SA] Washington's Crossing [HC] Last edited by sachmo71 : 04-13-2006 at 09:57 PM.

04-14-2006, 08:46 AM	#228
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	It's now in the hands of the judges... __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

04-14-2006, 09:45 AM	#229
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Stage 1 Scoreboard: Texas (tarcone): 19 Palo Duro (NB) 4 Dallas Cowboys (SA) 5 Oil (AR) 5 The Alamo (HC) 5 Massachusetts (gstelmack): 17 Patriots [SA] 4 Cranberries [AR] 4 Freedom Trail [HC] 5 Martha's Vineyard [NB] 4 Pennsylvania (path12): 17 (HC) Continental Congress 4 (HC) Gettysburg 5 (NB) Poconos: Autumn 4 (SA) Pittsburgh Steelers 5 -1 penalty Montana (Butter of 69): 16 Yellowstone Park [SA] 5 Little Bighorn [HC] 4 Great Plains [AR] 2 Glacier Park [NB] 5 Maine (Masked): 16 Lobster [AR] 5 Acadia Park [NB] 5 Maine Hockey [SA] 3 Aroostook War [HC] 3 Arizona (Anxiety): 15 Grand Canyon (NB) 5 Oldwest: Tombstone (HC) 4 Hoover Dam (AR) 3 Kartchner Caverns (SA) 3 Arkansas (TazFTW): 12 Pea Ridge (HC) 3 Razorback football (SA) 3 Hot Springs (NB) 4 BACON! (AR) 2 New Jersey (sachmo71 & JeeberD): 11 Blueberries [AR] 3 Vince Lombardi [SA] 2 AC Boardwalk [SA] 3 Washington's Crossing [HC] 4 -1 penalty Kentucky (radii & Oliegirl): 11 Kentucky Derby [SA] 5 Kent State [HC] 0 Mammoth Cave [NB] 4 Lincoln Birthplace [HC] 3 -1 penalty Delaware (wade moore): 10 Blue Hens [SA] 3 Bethany Beach [NB] 2 Constitution Ratification [HC] 3 Poultry [AR] 2 __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

04-14-2006, 09:52 AM	#230
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Comments and discussion are encouraged on the Stage 1 states. In the meantime, we begin Stage 2 with Hawaii on the block. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

04-14-2006, 09:56 AM	#231
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Yeah, value! __________________ My listening habits

04-14-2006, 09:58 AM	#232
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	The Hoover Dam get's 3 points? Jeez

04-14-2006, 10:04 AM	#233
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Only two for Lombardi? WTF? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-14-2006, 11:47 AM	#237
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I am an idiot

04-14-2006, 12:41 PM	#240
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	19 points....woo hoo should be 20 though. palo duro canyon is the 2nd largest canyon in NA plus it is where the location of Lonesome Dove is based on

04-14-2006, 12:43 PM	#241
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	not to sound ungrateful of course

04-14-2006, 05:07 PM	#244
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	2 points for bacon? This country was founded on bacon! (I guess I should have used diamonds) For the sports, I was thinking of using 'Razorback track' because they have won 42 national titles but I wasn't sure if winning would have given me points over using a more popular sport team. Plus I wasn't sure if 'Razorback Track' would have lead the judges to Track and Field. I thought about using Trail of Tears for HC but couldn't because of the two word limit. I don't know if it was going to give me more points than Pea Ridge though. The Trail of Tears does go through the battlefield, so maybe it was counted. __________________ "Teams don't want to make the trip anymore," says Hawaii coach June Jones. "They come here, we kick their ass, they go home." Fire Ron Lee.

04-14-2006, 06:02 PM	#246
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	The McRib is made from Arkansas' pork. __________________ "Teams don't want to make the trip anymore," says Hawaii coach June Jones. "They come here, we kick their ass, they go home." Fire Ron Lee.

04-14-2006, 07:52 PM	#250
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	I had to ask Coug if I could comment and he said yes. So my thoughts, opinions and reactions coming up...

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