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Old 07-08-09 | 03:45 PM
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I'm not sure why you'd want to level out the scoring. Why should the people who did well on the first 11 questions be punished?
So that rockmjd23 doesn't win.
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Old 07-08-09 | 04:11 PM
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I found this post today.
It is a bit easier now that I have a system down. I didn't have a system down back then.
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Old 07-08-09 | 04:18 PM
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It is a bit easier now that I have a system down. I didn't have a system down back then.
I've got a system and my hand still hurts from searching for images for everything.

I need to add some macros to my spreadsheet to auto-sort questions, and better format the score list (tabs would be nice). Also maybe something to copy selected cells to another cell for easy pasting would be nice too. Is that the kind of thing you use?
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Old 07-08-09 | 04:25 PM
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I'm in! Not much of a reader, so it'll be interesting to see how poorly I do. I didn't really answer very strategically with the equalizers, but from what I can tell, if you think you'll be in the top 50% at that point in the game, you'll want to answer them as reverse sheep questions.
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Old 07-08-09 | 04:30 PM
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I'm working on it, but neither Excel or Google works for me, so it's taking me some time.
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Old 07-08-09 | 04:48 PM
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I've got a system and my hand still hurts from searching for images for everything.

I need to add some macros to my spreadsheet to auto-sort questions, and better format the score list (tabs would be nice). Also maybe something to copy selected cells to another cell for easy pasting would be nice too. Is that the kind of thing you use?
I made a macro to sort the "Formatted Results" tab (the highlighted one with Gumbel's head). That made it easier. Something to sort each question would be nice but it's only used once, since each time you sort a different column.

The thing that helps the most is going through it the night before, formatting all the answers so they match each other, and highlighting the wrong and unique answers.
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Old 07-08-09 | 04:52 PM
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These games never cease to surprise me. I thought going super-obscure in one of the questions would be the death of me.

No one's picked that answer.
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Old 07-08-09 | 04:55 PM
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I made a macro to sort the "Formatted Results" tab (the highlighted one with Gumbel's head). That made it easier. Something to sort each question would be nice but it's only used once, since each time you sort a different column.

The thing that helps the most is going through it the night before, formatting all the answers so they match each other, and highlighting the wrong and unique answers.
However you're doing it, thanks a lot. These games are a lot of fun, although my work has sufferred terribly.
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Old 07-08-09 | 05:07 PM
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I made a macro to sort the "Formatted Results" tab (the highlighted one with Gumbel's head). That made it easier. Something to sort each question would be nice but it's only used once, since each time you sort a different column.

The thing that helps the most is going through it the night before, formatting all the answers so they match each other, and highlighting the wrong and unique answers.
BTW, you never e-mailed me your spreadsheet. Didn't I threaten to dock you 10 points for that?
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Old 07-08-09 | 05:11 PM
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In for a bottom 25% finish.
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Old 07-08-09 | 05:12 PM
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BTW, you never e-mailed me your spreadsheet. Didn't I threaten to dock you 10 points for that?
I can email it to you again. I was out of town for the holiday by the time I got your response. PM me your email again and I'll send it out.
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Old 07-08-09 | 06:08 PM
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We've got enough people that this will work. When do you guys want to start and/or do you want to wait?
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Old 07-08-09 | 06:19 PM
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I just saw the link over in sports sheep .. can I get my answers in?
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Old 07-08-09 | 06:32 PM
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We've got enough people that this will work. When do you guys want to start and/or do you want to wait?
How about waiting until tomorrow, so I can send my answers in this evening?



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Old 07-08-09 | 06:58 PM
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Bus, I will send you a PM tonight -- I need to finish some answers.
PM sent...
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Old 07-08-09 | 08:24 PM
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PM also sent. Hopefully not too late.
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Old 07-08-09 | 08:33 PM
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I just figured that if you think your answers are strong you should answer the Equalizer questions as Reverse Sheep and if you think your answers are not strong you should answer it as Sheep.
This. I answered them as Reverse Sheep questions.

Come to think of it, I may have made a terrible mistake.
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Old 07-08-09 | 09:20 PM
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PM also sent. Hopefully not too late.
Good luck Pharoh [whisper]you're goin' down[/whisper]
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Old 07-08-09 | 09:24 PM
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I didn't quite get the E part when I submitted my answers, but I answered them as reverse sheep anyway.
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Old 07-08-09 | 10:21 PM
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I PM'd in. We'll see if they want me or someone else as dead last this time...
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I didn't understand E so I just answered it not really strategically.
Originally Posted by hardcore
This looks like fun, though I admit I don't really get the strategy for the equalizers...
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The equalizer questions really screw over people in the top 30-49% or so.

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Old 07-09-09 | 05:11 AM
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I'm in!
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Old 07-09-09 | 08:50 AM
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NO MORE ENTRIES PLEASE

I've got enough entries.
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I've got enough entries.
Are you punking us?
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Old 07-09-09 | 09:03 AM
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