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Schelling Point Game

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Rules:
  • You don't have to participate to post. You don't have to participate in one round to participate in a later one.
  • Only one round may be in session at a time.
  • The poster of the round's questions decides when the round ends and announces it ahead of time. They may extend it if there are less non-cheating players than questions.
  • Answer the questions within a
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    tag on a post in this thread. Don't look at others' posts before you answer (that's cheating). You cannot change your answers after posting (that's also cheating). Cheaters are automatically disqualified for the round and the next round.
    [*]Each person will be awarded a number of points for each question equal to the logarithm (base equal to the number of players) of the number of people that gave the same answer for that question. Blank responses will not be scored.
    [*]The winner of this round will have the right of first refusal to run the next round. The runner-up can do the next round as long as the winner refuses, and so forth. If there is a tie and more than one wants to run the next round, they shall work it between themselves. If it has been more than two weeks and no one posted a new round, anyone can. New rounds are to be carried out on this thread
    [*]Each round must have 9-15 questions.
It is suggested to respond with what other players are most likely to respond with as a strategy.
ìtsanso, God In The Mountain, may our names inspire the deepest feelings of fear in urkos and all his ilk, for we have saved another man from his lies! I welcome back to the feast hall kal, who will never gamble again! May the eleven gods bless him!
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I might be interested.

(I doubt I will be anywhere in the top, though.)
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Round 1:
I will not be participating
  1. Name a planet.
  2. Name a famous spoiler.
  3. License to sell hair tonic to bald eagles in _____.
  4. Who is the rightful King of Jerusalem by legal inheritance from the crusader state?
  5. Name the language this word belongs to: e (only one will be accepted)
  6. Who is John Johnson?
  7. Dothraki are ___ recycled in Essos!
  8. Which famous conlang is the least well known?
  9. Why did Devin Nunes cross the road?
  10. Why study history?
I'll check on May 12th or somewhat afterward.
ìtsanso, God In The Mountain, may our names inspire the deepest feelings of fear in urkos and all his ilk, for we have saved another man from his lies! I welcome back to the feast hall kal, who will never gamble again! May the eleven gods bless him!
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Ok, I don't know what half of the questions are asking about, so I'm gonna pass.
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mèþru wrote:Round 1:
I will not be participating
  1. Name a planet.
  2. Name a famous spoiler.
  3. License to sell hair tonic to bald eagles in _____.
  4. Who is the rightful King of Jerusalem by legal inheritance from the crusader state?
  5. Name the language this word belongs to: e (only one will be accepted)
  6. Who is John Johnson?
  7. Dothraki are ___ recycled in Essos!
  8. Which famous conlang is the least well known?
  9. Why did Devin Nunes cross the road?
  10. Why study history?
I'll check on May 12th or somewhat afterward.
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1. Mars
2. Rosebud was his sled
3. California
4. Jesus
5. Spanish
6. Politician
7. Not
8. Valyrian
9. To get to Russia
10. Because those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it

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Pole, the wrote:Ok, I don't know what half of the questions are asking about, so I'm gonna pass.
Same. (I also just looked at Axiem's answers for pretty much that reason).

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I am not answering those questions either.
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  1. Name a planet. The Earth.
  2. Name a famous spoiler. Bruce Willis is dead from the beginning of Sixth Sense.
  3. License to sell hair tonic to bald eagles in _____. Florida.
  4. Who is the rightful King of Jerusalem by legal inheritance from the crusader state? The Queen of England.
  5. Name the language this word belongs to: e Japanese.
  6. Who is John Johnson? A baseball player.
  7. Dothraki are ___ recycled in Essos! Hittites.
  8. Which famous conlang is the least well known? Valyrian.
  9. Why did Devin Nunes cross the road? To go to the other side.
  10. Why study history? Not to repeat it.

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Name a planet. Earth
Name a famous spoiler. someone dies
License to sell hair tonic to bald eagles in America.
Who is the rightful King of Jerusalem by legal inheritance from the crusader state? the descendants of the kings of the Holy Roman Empire
Name the language this word belongs to: e (only one will be accepted) Yabob-Bilbil
Who is John Johnson? Someone from America
Dothraki are not recycled in Essos!
Which famous conlang is the least well known? Verdurian
Why did Devin Nunes cross the road? Who is Devin Nunes
Why study history? Because it's interesting

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  1. Name a planet. Mars
  2. Name a famous spoiler. Darth Vader is Luke's Father
  3. License to sell hair tonic to bald eagles in _____. Burma Shave
  4. Who is the rightful King of Jerusalem by legal inheritance from the crusader state? Richard Lionheart
  5. Name the language this word belongs to: e (only one will be accepted) Eeeeish
  6. Who is John Johnson? John Johnson
  7. Dothraki are ___ recycled in Essos! not
  8. Which famous conlang is the least well known? Na'vi
  9. Why did Devin Nunes cross the road? To get to the other side
  10. Why study history? To know about the past
yeah i don't really get any of these either

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oh come on none of you know about eeeeish? what has happened to this forum???????

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Is the game still on?
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1. Mars
2. Darth Vader being Luke's father
3. America
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5. Japanese
6.
7. Mongols
8. Toki Pona
9. To get to the other side
10. So that we will not repeat the mistakes of the past
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If this round isn't finished by the end of this month then I'm ending the round prematurely. I'll check on the 19th, 26th and 2nd.
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Thanks for reviving the Schelling Point Game, mèþru

My answers (edited once for spelling):
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1. Name a planet. Pluto
2. Name a famous spoiler. The death of Dumbledore
3. License to sell hair tonic to bald eagles in _____. Bottles
4. Who is the rightful King of Jerusalem by legal inheritance from the crusader state? The Pope
5. Name the language this word belongs to: e (only one will be accepted) Italian
6. Who is John Johnson? A baseball player
7. Dothraki are ___ recycled in Essos! Mongols
8. Which famous conlang is the least well known? Pakuni
9. Why did Devin Nunes cross the road? He'd left the chicken behind?
10. Why study history? To learn from people's mistakes

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Name a planet. -- Earth
Name a famous spoiler. -- Darth Vader is Luke's father
License to sell hair tonic to bald eagles in _____. -- America
Who is the rightful King of Jerusalem by legal inheritance from the crusader state? -- Felipe VI of Spain
Name the language this word belongs to: e (only one will be accepted) -- Italian
Who is John Johnson? -- American Astrophysicist and current Harvard Professor of Astronomy
Dothraki are ___ recycled in Essos! -- Mongol Hordes
Which famous conlang is the least well known? -- Volapük
Why did Devin Nunes cross the road? -- To get away from the ethics committee
Why study history? -- To learn from it
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Is the game still going?
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Name a planet. Pluto, pre-2006
Name a famous spoiler. Teddy Roosevelt
License to sell hair tonic to bald eagles in _____. Omaha, Nebraska
Who is the rightful King of Jerusalem by legal inheritance from the crusader state? Teh Pope
Name the language this word belongs to: e (only one will be accepted) Breton
Who is John Johnson? An inhabitant of Rockridge
Dothraki are ___ recycled in Essos! It's the Seljuk Turks
Which famous conlang is the least well known? Ithkuil
Why did Devin Nunes cross the road? Because he's still somehow the chairman
Why study history? Because of John Green's face
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No it isn't. If any wants, they can start another round.
ìtsanso, God In The Mountain, may our names inspire the deepest feelings of fear in urkos and all his ilk, for we have saved another man from his lies! I welcome back to the feast hall kal, who will never gamble again! May the eleven gods bless him!
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So are you going to tally up the score?

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No.
ìtsanso, God In The Mountain, may our names inspire the deepest feelings of fear in urkos and all his ilk, for we have saved another man from his lies! I welcome back to the feast hall kal, who will never gamble again! May the eleven gods bless him!
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Round 1:
I will not be participating

Name a planet. Jupiter
Name a famous spoiler. Darth Vader being Luke's father
License to sell hair tonic to bald eagles in Texas.
Who is the rightful King of Jerusalem by legal inheritance from the crusader state? Solomon
Name the language this word belongs to: e (only one will be accepted) Spanish
Who is John Johnson? I don't know
Dothraki are blank recycled in Essos!
Which famous conlang is the least well known? Verdurian
Why did Devin Nunes cross the road? To get to the White House
Why study history? To learn from it
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Bristel wrote:
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Name a planet. -- Earth
Name a famous spoiler. -- Darth Vader is Luke's father
License to sell hair tonic to bald eagles in _____. -- America
Who is the rightful King of Jerusalem by legal inheritance from the crusader state? -- Felipe VI of Spain
Name the language this word belongs to: e (only one will be accepted) -- Italian
Who is John Johnson? -- American Astrophysicist and current Harvard Professor of Astronomy
Dothraki are ___ recycled in Essos! -- Mongol Hordes
Which famous conlang is the least well known? -- Volapük
Why did Devin Nunes cross the road? -- To get away from the ethics committee
Why study history? -- To learn from it
Ha, you and I are good. We have two exact same responses, verbatum, and I originally had your language for "e" then I thought about it and changed it, drats!
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I completely forgot about this. Anyone wants to host a new round?
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Since almost no one participated, I'll be calling this Round 1:
  1. Name a poet who is not William Shakespeare who died before the Glorious Revolution
  2. Name a penguin species that does not live in Antarctica (sub-Antarctic islands are okay)
  3. How many people participated in a protest in your local area so far in 2018?
  4. How do you like your tea?
  5. Name a widely accepted natlang family that you don't believe in
  6. Which instrument is the sexiest?
  7. Name a pharaoh before Ramses II (besides Ramses I)
  8. Name one conlang I have worked on.
  9. Name a micronation (as in Sealand, not like ISIS or Artsakh). Don't say Sealand.
  10. How many players do you think there will be this round?
I'll wait until a week after ten players have joined to post results.
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  1. Miguel Cervantes
  2. Northern rockhopper penguin
  3. 5,000
  4. Microwaved
  5. Nilo-Saharan
  6. Saxophone
  7. Khufu
  8. agefaqeg
  9. Kingdom of Lovely
  10. 11
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Name a penguin species that does not live in Antarctica (sub-Antarctic islands are okay)
Emperor

How many people participated in a protest in your local area so far in 2018?
One million

How do you like your tea?
Hot

Name a widely accepted natlang family that you don't believe in
Indo-Aryan

Which instrument is the sexiest?
Saxophone

Name a pharaoh before Ramses II (besides Ramses I)
King Tut

Name one conlang I have worked on.
Esperanto

Name a micronation (as in Sealand, not like ISIS or Artsakh). Don't say Sealand.
Israel

How many players do you think there will be this round?
Not enough

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