Fictionary Game 5

Fictionary is a game in the Games & Contests Rule Suite.

Game 1 || Game 2 || Game 3 || Game 4 || Game 5

Players:
Vynd, Alfvaen, K 2, /dev/joe, Dragon Mage, Studge, Trent

The game, and first round, began Sat, 05 Jun 1999 02:37:53 -0400. Vynd was the first Brainiac.

Vynd named reduviid as the Ing word at Sat, 05 Jun 1999 19:55:27 -0400.

The list of 7 definitions was published at Tue, 08 Jun 1999 18:37:39 -0400:

1. A species of bug.
2. An animal capable of seeing a spectrum of light ranging from red to ultraviolet.
3. Assassin bug.
4. " "
5. In insects, the socket by which the abdomen attaches to a thorax.
6. A insect belonging to the genus Reduviidus.
7. A religious convert, particularly one who has converted from Judaism to Catholicism.

Results of Round 1 (announced at Sat, 12 Jun 1999 16:25:32 -0400):

Player      Definition   Voted For   Points
Vynd            3            -         0
Alfvaen         4            7         0
K 2             6            3         3
/dev/joe        2            6         0
Dragon Mage     1            3         2
Studge          5            3         2
T. T. Ren       7            4         1

Alfvaen was Brainiac for Round 2.
The Ing word chosen was ghee, announced at Sun, 13 Jun 1999 12:49:43 -0400.

Results of Round 2 (announced at Wed, 16 Jun 1999 00:14:17 -0400):

The correct definition was: a semifluid clarified butter made especially in India

K 2 submitted "Butter fat", and Dragon Mage "An oil made from butter", which to me clearly indicated that they knew more or less what it was. Both receive three points, and this round ends. The brainiac for the next round is K 2.

K 2 was Brainiac for Round 3.
The Ing word chosen was oblate, announced at Wed, 16 Jun 1999 02:29:12 -0400.

Results of Round 3 (announced at Sun, 20 Jun 1999 04:10:14 -0400):

The chosen definition was: a layman living in a monastery under a modified rule and without vows.

However, there were other definitions which players correctly guessed:

Alfvaen: of a spheroid, compressed along its axis of rotation.
/dev/joe: Flattened; shorter in one dimension than in the other two.
Dragon Mage: spherical shape which is flattened on one axis, also an association of priests and/or nuns in the service of the catholic church.
Ai! Pedrito!: present; offer.

So they each receive 3 points, and the round ends.

/dev/joe was Brainiac for Round 4.
The Ing word chosen was caique, named at Sun, 20 Jun 1999 04:56:34 -0400.

The list of 6 definitions (one player submitted a substantially correct definition) was posted at Wed, 23 Jun 1999 21:03:12 -0400:

1. A light skiff used on the Bosporus.
2. A conical helmet worn by various Frankish tribes.
3. A travelling tinker; a Gypsy.
4. A style of painting most often found in Middle Eastern or Moslem religious buildings.
5. ""
6. A semi-circular structure built by coral.

Results of Round 4 (announced at Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:20:20 -0400):

Player      Definition   Voted For   Points
Vynd            5            1         1
Alfvaen      correct         -         4
K 2             3            1         2
/dev/joe        1        Brainiac      0
Dragon Mage     4            1         2
Studge          6          no-one     -1
T. T. Ren       2            1         2

Dragon Mage was Brainiac for Round 5.
He announced that surroyal was the Ing word at Wed, 30 Jun 1999 01:14:25 -0400.

At Sun, 04 Jul 1999 02:31:46 -0400, Dragon Mage announced the list of definitions:

1. A bright shade of red.
2. Beneath the dignity of a king.
3. dominated by a system of arroyos
4. imperial; divine
5. Of the highest quality
6. one of the terminal tines above the royal antler of a large deer (as a stag) usually grown by four years of age
7. ""

Results of Round 5 (announced at Tue, 06 Jul 1999 01:43:44 -0400):

Player      Definition   Voted For   Points
Vynd            3            2         0
Alfvaen         1            6         4
K 2             5            6         2
/dev/joe        2            1         1
Dragon Mage     6        Brainiac      0
Studge          7            1        -1
E. Ai! Pedrito  4            6         2

Studge was Brainiac for Round 6.
E announced that cheechako was the ing word at Thu, 08 Jul 1999 01:58:41 -0400.

The list of Definitions was announced at Sun, 11 Jul 1999 14:52:40 -0400:

1. a longhouse; specifically cherokee.
2. a cornmeal cake eaten by American Plains Indians.
3. tenderfoot -- used chiefly in Alaska
4. a small, brightly-colored bird of brazil with a loud, chattery call.
5. " "
6. yam.
7. a small South American rodent

Results of Round 6 (announced Thu, 15 Jul 1999 23:23:31 -0400):

Player      Definition   Voted For   Points
Vynd            6            2         2
Alfvaen         2            6         1
K 2             5            7        -1
/dev/joe        4            7         0
Dragon Mage     1            1         0
Studge          3        Brainiac      2
E. Ai! Pedrito  7            6         2

Emperor Ai! Pedrito! was Brainiac for Round 7.
E announced that the Ing word was chiaus at Fri, 16 Jul 1999 01:15:02 -0700.

The list of Definitions was announced at Mon, 19 Jul 1999 12:27:59 -0400 (1 player submitted a substantially correct definition):

1. " "
2. A type of white wine.
3. A Turkish messenger or sergeant.
4. A two-wheeled heavy cart of antiquity.
5. An oil made from turtles, used by the ancient Greeks.
6. A Russian measure of capacity for grain etc. equal to about 9.4 kg.

Results of Round 7 (announced Tue, 20 Jul 1999 15:15:27 -0400):

The correct definition was 3 (turkish messenger/sergeant). JT submitted it, and /dev/joe, K 2, and Vynd all voted for it.

Alfvaen and Studge voted for Vynd's definition. Studge lost a point for the default " ".

Vynd was Brainiac for Round 8.
E announced that forb was the Ing word at Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:03:42 -0400.

The list of Definitions was announced at Sun, 25 Jul 1999 23:08:39 -0400. One was substantially similar to the correct definition, and two players submitted the same definition.

1. To remove or replace.
2. The rounded knob on a sword's hilt; especially an engraved knob.
3. An herb other than grass.
4. A central tine of a fork.
5. " "

Results of Round 8 (announced Thu, 29 Jul 1999 19:54:06 -0400):

3 was the correct definition, also submitted by JT, and voted for by K 2 and Alfvaen.
5, the default, was submitted by K 2 and /dev/joe.
2 was Studge's definition, and was voted for by Studge (by default), /dev/joe and Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
1 was Emperor Ai! Pedrito!'s definition.
4 was Alfvaen's definition.

Alfvaen was Brainiac for Round 9.
E announced that neif was the Ing word at Fri, 30 Jul 1999 01:30:00 -0400.

The list of Definitions was announced at Mon, 02 Aug 1999 23:42:07 -0400 (A German Dog submitted a correct definition, and two players submitted substantially similar definitions):

1. A New Zealand shrub or small tree having clusters of long, narrow leaves.
2. The fist.
3. A young Dutch bandit; variant on English knave.
4. archaic: rather
5. naif.

Results of Round 9 (posted at Fri, 06 Aug 1999 00:00:33 -0400):

Definition 2 was the correct one. A German Dog correctly defined it, and /dev/joe, Vynd, and Emperor Ai! Pedrito! voted for it.
Definition 1 was written by K 2, and voted for by Studge and K 2 (sheeping).
Definition 3 was written by Studge.
Definition 4 was written by Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
Definition 5 was written by /dev/joe and Vynd.

K 2 was Brainiac for Round 10.
E named lusk as the Ing word at Tue, 10 Aug 1999 05:20:07 -0400.

The list of Definitions was announced at Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:57:56 -0400:

1. ""
2. tired; exhausted.
3. The light reflected off a curved surface.
4. The material which grows on new antlers and is shed in later stages of their development.
5. An imitation pearl used in costume jewelry.
6. To be idle or unemployed.
7. A hunted person.

Results of Round 10 (posted at Sun, 15 Aug 1999 17:58:05 -0400):

Definition 6 was correct. A German Dog voted for it.
Definition 1 was written by Studge.
Definition 2 was written by A German Dog. Alfvaen voted for it.
Definition 3 was written by Emperor Ai! Pedrito!. Vynd voted for it.
Definition 4 was written by Alfvaen. Studge, /dev/joe and Emperor Ai! Pedrito! voted for it.
Definition 5 was written by Vynd.
Definition 7 was written by /dev/joe.

/dev/joe was Brainiac For Round 11.
He named chiasmus as the Ing word at Sun, 15 Aug 1999 18:19:50 -0400.

 The List of Definitions was published at Wed, 18 Aug 1999 23:37:28 -0400:

1. A state of despair or hopelessness.
2. inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
3. ""
4. A plant of the lily family, particularly one with an edible bulb.
5. according to Galen's theory, the energy within organisms that makes them alive and is lost with death.
6. A place where sensory nerves carrying information from different sides of the body cross over each other on their way to opposite sides of the brain.
7. The philosophical concept of nothingness.

Results of Round 11 (posted at Sun, 22 Aug 1999 16:37:57 -0400):

Definition 2 was the real one, and was voted for by K 2.
Definition 1 was written by Emperor Ai! Pedrito!, and voted for by A German Dog.
Definition 3 was written by K 2.
Definition 4 was written by A German Dog.
Definition 5 was written by Studge, and voted for by Vynd.
Definition 6 was written by Vynd.
Definition 7 was written by Alfvaen.
Alfvaen, Studge, and EA!P! failed to vote in time.

A German Dog was Brainiac for Round 12.
E chose guyot as the Ing word at Sun, 22 Aug 1999 17:23:21 -0400.

List of Definitions (posted Tue, 24 Aug 1999 12:26:24 -0400):

1. A landholder in 18th-century Quebec.
2. A roundish dot on an insects wing.
3. A player who will win at Fictionary unless someone votes for the correct definition of the word guyot.
4. A triangular piece of fabric often of a contrasting color sewn into a pleat in a garment, such as a skirt.
5. A flat-topped seamount.
6. A traditional swiss dessert made of chopped fruits and goat's cheese sweetened with honey.
7. A valley of Southern France or the cheese originally made in this valley.

Results of Round 12 (posted at Sat, 28 Aug 1999 00:07:50 -0400):

Definition 1 was written by Alfvaen.
Definition 2 was written by K 2.
Definition 3 was written by Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
Definition 4 was written by /dev/joe, and voted for by Alfvaen.
Definition 5 was correct. /dev/joe voted for it.
Definition 6 was written by Vynd, and voted for by Studge.
Definition 7 was written by Studge, and voted for by Emperor Ai! Pedrito! and Vynd.

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Last Updated Saturday, August 28, 1999