Who's The Boss
Game #2990: WTB: Active Store Revamped 7!
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[color=purple]You successfully completed the Attendance Challenge! Everyone +5
Welcome to Round 5! This round contains the final scheduled Challenge of the game. After this round, Challenges may be started using the appropriate items.[/color]
PARTAY!!!
[color=green]Click here to peruse the player reports. I'll update these at the start of every round.[/color]
[color=purple]NEW! Click here to see everything Miracles can do![/color]
[color=orange]RULES[/color]
[color=green]Here are the rules for this game:[/color]
[color=orange]BAZAAR[/color]
[color=green]O hai! Take a look at my wares![/color][color=white]..........[/color]Link to the Boss Bazaar[color=white]..........[/color][color=red]RED means SOLD OUT[/color]
[color=purple]One Game Day (GD) is 24 hours of time during rounds. (That is, not the time between them.)[/color]
[color=orange]CHALLENGE LISTING[/color]
[color=green]Riddle\Random[/color]
[color=orange]POINTS AND INVENTORIES[/color][color=white]..........[/color][color=green]Updated 16:36 EDT Monday[/color]
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Welcome to Round 5! This round contains the final scheduled Challenge of the game. After this round, Challenges may be started using the appropriate items.[/color]
PARTAY!!!
[color=green]Click here to peruse the player reports. I'll update these at the start of every round.[/color]
[color=purple]NEW! Click here to see everything Miracles can do![/color]
[color=orange]RULES[/color]
[color=green]Here are the rules for this game:[/color]
Full Rules
Valid posts = 1; invalid posts = 0; spam = penalty/ModFire
Boss Bazaar, FP Algorithm, and Miracles
[color=green]Good luck, and have fun![/color]Valid posts = 1; invalid posts = 0; spam = penalty/ModFire
Boss Bazaar, FP Algorithm, and Miracles
[color=orange]BAZAAR[/color]
[color=green]O hai! Take a look at my wares![/color][color=white]..........[/color]Link to the Boss Bazaar[color=white]..........[/color][color=red]RED means SOLD OUT[/color]
[color=purple]One Game Day (GD) is 24 hours of time during rounds. (That is, not the time between them.)[/color]
Index | Name | Price | Remaining Stock | Effect
1 | Golden Quill | 4 pts | 1/round | Allows you to write the next psych question.
[color=green]2 | Employment Insurance | 4 pts | infinite | Allows you to give your points/items to another if you are fired. (Target yourself to insure yourself; I will send you a message if you are fired about your beneficiaries.)[/color]
3 | Divination Card | 7 pts | infinite | Reveals a hint about the Boss. Collect these and spend up to three at once for easier clues. Cannot be combined with others' cards.
[color=red]4 | Scry | 6 pts | infinite | Gain a hint toward the current Challenge.[/color]
5 | Overtime Pay | 6 pts | 1/GD | All posts are worth 1.5x points, or negates a Lower Wages.
[color=green]6 | Time Travel | 6 pts | 0 | Restart a failed challenge. It will begin at the start of the next round. (Random)[/color]
7 | Miracle | 12 pts | infinite | Does...something. Collect up to three and find out! (Cannot be combined with other players' Miracles.) What do these really do?
[color=green]8 | Rat Trap | 12 pts | 1/variety | Select one of the following: [color=red]double points for 24 game hours, reveal a 2 cuil Boss Clue[/color], or Scry. Then, the Rat has 24 game hours to choose between that or being revealed.[/color]
[color=red]9 | Friend or Foe? | 12 pts | 1/game | Begin the Friend or Foe? minigame. You could win lots of points! (The purchaser will be reimbursed upon winning.)[/color]
[color=#36BBCE]NEW![/color] [color=green]10 | Redistribute Wealth | 33 pts | 1 | Redistribute each player's points (but not items) as you see fit.[/color]
[color=green]Purchasing Form: (either place in a post or PM Jarmihi for a private purchase/use)[/color]1 | Golden Quill | 4 pts | 1/round | Allows you to write the next psych question.
[color=green]2 | Employment Insurance | 4 pts | infinite | Allows you to give your points/items to another if you are fired. (Target yourself to insure yourself; I will send you a message if you are fired about your beneficiaries.)[/color]
3 | Divination Card | 7 pts | infinite | Reveals a hint about the Boss. Collect these and spend up to three at once for easier clues. Cannot be combined with others' cards.
[color=red]4 | Scry | 6 pts | infinite | Gain a hint toward the current Challenge.[/color]
5 | Overtime Pay | 6 pts | 1/GD | All posts are worth 1.5x points, or negates a Lower Wages.
[color=green]6 | Time Travel | 6 pts | 0 | Restart a failed challenge. It will begin at the start of the next round. (Random)[/color]
7 | Miracle | 12 pts | infinite | Does...something. Collect up to three and find out! (Cannot be combined with other players' Miracles.) What do these really do?
[color=green]8 | Rat Trap | 12 pts | 1/variety | Select one of the following: [color=red]double points for 24 game hours, reveal a 2 cuil Boss Clue[/color], or Scry. Then, the Rat has 24 game hours to choose between that or being revealed.[/color]
[color=red]9 | Friend or Foe? | 12 pts | 1/game | Begin the Friend or Foe? minigame. You could win lots of points! (The purchaser will be reimbursed upon winning.)[/color]
[color=#36BBCE]NEW![/color] [color=green]10 | Redistribute Wealth | 33 pts | 1 | Redistribute each player's points (but not items) as you see fit.[/color]
Your name:
Item:
Quantity:
Target, if applicable:
Use Immediately? :
[color=green]If a private purchase, add 10% of the cost rounded to the nearest whole unit.[/color]Item:
Quantity:
Target, if applicable:
Use Immediately? :
[color=orange]CHALLENGE LISTING[/color]
[color=green]Riddle\Random[/color]
Solve the following. Send your answer to me in a PM with "WTB" somewhere in the subject. First place wins 10 points, second place wins 5 points, third place wins 2 points. After that is one point.
A man has just finished painting his house and needs something. He goes to a hardware store and asks for help in finding what he needs. The clerk shows him where the objects are and tells him that they cost $1 each. The man says: "I'm taking 600, so here's $3." What did he buy?
[color=purple]This Challenge lasts until the end of Round 5.[/color]
[color=green]Keyword Challenge #1 and #2[/color]A man has just finished painting his house and needs something. He goes to a hardware store and asks for help in finding what he needs. The clerk shows him where the objects are and tells him that they cost $1 each. The man says: "I'm taking 600, so here's $3." What did he buy?
[color=purple]This Challenge lasts until the end of Round 5.[/color]
If any player posts a valid post with the secret Keyword in it, he or she will win a free item. The word is a potentially everyday word. (So, it's not 'hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia'.) Word lists do not count. The word must be found in a sentence inside a valid post. This has a good history of promoting activity, so let's see some interesting stories! (Update: remember that the post does not have to be about the game. Also, any tense of the word will work as well [*-s, *-ing, *-ed, *-like, etc. will all do.)[/color] [color=purple]This Challenge lasts until the end of the game.[/color][/color]
[color=orange]POINTS AND INVENTORIES[/color][color=white]..........[/color][color=green]Updated 16:36 EDT Monday[/color]
aragorn = 14
braingle01 = 28 | Employment Insurance
buu441 = 32
C0untryGirl = 21
[color=red]HABS2933 = 33 (FIRED)[/color]
kmrutledge = 6 | Employment Insurance
[color=red]sonic102 = 41 | Employment Insurance (FIRED -- Awaiting Insurance Beneficiaries)[/color]
tigerlily024 = 9 | Clawshot
(See the full reports here.)
THE BOSS = 10 FP (100ra = 2; Faith511 = 1; minakodeb = 2; lissiclown = 0; Miracle = -1; dawnrising = 3; Kaipper = 0; KRUGERGIRL14 = 0; max318 = 0; hermygranger123 = 0; nitrobasel = 3; srbaxi = 0; HABS2933 = 0; sonic102 = 0)
[color=purple]In the previous round, the Boss earned 9 - n, where n is the number of valid posts a fired player made.
In this round, the Boss earns 11 - n.[/color]
braingle01 = 28 | Employment Insurance
buu441 = 32
C0untryGirl = 21
[color=red]HABS2933 = 33 (FIRED)[/color]
kmrutledge = 6 | Employment Insurance
[color=red]sonic102 = 41 | Employment Insurance (FIRED -- Awaiting Insurance Beneficiaries)[/color]
tigerlily024 = 9 | Clawshot
(See the full reports here.)
THE BOSS = 10 FP (100ra = 2; Faith511 = 1; minakodeb = 2; lissiclown = 0; Miracle = -1; dawnrising = 3; Kaipper = 0; KRUGERGIRL14 = 0; max318 = 0; hermygranger123 = 0; nitrobasel = 3; srbaxi = 0; HABS2933 = 0; sonic102 = 0)
[color=purple]In the previous round, the Boss earned 9 - n, where n is the number of valid posts a fired player made.
In this round, the Boss earns 11 - n.[/color]
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srbaxi has named the following insurance beneficiaries:
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buu441: 19 points
tigerlily024: Clawshot
tigerlily024: Clawshot
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Clue #1: difficult to understand
Clue #2: alpha
Clue #3: taught
Clue #4: polychrome
Clue #5: critical
Clue #6: musical
Clue #7: computer
Clue #8: edible
Clue #9: dinosaurs
Clue #10: Big Bang
Clue #11: (I sure can count! -- I skipped this number, apparently.)
Clue #12: motorsport
Clue #13: Internet
Clue #2: alpha
Clue #3: taught
Clue #4: polychrome
Clue #5: critical
Clue #6: musical
Clue #7: computer
Clue #8: edible
Clue #9: dinosaurs
Clue #10: Big Bang
Clue #11: (I sure can count! -- I skipped this number, apparently.)
Clue #12: motorsport
Clue #13: Internet
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oh well. two of the people with maximum points got fired. and one wasn't insured.
thanks for the donation, srbaxi.
right now, i have put a vote on kmr as safety. my activity will be a bit limited from tomorrow onwards as my school reopens. i'll still log in from time to time.
Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
thanks for the donation, srbaxi.
right now, i have put a vote on kmr as safety. my activity will be a bit limited from tomorrow onwards as my school reopens. i'll still log in from time to time.
Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
Hey buu, Have a great year ahead! BTW, got any hint after using rat trap? I too will save my vote on KMR for now.
its not a new term. am still in school so our term starts in April. this is like the first quarter got over and the second one will start. I'll start college next year.
about the rat. the trap doesn't provide a clue. but since the trap snapped, we can be sure that the rat is in the game and hence can't be trusted.
if anyone feels like it, I'd recommend buying a overtime pay item. make maximum benefit of the 2.5x multiplier. i can't copy the buying form on my phone. that's why am asking someone else to do it quickly.
@jar: just a question. what'd have happened with the rat trap if he wasn't in the game?
Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
about the rat. the trap doesn't provide a clue. but since the trap snapped, we can be sure that the rat is in the game and hence can't be trusted.
if anyone feels like it, I'd recommend buying a overtime pay item. make maximum benefit of the 2.5x multiplier. i can't copy the buying form on my phone. that's why am asking someone else to do it quickly.
@jar: just a question. what'd have happened with the rat trap if he wasn't in the game?
Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
The Rat Trap would have bounced, and I would have announced that the Rat had been fired.
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Voting for buu441 since the memo sounds like it's from a young person (just guessing though).
It bothers me when I see tax money wasted on signs telling deer where to cross the road.
It bothers me when I see tax money wasted on signs telling deer where to cross the road.
Your name: tigerlilly024
Item: Miracle
Quantity: 2
Target, if applicable: me
Use Immediately? : yes please
Item: Miracle
Quantity: 2
Target, if applicable: me
Use Immediately? : yes please
Miracle: Scry Twice
Scry #1: how do you find a house?
Scry #2: individual items
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Scry #1: how do you find a house?
Scry #2: individual items
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Your name: kmrutledge
Item: Scry
Quantity: 2
Target, if applicable: --
Use Immediately? :Yes
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
Item: Scry
Quantity: 2
Target, if applicable: --
Use Immediately? :Yes
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
did something dock my points? i think i should have had more than that due to the 19 points from srbaxi. i didn't spend anything this round.
Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
@jarmihi, if my beneficiary was fired, can i name a new beneficiary?
I will ask for your beneficiaries via PM if you are fired.
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The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
I will ask for your beneficiaries via PM if you are fired.
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The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
I've been spending a couple hours looking over the clues. But I can't find anything at all. Going back to think.
All of us seem to forget to post who we voted for last round so we don't have clears based on firing.
I do have a little suspicion on c0untrygirl. She just repeated what has been said before (boss is young person) and votes for buu as a guess. And last round all she said was voted for sonic because she didn't know who else.
I'm going to vote for her.
always multitasking 24/7
All of us seem to forget to post who we voted for last round so we don't have clears based on firing.
I do have a little suspicion on c0untrygirl. She just repeated what has been said before (boss is young person) and votes for buu as a guess. And last round all she said was voted for sonic because she didn't know who else.
I'm going to vote for her.
always multitasking 24/7
@kmr: i think you name your beneficiaries only if you are fired. so you can choose your beneficiary from the remaining lot of players if you are fired.
i agree country girl hasn't been contributing that much to the game.
votes so far:
buu441- kmr
aragorn- kmr
braingle01- country girl
country girl- buu441
tigerlily- none stated
kmr- none stated.
makes me think one of these two is the rat. and we aren't getting anywhere with the votes like this...
Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
i agree country girl hasn't been contributing that much to the game.
votes so far:
buu441- kmr
aragorn- kmr
braingle01- country girl
country girl- buu441
tigerlily- none stated
kmr- none stated.
makes me think one of these two is the rat. and we aren't getting anywhere with the votes like this...
Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
I will also vote kmr. Because we are getting nowhere, and a majority would help.
I put in a vote for C0untrygirl earlier, sorry about not making that clear. I did it for the same reasons as braingle01.
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
3 votes on kmr out of 6 stated votes. if rat is among the 3, it will be 2/4. am not sure if exactly 50% will lead to our win. i hope either braingle01 or country girl will come on later and change to kmr as well for a clear.
at the same time, there are 2 stated votes on country girl out of 6. that'd make it at worst 1/4, but then we'll have a majority on kmr.
Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
at the same time, there are 2 stated votes on country girl out of 6. that'd make it at worst 1/4, but then we'll have a majority on kmr.
Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
The Boss used a Close Shop!
kmrutledge was able to purchase her two Scry items in time, though, so those will still take effect!
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kmrutledge was able to purchase her two Scry items in time, though, so those will still take effect!
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@jarmihi, will those scry items take effect this round or next?
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
I've got 'em right here!
Scry #3: typically plastic or metal
Scry #4: mailbox
Oh, and buu441 already got it. +10!
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Scry #3: typically plastic or metal
Scry #4: mailbox
Oh, and buu441 already got it. +10!
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I'm switching to kmr. Hopefully we got a majority.
always multitasking 24/7
always multitasking 24/7
Well, hopefully i'll get cleared this round.
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
Your name:buu441
Item: open shop
Quantity:1
Target, if applicable:
Use Immediately? :yea
oh well. lets use 3 of those points. and my question about my points docking still hasn't been answered.
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Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
Item: open shop
Quantity:1
Target, if applicable:
Use Immediately? :yea
oh well. lets use 3 of those points. and my question about my points docking still hasn't been answered.
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Leo: Hold on. This is gonna hurt. Coach Hedge: I was BORN for HURT!!
Hmm...let me double-check my records.
Ah, there it is. I said that srbaxi gave you 19 points, but somehow that never made it into my records. You actually have 32 points as of the end of this round.
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Ah, there it is. I said that srbaxi gave you 19 points, but somehow that never made it into my records. You actually have 32 points as of the end of this round.
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Well, we have about one more round left am I right? Who should we go for next round? Could someone make a list of people who are still in the game that have been cleared? Then we might be able to get a better grip on this thing.
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
Yep!! Definitely been more than 3 hours since my last post! More points for me, haha!! I am thinking more on either country girl or braingle 01 next round. Anyone agree?
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
Three MORE hours since my last post! Man this place is really lonely. Was buu the only one that got the challenge right? and this is one answer that i will be very interested in hearing when the end comes around.
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
The faster I type in my password, the more secret agent-y I feel.
Follow Braingle!