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I Already Hate Sploofus

#1 Post by littlebeast13 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:48 am

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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#2 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:59 am

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. :(
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#3 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:11 am

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

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#4 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:15 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:I have not gotten a single TQOTD correct yet this month. :cry:
They must not be TV, music or movie questions.
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#5 Post by ulysses5019 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:16 am

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.
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#6 Post by andrewjackson » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:57 am

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.
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#7 Post by peacock2121 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:46 am

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.

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#8 Post by JBillyGirl » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:55 am

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.

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#9 Post by frogman042 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:56 am

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,

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#10 Post by Save the Children » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:04 am

What's a "sploofus"? Does it taste good, or is it like arugula....?
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#11 Post by Ritterskoop » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:07 am

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
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#12 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:40 am

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.
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#13 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:25 am

3 for 4 so far.

Had a real slam dunk this a.m. College Basketball Q about "His Airness"
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#14 Post by eyégor » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:28 am

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.

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#15 Post by frogman042 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:03 pm

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

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#16 Post by cindy.wellman » Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:35 pm

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.

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#17 Post by mrkelley23 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:40 pm

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.
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#18 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:00 am

On Day 5, I finally got one right!

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

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#19 Post by cindy.wellman » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:29 am

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. :D

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

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#20 Post by ne1410s » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:57 am

Wooofrigginhooo!

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