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FG Challenge

Kolido · 2021-02-25 08:22:59

Welcome to FG Challenge. Starting a new quiz with format yet to be decided. Solo/teams? Single game/tournament style? Please put your name down here if you are interested and which of the 2 above format you prefer

25-02-2021 9:22am

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Welcome to FG Challenge.

Starting a new quiz with format yet to be decided.

Solo/teams?
Single game/tournament style?

Please put your name down here if you are interested and which of the 2 above format you prefer

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#2 25-02-2021 9:29am

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I'm in, happy with any format

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#3 25-02-2021 9:34am

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Happy with single or teams

I think I'd like tournament

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#4 25-02-2021 9:34am

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In. Any format is fine Kol.

Looking forward to middle table mediocrity.

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#5 25-02-2021 10:07am

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I'll give it a go.. any preference at all

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#6 25-02-2021 10:25am

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Count me in!

Any format is fine (you're not getting much guidance here, are you? )

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#7 25-02-2021 10:32am

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HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Count me in!

Any format is fine (you're not getting much guidance here, are you? )

Ah its grand

I like using teams, always more fun so if it's left to me to decide, that is what I will pick. But that also depends on how many sign up.

Tournament style will mean more games so will take longer to run. Haven't used this format before so would be interesting.

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#8 25-02-2021 11:23am

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How would the tournament work with teams? Would you just keep the same team for the entire thing?
I'm in anyway. Would prefer solo (I'm a glutton for that wooden spoon - ooh kinky!) but I suppose I'll put up with smarter people in a team if I'm forced to. :pac:

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#9 25-02-2021 11:30am

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Pencil me in, please.

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#10 25-02-2021 11:40am

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Mollyb60 wrote: »

How would the tournament work with teams? Would you just keep the same team for the entire thing?
I'm in anyway. Would prefer solo (I'm a glutton for that wooden spoon - ooh kinky!) but I suppose I'll put up with smarter people in a team if I'm forced to. :pac:

I was thinking head to head knock out, whether it be individuals or teams. So yeah you would keep the same team for the whole tournament.
That could be a lot of questions to compile though.

Again, depends on how many are interested in playing if we have enough for teams, probably need a min of 16 for a team/tournament structure.

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#11 25-02-2021 12:08pm

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In
Apologies in advance to my potential teammates if that's how it goes.

Also don't mind about the format

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#12 25-02-2021 12:14pm

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In (provisionally) if its an individual game.

Would need to really think about it if its Teams, I've always hated group projects. If you're stuck for numbers on Teams I suppose I could play, but if you've got odd numbers and too many people, I'd gladly bow out...

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#13 25-02-2021 12:20pm

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Ill play - teams or individual - i dont mind.

Any format in particular will be fine!

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#14 25-02-2021 12:32pm

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I'm up for getting involved... might be a bit subject to schedule depending on when this was happening. No real preference on style, tis all new to me

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#15 25-02-2021 12:36pm

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Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

In (provisionally) if its an individual game.

Would need to really think about it if its Teams, I've always hated group projects. If you're stuck for numbers on Teams I suppose I could play, but if you've got odd numbers and too many people, I'd gladly bow out...

You take the TV questions i take the sport questions.. winning team right there

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#16 25-02-2021 12:40pm

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Sounds good, count me in please.

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#17 25-02-2021 12:42pm

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Trigger wrote: »

You take the TV questions i take the sport questions.. winning team right there

Well if we can pick teams, that's a different story again - that's more in line with a pub quiz...

I had a good team last time we played, but I remember the Drama surrounding a couple of the other teams that left me weary and cautious of randomised team games... but I didn't want to mention the war... :pac:

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#18 25-02-2021 2:45pm

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I'd be hesitant in having players pick their own teams. While it works fine in the real world setting, I don't think it is suited to forums as it could leave folk isolated.

From the consensus so far, individual single game looks like the winning formula.

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#19 25-02-2021 2:53pm

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I'm game too.
I'm OK with any format - we did a team quiz last year and it was fun, though I will admit that my contributions lacked in quantity somewhat. . .

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#20 25-02-2021 3:06pm

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I’m in too, no preference

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#21 25-02-2021 3:06pm

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In.

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#22 25-02-2021 3:19pm

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Kolido wrote: »

I'd be hesitant in having players pick their own teams. While it works fine in the real world setting, I don't think it is suited to forums as it could leave folk isolated.

From the consensus so far, individual single game looks like the winning formula.

Could bring back painful memories of being the last one picked for a scratch game of ball .

I prefer individual - i want all the glory to myself

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#23 25-02-2021 3:35pm

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I'm all for doing it myself. I clearly didn't get enough torturing during G&R's Mammoth Last Person Standing Quiz.

I do love me a good quiz though. I would crawl through glass to get to a proper pub quiz these days. Few pints, pack of taytos, scowling at all the obvious cheaters, back broke coz of the ****e stools, the outrage at questions we got wrong, dashing to the loo at 1am to wake my dad up with a question about Brazil (he's not brazilian, he's just a fountain of useless knowledge), the inevitable stewards enquiry at the end, the disqualifications, the shouting, the brawls.

Pub quizzes are great.

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#24 25-02-2021 6:27pm

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Slight preference for solo but only slight. Getting together online with a bunch of people all trying to figure things out is a bit too much like my 9-5 over the last year to be classed as fun.

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#25 25-02-2021 8:51pm

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I'm in - no preference for format!

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#26 25-02-2021 11:45pm

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I have spent too much time online teaching. When I saw "teams" I wondered why we couldn't just use zoom.

Not even the worst blonde moment this week.

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#27 26-02-2021 7:17am

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I’d play this

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#28 26-02-2021 11:45am

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So we have about 20 interested so far, I have no start date yet so still time to sing up.

I think I will go with single players and run semi-finals, and then a grand final.

I will rand folk into 2 groups (or 3 if we get more) and you will be competing against those in your group in the semi-final with the top players going to the final. Same questions will be used for each semi-final and they will run at the same time.

Or, I could just run one quiz with everyone, which is more preferred?

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#29 26-02-2021 11:54am

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Whatever's easiest for you Kolido

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#30 26-02-2021 12:31pm

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Do the tournament thing. Sounds fun!

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#31 26-02-2021 2:51pm

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I'll join too just hope I don't forget to answer like I did in G&R's quiz game

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#32 26-02-2021 3:39pm

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Names we have so far, if I missed anyone please let me know. Not sure if Sulli is in, she didn't explicitly say it.

Zaph
Kathleen
Purg
Trigger
Heidi
Molly
2D
Hurling
LeVar
Baggly
Ari
Homer
Aris
Osh
Rebe
Collie
CeeJay
Sulli ?
Mack
Sawduck

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#33 27-02-2021 12:40am

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I'll join too please.

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#34 27-02-2021 9:05am

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Nearly missed this!
Can I play too.........

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#35 28-02-2021 8:48am

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So I've decided on the format.

Single players, S/F and Final.
S/F will be one group, top 12 players advance to final. (I've decided against multiple groups as I don't know how many players will play)
S/F will be 5 rounds of 10 questions across multiple categories. There will also be 2 tie-breaker questions to separate anyone on the same points.
The rounds will be run across 2 days.
Final will be the same though I may add another 1 or 2 rounds.

Still compiling the questions, no need to signup here, just send your answers in when we start.

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#36 28-02-2021 10:18pm

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Room for a littlun?

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#37 06-03-2021 1:45am

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Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Room for a littlun?

And big un?

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#38 06-03-2021 2:48pm

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Since it's single players, I'd like to play please Kolido, if it's not too late.

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#39 06-03-2021 2:55pm

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In please kol

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#40 06-03-2021 3:05pm

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cj maxx wrote: »

And big un?

Is that you Ivor?

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#41 13-03-2021 11:42am

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Kicking off Monday

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#42 13-03-2021 11:48am

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Kolido wrote: »

Kicking off Monday

Buckle up, should be fun.

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#43 13-03-2021 3:06pm

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Kolido wrote: »

Kicking off Monday

Excellent....

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#44 13-03-2021 10:36pm

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If you're still taking entries stick my name down too

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#45 13-03-2021 11:23pm

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I'm in

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#46 13-03-2021 11:33pm

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Oops, was following the thread, but just realised I never actually signed up

Count me in as well

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#47 14-03-2021 10:05am

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Game thread up, see you all tomorrow

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=116575343#post116575343

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#48 14-03-2021 12:39pm

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I don't know if I should... I'm still haunted by the last two quizzes

Arra feckit! Put me down if it isn't too late Koliflower.

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#49 14-03-2021 5:45pm

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I'm in, if not too late

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