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Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Aug-2-2016 17:29

The Arch Villain Hunt

Choose two detectives from your team. Those two players will do an Arch-Villain hunt, with the usual rules applying for a tournament. Both detectives have until Wednesday, August 10, to capture their villains. Hunters may travel up to Shangri-La the previous night (Wednesday, August 3), but ANYONE who starts a hunt before Thursday, 12:00, SST, will be disqualified (so make VERY sure you don't do it). Scores will be determined on a team basis, and by days, not time (people overseas won't have to be up at odd hours of the night to deal with Server times this way). Anyone traveling through Cairo MUST either post it on the boards, or send a PM to Riza or Breit announcing that they are (we WILL be verifying that). Sidekick cases are banned, as usual. Apartment and Agency gear is legal. If, for some reason, there are technical issues with the servers, all hunters will be given extra time to complete their hunts.

An individual hunter's number of days will be counted up, added to his/her teammate's number of days, and the lowest combined sum will be the winner. The first TEAM to capture their villains will receive 10 points. Second team to capture will receive 7. Third will receive 5, and fourth will receive 3. All teams receive 3 participation points each for each AV hunter on their team (I.E. - 6 points total).

If, for some reason, you guess wrong, and fail a hunt, DO NOT QUIT. Go back to Shangri-La and start over. BOTH members of the team must capture in order to receive placement points. So keep going (even if you takes you four times, voice of experience talkin' here ;-).


The Cairo Scavenger Hunt

For the other two detectives from your team, you will be going to Cairo (big surprise there ;-). You need to complete ten favors from EACH of the townspeople in Cairo, in no particular order. Once you have completed a favor from a townsperson, you MUST make a screenshot at the end (completion) of the favor, like this:

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Fatima Blusch
Fatima Blusch
Assistant Postman

Aug-10-2016 05:38

Whoops! Sleuth Sindy signed in as Fatima Blush.

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Aug-10-2016 06:09

Let's have a round of applause for sleuth Sindy! ' if that doesn't show up, it's hands clapping.

Aug-10-2016 04:09
Arch Villain Caught!
The notorious criminal Prefect Gilda Ackermann was brought to justice by Sleuth Sindy after a painstaking hunt in which the heroic detective successfully tracked the villain around the world.

DevilishWings
DevilishWings
Charioteer

Aug-10-2016 06:25

Heh, grats Sindy!

Sleuth Sindy
Sleuth Sindy
Pinball Wizard

Aug-10-2016 07:28

I just logged into post that I finally nabbed my Villain. I have to confess I guessed at the end totally expecting to fail and was completely surprised when the picture of my villain popped up. Pleasantly so - and I'll take it! :)

Thanks to Autumnsprings and Devilish Wings for all of their mental health support. I would be a basket case if not for you guys!

Sultry De Mon
Sultry De Mon
Con Artist

Aug-10-2016 07:45

There's always the upcoming events, you and I both still have the opportunity to become basket cases.

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Aug-10-2016 07:47

Shhhh! You're the enemy! I'm not supposed to help you! I would like to make it clear I didn't help Sindy in any way!

*stage whisper to Sindy* you were supposed to keep that on the DL!

Sleuth Sindy
Sleuth Sindy
Pinball Wizard

Aug-10-2016 08:10

See what a basket case I was? I was hallucinating I was getting PMs from Autumnsprings!

;)

Riza Hawkeye
Riza Hawkeye
First Nomad

Aug-10-2016 11:31

The results of Week 1's Villain Hunt competition are in! First, let's take a look at the individual players' day counts, with deductions for Cairo where applicable:

DevilishWings 3-1= [2]
Keira Ann [3]
Mortimer Maze 4-1= [3]
Sophie4 4-1= [3]
Sal Iva 4-1=[3]
Autumnsprings 5-1= [4]
CodeRed007 5-1= [4]
Sleuth Sindy 7-1= [6]


Now, the team day totals and rankings:

First Place: Chariots of Fire [5] (13 points)
Second Place TIE: Rick's Cafe Americain [7] and Feminine Assassins [7] (10 points)
Third Place: A Race to Adventure [9] (8 points)

Great job, everyone!

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The results of Week 1's Haiku competition are also in! The other judges and I had a difficult time ranking these haikus, and there was a lot of back and forth, as the poems were all unique and good in their own ways. In the end, a lot of it came down to the small details. (The other judges have requested to remain anonymous, but I will say they are active and well-known contributors on the boards.)

Riza Hawkeye
Riza Hawkeye
First Nomad

Aug-10-2016 11:32

I am pleased to announce:

First Place: Rick's Cafe Americain (13 points)
Judges' comments:
- Rick's haikus were carefully researched and thought out, and stuck to the haiku format. They were enjoyable to read because they presented little-known facts.
- Rick's brought attention to aspects of the Olympics outside of winning, such as acts of kindness and friendship.
- Rick's haikus were well-researched, beautifully written, and most importantly, sum up the values of the Olympics- life, friendship, and endurance over time.
- Their use of imagery was exceptional.

Second Place: A Race to Adventure (10 points)
Judges' comments:
- Race to Adventure brought focus to topics less addressed in the Olympics: athletes who don't win, and those who were often ignored
-The second haiku is grounded nicely in history, and the haiku about the Special Olympics was inspirational.
- The syllable count of the second line of the second haiku is off, and it is not grammatically correct

Third Place: Feminine Assassins (8 points)
Judges' comments:
- Feminine Asssassins first haiku is humorous and joins the in-game competition to the real thing, something no other team has done.
- The second haiku has excellent imagery and allows the reader to feel like he/she is really there
-The third haiku is a bit repetitive word-wise

Fourth Place: Chariots of Fire (6 points)
Judges' comments:
- Chariot's haikus have a strong theme of international unity and goodwill
- Chariots portrayed competition as a positive force, allowing for the creation of bonds.
- There were several issues with the flow and syllable counts of the haikus.

Congratulations to all the participants! I know many of you struggled with writing haikus, but you did an excellent job and really showed your Olympic spirit. :D

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Aug-10-2016 12:10

I am pleased to see that once more we embody the true spirit of the Olympics that participation trumps victory :)

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