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11-28-2023 , 03:59 PM

#51

IBeDrummin

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I completely agree, Nich. If they don’t get it from the first card, it’s a lock for T.

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11-28-2023 , 04:52 PM

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So saying it's an "opposite" clue is valid? Are there other descriptors we're allowed to use.

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11-28-2023 , 04:53 PM

#53

Nicholasp27

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I posted a list of known valid and invalid in the rules post about 20 posts ago

And over time we’ll figure out if anything needs to be added to those lists or clarified

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11-28-2023 , 04:55 PM

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So saying it's an "opposite" clue is valid? Are there other descriptors we're allowed to use.

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Some clue management options for us:
indicate a particular order for the clues (e.g., if we clue movie then volleyball then we can indicate the order is volleyball movie to help get Castaway)
repeat an already given clue
indicate which clue(s) is the one that best describes the word
indicate which clue(s) are less useful/accurate
group clues by category to separate different interpretations of the word (can't tell the category, but could say clues 1&2 are for one meaning and clue 3 is for a different meaning)
indicate a clue is opposite of the word meaning (e.g., colorful - opposite for zebra)
place a clue card under another clue card or one on top of another clue card (to indicate, under or inside, etc)
anything not on this list that involves placement of the clue cards (letter cards) on the table, and then the guessers can deduce what we may mean by it

so those are the kinds of things we can discuss freely in the thread to help indicate how clues work together; try to stick to those above from the rulebook, tho we may decide as a group to add other things in the future

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11-28-2023 , 06:16 PM

#55

D1iabol1cal

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valedictorian

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11-28-2023 , 06:18 PM

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Nicholasp27

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Ok now Ervin and Zeus can discuss and bold when ready

All words are nouns or places and one or two words long

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11-28-2023 , 06:24 PM

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Ok and we don't know what letter it starts with or anything, we just need to outright bink a word lol?

This def seems hard, valedictorian can relate to a lot

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11-28-2023 , 07:32 PM

#58

Nicholasp27

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Yeah you get no letters or anything

Just try to do the best you can; discuss options, think about what our other clues could be and try to get there

If you don’t, we won’t riot too much

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11-28-2023 , 07:34 PM

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The words are all like Pictionary or similar game words…mostly things all ages know; not as varied as Codenames list

All one or two word nouns

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11-28-2023 , 07:42 PM

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Ok so we may say something like

Hmmm Zeus I wanna guess 'high school' or something like that?

But then we think of other stuff for valedictorian and maybe what other stuff you may be thinking of?

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11-28-2023 , 07:43 PM

#61

Nicholasp27

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You discuss whatever you think it may be and then agree on a guess and bold it

We then tell you if it’s right or hot/cold or 27% there or whatever and give another clue if it was wrong

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11-28-2023 , 07:45 PM

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So ok nich has some opposite 7 letter T word, and I guess there's a decent 5 letter P word clue

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11-28-2023 , 08:27 PM

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Presumably those of us who are clue-givers and know the answer are supposed to keep quiet while Ervin and Zeus discuss? (Nich's role as a moderator notwithstanding.)

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11-28-2023 , 09:28 PM

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Yeah, this is their time to shine and we don’t say anything, like spymaster in Codenames

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11-28-2023 , 10:27 PM

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Our time to shine lol oh boy

Well watcha think Zeus? Valedictorian to me makes me think of stuff like high school, graduation, class, best/smartest/top

Im having trouble thinking of 7 letter T words(I guess trouble is one haha), opposite would be like...success or something?

This seems really hard

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11-29-2023 , 02:15 AM

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Teacher
Pupil

Are the clues imo if valedictorian is one

Which means school, high school, student all make sense?

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11-29-2023 , 02:17 AM

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current plan:
d1 gives his clue
if they don't get it in one, then I'll give my 7 letter T opposite clue barring something changing based on their guess
if they still don't get it, we'll re-group

if anybody wants to propose a different plan, you have until d1 gets back online to speak up, otherwise go ahead and bold d1 when you get back

T is an opposite clue

So teacher

.....so student works

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11-29-2023 , 02:18 AM

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I have a decent 5-letter word that starts with G

Dunno....

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11-29-2023 , 03:03 AM

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Holy cow

That seems dead on right and really smart. Are you gonna be really good at this? Is everyone lol? That was like a logical magic trick to me

Yea I like guessing Student if you wanna fire that(or my understanding is we can fire 2 words and it's the same so we should always guess 2 words?) - so maybe Honors Student or whatever freeroll word we want?

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11-29-2023 , 03:05 AM

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I have a decent 5-letter word that starts with G

Grade maybe?

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11-29-2023 , 03:30 AM

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Grade is good

Which makes student really applicable across those 4 clues including the opposite

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Lets do it

student

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11-29-2023 , 04:27 AM

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D1iabol1cal

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Student is...

Spoiler:

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11-29-2023 , 04:29 AM

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AmazingErvin

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Way to go DZ!!! I definitely would not have figured that one out lol

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11-29-2023 , 04:56 AM

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Doctor Zeus

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I think were all gunna be amazing at this lol

Lets do a few rounds but your discussions really helped narrow that one down

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11-29-2023 , 09:07 AM

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Excellent work, boys. And a totally elite clue from D1iab

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