Posts by Taryn - Kafuka Boards

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'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

The snob insisted that the rusty trash cans were a work of ART.

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

I used to run this game back at Jul. Now, it comes to Kafuka ^_^

It works like the TV show, although there are a few differences.

Only 3 contestants per game, please. Sign up in here if you want to play.

I will give you a puzzle consisting of a series of asterisks representing missing letters, and possibly punctuation marks already filled in. I will also give you a general category, such as "Person", "Food and Drink", or "On the Map". The game lasts for 5 normal rounds, followed by a Final Spin round and a Bonus round.

During a normal round, when it is your turn, you may spin, buy a vowel, or solve.

To spin, in your post name a consonant that you think is in the puzzle. Y is always considered a consonant for the purposes of this game. I will inform you of what you spun; usually it will be an amount of points, in which case I will reveal any instances of your chosen letter in the puzzle, in their proper locations, and you will be awarded points based on how many of that letter appear. For instance, if you select B and spin 300, if there are 2 B's in the puzzle you get 600 points. As long as there is at least one of your chosen letter, you may take another turn. If your letter is not there, the turn passes to the next person, unless you have a Free Spin you wish to use.

You might also spin "Lose a Turn", in which case your turn ends, or "Bankrupt", in which case you lose all your points for that round and your turn ends. In addition, one of the point amounts will randomly contain a Free Spin token. If you land on that space and select a letter that is in the puzzle, you will also receive the Free Spin, which may be used at any point during the first 5 rounds to keep your turn if you otherwise would have lost it.

To buy a vowel, you must have at least 250 points to spend. Name a vowel (A, E, I, O, or U) in your post. All instances of the vowel in the puzzle will be shown, and you will keep your turn if at least one instance of the vowel appeared, or lose your turn if the vowel is not in the puzzle.

To solve, simply tell me what you think the complete puzzle is. Spelling counts! If you're correct, your current round points (or a minimum of 1000 points) will be added to your total game points, and the next round will begin. The turn passes to the next player regardless of whether you're right or wrong. However, keep in mind that you may only keep your points if you're the one who solved the puzzle. The other 2 players will lose their points for that round.

The Final Spin round works a bit differently. I will spin the wheel once and add 1000 points to the amount; all consonants in the round are worth that many points, and vowels are worth nothing (but they don't cost you anything, either). In the Final Spin round, you must name a letter (either a vowel or a consonant). If it's not in the puzzle, you lose your turn as usual. If it's there, you may try to solve the puzzle or pass to the next player. You may not select another letter.

After the Final Spin round, the contestant with the most points (and only that contestant) moves on to the Bonus round. In the Bonus round, I will give you a puzzle with all instances of R, S, T, L, N, and E already revealed. You should pick 3 more consonants, 1 more vowel, and a number from 1 to 18 which determines what prize you'll receive if you win the game. Prizes range from 20000 to 100000 points. You must then guess the puzzle; you may give me up to 3 guesses, all in one post. If you are correct, you will win the bonus amount.

Everyone's cumulative score will be kept track of from one episode to the next, so you'll all have a chance to climb the leaderboard as the game goes on.

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

I don't know about anyone else, but I find those (usually Chinese) knockoff/counterfeit brands to be hilarious. Post any that you like, have found, or know of here, or just discuss the concept in general. Here are some of my faves.

"Nintendo PolyStation"

Make up your mind, is this a Nintendo or a ~~PlayStation~~ PolyStation? Or possibly a Namco?

"oMcMcDnoald's"

Not only do they spell McDonald's wrong, they add another "Mc", an "o", and a third arch.

"Star Fucks Coffe"

As a non-fan of Starbucks, I find this one hilarious. Extra points for spelling "coffee" wrong.

"GilnGhey"

The ridiculously tall "n" just looks...wrong, especially next to the tiny capital "G". This brand also appears as "Gilheney" with the same tall "n", or as "Gelleme".

"BAC"

Notice the entirely different font for the "A". Like they weren't even trying.

"PenesamiG"

These batteries, or so I've told, will squish in your hand and only last a couple of minutes. Also seen as PenesaniG, PemesaniG, etc.

"Bumblebee Fgamktroobl"

My personal favourite, simply for the incredibly unpronounceable, mixed up "FGAMKTROOBL" lettering. Apparently it's supposed to say "TRANSFORMERS". I'm guessing someone doesn't know how an alphabet works <_<

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

"Phlhps"

This brand is common on Chinese and Vietnamese sites. Note the complete absence of vowels.

"Cbaj"

I like how this one even mangles the name in the slogan. Don't get mad, get cbaj!

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

OK, our three contestants for this episode are Danika, KP9000, and Marzen64.

Points: (this round / game total)
Danika: 0 / 0
KP9000: 0 / 0
Marzen64: 0 / 0

And here is the first Kafuka puzzle!

Category: Phrase
******* ** **** ****

Danika, you're up first. Would you like to spin or solve*?

*In the Jul version of WOF, someone actually did solve a completely letterless puzzle.

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

You spun 450, and there is one T.

Points: (this round / game total)
Danika: 450 / 0
KP9000: 0 / 0
Marzen64: 0 / 0

Category: Phrase
******* T* **** ****
Used letters: T

Dani, you're still up. Spin, buy a vowel, or solve?

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

There are 3 O's!

Points: (this round / game total)
Danika: 200 / 0
KP9000: 0 / 0
Marzen64: 0 / 0

Category: Phrase
****O** TO **** *O**
Used letters: O, T

You can't afford another vowel right now. Spin or solve?

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

300, but there is no S.

Points: (this round / game total)
Danika: 200 / 0
KP9000: 0 / 0
Marzen64: 0 / 0

Category: Phrase
****O** TO **** *O**
Used letters: O, S, T

KP9000, it's your turn. Spin or solve? (If you spin, please specify a letter.)

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

300 points and there is one R.

Points: (this round / game total)
Danika: 200 / 0
KP9000: 300 / 0
Marzen64: 0 / 0

Category: Phrase
****O** TO **R* *O**
Used letters: O, R, S, T

KP, you're still up. Spin, buy a vowel, or solve?

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

Yep, probably. I had something like that. "Power Player" or "Super Joy" depending on what part of the packaging you were looking at, sold at some fly-by-night mall kiosk. It plugs into your TV and has fake buttons intermixed with the real ones, and comes with 76 NES games, but claims to have 76000.

It's not a knockoff, but still a weird shady pirate system.

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

650 points for the lone L.

Points: (this round / game total)
Danika: 200 / 0
KP9000: 950 / 0
Marzen64: 0 / 0

Category: Phrase
**L*O** TO **R* *O**
Used letters: L, O, R, S, T

Spin, vowel, or solve, KP?

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

550 and one N.

Points: (this round / game total)
Danika: 200 / 0
KP9000: 1500 / 0
Marzen64: 0 / 0

Category: Phrase
**L*O** TO **R* *ON*
Used letters: L, N, O, R, S, T

You're still up. Spin, buy a vowel, or solve?

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

Hi Anya!

Welcome to the growing community of Kafuka!

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

There are 3 E's.

Points: (this round / game total)
Danika: 200 / 0
KP9000: 1250 / 0
Marzen64: 0 / 0

Category: Phrase
*EL*O*E TO **R* *ONE
Used letters: E, L, N, O, R, S, T

Spin, buy another vowel, or solve?

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

I've seen some video reviews of various DS and PSP ripoffs that play about as well as a broken Game and Watch.

I feel sorry for the kid whose clueless relative buys them a knockoff system. "Can I have a PSP for Christmas pleasepleaseplease?" "Here, here's your POP Station. That's what you wanted, right?"

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

Posted by Anya
Not so much my eyes, but my mind. I've been getting the feeling that someone is behind me, when I know there is no way that there could be.

You're not the only one. It tends to creep me out, especially considering that I live alone.

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

85°F and sunny. I'm melting.

Perfect weather for you, Anya ^_~

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

Posted by Scrydan
I sometimes get the feeling that I'm "leaving my body" and become like a third person viewer. I swear it is the weirdest feeling ever. It is quite rare though.

I believe that's called an out-of-body experience.

I've never had one and I don't know what causes them, but it'd creep me out if it happened to me.

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.

91 in Florida or in Seattle?

Because in the latter case, I'd better find a meat freezer to live in.

____________________
'Cause when you've given up,
When no matter what you do it's never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That's when you feel my kind of love.