Announcing...

Post by **Dog Pants** » September 13th, 2005, 11:57

Coming soon...

Woo Elephant Yeah

Yarrrr, there be gold in them there galaxies

/space pirate

Post by **Roman Totale** » September 13th, 2005, 18:25

In space, no one can hear you YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARR!!!

Post by **Dog Pants** » September 14th, 2005, 7:44

Yarrrrr

I think I might run it on monday, which I think is ITLAP day .

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » September 15th, 2005, 0:14

Yay, I never knew ITLAP involved dressing up as one, and climbing a hillside

Post by **Dog Pants** » September 15th, 2005, 7:14

Ah well that was IDLAP day. And the hillside was the first couple of steps of a 15 mile walk.

Anyway...

Yarr! It be the

Great 5punkorp Treasure Hunt

It's a race!

It's a quiz!

It's an adventure!

Win 250,000 Doubloons (well ISK)

The hunt begins at the Erlendur - Frulegur jump gate on monday the 19th of September at 1700BST.

Terms and conditions apply:
The competition will consist of a chain of secure cans across several systems, each containing a bookmark to the next. In the notes of the bookmark is a question, the answer to which is the password to the next secure can in the chain. The final can contains the prize. The first can will be dropped at the above time and location. The competition is open to all classes and configurations of ship. Removing more than one bookmark from a can, or firing on a rival competitor will result in disqualification.

Post by **Dog Pants** » September 15th, 2005, 9:22

Well it's ready to roll any time from now, so the date's flexible. Whenever's best for the most people. I picked Monday because Mrs Pants is at work and I can give it my undivided attention, but I did most of the work last night so if everyone can agree on an alternative then I'm fine with that.

Although tuesday is COD night...

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » September 19th, 2005, 20:19

so what where peoples thoughts on this? i thought it was good fun, but needs a bit of tweaking

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » September 19th, 2005, 20:25

shot2bits wrote:thuaghts

Please put the language down and step away, you've done enough damage as it is.

Post by **Dog Pants** » September 19th, 2005, 20:28

It had its flaws I'll admit, but none of them big enough to stop it working if I do it properly.

1. I need to remember the password to the first can. D'oh.
2. I need to check that I've put all the bookmarks in their cans.
3. Notes in bookmarks don't copy into the can, so the question will have to be in the name of the bookmarks.
4. I still think money is a bit of an uninspiring prize but I can't think of anything else that everyone would be able to use.

Anyone else any criticisms or comments? It went well enough for me to do it again I think.

Woo Elephant Yeah

You should offer Gold Dabloon's!!!

Hehulk · Post by **Hehulk** » September 19th, 2005, 23:50

Well, with us about to move into ship packages, we could always offer up a package as a price.Nice, flexible and simple.

Post by **Dog Pants** » September 20th, 2005, 6:58

Woo Elephant Yeah wrote:You should offer Gold Dabloon's!!!

*Ahem*

Dog Pants wrote: Win 250,000 Doubloons (well ISK)

Private J. · Post by **Private J.** » September 20th, 2005, 10:04

It went well enough for me to do it again I think.

^This^
Even though I arrived late and came last. Well, can you work out 58 in roman numerals whilst you have two screaming kids arguing over who has the most toys? That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it

Well, with us about to move into ship packages, we could always offer up a package as a price.Nice, flexible and simple.

^This^.
If we get enough outside interest, it might prove a good promotional venture.

One suggestion I would like to make however is:- Can we have the question for the Password at the same location as the can. At the moment you have a few seconds to answer the question whist travelling to the next location. Which just turns it into a race as it makes it all about the ship’s speed rather than the questions? I'm not sure how logistically possible this is, because you don't want anybody happening upon the can, solving the password and emptying the contents. Maybe a second can somewhere? Hmm needs thought.

Beowulf Meyer

Post by **Dog Pants** » September 20th, 2005, 11:33

Private J. wrote:Can we have the question for the Password at the same location as the can. At the moment you have a few seconds to answer the question whist travelling to the next location. Which just turns it into a race as it makes it all about the ship’s speed rather than the questions?

Hmmm. Fair point, I'll have a think about that. It's true that most people got the answers before they arrived at the next can, and with the mighty Google there's not much can be done about that.

Private J. · Post by **Private J.** » September 20th, 2005, 14:29

Dog Pants wrote:and with the mighty Google there's not much can be done about that.

Google, who used google.

. You'll be telling me next that all you have to do is type in 58 in roman numerals and google instantly retuns '58 = LVIII'.

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » September 20th, 2005, 16:06

i got that a question early

so i was sitting there typing it in over and over, until i asked mr pants and he said, oh yea, did i ask you what u get if you mix red a green (or sumin like that)

Post by **Dog Pants** » September 20th, 2005, 16:14

Yeah sorry, my brain was spinning in my skull by that point from trying to talk to four different people at once. I think I did it to Jaeger too

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » September 20th, 2005, 16:24

hehe, i still had lots of fun with it, apart from when i sat racking my brain for 5 minutes wondering what the creatures name who guards the gates of hades was

Anhamgrimmar · Post by **Anhamgrimmar** » September 20th, 2005, 17:07

shot2bits wrote:hehe, i still had lots of fun with it, apart from when i sat racking my brain for 5 minutes wondering what the creatures name who guards the gates of hades was

yeah, but the can wouldn't open, no matter howmany times i typed "three headed doggy OF DOOOM!"