WWTBAM Bored

I've gotten 3 gimme questions thus far out of the four days, and only got credit for one of them. I was glitched out of a correct answer on the 1st, then today I brain farted by trying to think too fast and answered that Egypt was in Asia....

And surprisingly enough, the one arcane question I got I wound up getting correct!

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I'm still having the slowdown of the display of the question. My answers have been in the 15+ second times because I never see the darned thing for ten seconds.

I have not gotten a single TQOTD correct yet this month.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:I have not gotten a single TQOTD correct yet this month.

They must not be TV, music or movie questions.

It pays to stay up late.....I was #7 ever so briefly and then the other nocturnal denizens began answering. Now I'm out of the hot 100. Oh yes, I have gotten my four middling q's correct so far.

I got the dreaded "Music and Musicians" category on Sunday. They wanted me to name an album by some band I've never heard of.

After looking them up I find that they are an "alternative-country" band. So I'm OK that I had never heard of them.

And, yes, I missed the question.

Don't worry peoples. You will always have me to be above.

Although, my new silver 'puter will make my times faster - so...... you just might have to be watch me a bit.

I am 2 for 4 so far this month, including one very stoopid mistake. Bleh. At least I got lucky with a Where the Heck Am I? last night.

So as a Sploofus newbie, maybe I can hijack this thread and find out aside from the QOTD and such finding quizes and kerplunks - finding some quiz that looks interesting seems far from straight-forward - what other things do folks participate in? Also, I have some Showdown Tokens, but I'm not sure what they are good for. So, aside from the QOTD, it seems to be filled with a lot of quizes that are way too trivial or way too specialized - I guess I'm accessing how can I improve my Sploofus experience?

Thanks,

---Jay

What's a "sploofus"? Does it taste good, or is it like arugula....?

frogman042 wrote:So as a Sploofus newbie, maybe I can hijack this thread and find out aside from the QOTD and such finding quizes and kerplunks - finding some quiz that looks interesting seems far from straight-forward - what other things do folks participate in? Also, I have some Showdown Tokens, but I'm not sure what they are good for. So, aside from the QOTD, it seems to be filled with a lot of quizes that are way too trivial or way too specialized - I guess I'm accessing how can I improve my Sploofus experience?

Thanks,

---Jay

You can write your own quizzes if you don't like the ones other people write.

frogman042 wrote:So as a Sploofus newbie, maybe I can hijack this thread and find out aside from the QOTD and such finding quizes and kerplunks - finding some quiz that looks interesting seems far from straight-forward - what other things do folks participate in? Also, I have some Showdown Tokens, but I'm not sure what they are good for. So, aside from the QOTD, it seems to be filled with a lot of quizes that are way too trivial or way too specialized - I guess I'm accessing how can I improve my Sploofus experience?

Thanks,

---Jay

You can sort the quizzes by difficulty by clicking above the ratings. I also like the editor's choice quizzes.

3 for 4 so far.

Had a real slam dunk this a.m. College Basketball Q about "His Airness"

TheCalvinator24 wrote:3 for 4 so far.

Had a real slam dunk this a.m. College Basketball Q about "His Airness"

If I can't get my speed up to the 'Steve in Africa' range, it isn't going to matter how many I get right.

Ritterskoop wrote:

frogman042 wrote:So as a Sploofus newbie, maybe I can hijack this thread and find out aside from the QOTD and such finding quizes and kerplunks - finding some quiz that looks interesting seems far from straight-forward - what other things do folks participate in? Also, I have some Showdown Tokens, but I'm not sure what they are good for. So, aside from the QOTD, it seems to be filled with a lot of quizes that are way too trivial or way too specialized - I guess I'm accessing how can I improve my Sploofus experience?

Thanks,

---Jay

You can write your own quizzes if you don't like the ones other people write.

So I took your advice and wrote a quiz for sploofus - even though my philosophy is that it is so much more creative to curse the darkness then risk being burned by lighting one candle. I know hermillion has done this at least once, but I don't know if anyone else has. Currently, sploofus tells me that there are 182 quizzes that need to be reviewed ahead of me - does anyone have a sense of how long it takes them - hours, days, months, years, decades?

Also, I still don't know what use the Showdown tokens are for.

---Jay

frogman042 wrote:

Ritterskoop wrote:

frogman042 wrote:So as a Sploofus newbie, maybe I can hijack this thread and find out aside from the QOTD and such finding quizes and kerplunks - finding some quiz that looks interesting seems far from straight-forward - what other things do folks participate in? Also, I have some Showdown Tokens, but I'm not sure what they are good for. So, aside from the QOTD, it seems to be filled with a lot of quizes that are way too trivial or way too specialized - I guess I'm accessing how can I improve my Sploofus experience?

Thanks,

---Jay

You can write your own quizzes if you don't like the ones other people write.

So I took your advice and wrote a quiz for sploofus - even though my philosophy is that it is so much more creative to curse the darkness then risk being burned by lighting one candle. I know hermillion has done this at least once, but I don't know if anyone else has. Currently, sploofus tells me that there are 182 quizzes that need to be reviewed ahead of me - does anyone have a sense of how long it takes them - hours, days, months, years, decades?

Also, I still don't know what use the Showdown tokens are for.

---Jay

Jay - I cut and pasted this from the Sploofus Survival Guide. For the record, I really like the showdowns. Let us know when your quiz posts so that we can head on over to take it!

Cindy

http://www.sploofus.com/ssg.sp#

Each week, you will receive ONE Showdown Token. These tokens may be accumulated and redeemed at your leisure. Showdown Tokens allow you (the challenger) to �challenge� the Sploofus player immediately AHEAD of you on the current all time leaderboard (the challengee). If you redeem a showdown token, a notice will instantly be sent to the challengee. You and the challengee will then be given a random Sploofus question from the challengee�s current game play level. You will both be given the exact same question. The challengee then has 7 days to respond to your challenge. If he/she does not, you win the showdown. Otherwise, the player who answers the question correctly the fastest, wins. If you (the challenger) wins, you are credited 10% of the challengee�s total Sploofus Points; the challengee however does not lose those points. Only the challenger assumes risk with this system. If you (the challenger) loses, the challengee claims 10% of your total Sploofus Points. In the event of a stalemate (both the challenger and the challengee answer the question incorrectly) no action is taken.

The rate of review really varies, but I would guess that with 182 in front of you, it will be about a week before your quiz goes live. It could be quite a bit less, because I've seen them get really motivated and knock out a hundred or so in a day, but the usual rate seems to be about 25/day on average.

On Day 5, I finally got one right!

Granted, it was guessing the chemical symbol for helium, but I still got one this month.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:On Day 5, I finally got one right!

Granted, it was guessing the chemical symbol for helium, but I still got one this month.

On Day 5, I started going back down the mountain.

Wooofrigginhooo!

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First time in triple digits (as apposed to quad and quints) since Hector was a pup.