January QOD rules
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:54 am
There were a couple people who finished December ahead of me who didn't comment yesterday, but it was New Years Eve so perhaps you had something better to do. So if any of y'all want to take over, I'll humbly stand aside and let you.
But in the meantime, I've written a few Jeopardy games for the simulator game created by Mike Dupee (if you're interested in playing, I'd suggest starting at http://www.vjboard.com/ before proceeding to http://www.mindfun.com/chat/vj/index.php)
I'll throw up Jeopardy and one Double Jeopardy category per day, and I'll throw in a Final Jeopardy question once a week or so.
Questions will be open from when they're posted until 11:59 pm the following day, central time (or whenever I get around to posting the answers, whichever comes later). Friday, Saturday and Sunday questions will be open until 11:59 pm Monday.
Just like in Jeopardy, if you don't know the answer, you should sit on your hands, because if you guess wrong, you'll lose the points.
There will be wagering for the "final jeopardy" categories - When I post the next-to-last category. The category will appear with Thursday's QOD, and you can make your wager on any game thread until I post the question on Monday. If you post a wager and don't answer the question, I'll assume you don't know and take away the points you bet. If you don't post a wager but do answer the question, you get pride, but no points.
As for outside sourcing and such, the game's about quick recall, not deliberation. You should write down the answers right away once you see the questions, rather than leaving your response open all day and seeing if they come to you.
I'll try to apply Jeopardy standards to determine whether your responses are correct or not (spelling doesn't in count, as long as what you put down could plausibly be pronounced like the correct answer). But don't worry about that phrasing-in-the-form-of-a-question crap.
But in the meantime, I've written a few Jeopardy games for the simulator game created by Mike Dupee (if you're interested in playing, I'd suggest starting at http://www.vjboard.com/ before proceeding to http://www.mindfun.com/chat/vj/index.php)
I'll throw up Jeopardy and one Double Jeopardy category per day, and I'll throw in a Final Jeopardy question once a week or so.
Questions will be open from when they're posted until 11:59 pm the following day, central time (or whenever I get around to posting the answers, whichever comes later). Friday, Saturday and Sunday questions will be open until 11:59 pm Monday.
Just like in Jeopardy, if you don't know the answer, you should sit on your hands, because if you guess wrong, you'll lose the points.
There will be wagering for the "final jeopardy" categories - When I post the next-to-last category. The category will appear with Thursday's QOD, and you can make your wager on any game thread until I post the question on Monday. If you post a wager and don't answer the question, I'll assume you don't know and take away the points you bet. If you don't post a wager but do answer the question, you get pride, but no points.
As for outside sourcing and such, the game's about quick recall, not deliberation. You should write down the answers right away once you see the questions, rather than leaving your response open all day and seeing if they come to you.
I'll try to apply Jeopardy standards to determine whether your responses are correct or not (spelling doesn't in count, as long as what you put down could plausibly be pronounced like the correct answer). But don't worry about that phrasing-in-the-form-of-a-question crap.