Calvinball 2020 Official Thread

[josh]

Sorry for the delay in getting this up, but starting on the first of January isn’t that bad. Also, I’m proud to present to you a pointless prize that doesn’t just involve eating/drinking and tagging rides. Without any further ado, here we go:
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Bruce the Sleepy/josh is returning as Tim the Enchanter for a new game of Calvinball. I am the sole keeper of the scores and arbiter of the rules, although I’ll strive to be less capricious than rcannon100. 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.

Created Ordinances

Scores
Spreadsheet

Prizes
TBD

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”
Don’t be too incestuous with your hiding and finding please, I don’t want to drop the hammer on anyone

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[SarahBee]

New contents of Calvinball

[SarahBee]

New ordinance- extra points for the Calvinball seeker who takes the Calvinball across state/district lines. Calvinball has been planted in the wild lands of Merry where bees have their hives. Try a snifter of Mead and claim your prize!

[sszibler]

😳 It’s already hard!! I see no connection . . . how did you get to Spanish Steps from Muscle Quick Palace!! 🤦🏻*♂️ 😂

[CBGanimal]

@sszibler 195846 wrote:

[emoji15] It’s already hard!! I see no connection . . . how did you get to Spanish Steps from Muscle Quick Palace!! [emoji1750]*[emoji3603] [emoji23]

Look up the App “What three words?” And read about how it works…

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[sszibler]

I did! I still don’t see it!

[sszibler]

Oh, wait. There was an app involved? ����*♂️

[josh]

@sszibler 195849 wrote:

Oh, wait. There was an app involved? ����*♂️

While I now regret using a clue that would give Steve O an advantage, I wouldn’t say there’s an app involved. An app exists for the service, but you wouldn’t have needed to download an app, you can just use their website to map the words to a location.

[sszibler]

Thinking bad. Too cold to think. Too dark.

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[Steve O]

@sszibler 195853 wrote:

OMG! �� I have to think all winter!?

It doesn’t matter. I would have gotten there first anyway. :p

[sszibler]

Haha! But I might have to think another time. I’m not think-prepped. I just switched this to mobile viewing and I can’t even find the like button! I see a green check mark, but no name. Also, is there any way to change my ABF profile name??

[sszibler]

Testing the new mobile like settings. Hmmm.

@Steve O 195875 wrote:

It doesn’t matter. I would have gotten there first anyway. :p

@josh 195850 wrote:

While I now regret using a clue that would give Steve O an advantage, I wouldn’t say there’s an app involved. An app exists for the service, but you wouldn’t have needed to download an app, you can just use their website to map the words to a location.

[sszibler]

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Meade Works to Dew Drop/
Right Proper, future may lay/
Monroe stands alert

I still can’t find the like button. Is it the same as “rate this thread with the following value??” Where does it show up? I do like that the text isn’t so tiny!

I also can’t find where to post pictures ��

[sszibler]

ZenForo license!?!

I’m going to switch back. If anyone knows if the mobile settings are possible without whatever they’re talking about, let me know. Tiny type sucks. Maybe my phone can help with that.

[sszibler]

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I’m not even sure how I got this to be right side up, maybe it happened in “advanced”. BUT, I updated the likes on the pending “selfie” request and should get extra Calvin Points for that (assuming there were no unlikes since). FIVE!? Plus I moved it the same day, so more gosh diddly dang it points. Now go find it! At my first choice the bar maven couldn’t commit to hosting, but maybe another time. The meade with Ken was great btw! We should have a Calvin and Hobbes meeting there someday!

[sszibler]

So, “Muscle Quick Step” gets me no results. You must have meant the Spanish. I shall go back and find that and see what happens.

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