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Old 10-02-2007, 12:45 PM   #1
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I think maybe it should be on the Quiz Room, but it's an "admin thread", so to say, and, well, this far no one complained...

Anyway, welcome, Folwren! That means we have full crew complement, Captain Miggy? You better prepare your questions in the line!

And concerning the teams... well... I don't want to push anything. We could make some random choice to be just... or just leave it as you proposed; if no one complains...
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Old 10-02-2007, 01:02 PM   #2
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And concerning the teams... well... I don't want to push anything. We could make some random choice to be just... or just leave it as you proposed; if no one complains...
But we can't have it exactly the way TM proposed, of course, because Rune and Folwrey have to be added. So decisions need to be done... Any suggestions, anyone?
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Old 10-02-2007, 01:50 PM   #3
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But we can't have it exactly the way TM proposed, of course, because Rune and Folwrey have to be added. So decisions need to be done... Any suggestions, anyone?
Um... yes, that's true. Of course I meant something like that Rune and Foley would be evenly distribued among the existing teams; however, it's true that I don't know if they are equal in their skill... personally I know Folwren rather from different fields than quizzing, so have nothing to be guided with; and on the other hand Rune with his (retired ) champion rank should be considered as an important player. Maybe someone else has better insight and so better ideas on how the teams should be made?
(And Lommy, the fact that I agreed with TM's distribution of the teams had nothing to do with the possibility that I won't like to be in the same team as you )
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Old 10-02-2007, 01:57 PM   #4
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I can't say how good I'd be any more than you can, Legate. I don't do much quizzing, as you said.

I have not read Unfinished Tales. I've read the Silm once and the LotR an Hobbit several times. (Those are the four books, right?)

My only suggestion is that you split Fin and I up. We're sisters and live together, so that could be an unfair advantage to the other team if we were together.

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Old 10-02-2007, 03:15 PM   #5
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Old 10-03-2007, 02:02 AM   #6
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So the obvious way to make the new teams would be
Legate + Finduilas + Mac + Rune
and
Gil + Lommy + Gwathagor + Folwren, I guess.

I think that's slightly unfair, so what about
Legate + Finduilas + Gwathagor + Rune
and
Gil + Lommy + Mac + Folwren?

I would (no offense ) consider Mac a more "dangerous" (see what werewolf has done to me ) player than Gwathagor since it seems to me that his "inactivity" in quiz room has been more because of lack of enthusiasm than lack of knowledge. And he is less of a black horse than Gwathagor who has not posted much in the Quiz Room, being quite a new member. So changing Mac's and Gwathagor's teams would possible balance it a bit, since the team with Legate and Rune will have two "quizroom champions" while the other will have just one (Gil).

What do you guys think of the teams I proposed? Are they unfair in either way? Would they work?

Any other/better suggestions?
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Old 10-03-2007, 02:59 AM   #7
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Old 10-03-2007, 10:03 AM   #8
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I would (no offense ) consider Mac a more "dangerous" (see what werewolf has done to me ) player than Gwathagor since it seems to me that his "inactivity" in quiz room has been more because of lack of enthusiasm than lack of knowledge.
Actually, my inactivity in the Quiz Room is mostly because I find it very hard to come up with interesting questions myself.


Are you sure you want to play with 2 teams of 4 players, and not 4 teams of 2 players instead? I'm okay with two, but four teams look more exciting to me - and more challenging for each team.

What about
Legate + Gwathagor
Finduilas + Rune
Gil + Folwren
Lommy + Mac
?
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