Sesame Street Mondays: Each game will be sponsored by a certain letter of the alphabet, which I chose using a random number generator (I sure hope X didn't come up). The game will feature songs or artists beginning with that letter.
Tuesday Hidden Wordplay: Tuesday Wordplay has existed since the first LSWE in 2008 and has been done to death. So this year, the common word will be somewhere in the (non-posted) song lyrics! Figure it out, and you get a bonus!
Rockin' In The USA Wednesdays: I divided the country into five geographical regions and each one will have a game featuring artists from those regions. The last game will have you matching artists to each region.
The Year In Music Thursdays: For each decade from the 1960's through the 2010's, I chose a year at random using a random number generator. All songs will be from (or were on the charts) in that chosen year. Yeah, some of you will probably hate the last couple games...
Free For All Fridays: Some things never change, and Friday will be all about the variety. You'll find some LSWE staples as well as a few other surprises in the Friday games...
OK, with the new format revealed, let's cover the LSWE basics!
The game will be five SIX weeks long, beginning with the first game on Monday January 22nd and concluding with the final game being posted on Friday March 1st. Games will be posted each weekday, Monday through Friday. All games will close at the posting of the answers the following day (Monday for Friday games) and all games will be open for at least 24 hours. I am going to strictly enforce the posting of the answers deadline this year, so please..... no dicking around! Get those answers in on time!
1 point for each correct title, 1 point for each correct artist. Any bonus points will be explained in each game.
Don't cheat. Just don't. No outside sources are allowed. Don't be a douche....
Please post your answers using the spoiler. Just in case you still aren't entirely familiar with the new(ish) Bored interface.... here's where you can find the buttons that will be relevant to playing the LSWE:
That should yield something that looks like....
Spoiler
this!
THE USUAL BONUSES:
JJ Cale Points - Arbitrary bonus points awarded by me for arbitrary reasons that tickle my fancy. You can earn up to three, or if you really impress me... you can get a 5 point supermax. Nobody has ever gotten exactly 4 JJC points in a single game before, and they never will so long as I'm alive...
Kroxquo Bonus - Name another song with artist that fits the theme of that day's game (or whatever I ask for), and receive two points (Or whatever I promise). You can NOT reuse an artist that you identified in that game. You CAN reuse theme elements you've identified in the game unless I specifically state otherwise.
TBone Attendance Bonus - Awarded every Monday for the previous week... you get 5 points if you played all 5 games, 3 points for playing 4 games, and 1 point for playing 3 games. You must at least attempt to answer something in a game to receive credit for playing that day (The anti-Present rule). At the end of the LSWE, everyone who played all 30 games will receive a 10 point bonus.
Annie Bonus - You can replace the word "girl" or "girls" in a song title with "squirrel" or "squirrels" (as appropriate, don't get cute) for a bonus point. Girl or girls in a parenthetical part of the title (I HATE parenthetical titles, and so should you) does not count for the Annie Bonus.
The Shithouse Rats Award - The player who cracked me up the most... either with a single post or a cumulative effort throughout the season, will win this prestigious honor and the 10 point bonus that comes with it.
Image Bonus - I'll ask you to find an image from somewhere off the internet that in some way relates to the theme of the game, or whatever I may ask for. You get 5 points for finding an appropriate image, and the poster of the most creative/clever/one I like best image for each game will get an extra 5 point bonus (The illustrious Image Bonus Bonus). Please, have lots of fun with this... it's my favorite LSWE bonus and I love what you guys come up with! And if you need help remembering how to post images, scroll down to where Esto helps out with this towards the bottom of the 2015 rules thread.
PLEASE NOTE that Google changed the way their Image Search allows you to get urls for images at some point during the 2018 LSWE, and that more difficult format is still being used now. After finding an image you want to use and clicking on it, try right clicking on the image display that comes up and selecting "Properties." Many times, you can copy and paste the correct link from there, but make sure it ends in a .jpg/.png type of extension. You can test the link in a new window to see if it is indeed the correct url.
Don't forget the Phil Collins Rule... answering the lead singer for a band song is fine if that lead singer had a reasonably well known solo career and actually sang lead on the song in question. Answering the band for a solo singer song will not get you credit at all.
Feel free to bring up any scoring issues with me. I'm not prefect and I make misteaks. All other issues may be addressed and have their cases made known... but my ultimate decisions are final. It's a Bored game for crying out loud!
And last but absolutely never least....
Participation makes the games MORE FUNNER! Please play if you are able! You won't regret it!
See you all Monday morning for the first game!
