Recap: FOFC: The Mole - Page 4

Thomkal · 08-30-2005, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

How about Cincinnati, Thomkal?

I was thinking Indy or Cincy, but they are pretty equal to Philly. I think we need to go further south.

Toddzilla · 08-30-2005, 07:04 PM

I think we (Baseball) need to not jump cross country like that. It takes too much time and we risk having to backtrack. I vote for something intermediary - like Dallas - and then move east from there if we have to.

I also doubt ardent would have one team so very far from "it" while putting the others relatively close.

I say Big D

Raven · 08-30-2005, 09:06 PM

Todd, I think everything west of Milwaukee is a waste of time. Plus we waste an hour searching any location we land in.

If we fly to Dallas, we lose an hour, then we lose another hour in our next location. We can skip Dallas altogether and land in the second location.

I say our best bet is to start south and move north, allowing the two other teams to move south.

My vote is we fly to New Orleans.

Poli · 08-30-2005, 09:40 PM

Give me a minute or 20 guys, and Ardent Airlines will resume flights.

Poli · 08-30-2005, 10:42 PM

The group that doesn't like hockey is heading for Atlanta.

Poli · 08-30-2005, 10:45 PM

A 2 hour flight later, the group that doesn't like hockey lands in Atlanta. One hour of searching.

Total time: 5 hours.

Barkeep49 · 08-30-2005, 10:48 PM

So right now I feel sort of lukewarm.

Poli · 08-30-2005, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

So right now I feel sort of lukewarm.

One moment, got sidetracked.

Barkeep49 · 08-30-2005, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

One moment, got sidetracked.

Just remember that deadmen celebrate no parties

(Congrats on the WW win)

Barkeep49 · 08-30-2005, 10:55 PM

Ok so we're warm with Atlanta. Interested in seeing the results for the other two groups.

Poli · 08-30-2005, 10:55 PM

Toddzilla · 08-31-2005, 09:44 AM

OK - I'm okay with New Orleans

Passacaglia · 08-31-2005, 11:33 AM

Hey guys, NO is too far west -- go further east.

Thomkal, you're right -- further south. Maybe Knoxville?

Poli · 08-31-2005, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Hey guys, NO is too far west -- go further east.

Thomkal, you're right -- further south. Maybe Knoxville?

The group that likes baseball is headed to New Orleans. Hurricane or not, Ardent Airlines can get you there.

Poli · 08-31-2005, 11:52 AM

Wrong reply with quote. I intended to quote Toddzilla. Pass is not part of the baseball group so his comment did not figure into if the group went to New Orleans.

Passacaglia · 08-31-2005, 11:58 AM

Yeah, I figured it was too late when I made that post -- I was just hoping to change someone else's mind.

Poli · 08-31-2005, 12:10 PM

The group arrives safely in New Orleans, or as safe as they can. The six hour flight included a connection in Dallas. The group spends an hour searching the area.

Total time: 10 hours.

Thomkal · 08-31-2005, 12:15 PM

I'll wait to see the results of the New Orleans trip Pass.

How much time will we have left after the trip to NO Ardent?

Poli · 08-31-2005, 12:17 PM

14 game hours. Johnny93g is getting worried.

MJ4H · 08-31-2005, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomkal

I'll wait to see the results of the New Orleans trip Pass.

How much time will we have left after the trip to NO Ardent?

New Orleans trip result is HOT

Passacaglia · 08-31-2005, 12:39 PM

Wait a minute, I thought the football group has only traveled 3.5 hours?

Toddzilla · 08-31-2005, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattJones4Heisman

New Orleans trip result is HOT

Ardent sends us PMs about the trip results and I imagine doesn't post the results of our trips publically for a reason.

In the future, instead of giving away the results of our work and potentially helping the other teams, please keep the results between those in our group.

Thanks.

You, You, You Mole You.

MJ4H · 08-31-2005, 01:00 PM

hmm. I think I misunderstood the game somehow. I apologize if I did. I did try to catch the gist of this game quickly since I usually only have a few minutes a day to do something like this with my son in the hospital. I thought the teams were to be working together. I will recheck the game rules. Apologies.

KevinNU7 · 08-31-2005, 01:02 PM

As I understand it we are all working together, well unless the $50k prize only goes to one team

MJ4H · 08-31-2005, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

That indication will be PMed to the group. Any player in the group may then post the indication here.

Once Johnny93g is found, all three groups must converge on the location before the deadline.

Maybe I'm missing something. Why would I not want to post the indication as soon as possible? As far as I can tell this only benefits the other groups in finding him, which is what we want. We want to find him ASAP so we can converge on the location and win the challenge. What am I not getting?

Poli · 08-31-2005, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Wait a minute, I thought the football group has only traveled 3.5 hours?

This is true. The football group is at 3.5 hours. However, the baseball group is now at 10. All three groups must reach Johnny93g before the 24 hour window for the task to be completed successfully.

The football group has 21.5 hours to reach him.
The baseball group has 14 hours to reach him.

Poli · 08-31-2005, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinNU7

As I understand it we are all working together, well unless the $50k prize only goes to one team

Three groups; one team. The prize money gets added to the final pot.

Poli · 08-31-2005, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattJones4Heisman

Maybe I'm missing something. Why would I not want to post the indication as soon as possible? As far as I can tell this only benefits the other groups in finding him, which is what we want. We want to find him ASAP so we can converge on the location and win the challenge. What am I not getting?

The conspiracy theorists are loving this.

Poli · 08-31-2005, 01:27 PM

If I'm missing any other planned trips, please let me know. I'll review the recent posts to verify for myself, but other sets of eyes are always welcome.

Passacaglia · 08-31-2005, 01:47 PM

I'm kind of at a loss. Thomkal, we've logged the fewest hours, so we should probably make the next move. What are you thinking now?

Thomkal · 08-31-2005, 02:07 PM

Hmm more hours than I expected, thought it was a combined team hours. Pass, let's go to Memphis since its a bigger city than Knoxville.

Poli · 08-31-2005, 02:09 PM

FYI, Johnny93g did ask if he could provide clues as to where he's at, but The Mole locked that down.

Passacaglia · 08-31-2005, 02:14 PM

Memphis sounds good! Let's go!

Raven · 08-31-2005, 02:19 PM

Nice job with the flight to Atlanta. That seriously narrows down the target area.

I think the only possible states are:
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.

I think Nashville and Greensboro are the northern-most possible large cities left.

Poli · 08-31-2005, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Memphis sounds good! Let's go!

Memphis it is. Prepare to board.

Poli · 08-31-2005, 02:33 PM

The group that likes football heads out of Milwaukee on Ardent Airlines. The trip is nonstop to Memphis, and takes 2 hours. One hour of searching is added for the group to search Beale Street properly.

Total time (for the group): 6.5 hours.

Thomkal · 08-31-2005, 03:50 PM

Memphis is HOT. Well I say we go to Charlotte now Pass to see if Bar's theory about sports franchise relocations is sound or not. What do you think?

Barkeep49 · 08-31-2005, 04:07 PM

Here's an idea I have now that many of us are close together: What if a couple of us switched cities? Or we even moved in a triangle This could rule certain directions to move.

Raven · 08-31-2005, 04:53 PM

I think the goal at this point should be to eliminate entire states.

Again, I think the remaining possible states are:
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.

Toddzilla · 08-31-2005, 06:56 PM

OK, as I understand The Mole, we do indeed ALL share in the prize money as it gets added to the pot.

However, the catch is, the winners of the challenge are exempt from taking The Mole quiz, right? In that case, we would want to keep the information to ourselves so our groups can win the challenge and not face elimination.

In the real life game, that provided the conundrum - was it worth it to you to potentially pass up the (real) money in order to guarantee yourself another day in the game, or do you risk losing for potential elimination but a larger jackpot? Admitedly, there is no prize at the end of the rainbow, so logic dictates that we forsake the possible money prize in favor of self preservation. However, for the integrity of the ogame, we should probably treat the prize as a "real" one and make concessions to build the pot as well.

KevinNU7 · 09-01-2005, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven

Nice job with the flight to Atlanta. That seriously narrows down the target area.

I think the only possible states are:
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.

I think Nashville and Greensboro are the northern-most possible large cities left.

I agree. Hockey to Greensboro

Poli · 09-01-2005, 08:53 AM

I'd need to see Raven's agreement to this before I book the flight. The quote above isn't selling the ticket just yet.

Raven · 09-01-2005, 11:38 AM

I wasn't voting for Greensboro. That wouldn't be wise, as we have used the most hours so far, and we are the furthest away.

AE, can you explain the rules as far as Todd was referring to in post #190?

Poli · 09-01-2005, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

OK, as I understand The Mole, we do indeed ALL share in the prize money as it gets added to the pot.

However, the catch is, the winners of the challenge are exempt from taking The Mole quiz, right? In that case, we would want to keep the information to ourselves so our groups can win the challenge and not face elimination.

In the real life game, that provided the conundrum - was it worth it to you to potentially pass up the (real) money in order to guarantee yourself another day in the game, or do you risk losing for potential elimination but a larger jackpot? Admitedly, there is no prize at the end of the rainbow, so logic dictates that we forsake the possible money prize in favor of self preservation. However, for the integrity of the ogame, we should probably treat the prize as a "real" one and make concessions to build the pot as well.

As requested:

It's the goal of the team to save Johnny93g. The first group to get there should not expect any benefits. As above, for the integrity of the game, the team should make all efforts to treat the prize as real.

Raven · 09-01-2005, 01:28 PM

So if all three teams reach him in time, the money gets added to the pot.
If any team does not reach him in time, no money gets added to the pot.

I got that part. Is that the only incentive to get there in time? In other words, are any teams exempt from The Mole quiz after this event?

Poli · 09-01-2005, 01:29 PM

The first group to get there should not expect any benefits.

Passacaglia · 09-01-2005, 02:35 PM

Thomkal, I'm thinking we may want to go further south -- we've still logged the fewest hours, so maybe we should go all out and do Miami? That might help us figure out where it is north and south? I don't know my geography very well, but isn't Charlotte pretty close? What would we gain from it?

Thomkal · 09-01-2005, 03:03 PM

The only reason I had to go to Charlotte was the moved franchise locations. I think Miami is fine because I just took a look at Johnny's profile. Amongst his favorite teams are the Miami Dolphins. Since he was in our group originally before the Mole kidnapped him, maybe that's the link we need. So I'm willing to try Miami and see what happens and come back to Charlotte if we need to.

Poli · 09-01-2005, 03:12 PM

You're now boarding Ardent Airlines. Next stop, Miami.

Poli · 09-01-2005, 03:17 PM

The group that likes football arrives in Miami just 2 hours later. 1 hour is added to search the area.

08-30-2005, 09:40 PM	#154
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Give me a minute or 20 guys, and Ardent Airlines will resume flights. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

08-30-2005, 10:42 PM	#155
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	The group that doesn't like hockey is heading for Atlanta. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

08-30-2005, 10:45 PM	#156
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	A 2 hour flight later, the group that doesn't like hockey lands in Atlanta. One hour of searching. Total time: 5 hours. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

08-30-2005, 10:55 PM	#161
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	__________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

08-31-2005, 11:52 AM	#165
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Wrong reply with quote. I intended to quote Toddzilla. Pass is not part of the baseball group so his comment did not figure into if the group went to New Orleans. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

08-30-2005, 07:04 PM	#152
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	I think we (Baseball) need to not jump cross country like that. It takes too much time and we risk having to backtrack. I vote for something intermediary - like Dallas - and then move east from there if we have to. I also doubt ardent would have one team so very far from "it" while putting the others relatively close. I say Big D

08-30-2005, 09:06 PM	#153
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	Todd, I think everything west of Milwaukee is a waste of time. Plus we waste an hour searching any location we land in. If we fly to Dallas, we lose an hour, then we lose another hour in our next location. We can skip Dallas altogether and land in the second location. I say our best bet is to start south and move north, allowing the two other teams to move south. My vote is we fly to New Orleans.

08-30-2005, 10:48 PM	#157
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	So right now I feel sort of lukewarm.

08-30-2005, 10:55 PM	#160
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	Ok so we're warm with Atlanta. Interested in seeing the results for the other two groups.

08-31-2005, 09:44 AM	#162
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	OK - I'm okay with New Orleans

08-31-2005, 11:33 AM	#163
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Hey guys, NO is too far west -- go further east. Thomkal, you're right -- further south. Maybe Knoxville?

08-31-2005, 11:58 AM	#166
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Yeah, I figured it was too late when I made that post -- I was just hoping to change someone else's mind.

08-31-2005, 12:10 PM	#167
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	The group arrives safely in New Orleans, or as safe as they can. The six hour flight included a connection in Dallas. The group spends an hour searching the area. Total time: 10 hours. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

08-31-2005, 12:15 PM	#168
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	I'll wait to see the results of the New Orleans trip Pass. How much time will we have left after the trip to NO Ardent?

08-31-2005, 12:17 PM	#169
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	14 game hours. Johnny93g is getting worried. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

08-31-2005, 12:39 PM	#171
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Wait a minute, I thought the football group has only traveled 3.5 hours?

08-31-2005, 01:00 PM	#173
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	hmm. I think I misunderstood the game somehow. I apologize if I did. I did try to catch the gist of this game quickly since I usually only have a few minutes a day to do something like this with my son in the hospital. I thought the teams were to be working together. I will recheck the game rules. Apologies.

08-31-2005, 01:02 PM	#174
KevinNU7 College Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Beantown	As I understand it we are all working together, well unless the $50k prize only goes to one team __________________ Boston Bashers - III.14 - (8347)

08-31-2005, 01:27 PM	#179
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	If I'm missing any other planned trips, please let me know. I'll review the recent posts to verify for myself, but other sets of eyes are always welcome. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

08-31-2005, 01:47 PM	#180
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	I'm kind of at a loss. Thomkal, we've logged the fewest hours, so we should probably make the next move. What are you thinking now?

08-31-2005, 02:07 PM	#181
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Hmm more hours than I expected, thought it was a combined team hours. Pass, let's go to Memphis since its a bigger city than Knoxville.

08-31-2005, 02:09 PM	#182
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	FYI, Johnny93g did ask if he could provide clues as to where he's at, but The Mole locked that down. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

08-31-2005, 02:14 PM	#183
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Memphis sounds good! Let's go!

08-31-2005, 02:19 PM	#184
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	Nice job with the flight to Atlanta. That seriously narrows down the target area. I think the only possible states are: Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. I think Nashville and Greensboro are the northern-most possible large cities left.

08-31-2005, 02:33 PM	#186
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	The group that likes football heads out of Milwaukee on Ardent Airlines. The trip is nonstop to Memphis, and takes 2 hours. One hour of searching is added for the group to search Beale Street properly. Total time (for the group): 6.5 hours. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum. Last edited by Poli : 08-31-2005 at 02:33 PM.

08-31-2005, 03:50 PM	#187
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Memphis is HOT. Well I say we go to Charlotte now Pass to see if Bar's theory about sports franchise relocations is sound or not. What do you think?

08-31-2005, 04:07 PM	#188
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	Here's an idea I have now that many of us are close together: What if a couple of us switched cities? Or we even moved in a triangle This could rule certain directions to move.

08-31-2005, 04:53 PM	#189
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	I think the goal at this point should be to eliminate entire states. Again, I think the remaining possible states are: Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.

08-31-2005, 06:56 PM	#190
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	OK, as I understand The Mole, we do indeed ALL share in the prize money as it gets added to the pot. However, the catch is, the winners of the challenge are exempt from taking The Mole quiz, right? In that case, we would want to keep the information to ourselves so our groups can win the challenge and not face elimination. In the real life game, that provided the conundrum - was it worth it to you to potentially pass up the (real) money in order to guarantee yourself another day in the game, or do you risk losing for potential elimination but a larger jackpot? Admitedly, there is no prize at the end of the rainbow, so logic dictates that we forsake the possible money prize in favor of self preservation. However, for the integrity of the ogame, we should probably treat the prize as a "real" one and make concessions to build the pot as well.

09-01-2005, 08:53 AM	#192
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I'd need to see Raven's agreement to this before I book the flight. The quote above isn't selling the ticket just yet. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

09-01-2005, 11:38 AM	#193
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	I wasn't voting for Greensboro. That wouldn't be wise, as we have used the most hours so far, and we are the furthest away. AE, can you explain the rules as far as Todd was referring to in post #190?

09-01-2005, 01:28 PM	#195
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	So if all three teams reach him in time, the money gets added to the pot. If any team does not reach him in time, no money gets added to the pot. I got that part. Is that the only incentive to get there in time? In other words, are any teams exempt from The Mole quiz after this event?

09-01-2005, 01:29 PM	#196
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	The first group to get there should not expect any benefits. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

09-01-2005, 02:35 PM	#197
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Thomkal, I'm thinking we may want to go further south -- we've still logged the fewest hours, so maybe we should go all out and do Miami? That might help us figure out where it is north and south? I don't know my geography very well, but isn't Charlotte pretty close? What would we gain from it?

09-01-2005, 03:03 PM	#198
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	The only reason I had to go to Charlotte was the moved franchise locations. I think Miami is fine because I just took a look at Johnny's profile. Amongst his favorite teams are the Miami Dolphins. Since he was in our group originally before the Mole kidnapped him, maybe that's the link we need. So I'm willing to try Miami and see what happens and come back to Charlotte if we need to.