stoicsentry: Well, goodnight everyone! Hmmmm go to bed or play a good old game? Choices, choices. LOL.

taczillabr: Hey stoicsentry,

what the hell happened in here?!? I went to sleep after that first contest of yours, came back just now and there's 90-100 pages of posts here. =p

Anyway, since I've won in the first I wouldn't take the chance of others, but I'm here to say thanks for the generosity you displayed in this thread.

stoicsentry: How about this:

1. Question gets posed.
2. Each player has X minutes to PM an answer (as well as a question). Those who get it right the first try get 3 points.
3. I post the answers to player yes/no questions.
4. Each remaining player (who didn't get it right the first time) has X minutes to PM a second answer. Those who get it right on the 2nd attempt get 1 point.
5. The answer gets revealed and we move on to the next attempt. (2 tries seems good, few will get it right the first time, so they get triple points. After seeing a whole bunch of yes/no's, there should be at least a few correct answers.)

The other thing I was thinking is that maybe we could have registration, so that there are 10 players max in a round. I don't know if there were more than that, it was hard to tell, but it seems to me there should be a limit if we're going to go by PMs. That would make it more orderly.

What do you think?

WhiteElk: Great ideas! There are many possible variants that come to mind. Variety is good. And I still like your original approach to the yes/no comp. In fact the entire series of your contest was epic. Very well done. And as a contestant that chaotic bit was great fun. Though it must have been difficult to manage as host. Which is what got me thinking of alternate ways to do it.

Your series of contests have given me many ideas. And has inspired me to begin drafting a contest with a series of different games. I'm actually looking more forward to giving away games, than buying them for myself.

I really like your multiple points system. As well as your method of game variety within a given contest. A 3 point yes/no contest is good for a straight forward 1 point per first correct answer. A higher point system could award points for Every correct answer. And include things like bonus points for "best question asked" each round etc. And to manage game pace, bonus points could be awarded as needed for relevant trivia questions +.

stoicsentry: Time,date and NEW RULES for round 3 on the original post! Go back and check it out!

Then, if interested, please post "Sign me up" to register for round 3!

stoicsentry: Good news... I started bringing my lunch to work. So not only am I eating healthier (which is very important), but I've also got a few extra bucks - which means I can run the contest AND have a little extra money left over to sock away in my savings. A win-win-win all around, right?

MoP: After the previous mayhem, how can I resist!
And the new format should eliminate the mayhem, so it won't be more of the same. So how can I resist?
So I can't resist, sign me up!

MoP: Indeed sir, You've got a hell of a good head on your shoulders!

Hesusio: I'll give it a shot.

Hesusio: Sorry to do this to you, but it turns out that this is taking place at 4 in the morning where I am, so sadly I can't participate. Sorry 'bout that, I know I should've checked before volunteering, but what can I say, I'm an idiot.

Good luck to everyone involved!