Codenames game 1 round 1 (Nov 2017 edition)

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Signup and play will be in this thread. Players so far:

TEAM RED:
Captain: Mimi
Curio
Mr Russell
GazChap
Lonewolves

TEAM BLUE:
Captain: DavPaz
Cras
romanista
Vision
Malc

If you've forgotten the rules:

viewtopic.php?style=26&f=3&t=10626&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

The grid:

Malc · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:14

cest moi

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:17

I'm in, but shouldn't the team that goes first have one more word to find?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

GazChap wrote:

I'm in, but shouldn't the team that goes first have one more word to find?

Oh, maybe I goofed.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:24

IN.

Also, did we land on the concept that using the Internet was bad for this? Like you name someone or something whose wiki or google prominently throws up those words, etc.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Curiosity wrote:

Also, did we land on the concept that using the Internet was bad for this? Like you name someone or something whose wiki or google prominently throws up those words, etc.

Yes. It's hard to enforce, but we can do it on the honour system.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:31

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Also, did we land on the concept that using the Internet was bad for this? Like you name someone or something whose wiki or google prominently throws up those words, etc.

Yes. It's hard to enforce, but we can do it on the honour system.

Works for me.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Curiosity wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Also, did we land on the concept that using the Internet was bad for this? Like you name someone or something whose wiki or google prominently throws up those words, etc.

Yes. It's hard to enforce, but we can do it on the honour system.

Works for me.

Thinking about this (and being reminded that Grim ragequit over this), how about:

Everyone agrees to no googling. Do not enter the clues into Google (or Bing or DuckDuckGo or Astalavista.box.sk etc etc). I can't stop you cheating... but unless someone on your team is also cheating, this is risky, because your obscure clue is likely to backfire. If you have some random esoteric knowledge that lets you cleverly bind three words together into one clue, go for it, but remember clever clues are only half the game: your team has to understand them.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26106

Ok... in

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:54

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Astalavista.box.sk

There's a URL I've not heard in a long time.

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 13:20

I haven't read the rules yet so I'm already confused.. But in!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

One more person will make it 5x5, which seems like a good size. Any takers?

romanista · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 15:30

I'm in too

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

OK, that's ten, so I'll stop it there. I've randomised the list to make teams:

TEAM RED:
Curio
Mimi
Mr Russell
GazChap
Lonewolves

TEAM BLUE:
DavPaz
Cras
romanista
Vision
Malc

Do you want to select captains, or just use the random order and pick the first ie. Curio and DavPaz?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

Probably best not to have me as Captain.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Up to the teams to nominate captains then.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

DavPaz!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26106

I’m happy to have Curio as captain of Team Winners’R’Us if he’s game and my teammates are without objection. Random is as good as any other reason.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26106

Actually, that last statement is hardly ever true.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12340

Yeah, we support Curio.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 16:16

CAPTAIN CURIO!

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 17:06

Yup, happy with Curio but equally happy to give it a go if Curio doesn't fancy it

myp · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 17:09

Curio is a poor choice. In fact him and me on the same team - this won't end well!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 18:09

Lonewolves wrote:

Curio is a poor choice. In fact him and me on the same team - this won't end well!

DREAM TEAM!

I’m not bothered either way. Gaz can either be captain or be a Gazchap Captain

myp · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 18:19

I don't care

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Fucking hell, pick someone, twats.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 18:28

Mimi. Final answer

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26106

Yusssss!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 18:43

Mimi confirmed!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

I'm still waiting on the Blue team.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 18:54

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Cras wrote:

DavPaz!

No you're not

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

DavPaz wrote:

Probably best not to have me as Captain.

But this.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Nov 02, 2017 19:03

Malc. Final answer

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Probably best not to have me as Captain.

But this.

And. My choice, not his.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Strongly regretting letting you pick and saying I'd run this and finding this game and signing up for beex

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

Fine. I'll be Captain. On your heads be it

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Strongly regretting letting you pick and saying I'd run this and finding this game and signing up for beex

Hold onto that feeling

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

DavPaz & Mimi PMd the master grid.

Here's the start of play, Blue team to go first.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26106

Secret grid received... but aren’t you supposed to have marked the assassin on it, or have I misunderstood that?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Mimi wrote:

Secret grid received... but aren’t you supposed to have marked the assassin on it, or have I misunderstood that?

Fuck me

Stand by for revised grid!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Done. In my defence, past-me set the spreadsheet up correctly, but current-me misread it and forgot about the assassin.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

Cool. Are we playing in this thread?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Yeah, I'll change the title.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

... do we go first?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Yes, blue team to start.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

Right.

Antipodean - 2

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Kangaroo seems likely. Also cricket perhaps, team?

Though it's antipodean, not Australian.

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