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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Topic

[sszibler]

@CBGanimal 196457 wrote:

Being that there are no rules and no points that count [emoji2] I’d take what I like and can use and put in something that would make someone else smile!

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We didn’t decide to give more points if an item is replaced?

[sszibler]

@mrhappy_onabike 196453 wrote:

Proposed ordinance:

If thou shalt include an “animal” with the Calvinball, extra pointes shall be awarded as per discretion of Tim the Sleepy (recommendation: the better thy animal, more be the pointes)

I would like this ordinance if it applies for past animals in 2020 😁

[SarahBee]

Calvinball has been acquired! The cinnamon plum tea here is delicious! Calvinball will probably make an appearance at FSHH tomorrow night…

[SarahBee]

There was a RAT in my Calvinball! Contents have been replaced. Animal has been transmogrified. New ordinance coming soon…

[Judd]

Anyone else get this ad in Tapatalk?

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[SarahBee]

Calvinball has been stashed at FS happy hour – Highline.

[reji]

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[SarahBee]

I am the Calvinball!

[reji]

The snail is my spirit animal!
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The Calvinball will be redeployed tomorrow. The snail stayes with me.

[reji]

The Calvinball has been deployed at ///mirror.nail.salsa
It’s under the blue bridge in Shirlington that connects 4MR and New District brewing.
Proposed ordinance is an extra point should be granted if the contents help with a freezing saddles pointless prize.
Also, I nominate both Sarah Bee and Judd for assist points. Sarah for bringing the Calvinball to HH and to Judd for not looking down to see it
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[sszibler]

@Judd 196577 wrote:

Anyone else get this ad in Tapatalk?

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Hmmm, I’d look for the Suzy wearing the shirt! WTH is Tapatalk? Don’t answer that. Rhetorical question!

[sszibler]

@reji 196646 wrote:

The Calvinball has been deployed at ///mirror.nail.salsa
It’s under the blue bridge in Shirlington that connects 4MR and New District brewing.
Proposed ordinance is an extra point should be granted if the contents help with a freezing saddles pointless prize.
Also, I nominate both Sarah Bee and Judd for assist points. Sarah for bringing the Calvinball to HH and to Judd for not looking down to see it
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mirror.nail.salsa???

[mrhappy_onabike]

mirror.nail.salsa???

Yep!
The blue bridge
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Me finding the Calvinball
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Selfie with Aidan (I had to put him in a headlock to get him to agree).
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ooooo…that Java Shack card’s gonna really come in handy!
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[Steve O]

@sszibler 196794 wrote:

mirror.nail.salsa???

Actually I’d say it was more fears.frozen.tend, though.

[sszibler]

@Steve O 196874 wrote:

Actually I’d say it was more fears.frozen.tend, though.

OH that’s right. That dumb app/website. Proposing NEW and IMPROVED ORDINANCE. 1 point NOT to use 3 fracking things or whatever it’s called! Tigers can’t type well! They’d rather use their hunting instincts.

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