Capital Cities of the World - PEEHS [Closing: 30th April]

quickbeam · 21-04-2021 1:47pm #1

So, we did the flags, how well do you know your world capital cities?

PEEHS is like a game of Pointless. We're looking for the least popular answer here. The winner will be the player with the fewest points at the end. Your score each round will be the number of people who match your answer.

Incorrect answers will score 1.5 times the most popular answer.

Google or other research is not allowed.

Please PM me your answers. Do not post your answers on the thread. No need to number your answers, or say which country you're answering for. Just a list of 15 different answers, one per round, will suffice.

It is the official or de jure capital required. A few of the more disputed capital cities have been excluded to avoid controversy.

Spellings do not need to be 100%. If I can figure out what name you're trying to go for, you'll get the point.

We have 15 rounds. Reveal date tba, depending on number of entrires received.

Here we go:

Omackeral · 21-04-2021 1:49pm

Oh I like this. In.

Necro · 21-04-2021 1:50pm

Definitely in for this!

Trigger · 21-04-2021 1:55pm

Congrats on the win Homer!

:P

I'll have a look and try to get an entry in

beakerjoe · 21-04-2021 2:02pm

IN IN IN

Irish Aris · 21-04-2021 2:05pm

awesome game!!!!

KathleenGrant · 21-04-2021 2:05pm

If ever there was a competition designed for me it is this. Going to run away with this guys.....

That's what i said about the flag Peehs competition but I was ****e.:mad:

Irish Aris · 21-04-2021 2:11pm

KathleenGrant wrote: »

If ever there was a competition designed for me it is this. Going to run away with this guys.....
That's what i said about the flag Peehs competition but I was ****e.:mad:

It will be the same Kathleen, everyone will try to avoid the obvious ones, and then watch them aceing

beakerjoe · 21-04-2021 2:15pm

Irish Aris wrote: »

It will be the same Kathleen, everyone will try to avoid the obvious ones, and then watch them aceing

IA throwing their best double bluff out there. Or is it a triple bluff..... Oh darn it :pac:

Irish Aris · 21-04-2021 2:20pm

beakerjoe wrote: »

IA throwing their best double bluff out there. Or is it a triple bluff..... Oh darn it :pac:

Hahahahaha!!!
I have given up trying to figure out Peehs beakerjoe. A complete minefield.
I knew a couple of (what I would consider) obscure ones, the rest I think will be middle of the rod, not peehs but not sheep either.

The biggest difficulty I had was that I have learned these capitals in Greek decades ago, so I am translating in English based on the Greek pronuncation. I'm bound to have some incorrect, hopefully they will be close enough to the correct ones so I donlt get punished

beakerjoe · 21-04-2021 2:28pm

Go with your gut.....its the only way to go with Sheep, Peehs, Heeps...etc.

My biggest issue is spelling, thankfully QB doenst mind too much.

miamee · 21-04-2021 2:29pm

In for this...years ago I would have aced this, now I am struggling to remember some of them!

quickbeam · 21-04-2021 2:30pm

miamee wrote: »

In for this...years ago I would have aced this, now I am struggling to remember some of them!

Doesn't help when capitals are renamed or move either!

aaronjennings · 21-04-2021 2:49pm

Love it, will definitely get an entry in

Purgative · 21-04-2021 3:16pm

In. I thought it sounded fun until I read the questions.

cdeb · 21-04-2021 3:39pm

Never done one of these before, but I'm in. I'm sure ye've all worked out the best ratio of obscure-to-obvious answers for this, but I've gone and waded right in there, so I'm going to bomb this I'm sure

Barna77 · 21-04-2021 3:49pm

HeidiHeidi · 21-04-2021 3:56pm

miamee wrote: »

In for this...years ago I would have aced this, now I am struggling to remember some of them!

Just settling down to do an entry for this - and I suspect this will be my problem as well!

ari101 · 21-04-2021 4:24pm

I'm in! Lots of dodgy ones I'm not sure the official capital of these days... hopefully I got 15 right answers, after that come what may

Collie D · 21-04-2021 4:32pm

The only thing we can be sure of when trying to work out what everyone else will do is that somebody will answer Cork for the Irish one.

Zaph · 21-04-2021 4:44pm

Collie D wrote: »

The only thing we can be sure of when trying to work out what everyone else will do is that somebody will answer Cork for the Irish one.

For which the penalty should be 5 times the sheep.

aaronjennings · 21-04-2021 5:33pm

cdeb wrote: »

Never done one of these before, but I'm in. I'm sure ye've all worked out the best ratio of obscure-to-obvious answers for this, but I've gone and waded right in there, so I'm going to bomb this I'm sure

You would think so, but no :pac:

Necro · 21-04-2021 5:36pm

cdeb wrote: »

Never done one of these before, but I'm in. I'm sure ye've all worked out the best ratio of obscure-to-obvious answers for this, but I've gone and waded right in there, so I'm going to bomb this I'm sure

Nope

:D

Just sent in the answers there QB, really enjoyed that... MOAR!

quickbeam · 21-04-2021 5:40pm

Necro wrote: »

Nope :D

Just sent in the answers there QB, really enjoyed that... MOAR!

Well, I kept it to 15 rounds x 8 countries, so 120 in total. Technically there could be another 9 rounds added, or done in a separate game......

Declan A Walsh · 21-04-2021 6:04pm

I just submitted answers for Capital Cities of the World, but not Capital Citites of the World - hope that's okay!

quickbeam · 21-04-2021 6:08pm

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I just submitted answers for Capital Cities of the World, but not Capital Citites of the World - hope that's okay!

Noted

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Trigger · 21-04-2021 6:12pm

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I just submitted answers for Capital Cities of the World, but not Capital Citites of the World - hope that's okay!

Well we all know the winner of G&R's next quiz..

Mr reader himself

21-04-2021 6:53pm

Trigger wrote: »

Congrats on the win Homer!

:P

I'll have a look and try to get an entry in

Ah feck off!

Correctly identifying capital cities is a strong subject for me.
Choosing good PEEHS answers, however, is a far more difficult prospect.

quickbeam · 22-04-2021 10:54am

17 entries so far:

aaronjennings
ari101
Barna77
beakerjoe
bubblypop
cdeb
cee_jay
Collie D
Declan A Walsh
Homer J. Fong
Irish Iris
Kolido
miamee
Necro
Omackeral
Purgative
Sheridan81

Just over 80% of the capitals have so far been correctly identified.

Rikand · 22-04-2021 12:32pm

quickbeam wrote: »

17 entries so far:

aaronjennings
ari101
Barna77
beakerjoe
bubblypop
cdeb
cee_jay
Collie D
Declan A Walsh
Homer J. Fong
Irish Iris
Kolido
miamee
Necro
Omackeral
Purgative
Sheridan81

Just over 80% of the capitals have so far been correctly identified.

I'm gonna burst my bullocks now to make sure I supply within the other 20%

KathleenGrant · 22-04-2021 12:37pm

Rikand wrote: »

I'm gonna burst my bullocks now to make sure I supply within the other 20%

Me too.

without the man parts of course

HeidiHeidi · 22-04-2021 12:41pm

Could one enter two lists of answers for this?

To test a theory, like...... be interested to see which would do better.... rest assured that on past performance indicators, neither would have a snowball's chance in hell of winning!

quickbeam · 22-04-2021 12:56pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Could one enter two lists of answers for this?

To test a theory, like...... be interested to see which would do better.... rest assured that on past performance indicators, neither would have a snowball's chance in hell of winning!

Theoretically I have no issue with two submissions. Could someone clever than me advise if this would result in an unfair advantage, and disadvantage other contestents?

nothing · 22-04-2021 1:03pm

Eeep my geography is woeful, but I'm in, and hopefully I'll learn some new capitals in the reveal!

quickbeam · 22-04-2021 1:08pm

Okay, am thinking that two entries probably not a good idea - you'd know to avoid duplicates between the two enteries which isn't someting that any other player can benefit from.

Kolido · 22-04-2021 1:35pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Could one enter two lists of answers for this?

To test a theory, like...... be interested to see which would do better.... rest assured that on past performance indicators, neither would have a snowball's chance in hell of winning!

You could run the test without entering, just compare your answers after the reveal.

Collie D · 22-04-2021 1:47pm

quickbeam wrote: »

Okay, am thinking that two entries probably not a good idea - you'd know to avoid duplicates between the two enteries which isn't someting that any other player can benefit from.

What's the penalty for asking is the more pertinent question I feel.

quickbeam · 22-04-2021 1:54pm

If Heidi, or anyone, wants to send a second set, I can plug in to the sheepulator after the contest and let them know the effect it would have had if they were included instead of, or as well as the original, official answers submitted.

quickbeam · 24-04-2021 12:03pm

24 players:

aaronjennings
ari101
Barna77
beakerjoe
bubblypop
cdeb
cee_jay
cj maxx
Collie D
Declan A Walsh
Homer J. Fong
Irish Iris
Kolido
miamee
Necro
Noo
nothing
Omackeral
Purgative
Reberetta
Sawduck
Sheridan81
Strawberry (bored) Milkshake
Zaph

cdeb · 24-04-2021 12:07pm

Getting excited for the off now!

HeidiHeidi · 24-04-2021 12:14pm

quickbeam wrote: »

Okay, am thinking that two entries probably not a good idea - you'd know to avoid duplicates between the two enteries which isn't someting that any other player can benefit from.

Kolido wrote: »

You could run the test without entering, just compare your answers after the reveal.

quickbeam wrote: »

If Heidi, or anyone, wants to send a second set, I can plug in to the sheepulator after the contest and let them know the effect it would have had if they were included instead of, or as well as the original, official answers submitted.

I wasn't trying to rig or game my entry, honest!!

Yeah, I get why two entries might/would skew the results.

When are you closing this, so I don't miss the deadline.....

quickbeam · 24-04-2021 12:18pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

When are you closing this, so I don't miss the deadline.....

Whenever I get bored waiting for new entries :P

Will probably give it another week anyway.

HeidiHeidi · 24-04-2021 12:20pm

quickbeam wrote: »

Whenever I get bored waiting for new entries :P

Will probably give it another week anyway.

Excellent approach!

Far too much gorgeous sunshine out there to be soaked up, to be poring over capital cities that I can't remember :cool:

Will get my list(s) in to you soon..... when the sun goes in!

cj maxx · 24-04-2021 4:20pm

In

just posting so I remember I've entered

alchemist33 · 24-04-2021 4:26pm

Never did one of these. So I just PM quickbeam with the least popular capital in each of 15 sets? And whats a PEEHS?

ari101 · 24-04-2021 4:36pm

alchemist33 wrote: »

Never did one of these. So I just PM quickbeam with the least popular capital in each of 15 sets? And whats a PEEHS?

The opposite of SHEEP

and yes, if you can work out what will be least popular... :pac:

Welcome

Zaph · 24-04-2021 4:36pm

alchemist33 wrote: »

Never did one of these. So I just PM quickbeam with the least popular capital in each of 15 sets? And whats a PEEHS?

Yep, what you think is the most obscure or least popular capital in each group. The fewer people who agree with you, the lower your score for that round. Lowest overall score wins.

alchemist33 · 24-04-2021 4:56pm

Cool, should be easy enoug...

Oh damn, UK and Ireland are in the same group. That's one correct answer less

cj maxx · 24-04-2021 6:42pm

alchemist33 wrote: »

Cool, should be easy enoug...

Oh damn, UK and Ireland are in the same group. That's one correct answer less

One thing I've found is people often go for the most obscure answer , meaning it scores low while they avoid the 'obvious ' ,hence high scoring , answer!
I think.

quickbeam · 24-04-2021 6:45pm

cj maxx wrote: »

One thing I've found is people often go for the most obscure answer , meaning it scores low while they avoid the 'obvious ' ,hence high scoring , answer!
I think.

In Peehs you want to score low though. So unless by low you mean bad which is actually high. But then if you go for obvious and score low meaning good, then others might try that strategy too and then obvious becomes high meaning bad so you should actually go for obscure after all.

:P

Barna77 · 24-04-2021 8:54pm

quickbeam wrote: »

In Peehs you want to score low though. So unless by low you mean bad which is actually high. But then if you go for obvious and score low meaning good, then others might try that strategy too and then obvious becomes high meaning bad so you should actually go for obscure after all.

:P

After Homer Simpson been unchosen on the tv characters game, anything is possible

Capital Cities of the World - PEEHS [Closing: 30th April]

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