Tracer Bullet

Rules


• The object of the game is to out-think everyone by picking answers to questions that are the most common (Sheep) or least common (Reverse Sheep), but still correct.
  
• Example Sheep question: "Name any character from Babylon 5." A good answer might be Delenn and a bad answer might be Captain Sisko.
  
• Example Reverse Sheep question: "Name an alien species that appeared on Babylon 5". Minbari might be a bad answer, but Vendrizi might be a good answer. (Unless everyone is trying to go as obscure as possible).
  
• Sheep scores are tallied as negative numbers. Reverse Sheep scores are tallied as positive numbers. The lowest score wins.
  
• The answers to each question are tallied up. Wrong answers in Reverse Sheep are scored two points above the most common answer. This penalty is multiplied by the Lightning Round Multiplier. Wrong answers in Sheep are not penalized.
  
• Certain rounds are considered Lightning Rounds (designated by a multiplier, such as ×2). In these rounds, scores are adjusted by the number on the multiplier. A wrong answer still gets a +4 penalty in a ×2 round and a +6 penalty in a ×3 round, and so on. In a sheep round, a wrong answer scores normally.
  
• You may not cheat by using Google, The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, 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 or the question itself. Those who do not do this will be penalized 10 points right off the bat.
  
• For your convenience, I've made an Excel file where you can prepare your answers. When finished, just select the column of answers and send that in as text via PM. Don't email me the Excel file, that would be silly.
  
• Note: For the purposes of this game, Reverse Sheep answers will be determined to be correct or incorrect based on my whims. I can of course be swayed by evidence, argument, etc. However, a better way to curry favor is by giving me gifts. A particular favorite is chocolate hobnobs. PM me for my address.
  
• Sheep questions are marked by an S:, Reverse Sheep questions are marked by an R:.
  
• NEW! There are no Equalizer Question(s). They are stupid and I hate them.
  
• I would like to get at least 20 players, so I don't have a time frame set for this one. Under no circumstances will I take more than 35 (this excludes your game runner, of course).
  
• Special thanks goes out to The Bus for providing the formatting, rules, etc. for me to steal.
  

The Questions


1. R: Name a member of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds.
   
2. S: Name one of the major powers (i.e. not the League of Non-Aligned Worlds or a member of the League) on the Babylon 5 Council.
   
3. R: ×2 Name or describe someone that visited or lived on Babylon 5 that had telepathic abilities.
   
4. S: Name one of the Starfury squadrons based on Babylon 5. There were at least four.
   
5. S: Name one of Babylon 5’s sectors.
   
6. R: Name one of the TV movies or spin-off series based on Babylon 5.
   
7. R: Name another television series for which J. Michael Straczynski wrote.
   
8. S: Name any member of the main cast (actor, character name, or description). Main cast means that this person appeared in the opening credits during any season of Babylon 5.
   
9. S: What was the episode that got you hooked on Babylon 5? (name or description)
   
10. R: Name any war that the Earth Alliance fought.
    
11. S: ×2 Name or describe one of the Centauri gods.
    
12. S: Name or describe the character that went through the most change throughout the series.
    
13. R: Name a source of news in the Babylon 5 world.
    
14. R: ×2 Name or describe a member of the Grey Council.
    
15. S: Approximately how many "tonnes of spinning metal, all alone in the night?" is Babylon 5?
    
16. S: Name one of Mr. Garibaldi’s “favorite things”.
    

Good luck!

JasonF

Awesome.

This is another one where I'm going to recruit Mrs. F. We just watched the whole Babylon 5 ouvre (first time for both of us), so hopefully, there are some useful little details fresh in our minds.

WallyOPD

Wow, some of these sheep questions are tough. I'm having a hard time predicting what will be the most common answers.

Tracer Bullet

Venusian

Having never seen an episode of the show, I think I'll sit this round out

Chew

I've seen the series three times.

Apparently, after reading some of the questions, it's been a loooong time since that last viewing.

Flashback

Never saw the show either. Have to sit it out as well.

Jeremy517

OK I guess I won't be starting Lost Sheep today

WallyOPD

There seems to be a strong correlation between snoozing and losing.

The Bus

Jeremy, start Lost Sheep today.

The Bus

Question: Can we use stuff from the 1978 series, or just the 2004 series? What about stuff like Razor? Thanks!

Merkin Muffley

Please, for the love of God, start Lost sheep today. I'm lost when it comes to Babylon 5.

Tracer Bullet

The Bus sent in a set of pretty good answers. All you sci-fi nerds should be ashamed of yourselves. Ashamed!

Tracer Bullet

Well, this one is going over like a lead balloon. Unless I get a lot of responses in the next 24 hours or so, I'm going to write this one off.

spainlinx0

It has definitely been too long since I have watched the show. However Tracer I will try to focus when I get home and submit some answers.

WallyOPD

I'll submit my answers tonight, but yeah if we can't get a good number of people then it's not really worth it.

wishbone

Tracer, I will try PM some answers to you in the next day or so. Thanks!

Venusian

Lost sheep would rock

JasonF

And I'm Babylon 5 when it comes to Lost.

Wait ... that doesn't make sense.

JasonF

I'll be sending responses after I consult with my associate (see post #2).

Venusian

Can I use Jason's wife to cheat too?

pinata242

I don't come into TV Talk often, but are you starting the thread or the results today? I want in if it already exists!

WE NEED A DAMN SHEEP FORUM! Or at least an announcement in the Otter thread when the new ones originate.

Venusian

He'd be starting the thread. No results yet since there is no thread

JasonF

Don't cheat with my wife.

Jeremy517

It is already over. You lost.