RF Survivor Game

For those who do not venture into the games section much (a good portion of us, I'd guess), I'd like to plug a new game I'm running...Rebel Outpost Survivor.
I have no doubt it will pale in comparison to the original -- by which I mean Ebenezer Kohl's Legends of the Water Cooler, not the CBS TV show -- but hopefully it'll be a lot of fun.

Swing on by, check it out, and sign up when you get a chance!

[Ebenezer Kohl]

As long as there are no Othello challenges, you are a giant step ahead of Legends of the Water Cooler. Funny and yet serious, be aware of the obsessive nature of actuaries, including me.

There are still a few openings left in the game, if any of you have worried that we already filled all the spots.

[Ebenezer Kohl]

How many openings are there?

Excellent question. I will accomodate as many as wish to play. We currently have 15 signed up (at 16, I'm going to ask if glenn would like to contribute a prize to the winner). Somewhere between 16 and 24 would be ideal, to allow for optimal teamwork -- after all, not everyone will be able to participate in every challenge. Some of us have jobs we'd like to keep, you know.

Might be worth noting that this is not a watch-the-show-and-pick-the-winners type of contest. You will actually be playing in challenges against your fellow RFers, and you do not need to know anything about the CBS TV show in order to play.

Originally Posted by urysohn

(at 16, I'm going to ask if glenn would like to contribute a prize to the winner)

And we just had the 16th person sign up, so I've sent a note to glenn. Not sure what the general guideline is these days -- I thought at one point, he had mentioned something about a minimum number of players and maybe I made up "20" but that's what's stuck in my head.

Avi won a stapler a couple months ago and he still hasn't shut up about it, so they must be pretty nice
And I've heard pretty good things about the golf shirts too.

[Ebenezer Kohl]

Do you mean we will be voting out our fellow RO posters?! :o Isn't that not so nice?!

Sheesh, well I certainly HOPE it's not going to be too nice!

EK, you've run a game very similar to this before on the CAS Water Cooler, I know. Is it a fair statement that this is going to be a big pain in the arse and that I'm getting in over my head with this? A few people have made comments about how they will just watch "this time" or that they won't play "this time". But as I've been putting together challenges in the evening, I've already pretty much decided that, for me as an organizer at least, there isn't likely to be a "next" time.
(No pressure)

[Ebenezer Kohl]

Thanks in advance for hosting.

Originally Posted by urysohn

EK, you've run a game very similar to this before on the CAS Water Cooler, I know. Is it a fair statement that this is going to be a big pain in the arse and that I'm getting in over my head with this?

This is going to be a complete nightmare for you. I would not wish what is about to happen to you on a normal person… but we aren’t normal, are we? I loved the pressure. I think you will enjoy the turbulence.

Originally Posted by urysohn

A few people have made comments about how they will just watch "this time" or that they won't play "this time". But as I've been putting together challenges in the evening, I've already pretty much decided that, for me as an organizer at least, there isn't likely to be a "next" time.

Man, I had a great challenge idea that I was going to suggest to you call Egg Carton Assassins. It seems simple enough in my head but then you have to get everyone on the same page. The person who doesn’t understand correctly will likely be voted out. The designer of the challenge is partly to blame.

You may think you won’t want to do this again, but I enjoyed the rush. I hope you will change your mind.

Originally Posted by urysohn

(No pressure)

I’ve been thinking upon the organizational structure of a Big Brother format game where contestants compete as teams, which may overlap and change throughout the game. My random thoughts are rarely coherent so I hope you get used to the game host role. Man, we need mister nacho to come back and host another Mole! I wanna play!!!


I THINK THIS IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER!!!