6th April 2019, 4:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 8th April 2019, 9:00 PM by Ruleaus. Edited 3 times in total.)
This is a word game about precisely building words to score points. You will work together to build words that score precisely the amount of points set beforehand by the first poster, who also chooses the category of the word. For example, the first poster to this thread must choose a category, which can be anything so long as it's not too broad. He or she also sets a precise goal in points, which gives everyone the goal to build and finalize a word that scores exactly this amount of points. Words, once finalized when someone posts "final" below the current word, score points according to the point values assigned to each letter as shown below. The final points you receive for the word is the value of the goal minus how far off the word's value is from that goal. So, if the goal is 15 pts. and you score 10 pts. for the word, then you'll have scored only 10 pts. (15 pts. - 5 pts.). The only way to maximize points is to thus hit the goal precisely so you don't lose any points.
So, the game works pretty simply even though I had to explain that. The first poster starts by picking any category that comes to mind and a goal in points (e.g. "aquatic animals, 10 pts."). The next poster will start the word by picking its first letter, and the next poster will add on the next letter to the word, and so on. At some point, you'll either be stuck or close enough to want to finalize the word. Type "final" below the finished word to have the points added (I'll update the main post periodically when I'm on). After a finalized word, the process repeats - the next poster chooses a category and goal, followed by the next poster who starts the word off by posting its first letter. The most important rule is that you can never say what word you're thinking of or want to build; you can only post one-letter additions until the word is finalized, which is when someone types "final" below the word being built.
Scoring (pts.):
E, A - 1
R, I - 2
O, T, N - 3
S, L, C - 4
U, D - 5
P, M, H - 6
G, B, F - 7
W, K, V, Y - 8
X, Z - 9
J, Q - 10
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So, the game works pretty simply even though I had to explain that. The first poster starts by picking any category that comes to mind and a goal in points (e.g. "aquatic animals, 10 pts."). The next poster will start the word by picking its first letter, and the next poster will add on the next letter to the word, and so on. At some point, you'll either be stuck or close enough to want to finalize the word. Type "final" below the finished word to have the points added (I'll update the main post periodically when I'm on). After a finalized word, the process repeats - the next poster chooses a category and goal, followed by the next poster who starts the word off by posting its first letter. The most important rule is that you can never say what word you're thinking of or want to build; you can only post one-letter additions until the word is finalized, which is when someone types "final" below the word being built.
Scoring (pts.):
E, A - 1
R, I - 2
O, T, N - 3
S, L, C - 4
U, D - 5
P, M, H - 6
G, B, F - 7
W, K, V, Y - 8
X, Z - 9
J, Q - 10
Zone 1: Somewhere Missing
25 pts. to Zone 2
