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Crocker Jarmen 01-27-14 04:13 PM

And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 
Hello, and welcome to Academy Awayds Sheep Game. Just like all the Hollywood big shots, this is your chance to cast votes, picking the best winners from over the last 80 or so years of the Oscars.

Intro for first time players
Spoiler:
(Reverse) Sheep is a game that is part Family Feud, part trivia game. The object of the game is to outwit other players through a series of questions that are usually united in theme. There are two types of questions.

The first, Sheep, is one where you try to think like everyone else and match their answers. The more people you match, the better you do. Let's say we have a game of six players (A through F). A Sheep question might be something like "Name a great color." Sheep questions never have right or wrong answers. Let's say our five players answered like this:

Players A, C, and E said "Blue"
Players B and D said "Green"
Player F said "Chartreuse"

Scoring in Sheep games is like golf: the lower your score, the better. The "Blue" players get -3 points (and the best answer). The "Green" players get -2 points. Player F did not match anyone and gets 0 points.

The second type of question, Reverse Sheep, is the exact opposite. You want to avoid matching other players. A Reverse Sheep question might be something like "Name a state on the Atlantic Coast." Reverse Sheep questions always have right or wrong answers. Let's say our players answered like this:

Players D and E said "Delaware"
Players F and B said "Maine"
Player C said "Texas"
Player A said "South Carolina"

The "Delaware" players get +2 points (a penalty, since you want to have a low score). The "Maine" players also get +2 points. Player C's answer might be debated among the players to see if it is considered correct or not. Wrong answers always score above the most common answer. You're always better off going for something obvious than for something obviously wrong.

That's the gist of it. Each person running a game adds little rules here and there but those are the basics.


General Rules
Spoiler:
The object of the game is to out-think everyone by picking answers to questions that are the most common (<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">Sheep</FONT>) or least common (<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">Reverse Sheep</FONT>), but still correct.
Example <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">Sheep</FONT> question: "Name a professional golfer." A good answer might be Tiger Woods and a bad answer might be Chichi Rodriguez.
Example <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">Reverse Sheep</FONT> question: "Name a play by Shakespeare." Romeo & Juliet might be a bad answer, but Two Gentlemen of Verona might be a good answer. (Unless everyone is trying to go as obscure as possible).
Scores are tallied according to the number of players answering that question. Sheep answers are tallied as negative. Reverse Sheep answers are tallied as positive. The lowest score wins.
There is no such thing as wrong answer for a Sheep question.
Wrong answers in Reverse Sheep are scored two points above the most common answer.
You may not cheat by using Google, Wikipedia, etc. Use only what's in your head.
Please send in your answers to me via PM. Place only one answer per line, without numbers, set info, or the question itself. Add {sd} to the end of the answer, not the beginning. Those who do not do this will be penalized 10 points right off the bat.
Note: Be creative with your answers, but don't be stupid.
Sheep questions are marked by an <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</FONT>, Reverse Sheep questions are marked by an <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">R:</FONT>.


Game-Specific Rules

Spoiler:
Unique Bonus: Reverse Sheep questions will generate additional bonus (negative) points according to the following:
1 Unique is awarded -20
2 Uniques are awarded -15 each
3 Uniques are awarded -10 each
4 Uniques are awarded -5 each

Slam Dunks {sd} Players have the power of multipliers in their hands. Each player is given two (2) Slam Dunk ({sd}) which they use by adding {sd} to the end of their answer. Your Slam Dunks have different effects depending on the question you use it on:
In <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">Sheep</FONT> questions, the {sd} adds 1 to the Multiplier.
In <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">Reverse Sheep</FONT> questions, you can use your {sd} to turn the question into a sheep question for you. However, if your answer is wrong, it does nothing.

I will correct mistakes made when sending me your answers at a cost of 10 points.


**** Note: Because of the shorter list of questions, I am reducing the number of Slam Dunks {sd} to Two. You get Two Slam Dunk to play, use them wisely. You may stack your {sd} if you wish. ****

And the questions are...

01. <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</FONT> First category: Name the most popular winner of Best Supporting Actor.

02. <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</FONT> Name the greatest director to ever win Best Director.

03. <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</FONT> Holy unfunny! Single out the worst Oscar host in the history of the telecast.

04. <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">R:</FONT> Name a foreign language film (film predominately in a language other than English) to be nominated for Best Picture.

05. <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</FONT> Name the most popular woman to receive the award for Best Actress.

06. <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</FONT> It’s all in the writing. Name the best screenplay to ever win an Oscar.

07. <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</FONT> Back in the old days... Name the best B&W movie to win Best Picture.

08. <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">R:</FONT> Name an actor who has received at least 4 nominations for Best Actor.

09. <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</FONT> The voters get it right! Name the most deserving winner of Best Picture.

10. <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</FONT> The Academy sucks ass! Name the worst movie to ever win the award for Best Picture.

Damfino 01-27-14 05:27 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 
Are we allowed to stack our slam dunks in this game?

Shannon Nutt 01-27-14 05:42 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 
My "it's just an honor to be nominated, even though I won't win" answers have been submitted. :)

Wasn't sure if by "most popular winner" you meant popular for winning the award in that specific year or popular in the sense of overall popularity, so I went with the latter, hoping the other sheep read it that way as well.

Crocker Jarmen 01-27-14 06:22 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 

Originally Posted by Damfino (Post 11991727)
Are we allowed to stack our slam dunks in this game?

Sure, why not.

Count Dooku 01-27-14 08:47 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 
Question 5 is tough. Popular in the real world? Or popular at DVD Talk? How to choose?

Damfino 01-27-14 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Crocker Jarmen (Post 11991787)
Sure, why not.

Great, answers sent!

rocket1312 01-27-14 10:48 PM

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Answers sent.

Oh sheep, how I've missed thee...

dino88 01-28-14 12:48 AM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 
First time playing. Hope I did it right.

orangecrush 01-28-14 07:19 AM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 
Answers sent. I think I may have misplayed my slams. I thought there were 2 sheep questions with super obvious answers. We'll see...

TomOpus 01-28-14 07:45 AM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 
Gave this a shot. I usually don't play due to difficulty of questions. I like to be able to make educated guesses. I think I was able to do that with these questions.

Groucho 01-28-14 07:51 AM

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Might want to clarify what a "foreign language film" is for question #4...I can foresee a lot of "clever" answers.

Crocker Jarmen 01-28-14 10:03 AM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 

Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt (Post 11991746)
My "it's just an honor to be nominated, even though I won't win" answers have been submitted. :)

Are you sure? I didn't receive any answers from you yet.




Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 11992246)
Might want to clarify what a "foreign language film" is for question #4...I can foresee a lot of "clever" answers.

Every Sheep Game needs at least one question that provokes "clever" or "controversial" answers. I think this one is out best candidate.

jjcool 01-28-14 10:50 AM

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Crappy answers sent.

Kal-El 01-28-14 11:16 AM

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Last place answers sent in.

davidh777 01-28-14 12:28 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 
Man, I'm terrible at Oscar stuff. But answers submitted anyway.

devilshalo 01-28-14 12:31 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 

Originally Posted by Count Dooku (Post 11991929)
Question 5 is tough. Popular in the real world? Or popular at DVD Talk? How to choose?

I chose who I'd bang. ;)

Count Dooku 01-28-14 02:09 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 

Originally Posted by devilshalo (Post 11992549)
I chose who I'd bang. ;)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7wal-jgeRs.../s1600/doh.jpgYou made me realize who I forgot!!

ivelostr2 01-28-14 05:11 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 
I had to think about my answers here. I went back and forth about submitting MY answers or SHEEP answers. I went with sheep, but I kept mine to see how they would have fared as well.

Shannon Nutt 01-28-14 05:42 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 

Originally Posted by Crocker Jarmen (Post 11992358)
Are you sure? I didn't receive any answers from you yet.

Okay - you should have them now...not sure why the first one didn't send.

davidh777 01-28-14 05:49 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 

Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt (Post 11992972)
Okay - you should have them now...not sure why the first one didn't send.

I actually couldn't generate a PM to Crocker, nor to a few other people I randomly tried. I was able to submit by responding to an old message CJ had sent me.

devilshalo 01-28-14 06:32 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 

Originally Posted by Count Dooku (Post 11992654)
You made me realize who I forgot!![/SIZE][/FONT]

I thought I was so clever only to find she was Best Supporting Actress winner. D'oh, indeed!

Abob Teff 01-28-14 06:42 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 

Originally Posted by devilshalo (Post 11992549)
I chose who I'd bang. ;)


Originally Posted by devilshalo (Post 11993010)
I thought I was so clever only to find she was Best Supporting Actress winner. D'oh, indeed!

MoNique?

Crocker Jarmen 01-28-14 06:45 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 

Originally Posted by devilshalo (Post 11993010)
I thought I was so clever only to find she was Best Supporting Actress winner. D'oh, indeed!


Originally Posted by Abob Teff (Post 11993026)
MoNique?


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...0/163/w03a.jpg

Crocker Jarmen 01-28-14 06:52 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 
Players so far are:

Abob Teff
bradler
Shannon Nutt
Mr. Flix
davidh777
Ash Ketchum
Kal-El
ivelostr2
jjcool
sauce07
Drexl
maxfisher
AaronHernandez
Groucho
orangecrush
dino88
rocket1312
Damfino
Count Dooku
hasslein
TomOpus
devilshalo


I'm planning to reveal the answers Friday, so whoever else wants to play has till Thursday to get their answers in.

Abob Teff 01-28-14 06:56 PM

Re: And The Sheepiest Answer Is.... ACADEMY AWARDS SHEEP GAME
 
I can't wait that long! Open the envelope now!


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