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*Then the atheletes played the card game Set, found in [http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1254 the Firebox catalogue] | *Then the atheletes played the card game Set, found in [http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1254 the Firebox catalogue] | ||
**Be sure to check out the awesome online version of Set [http://www.setgame.com/set/ here] | **Be sure to check out the awesome online version of Set [http://www.setgame.com/set/ here] | ||
*Next, from the 8 people who had the most points from those two games, four were eliminated through two rounds of | *Next, from the 8 people who had the most points from those two games, four were eliminated through two rounds of Qbiczu, a 3D tic-tac-toe game | ||
*Finally, the four were reduced to two through [http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1167 Batik] | *Finally, the four were reduced to two through [http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1167 Batik] | ||
*The remaining two competed for the championship through "Clash", in which a trivia question or puzzle was put on a videoscreen, and the two had to ring in faster than the other | *The remaining two competed for the championship through "Clash", in which a trivia question or puzzle was put on a videoscreen, and the two had to ring in faster than the other | ||
Revision as of 23:03, 16 February 2006
General
- On 15 Feb. 2006, Mind Candy manned a booth at the American International Toy Fair to spread the word of Perplex City to North Americans
- Michael, Fi, Andrea and Paul were present
- As part of the promotion, some Wave 3 cards were revealed: 001: Dem Old Bones and 004: Zoo Zanyism
- Later that evening, Earth players gathered at Stitch, a bar in midtown Manhattan, to participate in the first Earth-based PCAG competition
- Throughout the event, players at the bar contacted those in IRC and on UF to keep them updated
- During the evening, players at the bar received phone calls with a mysterious recording:
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"You keep on searching, but you don't know what you're looking for or what's looking for you. I can help. I have some inside information about the Third Power. Tell your people to stay sharp in London, and they'll come away with more than just a trophy." |
The Games
- Players first tackled 'Roundabout', Perplex City's version of Rock-Paper-Scissors -- using Cube-Pyramid-Sphere
- Three rounds of three games each
- Sphere beats Pyramid beats Cube beats Sphere
- Then the atheletes played the card game Set, found in the Firebox catalogue
- Be sure to check out the awesome online version of Set here
- Next, from the 8 people who had the most points from those two games, four were eliminated through two rounds of Qbiczu, a 3D tic-tac-toe game
- Finally, the four were reduced to two through Batik
- The remaining two competed for the championship through "Clash", in which a trivia question or puzzle was put on a videoscreen, and the two had to ring in faster than the other
- Some Wave 3 cards were revealed
- Gabriel won with five, Stephen lost with two
Staying in contact with the Internet team
Roundabout
Set
qbiczu
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Batik
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Clash
A transcription of the mysterious voicemail
Gabriel accepting his prize
