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@rcannon100 170134 wrote:

Hints
* Hints must be given in the form of a hiaku (with additional elements, i.e. photos, allowed).
* In lieu of haiku, one may composeth a limerick. Shalt a proper limerick be promulgated, player shalt be awarded 7 points.

Field of Play
* NPS is out of bounds
* We shall be allowed to play thy game outside said beltway
* new Calvinballs must be put into play at least 1 mile from the previous one.
* Taking the Calvinball across state lines is worth 10 points. Going between MoCo — PG, Arlington — Alexandria, or from one quadrant of DC to another is worth 3 points.

Calvinballs
* If you replace the gameball with a new Calvinball – if your new gameball nets 4 likes – you get 10 points. A new gameball becomes the gameball immediately upon placement. Create a new post showing the new gameball so that it can potentially net four likes.
* If you post a picture of the calvinball with a doggo or pupper you get 10 bonus points because they’re good dogs
** If you post a picture of an exceptionally clean puppy (your dog in bath with calvinball in shot), Tim may award a bonus of your pupper-related points (or your total points if so moved Tim shalt be) by cubing (x3) same.
** Transfiguration: All cats are also dogs.
* If thou retrieveth this Nivlacball and are unable to solve it ere a reasonable period of time (2-3 hours), then thou may not replaceth it, but must passeth it along to the next player who is then also bound by this ordinance. This ordinance shall also apply at any time this or any other puzzle box is introduced or re-introduced into Calvinball. Failure to abideth by this ordinance shall result in one week of play during which thou may earn no points (thou may play, but shan’t get points).
* 10 points for locating the Calvinball at night, cuz that’s when the freaks come out

Swag
* If ye include cool swag with a Calvinball, ye shall receive 5 points
* If your swag is Tim’s mortal enemy, a chocolate bunny, you get 5 additional points
* If swag is consumed on premise, 10 points shall be awarded.
** If Calvinball ist found in or neare an establishment of foode or drinke, one may consume said proprietor’s goods (photo documented) and be awarded thy same pointes as consumeth of swag. No duple dipping, however. Awardeth of 10 points shall be the maximum for swag/locality consumption.
* If ye share your swagge with a straynger, ye shall be awarded 20 points.

Spells
* The Spell of Warlock Judd: Upon the capture of any Calvinball, you may cast the Spell of the Warlock Judd once. While the Calvinball be in your possession, ye may picketh any other Freezer and reduce that Freezer’s Calvinball score by 3 points for every cycle around the Judd’s Hamster Wheel of Misery you bike (as shown in Strava, one ride on one day).
** Lycra Amendment: if you do hamster laps with panniers and a commuter bike…while getting funny looks from speedy Lycra racers you should get triple points! Visual evidence must be rendered.
* The Prior Incantato Spell: Scraped from the floor of Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom, Prior Incanto is a reverse spell to be used on the Malevolent who whine about the score. Freezers may use this spell against the Malevolent who whine that the Freezer has been unfairly or improperly awarded points. If the spell is cast, the points which the malevolent whined about shall be deducted from the Malevolent‘s score and awarded to the casting Freezer’s score. Likewise if the Malevolent whines that the Malevolent was unfairly deprived of points, any Freezer may cast the spell and those points shall likewise be deducted from the Malevolent and awarded to the casting Freezer.
* This is a new spell, Wingardium Leviosa. The way it works is that each time you’re hit with the curse of Judd, you can invoke it on one ride (to be started and finished within two days of the cursing), and every 200 feet one climbs gains one bonus point, and this is capped at 2 times the damage you’re hit with. E.g., CBGanimal will be taking a 15 point hit from my curse, and if she casts Wingardium Leviosa and does a ride with 1183 feet of elevation gain in the next two days, she will receive 5 points. The bonus would max out if she climbed 6000 feet in one ride (15 * 2 * 200), and would result in the damage being nullified (plus a bonus equal to the original damage).
* The Corleone Spell: If a Calvinball is found by a novice (someone who has not found a Calvinball before), the hider may cast the Corleono Spell and get a piece of the action, earning 20% of the Novice’s total initial score (Novice keeps full score; hider gets a 20% commission).
* The curse of Mr. Creosote: If someone finds or is in possession of more than one ball in the same day or at the same time, all points gained from all finds associated are applied negatively.

Important Stuff
* Everyone is to bring Tim the Enchanter cookies

Scoreboard
* new players who hath ne’er captured a calvinball are hereby awarded 15 bonus points upon thy first capture.
* Tim may arbitrarily and capriciously award up to three enchanted points
* Because Calvinball is in part medieval, the score shall – if its possible – be kept on the linked spread sheet

SCORECARD (no promise this is complete)
10 Points for Find minus 2 points for every day that passes until the next find
15 Points First Find
10 points for locating the Calvinball at night
5 Points New Ordinance that gets 3 likes
10 Points New Calvinball that gets 4 likes
7 Points Limerick
10 Points Pic of Beast (3x pic your dog getting bath with calvinball)
5 Points Swag
5 More Points if Swag is Chocolate Bunnies
20 Points share swagge with a straynger
10 Points Consume Swag on Site
10/3 Points Cross Frontier of Realm/Province
3 Enchanted Points for those who are worthy

Pilgrim :: Total Score
Just remember, the points dont matter

Cheater 5 :: 4503 Points
Cheater 3 :: 2113 Points
Cheater 4 :: 1353 Points
Cheater 1 :: G Points
Josh :: 283 points
SteveO :: 244 points
CBGanimal :: 207 points
Mstansill :: 133 Points
Streetsmarts :: 128 points
Vicegrip :: 124 points
Huberww :: 106 points
SCHVIN :: 102 Points
Reji :: 114 points
Judd :: 74 points
Stryke :: 73 Points
PeteD :: 64 Points
SClaeys :: 64 Points
BENTBIKE :: 115 points
EMM :: 61
Sunyata :: 61 points
KarenW :: 52
NemaVeze :: 43 Points
Birru :: 43
Jon Levine :: 39
SarahBee :: 38 Points
FXBOOKS :: 23 points
TDean :: 18 points
rcannon100 :: 15 points
megoc42 :: 10 points
Chuxtr :: 30 points
PeteD :: – 107

Omg the cheaters are here too… like a virus!

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Hmmm

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@streetsmarts 176323 wrote:

That adds another check mark to my “reasons to go” column 😮

In the “reasons not to go” = lack of sleep!

Lord willin’ and the creek don’t rise, I’ll come and bring “light shows” and some snacks. EARLY ish… Cause I’m old and tired! I may have funny hats also

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@rcannon100 176314 wrote:

No, Ball of Destiny was in the Northern Realm. The Calvinball under the bushes has yet to be divined.

Found the Nivlacball in said bushes

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@komorebi 176317 wrote:

I’ll be there, with cupcakes.

That adds another check mark to my “reasons to go” column 😮

In the “reasons not to go” = lack of sleep!

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@chibiaerin 176295 wrote:

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Was that the one in DC in the park under the bushes? So many balls to keep track of…

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Oh my.

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I’ll be riding in from DC. Meet at 930 and then eat pie….?

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@Egoodman 175827 wrote:

I only had one crash this 2018 Freezing Saddles season, but it was a significant one. On MLK’s Birthday (Monday Jan. 15th) I was off to meet folks in my group (Sleet 16) to get some social miles in. It was around 25 deg. F outside and dry when I approached the intersection of Wilson Blvd. and N. Jefferson Street. There was water running in the gutter pan of Wilson Blvd., and some ice build-up after that (in the intersection). Buy the time a made the decision to slow down and avoid the ice build-up, my wheels started to come out from under me, and I hit the asphalt hard. It turned out that the approach to the intersection was glazed with black ice from turning cars. I was able to unclip from the bike, and sit up, but I could not stand, so I sat in an icy puddle until I could squooch to the curb for a seat. In the mean time, several people had stopped to lend a hand, and an ambulance was called. I got an ambulance ride to Virginia Hospital Center where it was determined that I had a quadriceps contusion. Biking became very limited because I could not bend my right knee past 90 deg. In the weeks that have followed, I have received a determination that I have a quadriceps tendon partial tear, so biking has been limited to shorter slower rides. Little by little, I am working my way back to a level that I can restart my daily commute to Capitol Hill.

Ouch. Hope you’re healing up. I hate to hear about London bridges contestants!

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I’ll be there

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@PeteD 175774 wrote:

Nivlac Llab acquired. I just didn’t look hard enough the first or second or third time.

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Swag consumed on site and shared with a friend.

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Some swag removed, claimed, eaten, bagged back up…

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Some swag added and some left in for others.

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And as to the quest, Bravely Bold Sir Robin failed the quest.

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(And it wasn’t for lack of trying… holy crap that quest is difficult).
I intend to hide the Nivlac Llab near the Gate of the Ire of Phoenix, as to facilitate the ease of attempting the quest. I think your award of 50 points is to low!

New Proposed Rule: The Hobbes Prize is to be awarded to the person whom played but scored the least amount of points.

Love the pic of the cats sniffing the box

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Magic Mallet of Mystery – ha!!

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@cmj7gh 175524 wrote:

Happy Friday! Just wanted to share a few updates to the coffee meetup:
* We continue to grow – there were 5 of us there this Monday! Most of the folks coming are from outside this forum, so I’ve been trying to keep the Instagram account (@coffeeOutsideDC) as the main place for announcements and planning.
* I’m going to be out of town this coming Monday, so unless someone else wants to volunteer to lead in my place, I’ll be back at it on Monday the 12th
* There’s a local bike team called ‘Great Eskape’ who are planning to start hosting a meetup at that same spot every other Friday, so I’m planning to join forces when them when they start up. They even have a coffee shop lined up to provide free coffee!
* I plan to keep doing coffee outside on Mondays, but I’ll probably start rotating around to other spots. I think I’ll start with a cherry-blossom-edition Monday at the tidal basin on the 19th, and after that I’ve got my eye on Hains Point, Gravley Point, Anacostia, the Watergate steps, etc. I hope some of these other locations will bring out some new faces who can’t make it all the way out to Chain Bridge on Monday mornings.

I’ll be sure to keep the FS google calendar up to date!

That sounds great! Sorry I haven’t made it out there yet.

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@accordioneur 175516 wrote:

Alas, Melinda’s flight got cancelled (probably a good thing, considering what flying was reportedly like today) so she won’t be joining us, but I still have a yen for a bike ride!

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Arrrgghh …yen!!

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I’m planning on strapping wings to my handlebars – does flying above the streets count for Freezing Saddles?

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