Calvinball 2019 Official Thread

[josh]

Welcome to Calvinball, where the rules are constantly made up and the points don’t matter!

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I am the new Tim the Enchanter, also known as Bruce the Sleepy — keeper of the scores and arbiter of the rules. I will begin the game by hiding the Calvinball and posting here.

Initial Rules:

Your quest is to seek thee the gameball, hidden secretly amongst the cycling trails inside the beltway (but not to be found in any federal park).

Seek the game ball. Maketh up a new ordinance for the game. Hide the sacred ball. Post your new ordinance along with guidance on how those who follow can seek the gameball. Thou shall find, hide and post within the same hours 24.

For finding the gameball, ye shall be awarded 5 points, less a point for each day that passeth before the gameball is once again uncovered.

Ye may find the gameball but once during each rotation of the Earth. Ye may possess the gameball but once every other turn.

If your new ordinance nets three likes, ye shall likewise be award points equaling five and your ordinance shall be implemented as law of the game, which all who play must loyally adhere.

This be not organized competition. This be Calvinball. New rules are obliged to follow the spirit of Saint Calvin and Saint Hobbes. New ordinances shall not thee be bills of attainder but must generally apply to all fools of venture into our midst. New ordinances cannot benefit the ordinance’s scribe uniquely. New ordinances should make the court jester smile upon thee, and shall not place any in existential peril.

If a new ordinance shall contravene an old ordinance, the ordinance with highest net likes shall be declared the law.

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Ordinances that matter:

• 3 points for pic of Calvinball balanced on head
• 2 points for on-site consumption
• 10 points for wearing the friendship bracelet to the closing happy hour (hunt me down to show me)

Ephemeral Ordinances and ones that don’t matter:

• Staying in DC
• Bringing it back to VA
• Freeing Hobbes
• Friendshipball is called the friendshipball
• Nepotismball’s band should be worn

Scores:
Spreadsheet

Prizes:
Those who play shall seek their reward as follows:
• Rosalyn Award :: The player with the ordinance that has acquired the most net likes at the time of the next find
• Miss Wormwood Award :: The player with the most implemented ordinances
• Spaceman Spiff Award :: Best Calvinball
• Calvin Award :: Tim’s Award of Mystery (oooooooooohhh)
• Hobbes Award :: The Hobbes Prize is to be awarded to the person whom played but scored the least amount of points.
• Susie Award :: Most swag points
• Lost Dog Rescue Award :: Best picture of your dog

Notes:
Consider Thee Calvinball a Hot-potatoe game – not a hide-and-seek game. This be not geocaching. More, we wish the Calvinball attain perpetual motion, constantly moving, from pilgrim to pilgrim. (Translation: don’t make your hides hard or your rules constraining. The more silliness the better)
This is not a winner take all game — “The points don’t matter”

Thanks to rcannon100 for moderating last year’s Calvinball game and providing a template for this thread.

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[Steve O]

@LeprosyStudyGroup 184533 wrote:

I got some insider information about the location at coffee club this morning which I will share freely because I am a generous and noncompetitive person. According to SteveO, the calvinball is currently located… “Under.”

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New ordinance: Whence thou findeth the Calvinball, shouldst thou taketh a photo with said ball balanced on thy head, thou shalt receiveth 3 bonus pointes

[SarahBee]

@Steve O 184549 wrote:

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New ordinance: Whence thou findeth the Calvinball, shouldst thou taketh a photo with said ball balanced on thy head, thou shalt receiveth 3 bonus pointes

No longer there.

[sszibler]

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Thy Calvin Ball is replaced but I’m trying to figure out how to post pics. Not sure it’s working for me. Try again when I get home. Hint: Tubular Bells. New Rule: CB stays in DC one more round. 2 points.
Second hint: Look for the Pink Panther!
Added bonus point! Can you find the check I dropped in the pics? I guess it fell out while taking the CB or something out of my jersey. �� Everything was still there a couple of hours later. I was amazed the wind hadn’t blown the check away! 1 point.

[sszibler]

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[Steve O]

@sszibler 184586 wrote:

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The Calvinball mayeth or mayeth not contain items of immense value.
Playere sszibler hath decideth to play on, forgoing keeping such items for himself and thence replacing withe new Calvinball.
So be it.

(If thou be new to Calvinball, thou may find it worthewhile to review last year’s threade)

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[sszibler]

Sorry, Suzy!

[sszibler]

Ahhh, sorry Suzie.

[CBGanimal]

Found it! Since your post got 3 likes (mine was one) and I’m still in DC I will hide it again in DC! Beware those who go to FCC!

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[CBGanimal]

@CBGanimal 184667 wrote:

Found it! Since your post got 3 likes (mine was one) and I’m still in DC I will hide it again in DC! Beware those who go to FCC!

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[Steve O]

@CBGanimal 184667 wrote:

Found it! Since your post got 3 likes (mine was one) and I’m still in DC I will hide it again in DC! Beware those who go to FCC!

It appears that sszibler did not open the Calvinball to obtain what may be either extremely valuable or perhaps-not-so-valuable items inside.
You, however, should re-hide it as is, because I happen to know you already have one.

[CBGanimal]

@Steve O 184671 wrote:

It appears that sszibler did not open the Calvinball to obtain what may be either extremely valuable or perhaps-not-so-valuable items inside.
You, however, should re-hide it as is, because I happen to know you already have one.

My sleuth deduction figured as much!

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[CBGanimal]

The CalvinBall has been re hidden…Hint: FCC I
Order your coffee and pastry AFTER you ask the Barista if you can have the calvinball and you will find that it will be FREE!

(3 extra points for the balancing act?! And a few more for hiding it in DC again?)
And if the Freezing Saddles realm accepts it I decree you must bring it back to Virginia in the next hiding!

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[sszibler]

I wanted to keep it moving, if possible, at that hour, plus I didn’t bring anything with me! ��

[sszibler]

@CBGanimal 184675 wrote:

The CalvinBall has been re hidden…Hint: FFC I
Order your coffee and pastry AFTER you ask the Barista if you can have the calvinball and you will find that it will be FREE!

(3 extra points for the balancing act?! And a few more for hiding it in DC again?)
And if the Freezing Saddles realm accepts it I decree you must bring it back to Virginia in the next hiding!

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I need another hint – I thought I had a lead on FFC, but now I can’t find the search. Maybe someone else already has it?

[josh]

Will get around to updating ordinances and standings and all that tonight.

@sszibler 184713 wrote:

I need another hint – I thought I had a lead on FFC, but now I can’t find the search. Maybe someone else already has it?

Remember,

Tim the Enchanter wrote:

Ye may find the gameball but once during each rotation of the Earth. Ye may possess the gameball but once every other turn.

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