Game: Invisible Friend (Sign up for Round 53)

[Gabi]

(Hosted by Gabi and llearch, logo by ×HaZ×MaT×)

This is a common game in Argentina, played among groups of children, teenagers and adults alike. I've adapted it to be played on a message board.

First of all, I need to know who's playing. You may post to join during the signup period, regardless of whether you've played any previous rounds or not. After that, sign-ups will be closed, and the game will begin.

When the game starts, each player will be assigned another, and he/she will become this other player's 'invisible friend'. The aim of the game is to find out who your invisible friend is. Players may post here to ask their invisible friends questions. Invisible friends will reply to those questions and send them messages with clues or whatever they want to say. Since invisible friends can't post directly (because that would reveal their identities), they must e-mail me their messages to gliynnATgmail.com (replace the AT for an @) and I will post them here telling who the message is for, but not who sent it (obviously). If llearch is hosting the round, the answers should be addressed to ifATllearch.net instead.

The exchange period will last for 2 weeks. During this period, each invisible friend should send his/her assigned player at least one drawing (by e-mailing it to me; it doesn't matter if you can't draw well, just do what you can, this isn't an art contest). Once this period is over, each player will have to make a post saying who s/he thinks her/his invisible friend is. Everyone who guesses right is a winner.
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Round 49 now open for signups.

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You can see the full list of past winners at the Hall of Fame.

Link to past rounds 1
Link to past rounds 2
Link to past rounds 3

Invisible Friend Randomizer
Tips for hosts
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As I said, I was going to guess The1Kobra anyway. I hesitated for a moment when I saw everyone was guessing him, but I still thought it was him because of his writing style and his knowledge, so I guessed him.

Oh, and I'm in. As for the hosting tips:

1. Set a finishing date.
2. Post the names of the players as soon as the round begins.
3. Be ACTIVE for as long as the round lasts.
4. Check your e-mail at least once a day, and make sure to check your SPAM folder in case someone's answers have landed in there.
5. Make sure everyone's quotes are in the same format, and if necessary edit them to avoid line-wrapping.
6. If someone sends you an image as a link to a site with information about his/her identity, rehost it.
7. If someone doesn't post here or if someone doesn't send his/her answers for more than 2 days, poke him/her. If poking doesn't work, find a replacement. I hope it doesn't come to that, but it's happened in the past.

I think that's all for now. If you need a place to upload everyone's images, you can put them in this album. It helps keep track of whose IF has sent an image and whose hasn't, plus we get an archive of images from past rounds.

[Jairus]

Um, so, how about we start... Wednesday the 17th, and end on the 31st?

And so far, it's Gabi, Darkdragon, VSMIT, The1Kobra, Jer-oh-me, and Corgatha Taldorthar. And e_voyager will see if he can play. Okay. Anyone I'm forgetting? And there's a randomizer, I think...

[e_voyager]

sure i'm in

[Lisky]

i'd be game for messing with peoples heads...  i mean playing the game 

[Gabi]

There's a randomizer now.

Click here

[Jairus]

There's a randomizer now.

Click here

Ah, wonderful. Thank you, Gabi.

So... Gabi, Darkdragon, VSMIT, The1Kobra, Jer-oh-me, Corgatha Taldorthar, e_voyager, and Basilisk2150. Eight players.

And, we'll start on Wednesday at... hm. Sometime in the morning for me... maybe, nine o'clock Pacific time? And it'll end New Years Eve, Midnight for me, so you'll all get a few extra hours. How does that all sound? Oh, and someone to modify the Thread title. I don't think I'm authorized to do that.

[Gabi]

You're welcome, sounds good to me, and done.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Heh. I had a much more involved php system in mind, Gabi.

But then, I usually do...

[Jer-oh-me]

Just making sure I'm signed up.

[Gabi]

You are, Jer. Jairus included you in the list.

What did you mean by 'involved', llearch?

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Ah... more of an over-all management interface than simply a "randomly select names from a hat" job.

Not denigrating your input at all - yours works perfectly well. I just had bigger plans in mind.

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

Sounds good.

[Jairus]

Would you like to expand on that, Boxy, or should we save that for the next round?

Don't forget, tomorrow at 9 AMish.

And it's still Gabi, Darkdragon, VSMIT, The1Kobra, Jer-oh-me, Corgatha Taldorthar, e_voyager, and Basilisk2150. Unless Boxy would like to join?

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

I think it'll be saving it until next year. And probably not early next year. :-/

I'm just recovering from a bout of flu, so scuse me if I don't feel up to taking up another coding task.

On top of the already overly-large list I have...


(I suspect I'm going to be the loose nut that interferes with Amber getting the theme thing sorted, sadly. Sorry, but that's how the cookie crumbles...)

And yes, that's a "thank you, but no, thank you" to the offer of the game. Just don't have the time or the energy at present. :-/

[Jairus]

Not a problem at all, Boxy. Rest up and get better. Or else you'll get a visit from your cousin...

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

... I have a copy of TCOM on DVD here, which is on loan from a friend. Perhaps that's what you mean? ;-]

[Jairus]

... I have a copy of TCOM on DVD here, which is on loan from a friend. Perhaps that's what you mean? ;-]

No, not really. Oh, but you have the DVD? Is the movie good? I've got Hogfather (not here, unfortunately) and I really liked it... um, anyway...

*takes a deep breath*

Alright, Round 35 has begun!

The players this round are:
Basilisk2150
Corgatha Taldorthar
Darkdragon
e_voyager
Gabi
Jer-oh-me
The1Kobra
VSMIT

While you could follow this simple and elegantly crafted link to the rules, a quick rundown of the rules would seem to be in order. Players ask questions for their Invisible Friend, while answering questions from their Visible Friend. All answers should be directed to me, and you got the email address to use in the PM you recieved this morning. At some point over the next two weeks, send in some kind of picture for your Visible Friend. At the end of two weeks, I'll declare the contest over, and you'll all post your guesses as to who your Invisible Friend is, at which point I'll post who won. I think that's everything important, so let's get on with it, shall we?

The contest begins now, December 17th at 9:00 AM Pacific Time, and it will end midnight New Year's Eve (so, December 31st, after 11:59 PM, just to be clear). Or is that midnight, January 1st, 2009?

Good luck everyone, and have fun!

...
Gabi or Boxy, would you mind fixing the thread's subject for me, please?

[Lisky]

So, i guess i'll start with the first question...
Invisable friend on a scale of 1 to eating babies, how would you rate your current job?

[Noone]

Dear invisible friend....

I had some questions about lying... (grins)

Would you lie if it meant saving someone's life?

Would you lie if it got you a lot of money on the spot?

Would you lie to get a close friend out of trouble?

Would you lie to get yourself out of trouble?

Would you lie to prevent hurting someone's feelings?

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

Dear Invisible friend,

What is your favorite work of art?

Are you in school?

What is your favorite DMFA strip?

Have you ever played this game before?


Best wishes,
Corgatha Taldorthar.

[Gabi]

I hope you get well soon, llearch. Take care.

Hello, dear invisible friend. How are things going on your side of the world?

Do you know who your VF is? I don't know who mine is yet, Jairus seems to have forgotten to send me the PM.

What are your thoughts about the dynamics of this game?

[VSMIT]

Dear Invisible Friend,
How are you?
Are you in school?
How would you rate your job, if one exists?
If I told you to look for more questions later, would you stick around?

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

... I have a copy of TCOM on DVD here, which is on loan from a friend. Perhaps that's what you mean? ;-]

No, not really. Oh, but you have the DVD? Is the movie good? I've got Hogfather (not here, unfortunately) and I really liked it... um, anyway...

The first episode was excellent. I'll let you know when I get a chance to watch the other two.

I hope you get well soon, llearch. Take care.

Me, too. :-/

[Lisky]

well, before we get updated, i guess i'll try a few more questions
Invisible Friend

what kind of music do you like?
what kind of movies do you like?
if you were given 10 million dollars to move to another country, where would you go and why?
would you consider yourself a person of principals, morals and/or conviction?
Lastly, how satisfied were you the last time you ate fast food, Extremely, Somewhat, neutral, Somewhat not, or Extremely un-? and where did you eat?

[Jairus]

Okay, first round of answers are now in! Yay!  And boy, there are a lot of them.

Gabi's Invisible Friend said...

Hello, dear invisible friend. How are things going on your side of the world?

Do you know who your VF is? I don't know who mine is yet, Jairus seems to have forgotten to send me the PM.

What are your thoughts about the dynamics of this game?

Things are going ok over here. Thank you for your concern.

How else would I know whom to send this to?

They're an okay method for pushing the beast along I guess.

The1Kobra's Invisible Friend said...

Dear invisible friend....

I had some questions about lying... (grins)

Would you lie if it meant saving someone's life?

Would you lie if it got you a lot of money on the spot?

Would you lie to get a close friend out of trouble?

Would you lie to get yourself out of trouble?

Would you lie to prevent hurting someone's feelings?

Yes.

No.

It depends on the situation.

I don't think so.

Only if I don't think that someone can handle the truth, or if it's really important for
someone I care for.

What about you?

VSMIT's Invisible Friend said...

Dear Invisible Friend,
How are you?
Are you in school?
How would you rate your job, if one exists?
If I told you to look for more questions later, would you stick around?

1:Pretty Good
2:Yes
3:Yes
4:Amazing
5:Yes, but many a head games may be played depending on your question

Basilisk2150's Invisible Friend said...

So, i guess i'll start with the first question...
Invisable friend on a scale of 1 to eating babies, how would you rate your current job?

what side is good again?

Basilisk2150's Invisible Friend also said...

well, before we get updated, i guess i'll try a few more questions
Invisible Friend

what kind of music do you like?
what kind of movies do you like?
if you were given 10 million dollars to move to another country, where would you go and why?
would you consider yourself a person of principals, morals and/or conviction?
Lastly, how satisfied were you the last time you ate fast food, Extremely, Somewhat, neutral, Somewhat not, or Extremely un-? and where did you eat?

what is that newfangled noise that you were talking about? that's not music back in my day we had real music and it was good.
moving picture? not can't say that i do. too expensive for good look at something you don't really want to see. they have no heart no a days. back in my day a movie actually told a story. it was all shoot and blow up the other guy. it was about heart and substance.
i say that the moon is looking pretty nice but i don't think ten million would be enough. are theses loonies, tunnies or American dollars anyway?
please speak english or some factsimily there of. i can't understand what youre asking otherwise.
it made me want to put the restaurant on fire. and i don't remember where it was called.

Aaaand... first round of answers are now up. Um, does this format work for everyone?

[Jer-oh-me]

Fear invisible friend,

What is your favorite word?

Do you enjoy reading?

Do you own a car?

If yes, how long have you owned a car? If no, what do you do for transportation?

Do you see your parents on a regular basis?

Apples or oranges?

Paper or plastic?

Guns or blades?

Red or Blue?

Speed or power?

[Darkdragon]

Format's fine. Don't worry.

Dear friend with negative index of refraction:

Respond to any 5 of the following :

• 
  Which modern scientific development fascinates you the most and why?
• 
  What are your thoughts on the current economic climate?
• 
  Choose one ongoing political dispute and explain (briefly) what are your comments on it.
• 
  Does Gödel's incompleteness theorem unnerve you in any way?
• 
  What do you consider the twelve most important pieces of English literature and why?
• 
  How would you defend your religious belief (or lack thereof) from an extremely zealous evangelist of some religion?
• 
  Which part of the genre of music you like appeals to you?
• 
  What are some things that you have done for your country or some things your country have done for you?
• 
  Do you find modern-day movies worth the investment and why?
• 
  Write a short narrative no less than two pages describing the journey of myself finding you, the Invisible Friend.

[Gabi]

Dear Invisible Friend, how many times?
Is Darkdragon trying to stir up trouble with his questions?
What is a "person of principals"?
Why does The1Kobra like lies so much?
Do you think it would be possible to guess people's identities by the questions they ask?
What do you think about the long lists of questions?

[Lisky]

Invisible friend, as for the eating babies, it's kinda meant for you to make up your own answer...

soo, on to the more serious questions

Have you ever made a choice, that seemed like a great idea at the time, but looking back on it now, you regret making it?

Do you enjoy writing, if so, what kind of writing (poetry, short stories, ect.)?

Again, on the scale of 1 to eating babies, how hungry are you while answering this question? (1 being completely full and eating babies meaning that 8 pound squirmy thing over there is looking pretty delicious)

do you have a car, if so, how new/old is it? and what company makes it?
have you named your car? if so, what do you call him/her?

[Jairus]

Okay, let's get the day started off with some Q and A! Only one set of answers, but I'm starting to realize how much work it is to do this, so let's consider this a means of controlling the flow.

Jer-oh-me's Invisible Friend said...

Fear invisible friend,

What is your favorite word?

Do you enjoy reading?

Do you own a car?

If yes, how long have you owned a car? If no, what do you do for transportation?

Do you see your parents on a regular basis?

Apples or oranges?

Paper or plastic?

Guns or blades?

Red or Blue?

Speed or power?

Fear invisible friend,
I don't think there is a need to fear me.

"Agathokakological", most definably.

I do.

I don't.

I use mass transit. It's fairly convenient where I live.

Regular enough.

Apples.

Depends on what task is at hand.

Guns for functionality, blades for looking badass.

Purple

Speed, usually.

Okay, that's a way to start the day.

EDIT: New set of answers!

Corgatha Taldorthar's IF said...

Dear Invisible friend,

What is your favorite work of art?

Are you in school?

What is your favorite DMFA strip?

Have you ever played this game before?


Best wishes,
Corgatha Taldorthar.

Dear Visible friend,

I don't know it's title but the surrealist painting of a man in a bowler hat with an apple in front of his face ranks highly.

Yes.

Thus far, I like them all too much to choose.

Yes.

Best wishes,
Invisible