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Talk:Backdoor

2006-06-30T21:25:57Z

TheBozzball:

==Question==
What are Frob and Twiddle? TheBozzball asks a dumb question.

==Frob==

[ARG]/001 Ghogg says, "http://events.perplexcity.com/gateway/commandinterface/index.html"

[ARG]/002 Ghogg says, "this is the most recently popped up puzzle. it is a 'backdoor' of some sort with a bunch of unix-y commands"

[ARG]/003 inky says, "hey, I got it to do something"

[ARG]/004 Ghogg asks, "PWRITE, POPEN, and PREAD seem pretty straightforward. What would SWITCH and ROTATE do?"

[ARG]/005 inky says, "I figured that the commands were meaningless and it was just going to be a puzzle about spelling stuff out with the first two letters"

[ARG]/006 inky says, "if this is like befunge, then switch and rotate may change which direction execution moves in"

[ARG]/007 Ghogg asks (of inky), "whoa, really?"

[ARG]/008 inky says (to Ghogg), "well, I got it to blink and say "invalid command path""

[ARG]/009 inky says, "I realize that is not that exciting"

[ARG]/010 Ghogg says, "heh, ok. If you drop 'run' anywhere it'll try to excute the stuff on the row and column"

[ARG]/011 Ghogg says, "someone managed to get one thing to run ... lesse..."

[ARG]/012 Ghogg says, "something with mount and zone, but I'm not getting it to work"

[ARG]/013 Ghogg says, "I do think this is supposed to represent a 'real' computer system"

[ARG]/014 inky says, "yeah, apparently"

[ARG]/015 Jota says, "I got it to complain about disk access."

[ARG]/016 Jota says, "Runtime Error: No disk access."

[ARG]/017 inky says, "you have to popen first"

[ARG]/018 inky says, "er"

[ARG]/019 inky says, "mount first"

[ARG]/020 Jota says, "I've got mount as the first operations of the row and column (after run, in the upper left), and I've still got that error."

[ARG]/021 Jota says, "Which is interesting, since I guess it means I managed to compile."

[ARG]/022 * NewsBoy hollers, "Extra! Extra! Ghogg has posted message 6, about ''Backdoor' in Perplex City puzzle', to the bulletin board! Jaybird soon to be given WizBit!"

[ARG]/023 Ghogg says (to Jota), "the goal here seems to be either to a.) dump the system files from this point or b.) cause a crash that will let you break into the system proper"

[ARG]/024 Jota says, "I'm vaguely curious what that blank one is all about."

[ARG]/025 inky asks, "blank one?"

[ARG]/026 Jota says, "The thing in the upper right."

[ARG]/027 Jota says, "(Or is that only visible if you open the SWF directly?)"

[ARG]/028 inky says, "I don't see any such thing, yeah"

[ARG]/029 Jota says, "I managed to use it to get an 'undefined' command."

[ARG]/030 inky says, "neat"

[ARG]/031 Jota says, "Dunno if that's a bug or necessary to win."

[ARG]/032 Jota says, "Huh. It doesn't let you put things in certain places."

[ARG]/033 inky asks, "really?"

[ARG]/034 inky says, "I've occasionally had them snap back but it seemed to be more because I was misplacing them within the grid"

[ARG]/035 inky says, "and when I tried again it worked"

[ARG]/036 Jota says, "Let me try to recreate it."

[ARG]/037 Jota says, "I can't seem to find how I did it before."

[ARG]/038 Jota says, "'Session can not be unloaded at this time'."

[ARG]/039 inky says, "hrm"

[ARG]/040 inky says, "oh, heh"

[ARG]/041 Jota says, "'No area has been accessed'"

[ARG]/042 Jota asks, "Do we know what the P in popen, pwrite, pread are?"

[ARG]/043 inky says, "hey, nice"

[ARG]/044 inky asks, "how did you get it to do that?"

[ARG]/045 inky says, "no, although they're actually names of unix system functions"

[ARG]/046 Jota says, "Mount, run, rotate, end in the first row; run, rotate, end in the second column. (Same 'run'.)"

[ARG]/047 inky says, "although they're not related, I don't think -- popen forks a new process, and pread and pwrite read and write a file"

[ARG]/048 inky says, "hmm, interesting"

[ARG]/049 Jota says, "It appears that you need mount before run, and you need some command between run and end. I'm trying out the different commands now."

[ARG]/050 Jota says, "Hmm. I can legally put a pwrite before the mount."

[ARG]/051 Jota says, "I get the same runtime error, but at least it's a valid command grid."

[ARG]/052 Jota exclaims, "Woo, a file error!"

[ARG]/053 Jota says, "'File access denied'."

[ARG]/054 inky says, "awright"

[ARG]/055 josh_g says, "hee hee"

[ARG]/056 Jota says, "I am totally racking up the errors here."

[ARG]/057 josh_g says, "phrases you didn't expect to hear"

[ARG]/058 Jota exclaims, "Access error!"

[ARG]/059 Jota says, "(Unable to reset read permissions)"

[ARG]/060 Jota says, "I currently have zone, mount, run, rotate, pread / -, -, popen, zone, - / -, -, pwrite, pread, - / -, -, rotate, -, - / -, -, end, -, -."

[ARG]/061 Jota says, "I am confused by the fact that the zone needs to be present for this to 'work'."

[ARG]/062 Jota says, "'Timeout in folder'"

[ARG]/063 Jota says, "I still have no idea what I'm doing, but at least I've reached the point where I get lots of different messages."

[ARG]/064 Jota says, "Hmm. I think the timeout might mean some kind of loop."

[ARG]/065 inky says, "holy!!!"

[ARG]/066 inky says, "I think I got it"

[ARG]/067 inky says, "arg, shit, and the screen that popped up obscured what I did"

[ARG]/068 josh_g says, "woot!"

[ARG]/069 inky says, "curse it all"

[ARG]/070 josh_g says, "but you are still a winnar"

[ARG]/071 Jota says, "Congrats."

[ARG]/072 inky says, "so irritating"

[ARG]/073 inky says, "I really have no idea what I did"

[ARG]/074 inky says, "I think I put a rotate in the upper-right corner and and a switch in the lower-right"

[ARG]/075 inky says (to Jota), "starting from what you had"

[ARG]/076 (from josh_g) inky says, "but I might be able to remember more clearly for, say, $10"

[ARG]/077 Jota says, "Working silently and secretly, not sharing his progress (by which I mean 'error messages') with the rest of us."

[ARG]/078 inky says, "for the record, the code phrases or whatever from this seem to be "CRYPTO PARTS REF: 384621-5A" "EXTERNAL REF: 9CE42T""

[ARG]/079 Jota says, "I think you must have made more changes than to the upper right and lower right squares, since since that's an invalid command grid."

[ARG]/080 inky says, "yeah"

[ARG]/081 inky says, "I think the theory is rotate turns the direction of execution, and going off the edge without hitting an end is one of the things that trigger invalid"

[ARG]/082 inky says, "you've got the 'session can not be unloaded at this time' one, right? I think that's from hitting an end too early, or without caching or something"

[ARG]/083 Jota says, "Yeah."

[ARG]/084 Jota says, "I think that was the third one I saw, after the one for not mounting and the invalid grid one."

[ARG]/085 inky says, "dadgummit"

[ARG]/086 inky says, "I just got another useful ending screen"

[ARG]/087 inky says, "(so clearly the previous one wasn't the whole solution, which makes sense)"

[ARG]/088 Jota says, "Curse it all."

[ARG]/089 Jota says, "(I have no real reason to curse anything, but I just felt like going along with you.)"

[ARG]/099 inky says, "zone mount run rotate rotate / - - rotate zone cache / - - pwrite pread - / - - rotate - end / - - end - -"

[ARG]/100 inky says, "pops up one of the screens I've got"

[ARG]/101 inky says, "(but you can't keep accessing the grid at this point)"

[ARG]/102 Jota asks, "File access denied?"

[ARG]/103 inky says, "oh you're kidding me"

[ARG]/104 inky tries it himself

[ARG]/105 Jota says, "Maybe you did something else to gain access first."

[ARG]/106 inky says, "ack, I hope not"

[ARG]/107 inky says, "this will be even harder if it's not stateless"

[ARG]/108 inky says, "grah, yes, I get the error too"

[ARG]/109 inky says, "aha, sorry, I made a typo"

[ARG]/110 inky says, "try zone mount run rotate rotate / - - popen zone cache / - - pwrite pread - / - - rotate - end / - - end - -"

[ARG]/111 inky says, "ie, sub popen for the rotate on the second row"

[ARG]/112 Jota says, "Aha, there it is."

==Twiddle==

[16:57] <achenar> This whole thing would probably make more sense if I knew Unix, wouldn't it? ;)

[16:57] * _SB|nothere is now known as _SilentlyBroken

[16:57] <SteveC> So - we've got two distinct paths - one is giving us parts, the other is giving us chat..

[16:57] <SteveC> achenar: Not really

[16:57] <poozle> Knowing unix doesn't help achenar

[16:57] <Book[sidelines]> Hmm

[16:57] <Scott`> http://perplexcitywiki.com/wiki/Backdoor

[16:58] <SteveC> I'm not convinved that it's not just random :)

[16:58] <Scott`> has all the latest as i am aware

[16:58] * Cheese|Away is now known as MasterCheese

[16:58] * Gibbet has joined #syzygy

[16:58] <achenar> Ooh, thanks. *wikifies before she does anything too stupid* ;)

[16:59] <poozle> I'm looking at it and there seem to be patterns, just not a lot of them

[16:59] <AxysDenyed> Actually, you can just do zone mount run switch - / - - popen rotate cache

[16:59] <Book[sidelines]> No END needed ? Hm...

[17:00] * Mico has joined #syzygy

[17:00] <MAFIAA> end might be needed for the branches

[17:00] <CLU> Wait, what have we got so far?

[17:01] <poozle> Anyone had "Session can not be unloaded at this time"?

[17:01] <Wizdumb> yea

[17:01] <Wizdumb> that's from an end too early

[17:01] <poozle> ok

[17:01] <SteveC> brb

[17:01] <poozle> thanks, will keep trying

[17:01] * SteveC has quit IRC (Quit: )

[17:03] <jbd> that's interesting the switch works

[17:03] <Book[sidelines]> Yup.

[17:17] <TheBozzball> If you do programs consisting of just "run", you get invalid command grid unless you put run on the first column, in which case you get "no disk access". If you do programs consisting of square 1: some command, square 2: run, you get - for Switch, Copy, Flush, Pread, Cache, Mount - Inv. Command Grid, for the other 6 - No Disk Access

Talk:Backdoor

2006-06-30T21:18:39Z

TheBozzball:

==Frob==

[ARG]/001 Ghogg says, "http://events.perplexcity.com/gateway/commandinterface/index.html"

[ARG]/002 Ghogg says, "this is the most recently popped up puzzle. it is a 'backdoor' of some sort with a bunch of unix-y commands"

[ARG]/003 inky says, "hey, I got it to do something"

[ARG]/004 Ghogg asks, "PWRITE, POPEN, and PREAD seem pretty straightforward. What would SWITCH and ROTATE do?"

[ARG]/005 inky says, "I figured that the commands were meaningless and it was just going to be a puzzle about spelling stuff out with the first two letters"

[ARG]/006 inky says, "if this is like befunge, then switch and rotate may change which direction execution moves in"

[ARG]/007 Ghogg asks (of inky), "whoa, really?"

[ARG]/008 inky says (to Ghogg), "well, I got it to blink and say "invalid command path""

[ARG]/009 inky says, "I realize that is not that exciting"

[ARG]/010 Ghogg says, "heh, ok. If you drop 'run' anywhere it'll try to excute the stuff on the row and column"

[ARG]/011 Ghogg says, "someone managed to get one thing to run ... lesse..."

[ARG]/012 Ghogg says, "something with mount and zone, but I'm not getting it to work"

[ARG]/013 Ghogg says, "I do think this is supposed to represent a 'real' computer system"

[ARG]/014 inky says, "yeah, apparently"

[ARG]/015 Jota says, "I got it to complain about disk access."

[ARG]/016 Jota says, "Runtime Error: No disk access."

[ARG]/017 inky says, "you have to popen first"

[ARG]/018 inky says, "er"

[ARG]/019 inky says, "mount first"

[ARG]/020 Jota says, "I've got mount as the first operations of the row and column (after run, in the upper left), and I've still got that error."

[ARG]/021 Jota says, "Which is interesting, since I guess it means I managed to compile."

[ARG]/022 * NewsBoy hollers, "Extra! Extra! Ghogg has posted message 6, about ''Backdoor' in Perplex City puzzle', to the bulletin board! Jaybird soon to be given WizBit!"

[ARG]/023 Ghogg says (to Jota), "the goal here seems to be either to a.) dump the system files from this point or b.) cause a crash that will let you break into the system proper"

[ARG]/024 Jota says, "I'm vaguely curious what that blank one is all about."

[ARG]/025 inky asks, "blank one?"

[ARG]/026 Jota says, "The thing in the upper right."

[ARG]/027 Jota says, "(Or is that only visible if you open the SWF directly?)"

[ARG]/028 inky says, "I don't see any such thing, yeah"

[ARG]/029 Jota says, "I managed to use it to get an 'undefined' command."

[ARG]/030 inky says, "neat"

[ARG]/031 Jota says, "Dunno if that's a bug or necessary to win."

[ARG]/032 Jota says, "Huh. It doesn't let you put things in certain places."

[ARG]/033 inky asks, "really?"

[ARG]/034 inky says, "I've occasionally had them snap back but it seemed to be more because I was misplacing them within the grid"

[ARG]/035 inky says, "and when I tried again it worked"

[ARG]/036 Jota says, "Let me try to recreate it."

[ARG]/037 Jota says, "I can't seem to find how I did it before."

[ARG]/038 Jota says, "'Session can not be unloaded at this time'."

[ARG]/039 inky says, "hrm"

[ARG]/040 inky says, "oh, heh"

[ARG]/041 Jota says, "'No area has been accessed'"

[ARG]/042 Jota asks, "Do we know what the P in popen, pwrite, pread are?"

[ARG]/043 inky says, "hey, nice"

[ARG]/044 inky asks, "how did you get it to do that?"

[ARG]/045 inky says, "no, although they're actually names of unix system functions"

[ARG]/046 Jota says, "Mount, run, rotate, end in the first row; run, rotate, end in the second column. (Same 'run'.)"

[ARG]/047 inky says, "although they're not related, I don't think -- popen forks a new process, and pread and pwrite read and write a file"

[ARG]/048 inky says, "hmm, interesting"

[ARG]/049 Jota says, "It appears that you need mount before run, and you need some command between run and end. I'm trying out the different commands now."

[ARG]/050 Jota says, "Hmm. I can legally put a pwrite before the mount."

[ARG]/051 Jota says, "I get the same runtime error, but at least it's a valid command grid."

[ARG]/052 Jota exclaims, "Woo, a file error!"

[ARG]/053 Jota says, "'File access denied'."

[ARG]/054 inky says, "awright"

[ARG]/055 josh_g says, "hee hee"

[ARG]/056 Jota says, "I am totally racking up the errors here."

[ARG]/057 josh_g says, "phrases you didn't expect to hear"

[ARG]/058 Jota exclaims, "Access error!"

[ARG]/059 Jota says, "(Unable to reset read permissions)"

[ARG]/060 Jota says, "I currently have zone, mount, run, rotate, pread / -, -, popen, zone, - / -, -, pwrite, pread, - / -, -, rotate, -, - / -, -, end, -, -."

[ARG]/061 Jota says, "I am confused by the fact that the zone needs to be present for this to 'work'."

[ARG]/062 Jota says, "'Timeout in folder'"

[ARG]/063 Jota says, "I still have no idea what I'm doing, but at least I've reached the point where I get lots of different messages."

[ARG]/064 Jota says, "Hmm. I think the timeout might mean some kind of loop."

[ARG]/065 inky says, "holy!!!"

[ARG]/066 inky says, "I think I got it"

[ARG]/067 inky says, "arg, shit, and the screen that popped up obscured what I did"

[ARG]/068 josh_g says, "woot!"

[ARG]/069 inky says, "curse it all"

[ARG]/070 josh_g says, "but you are still a winnar"

[ARG]/071 Jota says, "Congrats."

[ARG]/072 inky says, "so irritating"

[ARG]/073 inky says, "I really have no idea what I did"

[ARG]/074 inky says, "I think I put a rotate in the upper-right corner and and a switch in the lower-right"

[ARG]/075 inky says (to Jota), "starting from what you had"

[ARG]/076 (from josh_g) inky says, "but I might be able to remember more clearly for, say, $10"

[ARG]/077 Jota says, "Working silently and secretly, not sharing his progress (by which I mean 'error messages') with the rest of us."

[ARG]/078 inky says, "for the record, the code phrases or whatever from this seem to be "CRYPTO PARTS REF: 384621-5A" "EXTERNAL REF: 9CE42T""

[ARG]/079 Jota says, "I think you must have made more changes than to the upper right and lower right squares, since since that's an invalid command grid."

[ARG]/080 inky says, "yeah"

[ARG]/081 inky says, "I think the theory is rotate turns the direction of execution, and going off the edge without hitting an end is one of the things that trigger invalid"

[ARG]/082 inky says, "you've got the 'session can not be unloaded at this time' one, right? I think that's from hitting an end too early, or without caching or something"

[ARG]/083 Jota says, "Yeah."

[ARG]/084 Jota says, "I think that was the third one I saw, after the one for not mounting and the invalid grid one."

[ARG]/085 inky says, "dadgummit"

[ARG]/086 inky says, "I just got another useful ending screen"

[ARG]/087 inky says, "(so clearly the previous one wasn't the whole solution, which makes sense)"

[ARG]/088 Jota says, "Curse it all."

[ARG]/089 Jota says, "(I have no real reason to curse anything, but I just felt like going along with you.)"

[ARG]/099 inky says, "zone mount run rotate rotate / - - rotate zone cache / - - pwrite pread - / - - rotate - end / - - end - -"

[ARG]/100 inky says, "pops up one of the screens I've got"

[ARG]/101 inky says, "(but you can't keep accessing the grid at this point)"

[ARG]/102 Jota asks, "File access denied?"

[ARG]/103 inky says, "oh you're kidding me"

[ARG]/104 inky tries it himself

[ARG]/105 Jota says, "Maybe you did something else to gain access first."

[ARG]/106 inky says, "ack, I hope not"

[ARG]/107 inky says, "this will be even harder if it's not stateless"

[ARG]/108 inky says, "grah, yes, I get the error too"

[ARG]/109 inky says, "aha, sorry, I made a typo"

[ARG]/110 inky says, "try zone mount run rotate rotate / - - popen zone cache / - - pwrite pread - / - - rotate - end / - - end - -"

[ARG]/111 inky says, "ie, sub popen for the rotate on the second row"

[ARG]/112 Jota says, "Aha, there it is."

==Twiddle==

[16:57] <achenar> This whole thing would probably make more sense if I knew Unix, wouldn't it? ;)

[16:57] * _SB|nothere is now known as _SilentlyBroken

[16:57] <SteveC> So - we've got two distinct paths - one is giving us parts, the other is giving us chat..

[16:57] <SteveC> achenar: Not really

[16:57] <poozle> Knowing unix doesn't help achenar

[16:57] <Book[sidelines]> Hmm

[16:57] <Scott`> http://perplexcitywiki.com/wiki/Backdoor

[16:58] <SteveC> I'm not convinved that it's not just random :)

[16:58] <Scott`> has all the latest as i am aware

[16:58] * Cheese|Away is now known as MasterCheese

[16:58] * Gibbet has joined #syzygy

[16:58] <achenar> Ooh, thanks. *wikifies before she does anything too stupid* ;)

[16:59] <poozle> I'm looking at it and there seem to be patterns, just not a lot of them

[16:59] <AxysDenyed> Actually, you can just do zone mount run switch - / - - popen rotate cache

[16:59] <Book[sidelines]> No END needed ? Hm...

[17:00] * Mico has joined #syzygy

[17:00] <MAFIAA> end might be needed for the branches

[17:00] <CLU> Wait, what have we got so far?

[17:01] <poozle> Anyone had "Session can not be unloaded at this time"?

[17:01] <Wizdumb> yea

[17:01] <Wizdumb> that's from an end too early

[17:01] <poozle> ok

[17:01] <SteveC> brb

[17:01] <poozle> thanks, will keep trying

[17:01] * SteveC has quit IRC (Quit: )

[17:03] <jbd> that's interesting the switch works

[17:03] <Book[sidelines]> Yup.

[17:17] <TheBozzball> If you do programs consisting of just "run", you get invalid command grid unless you put run on the first column, in which case you get "no disk access". If you do programs consisting of square 1: some command, square 2: run, you get - for Switch, Copy, Flush, Pread, Cache, Mount - Inv. Command Grid, for the other 6 - No Disk Access

Tales From Earth:Authors

2005-12-14T15:57:41Z

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==Editors==
===Centipede===
===Scott===
Scott is an American, fFor which an apology seems appropriate. No sensible cause can be fFound fFor the queer lisp apparent in his writing, though sometimes gothic architecture is to blame. He is proud to drink plenty of hard liquor; He only smokes when on fFire, which as you can imagine is all the time. He has a bit of a fFastener fFetish, loves pirates, bad movies, and pi.

===SledgeCallier===
Having spent his formative years in rural Leicestershire, SledgeCallier was transplanted to Oxford in a failed attempt to absorb knowledge. Instead he found himself working as a Cartographer. After a few years of this Sledgecallier came to his senses and moved into an IT Helpdesk role from where he now hides his powers from the rest of the world.

==Authors==
===Ammonite===
Ammonite (real name Alex Fleetwood) lives in London, England. He works for old media. His favourite things include choral music, Anthony Lane reviews, shingle beaches and beer.

===Coxtin===
Conceived with an unusual amount of purpose and vigour Chris Martin finally arrived into the world after a record six thousand nine hundred and seventy two week gestation period inside his surrogate mother-Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips. Standing tall at six foot nine he often strides around London parks mimicking Peter Crouch mimicking John Cleese mimicking Hitler. Attaching loaves of bread to his shoes, elbows and eyes, tourists are often shocked to see a tall man goose-stepping around Hyde park with Ducks, Swans and Chihuahua dogs biting at his flailing arms, legs and head. Academically the man appears to be inconstant however his main ambition when he sat his GCSEs was to spell out the name of his best friend, Adae, with his results. Although this was seen by the London School of Economics and Political Science to be a failure Chris could only see his results as a good thing and wondered if anyone was called Lseps. Frequently bored by his job he can often be found sitting in a second floor office in Blackfriars, in the city of London, making absurd claims about his life-he never tells people about this hobby though as Chris feels that no one would believe him. As far as hobbies go this crab ridden freak of man has few-however he does tie small children to famous buildings. He once tied up Jimmy Cranky to the Taj Mahal. He was greatly distressed to find that Jimmy was not a small child, but just a bit odd. Chris, aged nine, can be easily recognised because he has a head made out of corrugated iron, wood and apples.

===Cronogenesis===

Conogenesis (Jack smith) is a student/giant/pirate from Heanor, Derbyshire. Although living in this area, he is actually a citizen of the nation of Lovely, a small country in the middle of London boasting a population of 52,000. Cron has been searching for the Cube since the early days althought is usually ignored due to his mass speculation. He is best known for his poetry, rather than stories. Some of his better known pieces include "Weather" and "Mr. Moonlight". If you are looking for Cron you will usually find him listening to Viards 'The Silver City' or helping some stranger. He says hello, have a great day and may fortune smile upon you in the future :).

===Duckiemonster===
Duckiemonster is a medical student looking for something to fill the hole in her life left by the recent demise of a three-year relationship. She loves to write, play bass guitar and also runs knitting classes.

===Enigmaster===
Born and currently living on the friendly island of Jersey, Enigmaster (real name Lyle Entwistle) often finds himself cut off from the action surrounding the efforts of the mainland Cube-hunters, but still enjoys the thrill of the (metaphorical) chase. When he's not surfing or solving, he indulges in fresh and varied rock music, gadget shopping and can even be seen attempting a 'normal' teenage social life - with debatable success. Carpe Noctem!

===Fantasticalan===
Fantastic Alan takes absolutely no pride in the ridiclously non-modest nickname he was given once upon a time. Similarly, however, he doesn't attempt to stop its propagation (well, would you?). Hailing from God's own town of Hinckley, in God's own county of Leicestershire (OK, I'll stop there), he isn't yet thirty and might do karaoke if he's drunk enough. He doesn't like cushions.

===Frankie Roberto===
===Forg===
Forg comes from a small little village outside Loughborough in which he has just inhabited. Starting his first year of A levels and spends all of his life either at his wonderful girlfriends house, working or spending huge amount of times sitting here learning about the wonderful world of Perplex City. Being fairly new to the community he is just getting settled into the goings on however he's loving every minute and one day, we will find that cube! The rest of his wonderful life is spent eating sleeping and playing his guitar.

===GasparLewis===
===Gibbet===

The story of Gibbet stretches back over two centuries. In the year 1765 at the crossroads between Coventry and Keniworth, three scoundrels were hung for murder on a freshly erected gibbet. Flash forward to the present day and this place has become part of the vibrant Warwick University campus. And in 2002, young David Hill enrolled as a fresher. It took a rugby drinking social to notice the connection between his surname and this famous section of campus. But since that day Gibbet he became. Some say that if you listen to him talk you can just about make out the screams for mercy from the condemned men hung there all those years ago. Others just say that he talks rubbish! On a lighter note, he enjoys racket sports, plays trombone and spends far too much time on the computer!

===Hituro===
Hituro is an electronic enigma, a personality created by an out of work web designer with too much time on his hands. When translated into the real world Hituro enjoys reading, writing, roleplaying, gaming and running large multi-player online games which take up entirely too much of his time!

===Josh Black===
===MagikGuy===
MagikGuy (Stefan Marseglia) falls under the Perplexian zodiac sign of "The Apple-Thief" and is currently studying A-Levels at his local Sixth Form in the areas of English Literature, French, General Studies, Information Communication Technology and Sociology. MagikGuy would like to aspire to become a Journalist when he is older and would like to study at Marmalejo College in Perplex City, the same place where Scarlett Kiteway is currently majoring in Journalism. MagikGuy has been a devoted member of the Perplex City phenomenon from early August 2005 and wishes to do his best in order to help out Perplexians by finding the whereabouts of The Receda Cube.

===MikeyJ===
===Mokey F. Rock===
Mokey belly dances and studies Japanese, which (sort of) accounts for her strange hybrid of the two cultures in her story. She believes in literature, the theatre, games, and all forms of healthy entertainment. When she isn't goofing off, Mokey writes and teaches English, which unfortunately does not mean she gets paid to talk about Shakespeare every waking moment -- just some of the time.

===Sentinel===
===Specterz===
Erik Nusselder, aka specterz, is from the Netherlands. He is 21 years old, and studying law school. His hobbies are music and tennis.
Although quite new to the Cube Retrieval Team he has been diligently read up on everything, and hope to assist in finding the cube for the people of Perplex City.

===TheBozzball===

TheBozzball is a mathematician with a PhD from the University of Memphis, and is for a very short time working as a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge before going off to be a quantitative analyst in New York. When not doing mathematics/mind problems, he likes to direct, adapt and perform in theatrical adventures such as his five-man adaptation of Twelfth Night.

===The Unfiction Community===
''See colaborative story fFor this blurb''

Talk:V

2005-12-07T11:35:44Z

TheBozzball:

This is probaby fairly fish-smelling, but how do we know that V is male?

Tales From Earth

2005-12-07T11:30:03Z

TheBozzball: Sorted tales into alphabetical order

==General==

*[[Violet Kiteway]] wants us to write a book for her.
*She plans to have it published by [[Seaside Press]].
*Once it's published, she can use her credentials as a published author to get access to the diary of [[Anthony Granier]]

===References===
*article, 05-DEC-05 "[[Seaside Press|Seaside]] Announces Plan to Release [[Tales From Earth|Earth Anthology]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/12/seaside_announc.html link])

==Requirements==

*'''Entries should be themed: Games'''
**Let me re-emphasize: '''Entries should be themed: Games'''
**Any game will do, and I believe if a submission is strong enough we can probably look the other way if it doesn't have much to do with any literal games.
*We do not have a given length minimum or maximum on individual entries.
*Entries may be poetry, prose, or most anything else.
*[[Seaside Press]] have said they will allow some illustrations.
**However this is not an art book, bear in mind. Think black-and-white.

==Instructions==

Use this page as an index of other pages.

Please format your page titles thusly:

'''Tales From Earth:Title'''

Add a link on this page your own work, like this:

'''[[Tales From Earth:Title]] - [[User:YourName]] date, length'''
Add a short description of the work here.

So for example, if Sente were to write a piece on his family, he might format it like so:

'''[[Tales From Earth:Kiteway Crazies]] - [[User:Sente]] 28-NOV-05, 5000 words'''
A short treatise on my lunatic daughters, both of whom cavort with strangers.

Also note, people may choose to post articles on some other site (such as a blog) and link to it from here.

--------------------------

==Index of articles==

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Assignment]] - [[User:Enigmaster]] 29-NOV-05, 1337 words (:D)'''
A short story, illustrating one of the many pressures of student life.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Coffee Addiction]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1081 words Editor:SledgeCallier'''
A NON_AUTOBIOGRAHPICAL story about a man who loves coffee.

'''[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13305 Tales From Earth:Collaborative Effort] - The Unfiction Community'''
''(A work in progress - A proper title is to be deteremined.)''
This story is being written and assembled by a volunteer collection of forumers.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Draco Venatio]] - [[User:Scott]] 01-DEC-05, 2101 words'''
Dragons play games, the likes of which no man has any business playing.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Expedition]] - [[User:Forg]] 29-NOV-05, 1290 words'''
Another day comes, another day goes...

'''[[Tales From Earth:Games-Sports-Ultimate Frisbee]] - [[User:kobeyu]] and ??? 01-DEC-05, 614 words'''
''(Abandoned -- feel free to finish it - A work in progress)''
A description of one of Earth's newer sports.

'''[[Tales From Earth:ilovenatalie.exe]] - [[User:GasparLewis]] 2-DEC-05, 1300 words and a big pile of numbers Editor:Centipede'''
William's girlfriend is missing, and somebody planned it.
Can he solve his way to her rescue? Or rather... ''can you?''

'''[[Tales From Earth:The London 2012 Olympic Bid]] - [[User:Frankie Roberto]] 3-DEC-05, 1000 words'''
An article on London's successful 2012 Olympic Bid.
''(comments, feedback and proof-reading welcome)''

'''[[Tales From Earth:Moonbeam]] - [[User:Cronogenesis]] 06-DEC-05, 2,087 words Editor:SledgeCallier'''
A stranger a letter and an ancient coin... A rewriting of part one an old series I once wrote and did noting with.

'''[[Tales From Earth: The night]] - [[User:Specterz]] 29-NOV-05, 500 words Editor:Centipede'''
A little rant about nights on Earth.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Perplex City D20 Module]] - [[User:Scott]] 01-DEC-05, 0 words'''
''(A work in progress)''
A role playing game module based in Perplex City.

'''[[Tales From Earth:peta]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1225 words Editor:SledgeCallier'''
A story in which a monkey gives relationship advice which is unwelcome

'''[[Tales From Earth:Ramblerhymes I and II]] - [[User:GasparLewis]] 29-NOV-05, 1000+ words Editor:Centipede'''
A free-form, semi-poignant tirade about nothing... in a good way.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Reality? Virtually!]] - [[User:Sentinel]] 28-NOV-05, 2581 words'''
A discussion of the ever blurring boundaries between reality and the world of gaming.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Tower of Cards]] - [[User:Gibbet]] 04-DEC-05, 1242 words Editor:Centipede'''
A story of persistence to fulfill a lifelong dream. ''(Feedback will be welcomed)''

'''[[Tales From Earth:Tuberunning]] - [[User:ammonite]] 03-DEC-05, 866 words Editor:SledgeCallier'''
London is a game. In many ways. This is about a few of them.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters]] - [[User:TheBozzball]] 02-DEC-05, 3186 words'''
A description of the games played by a group of people in a place.

Tales From Earth

2005-12-06T13:10:35Z

TheBozzball:

==General==

*[[Violet Kiteway]] wants us to write a book for her.
*She plans to have it published by [[Seaside Press]].
*Once it's published, she can use her credentials as a published author to get access to the diary of [[Anthony Granier]]

===References===
*article, 05-DEC-05 "[[Seaside Press|Seaside]] Announces Plan to Release [[Tales From Earth|Earth Anthology]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/12/seaside_announc.html link])

==Requirements==

*'''Entries should be themed: Games'''
**Let me re-emphasize: '''Entries should be themed: Games'''
**Any game will do, and I believe if a submission is strong enough we can probably look the other way if it doesn't have much to do with any literal games.
*We do not have a given length minimum or maximum on individual entries.
*Entries may be poetry, prose, or most anything else.
*[[Seaside Press]] have said they will allow some illustrations.
**However this is not an art book, bear in mind. Think black-and-white.

==Instructions==

Use this page as an index of other pages.

Please format your page titles thusly:

'''Tales From Earth:Title'''

Add a link on this page your own work, like this:

'''[[Tales From Earth:Title]] - [[User:YourName]] date, length'''
Add a short description of the work here.

So for example, if Sente were to write a piece on his family, he might format it like so:

'''[[Tales From Earth:Kiteway Crazies]] - [[User:Sente]] 28-NOV-05, 5000 words'''
A short treatise on my lunatic daughters, both of whom cavort with strangers.

Also note, people may choose to post articles on some other site (such as a blog) and link to it from here.

--------------------------

==Index of articles==

'''[[Tales From Earth:Tower of Cards]] - [[User:Gibbet]] 04-DEC-05, 1242 words'''
A story of persistence to fulfill a lifelong dream. ''(Feedback will be welcomed)''

'''[[Tales From Earth:ilovenatalie.exe]] - [[User:GasparLewis]] 2-DEC-05, 1300 words and a big pile of numbers'''
William's girlfriend is missing, and somebody planned it.
Can he solve his way to her rescue? Or rather... ''can you?''

'''[[Tales From Earth:Ramblerhymes I and II]] - [[User:GasparLewis]] 29-NOV-05, 1000+ words'''
A free-form, semi-poignant tirade about nothing... in a good way.

'''[[Tales From Earth: The night]] - [[User:Specterz]] 29-NOV-05, 500 words'''
A little rant about nights on Earth.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Coffee Addiction]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1081 words'''
A NON_AUTOBIOGRAHPICAL story about a man who loves coffee.

'''[[Tales From Earth:peta]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1225 words'''
A story in which a monkey gives relationship advice which is unwelcome

'''[[Tales From Earth:Expedition]] - [[User:Forg]] 29-NOV-05, 1290 words'''
Another day comes, another day goes...

'''[[Tales From Earth:Reality? Virtually!]] - [[User:Sentinel]] 28-NOV-05, 2581 words'''
A discussion of the ever blurring boundaries between reality and the world of gaming.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Assignment]] - [[User:Enigmaster]] 29-NOV-05, 1337 words (:D)'''
A short story, illustrating one of the many pressures of student life.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The London 2012 Olympic Bid]] - [[User:Frankie Roberto]] 3-DEC-05, 1000 words'''
An article on London's successful 2012 Olympic Bid.
''(comments, feedback and proof-reading welcome)''

'''[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13305 Tales From Earth:Collaborative Effort] - The Unfiction Community'''
''(A work in progress - A proper title is to be deteremined.)''
This story is being written and assembled by a volunteer collection of forumers.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Games-Sports-Ultimate Frisbee]] - [[User:kobeyu]] and ??? 01-DEC-05, 614 words'''
''(Abandoned -- feel free to finish it - A work in progress)''
A description of one of Earth's newer sports.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Perplex City D20 Module]] - [[User:Scott]] 01-DEC-05, 0 words'''
''(A work in progress)''
A role playing game module based in Perplex City.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Dragons]] - [[User:Scott]] 01-DEC-05, 2000+ words'''
''(Very nearly completed - Probably will get a better title.)''
Dragons play games, the likes of which no man has any business playing.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters]] - [[User:TheBozzball]] 02-DEC-05, 3186 words'''
A description of the games played by a group of people in a place.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Tuberunning]] - [[User:ammonite]] 03-DEC-05, 866 words'''
London is a game. In many ways. This is about a few of them.

Tales From Earth

2005-12-06T11:22:29Z

TheBozzball:

==General==

*[[Violet Kiteway]] wants us to write a book for her.
*She plans to have it published by [[Seaside Press]].
*Once it's published, she can use her credentials as a published author to get access to the diary of [[Anthony Granier]]

===References===
*article, 05-DEC-05 "[[Seaside Press|Seaside]] Announces Plan to Release [[Tales From Earth|Earth Anthology]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/12/seaside_announc.html link])

==Requirements==

*'''Entries should be themed: Games'''
**Let me re-emphasize: '''Entries should be themed: Games'''
**Any game will do, and I believe if a submission is strong enough we can probably look the other way if it doesn't have much to do with any literal games.
*We do not have a given length minimum or maximum on individual entries.
*Entries may be poetry, prose, or most anything else.
*[[Seaside Press]] have said they will allow some illustrations.
**However this is not an art book, bear in mind. Think black-and-white.

==Instructions==

Use this page as an index of other pages.

Please format your page titles thusly:

'''Tales From Earth:Title'''

Add a link on this page your own work, like this:

'''[[Tales From Earth:Title]] - [[User:YourName]] date, length'''
Add a short description of the work here.

So for example, if Sente were to write a piece on his family, he might format it like so:

'''[[Tales From Earth:Kiteway Crazies]] - [[User:Sente]] 28-NOV-05, 5000 words'''
A short treatise on my lunatic daughters, both of whom cavort with strangers.

Also note, people may choose to post articles on some other site (such as a blog) and link to it from here.

--------------------------

==Index of articles==

'''[[Tales From Earth:Tower of Cards]] - [[User:Gibbet]] 04-DEC-05, 1242 words'''
A story of persistence to fulfill a lifelong dream. ''(Feedback will be welcomed)''

'''[[Tales From Earth:ilovenatalie.exe]] - [[User:GasparLewis]] 2-DEC-05, 1300 words and a big pile of numbers'''
William's girlfriend is missing, and somebody planned it.
Can he solve his way to her rescue? Or rather... ''can you?''

'''[[Tales From Earth:Ramblerhymes I and II]] - [[User:GasparLewis]] 29-NOV-05, 1000+ words'''
A free-form, semi-poignant tirade about nothing... in a good way.

'''[[Tales From Earth: The night]] - [[User:Specterz]] 29-NOV-05, 500 words'''
A little rant about nights on Earth.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Coffee Addiction]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1081 words'''
A NON_AUTOBIOGRAHPICAL story about a man who loves coffee.

'''[[Tales From Earth:peta]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1225 words'''
A story in which a monkey gives relationship advice which is unwelcome

'''[[Tales From Earth:Expedition]] - [[User:Forg]] 29-NOV-05, 1290 words'''
Another day comes, another day goes...

'''[[Tales From Earth:Reality? Virtually!]] - [[User:Sentinel]] 28-NOV-05, 2581 words'''
A discussion of the ever blurring boundaries between reality and the world of gaming.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Assignment]] - [[User:Enigmaster]] 29-NOV-05, 1337 words (:D)'''
A short story, illustrating one of the many pressures of student life.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The London 2012 Olympic Bid]] - [[User:Frankie Roberto]] 3-DEC-05, 1000 words'''
An article on London's successful 2012 Olympic Bid.
''(comments, feedback and proof-reading welcome)''

'''[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13305 Tales From Earth:Collaborative Effort] - The Unfiction Community'''
''(A work in progress - A proper title is to be deteremined.)''
This story is being written and assembled by a volunteer collection of forumers.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Games-Sports-Ultimate Frisbee]] - [[User:kobeyu]] and ??? 01-DEC-05, 614 words'''
''(Abandoned -- feel free to finish it - A work in progress)''
A description of one of Earth's newer sports.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Perplex City D20 Module]] - [[User:Scott]] 01-DEC-05, 0 words'''
''(A work in progress)''
A role playing game module based in Perplex City.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Dragons]] - [[User:Scott]] 01-DEC-05, 2000+ words'''
''(Very nearly completed - Probably will get a better title.)''
Dragons play games, the likes of which no man has any business playing.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters]] - [[User:TheBozzball]] 02-DEC-05, 3186 words'''
''(A work in progress)''
A description of the games played by a group of people in a place.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Tuberunning]] - [[User:ammonite]] 03-DEC-05, 866 words'''
London is a game. In many ways. This is about a few of them.

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T11:18:28Z

TheBozzball:

__NOTOC__

There are many well-known games that have been played for hundreds of years on Earth - Backgammon, Chess, Go, Poker, Sorry! and Tennis are the obvious examples. But in Earth's late twentieth and early twentyfirst century, in the magnificent city of London, their lived a group of people who loved games, but tired of the predictability of the currently available batch of games. So they decided they should invent a collection of new games, and play them at all opportunities. Furthermore, they kept an ear out for other "underground" games. This may be the first attempt to list and document the games this group played, so that they are available to a wider audience.

== Where's My Meniscus ==
Also known as the spirit level, this is quite possibly the greatest drinking game of all time. It was invented before the group convened, at the George Pub in Borough, London, on Sunday 17th June 2001.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for 2-10 players, although the optimal number is around 4-6. For the purposes of explaining, there will be precisely 5 players.
* Each player should be provided with a full glass of a (preferably alcoholic) drink whilst, at the same time, the whole group should be given a pen and sheet of paper
* The game consists of an unlimited number of "sets". The prize for winning a set is a brand new drink (which does not play a part in the game) at the start of the next set.
* Each set consists of N "rounds", where N is the number of players. Each person is "first guesser" in exactly one round.
* At the start of a round, everybody covers their drink with their hands and drinks (or pretends to drink) from their glass.
* They maintain the cover of their drinks. (Sometimes hiding said drink under the table)
* When everyone is done drinking, each person (starting with the first guesser, and continuing clockwise around the group) shall guess the ranking of liquid heights in the glasses from highest to the lowest.
* These predictions are written down on the paper with the pen.
* When everyone has made their guesses, their glasses are exposed and the levels assessed.
* The predictions are scored on their accuracy, with two points given for each correct rank.
** Thus if the correct order were Caine, Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, and the guess of Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, Caine would be worth 0 while the guess Sente, Aiko, Anna, Tippy, Caine would be worth 2.
* Noone may drain their drink until the final round of each set.

== The Ainsley Harriot Game ==
This is a game that successfully convenes those two ever popular styles of games: the guessing game and the memory game.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for at least 4 players. 6 is quite possibly optimal.
* The players should form the concept of a democratic counsel with policies for nomination, election, demotion and destruction. This counsel should then have a nomination of members, and an election. This counsel should decide a way of splitting the group into two (or more) teams of roughly equal size. When this has happened, each member of the counsel should be demoted, and the counsel then destroyed. This step may (and should) be omitted if the players decide upon teams in another manner.
* Pieces of paper shall be torn into thin strips, but not too thin to be written upon.
* Each player takes 3-5 "or so" pieces of paper, writes a phrase on each, and puts them into an object called "the hat".
** Oft used phrases include:
*** Actions involving famous people, for example:
**** Ainsley Harriott is cooking my garlic.
**** Charlotte Church knows how to swim.
*** Lyrics from songs, for example:
**** Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles.
**** I thought I'd test it on the Love Connection.
*** Lists of buildings and birds, for example:
**** Albatross Empire State Building Mosque Ostrich
**** Church Cock Church Cock
*** Complete Nonsense, for example:
**** The beatles independent can run but was.
**** Chef carp.
** Oft used hats include:
*** A top hat
*** A pint glass
*** A quality street tin
*** A pizza hut box
*** A pizza hut box
*** A KFC box
*** A pizza hut box
* A time limit is agreed by mutual consent. Often this time limit is 15 seconds.
* Now the teams play 3 rounds.
* Round 1
** A player, chosen at random, retrieves a piece of paper from the hat.
** He attempts to explain what is written on the piece of paper only using words not written on the piece of paper.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Highly Talented Welsh Singer is aware of the method you need so that you can travel in water".
** If his group get it before the time limit runs out, they keep the piece of paper, score 1 point and the player takes another piece of paper to explain. Otherwise, they put the piece of paper back into the hat.
** At the end of the time limit, it is then another team's turn, and they choose a player at random.
** Play continues until all pieces of paper are removed from the hat, at which point, they are returned to the hat.
* Round 2 (Also called the Cambridge Evening News Headline game)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use three words.
*** For exmaple, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Singer travels wetly"
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 2 points.
* Round 3 (Also called Charades)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use gestures.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might move her mouth as if singing, while performing a breast stroke.
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 3 points.

== The Bono Game ==

=== The Rules ===
* Two or more players each write the name "Bono" onto a post-it. They then stick each post-it on which they have written to another player's head, in such a way that each player has exactly one post-it on their head. Mathematically, it can be proven that the only way to ensure that this is possible is if each player writes on precisely one post-it.
* The players take it in turns to ask yes or no questions about the celebrity whose name is written on the post-it on their forehead.
* The player who first correctly guesses that the celebrity written on his forehead is Bono wins.

=== Variants ===
==== The Post-It Game ====
* Play follows precisely the rules of the bono game, except for using either or both of the two following rule variants:
** Instead of writing the name "Bono" onto the post-it, the player may write any celebrity, such as:
*** Delroy Lindo
*** Shakin' Stevens
*** Erich Fromm
** Instead of guessing that the celbrity written on the forehead is Bono, the player must actually identify the celebrity that really is written on his forehead.

== I'm a Wagstaff Kepi ==
One of the more meta- of the games suggested, and thereby one of the least popular, I'm a Wagstaff Kepi should never have been played, nor should it have been put on this list.

=== The Rules ===
* This is a game for 4 people.
* Player 1 (we'll call her "Host") invites the other 3 players around for the dinner.
* During dinner, the players should drink copiously.
* Afterwards, searching for something to do, Player 2 (we'll call him "Arkansas") should suggest playing a game.
* Player 3 (henceforth called "The Jester"), should suggest the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi".
* Player 3 should then ask Player 2 to explain the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi", and forever claim that it was Player 2 that insisted this was the name of a game.
* Player 2 should come up with some extremely insufficient rules explaining the game, attempts should be made to play it, and then the conversation should promptly move on.
* Player 4 should retire.

== The Buzz Game ==
Whilst the buzz game is not the least derivative game invented by this group of individuals, it has often provided much entertainment.

=== The Rules ===
* At least three players are needed.
* The player carrying the fewest number of coins is chosen to be the original buzzmaster
* Each player, apart from the buzzmaster, is given a score of 0
* The buzzmaster asks a question, often about general knowledge or shared knowledge of the group. Examples of questions used are:
** How many plays by Charles Dickens feature a character called Peter?
** What is the average length of a Walrus' eyeball?
** What was Olivia's most recent order at the bar?
* Players may "buzz in" at any time during or after the question by saying the word "buzz".
* The buzzmaster judges who the first player to "buzz in" was, and that player must attempt to answer the question.
** If the player is correct, his score goes up by one. This is called 'scoring a point'.
** If the player is incorrect, the buzzmaster continues asking the question, and other players may "buzz in".
* If a player has made an incorrect guess, she is allowed to have another attempt if he wants to, by saying the word "rebuzz". (This practice is called 'rebuzzing in'). It is the buzzmaster's option whether to allow a rebuzz. Rebuzzes are usually rebuffed unless every player has had a chance to answer.
* When a player reaches five points, they win and become the new buzzmaster.

=== Variants ===
==== Imbecile Buzz Game ====
* A version of the game which is extra challenging because most of the participants are imbeciles, failing to get even the most obvious questions (for example: "What is your name?" or "How do you spell 'I'"), and asking questions which are invalid ("Who wrote the book 'The Clockwork Orange'" or "H

==== 96-97-98 ====
* The buzzmaster is called the Jahrmeister
* Instead of asking a question, he sings a popular song. Examples of songs sung are:
** Land of Confusion by Genesis
** The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes
** Yes by McAlmont and Butler
* Instead of answering questions, players buzz in to guess the year in which the song was released.
* A player who correctly identifies the year gets a point and may claim up to three bonus points for identifying the title, artist and album.
* A player who correctly identifies all four discographical elements is said to have "done the grand slam" and becomes the new Jahrmeister

== InterSect ==
This game is one of the simplest games of bluff there is, invented by the author of this document in Memphis, Tennessee. Two members of this said group of people from London have designed a contraption which will allow this to be played without a referee, and are currently prototyping it with the aim of selling it to a games company.

=== The Rules ===
* The game requires two players, a chessboard, 32 checkers of each colour (black/white) and a referee. Let us call the players "Violet" and "Scarlett" and the referee "Sente".
* Violet chooses a row of the chessboard, giving that information to Sente. Scarlett chooses a column of the chessboard, also giving that information to Sente.
* Sente observes the row and column that have been passed unto him, and note that they intersect in one square called the "special square".
* Scarlett and Violet alternate placing checkers on the board.
* When either player plays on the "special square", Sente announces that player has won.

=== Variants ===
* Misere: whoever plays on the "special square" loses.
* Alternate: each person can choose to play a piece of either colour. Whoevers piece is played on the special square wins.
* Random: Instead of having 32 checkers of each colour, there are 64 othello pieces (black on one side, white on the other). Each player flips a piece on their turn, before deciding where to play.

== Crab Mother Goose Mother ==
Word memory game. Good word memory game. Good Hawkhurst word memory game. Challenge.

=== The Rules ===
* This game is, as heretofore, the crown.
* There should be at least 2 players, or precisely 1 bored player.
* The first player says a sentence.
* The next player, and the player after her, and so forth around the circle clockwise, must, at the time of their go in the game, insert into the sentence that was uttered by the previous player, at any point, a word, so that the sentence makes absolute sense.
* Big up to those players who use as their extra word any of: Mother, Crab or Goose.
* Each player who forgets the phrase or messes up with metaphorical mud all over their face is out of the game.
* The last player in the game wins.

=== Variants ===
* Parathi Rules
** A player may at any point utter the words (which might have once been rumoured to appear in the Koran) 'Crabbe Parlez'. The previous player must now provide their sentence in full. If they forget to do so, they are out of the game.
** It is not allowed to utilise the power of 'Crabbe Parlez' more than once per turn.

== Disguise Uncle ==
A fundamentally flawed game of disguise and intrigue, Disguise Uncle should only be played when drunk or silly. Preferably both. Seriously.

=== The Rules ===
* Between three and nineteen players sit in a circle.
* The players should stand up and choose a member of themselves to be "The Uncle".
* The uncle leaves the room, and eat some diapodigaglobulis or equivalent thereof.
* The other players chat, drink and have more fun than the uncle.
* The uncle now cunningly disguises herself with anything he finds nearby.
** Oft used disguise items include:
*** Tinfoil
*** Cardboard boxes
*** Soap on a rope
*** A bottle of the refreshing drink Dr. Pepper. What's the worst that can happen?
* The uncle, disguised, returns to the room and mingles with the others.
* It will become increasingly difficult to be unaware that the number of people in the room has returned to that at the start of the game. Thus, one person in the room must be the disguised uncle.
* Each person must try and work out which person in the room is the disguised uncle. This will be hard, as the uncle is indeed disguised and so now looks unlike the person selected at the start.

== Laniball ==
The wisest and best looking member of the group has the nickname Lani, and is rumoured to have considered nuptials with Sean Penn. When not considering this, she took time to invent a game of such stunning fortitude that played will never be forgotten and should never have been.

=== The Rules ===
* Three to ten players sit around with a piece of paper and a pen.
* One player is nominated "The Jefe". The Jefe provides three 'answers'.
** A sample set of answers could be
*** The Flumps
*** Two Ballerinas with a Power Saw
*** Freddy vs Jason
* Each player must write a guess as to what question the Jefe was thinking of for each answer. Meanwhile the Jefe writes down the correct questions.
* All guesses are given to the Jefe, who reads out each potential question.
* Each person gives a vote as to which of the potential questions is "best".
* Each person is generously given two points for guessing the correct question, and one point for each person who votes for their question.
* The player with the most points becomes the Jefe, unless there is a tie for first place, in which case the current Jefe just chooses who the next Jefe is.

== The Colour/Country Game ==
Another game invented before the group formed, this game was invented by the author in Moscow. However, it has filled many an uncomfortable hour with joy.

=== The Rules ===
* Each (of at least 2) players takes turns to say the name of a colour.
* Each person who says a country, by mistake or through the effects of tedium, is out of the game.
* The last person to remain in the game wins.

== The Fun Pun Game ==
It may have been proved by sociologists that in any group of people, given enough time, this game is bound to have been invented. I'm sure you have already played this game, so feel free to skip to the next one.

=== The Rules ===
* One player is chosen as the punmeister.
* The punmeister must come up with a cryptic clue leading to a series of words that sound like a famous celebrity.
** The first example created by the author was the following: Suppose that the popular songstress who sang "The Best" and "Goldeneye" were to become the monarch of england, and to start wearing beige trousers, which film director would you ask for advice?
** Answer: Queen Tina Turner-Chinos (Quentin Tarantino)
** The author's best man created the following: Let's say, right, that I ran a chip shop. And that, having heard that the Scots are fond of battered Mars Bars, I decided to create my own sweet/savoury treat. And that I decided to make this new delicacy by taking a lean pork sausage and covering it in conserve. Which celebrity might I get to lend his name to this new creation?
** Answer: Sir Jammy Saveloy
* The punmeister is also allowed to use the magic words: "I Haven't Got One" to pass the role of punmeister to another player

=== Variants ===
* The Stupid Pun Game
** You gain extra kudos for puns that don't sound like what they are supposed to. Two examples by "Nick with the Home Boy":
*** Which film director would you ask if you had a bunch of metal lorries driving around a glacier, each taking thin strips from the outside of this glacier?
*** Answer: Steel Vans Peel Iceberg (Steven Spielberg)
*** If you wanted to know if somebody was still willing to accept their male child as being their progeny, despite having become very hip and starting to wear sunglasses, which actor would you ask?
*** Answer: Do You Acknowledge Your Cool Son (Jack Nicholson)

== Sparrows and Narwhals ==
A guessing game which a published mathematician has deemed to be worthy of note, Sparrows and Narwhals shares much in common with games.

=== The Rules ===
* Any number of players may play
* Each person flips a coin, keeping the nature of the flip a secret from the other players.
* If there are fewer than 3 players, each player still in the game is deemed to have won.
* If there are 3 or more players:
** Each person looks at the result of their flip. If they flipped a head-coin, they are deemed to be a "Sparrow", whilst if they flipped a tail-coin, they are deemed to be a "Narwhal".
** One player is chosen to be the picker.
** The picker goes around the players clockwise, guessing if each is a "Sparrow" or a "Narwhal".
** If the picker is incorrect in guessing, the pickee can choose to correct the picker, showing his coin for confirmation. The picker's turn is over, and the pickee becomes the new picker.
** If the picker is correct, or the pickee did not choose to correct the picker, the picker continues around the players.
** Whenever a picker has guessed the entire group of players, with no corrections made, that picker wins.

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T11:17:52Z

TheBozzball: /* Sparrows and Narwhals */

__NOTOC__

There are many well-known games that have been played for hundreds of years on Earth - Backgammon, Chess, Go, Poker, Sorry! and Tennis are the obvious examples. But in Earth's late twentieth and early twentyfirst century, in the magnificent city of London, their lived a group of people who loved games, but tired of the predictability of the currently available batch of games. So they decided they should invent a collection of new games, and play them at all opportunities. Furthermore, they kept an ear out for other "underground" games. This is the first attempt to list and document the games this group played, so that they are available to a wider audience.

== Where's My Meniscus ==
Also known as the spirit level, this is quite possibly the greatest drinking game of all time. It was invented before the group convened, at the George Pub in Borough, London, on Sunday 17th June 2001.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for 2-10 players, although the optimal number is around 4-6. For the purposes of explaining, there will be precisely 5 players.
* Each player should be provided with a full glass of a (preferably alcoholic) drink whilst, at the same time, the whole group should be given a pen and sheet of paper
* The game consists of an unlimited number of "sets". The prize for winning a set is a brand new drink (which does not play a part in the game) at the start of the next set.
* Each set consists of N "rounds", where N is the number of players. Each person is "first guesser" in exactly one round.
* At the start of a round, everybody covers their drink with their hands and drinks (or pretends to drink) from their glass.
* They maintain the cover of their drinks. (Sometimes hiding said drink under the table)
* When everyone is done drinking, each person (starting with the first guesser, and continuing clockwise around the group) shall guess the ranking of liquid heights in the glasses from highest to the lowest.
* These predictions are written down on the paper with the pen.
* When everyone has made their guesses, their glasses are exposed and the levels assessed.
* The predictions are scored on their accuracy, with two points given for each correct rank.
** Thus if the correct order were Caine, Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, and the guess of Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, Caine would be worth 0 while the guess Sente, Aiko, Anna, Tippy, Caine would be worth 2.
* Noone may drain their drink until the final round of each set.

== The Ainsley Harriot Game ==
This is a game that successfully convenes those two ever popular styles of games: the guessing game and the memory game.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for at least 4 players. 6 is quite possibly optimal.
* The players should form the concept of a democratic counsel with policies for nomination, election, demotion and destruction. This counsel should then have a nomination of members, and an election. This counsel should decide a way of splitting the group into two (or more) teams of roughly equal size. When this has happened, each member of the counsel should be demoted, and the counsel then destroyed. This step may (and should) be omitted if the players decide upon teams in another manner.
* Pieces of paper shall be torn into thin strips, but not too thin to be written upon.
* Each player takes 3-5 "or so" pieces of paper, writes a phrase on each, and puts them into an object called "the hat".
** Oft used phrases include:
*** Actions involving famous people, for example:
**** Ainsley Harriott is cooking my garlic.
**** Charlotte Church knows how to swim.
*** Lyrics from songs, for example:
**** Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles.
**** I thought I'd test it on the Love Connection.
*** Lists of buildings and birds, for example:
**** Albatross Empire State Building Mosque Ostrich
**** Church Cock Church Cock
*** Complete Nonsense, for example:
**** The beatles independent can run but was.
**** Chef carp.
** Oft used hats include:
*** A top hat
*** A pint glass
*** A quality street tin
*** A pizza hut box
*** A pizza hut box
*** A KFC box
*** A pizza hut box
* A time limit is agreed by mutual consent. Often this time limit is 15 seconds.
* Now the teams play 3 rounds.
* Round 1
** A player, chosen at random, retrieves a piece of paper from the hat.
** He attempts to explain what is written on the piece of paper only using words not written on the piece of paper.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Highly Talented Welsh Singer is aware of the method you need so that you can travel in water".
** If his group get it before the time limit runs out, they keep the piece of paper, score 1 point and the player takes another piece of paper to explain. Otherwise, they put the piece of paper back into the hat.
** At the end of the time limit, it is then another team's turn, and they choose a player at random.
** Play continues until all pieces of paper are removed from the hat, at which point, they are returned to the hat.
* Round 2 (Also called the Cambridge Evening News Headline game)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use three words.
*** For exmaple, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Singer travels wetly"
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 2 points.
* Round 3 (Also called Charades)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use gestures.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might move her mouth as if singing, while performing a breast stroke.
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 3 points.

== The Bono Game ==

=== The Rules ===
* Two or more players each write the name "Bono" onto a post-it. They then stick each post-it on which they have written to another player's head, in such a way that each player has exactly one post-it on their head. Mathematically, it can be proven that the only way to ensure that this is possible is if each player writes on precisely one post-it.
* The players take it in turns to ask yes or no questions about the celebrity whose name is written on the post-it on their forehead.
* The player who first correctly guesses that the celebrity written on his forehead is Bono wins.

=== Variants ===
==== The Post-It Game ====
* Play follows precisely the rules of the bono game, except for using either or both of the two following rule variants:
** Instead of writing the name "Bono" onto the post-it, the player may write any celebrity, such as:
*** Delroy Lindo
*** Shakin' Stevens
*** Erich Fromm
** Instead of guessing that the celbrity written on the forehead is Bono, the player must actually identify the celebrity that really is written on his forehead.

== I'm a Wagstaff Kepi ==
One of the more meta- of the games suggested, and thereby one of the least popular, I'm a Wagstaff Kepi should never have been played, nor should it have been put on this list.

=== The Rules ===
* This is a game for 4 people.
* Player 1 (we'll call her "Host") invites the other 3 players around for the dinner.
* During dinner, the players should drink copiously.
* Afterwards, searching for something to do, Player 2 (we'll call him "Arkansas") should suggest playing a game.
* Player 3 (henceforth called "The Jester"), should suggest the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi".
* Player 3 should then ask Player 2 to explain the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi", and forever claim that it was Player 2 that insisted this was the name of a game.
* Player 2 should come up with some extremely insufficient rules explaining the game, attempts should be made to play it, and then the conversation should promptly move on.
* Player 4 should retire.

== The Buzz Game ==
Whilst the buzz game is not the least derivative game invented by this group of individuals, it has often provided much entertainment.

=== The Rules ===
* At least three players are needed.
* The player carrying the fewest number of coins is chosen to be the original buzzmaster
* Each player, apart from the buzzmaster, is given a score of 0
* The buzzmaster asks a question, often about general knowledge or shared knowledge of the group. Examples of questions used are:
** How many plays by Charles Dickens feature a character called Peter?
** What is the average length of a Walrus' eyeball?
** What was Olivia's most recent order at the bar?
* Players may "buzz in" at any time during or after the question by saying the word "buzz".
* The buzzmaster judges who the first player to "buzz in" was, and that player must attempt to answer the question.
** If the player is correct, his score goes up by one. This is called 'scoring a point'.
** If the player is incorrect, the buzzmaster continues asking the question, and other players may "buzz in".
* If a player has made an incorrect guess, she is allowed to have another attempt if he wants to, by saying the word "rebuzz". (This practice is called 'rebuzzing in'). It is the buzzmaster's option whether to allow a rebuzz. Rebuzzes are usually rebuffed unless every player has had a chance to answer.
* When a player reaches five points, they win and become the new buzzmaster.

=== Variants ===
==== Imbecile Buzz Game ====
* A version of the game which is extra challenging because most of the participants are imbeciles, failing to get even the most obvious questions (for example: "What is your name?" or "How do you spell 'I'"), and asking questions which are invalid ("Who wrote the book 'The Clockwork Orange'" or "H

==== 96-97-98 ====
* The buzzmaster is called the Jahrmeister
* Instead of asking a question, he sings a popular song. Examples of songs sung are:
** Land of Confusion by Genesis
** The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes
** Yes by McAlmont and Butler
* Instead of answering questions, players buzz in to guess the year in which the song was released.
* A player who correctly identifies the year gets a point and may claim up to three bonus points for identifying the title, artist and album.
* A player who correctly identifies all four discographical elements is said to have "done the grand slam" and becomes the new Jahrmeister

== InterSect ==
This game is one of the simplest games of bluff there is, invented by the author of this document in Memphis, Tennessee. Two members of this said group of people from London have designed a contraption which will allow this to be played without a referee, and are currently prototyping it with the aim of selling it to a games company.

=== The Rules ===
* The game requires two players, a chessboard, 32 checkers of each colour (black/white) and a referee. Let us call the players "Violet" and "Scarlett" and the referee "Sente".
* Violet chooses a row of the chessboard, giving that information to Sente. Scarlett chooses a column of the chessboard, also giving that information to Sente.
* Sente observes the row and column that have been passed unto him, and note that they intersect in one square called the "special square".
* Scarlett and Violet alternate placing checkers on the board.
* When either player plays on the "special square", Sente announces that player has won.

=== Variants ===
* Misere: whoever plays on the "special square" loses.
* Alternate: each person can choose to play a piece of either colour. Whoevers piece is played on the special square wins.
* Random: Instead of having 32 checkers of each colour, there are 64 othello pieces (black on one side, white on the other). Each player flips a piece on their turn, before deciding where to play.

== Crab Mother Goose Mother ==
Word memory game. Good word memory game. Good Hawkhurst word memory game. Challenge.

=== The Rules ===
* This game is, as heretofore, the crown.
* There should be at least 2 players, or precisely 1 bored player.
* The first player says a sentence.
* The next player, and the player after her, and so forth around the circle clockwise, must, at the time of their go in the game, insert into the sentence that was uttered by the previous player, at any point, a word, so that the sentence makes absolute sense.
* Big up to those players who use as their extra word any of: Mother, Crab or Goose.
* Each player who forgets the phrase or messes up with metaphorical mud all over their face is out of the game.
* The last player in the game wins.

=== Variants ===
* Parathi Rules
** A player may at any point utter the words (which might have once been rumoured to appear in the Koran) 'Crabbe Parlez'. The previous player must now provide their sentence in full. If they forget to do so, they are out of the game.
** It is not allowed to utilise the power of 'Crabbe Parlez' more than once per turn.

== Disguise Uncle ==
A fundamentally flawed game of disguise and intrigue, Disguise Uncle should only be played when drunk or silly. Preferably both. Seriously.

=== The Rules ===
* Between three and nineteen players sit in a circle.
* The players should stand up and choose a member of themselves to be "The Uncle".
* The uncle leaves the room, and eat some diapodigaglobulis or equivalent thereof.
* The other players chat, drink and have more fun than the uncle.
* The uncle now cunningly disguises herself with anything he finds nearby.
** Oft used disguise items include:
*** Tinfoil
*** Cardboard boxes
*** Soap on a rope
*** A bottle of the refreshing drink Dr. Pepper. What's the worst that can happen?
* The uncle, disguised, returns to the room and mingles with the others.
* It will become increasingly difficult to be unaware that the number of people in the room has returned to that at the start of the game. Thus, one person in the room must be the disguised uncle.
* Each person must try and work out which person in the room is the disguised uncle. This will be hard, as the uncle is indeed disguised and so now looks unlike the person selected at the start.

== Laniball ==
The wisest and best looking member of the group has the nickname Lani, and is rumoured to have considered nuptials with Sean Penn. When not considering this, she took time to invent a game of such stunning fortitude that played will never be forgotten and should never have been.

=== The Rules ===
* Three to ten players sit around with a piece of paper and a pen.
* One player is nominated "The Jefe". The Jefe provides three 'answers'.
** A sample set of answers could be
*** The Flumps
*** Two Ballerinas with a Power Saw
*** Freddy vs Jason
* Each player must write a guess as to what question the Jefe was thinking of for each answer. Meanwhile the Jefe writes down the correct questions.
* All guesses are given to the Jefe, who reads out each potential question.
* Each person gives a vote as to which of the potential questions is "best".
* Each person is generously given two points for guessing the correct question, and one point for each person who votes for their question.
* The player with the most points becomes the Jefe, unless there is a tie for first place, in which case the current Jefe just chooses who the next Jefe is.

== The Colour/Country Game ==
Another game invented before the group formed, this game was invented by the author in Moscow. However, it has filled many an uncomfortable hour with joy.

=== The Rules ===
* Each (of at least 2) players takes turns to say the name of a colour.
* Each person who says a country, by mistake or through the effects of tedium, is out of the game.
* The last person to remain in the game wins.

== The Fun Pun Game ==
It may have been proved by sociologists that in any group of people, given enough time, this game is bound to have been invented. I'm sure you have already played this game, so feel free to skip to the next one.

=== The Rules ===
* One player is chosen as the punmeister.
* The punmeister must come up with a cryptic clue leading to a series of words that sound like a famous celebrity.
** The first example created by the author was the following: Suppose that the popular songstress who sang "The Best" and "Goldeneye" were to become the monarch of england, and to start wearing beige trousers, which film director would you ask for advice?
** Answer: Queen Tina Turner-Chinos (Quentin Tarantino)
** The author's best man created the following: Let's say, right, that I ran a chip shop. And that, having heard that the Scots are fond of battered Mars Bars, I decided to create my own sweet/savoury treat. And that I decided to make this new delicacy by taking a lean pork sausage and covering it in conserve. Which celebrity might I get to lend his name to this new creation?
** Answer: Sir Jammy Saveloy
* The punmeister is also allowed to use the magic words: "I Haven't Got One" to pass the role of punmeister to another player

=== Variants ===
* The Stupid Pun Game
** You gain extra kudos for puns that don't sound like what they are supposed to. Two examples by "Nick with the Home Boy":
*** Which film director would you ask if you had a bunch of metal lorries driving around a glacier, each taking thin strips from the outside of this glacier?
*** Answer: Steel Vans Peel Iceberg (Steven Spielberg)
*** If you wanted to know if somebody was still willing to accept their male child as being their progeny, despite having become very hip and starting to wear sunglasses, which actor would you ask?
*** Answer: Do You Acknowledge Your Cool Son (Jack Nicholson)

== Sparrows and Narwhals ==
A guessing game which a published mathematician has deemed to be worthy of note, Sparrows and Narwhals shares much in common with games.

=== The Rules ===
* Any number of players may play
* Each person flips a coin, keeping the nature of the flip a secret from the other players.
* If there are fewer than 3 players, each player still in the game is deemed to have won.
* If there are 3 or more players:
** Each person looks at the result of their flip. If they flipped a head-coin, they are deemed to be a "Sparrow", whilst if they flipped a tail-coin, they are deemed to be a "Narwhal".
** One player is chosen to be the picker.
** The picker goes around the players clockwise, guessing if each is a "Sparrow" or a "Narwhal".
** If the picker is incorrect in guessing, the pickee can choose to correct the picker, showing his coin for confirmation. The picker's turn is over, and the pickee becomes the new picker.
** If the picker is correct, or the pickee did not choose to correct the picker, the picker continues around the players.
** Whenever a picker has guessed the entire group of players, with no corrections made, that picker wins.

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T11:10:27Z

TheBozzball: /* Which Celebrity might I? */

__NOTOC__

There are many well-known games that have been played for hundreds of years on Earth - Backgammon, Chess, Go, Poker, Sorry! and Tennis are the obvious examples. But in Earth's late twentieth and early twentyfirst century, in the magnificent city of London, their lived a group of people who loved games, but tired of the predictability of the currently available batch of games. So they decided they should invent a collection of new games, and play them at all opportunities. Furthermore, they kept an ear out for other "underground" games. This is the first attempt to list and document the games this group played, so that they are available to a wider audience.

== Where's My Meniscus ==
Also known as the spirit level, this is quite possibly the greatest drinking game of all time. It was invented before the group convened, at the George Pub in Borough, London, on Sunday 17th June 2001.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for 2-10 players, although the optimal number is around 4-6. For the purposes of explaining, there will be precisely 5 players.
* Each player should be provided with a full glass of a (preferably alcoholic) drink whilst, at the same time, the whole group should be given a pen and sheet of paper
* The game consists of an unlimited number of "sets". The prize for winning a set is a brand new drink (which does not play a part in the game) at the start of the next set.
* Each set consists of N "rounds", where N is the number of players. Each person is "first guesser" in exactly one round.
* At the start of a round, everybody covers their drink with their hands and drinks (or pretends to drink) from their glass.
* They maintain the cover of their drinks. (Sometimes hiding said drink under the table)
* When everyone is done drinking, each person (starting with the first guesser, and continuing clockwise around the group) shall guess the ranking of liquid heights in the glasses from highest to the lowest.
* These predictions are written down on the paper with the pen.
* When everyone has made their guesses, their glasses are exposed and the levels assessed.
* The predictions are scored on their accuracy, with two points given for each correct rank.
** Thus if the correct order were Caine, Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, and the guess of Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, Caine would be worth 0 while the guess Sente, Aiko, Anna, Tippy, Caine would be worth 2.
* Noone may drain their drink until the final round of each set.

== The Ainsley Harriot Game ==
This is a game that successfully convenes those two ever popular styles of games: the guessing game and the memory game.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for at least 4 players. 6 is quite possibly optimal.
* The players should form the concept of a democratic counsel with policies for nomination, election, demotion and destruction. This counsel should then have a nomination of members, and an election. This counsel should decide a way of splitting the group into two (or more) teams of roughly equal size. When this has happened, each member of the counsel should be demoted, and the counsel then destroyed. This step may (and should) be omitted if the players decide upon teams in another manner.
* Pieces of paper shall be torn into thin strips, but not too thin to be written upon.
* Each player takes 3-5 "or so" pieces of paper, writes a phrase on each, and puts them into an object called "the hat".
** Oft used phrases include:
*** Actions involving famous people, for example:
**** Ainsley Harriott is cooking my garlic.
**** Charlotte Church knows how to swim.
*** Lyrics from songs, for example:
**** Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles.
**** I thought I'd test it on the Love Connection.
*** Lists of buildings and birds, for example:
**** Albatross Empire State Building Mosque Ostrich
**** Church Cock Church Cock
*** Complete Nonsense, for example:
**** The beatles independent can run but was.
**** Chef carp.
** Oft used hats include:
*** A top hat
*** A pint glass
*** A quality street tin
*** A pizza hut box
*** A pizza hut box
*** A KFC box
*** A pizza hut box
* A time limit is agreed by mutual consent. Often this time limit is 15 seconds.
* Now the teams play 3 rounds.
* Round 1
** A player, chosen at random, retrieves a piece of paper from the hat.
** He attempts to explain what is written on the piece of paper only using words not written on the piece of paper.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Highly Talented Welsh Singer is aware of the method you need so that you can travel in water".
** If his group get it before the time limit runs out, they keep the piece of paper, score 1 point and the player takes another piece of paper to explain. Otherwise, they put the piece of paper back into the hat.
** At the end of the time limit, it is then another team's turn, and they choose a player at random.
** Play continues until all pieces of paper are removed from the hat, at which point, they are returned to the hat.
* Round 2 (Also called the Cambridge Evening News Headline game)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use three words.
*** For exmaple, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Singer travels wetly"
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 2 points.
* Round 3 (Also called Charades)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use gestures.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might move her mouth as if singing, while performing a breast stroke.
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 3 points.

== The Bono Game ==

=== The Rules ===
* Two or more players each write the name "Bono" onto a post-it. They then stick each post-it on which they have written to another player's head, in such a way that each player has exactly one post-it on their head. Mathematically, it can be proven that the only way to ensure that this is possible is if each player writes on precisely one post-it.
* The players take it in turns to ask yes or no questions about the celebrity whose name is written on the post-it on their forehead.
* The player who first correctly guesses that the celebrity written on his forehead is Bono wins.

=== Variants ===
==== The Post-It Game ====
* Play follows precisely the rules of the bono game, except for using either or both of the two following rule variants:
** Instead of writing the name "Bono" onto the post-it, the player may write any celebrity, such as:
*** Delroy Lindo
*** Shakin' Stevens
*** Erich Fromm
** Instead of guessing that the celbrity written on the forehead is Bono, the player must actually identify the celebrity that really is written on his forehead.

== I'm a Wagstaff Kepi ==
One of the more meta- of the games suggested, and thereby one of the least popular, I'm a Wagstaff Kepi should never have been played, nor should it have been put on this list.

=== The Rules ===
* This is a game for 4 people.
* Player 1 (we'll call her "Host") invites the other 3 players around for the dinner.
* During dinner, the players should drink copiously.
* Afterwards, searching for something to do, Player 2 (we'll call him "Arkansas") should suggest playing a game.
* Player 3 (henceforth called "The Jester"), should suggest the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi".
* Player 3 should then ask Player 2 to explain the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi", and forever claim that it was Player 2 that insisted this was the name of a game.
* Player 2 should come up with some extremely insufficient rules explaining the game, attempts should be made to play it, and then the conversation should promptly move on.
* Player 4 should retire.

== The Buzz Game ==
Whilst the buzz game is not the least derivative game invented by this group of individuals, it has often provided much entertainment.

=== The Rules ===
* At least three players are needed.
* The player carrying the fewest number of coins is chosen to be the original buzzmaster
* Each player, apart from the buzzmaster, is given a score of 0
* The buzzmaster asks a question, often about general knowledge or shared knowledge of the group. Examples of questions used are:
** How many plays by Charles Dickens feature a character called Peter?
** What is the average length of a Walrus' eyeball?
** What was Olivia's most recent order at the bar?
* Players may "buzz in" at any time during or after the question by saying the word "buzz".
* The buzzmaster judges who the first player to "buzz in" was, and that player must attempt to answer the question.
** If the player is correct, his score goes up by one. This is called 'scoring a point'.
** If the player is incorrect, the buzzmaster continues asking the question, and other players may "buzz in".
* If a player has made an incorrect guess, she is allowed to have another attempt if he wants to, by saying the word "rebuzz". (This practice is called 'rebuzzing in'). It is the buzzmaster's option whether to allow a rebuzz. Rebuzzes are usually rebuffed unless every player has had a chance to answer.
* When a player reaches five points, they win and become the new buzzmaster.

=== Variants ===
==== Imbecile Buzz Game ====
* A version of the game which is extra challenging because most of the participants are imbeciles, failing to get even the most obvious questions (for example: "What is your name?" or "How do you spell 'I'"), and asking questions which are invalid ("Who wrote the book 'The Clockwork Orange'" or "H

==== 96-97-98 ====
* The buzzmaster is called the Jahrmeister
* Instead of asking a question, he sings a popular song. Examples of songs sung are:
** Land of Confusion by Genesis
** The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes
** Yes by McAlmont and Butler
* Instead of answering questions, players buzz in to guess the year in which the song was released.
* A player who correctly identifies the year gets a point and may claim up to three bonus points for identifying the title, artist and album.
* A player who correctly identifies all four discographical elements is said to have "done the grand slam" and becomes the new Jahrmeister

== InterSect ==
This game is one of the simplest games of bluff there is, invented by the author of this document in Memphis, Tennessee. Two members of this said group of people from London have designed a contraption which will allow this to be played without a referee, and are currently prototyping it with the aim of selling it to a games company.

=== The Rules ===
* The game requires two players, a chessboard, 32 checkers of each colour (black/white) and a referee. Let us call the players "Violet" and "Scarlett" and the referee "Sente".
* Violet chooses a row of the chessboard, giving that information to Sente. Scarlett chooses a column of the chessboard, also giving that information to Sente.
* Sente observes the row and column that have been passed unto him, and note that they intersect in one square called the "special square".
* Scarlett and Violet alternate placing checkers on the board.
* When either player plays on the "special square", Sente announces that player has won.

=== Variants ===
* Misere: whoever plays on the "special square" loses.
* Alternate: each person can choose to play a piece of either colour. Whoevers piece is played on the special square wins.
* Random: Instead of having 32 checkers of each colour, there are 64 othello pieces (black on one side, white on the other). Each player flips a piece on their turn, before deciding where to play.

== Crab Mother Goose Mother ==
Word memory game. Good word memory game. Good Hawkhurst word memory game. Challenge.

=== The Rules ===
* This game is, as heretofore, the crown.
* There should be at least 2 players, or precisely 1 bored player.
* The first player says a sentence.
* The next player, and the player after her, and so forth around the circle clockwise, must, at the time of their go in the game, insert into the sentence that was uttered by the previous player, at any point, a word, so that the sentence makes absolute sense.
* Big up to those players who use as their extra word any of: Mother, Crab or Goose.
* Each player who forgets the phrase or messes up with metaphorical mud all over their face is out of the game.
* The last player in the game wins.

=== Variants ===
* Parathi Rules
** A player may at any point utter the words (which might have once been rumoured to appear in the Koran) 'Crabbe Parlez'. The previous player must now provide their sentence in full. If they forget to do so, they are out of the game.
** It is not allowed to utilise the power of 'Crabbe Parlez' more than once per turn.

== Disguise Uncle ==
A fundamentally flawed game of disguise and intrigue, Disguise Uncle should only be played when drunk or silly. Preferably both. Seriously.

=== The Rules ===
* Between three and nineteen players sit in a circle.
* The players should stand up and choose a member of themselves to be "The Uncle".
* The uncle leaves the room, and eat some diapodigaglobulis or equivalent thereof.
* The other players chat, drink and have more fun than the uncle.
* The uncle now cunningly disguises herself with anything he finds nearby.
** Oft used disguise items include:
*** Tinfoil
*** Cardboard boxes
*** Soap on a rope
*** A bottle of the refreshing drink Dr. Pepper. What's the worst that can happen?
* The uncle, disguised, returns to the room and mingles with the others.
* It will become increasingly difficult to be unaware that the number of people in the room has returned to that at the start of the game. Thus, one person in the room must be the disguised uncle.
* Each person must try and work out which person in the room is the disguised uncle. This will be hard, as the uncle is indeed disguised and so now looks unlike the person selected at the start.

== Laniball ==
The wisest and best looking member of the group has the nickname Lani, and is rumoured to have considered nuptials with Sean Penn. When not considering this, she took time to invent a game of such stunning fortitude that played will never be forgotten and should never have been.

=== The Rules ===
* Three to ten players sit around with a piece of paper and a pen.
* One player is nominated "The Jefe". The Jefe provides three 'answers'.
** A sample set of answers could be
*** The Flumps
*** Two Ballerinas with a Power Saw
*** Freddy vs Jason
* Each player must write a guess as to what question the Jefe was thinking of for each answer. Meanwhile the Jefe writes down the correct questions.
* All guesses are given to the Jefe, who reads out each potential question.
* Each person gives a vote as to which of the potential questions is "best".
* Each person is generously given two points for guessing the correct question, and one point for each person who votes for their question.
* The player with the most points becomes the Jefe, unless there is a tie for first place, in which case the current Jefe just chooses who the next Jefe is.

== The Colour/Country Game ==
Another game invented before the group formed, this game was invented by the author in Moscow. However, it has filled many an uncomfortable hour with joy.

=== The Rules ===
* Each (of at least 2) players takes turns to say the name of a colour.
* Each person who says a country, by mistake or through the effects of tedium, is out of the game.
* The last person to remain in the game wins.

== The Fun Pun Game ==
It may have been proved by sociologists that in any group of people, given enough time, this game is bound to have been invented. I'm sure you have already played this game, so feel free to skip to the next one.

=== The Rules ===
* One player is chosen as the punmeister.
* The punmeister must come up with a cryptic clue leading to a series of words that sound like a famous celebrity.
** The first example created by the author was the following: Suppose that the popular songstress who sang "The Best" and "Goldeneye" were to become the monarch of england, and to start wearing beige trousers, which film director would you ask for advice?
** Answer: Queen Tina Turner-Chinos (Quentin Tarantino)
** The author's best man created the following: Let's say, right, that I ran a chip shop. And that, having heard that the Scots are fond of battered Mars Bars, I decided to create my own sweet/savoury treat. And that I decided to make this new delicacy by taking a lean pork sausage and covering it in conserve. Which celebrity might I get to lend his name to this new creation?
** Answer: Sir Jammy Saveloy
* The punmeister is also allowed to use the magic words: "I Haven't Got One" to pass the role of punmeister to another player

=== Variants ===
* The Stupid Pun Game
** You gain extra kudos for puns that don't sound like what they are supposed to. Two examples by "Nick with the Home Boy":
*** Which film director would you ask if you had a bunch of metal lorries driving around a glacier, each taking thin strips from the outside of this glacier?
*** Answer: Steel Vans Peel Iceberg (Steven Spielberg)
*** If you wanted to know if somebody was still willing to accept their male child as being their progeny, despite having become very hip and starting to wear sunglasses, which actor would you ask?
*** Answer: Do You Acknowledge Your Cool Son (Jack Nicholson)

== Sparrows and Narwhals ==

=== The Rules ===

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

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__NOTOC__

There are many well-known games that have been played for hundreds of years on Earth - Backgammon, Chess, Go, Poker, Sorry! and Tennis are the obvious examples. But in Earth's late twentieth and early twentyfirst century, in the magnificent city of London, their lived a group of people who loved games, but tired of the predictability of the currently available batch of games. So they decided they should invent a collection of new games, and play them at all opportunities. Furthermore, they kept an ear out for other "underground" games. This is the first attempt to list and document the games this group played, so that they are available to a wider audience.

== Where's My Meniscus ==
Also known as the spirit level, this is quite possibly the greatest drinking game of all time. It was invented before the group convened, at the George Pub in Borough, London, on Sunday 17th June 2001.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for 2-10 players, although the optimal number is around 4-6. For the purposes of explaining, there will be precisely 5 players.
* Each player should be provided with a full glass of a (preferably alcoholic) drink whilst, at the same time, the whole group should be given a pen and sheet of paper
* The game consists of an unlimited number of "sets". The prize for winning a set is a brand new drink (which does not play a part in the game) at the start of the next set.
* Each set consists of N "rounds", where N is the number of players. Each person is "first guesser" in exactly one round.
* At the start of a round, everybody covers their drink with their hands and drinks (or pretends to drink) from their glass.
* They maintain the cover of their drinks. (Sometimes hiding said drink under the table)
* When everyone is done drinking, each person (starting with the first guesser, and continuing clockwise around the group) shall guess the ranking of liquid heights in the glasses from highest to the lowest.
* These predictions are written down on the paper with the pen.
* When everyone has made their guesses, their glasses are exposed and the levels assessed.
* The predictions are scored on their accuracy, with two points given for each correct rank.
** Thus if the correct order were Caine, Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, and the guess of Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, Caine would be worth 0 while the guess Sente, Aiko, Anna, Tippy, Caine would be worth 2.
* Noone may drain their drink until the final round of each set.

== The Ainsley Harriot Game ==
This is a game that successfully convenes those two ever popular styles of games: the guessing game and the memory game.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for at least 4 players. 6 is quite possibly optimal.
* The players should form the concept of a democratic counsel with policies for nomination, election, demotion and destruction. This counsel should then have a nomination of members, and an election. This counsel should decide a way of splitting the group into two (or more) teams of roughly equal size. When this has happened, each member of the counsel should be demoted, and the counsel then destroyed. This step may (and should) be omitted if the players decide upon teams in another manner.
* Pieces of paper shall be torn into thin strips, but not too thin to be written upon.
* Each player takes 3-5 "or so" pieces of paper, writes a phrase on each, and puts them into an object called "the hat".
** Oft used phrases include:
*** Actions involving famous people, for example:
**** Ainsley Harriott is cooking my garlic.
**** Charlotte Church knows how to swim.
*** Lyrics from songs, for example:
**** Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles.
**** I thought I'd test it on the Love Connection.
*** Lists of buildings and birds, for example:
**** Albatross Empire State Building Mosque Ostrich
**** Church Cock Church Cock
*** Complete Nonsense, for example:
**** The beatles independent can run but was.
**** Chef carp.
** Oft used hats include:
*** A top hat
*** A pint glass
*** A quality street tin
*** A pizza hut box
*** A pizza hut box
*** A KFC box
*** A pizza hut box
* A time limit is agreed by mutual consent. Often this time limit is 15 seconds.
* Now the teams play 3 rounds.
* Round 1
** A player, chosen at random, retrieves a piece of paper from the hat.
** He attempts to explain what is written on the piece of paper only using words not written on the piece of paper.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Highly Talented Welsh Singer is aware of the method you need so that you can travel in water".
** If his group get it before the time limit runs out, they keep the piece of paper, score 1 point and the player takes another piece of paper to explain. Otherwise, they put the piece of paper back into the hat.
** At the end of the time limit, it is then another team's turn, and they choose a player at random.
** Play continues until all pieces of paper are removed from the hat, at which point, they are returned to the hat.
* Round 2 (Also called the Cambridge Evening News Headline game)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use three words.
*** For exmaple, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Singer travels wetly"
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 2 points.
* Round 3 (Also called Charades)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use gestures.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might move her mouth as if singing, while performing a breast stroke.
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 3 points.

== The Bono Game ==

=== The Rules ===
* Two or more players each write the name "Bono" onto a post-it. They then stick each post-it on which they have written to another player's head, in such a way that each player has exactly one post-it on their head. Mathematically, it can be proven that the only way to ensure that this is possible is if each player writes on precisely one post-it.
* The players take it in turns to ask yes or no questions about the celebrity whose name is written on the post-it on their forehead.
* The player who first correctly guesses that the celebrity written on his forehead is Bono wins.

=== Variants ===
==== The Post-It Game ====
* Play follows precisely the rules of the bono game, except for using either or both of the two following rule variants:
** Instead of writing the name "Bono" onto the post-it, the player may write any celebrity, such as:
*** Delroy Lindo
*** Shakin' Stevens
*** Erich Fromm
** Instead of guessing that the celbrity written on the forehead is Bono, the player must actually identify the celebrity that really is written on his forehead.

== I'm a Wagstaff Kepi ==
One of the more meta- of the games suggested, and thereby one of the least popular, I'm a Wagstaff Kepi should never have been played, nor should it have been put on this list.

=== The Rules ===
* This is a game for 4 people.
* Player 1 (we'll call her "Host") invites the other 3 players around for the dinner.
* During dinner, the players should drink copiously.
* Afterwards, searching for something to do, Player 2 (we'll call him "Arkansas") should suggest playing a game.
* Player 3 (henceforth called "The Jester"), should suggest the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi".
* Player 3 should then ask Player 2 to explain the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi", and forever claim that it was Player 2 that insisted this was the name of a game.
* Player 2 should come up with some extremely insufficient rules explaining the game, attempts should be made to play it, and then the conversation should promptly move on.
* Player 4 should retire.

== The Buzz Game ==
Whilst the buzz game is not the least derivative game invented by this group of individuals, it has often provided much entertainment.

=== The Rules ===
* At least three players are needed.
* The player carrying the fewest number of coins is chosen to be the original buzzmaster
* Each player, apart from the buzzmaster, is given a score of 0
* The buzzmaster asks a question, often about general knowledge or shared knowledge of the group. Examples of questions used are:
** How many plays by Charles Dickens feature a character called Peter?
** What is the average length of a Walrus' eyeball?
** What was Olivia's most recent order at the bar?
* Players may "buzz in" at any time during or after the question by saying the word "buzz".
* The buzzmaster judges who the first player to "buzz in" was, and that player must attempt to answer the question.
** If the player is correct, his score goes up by one. This is called 'scoring a point'.
** If the player is incorrect, the buzzmaster continues asking the question, and other players may "buzz in".
* If a player has made an incorrect guess, she is allowed to have another attempt if he wants to, by saying the word "rebuzz". (This practice is called 'rebuzzing in'). It is the buzzmaster's option whether to allow a rebuzz. Rebuzzes are usually rebuffed unless every player has had a chance to answer.
* When a player reaches five points, they win and become the new buzzmaster.

=== Variants ===
==== Imbecile Buzz Game ====
* A version of the game which is extra challenging because most of the participants are imbeciles, failing to get even the most obvious questions (for example: "What is your name?" or "How do you spell 'I'"), and asking questions which are invalid ("Who wrote the book 'The Clockwork Orange'" or "H

==== 96-97-98 ====
* The buzzmaster is called the Jahrmeister
* Instead of asking a question, he sings a popular song. Examples of songs sung are:
** Land of Confusion by Genesis
** The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes
** Yes by McAlmont and Butler
* Instead of answering questions, players buzz in to guess the year in which the song was released.
* A player who correctly identifies the year gets a point and may claim up to three bonus points for identifying the title, artist and album.
* A player who correctly identifies all four discographical elements is said to have "done the grand slam" and becomes the new Jahrmeister

== InterSect ==
This game is one of the simplest games of bluff there is, invented by the author of this document in Memphis, Tennessee. Two members of this said group of people from London have designed a contraption which will allow this to be played without a referee, and are currently prototyping it with the aim of selling it to a games company.

=== The Rules ===
* The game requires two players, a chessboard, 32 checkers of each colour (black/white) and a referee. Let us call the players "Violet" and "Scarlett" and the referee "Sente".
* Violet chooses a row of the chessboard, giving that information to Sente. Scarlett chooses a column of the chessboard, also giving that information to Sente.
* Sente observes the row and column that have been passed unto him, and note that they intersect in one square called the "special square".
* Scarlett and Violet alternate placing checkers on the board.
* When either player plays on the "special square", Sente announces that player has won.

=== Variants ===
* Misere: whoever plays on the "special square" loses.
* Alternate: each person can choose to play a piece of either colour. Whoevers piece is played on the special square wins.
* Random: Instead of having 32 checkers of each colour, there are 64 othello pieces (black on one side, white on the other). Each player flips a piece on their turn, before deciding where to play.

== Crab Mother Goose Mother ==
Word memory game. Good word memory game. Good Hawkhurst word memory game. Challenge.

=== The Rules ===
* This game is, as heretofore, the crown.
* There should be at least 2 players, or precisely 1 bored player.
* The first player says a sentence.
* The next player, and the player after her, and so forth around the circle clockwise, must, at the time of their go in the game, insert into the sentence that was uttered by the previous player, at any point, a word, so that the sentence makes absolute sense.
* Big up to those players who use as their extra word any of: Mother, Crab or Goose.
* Each player who forgets the phrase or messes up with metaphorical mud all over their face is out of the game.
* The last player in the game wins.

=== Variants ===
* Parathi Rules
** A player may at any point utter the words (which might have once been rumoured to appear in the Koran) 'Crabbe Parlez'. The previous player must now provide their sentence in full. If they forget to do so, they are out of the game.
** It is not allowed to utilise the power of 'Crabbe Parlez' more than once per turn.

== Disguise Uncle ==
A fundamentally flawed game of disguise and intrigue, Disguise Uncle should only be played when drunk or silly. Preferably both. Seriously.

=== The Rules ===
* Between three and nineteen players sit in a circle.
* The players should stand up and choose a member of themselves to be "The Uncle".
* The uncle leaves the room, and eat some diapodigaglobulis or equivalent thereof.
* The other players chat, drink and have more fun than the uncle.
* The uncle now cunningly disguises herself with anything he finds nearby.
** Oft used disguise items include:
*** Tinfoil
*** Cardboard boxes
*** Soap on a rope
*** A bottle of the refreshing drink Dr. Pepper. What's the worst that can happen?
* The uncle, disguised, returns to the room and mingles with the others.
* It will become increasingly difficult to be unaware that the number of people in the room has returned to that at the start of the game. Thus, one person in the room must be the disguised uncle.
* Each person must try and work out which person in the room is the disguised uncle. This will be hard, as the uncle is indeed disguised and so now looks unlike the person selected at the start.

== Laniball ==
The wisest and best looking member of the group has the nickname Lani, and is rumoured to have considered nuptials with Sean Penn. When not considering this, she took time to invent a game of such stunning fortitude that played will never be forgotten and should never have been.

=== The Rules ===
* Three to ten players sit around with a piece of paper and a pen.
* One player is nominated "The Jefe". The Jefe provides three 'answers'.
** A sample set of answers could be
*** The Flumps
*** Two Ballerinas with a Power Saw
*** Freddy vs Jason
* Each player must write a guess as to what question the Jefe was thinking of for each answer. Meanwhile the Jefe writes down the correct questions.
* All guesses are given to the Jefe, who reads out each potential question.
* Each person gives a vote as to which of the potential questions is "best".
* Each person is generously given two points for guessing the correct question, and one point for each person who votes for their question.
* The player with the most points becomes the Jefe, unless there is a tie for first place, in which case the current Jefe just chooses who the next Jefe is.

== The Colour/Country Game ==
Another game invented before the group formed, this game was invented by the author in Moscow. However, it has filled many an uncomfortable hour with joy.

=== The Rules ===
* Each (of at least 2) players takes turns to say the name of a colour.
* Each person who says a country, by mistake or through the effects of tedium, is out of the game.
* The last person to remain in the game wins.

== Which Celebrity might I? ==

=== The Rules ===

== Sparrows and Narwhals ==

=== The Rules ===

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COSINE COSINE

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T10:58:35Z

TheBozzball: /* The Colour/Country Game */

__NOTOC__

There are many well-known games that have been played for hundreds of years on Earth - Backgammon, Chess, Go, Poker, Sorry! and Tennis are the obvious examples. But in Earth's late twentieth and early twentyfirst century, in the magnificent city of London, their lived a group of people who loved games, but tired of the predictability of the currently available batch of games. So they decided they should invent a collection of new games, and play them at all opportunities. Furthermore, they kept an ear out for other "underground" games. This is the first attempt to list and document the games this group played, so that they are available to a wider audience.

== Where's My Meniscus ==
Also known as the spirit level, this is quite possibly the greatest drinking game of all time. It was invented before the group convened, at the George Pub in Borough, London, on Sunday 17th June 2001.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for 2-10 players, although the optimal number is around 4-6. For the purposes of explaining, there will be precisely 5 players.
* Each player should be provided with a full glass of a (preferably alcoholic) drink whilst, at the same time, the whole group should be given a pen and sheet of paper
* The game consists of an unlimited number of "sets". The prize for winning a set is a brand new drink (which does not play a part in the game) at the start of the next set.
* Each set consists of N "rounds", where N is the number of players. Each person is "first guesser" in exactly one round.
* At the start of a round, everybody covers their drink with their hands and drinks (or pretends to drink) from their glass.
* They maintain the cover of their drinks. (Sometimes hiding said drink under the table)
* When everyone is done drinking, each person (starting with the first guesser, and continuing clockwise around the group) shall guess the ranking of liquid heights in the glasses from highest to the lowest.
* These predictions are written down on the paper with the pen.
* When everyone has made their guesses, their glasses are exposed and the levels assessed.
* The predictions are scored on their accuracy, with two points given for each correct rank.
** Thus if the correct order were Caine, Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, and the guess of Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, Caine would be worth 0 while the guess Sente, Aiko, Anna, Tippy, Caine would be worth 2.
* Noone may drain their drink until the final round of each set.

== The Ainsley Harriot Game ==
This is a game that successfully convenes those two ever popular styles of games: the guessing game and the memory game.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for at least 4 players. 6 is quite possibly optimal.
* The players should form the concept of a democratic counsel with policies for nomination, election, demotion and destruction. This counsel should then have a nomination of members, and an election. This counsel should decide a way of splitting the group into two (or more) teams of roughly equal size. When this has happened, each member of the counsel should be demoted, and the counsel then destroyed. This step may (and should) be omitted if the players decide upon teams in another manner.
* Pieces of paper shall be torn into thin strips, but not too thin to be written upon.
* Each player takes 3-5 "or so" pieces of paper, writes a phrase on each, and puts them into an object called "the hat".
** Oft used phrases include:
*** Actions involving famous people, for example:
**** Ainsley Harriott is cooking my garlic.
**** Charlotte Church knows how to swim.
*** Lyrics from songs, for example:
**** Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles.
**** I thought I'd test it on the Love Connection.
*** Lists of buildings and birds, for example:
**** Albatross Empire State Building Mosque Ostrich
**** Church Cock Church Cock
*** Complete Nonsense, for example:
**** The beatles independent can run but was.
**** Chef carp.
** Oft used hats include:
*** A top hat
*** A pint glass
*** A quality street tin
*** A pizza hut box
*** A pizza hut box
*** A KFC box
*** A pizza hut box
* A time limit is agreed by mutual consent. Often this time limit is 15 seconds.
* Now the teams play 3 rounds.
* Round 1
** A player, chosen at random, retrieves a piece of paper from the hat.
** He attempts to explain what is written on the piece of paper only using words not written on the piece of paper.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Highly Talented Welsh Singer is aware of the method you need so that you can travel in water".
** If his group get it before the time limit runs out, they keep the piece of paper, score 1 point and the player takes another piece of paper to explain. Otherwise, they put the piece of paper back into the hat.
** At the end of the time limit, it is then another team's turn, and they choose a player at random.
** Play continues until all pieces of paper are removed from the hat, at which point, they are returned to the hat.
* Round 2 (Also called the Cambridge Evening News Headline game)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use three words.
*** For exmaple, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Singer travels wetly"
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 2 points.
* Round 3 (Also called Charades)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use gestures.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might move her mouth as if singing, while performing a breast stroke.
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 3 points.

== The Bono Game ==

=== The Rules ===
* Two or more players each write the name "Bono" onto a post-it. They then stick each post-it on which they have written to another player's head, in such a way that each player has exactly one post-it on their head. Mathematically, it can be proven that the only way to ensure that this is possible is if each player writes on precisely one post-it.
* The players take it in turns to ask yes or no questions about the celebrity whose name is written on the post-it on their forehead.
* The player who first correctly guesses that the celebrity written on his forehead is Bono wins.

=== Variants ===
==== The Post-It Game ====
* Play follows precisely the rules of the bono game, except for using either or both of the two following rule variants:
** Instead of writing the name "Bono" onto the post-it, the player may write any celebrity, such as:
*** Delroy Lindo
*** Shakin' Stevens
*** Erich Fromm
** Instead of guessing that the celbrity written on the forehead is Bono, the player must actually identify the celebrity that really is written on his forehead.

== I'm a Wagstaff Kepi ==
One of the more meta- of the games suggested, and thereby one of the least popular, I'm a Wagstaff Kepi should never have been played, nor should it have been put on this list.

=== The Rules ===
* This is a game for 4 people.
* Player 1 (we'll call her "Host") invites the other 3 players around for the dinner.
* During dinner, the players should drink copiously.
* Afterwards, searching for something to do, Player 2 (we'll call him "Arkansas") should suggest playing a game.
* Player 3 (henceforth called "The Jester"), should suggest the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi".
* Player 3 should then ask Player 2 to explain the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi", and forever claim that it was Player 2 that insisted this was the name of a game.
* Player 2 should come up with some extremely insufficient rules explaining the game, attempts should be made to play it, and then the conversation should promptly move on.
* Player 4 should retire.

== The Buzz Game ==
Whilst the buzz game is not the least derivative game invented by this group of individuals, it has often provided much entertainment.

=== The Rules ===
* At least three players are needed.
* The player carrying the fewest number of coins is chosen to be the original buzzmaster
* Each player, apart from the buzzmaster, is given a score of 0
* The buzzmaster asks a question, often about general knowledge or shared knowledge of the group. Examples of questions used are:
** How many plays by Charles Dickens feature a character called Peter?
** What is the average length of a Walrus' eyeball?
** What was Olivia's most recent order at the bar?
* Players may "buzz in" at any time during or after the question by saying the word "buzz".
* The buzzmaster judges who the first player to "buzz in" was, and that player must attempt to answer the question.
** If the player is correct, his score goes up by one. This is called 'scoring a point'.
** If the player is incorrect, the buzzmaster continues asking the question, and other players may "buzz in".
* If a player has made an incorrect guess, she is allowed to have another attempt if he wants to, by saying the word "rebuzz". (This practice is called 'rebuzzing in'). It is the buzzmaster's option whether to allow a rebuzz. Rebuzzes are usually rebuffed unless every player has had a chance to answer.
* When a player reaches five points, they win and become the new buzzmaster.

=== Variants ===
==== Imbecile Buzz Game ====
* A version of the game which is extra challenging because most of the participants are imbeciles, failing to get even the most obvious questions (for example: "What is your name?" or "How do you spell 'I'"), and asking questions which are invalid ("Who wrote the book 'The Clockwork Orange'" or "H

==== 96-97-98 ====
* The buzzmaster is called the Jahrmeister
* Instead of asking a question, he sings a popular song. Examples of songs sung are:
** Land of Confusion by Genesis
** The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes
** Yes by McAlmont and Butler
* Instead of answering questions, players buzz in to guess the year in which the song was released.
* A player who correctly identifies the year gets a point and may claim up to three bonus points for identifying the title, artist and album.
* A player who correctly identifies all four discographical elements is said to have "done the grand slam" and becomes the new Jahrmeister

== InterSect ==
This game is one of the simplest games of bluff there is, invented by the author of this document in Memphis, Tennessee. Two members of this said group of people from London have designed a contraption which will allow this to be played without a referee, and are currently prototyping it with the aim of selling it to a games company.

=== The Rules ===
* The game requires two players, a chessboard, 32 checkers of each colour (black/white) and a referee. Let us call the players "Violet" and "Scarlett" and the referee "Sente".
* Violet chooses a row of the chessboard, giving that information to Sente. Scarlett chooses a column of the chessboard, also giving that information to Sente.
* Sente observes the row and column that have been passed unto him, and note that they intersect in one square called the "special square".
* Scarlett and Violet alternate placing checkers on the board.
* When either player plays on the "special square", Sente announces that player has won.

=== Variants ===
* Misere: whoever plays on the "special square" loses.
* Alternate: each person can choose to play a piece of either colour. Whoevers piece is played on the special square wins.
* Random: Instead of having 32 checkers of each colour, there are 64 othello pieces (black on one side, white on the other). Each player flips a piece on their turn, before deciding where to play.

== Crab Mother Goose Mother ==
Word memory game. Good word memory game. Good Hawkhurst word memory game. Challenge.

=== The Rules ===
* This game is, as heretofore, the crown.
* There should be at least 2 players, or precisely 1 bored player.
* The first player says a sentence.
* The next player, and the player after her, and so forth around the circle clockwise, must, at the time of their go in the game, insert into the sentence that was uttered by the previous player, at any point, a word, so that the sentence makes absolute sense.
* Big up to those players who use as their extra word any of: Mother, Crab or Goose.
* Each player who forgets the phrase or messes up with metaphorical mud all over their face is out of the game.
* The last player in the game wins.

=== Variants ===
* Parathi Rules
** A player may at any point utter the words (which might have once been rumoured to appear in the Koran) 'Crabbe Parlez'. The previous player must now provide their sentence in full. If they forget to do so, they are out of the game.
** It is not allowed to utilise the power of 'Crabbe Parlez' more than once per turn.

== Disguise Uncle ==
A fundamentally flawed game of disguise and intrigue, Disguise Uncle should only be played when drunk or silly. Preferably both. Seriously.

=== The Rules ===
* Between three and nineteen players sit in a circle.
* The players should stand up and choose a member of themselves to be "The Uncle".
* The uncle leaves the room, and eat some diapodigaglobulis or equivalent thereof.
* The other players chat, drink and have more fun than the uncle.
* The uncle now cunningly disguises herself with anything he finds nearby.
** Oft used disguise items include:
*** Tinfoil
*** Cardboard boxes
*** Soap on a rope
*** A bottle of the refreshing drink Dr. Pepper. What's the worst that can happen?
* The uncle, disguised, returns to the room and mingles with the others.
* It will become increasingly difficult to be unaware that the number of people in the room has returned to that at the start of the game. Thus, one person in the room must be the disguised uncle.
* Each person must try and work out which person in the room is the disguised uncle. This will be hard, as the uncle is indeed disguised and so now looks unlike the person selected at the start.

== Laniball ==
The wisest and best looking member of the group has the nickname Lani, and is rumoured to have considered nuptials with Sean Penn. When not considering this, she took time to invent a game of such stunning fortitude that played will never be forgotten and should never have been.

=== The Rules ===
* Three to ten players sit around with a piece of paper and a pen.
* One player is nominated "The Jefe". The Jefe provides three 'answers'.
** A sample set of answers could be
*** The Flumps
*** Two Ballerinas with a Power Saw
*** Freddy vs Jason
* Each player must write a guess as to what question the Jefe was thinking of for each answer. Meanwhile the Jefe writes down the correct questions.
* All guesses are given to the Jefe, who reads out each potential question.
* Each person gives a vote as to which of the potential questions is "best".
* Each person is generously given two points for guessing the correct question, and one point for each person who votes for their question.
* The player with the most points becomes the Jefe, unless there is a tie for first place, in which case the current Jefe just chooses who the next Jefe is.

== The Colour/Country Game ==
Another game invented before the group formed, this game was invented by the author in Moscow. However, it has filled many an uncomfortable hour with joy.

=== The Rules ===
* Each (of at least 2) players takes turns to say the name of a colour.
* Each person who says a country, by mistake or through the effects of tedium, is out of the game.
* The last person to remain in the game wins.

== Which Celebrity might I? ==

=== The Rules ===

== Sparrows and Narwhals ==

=== The Rules ===

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T10:55:28Z

TheBozzball: /* Laniball */

__NOTOC__

There are many well-known games that have been played for hundreds of years on Earth - Backgammon, Chess, Go, Poker, Sorry! and Tennis are the obvious examples. But in Earth's late twentieth and early twentyfirst century, in the magnificent city of London, their lived a group of people who loved games, but tired of the predictability of the currently available batch of games. So they decided they should invent a collection of new games, and play them at all opportunities. Furthermore, they kept an ear out for other "underground" games. This is the first attempt to list and document the games this group played, so that they are available to a wider audience.

== Where's My Meniscus ==
Also known as the spirit level, this is quite possibly the greatest drinking game of all time. It was invented before the group convened, at the George Pub in Borough, London, on Sunday 17th June 2001.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for 2-10 players, although the optimal number is around 4-6. For the purposes of explaining, there will be precisely 5 players.
* Each player should be provided with a full glass of a (preferably alcoholic) drink whilst, at the same time, the whole group should be given a pen and sheet of paper
* The game consists of an unlimited number of "sets". The prize for winning a set is a brand new drink (which does not play a part in the game) at the start of the next set.
* Each set consists of N "rounds", where N is the number of players. Each person is "first guesser" in exactly one round.
* At the start of a round, everybody covers their drink with their hands and drinks (or pretends to drink) from their glass.
* They maintain the cover of their drinks. (Sometimes hiding said drink under the table)
* When everyone is done drinking, each person (starting with the first guesser, and continuing clockwise around the group) shall guess the ranking of liquid heights in the glasses from highest to the lowest.
* These predictions are written down on the paper with the pen.
* When everyone has made their guesses, their glasses are exposed and the levels assessed.
* The predictions are scored on their accuracy, with two points given for each correct rank.
** Thus if the correct order were Caine, Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, and the guess of Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, Caine would be worth 0 while the guess Sente, Aiko, Anna, Tippy, Caine would be worth 2.
* Noone may drain their drink until the final round of each set.

== The Ainsley Harriot Game ==
This is a game that successfully convenes those two ever popular styles of games: the guessing game and the memory game.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for at least 4 players. 6 is quite possibly optimal.
* The players should form the concept of a democratic counsel with policies for nomination, election, demotion and destruction. This counsel should then have a nomination of members, and an election. This counsel should decide a way of splitting the group into two (or more) teams of roughly equal size. When this has happened, each member of the counsel should be demoted, and the counsel then destroyed. This step may (and should) be omitted if the players decide upon teams in another manner.
* Pieces of paper shall be torn into thin strips, but not too thin to be written upon.
* Each player takes 3-5 "or so" pieces of paper, writes a phrase on each, and puts them into an object called "the hat".
** Oft used phrases include:
*** Actions involving famous people, for example:
**** Ainsley Harriott is cooking my garlic.
**** Charlotte Church knows how to swim.
*** Lyrics from songs, for example:
**** Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles.
**** I thought I'd test it on the Love Connection.
*** Lists of buildings and birds, for example:
**** Albatross Empire State Building Mosque Ostrich
**** Church Cock Church Cock
*** Complete Nonsense, for example:
**** The beatles independent can run but was.
**** Chef carp.
** Oft used hats include:
*** A top hat
*** A pint glass
*** A quality street tin
*** A pizza hut box
*** A pizza hut box
*** A KFC box
*** A pizza hut box
* A time limit is agreed by mutual consent. Often this time limit is 15 seconds.
* Now the teams play 3 rounds.
* Round 1
** A player, chosen at random, retrieves a piece of paper from the hat.
** He attempts to explain what is written on the piece of paper only using words not written on the piece of paper.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Highly Talented Welsh Singer is aware of the method you need so that you can travel in water".
** If his group get it before the time limit runs out, they keep the piece of paper, score 1 point and the player takes another piece of paper to explain. Otherwise, they put the piece of paper back into the hat.
** At the end of the time limit, it is then another team's turn, and they choose a player at random.
** Play continues until all pieces of paper are removed from the hat, at which point, they are returned to the hat.
* Round 2 (Also called the Cambridge Evening News Headline game)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use three words.
*** For exmaple, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Singer travels wetly"
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 2 points.
* Round 3 (Also called Charades)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use gestures.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might move her mouth as if singing, while performing a breast stroke.
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 3 points.

== The Bono Game ==

=== The Rules ===
* Two or more players each write the name "Bono" onto a post-it. They then stick each post-it on which they have written to another player's head, in such a way that each player has exactly one post-it on their head. Mathematically, it can be proven that the only way to ensure that this is possible is if each player writes on precisely one post-it.
* The players take it in turns to ask yes or no questions about the celebrity whose name is written on the post-it on their forehead.
* The player who first correctly guesses that the celebrity written on his forehead is Bono wins.

=== Variants ===
==== The Post-It Game ====
* Play follows precisely the rules of the bono game, except for using either or both of the two following rule variants:
** Instead of writing the name "Bono" onto the post-it, the player may write any celebrity, such as:
*** Delroy Lindo
*** Shakin' Stevens
*** Erich Fromm
** Instead of guessing that the celbrity written on the forehead is Bono, the player must actually identify the celebrity that really is written on his forehead.

== I'm a Wagstaff Kepi ==
One of the more meta- of the games suggested, and thereby one of the least popular, I'm a Wagstaff Kepi should never have been played, nor should it have been put on this list.

=== The Rules ===
* This is a game for 4 people.
* Player 1 (we'll call her "Host") invites the other 3 players around for the dinner.
* During dinner, the players should drink copiously.
* Afterwards, searching for something to do, Player 2 (we'll call him "Arkansas") should suggest playing a game.
* Player 3 (henceforth called "The Jester"), should suggest the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi".
* Player 3 should then ask Player 2 to explain the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi", and forever claim that it was Player 2 that insisted this was the name of a game.
* Player 2 should come up with some extremely insufficient rules explaining the game, attempts should be made to play it, and then the conversation should promptly move on.
* Player 4 should retire.

== The Buzz Game ==
Whilst the buzz game is not the least derivative game invented by this group of individuals, it has often provided much entertainment.

=== The Rules ===
* At least three players are needed.
* The player carrying the fewest number of coins is chosen to be the original buzzmaster
* Each player, apart from the buzzmaster, is given a score of 0
* The buzzmaster asks a question, often about general knowledge or shared knowledge of the group. Examples of questions used are:
** How many plays by Charles Dickens feature a character called Peter?
** What is the average length of a Walrus' eyeball?
** What was Olivia's most recent order at the bar?
* Players may "buzz in" at any time during or after the question by saying the word "buzz".
* The buzzmaster judges who the first player to "buzz in" was, and that player must attempt to answer the question.
** If the player is correct, his score goes up by one. This is called 'scoring a point'.
** If the player is incorrect, the buzzmaster continues asking the question, and other players may "buzz in".
* If a player has made an incorrect guess, she is allowed to have another attempt if he wants to, by saying the word "rebuzz". (This practice is called 'rebuzzing in'). It is the buzzmaster's option whether to allow a rebuzz. Rebuzzes are usually rebuffed unless every player has had a chance to answer.
* When a player reaches five points, they win and become the new buzzmaster.

=== Variants ===
==== Imbecile Buzz Game ====
* A version of the game which is extra challenging because most of the participants are imbeciles, failing to get even the most obvious questions (for example: "What is your name?" or "How do you spell 'I'"), and asking questions which are invalid ("Who wrote the book 'The Clockwork Orange'" or "H

==== 96-97-98 ====
* The buzzmaster is called the Jahrmeister
* Instead of asking a question, he sings a popular song. Examples of songs sung are:
** Land of Confusion by Genesis
** The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes
** Yes by McAlmont and Butler
* Instead of answering questions, players buzz in to guess the year in which the song was released.
* A player who correctly identifies the year gets a point and may claim up to three bonus points for identifying the title, artist and album.
* A player who correctly identifies all four discographical elements is said to have "done the grand slam" and becomes the new Jahrmeister

== InterSect ==
This game is one of the simplest games of bluff there is, invented by the author of this document in Memphis, Tennessee. Two members of this said group of people from London have designed a contraption which will allow this to be played without a referee, and are currently prototyping it with the aim of selling it to a games company.

=== The Rules ===
* The game requires two players, a chessboard, 32 checkers of each colour (black/white) and a referee. Let us call the players "Violet" and "Scarlett" and the referee "Sente".
* Violet chooses a row of the chessboard, giving that information to Sente. Scarlett chooses a column of the chessboard, also giving that information to Sente.
* Sente observes the row and column that have been passed unto him, and note that they intersect in one square called the "special square".
* Scarlett and Violet alternate placing checkers on the board.
* When either player plays on the "special square", Sente announces that player has won.

=== Variants ===
* Misere: whoever plays on the "special square" loses.
* Alternate: each person can choose to play a piece of either colour. Whoevers piece is played on the special square wins.
* Random: Instead of having 32 checkers of each colour, there are 64 othello pieces (black on one side, white on the other). Each player flips a piece on their turn, before deciding where to play.

== Crab Mother Goose Mother ==
Word memory game. Good word memory game. Good Hawkhurst word memory game. Challenge.

=== The Rules ===
* This game is, as heretofore, the crown.
* There should be at least 2 players, or precisely 1 bored player.
* The first player says a sentence.
* The next player, and the player after her, and so forth around the circle clockwise, must, at the time of their go in the game, insert into the sentence that was uttered by the previous player, at any point, a word, so that the sentence makes absolute sense.
* Big up to those players who use as their extra word any of: Mother, Crab or Goose.
* Each player who forgets the phrase or messes up with metaphorical mud all over their face is out of the game.
* The last player in the game wins.

=== Variants ===
* Parathi Rules
** A player may at any point utter the words (which might have once been rumoured to appear in the Koran) 'Crabbe Parlez'. The previous player must now provide their sentence in full. If they forget to do so, they are out of the game.
** It is not allowed to utilise the power of 'Crabbe Parlez' more than once per turn.

== Disguise Uncle ==
A fundamentally flawed game of disguise and intrigue, Disguise Uncle should only be played when drunk or silly. Preferably both. Seriously.

=== The Rules ===
* Between three and nineteen players sit in a circle.
* The players should stand up and choose a member of themselves to be "The Uncle".
* The uncle leaves the room, and eat some diapodigaglobulis or equivalent thereof.
* The other players chat, drink and have more fun than the uncle.
* The uncle now cunningly disguises herself with anything he finds nearby.
** Oft used disguise items include:
*** Tinfoil
*** Cardboard boxes
*** Soap on a rope
*** A bottle of the refreshing drink Dr. Pepper. What's the worst that can happen?
* The uncle, disguised, returns to the room and mingles with the others.
* It will become increasingly difficult to be unaware that the number of people in the room has returned to that at the start of the game. Thus, one person in the room must be the disguised uncle.
* Each person must try and work out which person in the room is the disguised uncle. This will be hard, as the uncle is indeed disguised and so now looks unlike the person selected at the start.

== Laniball ==
The wisest and best looking member of the group has the nickname Lani, and is rumoured to have considered nuptials with Sean Penn. When not considering this, she took time to invent a game of such stunning fortitude that played will never be forgotten and should never have been.

=== The Rules ===
* Three to ten players sit around with a piece of paper and a pen.
* One player is nominated "The Jefe". The Jefe provides three 'answers'.
** A sample set of answers could be
*** The Flumps
*** Two Ballerinas with a Power Saw
*** Freddy vs Jason
* Each player must write a guess as to what question the Jefe was thinking of for each answer. Meanwhile the Jefe writes down the correct questions.
* All guesses are given to the Jefe, who reads out each potential question.
* Each person gives a vote as to which of the potential questions is "best".
* Each person is generously given two points for guessing the correct question, and one point for each person who votes for their question.
* The player with the most points becomes the Jefe, unless there is a tie for first place, in which case the current Jefe just chooses who the next Jefe is.

== The Colour/Country Game ==

=== The Rules ===

== Which Celebrity might I? ==

=== The Rules ===

== Sparrows and Narwhals ==

=== The Rules ===

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T10:46:58Z

TheBozzball: /* Disguise Uncle */

__NOTOC__

There are many well-known games that have been played for hundreds of years on Earth - Backgammon, Chess, Go, Poker, Sorry! and Tennis are the obvious examples. But in Earth's late twentieth and early twentyfirst century, in the magnificent city of London, their lived a group of people who loved games, but tired of the predictability of the currently available batch of games. So they decided they should invent a collection of new games, and play them at all opportunities. Furthermore, they kept an ear out for other "underground" games. This is the first attempt to list and document the games this group played, so that they are available to a wider audience.

== Where's My Meniscus ==
Also known as the spirit level, this is quite possibly the greatest drinking game of all time. It was invented before the group convened, at the George Pub in Borough, London, on Sunday 17th June 2001.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for 2-10 players, although the optimal number is around 4-6. For the purposes of explaining, there will be precisely 5 players.
* Each player should be provided with a full glass of a (preferably alcoholic) drink whilst, at the same time, the whole group should be given a pen and sheet of paper
* The game consists of an unlimited number of "sets". The prize for winning a set is a brand new drink (which does not play a part in the game) at the start of the next set.
* Each set consists of N "rounds", where N is the number of players. Each person is "first guesser" in exactly one round.
* At the start of a round, everybody covers their drink with their hands and drinks (or pretends to drink) from their glass.
* They maintain the cover of their drinks. (Sometimes hiding said drink under the table)
* When everyone is done drinking, each person (starting with the first guesser, and continuing clockwise around the group) shall guess the ranking of liquid heights in the glasses from highest to the lowest.
* These predictions are written down on the paper with the pen.
* When everyone has made their guesses, their glasses are exposed and the levels assessed.
* The predictions are scored on their accuracy, with two points given for each correct rank.
** Thus if the correct order were Caine, Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, and the guess of Tippy, Anna, Aiko, Sente, Caine would be worth 0 while the guess Sente, Aiko, Anna, Tippy, Caine would be worth 2.
* Noone may drain their drink until the final round of each set.

== The Ainsley Harriot Game ==
This is a game that successfully convenes those two ever popular styles of games: the guessing game and the memory game.

=== The Rules ===
* The game is for at least 4 players. 6 is quite possibly optimal.
* The players should form the concept of a democratic counsel with policies for nomination, election, demotion and destruction. This counsel should then have a nomination of members, and an election. This counsel should decide a way of splitting the group into two (or more) teams of roughly equal size. When this has happened, each member of the counsel should be demoted, and the counsel then destroyed. This step may (and should) be omitted if the players decide upon teams in another manner.
* Pieces of paper shall be torn into thin strips, but not too thin to be written upon.
* Each player takes 3-5 "or so" pieces of paper, writes a phrase on each, and puts them into an object called "the hat".
** Oft used phrases include:
*** Actions involving famous people, for example:
**** Ainsley Harriott is cooking my garlic.
**** Charlotte Church knows how to swim.
*** Lyrics from songs, for example:
**** Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles.
**** I thought I'd test it on the Love Connection.
*** Lists of buildings and birds, for example:
**** Albatross Empire State Building Mosque Ostrich
**** Church Cock Church Cock
*** Complete Nonsense, for example:
**** The beatles independent can run but was.
**** Chef carp.
** Oft used hats include:
*** A top hat
*** A pint glass
*** A quality street tin
*** A pizza hut box
*** A pizza hut box
*** A KFC box
*** A pizza hut box
* A time limit is agreed by mutual consent. Often this time limit is 15 seconds.
* Now the teams play 3 rounds.
* Round 1
** A player, chosen at random, retrieves a piece of paper from the hat.
** He attempts to explain what is written on the piece of paper only using words not written on the piece of paper.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Highly Talented Welsh Singer is aware of the method you need so that you can travel in water".
** If his group get it before the time limit runs out, they keep the piece of paper, score 1 point and the player takes another piece of paper to explain. Otherwise, they put the piece of paper back into the hat.
** At the end of the time limit, it is then another team's turn, and they choose a player at random.
** Play continues until all pieces of paper are removed from the hat, at which point, they are returned to the hat.
* Round 2 (Also called the Cambridge Evening News Headline game)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use three words.
*** For exmaple, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might say "Singer travels wetly"
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 2 points.
* Round 3 (Also called Charades)
** As in Round 1, but each player when describing may only use gestures.
*** For example, if the piece of paper said "Charlotte Church knows how to swim", the player might move her mouth as if singing, while performing a breast stroke.
** The only other difference to round 1 is that each correct answer is worth 3 points.

== The Bono Game ==

=== The Rules ===
* Two or more players each write the name "Bono" onto a post-it. They then stick each post-it on which they have written to another player's head, in such a way that each player has exactly one post-it on their head. Mathematically, it can be proven that the only way to ensure that this is possible is if each player writes on precisely one post-it.
* The players take it in turns to ask yes or no questions about the celebrity whose name is written on the post-it on their forehead.
* The player who first correctly guesses that the celebrity written on his forehead is Bono wins.

=== Variants ===
==== The Post-It Game ====
* Play follows precisely the rules of the bono game, except for using either or both of the two following rule variants:
** Instead of writing the name "Bono" onto the post-it, the player may write any celebrity, such as:
*** Delroy Lindo
*** Shakin' Stevens
*** Erich Fromm
** Instead of guessing that the celbrity written on the forehead is Bono, the player must actually identify the celebrity that really is written on his forehead.

== I'm a Wagstaff Kepi ==
One of the more meta- of the games suggested, and thereby one of the least popular, I'm a Wagstaff Kepi should never have been played, nor should it have been put on this list.

=== The Rules ===
* This is a game for 4 people.
* Player 1 (we'll call her "Host") invites the other 3 players around for the dinner.
* During dinner, the players should drink copiously.
* Afterwards, searching for something to do, Player 2 (we'll call him "Arkansas") should suggest playing a game.
* Player 3 (henceforth called "The Jester"), should suggest the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi".
* Player 3 should then ask Player 2 to explain the game "I'm a Wagstaff Kepi", and forever claim that it was Player 2 that insisted this was the name of a game.
* Player 2 should come up with some extremely insufficient rules explaining the game, attempts should be made to play it, and then the conversation should promptly move on.
* Player 4 should retire.

== The Buzz Game ==
Whilst the buzz game is not the least derivative game invented by this group of individuals, it has often provided much entertainment.

=== The Rules ===
* At least three players are needed.
* The player carrying the fewest number of coins is chosen to be the original buzzmaster
* Each player, apart from the buzzmaster, is given a score of 0
* The buzzmaster asks a question, often about general knowledge or shared knowledge of the group. Examples of questions used are:
** How many plays by Charles Dickens feature a character called Peter?
** What is the average length of a Walrus' eyeball?
** What was Olivia's most recent order at the bar?
* Players may "buzz in" at any time during or after the question by saying the word "buzz".
* The buzzmaster judges who the first player to "buzz in" was, and that player must attempt to answer the question.
** If the player is correct, his score goes up by one. This is called 'scoring a point'.
** If the player is incorrect, the buzzmaster continues asking the question, and other players may "buzz in".
* If a player has made an incorrect guess, she is allowed to have another attempt if he wants to, by saying the word "rebuzz". (This practice is called 'rebuzzing in'). It is the buzzmaster's option whether to allow a rebuzz. Rebuzzes are usually rebuffed unless every player has had a chance to answer.
* When a player reaches five points, they win and become the new buzzmaster.

=== Variants ===
==== Imbecile Buzz Game ====
* A version of the game which is extra challenging because most of the participants are imbeciles, failing to get even the most obvious questions (for example: "What is your name?" or "How do you spell 'I'"), and asking questions which are invalid ("Who wrote the book 'The Clockwork Orange'" or "H

==== 96-97-98 ====
* The buzzmaster is called the Jahrmeister
* Instead of asking a question, he sings a popular song. Examples of songs sung are:
** Land of Confusion by Genesis
** The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes
** Yes by McAlmont and Butler
* Instead of answering questions, players buzz in to guess the year in which the song was released.
* A player who correctly identifies the year gets a point and may claim up to three bonus points for identifying the title, artist and album.
* A player who correctly identifies all four discographical elements is said to have "done the grand slam" and becomes the new Jahrmeister

== InterSect ==
This game is one of the simplest games of bluff there is, invented by the author of this document in Memphis, Tennessee. Two members of this said group of people from London have designed a contraption which will allow this to be played without a referee, and are currently prototyping it with the aim of selling it to a games company.

=== The Rules ===
* The game requires two players, a chessboard, 32 checkers of each colour (black/white) and a referee. Let us call the players "Violet" and "Scarlett" and the referee "Sente".
* Violet chooses a row of the chessboard, giving that information to Sente. Scarlett chooses a column of the chessboard, also giving that information to Sente.
* Sente observes the row and column that have been passed unto him, and note that they intersect in one square called the "special square".
* Scarlett and Violet alternate placing checkers on the board.
* When either player plays on the "special square", Sente announces that player has won.

=== Variants ===
* Misere: whoever plays on the "special square" loses.
* Alternate: each person can choose to play a piece of either colour. Whoevers piece is played on the special square wins.
* Random: Instead of having 32 checkers of each colour, there are 64 othello pieces (black on one side, white on the other). Each player flips a piece on their turn, before deciding where to play.

== Crab Mother Goose Mother ==
Word memory game. Good word memory game. Good Hawkhurst word memory game. Challenge.

=== The Rules ===
* This game is, as heretofore, the crown.
* There should be at least 2 players, or precisely 1 bored player.
* The first player says a sentence.
* The next player, and the player after her, and so forth around the circle clockwise, must, at the time of their go in the game, insert into the sentence that was uttered by the previous player, at any point, a word, so that the sentence makes absolute sense.
* Big up to those players who use as their extra word any of: Mother, Crab or Goose.
* Each player who forgets the phrase or messes up with metaphorical mud all over their face is out of the game.
* The last player in the game wins.

=== Variants ===
* Parathi Rules
** A player may at any point utter the words (which might have once been rumoured to appear in the Koran) 'Crabbe Parlez'. The previous player must now provide their sentence in full. If they forget to do so, they are out of the game.
** It is not allowed to utilise the power of 'Crabbe Parlez' more than once per turn.

== Disguise Uncle ==
A fundamentally flawed game of disguise and intrigue, Disguise Uncle should only be played when drunk or silly. Preferably both. Seriously.

=== The Rules ===
* Between three and nineteen players sit in a circle.
* The players should stand up and choose a member of themselves to be "The Uncle".
* The uncle leaves the room, and eat some diapodigaglobulis or equivalent thereof.
* The other players chat, drink and have more fun than the uncle.
* The uncle now cunningly disguises herself with anything he finds nearby.
** Oft used disguise items include:
*** Tinfoil
*** Cardboard boxes
*** Soap on a rope
*** A bottle of the refreshing drink Dr. Pepper. What's the worst that can happen?
* The uncle, disguised, returns to the room and mingles with the others.
* It will become increasingly difficult to be unaware that the number of people in the room has returned to that at the start of the game. Thus, one person in the room must be the disguised uncle.
* Each person must try and work out which person in the room is the disguised uncle. This will be hard, as the uncle is indeed disguised and so now looks unlike the person selected at the start.

== Laniball ==

=== The Rules ===

== The Colour/Country Game ==

=== The Rules ===

== Which Celebrity might I? ==

=== The Rules ===

== Sparrows and Narwhals ==

=== The Rules ===

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T10:40:14Z

TheBozzball: /* Crab Mother Goose Mother */

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T10:33:14Z

TheBozzball: /* InterSect */

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T10:25:09Z

TheBozzball: /* I'm a Wagstaff Kepi */

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T10:20:52Z

TheBozzball: /* The Bono Game */

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T10:14:24Z

TheBozzball: /* The Rules */

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T10:06:28Z

TheBozzball: /* The Ainsley Harriot Game */

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-06T10:00:08Z

TheBozzball:

Leaked E-mails

2005-12-05T15:48:00Z

TheBozzball: /* Sick Kiteway on Ball-Night */

On Wendesday 16th November 2005, Perplex City players who had completed the set of four blue hex cards were sent an e-mail congratulating them from the Academy.

However, it seems that the Academy's e-mail system managed to ''leak'' some internal e-mails at the bottom of these e-mails sent out to players. Each player so far has received a different e-mail fragment. They are arranged below in date order.

The top portion of the e-mail reads:

<div style="background-color: #d6d6d6; border: thin grey solid; padding: 10px;">"Dear [player name],

Congratulations, you've solved a set of four Perplex City cards. We've rewarded you by [[Leaderboard|doubling your points]] for each of the cards in the set.

Your Perplex Point total is now ''[total]''. You have solved ''[x]'' cards.

We in Perplex City would like to thank you for your continued dedication to our cause. With your help, we are certain that the Receda Cube will be found and returned safely.

Sincerely, 
The Puzzle Scribe Team 
Perplex City Academy"</div>

Then follows an error code:

<div style="background-color: #d6d6d6; border: thin grey solid; padding: 10px;">
"f8080:xx95034 
internal error academail 
criticalerror 420 
error-authconflict 
error-redirect 
error-handover 
error-output 
fatal-close"</div>

'''The E-mails'''

Please post your leaked e-mail here, in chronological order. Feel free to add relative links to topics as you see fit.

==Senior Fellows Meet with Sente==
--------------

===10 Oct. 2003 3.18pm===

From: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.18pm

Lord, that was a difficult meeting.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.19pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.19pm

Ah, yes. Our dear [[Inari Ekeba|Professor Ekeba]] can become a little... agitated.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.21pm===

From: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.21pm

I can't say that Prof Kiteway was being particularly reasonable.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.21pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.21pm

There's a history there, you know. They've been arguing about that issue for years.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.22pm===

From: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.22pm

So why won't he just allow her to do her Cube research then? It seems a perfectly sensible request - she's head of Natural Sciences, one would have thought it was her field of expertise.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.24pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.24pm

Ah. Wheels within wheels.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.25pm===

From: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.25pm

What do you mean?

===10 Oct. 2003 3.27pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.27pm

Just that he has his own research interests and perhaps doesn't want anyone else
to encroach on them.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.28pm===

From: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.28pm

Oh. Right. Heh. Not too sinister then... I thought she might have had some actual reason for that threat to steal the thing.

==Sneaky!==
--------------

===8 Jan. 2004 2.28am===

From: name withheld 
To: name withheld 
Subject: 
Date: 8 Jan. 2004 2.28am

It's not my fault. I simply mistook the contact. The contact gave the
appropriate response to the feeder line and correctly completed the
third element. I barely gave anything away before realising the error. She
didn't appear suspicious. Contact correctly identified within two
hours. I don't think this need go further up the line. Please do not refer
to [[V]].

===8 Jan. 2004 2.31am===

From: name withheld 
To: name withheld 
Subject: 
Date: 8 Jan. 2004 2.31am

I don't think you appreciate the gravity of the situation. With only a week to
go, the entire project could have been compromised. I will need to consider this
further.

==Sick Kiteway on Ball-Night==
--------------

===15 Jan. 2004 3.28pm===

From: [[Violet Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Re: Party arrangements 
Date: 15 Jan. 2004 3.28pm

Hiya - sorry, you know I said I was coming down with something? Well, it's
turned into definite flu: headache, achey joints etc. I don't think I can make
it tonight. Scarlett's coming, though, isn't she? I'm sure it'll be a great
success as usual.

V.

===15 Jan. 2004 3.51pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Violet Kiteway]] 
Subject: Re: Re: Party arrangements
Date: 15 Jan. 2004 3.51pm

Do you want me to send someone over to take a look at you?

S.

===15 Jan. 2004 3.55pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Violet Kiteway]] 
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Party arrangements 
Date: 15 Jan. 2004 3.55pm

No no. I'll be fine. Already got a diagnosis from the home system. It's just
flu. A night in bed and I'll be fine tmrw. Bad timing I know.

V.

==Lettie wants a favour==
--------------

===3 April 2005 12.17pm===

From: [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Favour.... 
Date: 3 April 2005 12.17pm

[[Sente Kiteway|Dad]].... would you let [[Violet Kiteway|Violet]] know that I borrowed [[Violet Kiteway's Embroidered Bag|her embroidered bag]] and, well, kind of spilled juice on it.... I promise I'll get her a new one, honest, but I know she'll be cross and it'd be so better coming from you... Pleeease?

xxx
[[Scarlett Kiteway|Lettie]]

===3 April 2005 1.56pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
Subject: Favour.... 
Date: 3 April 2005 1.56pm

Dear [[Scarlett Kiteway|Lettie]],

Yes, I've told [[Violet Kiteway|Violet]]. You're right, she was cross. Don't worry about getting her a new one - I've told her to treat herself to a new bag and I'll pay for it. Just don't do it again!

Love,
[[Sente Kiteway|Dad]]

===3 April 2005 3.35pm===

From: [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Favour.... 
Date: 3 April 2005 3.35pm

<nowiki>:-D</nowiki>. Thanks [[Sente Kiteway|Dad]] you're the best!

xxx
[[Scarlett Kiteway|Lettie]],

==Uncle calls Nieces==
--------------

===10 June 2005 2.27pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Violet Kiteway]], [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 2.27pm

Your Aunty [[Annaliese Adamek]] and I feel it's far too long since we last saw you. Would you girls be free for tea tomorrow afternoon? Say 4pm?

Love, 
Uncle Sanj

===10 June 2005 2.32pm===

From: [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 2.32pm

Ooooh... lovely! Don't suppose Aunty [[Annliese Adamek|Annaliese]] is going to make her *coffee cake* is she....?

===10 June 2005 2.33pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 2.33pm

Could be ;)

===10 June 2005 8.27pm===

From: [[Violet Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 8.27pm

Sorry Uncle Sanj, I can't this weekend, I've got a big project I'm working on. Maybe another time?

===10 June 2005 8.48pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Violet Kiteway]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 8.48pm

Oh dear, that is disappointing. You can't even take an hour off to come and tell us about this big exciting project?

===10 June 2005 8.54pm===

From: [[Violet Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 8.54pm

Not this weekend, sorry. Maybe next weekend?

==Sente Calls Anna, Urgently==
--------------

===14 June 2005 4.01pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Anna Heath]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.01pm

[[Anna Heath|Anna]] -

Can you come and see me immediately? There's an extremely urgent matter
I need to discuss with you.

S.

===14 June 2005 4.03pm===

From: [[Anna Heath]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.03pm

I'm just going into a meeting of the CRT. Can it wait half an hour?

===14 June 2005 4.04pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Anna Heath]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.04pm

I'm afraid not. Cancel your meeting.

===14 June 2005 4.38pm===

From: [[Anna Heath]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.38pm

[[Aiko Entrescore|Aiko's]] personnel file is attached. As you can see we've always been aware that
she was strongly religious. I do not see that this has the slightest implication
for her work.

===14 June 2005 4.39pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Anna Heath]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.39pm

I disagree. This information is certainly evidence in the theft of the Cube. I'm turning it over to the proper authorities now.

===14 June 2005 4.46pm===

From: [[Anna Heath]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.46pm

Honestly, I can't believe [[Aiko Entrescore|Aiko]] had anything to do with that! I'm surprised you're being taken in by what is obviously a piece of spiteful misinformation. And even if it is true, surely it would be logical for [[Aiko Entrescore|Aiko]] to be particularly motivated to bring the [[Receda Cube|Cube]] home, rather than wanting to transport it to another world? This simply doesn't make sense.

===14 June 4.48pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Anna Heath]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.48pm

[[Anna Heath|Anna]] -

I respect your abilities as a team leader, but this is out of our hands now. The
matter is closed.

[[Sente Kiteway|S]].

===14 June 2005 4.54pm===

From: [[Anna Heath]] 
To: [[Roberto Solitano]] 
Subject: Confidential 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.54pm

Can I come and see you urgently this afternoon, please? I have a problem and really need to talk it through.

==Kurt is NOT dating Violet!==
--------------

===7 Sept. 2005 3.21pm===

From: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.21pm

Hey - [[Anna Heath|Anna]] said you weren't doing anything tonight. Want to come out with me and [[Violet Kiteway|Violet]] and a couple of her friends? There's a classic movie programme at [[Ascendancy Point]] with lectures beforehand, then we'll probably grab some dinner.

===7 Sept. 2005 3.23pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.23pm

Great! Don't suppose any of [[Violet Kiteway|Violet's]] friends coming tonight are girls, are they? :-D

===7 Sept. 2005 3.26pm===

From: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.26pm

Don't know. I'm sure she can rustle someone up for you though. She knows everyone.

===7 Sept. 2005 3.27pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.27pm

<nowiki>:-D</nowiki>. I'll make sure I wear a clean shirt. Hey - how long have you and Violet been together?

===7 Sept. 2005 3.38pm===

From: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.38pm

Ummm. We're not really *together*, you know.

===7 Sept. 2005 3.45pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.45pm

Really? ***Blush*** I just thought... since you guys seem to hang out together
so much... and you don't have another girlfriend... I just assumed.... Sorry.

===7 Sept. 2005 3.46pm===

From: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.46pm

Grrr. Does no one remember that girl in the anthro team I went out with for *six weeks* in the spring?!

===7 Sept. 2005 3.48pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.48pm

Sorry... :-(

===7 Sept. 2005 3.50pm===

From: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.50pm

Hey, it's OK. Everyone seems to think so.

==Camaraderie==
--------------

===9 Sept. 2005 9.38am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.38am

How are you feeling this morning?

===9 Sept. 2005 9.40am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.40am 

Wishing my key didn't make so much noise?

===9 Sept. 2005 9.41am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.41am

I thought you had the Rambler X50? Absolutely silent running?

===9 Sept. 2005 9.42am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.42am

Still. Too. Loud.

===9 Sept. 2005 9.43am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.43am

Ah. Yes. I see. Still, it was a good night.

===9 Sept. 2005 9.44am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.44am

Yeah, thanks for coming! Shame no one else from the team made it - we were on fire last night!

===9 Sept. 2005 9.45am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.45am

Literally, at one point, as I recall.

===9 Sept. 2005 9.46am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.46am

Oh yeah, cheers for chucking your lemonade over that. :-)

''This item was supposedly posted at 9.36, however I believe this is incorrecct. It seems to make good sense here at 9.46 [[User:Scott|Scott]]''

===9 Sept. 2005 9.47am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.47am

No problem. This kind of emergency is just what they train us for in the Defence Forces. That and escorting the drunk-and-disorderly home.

===9 Sept. 2005 9.48am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.48am

Yeah, cheers for that too! Don't remember a huge amount after that third Mazy Slammer....

===9 Sept. 2005 9.50am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.50am

Oh don't worry, you were perfectly civil if a bit emphatic on the subject of the things you insisted I didn't tell anyone else ever ever ever.

===9 Sept. 2005 10.12am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.12am

What -things- exactly?

===9 Sept. 2005 10.13am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.13am

Ah, that would be telling.

===9 Sept. 2005 10.14am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.14am

No, seriously, what -things-?

===9 Sept. 2005 10.15am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.15am

Remember, I've been trained to withstand torture. You have no need to fear. Your secret is safe with me, Tristan....

===9 Sept. 2005 10.16am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.16am

I'm going to be buying you drinks from now until forever, aren't I?

===9 Sept. 2005 10.17am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.17am

Oh yes.

==Scarlett reports from Tanraga==
--------------

===21 Sept. 2005 9.34pm===

From: [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]], [[Violet Kiteway]] 
Subject: Pix! 
Date: 21 Sept. 2005 9.34pm

Hey guys

Just to let you know I'm having a great time! Soooo beautiful here, as you can see from attached pic - it's tiring though... see the tall pine in the distance? That's where we had to get to by nightfall!

Love,
[[Scarlett Kiteway|Scarlett]]

==Caine's Mischief in the Founder's Gallery==
--------------

===23 Sept. 2005 8.38am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 8.38am

Have you been through Founder's Gallery this morning

===23 Sept. 2005 8.40am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 8.40am

I'm not telling you. You have to see it for yourself. Seriously. Go now
before they wash it off.

===23 Sept. 2005 9.12am===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.12am

That's brilliant! Who did it?

===23 Sept. 2005 9.15am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.15am

If I tell you, are you sure you can keep it to yourself?

===23 Sept. 2005 9.16am===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.16am

Of course. Cross my heart and hope to die.

===23 Sept. 2005 9.17am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubick]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.17am 

Is that one of your weird Earthisms?

===23 Sept. 2005 9.18am===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.18am

Yeah. It means - honestly, I completely promise, I won't tell anyone.

===23 Sept. 2005 9.20am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.20am

OK. It was [[Caine Johansson|Caine]].

===23 Sept. 2005 9.21am===

From: [[Von Lubick]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.21am

No!!!!!!! How do you know???????

===23 Sept. 2005 9.22am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.22am

Take a look at his hands, boy wonder ;-).

===23 Sept. 2005 9.40am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: I would say 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.40am

That today would be a good day to go back home and call in sick a bit later.
Fortunately for you, only Von and I are in the office so far to see your
telltale fingernails. My advice is, cut them as short as you can and use
McWhirter's Reliable Remover. Old fashioned but it works. It was a nice piece of performance theatre, though.

==Wrapped around her pinky==
--------------

===23 Sept. 2005 11.22am===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Coffee 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 11.22am

Hey - can you be a sweetie and just go out and get me a latte? With a muffin?
Blueberry if possible? And please remember to bring napkins because last time
you forgot.

===23 Sept. 2005 12.34am===

From: [[Anna Heath]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: [[Von Lubik|Von]] 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 12.34pm

Kurt... asking this because I know Von looks up to you. Do you think you could find some way to let him know that getting coffee for Tippy isn't part of his job description? He doesn't need to be rude, just tell her that he has work to be getting on with. I'll have a word with her privately.

===23 Sept. 2005 1.53pm===

From: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: [[Tippy Ankron|Tippy]] 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 1.53pm 

Don't mean to interfere but you know that you don't have to get coffee for Tippy, right? She's perfectly capable of doing it herself.

===23 Sept. 2005 1.57pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: Coffee 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 1.57pm

<nowiki>:-D</nowiki>. I know, but I guess I'm the office junior so it's kind of my job, right? I mean, she wouldn't ask me if it wasn't, would she? :-).

==Laundry List==
--------------

===29 Sept. 2005 7.15am===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Patrick Azadian]] 
Subject: 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 7.15am

P -

1. Pls check with CRR et al for status report. 
2. Do we have the agenda for the 3pm [[PCAG]] meeting? 
3. Pls chase [[Estelle Sedgewick|Sedgewick]] for her budget proposals. Again.

S.

===29 Sept. 2005 7.22am===

From: [[Patrick Azadian]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 7.22am

Agenda is attached. CRR promise to revert shortly. Have chased Sedgewick but don't expect a great deal of joy. Shall I arrange a meeting with [[Roberto Solitano|Solitano]]?

===29 Sept. 2005 7.29am===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Patrick Azadian]] 
Subject: 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 7.29am

That wd be helpful. Thank you. Today if possible. I may need you this evening as well - CS is looking for a financial report asap.

===29 Sept. 2005 7.32am===

From: [[Patrick Azadian]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Apologies 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 7.32am

Might have to cancel raquetball tonight - S is trying to churn through some financial stuff today. Can we reschedule?

==Confidential Conscription==
--------------

===29 Sept. 2005 7.38am===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Lyssa Ling]] 
Subject: Briefing this afternoon 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 7.38am

Lyssa -

Could you make time this afternoon for a meeting of the special project
team? We would appreciate your expertise in some areas that are
concerning us. I'm sure I need not remind you that the existence of this
meeting is to be kept strictly confidential. If necessary, I can tell [[Henrik Tanner|Henrik]]
I need you to assist the puzzle scribes. 5pm?

S.

===29 Sept. 2005 9.54am===

From: [[Lyssa Ling]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Briefing this afternoon 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 9.54am

Sure. It's no problem re: [[Henrik Tanner|Henrik]].

==Stapler Wars==
--------------

===3 Oct. 2005 1.59pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Anna Heath]], [[Garnet Reed]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Caine Johansson]], [[Von Lubik]], [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 1.59pm

For the last time, PLEASE will you ALL stop taking my stapler!

===3 Oct. 2005 2.04pm===

From: [[Caine Johansson]], 
To: [[Anna Heath]], [[Garnet Reed]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Tippy Ankron]], [[Von Lubik]], [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.04pm

Nobody's taken your stapler, [[Tippy Ankron|Tipper]]. We've all got our own.

===3 Oct. 2005 2.05pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Anna Heath]], [[Garnet Reed]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Caine Johansson]], [[Tippy Ankron]], [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.05pm

Maybe it was the janitor?

===3 Oct. 2005 2.06pm===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.06pm

Shhh! Don't give her ideas! She'll only start blaming him instead of us.

===3 Oct. 2005 2.07pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.07pm 

But maybe it really was him? Maybe he put it somewhere out of the way...?

===3 Oct. 2005 2.08pm===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.08pm

It wasn't him.

===3 Oct. 2005 2.09pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.09pm

How do you know?

===3 Oct. 2005 2.10pm===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.10pm

I just know, OK?

===3 Oct. 2005 2.15pm===

From: [[Anna Heath]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.15pm

Put it back. She'll only end up blaming Von again, and you know how he can't say
no to her.

==Tippy Advances, Aiko Recrudesces==
--------------

===7 Oct. 2005 3.23pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Tonite 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 3.23pm

Hey - Don't suppose you'd fancy getting together after work tonight? Am sooo
exhausted, was thinking just a quiet dinner at [[Melinda]]'s? Just the two of us - I
promise no discussion of work!

Tips

===7 Oct. 2005 3.29pm===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 3.29pm

Sorry, I have plans tonight.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.02pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Anna Heath]], [[Aiko Entrescore]], [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.02pm

Hey guys - How do you lot fancy a wild night tonight? Dinner at [[Conundra]]? Dancing at [[Didakoi]]? Out till morning? Let's party!

Tips.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.06pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Tippy Ankron]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Anna Heath]], [[Aiko Entrescore]], [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.06pm

Hey, did you leave Garnet off the list? Shouldn't we ask him too?

===7 Oct. 2005 4.08pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Anna Heath]], [[Aiko Entrescore]], [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.08pm

No, I think [[Garnet Reed|Mr Chest-full-of-medals]] has more important things to be doing than hanging out with us.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.09pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Tippy Ankron]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Anna Heath]], [[Aiko Entrescore]], [[Caine Johanssen]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.09pm

<nowiki>:-D</nowiki> What did Garnet ever do to you?

===7 Oct. 2005 4.11pm===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.11pm

[[Tippy Ankron|Tippy]]. I would appreciate it if you did not refer to [[Garnet Reed|Garnet]] in such a disrespectful way. He has been a member of the defence forces of this city for many years, has assisted in the capture of numerous criminals and has been awarded every one of those "chest full of medals" for distinguished service. When you've done anything so worthwhile, you'll have earned the right to criticise.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.13pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.13pm

Hey! Who tipped your wheel Aiko? Garnet can be a bit stuck-up is all I was trying to say.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.15pm===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.15pm

Well, don't say it to me.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.17pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.17pm

What did he ever do for you? You got the hots for him or something?

===7 Oct. 2005 4.24pm===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.24pm

OK. If you want to know what he did for me, this is it: when I was arrested (remember that? remember how you *didn't* come to see me, send me a message....?) [[Garnet Reed|Garnet]] stayed with me in the police station. He came to see me and talk to me. He helped me find good defence lawyers. And when I was released, he switched apartments with me, so that I didn't have to deal with all that media for a while. OK? That's what he did for me. Come back when you've done as much. Oh, and I won't be coming to dinner this evening.

Firebox Card: Number 123

2005-12-04T15:57:37Z

TheBozzball: Alternate (maybe simpler) explanation.

'''Illogical'''

From the firebox advert. The card on the top of the advert contains the following text:

<pre>
Between all the distractions and parties at university, I did manage to fit in a few
experimental psychology lectures. One of the most interesting things I learned was how
at heart, people aren't as logical as they think. Try this problem:

Each of these cards has a letter (A or K) on one side and a number (2 or 7) on the reverse.
If I told you there was a rule stating that a card with A on one side will have a 2 on the
reverse, which two cards would you turn over to find out if the rule was true?
</pre>

The cards displayed on the card are
<pre>
A K 2 7
</pre>

The answer is A and 7. [[image:green_123.jpg|thumb|Pack of Cards]]

Some people guess the answer is A and 2. The logical statement of the problem can be phrased "an A on one side implies there will be a 2 on the other." People who get the answer wrong also presume the converse is true, that "a 2 on one side implies there will be an A on the other." This is not the case; therefore the 2 does not need to be checked. Another way to see this is that the statement can be phrased "no card has an A on one side and a 7 on the other side".

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-02T15:01:32Z

TheBozzball:

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-02T15:00:23Z

TheBozzball: /* Where's My Meniscus */

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-02T14:46:13Z

TheBozzball:

Tales From Earth

2005-12-02T14:34:43Z

TheBozzball: /* Requirements */ (changed "as" to "have")

==General==

*[[Violet Kiteway]] wants us to write a book for her.
*She plans to have it published by [[Seaside Press]].
*Once it's published, she can use her credentials as a published author to get access to the diary of [[Anthony Granier]]

==Requirements==

*'''Entries should be themed: Games'''
**Let me re-emphasize: '''Entries should be themed: Games'''
**Any game will do, and I believe if a submission is strong enough we can probably look the other way if it doesn't have much to do with any literal games.
*We do not have a given length minimum or maximum on individual entries.
*Entries may be poetry, prose, or most anything else.
*[[Seaside Press]] have said they will allow some illustrations.
**However this is not an art book, bear in mind. Think black-and-white.

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'''[[Tales From Earth:The Assignment]] - [[User:Enigmaster]] 29-NOV-05, 1337 words (:D)'''
A short story, illustrating one of the many pressures of student life.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Ramblerhymes I and II]] - [[User:GasparLewis]] 29-NOV-05, 1000+ words'''
A free-form, semi-poignant tirade about nothing... in a good way.

'''[[Tales From Earth: The night]] - [[User:Specterz]] 29-NOV-05, 500 words'''
A little rant about nights on Earth.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Coffee Addiction]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1081 words'''
A NON_AUTOBIOGRAHPICAL story about a man who loves coffee.

'''[[Tales From Earth:peta]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1225 words'''
A story in which a monkey gives relationship advice which is unwelcome

'''[[Tales From Earth:Expedition]] - [[User:Forg]] 29-NOV-05, 1290 words'''
Another day comes, another day goes...

'''[[Tales From Earth:Reality? Virtually!]] - [[User:Sentinel]] 28-NOV-05 2581 words'''
A discussion of the ever blurring boundaries between reality and the world of gaming.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The London 2012 Olympic Bid]] - [[User:Frankie Roberto]] 30-NOV-05 0 words'''
''(A work in progress)'' A journalistic article on London's successful 2012 Olympic Bid.

'''[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13305 Tales From Earth:Collaborative Effort] - The Unfiction Community'''
''(A work in progress)'' This story is being written and assembled by a volunteer collection of forumers. A proper title is to be deteremined.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Games-Sports-Ultimate Frisbee]] - [[User:kobeyu]] 01-DEC-05 614 words'''
''(A work in progress)'' A description of one of Earth's newer sports.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Perplex City D20 Module]] - [[User:Scott]] 01-DEC-05, 0 words'''
''(A work in progress)'' A role playing game module based in Perplex City.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters]] - [[User:TheBozzball]] 02-DEC-05 0 words'''
''(A work in progress)'' A short tale about a group of people who like to invent games

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-02T14:34:10Z

TheBozzball:

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-02T10:15:35Z

TheBozzball:

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-02T10:11:20Z

TheBozzball:

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-02T10:00:24Z

TheBozzball:

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-02T09:57:08Z

TheBozzball:

Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters

2005-12-02T09:54:52Z

TheBozzball:

There are many well-known games that have been played for hundreds of years on Earth - Backgammon, Chess, Go, Poker, Sorry! and Tennis are the obvious examples. But in Earth's late twentieth and early twentyfirst century, in the magnificent city of London, their lived a group of people who loved games, but tired of the predictability of the currently available batch of games. So they decided they should invent a collection of new games, and play them at all opportunities. This is the first attempt to list and document these games, so that they are available to a wider audience.

== Where's My Meniscus ==

=== The Rules ===

== I'm a Wagstaff Kepi ==

=== The Rules ===

== The Buzz Game ==
Whilst the buzz game is not the least derivative game invented by this group of individuals, it has often provided much entertainment.

=== The Rules ===
* At least three players are needed.
* The player carrying the fewest number of coins is chosen to be the original buzzmaster
* Each player, apart from the buzzmaster, is given a score of 0
* The buzzmaster asks a question, often about general knowledge or shared knowledge of the group. Examples of questions used are:
** How many plays by Charles Dickens feature a character called Peter?
** What is the average length of a Walrus' eyeball?
** What was Olivia's most recent order at the bar?
* Players may "buzz in" at any time during or after the question by saying the word "buzz".
* The buzzmaster judges who the first player to "buzz in" was, and that player must attempt to answer the question.
** If the player is correct, his score goes up by one. This is called 'scoring a point'.
** If the player is incorrect, the buzzmaster continues asking the question, and other players may "buzz in".
* If a player has made an incorrect guess, she is allowed to have another attempt if he wants to, by saying the word "rebuzz". (This practice is called 'rebuzzing in'). It is the buzzmaster's option whether to allow a rebuzz. Rebuzzes are usually rebuffed unless every player has had a chance to answer.
* When a player reaches five points, they win and become the new buzzmaster.

=== Variants ===
==== Imbecile Buzz Game ====
* A version of the game which is extra challenging because most of the participants are imbeciles, failing to get even the most obvious questions (for example: "What is your name?" or "How do you spell 'I'"), and asking questions which are invalid ("Who wrote the book 'The Clockwork Orange'" or "H

==== 96-97-98 ====
* The buzzmaster is called the Jahrmeister
* Instead of asking a question, he sings a popular song. Examples of songs sung are:
** Land of Confusion by Genesis
** The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes
** Yes by McAlmont and Butler
* Instead of answering questions, players buzz in to guess the year in which the song was released.
* A player who correctly identifies the year gets a point and may claim up to three bonus points for identifying the title, artist and album.
* A player who correctly identifies all four discographical elements is said to have "done the grand slam" and becomes the new Jahrmeister

== InterSect ==

=== The Rules ===

Tales From Earth

2005-12-02T09:17:57Z

TheBozzball: /* Index of articles */

==General==

*[[Violet Kiteway]] wants us to write a book for her.
*She plans to have it published by [[Seaside Press]].
*Once it's published, she can use her credentials as a published author to get access to the diary of [[Anthony Granier]]

==Requirements==

*'''Entries should be themed: Games'''
**Let me re-emphasize: '''Entries should be themed: Games'''
**Any game will do, and I believe if a submission is strong enough we can probably look the other way if it doesn't have much to do with any literal games.
*We do not have a given length minimum or maximum on individual entries.
*Entries may be poetry, prose, or most anything else.
*[[Seaside Press]] as said they will allow some illustrations.
**However this is not an art book, bear in mind. Think black-and-white.

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--------------------------

==Index of articles==

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Assignment]] - [[User:Enigmaster]] 29-NOV-05, 1337 words (:D)'''
A short story, illustrating one of the many pressures of student life.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Ramblerhymes I and II]] - [[User:GasparLewis]] 29-NOV-05, 1000+ words'''
A free-form, semi-poignant tirade about nothing... in a good way.

'''[[Tales From Earth: The night]] - [[User:Specterz]] 29-NOV-05, 500 words'''
A little rant about nights on Earth.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Coffee Addiction]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1081 words'''
A NON_AUTOBIOGRAHPICAL story about a man who loves coffee.

'''[[Tales From Earth:peta]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1225 words'''
A story in which a monkey gives relationship advice which is unwelcome

'''[[Tales From Earth:Expedition]] - [[User:Forg]] 29-NOV-05, 1290 words'''
Another day comes, another day goes...

'''[[Tales From Earth:Reality? Virtually!]] - [[User:Sentinel]] 28-NOV-05 2581 words'''
A discussion of the ever blurring boundaries between reality and the world of gaming.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Politics of Power]] - [[User:Frankie Roberto]] 30-NOV-05 0 words'''
''(A work in progress)'' An essay on the different methods of energy-generation used on Earth, and the politics behind them.

'''[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13305 Tales From Earth:Collaborative Effort] - The Unfiction Community'''
''(A work in progress)'' This story is being written and assembled by a volunteer collection of forumers. A proper title is to be deteremined.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Games-Sports-Ultimate Frisbee]] - [[User:kobeyu]] 01-DEC-05 614 words'''
''(A work in progress)'' A description of one of Earth's newer sports.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Perplex City D20 Module]] - [[User:Scott]] 01-DEC-05, 0 words'''
''(A work in progress)'' A role playing game module based in Perplex City.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters]] - [[User:TheBozzball]] 02-DEC-05 0 words'''
''(A work in progress)'' A short tale about a group of people who like to invent games

Tales From Earth

2005-12-01T11:32:20Z

TheBozzball: /* Index of articles */

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--------------------------

==Index of articles==

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Assignment]] - [[User:Enigmaster]] 29-NOV-05, 1337 words (:D)'''
A short story, illustrating one of the many pressures of student life.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Ramblerhymes I and II]] - [[User:GasparLewis]] 29-NOV-05, 1000+ words'''
A free-form, semi-poignant tirade about nothing... in a good way.

'''[[Tales From Earth: The night]] - [[User:Specterz]] 29-NOV-05, 500 words'''
A little rant about nights on Earth.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Coffee Addiction]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1081 words'''
A NON_AUTOBIOGRAHPICAL story about a man who loves coffee.

'''[[Tales From Earth:peta]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1225 words'''
A story in which a monkey gives relationship advice which is unwelcome

'''[[Tales From Earth:Expedition]] - [[User:Forg]] 29-NOV-05, 1290 words'''
Another day comes, another day goes...

'''[[Tales From Earth:Reality? Virtually!]] - [[User:Sentinel]] 28-NOV-05 2581 words'''
A discussion of the ever blurring boundaries between reality and the world of gaming.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Politics of Power]] - [[User:Frankie Roberto]] 30-NOV-05 0 words'''
An essay on the different methods of energy-generation used on Earth, and the politics behind them.
(Work in Progress)

'''[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13305 Tales From Earth:Collaborative Effort (title to be determined)] - The Unfiction Community'''
This story is being written and assembled by a volunteer collection of forumers.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Games-Sports-Ultimate Frisbee]] - [[User:kobeyu]] 01-DEC-05 0 words'''
A description of one of Earth's newer sports.

'''[[Tales From Earth: This Danish Royal Guy]] - [[User:TheBozzball]] 01-DEC-05 0 words'''
This totally, like, unbelievable story about this danish royal guy, right? His pop (who happens, check this out, to be the king)
snuffs it, and he goes wack and just, like, basically, massacres like so many people.

Tales From Earth

2005-12-01T11:31:51Z

TheBozzball: /* Index of articles */

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==Index of articles==

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Assignment]] - [[User:Enigmaster]] 29-NOV-05, 1337 words (:D)'''
A short story, illustrating one of the many pressures of student life.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Ramblerhymes I and II]] - [[User:GasparLewis]] 29-NOV-05, 1000+ words'''
A free-form, semi-poignant tirade about nothing... in a good way.

'''[[Tales From Earth: The night]] - [[User:Specterz]] 29-NOV-05, 500 words'''
A little rant about nights on Earth.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Coffee Addiction]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1081 words'''
A NON_AUTOBIOGRAHPICAL story about a man who loves coffee.

'''[[Tales From Earth:peta]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1225 words'''
A story in which a monkey gives relationship advice which is unwelcome

'''[[Tales From Earth:Expedition]] - [[User:Forg]] 29-NOV-05, 1290 words'''
Another day comes, another day goes...

'''[[Tales From Earth:Reality? Virtually!]] - [[User:Sentinel]] 28-NOV-05 2581 words'''
A discussion of the ever blurring boundaries between reality and the world of gaming.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Politics of Power]] - [[User:Frankie Roberto]] 30-NOV-05 0 words'''
An essay on the different methods of energy-generation used on Earth, and the politics behind them.
(Work in Progress)

'''[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13305 Tales From Earth:Collaborative Effort (title to be determined)] - The Unfiction Community'''
This story is being written and assembled by a volunteer collection of forumers.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Games-Sports-Ultimate Frisbee]] - [[User:kobeyu]] 01-DEC-05 0 words'''
A description of one of Earth's newer sports.

'''[[Tales From Earth: This Danish Royal Guy]] - [[User:TheBozzball]] 01-DEC-05 0 words'''
This totally, like, unbelievable story about this danish royal guy, right? His pop (who happens, check this out, to be the king) snuffs it, and he goes wack and just, like, basically, massacres like so many people.

Tales From Earth

2005-12-01T11:31:15Z

TheBozzball: /* Index of articles */

==Instructions==

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Please format your page titles thusly:

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==Index of articles==

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Assignment]] - [[User:Enigmaster]] 29-NOV-05, 1337 words (:D)'''
A short story, illustrating one of the many pressures of student life.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Ramblerhymes I and II]] - [[User:GasparLewis]] 29-NOV-05, 1000+ words'''
A free-form, semi-poignant tirade about nothing... in a good way.

'''[[Tales From Earth: The night]] - [[User:Specterz]] 29-NOV-05, 500 words'''
A little rant about nights on Earth.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Coffee Addiction]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1081 words'''
A NON_AUTOBIOGRAHPICAL story about a man who loves coffee.

'''[[Tales From Earth:peta]] - [[User:Coxtin]] 29-NOV-05, 1225 words'''
A story in which a monkey gives relationship advice which is unwelcome

'''[[Tales From Earth:Expedition]] - [[User:Forg]] 29-NOV-05, 1290 words'''
Another day comes, another day goes...

'''[[Tales From Earth:Reality? Virtually!]] - [[User:Sentinel]] 28-NOV-05 2581 words'''
A discussion of the ever blurring boundaries between reality and the world of gaming.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Politics of Power]] - [[User:Frankie Roberto]] 30-NOV-05 0 words'''
An essay on the different methods of energy-generation used on Earth, and the politics behind them.
(Work in Progress)

'''[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13305 Tales From Earth:Collaborative Effort (title to be determined)] - The Unfiction Community'''
This story is being written and assembled by a volunteer collection of forumers.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Games-Sports-Ultimate Frisbee]] - [[User:kobeyu]] 01-DEC-05 0 words'''
A description of one of Earth's newer sports.

'''[[Tales From Earth: This Danish Royal Guy]] - [[User:TheBozzbal]] 01-DEC-05 0 words'''
This totally, like, unbelievable story about this danish royal guy, right? His pop (who happens, check this out, to be the king) snuffs it, and he goes wack and just, like, basically, massacres like so many people.

Leaked E-mails

2005-11-29T16:40:56Z

TheBozzball: /* Lettie wants a favour */

On Wendesday 16th November 2005, Perplex City players who had completed the set of four blue hex cards were sent an e-mail congratulating them from the Academy.

However, it seems that the Academy's e-mail system managed to ''leak'' some internal e-mails at the bottom of these e-mails sent out to players. Each player so far has received a different e-mail fragment. They are arranged below in date order.

The top portion of the e-mail reads:

<div style="background-color: #d6d6d6; border: thin grey solid; padding: 10px;">"Dear [player name],

Congratulations, you've solved a set of four Perplex City cards. We've rewarded you by [[Leaderboard|doubling your points]] for each of the cards in the set.

Your Perplex Point total is now ''[total]''. You have solved ''[x]'' cards.

We in Perplex City would like to thank you for your continued dedication to our cause. With your help, we are certain that the Receda Cube will be found and returned safely.

Sincerely, 
The Puzzle Scribe Team 
Perplex City Academy"</div>

Then follows an error code:

<div style="background-color: #d6d6d6; border: thin grey solid; padding: 10px;">
"f8080:xx95034 
internal error academail 
criticalerror 420 
error-authconflict 
error-redirect 
error-handover 
error-output 
fatal-close"</div>

'''The E-mails'''

Please post your leaked e-mail here, in chronological order. Feel free to add relative links to topics as you see fit.

==Senior Fellows Meet with Sente==
--------------

===10 Oct. 2003 3.18pm===

From: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.18pm

Lord, that was a difficult meeting.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.19pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.19pm

Ah, yes. Our dear [[Inari Ekeba|Professor Ekeba]] can become a little... agitated.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.21pm===

From: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.21pm

I can't say that Prof Kiteway was being particularly reasonable.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.22pm===

From: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.22pm

So why won't he just allow her to do her Cube research then? It seems a perfectly sensible request - she's head of Natural Sciences, one would have thought it was her field of expertise.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.24pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.24pm

Ah. Wheels within wheels.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.25pm===

From: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.25pm

What do you mean?

===10 Oct. 2003 3.27pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.27pm

Just that he has his own research interests and perhaps doesn't want anyone else
to encroach on them.

===10 Oct. 2003 3.28pm===

From: [[Astrid Lindstrom]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: SFC 
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.28pm

Oh. Right. Heh. Not too sinister then... I thought she might have had some actual reason for that threat to steal the thing.

==Sneaky!==
--------------

===8 Jan. 2004 2.28am===

From: name withheld 
To: name withheld 
Subject: 
Date: 8 Jan. 2004 2.28am

It's not my fault. I simply mistook the contact. The contact gave the
appropriate response to the feeder line and correctly completed the
third element. I barely gave anything away before realising the error. She
didn't appear suspicious. Contact correctly identified within two
hours. I don't think this need go further up the line. Please do not refer
to [[V]].

===8 Jan. 2004 2.31am===

From: name withheld 
To: name withheld 
Subject: 
Date: 8 Jan. 2004 2.31am

I don't think you appreciate the gravity of the situation. With only a week to
go, the entire project could have been compromised. I will need to consider this
further.

==Sick Kiteway on Ball-Night==
--------------

===15 Jan. 2004 3.28pm===

From: [[Violet Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Re: Party arrangements 
Date: 15 Jan. 2004 3.28pm

Hiya - sorry, you know I said I was coming down with something? Well, it's
turned into definite flu: headache, achey joints etc. I don't think I can make
it tonight. Scarlett's coming, though, isn't she? I'm sure it'll be a great
success as usual.

V.

===15 Jan. 2004 3.55pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Violet Kiteway]] 
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Party arrangements
Date: 15 Jan. 2004 3.55pm

No no. I'll be fine. Already got a diagnosis from the home system. It's just
flu. A night in bed and I'll be fine tmrw. Bad timing I know.

V.

==Lettie wants a favour==
--------------
===3 April 2005 12.17pm===

From: [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Favour.... 
Date: 3 April 2005 12.17pm

[[Sente Kiteway|Dad]].... would you let [[Violet Kiteway|Violet]] know that I borrowed [[Violet Kiteway's Embroidered Bag|her embroidered bag]] and, well, kind of spilled juice on it.... I promise I'll get her a new one, honest, but I know she'll be cross and it'd be so better coming from you... Pleeease?

xxx
[[Scarlett Kiteway|Lettie]]

===3 April 2005 1.56pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
Subject: Favour.... 
Date: 3 April 2005 1.56pm

Dear [[Scarlett Kiteway|Lettie]],

Yes, I've told [[Violet Kiteway|Violet]]. You're right, she was cross. Don't worry about getting her a new one - I've told her to treat herself to a new bag and I'll pay for it. Just don't do it again!

Love,
[[Sente Kiteway|Dad]]

==Uncle calls Neices==
--------------

===10 June 2005 2.27pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Violet Kiteway]], [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 2.27pm

Your Aunty [[Annaliese Adamek]] and I feel it's far too long since we last saw you. Would you girls be free for tea tomorrow afternoon? Say 4pm?

Love, 
Uncle Sanj

===10 June 2005 2.32pm===

From: [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 2.32pm

Ooooh... lovely! Don't suppose Aunty [[Annliese Adamek|Annaliese]] is going to make her *coffee cake* is she....?

===10 June 2005 2.33pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 2.33pm

Could be ;)

===10 June 2005 8.27pm===

From: [[Violet Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 8.27pm

Sorry Uncle Sanj, I can't this weekend, I've got a big project I'm working on. Maybe another time?

===10 June 2005 8.48pm===

From: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
To: [[Violet Kiteway]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 8.48pm

Oh dear, that is disappointing. You can't even take an hour off to come and tell us about this big exciting project?

===10 June 2005 8.54pm===

From: [[Violet Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]] 
Subject: Tea 
Date: 10 June 2005 8.54pm

Not this weekend, sorry. Maybe next weekend?

==Sente Calls Anna, Urgently==
--------------

===14 June 2005 4.01pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Anna Heath]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.01pm

[[Anna Heath|Anna]] -

Can you come and see me immediately? There's an extremely urgent matter
I need to discuss with you.

S.

===14 June 2005 4.03pm===

From: [[Anna Heath]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.03pm

I'm just going into a meeting of the CRT. Can it wait half an hour?

===14 June 2005 4.04pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Anna Heath]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.04pm

I'm afraid not. Cancel your meeting.

===14 June 2005 4.38pm===

From: [[Anna Heath]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.38pm

[[Aiko Entrescore|Aiko's]] personnel file is attached. As you can see we've always been aware that
she was strongly religious. I do not see that this has the slightest implication
for her work.

===14 June 2005 4.39pm===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Anna Heath]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.39pm

I disagree. This information is certainly evidence in the theft of the Cube. I'm turning it over to the proper authorities now.

===14 June 2005 4.46pm===

From: [[Anna Heath]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Confidential matter 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.46pm

Honestly, I can't believe [[Aiko Entrescore|Aiko]] had anything to do with that! I'm surprised you're being taken in by what is obviously a piece of spiteful misinformation. And even if it is true, surely it would be logical for [[Aiko Entrescore|Aiko]] to be particularly motivated to bring the [[Receda Cube|Cube]] home, rather than wanting to transport it to another world? This simply doesn't make sense.

===14 June 2005 4.54pm===

From: [[Anna Heath]] 
To: [[Roberto Solitano]] 
Subject: Confidential 
Date: 14 June 2005 4.54pm

Can I come and see you urgently this afternoon, please? I have a problem and really need to talk it through.

==Kurt is NOT dating Violet!==
--------------

===7 Sept. 2005 3.23pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.23pm

Great! Don't suppose any of [[Violet Kiteway|Violet's]] friends coming tonight are girls, are they? :-D

===7 Sept. 2005 3.27pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.27pm

<nowiki>:-D</nowiki>. I'll make sure I wear a clean shirt. Hey - how long have you and Violet been together?

===7 Sept. 2005 3.45pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.45pm

Really? ***Blush*** I just thought... since you guys seem to hang out together
so much... and you don't have another girlfriend... I just assumed.... Sorry.

===7 Sept. 2005 3.46pm===

From: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.46pm

Grrr. Does no one remember that girl in the anthro team I went out with for *six weeks* in the spring?!

===7 Sept. 2005 3.48pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.48pm

Sorry... :-(

===7 Sept. 2005 3.50pm===

From: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.50pm

Hey, it's OK. Everyone seems to think so.

==Camaraderie==
--------------

===9 Sept. 2005 9.36am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.36am

Oh yeah, cheers for chucking your lemonade over that. :-)

===9 Sept. 2005 9.38am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.38am

How are you feeling this morning?

===9 Sept. 2005 9.40am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.40am 

Wishing my key didn't make so much noise?

===9 Sept. 2005 9.41am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.41am

I thought you had the Rambler X50? Absolutely silent running?

===9 Sept. 2005 9.43am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.43am

Ah. Yes. I see. Still, it was a good night.

===9 Sept. 2005 9.47am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.47am

No problem. This kind of emergency is just what they train us for in the Defence Forces. That and escorting the drunk-and-disorderly home.

===9 Sept. 2005 9.48am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.48am

Yeah, cheers for that too! Don't remember a huge amount after that third Mazy Slammer....

===9 Sept. 2005 9.50am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.50am

Oh don't worry, you were perfectly civil if a bit emphatic on the subject of the things you insisted I didn't tell anyone else ever ever ever.

===9 Sept. 2005 10.12am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.12am

What -things- exactly?

===9 Sept. 2005 10.13am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.13am

Ah, that would be telling.

===9 Sept. 2005 10.14am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.14am

No, seriously, what -things-?

===9 Sept. 2005 10.15am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.15am

Remember, I've been trained to withstand torture. You have no need to fear. Your secret is safe with me, Tristan....

===9 Sept. 2005 10.16am===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.16am

I'm going to be buying you drinks from now until forever, aren't I?

===9 Sept. 2005 10.17am===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Morning after 
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.17am

Oh yes.

==Scarlett reports from Tanraga==
--------------

===21 Sept. 2005 9.34pm===

From: [[Scarlett Kiteway]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]], [[Violet Kiteway]] 
Subject: Pix! 
Date: 21 Sept. 2005 9.34pm

Hey guys

Just to let you know I'm having a great time! Soooo beautiful here, as you can see from attached pic - it's tiring though... see the tall pine in the distance? That's where we had to get to by nightfall!

Love,
[[Scarlett Kiteway|Scarlett]]

==Caine's Mischief in the Founder's Gallery==
--------------

===23 Sept. 2005 8.38am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 8.38am

Have you been through Founder's Gallery this morning

===23 Sept. 2005 8.40am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 8.40am

I'm not telling you. You have to see it for yourself. Seriously. Go now
before they wash it off.

===23 Sept. 2005 9.12am===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.12am

That's brilliant! Who did it?

===23 Sept. 2005 9.15am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.15am

If I tell you, are you sure you can keep it to yourself?

===23 Sept. 2005 9.16am===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.16am

Of course. Cross my heart and hope to die.

===23 Sept. 2005 9.17am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubick]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.17am 

Is that one of your weird Earthisms?

===23 Sept. 2005 9.18am===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.18am

Yeah. It means - honestly, I completely promise, I won't tell anyone.

===23 Sept. 2005 9.20am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.20am

OK. It was [[Caine Johansson|Caine]].

===23 Sept. 2005 9.21am===

From: [[Von Lubick]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.21am

No!!!!!!! How do you know???????

===23 Sept. 2005 9.22am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Yellow 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.22am

Take a look at his hands, boy wonder ;-).

===23 Sept. 2005 9.40am===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: I would say 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.40am

That today would be a good day to go back home and call in sick a bit later.
Fortunately for you, only Von and I are in the office so far to see your
telltale fingernails. My advice is, cut them as short as you can and use
McWhirter's Reliable Remover. Old fashioned but it works. It was a nice piece of performance theatre, though.

==Wrapped around her pinky==
--------------

===23 Sept. 2005 11.22am===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Coffee 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 11.22am

Hey - can you be a sweetie and just go out and get me a latte? With a muffin?
Blueberry if possible? And please remember to bring napkins because last time
you forgot.

===23 Sept. 2005 12.34am===

From: [[Anna Heath]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: [[Von Lubik|Von]] 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 12.34pm

Kurt... asking this because I know Von looks up to you. Do you think you could find some way to let him know that getting coffee for Tippy isn't part of his job description? He doesn't need to be rude, just tell her that he has work to be getting on with. I'll have a word with her privately.

===23 Sept. 2005 1.53pm===

From: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: [[Tippy Ankron|Tippy]] 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 1.53pm 

Don't mean to interfere but you know that you don't have to get coffee for Tippy, right? She's perfectly capable of doing it herself.

===23 Sept. 2005 1.57pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Kurt McAllister]] 
Subject: Coffee 
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 1.57pm

<nowiki>:-D</nowiki>. I know, but I guess I'm the office junior so it's kind of my job, right? I mean, she wouldn't ask me if it wasn't, would she? :-).

==Laundry List==
--------------

===29 Sept. 2005 7.15am===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Patrick Azadian]] 
Subject: 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 7.15am

P -

1. Pls check with CRR et al for status report. 
2. Do we have the agenda for the 3pm [[PCAG]] meeting? 
3. Pls chase [[Estelle Sedgewick|Sedgewick]] for her budget proposals. Again.

S.

===29 Sept. 2005 7.22am===

From: [[Patrick Azadian]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 7.22am

Agenda is attached. CRR promise to revert shortly. Have chased Sedgewick but don't expect a great deal of joy. Shall I arrange a meeting with [[Roberto Solitano|Solitano]]?

===29 Sept. 2005 7.29am===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Patrick Azadian]] 
Subject: 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 7.29am

That wd be helpful. Thank you. Today if possible. I may need you this evening as well - CS is looking for a financial report asap.

===29 Sept. 2005 7.32am===

From: [[Patrick Azadian]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Apologies 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 7.32am

Might have to cancel raquetball tonight - S is trying to churn through some financial stuff today. Can we reschedule?

==Confidential Conscription==
--------------

===29 Sept. 2005 7.38am===

From: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
To: [[Lyssa Ling]] 
Subject: Briefing this afternoon 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 7.38am

Lyssa -

Could you make time this afternoon for a meeting of the special project
team? We would appreciate your expertise in some areas that are
concerning us. I'm sure I need not remind you that the existence of this
meeting is to be kept strictly confidential. If necessary, I can tell [[Henrik Tanner|Henrik]]
I need you to assist the puzzle scribes. 5pm?

S.

===29 Sept. 2005 9.54am===

From: [[Lyssa Ling]] 
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] 
Subject: Briefing this afternoon 
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 9.54am

Sure. It's no problem re: [[Henrik Tanner|Henrik]].

==Stapler Wars==
--------------

===3 Oct. 2005 1.59pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Anna Heath]], [[Garnet Reed]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Caine Johansson]], [[Von Lubik]], [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 1.59pm

For the last time, PLEASE will you ALL stop taking my stapler!

===3 Oct. 2005 2.06pm===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.06pm

Shhh! Don't give her ideas! She'll only start blaming him instead of us.

===3 Oct. 2005 2.07pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.07pm 

But maybe it really was him? Maybe he put it somewhere out of the way...?

===3 Oct. 2005 2.08pm===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.08pm

It wasn't him.

===3 Oct. 2005 2.09pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.09pm

How do you know?

===3 Oct. 2005 2.10pm===

From: [[Caine Johansson]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]] 
Subject: Stapler 
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.10pm

I just know, OK?

==Tippy Advances, Aiko Recrudesces==
--------------

===7 Oct. 2005 3.23pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Garnet Reed]] 
Subject: Tonite 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 3.23pm

Hey - Don't suppose you'd fancy getting together after work tonight? Am sooo
exhausted, was thinking just a quiet dinner at [[Melinda]]'s? Just the two of us - I
promise no discussion of work!

Tips

===7 Oct. 2005 3.29pm===

From: [[Garnet Reed]] 
To: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
Subject: Tonight 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 3.29pm

Sorry, I have plans tonight.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.02pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Anna Heath]], [[Aiko Entrescore]], [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.02pm

Hey guys - How do you lot fancy a wild night tonight? Dinner at [[Conundra]]? Dancing at [[Didakoi]]? Out till morning? Let's party!

Tips.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.06pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Tippy Ankron]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Anna Heath]], [[Aiko Entrescore]], [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.06pm

Hey, did you leave Garnet off the list? Shouldn't we ask him too?

===7 Oct. 2005 4.08pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Von Lubik]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Anna Heath]], [[Aiko Entrescore]], [[Caine Johansson]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.08pm

No, I think [[Garnet Reed|Mr Chest-full-of-medals]] has more important things to be doing than hanging out with us.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.09pm===

From: [[Von Lubik]] 
To: [[Tippy Ankron]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Anna Heath]], [[Aiko Entrescore]], [[Caine Johanssen]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.09pm

<nowiki>:-D</nowiki> What did Garnet ever do to you?

===7 Oct. 2005 4.11pm===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.11pm

[[Tippy Ankron|Tippy]]. I would appreciate it if you did not refer to [[Garnet Reed|Garnet]] in such a disrespectful way. He has been a member of the defence forces of this city for many years, has assisted in the capture of numerous criminals and has been awarded every one of those "chest full of medals" for distinguished service. When you've done anything so worthwhile, you'll have earned the right to criticise.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.13pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.13pm

Hey! Who tipped your wheel Aiko? Garnet can be a bit stuck-up is all I was trying to say.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.15pm===

From: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
To: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.15pm

Well, don't say it to me.

===7 Oct. 2005 4.17pm===

From: [[Tippy Ankron]] 
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]] 
Subject: Tonite!!! 
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.17pm

What did he ever do for you? You got the hots for him or something?