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Alphabet Sheep - Movies!!!

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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,215 ✭✭✭khalessi


    first time player too


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,404 ✭✭✭✭sKeith


    sullivlo wrote: »
    My inner sheep says baa.
    aiay, if everyone anssers the A question with baa, it sheeps. gr8, now i had to send in my new list.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭✭Purple Mountain


    Baa, I'm in.

    To thine own self be true



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Trilogy movies won't be grouped.

    Baa


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Banjo wrote: »
    openly discussing it too much probably goes against the spirit of the game.

    Very true. If anyone enters baa they get minus 100 points


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    sullivlo wrote: »
    Where do we stand on trilogies/series of films/sequels? Will they be grouped as one or will they be considered as individual entries?

    Using books as an example. Enid Blyton had a series called Malory Towers. There were 6 books. If I chose 1, tusk chose 2, Necro chose 3 etc etc would we all get 6 points or would we get one each?

    Reason: some obvious trilogies that I expect will sheep.

    To clarify how I'll do this...

    Sully picks Movie 1
    Necro picks moovy 1
    Banjo picks Movie trilogy:1
    Baggly picks Movie 2
    Qb picks Movie trilogy

    There are three distinct entries here

    Movie 1
    Movie 2
    And the overall trilogy name.

    They'll all be scored separately.

    Hope that helps :)


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,127 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Are you insinuating my spelling is terrible :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Necro wrote: »
    Are you insinuating my spelling is terrible :eek:

    No commund


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,485 ✭✭✭✭Banjo


    I didn't want to suggest, but yeah that's exactly how it should work and there are 2 very prominent examples that make it so! Now, hive mind : assemble!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,304 ✭✭✭munster87


    I’m in


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    17 entries so far, and I can happily say some of the traps have been walked in to...

    Whether they activate or not is a mystery, even to me :D

    Keep em comin' folks :0


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    I don’t understand. So if you don’t specify which movie in the trilogy it’ll count as you e. So to give a book example if you say A Song of Ice and Fire it’ll group with other people who said the same but not with others who said A Games of Thrones or A Feast of Crows who’ll both count separately?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,941 ✭✭✭wally79


    quickbeam wrote: »
    I don’t understand. So if you don’t specify which movie in the trilogy it’ll count as you e. So to give a book example if you say A Song of Ice and Fire it’ll group with other people who said the same but not with others who said A Games of Thrones or A Feast of Crows who’ll both count separately?

    Yes

    No wrong answers
    Just need to be the same as others


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    quickbeam wrote: »
    I don’t understand. So if you don’t specify which movie in the trilogy it’ll count as you e. So to give a book example if you say A Song of Ice and Fire it’ll group with other people who said the same but not with others who said A Games of Thrones or A Feast of Crows who’ll both count separately?

    Correcto. Each individual book is it's own, in its own right, but if someone uses the overarching title, it wouldn't be fair to those who picked a specific book, so it has to be separated.

    Could be a Rikand-style lesson in there somewhere ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,485 ✭✭✭✭Banjo


    I think that makes more sense than the alternative, because then you'd be incentivised to go for multi-movie franchises wherever possible to maximise coverage, and since there are 4 million marvel movies you could cover a LOT of ground by using an MCU film wherever there's one that fits the letter. Which is basically every letter.

    So yeah - I say name the series if you want, name the film if you want. If there's crossover in the name of the series and the film, the film takes precedence. At the end of the day it's not about films or serieses, it's "did your answer match the other answers" and spelling mistakes aside in my humble opinion as a highly opinionated first time player who has no ****ing clue what he's talking about I think the matching is what's important.

    In the example you cite, individual players have to figure out would people go for the most popular book or the name of the series. It's quite a good example in that there's one book who's title is better known than the series name, so there's a lot of room for inner turmoil. Isn't that what this is about? Creating IBS for your brain?


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Okay, thanks. This could influence my answers ;)


  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Ah here if we are marking against spelling ive no chance :pac:


  • Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭ Theodore Helpless Rant


    Is it possible to change a movie if you've already submitted your choices?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Ah here if we are marking against spelling ive no chance :pac:

    Spelling mistakes won't matter. They'll be scored based on what I thought they were meant to be ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Is it possible to change a movie if you've already submitted your choices?

    Sure, just resend the full list though so it's easy for me to update


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭RiderOnTheStorm


    I'm in.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Just popped my answers in now. So many choices!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    23 Entries in :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,721 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    tusk wrote: »
    23 Entries in :D

    Did I enter?

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Did I enter?

    yup


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    Just in.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,721 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    tusk wrote: »
    yup

    Ah, I shall look forward my answers so.

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Entered! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭juke


    In.

    Suspect I haven't thought of some very obvious ones.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    juke wrote: »
    In.

    Suspect I haven't thought of some very obvious ones.

    Join the club.

    I don't follow the latest trends in movies and rarely bandwagon on any too.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭Tammy!


    Entered. It's actually harder than you'd think :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Not sure on the latest tally but looking like a good number. Still a week left to enter so tell yizzer friends :P


  • Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭ Theodore Helpless Rant


    I tried to overthink me first couple of drafts. Nice, simple, bread and butter this time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,380 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    I tried to overthink me first couple of drafts. Nice, simple, bread and butter this time.

    You mean...?

    Bread-and-Butter-poster1.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Wehey!!!

    We've got 30 sheepers :D


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Feck it better get in so


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭Tammy!


    I think I may need to change some of mine after last night's sheep! Now I'm overthinking it :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭✭Purple Mountain


    tusk wrote: »
    Wehey!!!

    We've got 30 sheepers :D
    Baaaaaaa

    To thine own self be true



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭sullivlo


    I'm in. Struggled on a few!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,304 ✭✭✭munster87


    In!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 721 ✭✭✭Sixtoes


    I'm in.... :(Already thinking of better movies than I submitted!

    giphy.gif


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Lookin like we're up to 36, not a bad showing at all, at all...

    I'll leave signups open til Thursday or Friday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,421 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Tammy! wrote: »
    I think I may need to change some of mine after last night's sheep! Now I'm overthinking it :D

    If you entered all 26 answers with the letter B, you might be in trouble :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭twirlagig


    Feck... meant to enter


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    I think it's still open.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    twirlagig wrote: »
    Feck... meant to enter

    Open til last least Thursday twirly


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭twirlagig


    tusk wrote: »
    Open til last least Thursday twirly

    Oh brilliant, thanks tusk :)


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    twirlagig wrote: »
    Oh brilliant, thanks tusk :)

    Is this your first game? Don't forget that every film has to start with B


  • Posts: 21,679 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Memememememememe! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    Welcome Poly


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