Gallows & Inquisitions
 

Gallows & Inquisitions

Hello there, young sirs and madams! Are you up for a little merriment? Then join us - Cherry Flavored Antacid and BellyButton - for a spirited round of Hangman! Is something a bit more difficult your pleasure? Then do us the honor of participating in a game of trivia! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies! Tell your acquaintances! Our games are sure to amuse, confuse, and enthuse!


Meet Your Hosts!

Gallows and Inquisitions - Rules!

The rules of the trivia and hangman games are here in order to maintain order amongst the havoc these games cause. As a result, following these rules is imperative. If these rules are violated, then appropriate punishments will be issued out. Make sure you read the rules!

If you have any questions regarding these games, please do not hesitate to private message BellyButton or Cherry Flavored Antacid. Doing so will make sure you receive a swift answer and your post will not be lost amongst pages of chatter.

• Editing your posts during a round is strictly prohibited, as it can be used to cheat. If you edit your post, you will be barred from that round of trivia or hangman. If you continue to do it, you will be barred from all games in this thread. You will be given a warning not to edit your posts - any violations after that will result in being barred from the game.
• In trivia, you must let at least 4 people make a guess before you make another guess per question. If less than four people (not counting yourself) are participating, then you must wait until everyone else has either made a guess, or made it clear they will not be guessing.
• In hangman, you are allowed to guess 1 letter at a time. Once the host has posted the updated hangman board, you may guess another letter.
• In the event that two people guess the same letter at the same time, the first person to post it will receive credit. The second person may make a new post with a new letter. This is the only time you are allowed to guess twice between updates from the host.
• Do not copy and paste your answers from elsewhere on the internet. While you may use google, wikipedia, and other search tools to research your answer, copying and pasting rules still apply and posting long paragraphs that you did not write will not be acceptable unless put into quote tags.
• You may only participate on your main account. We will know if you use your mule account, and you will be disqualified from all future rounds of the games.
• Users found to be causing undue conflict and drama or are found to be cheating in a way not already covered here will be asked not to participate. The point of this game is to make you all blossom with joy - not to steam anyone.

Gallows & Inquisitions - How it Works!

No games will be hosted on the first or last day of the event. But, from May 26th to May 29th, one round of Hangman will be hosted each day. From May 29th to June 1st, one round of Trivia will be hosted each day.

For a round of trivia or hangman to start, there must be at least 4 players. Cherry Flavored Antacid or BellyButton will post before starting a round to see how many people are interested.

Hangman - How It Works

The Host will post a board that looks like this:

_ _ _ _, . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Participants will post a letter that they think may be in the puzzle. The phrase must be properly punctuated as well. Below is an example phrase that the host(s) will then post the updated board. It may look something like this:

_ ov _, a _ t _ all _
If a user is the first to guess a letter that is in the phrase, they will earn 1 point.
Being the first to correctly guess the phrase on the board will earn a user 3 points.
Point tallies will be posted regularly by the host, and will also be tracked on the front page.
Each round will contain 8 hangman boards.


Trivia - How It Works

The Host will post a question such as:
"What song with "love" in the title was famously featured in a Saturday Night Live sketch and later a movie spin-off of the sketch, and who was the artist who performed it?" The complete answer (both artist name and song) will earn the user 3 points. An incomplete answer (such as only the song name) will not be counted. Not all rounds will have the possibility of an incomplete answer. You must be the first person to post your particular guess in order to earn points for it. If a long enough period of time passes and no one correctly guesses the answer, the host will provide a hint. Point tallies will be posted regularly by the host, and will also be tracked on the front page. Each round will contain 8 questions. If there is extra time, then two rounds per day may be possible, but that is at the hosts' discretion.

Gallows & Inquisitions - Hangman Categories!

Each round of Hangman will have a particular theme that unites all of the answers. Remember that in addition to this, everything will be related either to flowers or steampunk.

May 26th - Engineering Gadgets (with Cherry Flavored Antacid)
May 27th ~ Midmorning PST - Annuals! (with BellyButton)
May 28th - Phoenix Jubilee '10 (with Cherry Flavored Antacid)
May 29th ~ Midmorning PST - Woodland Wildflowers (with BellyButton)

Gallows & Inquisitions - Trivia Categories!

As with Hangman, each round of Trivia will have a theme, in addition to the flowers or steampunk themes.

May 29th Night - The Industrial Revolution (with Cherry Flavored Antacid)
May 30th ~ Midmorning PST - Flower & Garden Hodgepodge (with BellyButton)
May 30th ~ Evening PST - BONUS ROUND: Flowers in Literature (with BellyButton)
May 31st - The Industrial Revolution (pt. 2) (with Cherry Flavored Antacid)
June 1st ~ Midmorning PST - Name That Flower! (with BellyButton)
June 1st ~ Evening PST - BONUS ROUND: When Plants Attack! (with BellyButton)

Gallows & Inquisitions - Prizes

Here's what you're really interested in!

After the event is over, users with the most points in both games will win first prize for that game. The user with the second-most amount of points will receive second prize for that game. In the event of a tie, two prizes will be given out for that level.

Hangman 1st Prize:
http://www.menewsha.com/images/items...nails/1493.gifhttp://www.menewsha.com/images/items...3b65887a55.gif
Raven Wings & Raven Anklewings

Hangman 2nd Prize:
http://www.menewsha.com/images/items...4af24.gif?6564http://www.menewsha.com/images/items...b33460f800.gifhttp://www.menewsha.com/images/items...e84de6d473.gifhttp://www.menewsha.com/images/items...d5c8278028.gifhttp://www.menewsha.com/images/items...e3edc1108e.gifhttp://www.menewsha.com/images/items...d66e54b4a8.gif
Phoenix Jubilee 2008 Event Item Set


Trivia 1st Prize:
http://www.menewsha.com/images/items...1380d140f9.gif
Ninja's Arsenal

Trivia 2nd Prize:
http://www.menewsha.com/img/32023/42...2697773aa5.gifhttp://www.menewsha.com/img/32023/42...2697773aa5.gifhttp://www.menewsha.com/img/32023/42...2697773aa5.gifhttp://www.menewsha.com/img/32023/42...2697773aa5.gif
4k Worth of Phoenix Jubilee Event Commons

Gallows & Inquisitions - Rankings

See those shiny prizes up there? Awesome, aren't they? In order to win them, though, you must have points! Here's where you can check your point tallies as well as the competition's!
Please note: During rounds, this will not be up to date. Please be patient to see your updated point rankings.

Hangman Point Rankings:

Round 1 ~ Engineering Gadgets
Sensible Cricket - 26
*Hime* - 16
Arikana - 13
mathwl1020 - 12
briannamal - 9
Fiziali - 5
Kay - 2

Round 2 ~ Annual Flowers
Sensible Cricket - 31
mathwl1020 - 21
*Hime* - 20
fairywaif - 16
Arikana - 12
Insane Cricket - 2

Round 3 ~ Phoenix Jubilee '10
*Hime* - 16
Sensible Cricket - 16
Silver Magi - 11
Arikana - 7
M00finsan - 7
Asahi Kumoru - 3
Iltu - 2
fairywaif - 2
demoscout - 1
MeIshCutie - 1

Round 4 ~ Woodland Wildflowers
Sensible Cricket - 20
Silver Magi - 17
First to Never Know - 15
Shinigamikarasu - 12
m00finsan - 11
The Liztress - 4
spicedroses - 3



Trivia Point Rankings:

Round 1 ~ The Industrial Revolution
Silver Magi - 9
Jesmond - 6
Iltu - 6
Arikana - 3


Round 2 ~ Flower & Garden Hodgepodge
Torrinne - 12
Silver Magi - 6
*Hime* - 3
Zweres - 3
Jesmond - 0
Siri - 0


Bonus Round! ~ Flowers in Literature
Zweres - 9
Arikana - 9
fairywaif - 3
Iltu - 3
shinigamikarasu - 0
First to Never Know - 0


Round 3 ~ The Industrial Revolution (pt. 2)
Arikana - 9
Zweres - 9
Silver Magi - 3
Iltu - 3


Round 4 ~ Name that Flower! *
Torrinne - 9
*Hime* - 9
Winterwolfgoddess - 6
Arikana - 0
Jesmond - 0
MinaBaby - 0

* points for q#2 were redistributed from Arikana to *Hime*, as host was unfamiliar with one of the regional common names for pink carnations. Oops! ;)

Bonus Round! ~ When Plants Attack!
Torrinne - 9
shinigamikarasu - 6
Arikana - 6
fairywaif - 3
Popcorn Gun - 0
Iltu - 0
Silver Magi - 0

Ohohoho, this looks like fun! I adore trivia!

Excellent. *rubs hands together*
We're looking forward to stumping and hanging you! Err.. challenging you. I meant challenging you. :ninja:

hangman and trivia! WOOT!
*sits down in anticipation*
I can't wait till this starts!

Oh, let's start this already! :D

Glad everyone's excited for our games! :D

so the first round of hangman starts tomorrow. I can't wait

Awe, we have to wait another full 24hrs? D:

awwwww~ It starts tomorrow? I can't stake out on the computer until tomorrow, I share it with my little brother.... But I will be sure to come then. Is there any specific time it starts?

Ooh,Hangman and trivia? :) Sounds fun. I'll have to join in.

Omg! I am so here for this! : D

*camps out while I wait for first round* >w<

No, I'm afraid we don't have any set time for rounds. But it won't be anything crazy like in the wee hours of the morning or something like that (if you're in the US, at least).
The thread title will be changed to announce a round whenever one is going on. If you want to make sure you don't miss it, you could subscribe to the thread. :yes:
Also, people can join in the middle of a round, so if you're a teensy bit late to the party, no worries. :)

coolio! I can't wait for this to start! *sits and waits to watch the man hang*
I love a good execution!

Jolly good fun, aren't they? :D

So how is Cherry doing today? : )

I got to see a little baby robin outside today, so pretty good. :) It was really adorable.

Hopefully one of the trivia rounds don't conflict with anything I am doing in real life and I can participate. It's been a while since I've participated in a thrilling trivia game. xD

Aw, it sounds adorable! <3
Did you take a picture of it, Cherry? : O

We hope you're able to participate too, Minuxe!

Arikana - Actually, yes, I did. :)
Here's the little guy.