FOFC Game: Guess the Median Number

QuikSand · 04-13-2023, 11:21 AM

Here's the game:

Send me, QuikSand, a PM with a number, by the time I get around to sorting through them next Friday evening (April 21). Just a number.

I will sort through them all, and will award the glorious title of WINNER to each and every person who submits the exact number that sits as the median number from among all those I receive.

Go.

sterlingice · 04-13-2023, 01:41 PM

I love this. This is so QS

Hopefully he is using this to improve his algorithm to surpass ChatGPT

SI

jbpostbot · 04-13-2023, 02:53 PM

QuikSand · 04-14-2023, 10:35 AM

Looks like y'all are playing by rules not stated. Collusion is just fine.

sterlingice · 04-14-2023, 05:55 PM

Well, damn - I failed on that account. Should have colluded to do better. I just had 2 numbers in mind when I saw the question and went with one. Figured that IWS type rules were just understood.

SI

QuikSand · 04-18-2023, 09:20 AM

So, hypothetically... you know what would help the odds of someone who already submitted 21 of winning this? Saying so.

sterlingice · 04-18-2023, 11:27 AM

I'm really confused the point of this experiment but since QS seems to be encouraging table talk, and I'm a blabbermouth who want some boring fun, so here goes:

I was thinking either 5 or 50 would be nice median numbers. But 5 seemed too low so I went with 50.

I also thought about lying and saying I had put 100 to try and get more people higher since he seems to be putting his thumb on the scale for 21. But that seemed way too easy to have more people do 100 and then I'd get overshot. And, let's be honest - I'm not very good at trickery or hiding it. So I'll do better by playing it straight.

SI

NobodyHere · 04-18-2023, 11:30 AM

I sent quicksand my social security number.

QuikSand · 04-18-2023, 11:42 AM

I'm just trying to give this enough oxygen to see whether it could turn into a low-effort "thing" around here. We actually did this game at least once here, years ago, and it sorta worked, but got drowned out by the popular-for-a-while game of I'm With Stupid.

Cap Ologist · 04-18-2023, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbpostbot

21

If you don't win this time, do 2121 next time.

sterlingice · 04-18-2023, 10:56 PM

I feel like I should just PM QS with 15 different numbers

SI

jcard · 04-19-2023, 11:38 AM

Negatives in play? Irrationals?

NobodyHere · 04-19-2023, 12:10 PM

Imaginary?

flere-imsaho · 04-19-2023, 07:29 PM

I think this is now really a game where we watch QS try and reverse-engineer a game from a bunch of random and nonsensical input numbers.

albionmoonlight · 04-19-2023, 10:23 PM

cuervo72 · 04-19-2023, 10:31 PM

albionmoonlight · 04-20-2023, 10:21 AM

sterlingice · 04-20-2023, 10:49 AM

50, you say?

SI

QuikSand · 04-23-2023, 11:37 AM

Okay, lessee what we got here...

2/3
13
42 42 42
50 50 50
1,121

Congrats to NobodyHere, Fidatelo, and britrock88 for gathering the answer to life, the universe, and everything... or at least the median answer, this time.

QuikSand · 04-23-2023, 11:40 AM

Interesting that several submissions were posted publicly, but none of the 42s.

Also some posts here didn't result in submissions - I'll suggest maybe they were strategic attempts to see if they could gin up conversation but then follow any emerging consensus later (a smart strategy of you really cared) but then were revealed to not care.

Anyway, I'd play if someone else were to start a round two.

04-13-2023, 01:41 PM	#2
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I love this. This is so QS Hopefully he is using this to improve his algorithm to surpass ChatGPT SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 04-13-2023 at 01:41 PM.

04-13-2023, 02:53 PM	#3
jbpostbot n00b Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: in skydog's head 24/7	21 __________________ asswhite

04-14-2023, 05:55 PM	#5
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Well, damn - I failed on that account. Should have colluded to do better. I just had 2 numbers in mind when I saw the question and went with one. Figured that IWS type rules were just understood. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 04-14-2023 at 05:57 PM.

04-18-2023, 11:27 AM	#7
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I'm really confused the point of this experiment but since QS seems to be encouraging table talk, and I'm a blabbermouth who want some boring fun, so here goes: I was thinking either 5 or 50 would be nice median numbers. But 5 seemed too low so I went with 50. I also thought about lying and saying I had put 100 to try and get more people higher since he seems to be putting his thumb on the scale for 21. But that seemed way too easy to have more people do 100 and then I'd get overshot. And, let's be honest - I'm not very good at trickery or hiding it. So I'll do better by playing it straight. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 04-18-2023 at 11:27 AM.

04-18-2023, 11:30 AM	#8
NobodyHere Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2013	I sent quicksand my social security number. __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

04-14-2023, 10:35 AM	#4
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Looks like y'all are playing by rules not stated. Collusion is just fine.

04-18-2023, 09:20 AM	#6
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	So, hypothetically... you know what would help the odds of someone who already submitted 21 of winning this? Saying so.

04-18-2023, 11:42 AM	#9
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I'm just trying to give this enough oxygen to see whether it could turn into a low-effort "thing" around here. We actually did this game at least once here, years ago, and it sorta worked, but got drowned out by the popular-for-a-while game of I'm With Stupid.

04-18-2023, 10:56 PM	#11
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I feel like I should just PM QS with 15 different numbers SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

04-19-2023, 11:38 AM	#12
jcard n00b Join Date: Nov 2021	Negatives in play? Irrationals?

04-19-2023, 12:10 PM	#13
NobodyHere Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2013	Imaginary? __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

04-19-2023, 07:29 PM	#14
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	I think this is now really a game where we watch QS try and reverse-engineer a game from a bunch of random and nonsensical input numbers.

04-19-2023, 10:23 PM	#15
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	50

04-19-2023, 10:31 PM	#16
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	72 __________________ null

04-20-2023, 10:21 AM	#17
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	50

04-20-2023, 10:49 AM	#18
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	50, you say? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

04-23-2023, 11:37 AM	#19
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Okay, lessee what we got here... 2/3 13 42 42 42 50 50 50 1,121 Congrats to NobodyHere, Fidatelo, and britrock88 for gathering the answer to life, the universe, and everything... or at least the median answer, this time.

04-23-2023, 11:40 AM	#20
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Interesting that several submissions were posted publicly, but none of the 42s. Also some posts here didn't result in submissions - I'll suggest maybe they were strategic attempts to see if they could gin up conversation but then follow any emerging consensus later (a smart strategy of you really cared) but then were revealed to not care. Anyway, I'd play if someone else were to start a round two.

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