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Post by Alydar on Apr 11, 2015 10:25:19 GMT
As I am back, this round is now over. I will not be accepting any more changes to your bids.
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Post by Alydar on Apr 11, 2015 11:30:04 GMT
Alydar's face appears once more on the TV, and he begins to explicate the happenings of the previous, prolonged round: "In this corner, we have WhITelion, tied for last, tied for most cards, and raring to go! In this corner, we have cozzer, tied for last, tied for most cards, and raring to make me repeat myself! In this corner, we have Morte, going slow but steady with a slight lead over the two! In this corner, we have superfreak, in the lead by pure virtue of failure! And not in this corner, as I've run out of corners to this ring, we have Gloria Augusta who has happily donated 10 coins toward saving the Lounging Grate Trilobyte, but who cares about that? We want to see some action! Aaahahahaha!!! "To start off tonight's bouts, we have a bout about the Queen, that black widow, the Queen of Spades! Coming out swinging is a great contender, cozzer, winning it for a grand 25 coins, wow! What a way to start the night, I tell you, folks. Will he keep up that energy for the Deuce? No, he doesn't! The dark horse superfreak has snatched it up for a grand 13 coins, placing himself in about the same position as before. On to the 8, who will win? Ah, WhITelion takes the stage, snatching it for 18 coins. We've got a real fight going on here, and Morte doesn't sell himself short either, taking the 3 of Hearts for a measly 11 coins! Following that, superfreak stages a great comeback punch and takes the second 2 for a second 13 coins, pushing himself ever so slightly in the rankings! A real fight, here! Not one to be shown up, WhITelion sneaks in and nabs the 7 of Spades for 18 coins, sealing the deal as the bell signals the end of the round! Ahaha, what a show, folks!" As each card's winner is read out, the attendant hands that player their card, and the number of coins is subtracted from their balances. Suddenly, a leaderboard flashes onto the screen: Round 2 Resultssuperfreak: 2 cards, 224 coins = 26 points Morte: 2 cards, 223 coins = 24 points WhITelion: 4 cards, 174 coins = 23 points cozzer: 3 cards, 185 coins = 23 points Gloria Augusta: 1 card, 225 coins = 23 points Once more, Alydar's voice crackles over the speakers. "Well, that's a bit of a change... And our first inactive, ahahaha! Ah well, I'm sure you all want to know the next cards." The screen abruptly changes to the next lots, and a timer starts ticking down... You all have 48 hours to make your bid. The round ends at 11:30 am GMT on Monday, April 13th, 2015. Make sure to send a PM to Alydar with your bids (or lack thereof) by that time. You are free to change your bids at any time before the round is over, but make sure you include ALL of your current bids in a new PM, even if you don't change all of them. This game will NOT have finalization; the round will end at the scheduled time and not a moment earlier. This may change in later rounds, but this will be easier on me, so I can keep both games on the same time schedule. Your current status for this game should be reflected in a thread in your Inventory. Your cards, coins, and a breakdown of your current points will be kept there. In round-to-round updates, each player's current coins, number of cards, and current points will be shown. The individual cards aren't, but those are easily checked by looking at the results of previous rounds... A reminder that you may now auction off cards, should you feel you don't need them. If you'd like to auction off a card in the following round (Round 4), please tell me. If you'd like to auction a card that you plan to win this round, you may do so on the condition that you do indeed win the card... My internet availability should improve tomorrow, so we'll probably see more on-time updates starting now. Your Inventory threads will be updated shortly, but I wanted to get this round started, first. Group A's Inventory threads have been updated. If you see any problems, please tell me.
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Post by Alydar on Apr 12, 2015 10:57:47 GMT
For those of you interested in auctioning off a single card for the round, you may be interested in these clarifications. Also, there's a bit over 24 hours left in the round. Make sure to get your bids in if you haven't!
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Post by Alydar on Apr 13, 2015 11:30:17 GMT
You all wait expectantly for the TV to turn back on and reveal your fates! Suddenly, Alydar's voice sounds from behind, and you turn around to see a picture of him descending from the ceiling. "Ahahahaha, what do we have here? Turning your backs on the Dealer? How shameful! Ahaha, but that's not what you're here for. The results! Let's see... well, ahah, Gloria Augusta seems to have disappeared, so there's been another generous donation of 10 coins to the LGT. Meanwhile, let's start from the bottom of the barrel, shall we? The 4 of Spades has been won by Morte for 17 coins. The 5 of Hearts has been won by Morte for 18 coins. The 6 of Hearts has been won by Morte for 18 coins. The 6 of Spades has been won by... of course, of course, Mor- wait, wait, wait! Someone else has won a card! The 6 of Spades goes to cozzer for 20 coins! Wow, this might actually be interesting! Who's won the 10 of Hearts? It goes... for a grand 17 coins... to Morte! ...ahahahahaha... Well, the last card, our Queen of Hearts goes to cozzer for another 20 coins. The rest of you might want to step up your games, no? Ahahahahaha!!!" As each card's winner is read out, the attendant hands that player their card, and the number of coins is subtracted from their balances. Suddenly, a leaderboard flashes onto the screen: Round 3 Resultscozzer: 5 cards, 145 coins = 27 points superfreak: 2 cards, 224 coins = 26 points WhITelion: 4 cards, 174 coins = 23 points Gloria Augusta: 1 card, 215 coins = 22 points Morte: 6 cards, 153 coins = 21 points Once more, Alydar's voice crackles over the speakers. "Another inactive, and quite a bit of change... Ah well, to the next!" The screen abruptly changes to the next lots, and a timer starts ticking down... You all have 48 hours to make your bid. The round ends at 11:30 am GMT on Wednesday, April 13th, 2015. Make sure to send a PM to Alydar with your bids (or lack thereof) by that time. You are free to change your bids at any time before the round is over, but make sure you include ALL of your current bids in a new PM, even if you don't change all of them. This game will NOT have finalization; the round will end at the scheduled time and not a moment earlier. This may change in later rounds, but this will be easier on me, so I can keep both games on the same time schedule. Your current status for this game should be reflected in a thread in your Inventory. Your cards, coins, and a breakdown of your current points will be kept there. In round-to-round updates, each player's current coins, number of cards, and current points will be shown. The individual cards aren't, but those are easily checked by looking at the results of previous rounds... A reminder that you may now auction off cards, should you feel you don't need them. If you'd like to auction off a card in the following round (Round 5), please tell me. If you'd like to auction a card that you plan to win this round, you may do so on the condition that you do indeed win the card... As with before, I have not yet updated your Inventory threads. They should be updated shortly. Your Inventory threads should be updated. If you notice any errors, please tell me.
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Post by Alydar on Apr 16, 2015 7:30:25 GMT
You all wait far too long, when suddenly a phone begins ringing. You look around in surprise to see who forgot to turn it off! At the end of the third ring, you hear the clack of a phone flipping open, and the attendant speaks, "Yes?" For a while, he listens and nods. After a minute or so of listening, he nods and closes the phone. He turns to the five of you. "The 8 of Clubs has been won by Morte for 14 coins." He slides the card over. "The King of Hearts has also been won by Morte, for 18 coins." He slides the card over. "The Ace of Spades has been won by superfreak for 20 coins." He slides the card over. "The 6 of Spades has been won by cozzer for 27 coins." He slides the card over. "The 4 of Clubs has been won by superfreak for 24 coins." He slides the card over. "The 3 of Spades has also been won by superfreak, for 23 coins." He slides the card over. The attendant presses a button, and the leaderboard flashes onto the screen. "If you would look behind me, you can see your current standings after this round." Round 4 Resultscozzer: 6 cards, 118 coins = 29 points WhITelion: 4 cards, 174 coins = 23 points superfreak: 5 cards, 157 coins = 22 points Gloria Augusta: 1 card, 215 coins = 22 points Morte: 8 cards, 121 coins = 20 points After a moment's pause, the attendant takes out the next pack of cards and speaks once more: "The following cards will make up the next lots." The screen changes to them, and a timer starts ticking down... You all have 48 hours to make your bid. The round ends at 7:30 am GMT on Saturday, April 18th, 2015. Make sure to send a PM to Alydar with your bids (or lack thereof) by that time. You are free to change your bids at any time before the round is over, but make sure you include ALL of your current bids in a new PM, even if you don't change all of them. This game will NOT have finalization; the round will end at the scheduled time and not a moment earlier. This may change in later rounds, but this will be easier on me, so I can keep both games on the same time schedule. Your current status for this game should be reflected in a thread in your Inventory. Your cards, coins, and a breakdown of your current points will be kept there. In round-to-round updates, each player's current coins, number of cards, and current points will be shown. The individual cards aren't, but those are easily checked by looking at the results of previous rounds... A reminder that you may now auction off cards, should you feel you don't need them. If you'd like to auction off a card in the following round (Round 6), please tell me. If you'd like to auction a card that you plan to win this round, you may do so on the condition that you do indeed win the card... Your Inventory threads should be updated. ((I did happen to fall asleep unexpectedly; then the rest of the day I've been unable to write up a narration. Apologies for the delays.))
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Post by Alydar on Apr 18, 2015 11:00:18 GMT
After a few moments of waiting, the attendant's phone rings once more. The attendant reaches down and brings up... an umbrella. Suddenly, Alydar's laugh cackles over the speakers, and pies rain down from the ceiling, some hitting players, others smashing onto the floor. The few that fall near the attendant smack against the umbrella and slide off. "Ahahahahahahahahahaaa!!! We've passed the halfway point! Enjoy these fabulous pies, as I read you the results! Digging a way out, these people need Spades. superfreak takes 5 for 22 coins, while WhITelion takes 8 for 21; what a steal! Ahahaha! Meanwhile, WhITelion feels he may need something for defense so takes the Jack of Clubs for another 21 coins. In need of a Heart, WhITelion also takes that Jack for 21 coins! Morte follows suit, taking the 4 of Hearts for 17. Now that he's a bit low on funds, Morte takes some Diamonds, becoming a King for 19 coins, wow!" As each card's winner is read out, the attendant hands that player their card, and the number of coins is subtracted from their balances. Afterward, the leaderboard flashes onto the screen: Round 5 Resultssuperfreak: 6 cards, 135 coins = 31 points cozzer: 6 cards, 118 coins = 29 points WhITelion: 7 cards, 111 coins = 24 points Morte: 10 cards, 85 coins = 22 points Gloria Augusta: 1 card, 205 coins = 21 points Once more, Alydar's voice crackles over the speakers. "Well, inactivity once more, but what can you do? The show must go on, to the next round! Ahahaha!" With that, the screen abruptly changes to the next lots, and a timer starts ticking down... You all have 48 hours to make your bid. The round ends at 11:30 am GMT on Monday, April 20th, 2015. Make sure to send a PM to Alydar with your bids (or lack thereof) by that time. You are free to change your bids at any time before the round is over, but make sure you include ALL of your current bids in a new PM, even if you don't change all of them. This game will NOT have finalization; the round will end at the scheduled time and not a moment earlier. This may change in later rounds, but this will be easier on me, so I can keep both games on the same time schedule. Your current status for this game should be reflected in a thread in your Inventory. Your cards, coins, and a breakdown of your current points will be kept there. In round-to-round updates, each player's current coins, number of cards, and current points will be shown. The individual cards aren't, but those are easily checked by looking at the results of previous rounds... A reminder that you may now auction off cards, should you feel you don't need them. If you'd like to auction off a card in the following round (Round 7), please tell me. If you'd like to auction a card that you plan to win this round, you may do so on the condition that you do indeed win the card... Your Inventory threads should be updated. ((Apologies; I realized that I had not sent out reminders and tried to catch as many people as I could last-minute to help avoid inactivity. Such is the reason for the delay...))
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Post by Alydar on Apr 21, 2015 5:30:03 GMT
Without warning, a blur of images flashes across the computer screen. For the few of you who happened to be looking, it was too fast to notice anything. Pictures of animals, people, even a letter or so might pop out from the moment of chaos, but there's nothing coherent. Suddenly, Gloria Augusta looks a bit concerned and stands up from her corner: "I'm... a bit queasy. I'm off to the restroom." As she rushes out, Alydar's face appears once more on the monitor: "Hey! Hello? Ah, what are you looking at? Yes, I've been informed of Miss Augusta's recent leaves of absinthe. Aha, absence. She will no longer be your competitor for this game. Carry on! Let's just go down the list. superfreak, you're first! What have you- ah. Aha. Aaahahahahaha! Nothing. Well, the LGT is happy to accept your donation of 10 coins. On to cozzer! You have taken the... 9 of Spades, for 26 coins, yes. And the... Jack as well, for 32. With that, you total grows falls to 26 points, what a shame. On to WhITelion! You have taken the... 5 of Diamonds, for a mere 7 coins, wow! You've also taken the 10 of Spades for a whopping 27! Well, that brings you up to 32 points and ahead of the others. But wait, there's more! Te! Ahahaha-*cough* Morte has won the Ace of Diamonds for 20 coins and the 7 of Hearts for 23, bringing his total to a grand 46 points and first place! But there's still quite a ways to go..." As each card's winner is read out, the attendant hands that player their card, and the number of coins is subtracted from their balances. Afterward, the leaderboard flashes onto the screen: Round 6 ResultsMorte: 12 cards, 42 coins = 46 points WhITelion: 9 cards, 77 coins = 32 points superfreak: 6 cards, 125 coins = 30 points cozzer: 8 cards, 60 coins = 26 points Gloria Augusta: 1 card, WITHDRAWNOnce more, Alydar's voice crackles over the speakers. "With that, someone's already bitten the dust, yet inactivity still rears its ugly face! ...aha. Well, next round, next round..." With that, the screen abruptly changes to the next lots, and a timer starts ticking down... You all have 48 hours to make your bid. The round ends at 5:30 am GMT on Thursday, April 23rd, 2015. Make sure to send a PM to Alydar with your bids (or lack thereof) by that time. You are free to change your bids at any time before the round is over, but make sure you include ALL of your current bids in a new PM, even if you don't change all of them. This game will NOT have finalization; the round will end at the scheduled time and not a moment earlier. This may change in later rounds, but this will be easier on me, so I can keep both games on the same time schedule. Your current status for this game should be reflected in a thread in your Inventory. Your cards, coins, and a breakdown of your current points will be kept there. In round-to-round updates, each player's current coins, number of cards, and current points will be shown. The individual cards aren't, but those are easily checked by looking at the results of previous rounds... A reminder that you may now auction off cards, should you feel you don't need them. If you'd like to auction off a card in the following round (Round 8), please tell me. If you'd like to auction a card that you plan to win this round, you may do so on the condition that you do indeed win the card... Your Inventory threads have not been updated, but I will get to them shortly. Your inventory threads have been updated. Also, note that I miscalculated Morte's points initially; he should have 46 points, as corrected above.
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Post by Alydar on Apr 23, 2015 5:58:19 GMT
Once more, Alydar's face appears on the TV screen, and his voice resounds from all around: "This week on Card Auction, we have quite a race! After his inactivity in the previous round, can superfreak regain his quickly-lost lead? With one contender already eliminated, who has what it takes to take the gold? Ahahaha! In our first battle, superfreak comes in to take the Club, snatching the 3 for a great 20 coins! In the next, Morte ends up the winner, snatching up his third King, that of Spades, for a great 22 coins! Not be be shown short, cozzer takes the Queen of Diamonds for a great 23 coins! While they're battling it out, superfreak snatches the 6 of Diamonds for 20 coins, followed by the 10 of Diamonds for 15. In the final match, WhITelion breaks through to take a single card, the 8 of Diamonds for 15 coins! Ahahaha, well, you've each gotten a card, but where does that put you?" As each card's winner is read out, the attendant hands that player their card, and the number of coins is subtracted from their balances. Afterward, the leaderboard flashes onto the screen: Round 7 ResultsMorte: 13 cards, 20 coins = 49 points WhITelion: 9 cards, 62 coins = 33 points superfreak: 9 cards, 70 coins = 32 points cozzer: 8 cards, 37 coins = 29 points Gloria Augusta: 1 card, WITHDRAWNOnce more, Alydar's voice crackles over the speakers. "Well, there's not much change there, but we have two more cards up for auction this round, on behalf of WhITelion and cozzer! Ahaha, let's see what they are!" With that, the screen abruptly changes to the next lots, and a timer starts ticking down... You all have 48 hours to make your bid. The round ends at 6:00 am GMT on Saturday, April 25th, 2015. Make sure to send a PM to Alydar with your bids (or lack thereof) by that time. You are free to change your bids at any time before the round is over, but make sure you include ALL of your current bids in a new PM, even if you don't change all of them. This game will NOT have finalization; the round will end at the scheduled time and not a moment earlier. This may change in later rounds, but this will be easier on me, so I can keep both games on the same time schedule. Your current status for this game should be reflected in a thread in your Inventory. Your cards, coins, and a breakdown of your current points will be kept there. In round-to-round updates, each player's current coins, number of cards, and current points will be shown. The individual cards aren't, but those are easily checked by looking at the results of previous rounds... A reminder that you may now auction off cards, should you feel you don't need them. If you'd like to auction off a card in the following round (Round 9), please tell me. If you'd like to auction a card that you plan to win this round, you may do so on the condition that you do indeed win the card... Your Inventory threads have not been updated, but I will get to them shortly. Your Inventory threads have been updated. If anything appears off, please tell me. A note: I will likely be out and about around the time of the update, so the update will be delayed. The round will still end at the appointed time...
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Post by Alydar on Apr 25, 2015 7:59:05 GMT
Alydar appears once more on the TV screen, laughing hysterically: "Aaaaahahahahahahahahaaa!!! Ahahahahahahahahaha!!! A Joker, a Joker, ahahaha! Better yet, a five of a kind, of Queens! cozzer has discarded his 6 of Spades, revealing it as the Red Joker, and has taken his second Queen of Diamonds for a measly 1 coin! Well, that certainly bumps him to the top, but what about the rest of you? Well, to start it off, cozzer and WhITelion trade their Jacks for 15 coins apiece; how nice of them, breaking even. Meanwhile, Morte takes the 9 of Diamonds for his entire 20 coins, while cozzer takes the 9 of Clubs for 13. After that, superfreak takes the remains: the 7 of Clubs for 17 coins, the Ace of Clubs for 21 coins, and the 2 of Hearts for 16. Everyone's moving up in the world, it seems, ahahaha!" As each card's winner is read out, the attendant hands that player their card, and the number of coins is subtracted from their balances. Afterward, the leaderboard flashes onto the screen: Round 8 Resultscozzer: 9 cards, 23 coins = 58 points Morte: 14 cards, 0 coins = 52 points superfreak: 12 cards, 16 coins = 37 points WhITelion: 10 cards, 62 coins = 36 points Gloria Augusta: 1 card, WITHDRAWNOnce more, Alydar's voice crackles over the speakers. "There's quite a change there, but who knows how much will change? Without further ado, our 9th and final round, barring your discards, ahahaha! Oh yes, and a discard by cozzer." With that, the screen abruptly changes to the next lots, and a timer starts ticking down... You all have 48 hours to make your bid. The round ends at 8:00 am GMT on Monday, April 27th, 2015. Make sure to send a PM to Alydar with your bids (or lack thereof) by that time. You are free to change your bids at any time before the round is over, but make sure you include ALL of your current bids in a new PM, even if you don't change all of them. This game will NOT have finalization; the round will end at the scheduled time and not a moment earlier. This may change in later rounds, but this will be easier on me, so I can keep both games on the same time schedule. Your current status for this game should be reflected in a thread in your Inventory. Your cards, coins, and a breakdown of your current points will be kept there. In round-to-round updates, each player's current coins, number of cards, and current points will be shown. The individual cards aren't, but those are easily checked by looking at the results of previous rounds... A reminder that the following round is the FINAL AUCTION. If you'd like to auction off card(s) then, please tell me. You may use conditionals like "If I win cards X and Y, auction off cards A, B, and C. Otherwise, auction off cards D and E." if you would like. You may auction off as many or as few cards as you wish, provided you own those cards. This will be your final chance to change the results, so choose wisely... Your Inventory threads have not been updated, but I will get to them shortly. Your Inventory threads have been updated. If anything appears off, please tell me.
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Post by cozzer on Apr 25, 2015 8:59:04 GMT
Wait for your bids, there should be another card out there. I think it got stuck in our dealer's mask.
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Post by Alydar on Apr 25, 2015 9:03:36 GMT
My apologies, yes. I forgot to write in my notes that cozzer has discarded the 9 of Spades. That mistake has been rectified. Carry on with the game...
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Morte
Player #19
Round 2 Inactive
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Post by Morte on Apr 25, 2015 9:16:10 GMT
Oh no! !!!
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Post by Alydar on Apr 26, 2015 12:18:40 GMT
Here's a reminder that, should you want to discard one or more cards for the Final Auction, you have a bit less than 20 hours to do so.
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Post by Alydar on Apr 27, 2015 8:00:08 GMT
The TV screen crackles to life and continues crackling as static is displayed on it. Still, you hear Alydar's voice behind you: "Ahahaha, blasted technology!" As you turn around to see a man in a mask, you realize in shock that the man himself has finally shown up for the game! "Attendant, if you would be so kind?" He nods and leaves, while Alydar takes his place and addresses you: "Ahaha. I'm sure you're all excited for the results, so... without further ado... ... ... ... no cards were discarded, ahahahahaha!!! So... just sit there and twiddle your thumbs while the slow kids in the other group finish up. Take the time to chat, conspire, play a bit of cards, and check what's happening once signups end." So Alydar stands there patiently as the game in the other room comes to a close... Round 9 Resultscozzer: Morte: superfreak: WhITelion: Gloria Augusta: 1 card, WITHDRAWNNo cards were discarded. In 48 hours, the other round will end, and the final results for this game will be put out alongside theirs. Their round ends at 8:00 am GMT on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015. You don't have much to do, but signups should be ending shortly, and there will be an announcement regarding how the tournament will proceed from here. Your Inventory threads have not been updated, for obvious reasons.
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Post by cozzer on Apr 27, 2015 8:06:13 GMT
I hate you.
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