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Post by SSSFan »

Almost forgot to introduce myself.
name: Kars Grit
location: Netherlands, Limburg
hobby's: piano, go to lunar-net.com :P and judo.
age: 14

well, that's about it. :P
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Post by Sonic# »

Welcome! I guess I'd better introduce myself too.

Name: Sonic the Hedgehog
Location: Earth (Mobius sometimes)
Hobbies: Eating chili dogs, running away from Amy, croquet.

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"Than seyde Merlion, "Whethir lyke ye bettir the swerde othir the scawberde?" "I lyke bettir the swerde," seyde Arthure. "Ye ar the more unwyse, for the scawberde ys worth ten of the swerde; for whyles ye have the scawberde uppon you, ye shall lose no blood, be ye never so sore wounded. Therefore kepe well the scawberde allweyes with you." --- Le Morte Darthur, Sir Thomas Malory

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Post by Jenner »

Croquet?
The Infamous Jenner!
Maker of Lists.
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still adore you Kiz.

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Post by SSSFan »

yeah, whuzzat?

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Post by ilovemyguitar »

It's a game. Kinda similar to golf.
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Post by Sonic# »

Yep! Though I haven't played it in years... it's too slow paced for my tendencies for SUPER SPEED!
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"Than seyde Merlion, "Whethir lyke ye bettir the swerde othir the scawberde?" "I lyke bettir the swerde," seyde Arthure. "Ye ar the more unwyse, for the scawberde ys worth ten of the swerde; for whyles ye have the scawberde uppon you, ye shall lose no blood, be ye never so sore wounded. Therefore kepe well the scawberde allweyes with you." --- Le Morte Darthur, Sir Thomas Malory

"Just as you touch the energy of every life form you meet, so, too, will will their energy strengthen you. Fail to live up to your potential, and you will never win. " --- The Old Man at the End of Time

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Post by ZP »

EXTREME CROQUET!

Er, http://www.extremecroquet.org exists! That's scary.

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Post by SSSFan »

not meant insulted, but how can you make such a large site about croquet? :P

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For the same reason there're huge sites with beard contests and rock paper scissors tournaments...

Because people will do just about anything if it entertains them, and just about anything can entertain people. :D
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"Than seyde Merlion, "Whethir lyke ye bettir the swerde othir the scawberde?" "I lyke bettir the swerde," seyde Arthure. "Ye ar the more unwyse, for the scawberde ys worth ten of the swerde; for whyles ye have the scawberde uppon you, ye shall lose no blood, be ye never so sore wounded. Therefore kepe well the scawberde allweyes with you." --- Le Morte Darthur, Sir Thomas Malory

"Just as you touch the energy of every life form you meet, so, too, will will their energy strengthen you. Fail to live up to your potential, and you will never win. " --- The Old Man at the End of Time

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Post by Kizyr »

Sonic# wrote:For the same reason there're huge sites with beard contests and rock paper scissors tournaments...

Because people will do just about anything if it entertains them, and just about anything can entertain people. :D


There's more of a reason to make a large site about rock-paper-scissors. You might think it's just a 50/50 chance win for either side, but in large tournaments there's a psychological strategy involved that can give a good player an edge over others.

Consider... humans can't truly pick anything at random. So, there's often some kind of logical process going behind which they'll choose: rock, paper, or scissors. So, one player can keep tabs on other seeing 1) which of the three they pick most likely, and 2) what order they throw rock, paper, or scissors. For example, one person can be prone to throwing alternately paper and rock against each opponent; if there's a tie, the person usually throws the hand that would win against that tie.

In Japanese tournaments it's easier to keep tabs since there's the "aichi muite hoi" part which can extend a one-on-one paper-rock-scissors match out several turns before there's a victor. Me, personally, I'm undefeated at the game. KF
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Post by SSSFan »

wow, you sure know much to say about rock-paper-scizzors Kiz. more than I could ever imagine, I mean, rock-paper-scizzors, I'm inpressed..Wow, that are two things today I could never imagine to be that much info about.
I guess Sonic's right. You can write a lot about anything, even about these games, as long as it entertains you.

ps: interesting item. may be a good topic :P

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