Team A vs. Team B [Round 23] - B is >spoiled< this time - use it

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Neowin's Forum Game #1!

Found this Game by chance on another forum.

Here's how it works:

We start with a number - 500 that is.

Current round's rules [Round 23] (for older rules have a look at the bottom of this post):

Team A adds five (+5)

Team B subtracts ten (-10)

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Combo KICK (CK). If your Team has made four (4) posts* in a row, you get a combo kick, meaning the fourth (4th) post is worth TWO (2) posts.

*ROUND 23 ONLY: THIS ROUND HAS A CK COUNTER OF FIVE (5)!

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You may post your number as picture. Don't exceed the shared limit of 2 pictures per page! (on default posts per page=15 posts)

We want the thread to stay fast loading, hence the limit, also please try to find middle to small sized versions of your pictures. No definite max resolution.

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Team A:

  • Every member whose member name starts with A C E G I K M O Q S U V or W
  • or if it starts with a number
  • WIN: If number reaches 1000.

Team B:

  • Every member whose member name starts with B D F H J L N P R T X Y or Z
  • or if it starts with a symbol
  • WIN: If number reaches .

OBVIOUSLY: Do not post consecutively

Glassed Silver:mac

Team A 14 : 8 Team B

For reference (previous rounds, changes from round before: underlined):

Round 01: Handicaps: A: +2; B: -2 * Team A won!

Round 02: Handicaps: A: +2; B: -6 * Team B won!

Round 03: Handicaps: A: +2; B: -4 * Team A won!

Round 04: Handicaps: A: +2; B: -4 * Team A won!

Round 05: Handicaps: A: +2; B: -4 * Team B won!

Round 06: Handicaps: A: +2; B: -4 * Team B won!

Round 07: Handicaps: A: +2; B: -4 * Team B won!

Round 08: Handicaps: A: +2; B: -3 * Team B won!

Round 09: Handicaps: A: +2; B: -2 * Team B won! Fastest round so far! Less than 3h!

Round 10: Handicaps: A: +3; B: -2 * Team A won!

Round 11: Handicaps: A: +3; B: -2 * Team A won! [introduction of CK, multiplier set to 4x] Slowest round so far.

Round 12: Handicaps: A: +3; B: -3 * Team B won! [Weird turnaround round!]

Round 13: Handicaps: A: +3; B: -3 * Team B won! [What a quicky!]

Round 14: Handicaps: A: +3; B: -2 * Team A won! [strong round!]

Round 15: Handicaps: A: +3; B: -2 * Team A won! [blazing fast round!]

Round 16: Handicaps: A: +5; B: -5 * Team A won! [Crazy fast again!]

Round 17: Handicaps: A: +5; B: -5 * Team A won! [What's with this lightning speed?!]

Round 18: Handicaps: A: +5; B: -5 * Team A won! [sorry for neglecting the game for months! WE'RE BACK IN GAME!@Round19]

Round 19: Handicaps: A: +5; B: -5 * Team A won! [Team B needs to get more serious again, even in the 6/7xx-ish field!]

Round 20: Handicaps: A: +3; B: -5 * Team A won! [We hit 10,000 posts this round! YAY! The 50 points bonus went to B!]

Round 21: Handicaps: A: +3; B: -5 * Team A won! [*cough* B, WAKE UP, SERIOUSLY!]

Round 23: Handicaps: A: +5; B: -5 * Team A won! [The same procedure as last round? - The same procedure as every round! ;P]

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your id starts with a symbol . it should be 500

now 498

No it does not. His id is Mephistopheles - as you can see from the name in the quote in your reply. The + is just assigned to subscribers.

So yours was actually 500, not 498 (since you deducted on his behalf incorrectly). If the + was to be considered as part of the id, then your value would have been 496.

502.

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