THE ULTIMATE MIND GAME!! A legendary TFP Event!
 

THE ULTIMATE MIND GAME
Beta 1!

Welcome to the world's most challenging battle of wits and nonsense. The Tilted Forum Project is proud to host this game on its very own Nonsense board; the only location fit for such a venture! This game is about words, numbers and insanity. We invite all users, old and new, to participate in this mind-bending experience. If you're just browsing along, register an account and test your will in the TFP's arena of frivolity. Ladies and gentlemen, you will not be disappointed.

Objective

The objective is simple: Engage users in battle, earn points by defeating them, and climb the ranks to win the prize for the week.

Rewards

The current reward is an account upgrade. Whatever your account rank is now, I will add a new feature to it. You will either be granted access to a new section, or I will give you an avatar, a custom title, or even a SPECIAL *staff* title. Perhaps even a SUPER extra special title. If you already have all of those, I'll send you a picture of myself naked. You also get the prestige of being the master of the universe.

The Game

The game is simple. Every week, I will request a list of words or numbers, defined by a parameter. Challenges will be made/accepted. Both challengers will send me a PM with the requested words or numbers. One will win, the other will lose.

How do you win or lose, you ask? Well, look where you are: Smack dab in the middle of Tilted Nonsense. With that said, I'm not telling you what determines a winner or loser. I will state that there is criteria. My advice? Try it out a few times. If you win, you may be onto something. If you lose, you may want to ask for advice. However, just be warned that your fellow users are just as informed about the criteria as you are, so advice may not be too useful. However, the criteria will not change during the span of one play period. That is, every week, the criteria will remain the same.

If any of this sounds confusing, the best thing to do is to just JUMP IN. I'll help you along and before you know it, you'll fit right into the system. The only real way to figure out HOW to play this game is to just play it.

Ratings

Your point total is your rating, and is indicative of how many points you earn by beating others and how many points others earn by beating you. As your rating increases, the range of players you can challenge becomes limited by their rating in relation to yours. You can only challenge someone with up to 5 more than twice your own rating (2 x rating + 5). If your rating is less than 1, you can still challenge players AS IF your rating was 1. Everyone starts at 0. Here is the math so you can figure out the low range:

Until you pass rating 50, you can challenge anyone below you.
From rating 51-100, you can challenge anyone with half your rating (rounded down), minus 24. (ex, if you are rated 80, you can challenge users rated from 16 to 165)
From rating 101+, you can challenge anyone with half your rating (rounded down), minus 10.

The points you earn/lose also scale with your level and the level of your opponent.

If your match involves at least one user with a rating of 50 or higher, use this math to determine the points you win/lose (All percentages are rounded down):

49% of your rating or lower - win 1 point, or lose 10 points.
50-74% - win 2 points, or lose 8 points.
75-99% - win 4 points, or lose 6 points.
100-139% - win 6 points, or lose 4 points.
140-179% - win 8 points, or lose 2 points.
180-200% - win 10 points, or lose 1 point.

If your match is between two players with ratings of under 50, the points are simplified in terms of player worth. If you win the match, you gain your opponent's worth. If you lose the match, you lose your worth.

Rating 9 or less - 1 point.
Rating 10-24 - 2 points.
Rating 25-39 - 3 points.
Rating 40-49 - 4 points.

I know it looks complicated, so to UNcomplicate this system, my advice is to think about your situation. Figure out how many points you have (will be listed below, if any) and just plug your number into the system to figure out a) who you can challenge and b) how many points they are worth.

How to Challenge

Challenges are made in the following format. First, each challenge needs a unique ID. This ID can be anything, and is used only for tracking purposes, just make sure its UNIQUE. Post in this thread the following: "Challenge 1xky - analog." From there, your opponent (in this case, analog) must reply if they accept or decline: "Challenge 1xky - accepted." You'll notice that I'm using 1xky as the challenge ID.

When the challenge is accepted, both players will then send me (Halx) a private message through the vBulletin system structured like so:

Title: "Challenge 1xky"
Body: "Entry, Entry, Entry"

From there, I will receive both entries and compare them to determine a winner. I will then post the results and update the standings.

You may have more than 1 challenge out at the same time. Do not wait for standings to be updated before challenging. Your rating adjustments will be determined by the scores at the time the challenge is made. One post can have more than 1 challenge in it, just separate them by 2 lines.

Advice

Here is how to get the most out of this game: Tell everyone you know about it. Talk them into participating. The more people, the more chaos, the more options, the more fun, the more potential. Send PMs to members who you challenge, to let them know they need to check this thread often. CLEAR your Private Messages. You all have a finite amount of messages you can store, so make sure you have room in both your sent items and your inbox.

Make a bunch of challenges. You may receive challenges from people who you've never heard of... but thats the point. I want people interacting. Its going to take at least 50 participants to make this game worthwhile. From there, it'll be great.

Logistics

Lets be realistic: I cannot spend 24/7 on the forums, handling challenges. I will be updating points a minimum of 3 times a day. Sometimes, you will find that I am online and very responsive, thus points get updated right away. Sometimes, it'll take a few hours. Keep that in mind and use it to your advantage, if you can find a way to do so.



With all that said... LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!



This week's parameters!

I want 3 nouns. Any noun. 3 of them. Go.

Play period ends September 1st, 5pm eastern.

Standings.
 

STANDINGS

9 Shoegirl
7 TexanAvenger
2 CaliLivChick
2 Medusa
1 Krycheck
1 sportswidow05
0 spectre
0 keyshawn
-1 Gilda
-2 Crack
-2 Elphaba
-2 ngdawg
-2 amonkie
-3 Zeraph
-4 shesus
-6 777

Challenge 1xky - Sweetpea

(did I do it right?)

FYI, I already have an Avatar, I can see all the sections, I have a custom title, and I have seen you naked more times than I would have ever cared to... It's like looking at a freaking tripod with a face! :D

Since I know he's playing...

Challenge 100k - Crack. :)

GUYS.. the ID has to be UNIQUE. Read the post! Dont use 1xky for your challenge from now on because there has to be something to set yours appart from the others.

ALSO, use the formats I mentioned. If you send me a PM that doesn't conform to the format, this game can get really screwed up.

Challenge 100k - accepted!

:thumbsup:

Challenge 100k - Shoegirl wins

Shoegirl gains 1 point.
Crack loses 1 point.

Uhm... challenge 101k - analog? Is that how it works?

yes, now analog has to accept your challenge, then you both send me the PMs

Hmm... not sure how I won, but I assume that's the point.

So... Challenge 200k - CaliLivChick :)

I'd challenge somebody else, but I have a thing about trying to jump champions...

Challenge 32xyl - So, shoegirl. Do you accept?

Challenge 32xyl - ACCEPTED, of course. :)

I know the game sounds confusing when you read about it. All of that shit up there is just technical stuff that doesn't really flesh out the game very well. The idea is, you have to play the game in order to understand it. If you just sit there and try to figure it out without playing it, you're never going to understand it or even get to enjoy it.

The keys to getting into the game and playing right away are here:

1: Read the sections about how to play and how to challenge someone. You don't have to read all the math crap if you dont want to.
2: Make a challenge
3: Play the game.

Challenge 200k - accepted

challenge 0001 - CaliLivChick
challenge 0002 - shoegirl
challenge 0003 - Crack
challenge 0004 - texanavenger

Challenge 0001 - accepted

Challenge 200k - Shoegirl wins!

Shoegirl gains 1 point
CaliLivChick loses 1 point

Challenge 32xyl - TexanAvenger wins!

TexanAvenger gains 1 point
Shoegirl loses 1 point

challenge 0002 - accepted

EDIT -- no challenge

challenge 0004 - accepted with relish

Please make your IDs RANDOM.. if they are numbered, I can mistake them very easily... like i just did.

Challenge 62350 - shoegirl

Challenge 753ABC - Elphaba

Challenge 753ABC accepted.

(I love your new avatar!)

Thanks, Elphaba!

Challenge 753ABC - Medusa wins!

Medusa gains 1 point.
Elphaba loses 1 point.

Challenge 0001 - CaliLivChick wins!

CaliLivChick gains 1 point.
Zeraph loses 1 point.

Challenge 0002 - shoegirl wins!

shoegirl gains 1 point.
Zeraph loses 1 point.

Challenge 0004 - TexanAvenger wins!

TexanAvenger wins 1 point.
Zeraph loses 1 point.



Ouch Zeraph, maybe you should rethink your strategy!

Challenge 511h - TexanAvenger

Challenge 62350 - accepted :)

Challenge 1KAC2 - ngdawg

1KAC2 accepted.

Challenge ZZ0022 - Shoegirl

Challenge ZZ0022 - accepted :)

challenge 0867 - ngdawg
challenge 5309 - sportswidow

0867 accepted

challenge 9978 - shesus

Challenge - Bed2 - Calivchick

ooh! challenge Bed2 accepted. =)

Challenge 1KAC2 - ngdawg wins!

ngdawg gains 1 point
amonkie loses 1 point

Challenge ZZ0022 - shoegirl wins!

shoegirl gains 1 point
amonkie loses 1 point

Challenge 0867 - CaliLivChick wins!

CaliLivChick gains 1 point
ngdawg loses 1 point

Challenge Bed2 - CaliLivChick wins!

CaliLivChick gains 1 point
amonkie loses 1 point


-- stop using all numbers.. use words.. the words are easier to track :p

Challenge Space11 - Spectre

Challenge 9978 accepted.

Challenge Space11 accepted.

challenge 5309 accepted. I think. :D

Challenge 5309 - sportswidow05 wins!

sportswidow05 gains 1 point
CaliLivChick loses 1 point

Challenge 9978 - CaliLivChick wins!

CaliLivChick gains 1 point
shesus loses 1 point

Challenge nast-Krycheck

challege nast accepted

Challenge Popsicle - Dawg, would you like to dance?

oh yeah.. and Medusa, Challenge 511h is on.

Sointainly! Challenge accepted
/me dances with Tex

Challenge Space11 - spectre wins!

spectre gains 1 point
amonkie loses 1 point

Challenge nast - Krycheck wins!

Krycheck gains 1 point
ngdawg loses 1 point

Ouch...-3 anyone who's winning, any advice?

Wow, I'm behind. Gotta catch up.

Challenges (should you chose to accept them):

Catpoo - NgDawg

DiablosDoom - Krycheck

SadisticDentist - Sportswidow05

SpilledWine - Shesus

WaterSkiing - CaliLivChick

challenges:

alpha1 - ngdawg
beta1 - Krycheck
gamma1 - sportswidow05
delta1 - shesus

challenge SadisticDentist accepted

Challenges SpilledWine and Delta1 accepted

catpoo-yes
alpha1-yes

challenge gamma1 accepted. :D

Challenge Popsicle - TexanAvenger wins!

TexanAvenger gains 1 point
ngdawg loses 1 point

Challenge Delta1 shoegirl wins!

shoegirl gains 1 point
shesus loses 1 point

Challenge Alpha1 shoegirl wins!

shoegirl gains 1 point
ngdawg loses 1 point

Challenge Gamma1 shoegirl wins!

shoegirl gains 1 point
sportswidow05 loses 1 point

challenge Epsilon1 - spectre! :)

challenge Epsilon1 - accepted!

I wanna know how shoegirl keeps winning

Challenge Epsilon1 - shoegirl wins!

shoegirl gains 1 point
spectre loses 1 point


Damn people, shoegirl is mopping the floor with you all. Obviously she knows something you dont!

If only that were true. I don't have a clue. :p

challenge WaterSkiing accepted

Maybe thats the idea!

Challenge SadisticDentist - sportswidow05 wins!

sportswidow05 gains 1 point
777 loses 1 point

Challenge SpilledWine - 777 wins!

777 gains 1 point
shesus loses 1 point

Challenge WaterSkiing - CaliLivChick wins!

CaliLivChick gains 1 point
777 loses 1 point.

Challenge Catpoo - ngdawg wins!

ngdawg gains 1 point
777 loses 1 point

challenge Zeta1 - onesnowyowl... come play! :D

I challenge Cervantes
Challenge-factoid

Challenge 62350 - shoegirl wins!

shoegirl gains 1 point
Elphaba loses 1 point

ok..time to make a challenge...

whatever-shoegirl
beer-liv

Speeding along in reverse. :)

challenge beer accepted... grawr! ;)

Shesus, you cannot challenge shoegirl because she is too high.

But she's not at 50 points... isn't that what the rules stated?

mmmmaybe.. let me reread my own rules

If you have 1 or lower, the highest you can challenge is 7.. soo she's just out of range

Ok....so shoegirl is too good..got it

But liv I can challenge?

Ack!? -2? Must try new plan. More challenges (a lot like the old plan):

Medusa - SnakesOnAHead

Texan Avenger - SingleActionArmy

Amonkie - JwalkEwok

Elphaba - Qwerty

That's right Shesus. It works like this:

You may challenge those with points = (you points) X2 +5.

If your points are less than 1, than make it +1.

For example, I have -2 points at the moment.

We make it +1.

(1) X2 +5
2+5=7

I can challenge anyone with 7 points or less. Shoegirl has 8 points, so that's out of reach until I have 2 or more points myself.

Liv is at 3 points, so she's fair game.

For the sake of examples, we'll use 8 points.

(8) X2 +5
16 +5 =21

So someone with 8 points can challenge another contestant with up to 21 points.

Hope that helps.

JwalkEwok Accepted

challenge redrobin1 - CaliLivChick! :)
challenge bluebird1 - TexanAvenger

great... a shoegirl challenge... I'm screwed. ;)

oh well... challenge redrobin1 accepted.

Challenge 511h - Medusa wins!

Medusa gains 1 point
TexanAvenger loses 1 point

Challenge Beer - CaliLivChick wins!

CaliLivChick gains 1 point
shesus loses 1 point

Challenge redrobin1 - Shoegirl wins!

shoegirl gains 1 point
CaliLivChick loses 1 point

Challenge JwalkEwok - amonkie wins!

amonkie gains 1 point
777 loses 1 point

Challenge vladamir1 Shoegirl
challenge whilshire1 CaliLivChick

Yeah, I knew a shoegirl challenge was gonna screw me... ;)

challenge whilshire1 accepted

challenge key054 Crack

Let's get ready to rumble :p

[wait, if I win, do I gain crack's negative points, and then I would have -1 ?!]

Challenge vladamir1 - accepted :)

Challenge - Qwerty accepted

challenge butterscotch1 - keyshawn :)

Both bluebird1 and SingleActionArmy accepted.

I hope I'm doing this right.

Challenge f4 sportswidow.

Gilda

Challenge Whilshire1 - Krycheck wins!

Krycheck gains 1 point
CaliLivChick loses 1 point

Challenge Qwerty - Elphaba wins!

Elphaba gains 1 point
777 loses 1 point

Challenge SingleActionArmy - TexanAvenger wins!

TexanAvenger gains 1 point
777 loses 1 point

Challenge bluebird1 - TexanAvenger wins!

TexanAvenger gains 1 point
shoegirl loses 1 point

That was the tightest challenge yet! I had to reach deep down to figure out the winner.

I appreciate the challenge but I'd rather be left out of these kinds of games. Thanx anyway.

We need more people to play the game! :)

So, how about: challenge peacock1 - Maleficent
challenge parrot2 - Sultana
challenge prettybird3 - Sweetpea

come play :D

challenge eenie - TexAvenger
challenge meenie - ngdawg
challenge minee - crack
challenge moe - 777

challenge butterscotch1 - keyshawn

challenge accepted. :D

Well according to the rules I cannot challenge shoegirl...yet. So!

Challenge marsvolta TexenAvenger
Toolband Medusa
Nineinch CaliLivChick

Both challenges eenie and marsvolta accepted happily.

-5?! Is there a prize for the lowest score :)

Challenge Moe accepted.

Ok, I gotta dig myself out of this hole.

More Challenges, and this time, I've got a cold, so let's see if my over fevered, under medicated mind can give me an edge :)

TexanAvenger - Tomestone

amonkie - CareBear

keyshawn - FunnyFace

Gilda - ComicHero

Cervantes - SoulCaliber

Comichero challenge accepted.

Now we each PM Halx with three nouns, and "Comichero challenge" in the subject line, correct?

Gilda

Alright 777, Tomestone is on.

I believe that is correct, as that's how I've structured all mine.

Challenge butterscotch1 - shoegirl wins!

shoegirl +1
keyshawn -1

Challenge eenie - TexanAvenger wins!

TexanAvenger +1
Elphaba -1

Challenge marsvolta - TexanAvenger wins!

TexanAvenger +1
Krycheck -1

Challenge Tomestone - TexanAvenger wins!

TexanAvenger +1
777 -1

CareBear Accepted

challenge funkymonkey1 - sportswidow05
challenge snakesonahead1 - medusa
challenge reddevil1 - krycheck

challenge 0003 - Accepted

challenge minee - Accepted

challenge key054 - Accepted