TheResplendent Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 [font=tahoma]Under the blessing of [b]SunfallE[/b] I have decided to recreate one of the more interesting and original games the OB lounge. Many already know how this is played, others may not but the rules are fairly simple. Copy and Pasted from the game's original creator: [quote=Lost Lightbulb]This game is based upon the 6 degrees of seperation theory, which speculates that anybody on the planet can be connected to anybody else using only 6 intermediate people, or "degrees", if you will. If you've ever looked up an article or two on Wikipedia, you'll notice that each topic has these nifty little link words placed throughout the article from time to time, which can take you to a topic that is, or contains something about that word. Seasoned Wikipediasts like myself will have also noted that through a series of link word clicks, one can end up on an article so totally removed from the original article it's funny. This will be the focal point of the game. The game works like this, I will post two articles that contesters must link together in 6 or less link words or degrees. The person who answers first with the correct answer becomes the gamemaster, and must coin two articles for the next round of contesters to link up. For example, I say to link Canada with President Bush The correct answer would be... "To get from Canada to President Bush, I used these steps; Canada Day, National Holiday, July 4: Independence Day, United States. George W. Bush is linked on the right-hand side under the title president.[/quote] [quote=Lost Lightbulb]1) The Gamemaster must know if a link is doable in 6 or less link words, as he/she will ultimately have to give the solution and give another two topics to link if no-one can get it. 2) If no-one is able to get to the topic, contesters may sharte what they have got with so far with other members, the Gamemaster cna then give hints or clues, and may even give the contesters a link word to steer them in the right direction. 3)If all seems hopelessly lost, the Gamemaster may either pick a new set of topics, or abdicate the position of Gamemaster to the person who h as contributed the most amount of links or topic suggestions to the in-game discussion. A typical in-game discussion may look like:[/quote] [Quote=Originally Posted by Forumer A] I can't seem to link Popcorn to Dan Aykroyd yet, I have gone from Popcorn, to movies, to films by year, to 1982 films, to Ghostbusters, but I jsut can't seem to get there, and I'm going around in circles, help?[/quote] [quote=Originally Posted by ForumerB] That's easy, Look in the cast links, Dan Aykroyd should be credited as an actor in that vey movie! Alrighty then, link these for me....[/quote] [url]http://www.wikipedia.org[/url] - The link in case anyone would like to use. I will take the liberty of presenting the first challenge, an easy one to get the game rolling again. Hopefully more than just myself found this game to be worth playing again. Remember always, it's 6 links or less not including the given topics, anything more will not be valid. Link [b]Taco Bell[/b] with [b]Cold War[/b] [/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakura Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 [COLOR=Navy]Yays, I liked this game when it was here before but I kept forgetting about it. [B]Taco Bell > United States > Cold War[/B] How about...[B]Australia[/B] to [B]Jagdish Bhagwati[/B][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adahn Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Jagdish Bhagwati>Globalization>First World>Australia Connect [u]Napoleon Bonaparte[/u] to [u]Torreón[/u] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 [size=1]» [b]Napoleon Bonaparte[/b] » [b]Spanish (Spain)[/b]. Some part about the French or Spanish fleet in the [i]Coalitions against Napoleon[/i] chapter. » [b]Mexico[/b]. A part where they tell about how far Spain's might reached. » [b]Torreón[/b]. It was just in the list of major cities in Mexico. Ha, I just needed to find out what Torreón was, and it was quite easy. Hm, next up: [b]The Netherlands[/b] » [b]Coca Cola[/b].[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 [color=darkred][size=1] [b]Netherlands[/b] > Amsterdam Stock Exchange > Stock Market Index > Dow Jones Industrial Average > [b]Coca-Cola[/b] Connect: [b]Kubla Khan[/b] to [b]Mandy Moore[/b] It can be done.[/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerdsy Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 [color=deeppink]Kubla Khan > rush > grace under pressure (rush album) > 1984 > Mandy Moore. Does the original one count as one of the six? [b]Donatello (Ninja Turtle)[/b] to [b]affirmative action.[/b][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiyuu Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 [quote name='Nerdsy']Does the original one count as one of the six?[/quote]I think we decided last time that you count the stages, not the pages - so the way you formatted it you'd be counting the " > " characters. More than six and it doesn't count. Donatello (Ninja turtle) > click 'bandanna' in the first paragraph. > click 'Do-rag' under 'See also' > click 'African American' in the first large paragraph. > click 'Affirmative Action' in the sixth paragraph of the 'Who is African American?' section. Affirmative Action. Link [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_on_a_Train][b]Snakes on a Train[/b][/url] to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duran_Duran][b]Duran Duran[/b][/url]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010DigitalBoy Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 [COLOR=DarkOrange]Was a bit painful, but not bad. Snakes on a Plane > North America > Europe > United Kingdom > New Wave > List of New Wave Artists And Bands > Duran Duran I choose... [B]Opeth [/B] to [B]Hamlet (Place)[/B] Tested and proven.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiyuu Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Re-read my post and weep, 2007DigitalBoy! Pay especial attention to the location of the [b]Snakes![/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellerby Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 [COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma]Easy, Raiyuu. Substitute Snakes on a Plane for Snakes on a Train in his post and then substitute North America for Los Angeles. The rest stays the same and still works. I'll be right back with mine. Okay, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accounting][b]Accounting[/b][/url] to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgis_Motorcycle_Rally][b]Sturgis Motorcycle Rally[/b][/url].[/FONT][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010DigitalBoy Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 [COLOR=DarkOrange]Easy Accounting > United States > List of cities by population > List of cities > South Dakota cities > Sturgis > Sturgis motorcycle rally Mine is above.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerdsy Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 [color=deeppink]Pssh. Give us a challange! Opeth > Sweden > Denmark > Hamlet > Hamlet (disambiguation) > Hamlet (Place) [b]Superman[/b] to [b]Sefton[/b][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheResplendent Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 [QUOTE=Nerdsy][color=deeppink]Pssh. Give us a challange! Opeth > Sweden > Denmark > Hamlet > Hamlet (disambiguation) > Hamlet (Place) [b]Superman[/b] to [b]Sefton[/b][/color][/QUOTE] [FONT=Tahoma]Okidoke: Superman -> Canada -> United Kingdom -> England -> Landcashire (took me a bit to find this one) -> Sefton Heres a bit of a challenge, link: [b]Joanna Dark[/b] to [b]Bronze Age[/b][/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellerby Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 [COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma]Not even a challenge. Joanna Dark > England > Bronze Age. Mario to Cannabis (drug).[/FONT][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooperson Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 [QUOTE=White][COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma]Not even a challenge. Joanna Dark > England > Bronze Age. Mario to Cannabis (drug).[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [COLOR=RoyalBlue][SIZE=1] Mario > Pac-Man > 1980s > Alcohol Education > Drug Abuse Resistance Education > Legal Issues of Cannabis > Cannabis [drug] Indiana to Arrest Warrant.[/SIZE][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerdsy Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 [color=deeppink]Thank God I didn't have to go through "Hoosier" to get this one. Indiana > President George W. Bush > Drunk Driving (United States) > Probable Cause > Arrest > Arrest Warrant [b]Care Bears[/b] to [b]Three Billy Goats Gruff.[/b][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 [color=darkred][size=1] [b]Care Bears[/b] > Fictional Bears > The Three Bears > Fairy Tales > [b]Three Billy Goats Gruff[/b] This is gonna be a good one. [b]Jay-Z[/b] to [b]Karma in Buddhism[/b][/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allamorph Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 [QUOTE=The Boss][color=darkred][size=1]This is gonna be a good one. [b]Jay-Z[/b] to [b]Karma in Buddhism[/b][/color][/size][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial][B]Jay?Z[/B]-->California-->Indian American-->Buddhist (redirects to Buddhism)-->[B]Karma in Buddhism[/B] Righty-O. Link [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marth_%28Fire_Emblem%29][B]Marth (Fire Emblem)[/B][/URL] to [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Marius][B]Gaius Maruis[/B][/URL].[/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheResplendent Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 [QUOTE=Allamorph][FONT=Arial][B]Jay?Z[/B]-->California-->Indian American-->Buddhist (redirects to Buddhism)-->[B]Karma in Buddhism[/B] Righty-O. Link [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marth_%28Fire_Emblem%29][B]Marth (Fire Emblem)[/B][/URL] to [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Marius][B]Gaius Maruis[/B][/URL].[/FONT][/QUOTE] Marth -> Falchion -> Europe -> Fall of the Roman Empire -> Roman Empire -> Gaius Maruis Now, link: [b]Aqua Teen Hunger Force[/b] to [b]Coracobrachialis[/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 [FONT=Arial]That was easier than I thought it would be. I just had to find out what a Coracobrachialis is. [B]Aqua Teen Hunger Force[/B] > Middle finger > Fingers > Hand > Upper limb anatomy > Muscles of the upper limbs > [B]Coracobrachialis muscle[/B] This is assuming the original article and the final article don't count in the six, of course. Connect [B]D'addario[/B] to [B]Derek and the Dominos.[/B] [SIZE=1](Haha, I just discovered a much easier way of getting there than the one I originally used. It's really nifty how you really CAN connect anything to anything in several different ways).[/SIZE][/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allamorph Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 [quote name='Clurr][FONT=Arial]Connect [B]D'addario[/B] to [B]Derek and the Dominos.[/B'][/FONT][/quote] [FONT=Arial][B]D'addario[/B]-->Guitar-->Rock and Roll-->List of rock genres-->Blues-Rock-->[B]Derek and the Dominos[/B] Link [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animaniacs][B]Animaniacs[/B][/URL] to [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charing_Cross][B]Charing Cross[/B][/URL].[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=DarkGreen][B][U]Edit:[/U][/B] First hit: Animaniacs-->variety show[/COLOR][/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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