The Great Cracking Game--When Will TA Pass /.

Xede

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Let the games begin... In the Great Cracking Game, all participants guess on what day TA will officially pass /. in the DNET RC5-64 overall rankings (clarification added in response to Qythyx's question). Here are the rules:

To participate, you must be a TA member (no DPCs allowed ;) ) and agree to crack 1000 blocks for whoever wins (or someone else, chosen at the winner's discretion) after we have passed /.

If you agree to crack the blocks as described above, you pick a calendar day when you think TA will pass /.. Once you've claimed a day, nobody else can pick the same day. Guessing will be open until 12:00 midnight, eastern time, this Sunday July 16th (as determined by the timestamp on your post here). Any guesses offered beyond that time will not be accepted into the contest.

In the event that we pass /. on a day that was not picked by anyone, the winner will be whoever was closest (*** with one exception described below). If there is a tie between two people equally close to the correct day (ie 2 days ahead and 2 days behind), they will split the prize.

*** Exception--if the date we actually pass /. is AFTER the latest guess entered or BEFORE the earliest guess entered, the person who had the closest guess on the end of the range (either the earliest or the latest guess) does NOT get the blocks. If this occurs, there will be a random drawing operated by Virge and/or JonB to designate the winner.

I will keep track of the guesses. You are welcome to change your guess as much as you want as long as it is done BEFORE the deadline, and as long as nobody else has the date that you're changing to.

How's that sound? Assuming everybody's happy with the rules, you can start posting guesses as replies to this thread.
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EDIT TO PUT CURRENT LIST HERE AT TOP OF THREAD

Current dates taken:

Sep 14 Train
Sep 19 Rastus
Sep 20 TOOCOOL
Sep 22 TwoFace
Oct 12 Possessed Freak
Oct 13 PhotoLenny
Oct 14 viztech
Oct 15 BoberFett
Oct 18 Xede
Oct 30 Kwatt
Oct 31 Dantoo
Nov 01 Windogg
Nov 02 thecool1
Nov 03 KingHam
Nov 10 Semper_Fi
Nov 15 MooCow
Nov 19 talfin1
Nov 20 LeBlatt
Nov 23 HeavyIron
Nov 24 Qythyx
Nov 25 Virge
Nov 29 Engine
Dec 01 UmbrAC
Dec 03 Ne0
Dec 06 Jani
Dec 07 Networkman
Dec 08 H8tank
Dec 09 crYnOid
Dec 14 Skaven
Dec 16 Slacker
Dec 24 bphantom
Dec 25 Jatwell
Dec 26 strates
Jan 01 Russ
 

ViRGE

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Ok, I'm in.:) I'll take Nov. 25 please.:D

PS The rules are fine, so I'm plenty happy with them ;)
 

Qythyx

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Err um, what's the easiest way to crack blocks for someone else. That is, if I loose and need to give 1000 blocks to the winner, how can I do that?

And I'll take November 24, just to be annoying.

[EDIT] I change my guess to November 30.
[EDIT] I change my guess to June 7, 2001.


 

Xede

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Ok then, October 18th for me

Qythyx--to crack blocks for someone else, you just go into your client configuration and change the email address. 1000 blocks is small enough that it won't be difficult to "pay up" using just your personal computer, without messing with any more difficult to access cows.

PF--I'm afraid that's not a valid guess... :)
 

networkman

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Since I'm not involved in RC5 at all anymore, I'll take December 7th!

May the day live in infamy for /. !!!

Yes, I still crack for other people once in a while, but I am NOT the Phantom Flusher! I wouldn't switch my SETI cows to RC5 just to be the PhF.


 

LeBlatt

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Register Nov. 20th for me.

[edit]Is the winner supposed to crack 1000 blocks for himself too ?[/edit]
 

Windogg

Lifer
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I'll pony up 1000 blocks.

I'll take November 1, my b-day. Other than that, its just a SWAG. :)

Windogg
 

Engine

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Oh, what the hell. I'll almost definitely be doing OGR by then, but I'll guess anyway. Nov. 29th
 

Train

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wow whoever wins is gonna get a ton of blocks, would definetly make my best day ever

but the only thing im worried about is since i chose an earlier day, and say we start getting close to /. will people save thier dumps until its closeer to thier day? I hope not