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<div>== Mexico Cuba 2006 ==<br />
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=== Introduction ===<br />
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This is a holiday idea that I have been whinging on about for some time now after the thouroughly excellent times I had in Peru and Egypt . The thought behind Mexico & Cuba 2006 is to combine the latin flavours of central america through the tequilla & salsa music with the ancient wonder of the pyramids. At the time of writing (February 2006) this is still simply an idea so the purpose of this page is to do some perelimenary investigation into whather the whole idea is possible at all --Tom<br />
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==Possible Stumbling Blocks==<br />
* VISAs and beurocracy in and out of cuba<br />
* Moving around<br />
* Hurricanes<br />
* Picking a date<br />
* Getting annual leave<br />
* Who is coming anyway<br />
* Costs<br />
<br />
== Plan ==<br />
A) Fly in to Mexico city, travel down to cancun (coach/rail) and over to Havana (Boat/Plane.)<br />
<br />
B) Do the whole thing the other way round if the flights are a lot cheaper.<br />
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[[Image:bigmap.JPG]]<br />
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===Flights===<br />
We've booked our flights now, woohoo -<br />
<br />
'''Outbound Flights'''<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! From!! To !! Date and Time !!Flight No!! Class !! Carrier<br />
|-<br />
|London - LHR || Paris - CDG || Fri 27th Oct 2006 13:05 - 15:15 || AF1571 || Class: Economy || Air France<br />
|-<br />
|Paris - CDG || Mexico City - MEX || Fri 27th Oct 2006 16:15 - 21:10 || AF434 || Class: Economy || Air France<br />
|}<br />
<br />
'''Return flights'''<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! From!! To !! Date and Time !!Flight No!! Class !! Carrier<br />
|-<br />
|Havana - HAV || Paris - CDG || Tue 14th Nov 2006 21:15 - 11:05 next day || AF479 || Class: Economy ||Air France<br />
|-<br />
|Paris - CDG || London - LHR || Wed 15th Nov 2006 12:00 - 12:15 || AF1570 || Class: Economy || Air France<br />
|}<br />
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===Cities===<br />
*Mexico City<br />
*???<br />
*Cancun<br />
*Havana<br />
<br />
===Must see sights===<br />
*Teotithuacan<br />
*Mexico city<br />
*General Aztec/Mayan stuff<br />
*Tequilla plantations<br />
*Gulf of mexico coast<br />
*Havana<br />
<br />
===Moving around===<br />
<br />
'''Mexico'''<br />
*Coach<br />
*Rail?<br />
<br />
I have found two companies offering flights between Cancun and Havana<br />
[http://www.clickmx.com/ Click Mexicana] (Around £80 ish)<br />
and <br />
[http://www.cubana.co.cu Cubana] (Around £100 ish)<br />
<br />
(Both sites are in Spanish)<br />
<br />
There is an online currency converter [http://www.xe.com/ here]<br />
<br />
'''Cuba'''<br />
<br />
''Unknown'' - Possibly not that much moving around<br />
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== Detailed Plan ==<br />
[[MexicoCity|MexicoCity to Palenque 27th Oct 9:15 pm - 2nd November 9:15pm]]<br />
<br />
[[Yucutan|Palenque to Cancun (The Yucutan) 2nd November 9:15pm - 8th November 9:15pm]]<br />
<br />
[[Cuba|Cancun to Havana (Cuba) 8th November 9:15pm - 14th November 9:15pm]]<br />
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== ToDo ==<br />
=== Get jabs ===<br />
<br />
* Hepatitis A<br />
* Typhoid<br />
* Polio<br />
* Tetanus<br />
* Yellow Fever (?)<br />
* Malaria (?)<br />
<br />
[[Image:tick.gif]] Tom - Had My jabs today, Owch! --Tom (21/09)<br />
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[[Image:tick.gif]] Matt'll be alright<br />
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[[Image:tick.gif]] Marc's ok too<br />
<br />
=== Get insurance ===<br />
<br />
=== Book Hotels ===<br />
=== Cuba Visa ===<br />
=== Who is coming===<br />
* Tom<br />
* Marc<br />
* Matt<br />
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== Comments ==<br />
<br />
Matt: According to Cyril & Nick at work, Cancun is "a hole", Americanised, touristy, Burger Kings... But a few miles south is a nice town...<br />
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==Recommended reading==<br />
<br />
''The Labyrinth of Solitude'' by Octavio Paz - insight into the Mexican psyche and outlines a lot of information about Mexican history. Short essays.<br />
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''Innocent Erendira and other short stories'' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Short stories by the acclaimed Colombian writer. ''Innocent Erendira'' in particular is great for demonstrating Magical realism.<br />
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''Labyrinths'' by Jorge Luis Borges - short stories from an excellent Argentinian writer. Matt will love ''The Library of Babel'' I would have thought, the ''Garden of Forking Paths'' and ''Death and the Compass'' are excellent as well.</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2298Nerd Olympics2006-09-18T18:27:44Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Main Events */</p>
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<div>[[Image:NerdOlympics.png|center|The Nerd Olympics. Any resemblance to any real events is entirely coincidental.]]<br />
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== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
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<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
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== Participants ==<br />
<br />
We need a list of definite competitors for the Nerd Olympics. It seems as though we may have a few new additions. All competitors should be willing to participate in the whole competition. The list of definitely competitors is as follows:<br />
<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee<br />
* Neil<br />
* Abi<br />
* Matt<br />
* Elín<br />
* Tim<br />
* Sissy<br />
<br />
Although this is the finalised list, we are allowed guest competitors. The guest competitors are allowed to win prizes but will not earn any points or affect the score of the main participants<br />
<br />
== Venues ==<br />
<br />
The Nerd Olympics will be held at a variety of stadia around England. Each host should aim to hold about four medium sized events. People willing to host events are as follows:<br />
<br />
* Neil / Abi - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Marc - Milton Keynes<br />
* Lee - Birmingham<br />
* Tim / Sissy - Leatherhead<br />
* Elín / Matthew - East Claydon ??<br />
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== [[Round 1 - Hemel Hempstead Stadium]] - 9 & 10 September 2005==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
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'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
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'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
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Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
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'''NEWS FLASH''' - What about having the first round on the 9th September? It is also my bifday weekend so we can have a piss up for that (and Elin's and Lee's bifdays as well if they want). Whaddya fink? ''Abi''<br />
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'''POSTMORTEM''' - Please note that the wrong scores were read out at the end of this round. I had forgotten to include the extra point for coming first. The positions, however, remain the same. ''Marc''<br />
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=== Events ===<br />
<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* The Minute Game<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Sing Star<br />
* Typing<br />
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== [[Round 2 - Birmingham Stadium]] - 23 & 24 September 2006==<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Jelly Baby and Spaghetti challenge<br />
* Hearts<br />
* Cranium (oh yeah! Thanks)<br />
* Paper airoplane??<br />
* Getting really tetchy when people don't know how to spell 'aeroplane'...<br />
* Success with the Ladies??<br />
<br />
== [[Round 3]] ==<br />
<br />
== [[Round 4]] ==<br />
<br />
== [[Round 5]] ==<br />
<br />
== Scoring ==<br />
<br />
I propose three different methods of getting points in the olympics: main rounds, bonus rounds and bonus points.<br />
<br />
=== Main Rounds ===<br />
<br />
The main rounds score the most points and everyone competing will get a point.<br />
<br />
As Marc suggested it'd be nice if everyone gets some points for each round so I propose that for each round you should get 1 point for coming last, 2 for coming 2nd to last and so on up to the number of competitors, but then you should get one extra bonus point for winning the round. If there are any ties then all people who finished at the same rank get the same number of points which is the higher score, (eg, if there are five competitors and two people place joint second then the winner gets 6 points and the two second place people get 4 points each). If anyone doesn't take part in a round then they get zero points but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part. So for example if there are 5 total competitors but only 4 take part in a particular round, with two people placing equal third then the scoring would be as follows:<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|-<br />
| 1st place<br />
| 6 points<br />
|-<br />
| 2nd place<br />
| 4 points<br />
|-<br />
| 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| other 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| Non-partaker<br />
| 0 points<br />
|}<br />
<br />
As an additional twist I think that each competitor should be allocated one joker card (like they do in pub quizzes). Any player can adopt to play their joker card for any round, although it can only be played once. After playing the card the competitor will get double points for that round, but the competitor must choose to play the card ''before'' the round commences. So for example if Abi thinks she will do particularily well in the SingStar round, she can use her joker card then and get twelve points instead of six.<br />
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'''Note''': Marc: I agree with most of this (and like the joker card idea), but I think it might be best for the winner to get 10 points and count down to 1. If few people participate in the event, it's not fair for the maximum amount of points scored to be less than they otherwise would be.<br />
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'''Reply''': Neil: I think that was what I was trying to describe, eg "but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part". So if there are 8 total competitors in the whole olympics and one doesn't take part in a particular round then the winner of that round will still get 9 points, 2nd place would get 7 and so on but the person who didn't take part would get zero instead of the free 1 point they could have gotten for just taking part and coming last. I guess it doesn't really make any difference if you count down from 10 instead of counting down from the number of competitors (unless there are more than 10 of course..) except that it would be slightly more of a punishment if you didn't take part because you would be down more than one point.<br />
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'''Query''': What if someone is taking part in the overall Nerd Olympics but can't make it to that particular round? - ''Lee''<br />
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I guess as there are only eight competitors we could avoid hosting a round unless everyone can attend? Otherwise as the competiton gets more serious someone will organise an event during a weekday just so that no-one can turn up and they'd get all the points :) - ''Neil''<br />
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=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
For smaller rounds, such as the water tasting test or the Brain Training test, the winner gets two points and nobody else gets any.<br />
<br />
=== Bonus points ===<br />
<br />
Bonus points can be awarded by the NOB-head whenever he sees fit although if this is perceived to be unfair there may be a mutiny.<br />
<br />
'''Comment''': I like the idea of bonus points, for natural displays of nerdiness. (points to be allocated by the NOB-head) for instance: 'Elín' - typing her name in that way, 1 bonus point, Neil - going on about the scoring system for ages - 2 bonus points. etc. - ''Matt''<br />
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== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
=== Main Events ===<br />
<br />
; [[Specialist round]] : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
<br />
;: ''Now that we've abandoned the joker cards, can we incorporate them into the specialist quiz round instead? You could get points for each quiz, but you could get double points if you play your joker card. Then the ranks could be taken from the total points. It'd be a lot easier to have joker cards just for this round because all of the categories are known before-hand.'' - Neil<br />
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; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
<br />
* Sudoku - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* The Minute Game - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Death Tank - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Singstar - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Typing - Hemel Hempstead<br />
<br />
* Tetris - Birmingham<br />
* Spaghetti and Jelly Baby - Birmingham<br />
* Hearts - Birmingham<br />
* Cranium - Birmingham<br />
* Paper airoplane - Birmingham?<br />
<br />
<br />
* Bop it extreme 2- Milton Keynes?<br />
* Calculator speed relay - Milton Keynes?<br />
* Dancing game - Milton Keynes?<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game) - Milton Keynes<br />
<br />
* Lung capacity - East Claydon?<br />
<br />
* Pool competiton - Leatherhead?<br />
<br />
; The following rounds are up for grabs:<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Cycle race<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Taste test (is this before or after the curry taste test?)<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind)<br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn (A test of ability to comprehend Esperanto sentences? Facile! =D )<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
*: ''Does the guitar game have real strings or is it just normal PS2 buttons in the shape of a guitar? Does Tim get extra points if he brings his guitar?'' - Tim<br />
*: ''YES'' - Lee (but must be confirmed by the NOB head)<br />
*: ''Is [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FGGSGE/026-9851399-7981242?v=glance&n=300703 this] the guitar game?'' - Neil<br />
*: ''YES!!!'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
* Monopoly/ Psionopoly<br />
* Some kind of sci-fi quiz?<br />
<br />
=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
* Cracker eating test<br />
<br />
* Mental arithmetic: timing on Dr. Kawasomething's Brain Training on the Nintendo DS (go matt!)<br />
<br />
* Powerball<br />
<br />
* Chubby Bunnies - what is this? Sounds fun...<br />
-See how many grapes you can fit in your mouth<br />
<br />
ooh err...<br />
<br />
== Results ==<br />
<br />
A spreadsheet, in [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice.org/OASIS] format is available here: [[Media:Nerd_Olympics_Scores.ods]].<br />
<br />
Overall results so far:<br />
{| border=1<br />
! Rank !! Name !! Points<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || Marc || 31<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || Tim || 30<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || Lee || 27<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || Matt || 26<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || Elín || 24<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || Abi || 21<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || Neil || 18<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || Sissy || 9<br />
|}<br />
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Detailed results are available under each stadium's page.</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Specialist_round&diff=2297Specialist round2006-09-18T17:42:03Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
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<div>The specialist round will consist of eight rounds with questions based on different topics. Each nerd shall pick a topic to base their questions on.<br />
<br />
I think we decided on 25 questions per specialist round and nerds can choose whether they are multiple choice, multimedia or multi-lingual. (thhhh...)<br />
<br />
Proposed Specialist Round topics should be placed on this page for approval by 23 September 2006<br />
<br />
*Lee - The Simpsons<br />
*Neil - Video Game History<br />
*Abi - Life and Times of Jarvis Cocker</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2296Nerd Olympics2006-09-18T17:40:29Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Events */</p>
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<div>[[Image:NerdOlympics.png|center|The Nerd Olympics. Any resemblance to any real events is entirely coincidental.]]<br />
<br />
== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Participants ==<br />
<br />
We need a list of definite competitors for the Nerd Olympics. It seems as though we may have a few new additions. All competitors should be willing to participate in the whole competition. The list of definitely competitors is as follows:<br />
<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee<br />
* Neil<br />
* Abi<br />
* Matt<br />
* Elín<br />
* Tim<br />
* Sissy<br />
<br />
Although this is the finalised list, we are allowed guest competitors. The guest competitors are allowed to win prizes but will not earn any points or affect the score of the main participants<br />
<br />
== Venues ==<br />
<br />
The Nerd Olympics will be held at a variety of stadia around England. Each host should aim to hold about four medium sized events. People willing to host events are as follows:<br />
<br />
* Neil / Abi - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Marc - Milton Keynes<br />
* Lee - Birmingham<br />
* Tim / Sissy - Leatherhead<br />
* Elín / Matthew - East Claydon ??<br />
<br />
== [[Round 1 - Hemel Hempstead Stadium]] - 9 & 10 September 2005==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''NEWS FLASH''' - What about having the first round on the 9th September? It is also my bifday weekend so we can have a piss up for that (and Elin's and Lee's bifdays as well if they want). Whaddya fink? ''Abi''<br />
<br />
'''POSTMORTEM''' - Please note that the wrong scores were read out at the end of this round. I had forgotten to include the extra point for coming first. The positions, however, remain the same. ''Marc''<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* The Minute Game<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Sing Star<br />
* Typing<br />
<br />
== [[Round 2 - Birmingham Stadium]] - 23 & 24 September 2006==<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Jelly Baby and Spaghetti challenge<br />
* Hearts<br />
* Cranium (oh yeah! Thanks)<br />
* Paper airoplane??<br />
* Getting really tetchy when people don't know how to spell 'aeroplane'...<br />
* Success with the Ladies??<br />
<br />
== [[Round 3]] ==<br />
<br />
== [[Round 4]] ==<br />
<br />
== [[Round 5]] ==<br />
<br />
== Scoring ==<br />
<br />
I propose three different methods of getting points in the olympics: main rounds, bonus rounds and bonus points.<br />
<br />
=== Main Rounds ===<br />
<br />
The main rounds score the most points and everyone competing will get a point.<br />
<br />
As Marc suggested it'd be nice if everyone gets some points for each round so I propose that for each round you should get 1 point for coming last, 2 for coming 2nd to last and so on up to the number of competitors, but then you should get one extra bonus point for winning the round. If there are any ties then all people who finished at the same rank get the same number of points which is the higher score, (eg, if there are five competitors and two people place joint second then the winner gets 6 points and the two second place people get 4 points each). If anyone doesn't take part in a round then they get zero points but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part. So for example if there are 5 total competitors but only 4 take part in a particular round, with two people placing equal third then the scoring would be as follows:<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|-<br />
| 1st place<br />
| 6 points<br />
|-<br />
| 2nd place<br />
| 4 points<br />
|-<br />
| 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| other 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| Non-partaker<br />
| 0 points<br />
|}<br />
<br />
As an additional twist I think that each competitor should be allocated one joker card (like they do in pub quizzes). Any player can adopt to play their joker card for any round, although it can only be played once. After playing the card the competitor will get double points for that round, but the competitor must choose to play the card ''before'' the round commences. So for example if Abi thinks she will do particularily well in the SingStar round, she can use her joker card then and get twelve points instead of six.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Marc: I agree with most of this (and like the joker card idea), but I think it might be best for the winner to get 10 points and count down to 1. If few people participate in the event, it's not fair for the maximum amount of points scored to be less than they otherwise would be.<br />
<br />
'''Reply''': Neil: I think that was what I was trying to describe, eg "but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part". So if there are 8 total competitors in the whole olympics and one doesn't take part in a particular round then the winner of that round will still get 9 points, 2nd place would get 7 and so on but the person who didn't take part would get zero instead of the free 1 point they could have gotten for just taking part and coming last. I guess it doesn't really make any difference if you count down from 10 instead of counting down from the number of competitors (unless there are more than 10 of course..) except that it would be slightly more of a punishment if you didn't take part because you would be down more than one point.<br />
<br />
'''Query''': What if someone is taking part in the overall Nerd Olympics but can't make it to that particular round? - ''Lee''<br />
<br />
I guess as there are only eight competitors we could avoid hosting a round unless everyone can attend? Otherwise as the competiton gets more serious someone will organise an event during a weekday just so that no-one can turn up and they'd get all the points :) - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
For smaller rounds, such as the water tasting test or the Brain Training test, the winner gets two points and nobody else gets any.<br />
<br />
=== Bonus points ===<br />
<br />
Bonus points can be awarded by the NOB-head whenever he sees fit although if this is perceived to be unfair there may be a mutiny.<br />
<br />
'''Comment''': I like the idea of bonus points, for natural displays of nerdiness. (points to be allocated by the NOB-head) for instance: 'Elín' - typing her name in that way, 1 bonus point, Neil - going on about the scoring system for ages - 2 bonus points. etc. - ''Matt''<br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
=== Main Events ===<br />
<br />
; [[Specialist round]] : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
<br />
; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
<br />
* Sudoku - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* The Minute Game - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Death Tank - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Singstar - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Typing - Hemel Hempstead<br />
<br />
* Tetris - Birmingham<br />
* Spaghetti and Jelly Baby - Birmingham<br />
* Hearts - Birmingham<br />
* Cranium - Birmingham<br />
* Paper airoplane - Birmingham?<br />
<br />
<br />
* Bop it extreme 2- Milton Keynes?<br />
* Calculator speed relay - Milton Keynes?<br />
* Dancing game - Milton Keynes?<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game) - Milton Keynes<br />
<br />
* Lung capacity - East Claydon?<br />
<br />
* Pool competiton - Leatherhead?<br />
<br />
; The following rounds are up for grabs:<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Cycle race<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Taste test (is this before or after the curry taste test?)<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind)<br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn (A test of ability to comprehend Esperanto sentences? Facile! =D )<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
*: ''Does the guitar game have real strings or is it just normal PS2 buttons in the shape of a guitar? Does Tim get extra points if he brings his guitar?'' - Tim<br />
*: ''YES'' - Lee (but must be confirmed by the NOB head)<br />
*: ''Is [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FGGSGE/026-9851399-7981242?v=glance&n=300703 this] the guitar game?'' - Neil<br />
*: ''YES!!!'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
* Monopoly/ Psionopoly<br />
* Some kind of sci-fi quiz?<br />
<br />
=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
* Cracker eating test<br />
<br />
* Mental arithmetic: timing on Dr. Kawasomething's Brain Training on the Nintendo DS (go matt!)<br />
<br />
* Powerball<br />
<br />
* Chubby Bunnies - what is this? Sounds fun...<br />
-See how many grapes you can fit in your mouth<br />
<br />
ooh err...<br />
<br />
== Results ==<br />
<br />
A spreadsheet, in [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice.org/OASIS] format is available here: [[Media:Nerd_Olympics_Scores.ods]].<br />
<br />
Overall results so far:<br />
{| border=1<br />
! Rank !! Name !! Points<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || Marc || 31<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || Tim || 30<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || Lee || 27<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || Matt || 26<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || Elín || 24<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || Abi || 21<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || Neil || 18<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || Sissy || 9<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Detailed results are available under each stadium's page.</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2295Nerd Olympics2006-09-18T17:38:44Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Bonus rounds */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Image:NerdOlympics.png|center|The Nerd Olympics. Any resemblance to any real events is entirely coincidental.]]<br />
<br />
== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Participants ==<br />
<br />
We need a list of definite competitors for the Nerd Olympics. It seems as though we may have a few new additions. All competitors should be willing to participate in the whole competition. The list of definitely competitors is as follows:<br />
<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee<br />
* Neil<br />
* Abi<br />
* Matt<br />
* Elín<br />
* Tim<br />
* Sissy<br />
<br />
Although this is the finalised list, we are allowed guest competitors. The guest competitors are allowed to win prizes but will not earn any points or affect the score of the main participants<br />
<br />
== Venues ==<br />
<br />
The Nerd Olympics will be held at a variety of stadia around England. Each host should aim to hold about four medium sized events. People willing to host events are as follows:<br />
<br />
* Neil / Abi - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Marc - Milton Keynes<br />
* Lee - Birmingham<br />
* Tim / Sissy - Leatherhead<br />
* Elín / Matthew - East Claydon ??<br />
<br />
== [[Round 1 - Hemel Hempstead Stadium]] - 9 & 10 September 2005==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''NEWS FLASH''' - What about having the first round on the 9th September? It is also my bifday weekend so we can have a piss up for that (and Elin's and Lee's bifdays as well if they want). Whaddya fink? ''Abi''<br />
<br />
'''POSTMORTEM''' - Please note that the wrong scores were read out at the end of this round. I had forgotten to include the extra point for coming first. The positions, however, remain the same. ''Marc''<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* The Minute Game<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Sing Star<br />
* Typing<br />
<br />
== [[Round 2 - Birmingham Stadium]] - 23 & 24 September 2006==<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Jelly Baby and Spaghetti challenge<br />
* Hearts<br />
* Cranium (oh yeah! Thanks)<br />
* Paper airoplane??<br />
* Success with the Ladies??<br />
<br />
== [[Round 3]] ==<br />
<br />
== [[Round 4]] ==<br />
<br />
== [[Round 5]] ==<br />
<br />
== Scoring ==<br />
<br />
I propose three different methods of getting points in the olympics: main rounds, bonus rounds and bonus points.<br />
<br />
=== Main Rounds ===<br />
<br />
The main rounds score the most points and everyone competing will get a point.<br />
<br />
As Marc suggested it'd be nice if everyone gets some points for each round so I propose that for each round you should get 1 point for coming last, 2 for coming 2nd to last and so on up to the number of competitors, but then you should get one extra bonus point for winning the round. If there are any ties then all people who finished at the same rank get the same number of points which is the higher score, (eg, if there are five competitors and two people place joint second then the winner gets 6 points and the two second place people get 4 points each). If anyone doesn't take part in a round then they get zero points but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part. So for example if there are 5 total competitors but only 4 take part in a particular round, with two people placing equal third then the scoring would be as follows:<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|-<br />
| 1st place<br />
| 6 points<br />
|-<br />
| 2nd place<br />
| 4 points<br />
|-<br />
| 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| other 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| Non-partaker<br />
| 0 points<br />
|}<br />
<br />
As an additional twist I think that each competitor should be allocated one joker card (like they do in pub quizzes). Any player can adopt to play their joker card for any round, although it can only be played once. After playing the card the competitor will get double points for that round, but the competitor must choose to play the card ''before'' the round commences. So for example if Abi thinks she will do particularily well in the SingStar round, she can use her joker card then and get twelve points instead of six.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Marc: I agree with most of this (and like the joker card idea), but I think it might be best for the winner to get 10 points and count down to 1. If few people participate in the event, it's not fair for the maximum amount of points scored to be less than they otherwise would be.<br />
<br />
'''Reply''': Neil: I think that was what I was trying to describe, eg "but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part". So if there are 8 total competitors in the whole olympics and one doesn't take part in a particular round then the winner of that round will still get 9 points, 2nd place would get 7 and so on but the person who didn't take part would get zero instead of the free 1 point they could have gotten for just taking part and coming last. I guess it doesn't really make any difference if you count down from 10 instead of counting down from the number of competitors (unless there are more than 10 of course..) except that it would be slightly more of a punishment if you didn't take part because you would be down more than one point.<br />
<br />
'''Query''': What if someone is taking part in the overall Nerd Olympics but can't make it to that particular round? - ''Lee''<br />
<br />
I guess as there are only eight competitors we could avoid hosting a round unless everyone can attend? Otherwise as the competiton gets more serious someone will organise an event during a weekday just so that no-one can turn up and they'd get all the points :) - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
For smaller rounds, such as the water tasting test or the Brain Training test, the winner gets two points and nobody else gets any.<br />
<br />
=== Bonus points ===<br />
<br />
Bonus points can be awarded by the NOB-head whenever he sees fit although if this is perceived to be unfair there may be a mutiny.<br />
<br />
'''Comment''': I like the idea of bonus points, for natural displays of nerdiness. (points to be allocated by the NOB-head) for instance: 'Elín' - typing her name in that way, 1 bonus point, Neil - going on about the scoring system for ages - 2 bonus points. etc. - ''Matt''<br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
=== Main Events ===<br />
<br />
; [[Specialist round]] : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
<br />
; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
<br />
* Sudoku - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* The Minute Game - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Death Tank - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Singstar - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Typing - Hemel Hempstead<br />
<br />
* Tetris - Birmingham<br />
* Spaghetti and Jelly Baby - Birmingham<br />
* Hearts - Birmingham<br />
* Cranium - Birmingham<br />
* Paper airoplane - Birmingham?<br />
<br />
<br />
* Bop it extreme 2- Milton Keynes?<br />
* Calculator speed relay - Milton Keynes?<br />
* Dancing game - Milton Keynes?<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game) - Milton Keynes<br />
<br />
* Lung capacity - East Claydon?<br />
<br />
* Pool competiton - Leatherhead?<br />
<br />
; The following rounds are up for grabs:<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Cycle race<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Taste test (is this before or after the curry taste test?)<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind)<br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn (A test of ability to comprehend Esperanto sentences? Facile! =D )<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
*: ''Does the guitar game have real strings or is it just normal PS2 buttons in the shape of a guitar? Does Tim get extra points if he brings his guitar?'' - Tim<br />
*: ''YES'' - Lee (but must be confirmed by the NOB head)<br />
*: ''Is [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FGGSGE/026-9851399-7981242?v=glance&n=300703 this] the guitar game?'' - Neil<br />
*: ''YES!!!'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
* Monopoly/ Psionopoly<br />
* Some kind of sci-fi quiz?<br />
<br />
=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
* Cracker eating test<br />
<br />
* Mental arithmetic: timing on Dr. Kawasomething's Brain Training on the Nintendo DS (go matt!)<br />
<br />
* Powerball<br />
<br />
* Chubby Bunnies - what is this? Sounds fun...<br />
-See how many grapes you can fit in your mouth<br />
<br />
ooh err...<br />
<br />
== Results ==<br />
<br />
A spreadsheet, in [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice.org/OASIS] format is available here: [[Media:Nerd_Olympics_Scores.ods]].<br />
<br />
Overall results so far:<br />
{| border=1<br />
! Rank !! Name !! Points<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || Marc || 31<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || Tim || 30<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || Lee || 27<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || Matt || 26<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || Elín || 24<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || Abi || 21<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || Neil || 18<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || Sissy || 9<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Detailed results are available under each stadium's page.</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2281Nerd Olympics2006-09-14T18:05:00Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Bonus rounds */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Image:NerdOlympics.png|center|The Nerd Olympics. Any resemblance to any real events is entirely coincidental.]]<br />
<br />
== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Participants ==<br />
<br />
We need a list of definite competitors for the Nerd Olympics. It seems as though we may have a few new additions. All competitors should be willing to participate in the whole competition. The list of definitely competitors is as follows:<br />
<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee<br />
* Neil<br />
* Abi<br />
* Matt<br />
* Elín<br />
* Tim<br />
* Sissy<br />
<br />
Although this is the finalised list, we are allowed guest competitors. The guest competitors are allowed to win prizes but will not earn any points or affect the score of the main participants<br />
<br />
== Venues ==<br />
<br />
The Nerd Olympics will be held at a variety of stadia around England. Each host should aim to hold about four medium sized events. People willing to host events are as follows:<br />
<br />
* Neil / Abi - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Marc - Milton Keynes<br />
* Lee - Birmingham<br />
* Tim / Sissy<br />
<br />
== [[Round 1 - Hemel Hempstead Stadium]] - 9 & 10 September 2005==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''NEWS FLASH''' - What about having the first round on the 9th September? It is also my bifday weekend so we can have a piss up for that (and Elin's and Lee's bifdays as well if they want). Whaddya fink? ''Abi''<br />
<br />
'''POSTMORTEM''' - Please note that the wrong scores were read out at the end of this round. I had forgotten to include the extra point for coming first. The positions, however, remain the same. ''Marc''<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* The Minute Game<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Sing Star<br />
* Typing<br />
<br />
== [[Round 2 - Birmingham Stadium]] - 23 & 24 September 2006==<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Jelly Baby and Spaghetti challenge<br />
* Hearts<br />
* Cranium (oh yeah! Thanks)<br />
* Dance Dance revolution???<br />
<br />
== [[Round 3]] ==<br />
<br />
== [[Round 4]] ==<br />
<br />
== [[Round 5]] ==<br />
<br />
== Scoring ==<br />
<br />
I propose three different methods of getting points in the olympics: main rounds, bonus rounds and bonus points.<br />
<br />
=== Main Rounds ===<br />
<br />
The main rounds score the most points and everyone competing will get a point.<br />
<br />
As Marc suggested it'd be nice if everyone gets some points for each round so I propose that for each round you should get 1 point for coming last, 2 for coming 2nd to last and so on up to the number of competitors, but then you should get one extra bonus point for winning the round. If there are any ties then all people who finished at the same rank get the same number of points which is the higher score, (eg, if there are five competitors and two people place joint second then the winner gets 6 points and the two second place people get 4 points each). If anyone doesn't take part in a round then they get zero points but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part. So for example if there are 5 total competitors but only 4 take part in a particular round, with two people placing equal third then the scoring would be as follows:<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|-<br />
| 1st place<br />
| 6 points<br />
|-<br />
| 2nd place<br />
| 4 points<br />
|-<br />
| 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| other 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| Non-partaker<br />
| 0 points<br />
|}<br />
<br />
As an additional twist I think that each competitor should be allocated one joker card (like they do in pub quizzes). Any player can adopt to play their joker card for any round, although it can only be played once. After playing the card the competitor will get double points for that round, but the competitor must choose to play the card ''before'' the round commences. So for example if Abi thinks she will do particularily well in the SingStar round, she can use her joker card then and get twelve points instead of six.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Marc: I agree with most of this (and like the joker card idea), but I think it might be best for the winner to get 10 points and count down to 1. If few people participate in the event, it's not fair for the maximum amount of points scored to be less than they otherwise would be.<br />
<br />
'''Reply''': Neil: I think that was what I was trying to describe, eg "but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part". So if there are 8 total competitors in the whole olympics and one doesn't take part in a particular round then the winner of that round will still get 9 points, 2nd place would get 7 and so on but the person who didn't take part would get zero instead of the free 1 point they could have gotten for just taking part and coming last. I guess it doesn't really make any difference if you count down from 10 instead of counting down from the number of competitors (unless there are more than 10 of course..) except that it would be slightly more of a punishment if you didn't take part because you would be down more than one point.<br />
<br />
'''Query''': What if someone is taking part in the overall Nerd Olympics but can't make it to that particular round? - ''Lee''<br />
<br />
I guess as there are only eight competitors we could avoid hosting a round unless everyone can attend? Otherwise as the competiton gets more serious someone will organise an event during a weekday just so that no-one can turn up and they'd get all the points :) - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
For smaller rounds, such as the water tasting test or the Brain Training test, the winner gets two points and nobody else gets any.<br />
<br />
=== Bonus points ===<br />
<br />
Bonus points can be awarded by the NOB-head whenever he sees fit although if this is perceived to be unfair there may be a mutiny.<br />
<br />
'''Comment''': I like the idea of bonus points, for natural displays of nerdiness. (points to be allocated by the NOB-head) for instance: 'Elín' - typing her name in that way, 1 bonus point, Neil - going on about the scoring system for ages - 2 bonus points. etc. - ''Matt''<br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
=== Main Events ===<br />
<br />
; [[Specialist round]] : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
<br />
; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Cycle race<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity <br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste test (is this before or after the curry taste test?)<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn (A test of ability to comprehend Esperanto sentences? Facile! =D )<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* Singstar<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
*: ''Does the guitar game have real strings or is it just normal PS2 buttons in the shape of a guitar? Does Tim get extra points if he brings his guitar?'' - Tim<br />
*: ''YES'' - Lee (but must be confirmed by the NOB head)<br />
*: ''Is [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FGGSGE/026-9851399-7981242?v=glance&n=300703 this] the guitar game?'' - Neil<br />
*: ''YES!!!'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
* Monopoly/ Psionopoly<br />
* Some kind of sci-fi quiz?<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
* Cracker eating test<br />
<br />
* Mental arithmetic: timing on Dr. Kawasomething's Brain Training on the Nintendo DS (go matt!)<br />
<br />
* Powerball<br />
<br />
* Chubby Bunnies - what is this? Sounds fun...<br />
<br />
== Results ==<br />
<br />
A spreadsheet, in [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice.org/OASIS] format is available here: [[Media:Nerd_Olympics_Scores.ods]].<br />
<br />
Overall results so far:<br />
{| border=1<br />
! Rank !! Name !! Points<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || Marc || 31<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || Tim || 30<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || Lee || 27<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || Matt || 26<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || Elín || 24<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || Abi || 21<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || Neil || 18<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || Sissy || 9<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Detailed results are available under each stadium's page.</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2280Nerd Olympics2006-09-14T18:04:12Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Round 2 - Birmingham Stadium - 23 & 24 September 2006 */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Image:NerdOlympics.png|center|The Nerd Olympics. Any resemblance to any real events is entirely coincidental.]]<br />
<br />
== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Participants ==<br />
<br />
We need a list of definite competitors for the Nerd Olympics. It seems as though we may have a few new additions. All competitors should be willing to participate in the whole competition. The list of definitely competitors is as follows:<br />
<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee<br />
* Neil<br />
* Abi<br />
* Matt<br />
* Elín<br />
* Tim<br />
* Sissy<br />
<br />
Although this is the finalised list, we are allowed guest competitors. The guest competitors are allowed to win prizes but will not earn any points or affect the score of the main participants<br />
<br />
== Venues ==<br />
<br />
The Nerd Olympics will be held at a variety of stadia around England. Each host should aim to hold about four medium sized events. People willing to host events are as follows:<br />
<br />
* Neil / Abi - Hemel Hempstead<br />
* Marc - Milton Keynes<br />
* Lee - Birmingham<br />
* Tim / Sissy<br />
<br />
== [[Round 1 - Hemel Hempstead Stadium]] - 9 & 10 September 2005==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''NEWS FLASH''' - What about having the first round on the 9th September? It is also my bifday weekend so we can have a piss up for that (and Elin's and Lee's bifdays as well if they want). Whaddya fink? ''Abi''<br />
<br />
'''POSTMORTEM''' - Please note that the wrong scores were read out at the end of this round. I had forgotten to include the extra point for coming first. The positions, however, remain the same. ''Marc''<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* The Minute Game<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Sing Star<br />
* Typing<br />
<br />
== [[Round 2 - Birmingham Stadium]] - 23 & 24 September 2006==<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Jelly Baby and Spaghetti challenge<br />
* Hearts<br />
* Cranium (oh yeah! Thanks)<br />
* Dance Dance revolution???<br />
<br />
== [[Round 3]] ==<br />
<br />
== [[Round 4]] ==<br />
<br />
== [[Round 5]] ==<br />
<br />
== Scoring ==<br />
<br />
I propose three different methods of getting points in the olympics: main rounds, bonus rounds and bonus points.<br />
<br />
=== Main Rounds ===<br />
<br />
The main rounds score the most points and everyone competing will get a point.<br />
<br />
As Marc suggested it'd be nice if everyone gets some points for each round so I propose that for each round you should get 1 point for coming last, 2 for coming 2nd to last and so on up to the number of competitors, but then you should get one extra bonus point for winning the round. If there are any ties then all people who finished at the same rank get the same number of points which is the higher score, (eg, if there are five competitors and two people place joint second then the winner gets 6 points and the two second place people get 4 points each). If anyone doesn't take part in a round then they get zero points but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part. So for example if there are 5 total competitors but only 4 take part in a particular round, with two people placing equal third then the scoring would be as follows:<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|-<br />
| 1st place<br />
| 6 points<br />
|-<br />
| 2nd place<br />
| 4 points<br />
|-<br />
| 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| other 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| Non-partaker<br />
| 0 points<br />
|}<br />
<br />
As an additional twist I think that each competitor should be allocated one joker card (like they do in pub quizzes). Any player can adopt to play their joker card for any round, although it can only be played once. After playing the card the competitor will get double points for that round, but the competitor must choose to play the card ''before'' the round commences. So for example if Abi thinks she will do particularily well in the SingStar round, she can use her joker card then and get twelve points instead of six.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Marc: I agree with most of this (and like the joker card idea), but I think it might be best for the winner to get 10 points and count down to 1. If few people participate in the event, it's not fair for the maximum amount of points scored to be less than they otherwise would be.<br />
<br />
'''Reply''': Neil: I think that was what I was trying to describe, eg "but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part". So if there are 8 total competitors in the whole olympics and one doesn't take part in a particular round then the winner of that round will still get 9 points, 2nd place would get 7 and so on but the person who didn't take part would get zero instead of the free 1 point they could have gotten for just taking part and coming last. I guess it doesn't really make any difference if you count down from 10 instead of counting down from the number of competitors (unless there are more than 10 of course..) except that it would be slightly more of a punishment if you didn't take part because you would be down more than one point.<br />
<br />
'''Query''': What if someone is taking part in the overall Nerd Olympics but can't make it to that particular round? - ''Lee''<br />
<br />
I guess as there are only eight competitors we could avoid hosting a round unless everyone can attend? Otherwise as the competiton gets more serious someone will organise an event during a weekday just so that no-one can turn up and they'd get all the points :) - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
For smaller rounds, such as the water tasting test or the Brain Training test, the winner gets two points and nobody else gets any.<br />
<br />
=== Bonus points ===<br />
<br />
Bonus points can be awarded by the NOB-head whenever he sees fit although if this is perceived to be unfair there may be a mutiny.<br />
<br />
'''Comment''': I like the idea of bonus points, for natural displays of nerdiness. (points to be allocated by the NOB-head) for instance: 'Elín' - typing her name in that way, 1 bonus point, Neil - going on about the scoring system for ages - 2 bonus points. etc. - ''Matt''<br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
=== Main Events ===<br />
<br />
; [[Specialist round]] : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
<br />
; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Cycle race<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity <br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste test (is this before or after the curry taste test?)<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn (A test of ability to comprehend Esperanto sentences? Facile! =D )<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* Singstar<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
*: ''Does the guitar game have real strings or is it just normal PS2 buttons in the shape of a guitar? Does Tim get extra points if he brings his guitar?'' - Tim<br />
*: ''YES'' - Lee (but must be confirmed by the NOB head)<br />
*: ''Is [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FGGSGE/026-9851399-7981242?v=glance&n=300703 this] the guitar game?'' - Neil<br />
*: ''YES!!!'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
* Monopoly/ Psionopoly<br />
* Some kind of sci-fi quiz?<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
* Cracker eating test<br />
<br />
* Mental arithmetic: timing on Dr. Kawasomething's Brain Training on the Nintendo DS (go matt!)<br />
<br />
* Powerball<br />
<br />
* Chubby Bunnies<br />
<br />
== Results ==<br />
<br />
A spreadsheet, in [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice.org/OASIS] format is available here: [[Media:Nerd_Olympics_Scores.ods]].<br />
<br />
Overall results so far:<br />
{| border=1<br />
! Rank !! Name !! Points<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || Marc || 31<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || Tim || 30<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || Lee || 27<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || Matt || 26<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || Elín || 24<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || Abi || 21<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || Neil || 18<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || Sissy || 9<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Detailed results are available under each stadium's page.</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Specialist_round&diff=2236Specialist round2006-09-11T20:33:30Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>The specialist round will consist of eight rounds with questions based on different topics. Each nerd shall pick a topic to base their questions on.<br />
<br />
I think we decided on 25 questions per specialist round and nerds can choose whether they are multiple choice, multimedia or multi-lingual. (thhhh...)<br />
<br />
Proposed Specialist Round topics should be placed on this page for approval by 23 September 2006<br />
<br />
*Lee - The Simpsons<br />
*Neil - Video Game History<br />
*Abi - Britcoms</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Specialist_round&diff=2235Specialist round2006-09-11T20:30:02Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>The specialist round will consist of eight rounds with questions based on different topics. Each nerd shall pick a topic to base their questions on.<br />
<br />
I think we decided on 25 questions per specialist round and nerds can choose whether they are multiple choice, multimedia or multi-lingual. (thhhh...)<br />
<br />
Proposed Specialist Round topics should be placed on this page for approval by 23 September 2006<br />
<br />
*Lee - The Simpsons<br />
*Neil - Video Game History<br />
*Abi - BBC Britcoms</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Specialist_round&diff=2234Specialist round2006-09-11T20:27:11Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>The specialist round will consist of eight rounds with questions based on different topics. Each nerd shall pick a topic to base their questions on.<br />
<br />
Proposed Specialist Round topics should be placed on this page for approval by 23 September 2006<br />
<br />
*Lee - The Simpsons<br />
*Neil - Video Game History<br />
*Abi - BBC Britcoms</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2201Nerd Olympics2006-09-09T11:11:32Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Bonus rounds */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Participants ==<br />
<br />
We need a list of definite competitors for the Nerd Olympics. It seems as though we may have a few new additions. All competitors should be willing to participate in the whole competition. The list of definitely competitors is as follows:<br />
<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee<br />
* Neil<br />
* Abi<br />
* Matt<br />
* Elín<br />
* Tim<br />
* Sissy<br />
<br />
We need to get this list finialised A.S.A.P.<br />
<br />
== Venue ==<br />
<br />
The Nerd Olympics will be held at a variety of stadia around England. Each host should aim to hold about four medium sized events. People willing to host events are as follows:<br />
<br />
* Neil / Abi<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee (can I have Tetris?)<br />
* Tim / Sissy<br />
<br />
== Round 1 - Hemel Hempstead Stadium ==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
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'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
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Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
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Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
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22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
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'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
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'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
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Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
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'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
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Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
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'''NEWS FLASH''' - What about having the first round on the 9th September? It is also my bifday weekend so we can have a piss up for that (and Elin's and Lee's bifdays as well if they want). Whaddya fink? ''Abi''<br />
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=== Events ===<br />
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; Specialist round : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
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; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
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; Death-tank : Simple - depending on number of players, everyone can just play at once<br />
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Neil, do you have Death Tank available at your house? How many players max? -- Marc<br />
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Death tank can do up to 7 players but as there are 8 competitors I propose a two-tiered competition. (8 is a convenient power of two which will make doing knockouts a lot easier right?). All eight competitors will be randomly split into two groups of four. Then each group of four will play five consecutive rounds of death tank. (The rounds are fairly short-lived and five is enough time for someone to save up enough to buy a Death's Head which makes it more fun :) The top two scorers from each of the groups will then form a new group of four who will play 10 rounds for the final. Before the final will be 5 play-off rounds consisting of the two bottom players from each group so that we can get a complete ordering. In the event a draw (not sure if that's possible or not) the players who have equal scores will play a one-round sudden death to decide who is better.<br />
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; Singstar : Some kind of complicated system where you have home and away matches so that you get to choose the song on home matches or something<br />
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BTW - Abi is obsessed with SingStar and she's bought the Rocks! disc again despite taking two of them back for not working. This one seems ok for now though so with we've now got all of them. -- Neil<br />
[[Image:Hands_blur2.jpg|right|Neil at work]]<br />
; Typing : Take it in turns typing up a letter and deduct marks "according to the level of" accuracy?<br />
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Deduct marks for accuracy? How ironic -- Marc<br />
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Is that ok? -- Neil<br />
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I"ll b grate, woo hoo! - bAi<br />
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- ooh actually could we have an accurate punctuation test as well? We could combine it with spelling bee idea. I'll get Esty to set the questions.<br />
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We could type in Esperanto! Bonege! ahem..well...just a suggestion.. -- Elín<br />
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Ho jes, tiu sugesto plaĉas al mi! -- Neil<br />
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Wow, I was looking for a program that we could use to test typing speed and there's one called "[http://klavaro.sourceforge.net/ Klavaro]" which is Esperanto for keyboard! It's even been translated into Esperanto, how cool is that?<br />
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; Tetris : The original GameBoy version, most lines in 10 minutes or something? - how about some sort of tournament involving head-to-head matches, as we did in A-levels?<br />
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I think we could do both types - a knock out tournament and most lines in x minutes -- Marc<br />
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We could collect points for each round with points for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.<br />
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Let's give everyone who participates points wherever possible. It'll encourage everyone to join in everything. -- Marc<br />
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Is this too anal to bother with? No. It'll be fun.<br />
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Matt's gonna win this one- I have an original gameboy with Tetris and Matt was obsessed with it for months! Thought I'd never get it back! --Elín<br />
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Tim and Lee are pretty good at tetris too though, it's a tough call. Hrmm... I wonder if we should take bets or have a sweepstake on the side? - Neil<br />
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Okay, I'll give you some odds - Tim and Lee 3/1<br />
Matt 5/1<br />
Marc and Neil 10/1<br />
Elín 13/1 (haven't studied her form but could be a dark horse)<br />
Tom and everyone else 15/1 (no idea about their Tetris credentials)<br />
Abi 100/1 (I'm crap...)<br />
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Honest Abi's Bookies pays out in spirit shots so roll up roll up!<br />
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Matt's obsession with tetris was short-lived. Whereas Lee's was ongoing. But Matt can't be bothered to argue, so yes Matt's odds really are 5:1 - Go Matt Go!<br />
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I would put my own chances in at 100/1, which means Abi is my main competition for penultimate place *starts intense practice routine* I myself of course, will be rooting for Matt all the way. Go Matt Go!! -- Elín<br />
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==== Bonus rounds ====<br />
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; Cracker eating test<br />
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; Mental arithmetic: timing on Dr. Kawasomething's Brain Training on the Nintendo DS (go matt!)<br />
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== Scoring ==<br />
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I propose three different methods of getting points in the olympics: main rounds, bonus rounds and bonus points.<br />
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=== Main Rounds ===<br />
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The main rounds score the most points and everyone competing will get a point.<br />
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As Marc suggested it'd be nice if everyone gets some points for each round so I propose that for each round you should get 1 point for coming last, 2 for coming 2nd to last and so on up to the number of competitors, but then you should get one extra bonus point for winning the round. If there are any ties then all people who finished at the same rank get the same number of points which is the higher score, (eg, if there are five competitors and two people place joint second then the winner gets 6 points and the two second place people get 4 points each). If anyone doesn't take part in a round then they get zero points but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part. So for example if there are 5 total competitors but only 4 take part in a particular round, with two people placing equal third then the scoring would be as follows:<br />
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{|<br />
|-<br />
| 1st place<br />
| 6 points<br />
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| 2nd place<br />
| 4 points<br />
|-<br />
| 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| other 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| Non-partaker<br />
| 0 points<br />
|}<br />
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As an additional twist I think that each competitor should be allocated one joker card (like they do in pub quizzes). Any player can adopt to play their joker card for any round, although it can only be played once. After playing the card the competitor will get double points for that round, but the competitor must choose to play the card ''before'' the round commences. So for example if Abi thinks she will do particularily well in the SingStar round, she can use her joker card then and get twelve points instead of six.<br />
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'''Note''': Marc: I agree with most of this (and like the joker card idea), but I think it might be best for the winner to get 10 points and count down to 1. If few people participate in the event, it's not fair for the maximum amount of points scored to be less than they otherwise would be.<br />
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'''Reply''': Neil: I think that was what I was trying to describe, eg "but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part". So if there are 8 total competitors in the whole olympics and one doesn't take part in a particular round then the winner of that round will still get 9 points, 2nd place would get 7 and so on but the person who didn't take part would get zero instead of the free 1 point they could have gotten for just taking part and coming last. I guess it doesn't really make any difference if you count down from 10 instead of counting down from the number of competitors (unless there are more than 10 of course..) except that it would be slightly more of a punishment if you didn't take part because you would be down more than one point.<br />
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'''Query''': What if someone is taking part in the overall Nerd Olympics but can't make it to that particular round? - ''Lee''<br />
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I guess as there are only eight competitors we could avoid hosting a round unless everyone can attend? Otherwise as the competiton gets more serious someone will organise an event during a weekday just so that no-one can turn up and they'd get all the points :) - ''Neil''<br />
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=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
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For smaller rounds, such as the water tasting test or the Brain Training test, the winner gets two points and nobody else gets any.<br />
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== Bonus points ==<br />
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Bonus points can be awarded by the NOB-head whenever he sees fit although if this is perceived to be unfair there may be a mutiny.<br />
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'''Comment''': I like the idea of bonus points, for natural displays of nerdiness. (points to be allocated by the NOB-head) for instance: 'Elín' - typing her name in that way, 1 bonus point, Neil - going on about the scoring system for ages - 2 bonus points. etc. - ''Matt''<br />
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== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
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* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Cycle race<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity <br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste test (is this before or after the curry taste test?)<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn (A test of ability to comprehend Esperanto sentences? Facile! =D )<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* Singstar<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
*: ''Does the guitar game have real strings or is it just normal PS2 buttons in the shape of a guitar? Does Tim get extra points if he brings his guitar?'' - Tim<br />
*: ''YES'' - Lee (but must be confirmed by the NOB head)<br />
*: ''Is [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FGGSGE/026-9851399-7981242?v=glance&n=300703 this] the guitar game?'' - Neil<br />
*: ''YES!!!'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
* Monopoly/ Psionopoly<br />
* Some kind of sci-fi quiz?<br />
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== Singstar song list ==<br />
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In case anybody wants to practice, here's the list of songs in Singstar.<br />
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{| border=1<br />
! Artist !! Song !! Game<br />
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|A-Ha<br />
|Take On Me<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Alice Cooper<br />
|Poison<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Alicia Keys<br />
|Fallin'<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Annie<br />
|Heartbeat<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ashford & Simpson<br />
|Solid<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Ashlee Simpson<br />
|Pieces of Me<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Atomic Kitten<br />
|Eternal Flame<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Complicated<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Sk8er Boi<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Banarama<br />
|I Heard A Rumour<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Belinda Carlisle<br />
|Heaven Is A Place On Earth<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Beyonce<br />
|Crazy in Love<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bill Withers<br />
|Ain't No Sunshine<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Billy Joel<br />
|Uptown Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Black Eyed Peas<br />
|Shut Up<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Blink-182<br />
|What's My Age Again<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bloc Party<br />
|Banquet<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Atomic<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Heart of Glass<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blu Cantrell<br />
|Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Blue<br />
|One Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blur<br />
|Song 2<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bob Marley<br />
|No Woman No Cry<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Bonnie Tyler<br />
|Total Eclipse Of The Heart<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Bowling for Soup<br />
|1985<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bucks Fizz<br />
|Making Your Mind Up<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Buggles<br />
|Video Killed The Radio Star<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Crashed the Wedding<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Year 3000<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Candi Staton<br />
|Young Hearts Run Free<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Carl Douglas<br />
|Kung Fu Fighting<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Charlene<br />
|I've Never Been To Me<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Charlotte Church<br />
|Crazy Chick<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Cher<br />
|If I Could Turn Back Time<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Coldplay<br />
|Speed of Sound<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Culture Club<br />
|Karma Chameleon<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Cyndi Lauper<br />
|Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dandy Warhols<br />
|Bohemian Like You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Daniel Bedingfield<br />
|If You're Not the One<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dead Or Alive<br />
|You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Deee-Lite<br />
|Groove is in the Heart<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Deep Purple<br />
|Smoke On The Water<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Destiny's Child<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dexy's Midnight Runners<br />
|Come On Eileen<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|Thank You<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|White Flag<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dolly Parton<br />
|Nine To Five<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Hungry Like The Wolf<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Rio<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Elton John & Kiki Dee<br />
|Don't Go Breaking My Heart<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Suspicious Minds<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Way Down<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Erasure<br />
|A Little Respect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Erik B. and Rakim<br />
|Paid in Full<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Europe<br />
|The Final Countdown<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fairground Attraction<br />
|Perfect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Foreigner<br />
|I Want To Know What Love Is<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fountains of Wayne<br />
|Stacy's Mom<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Frankie Goes to Hollywood<br />
|The Power of Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Do You Want To<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Take Me Out<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Careless Whisper<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Faith<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Biology<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Love Machine<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gloria Gaynor<br />
|I Will Survive<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|Girls and Boys<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|I Just Wanna Live<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gwen Stefani<br />
|What You Waiting For?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hard-Fi<br />
|Hard To Beat<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hole<br />
|Celebrity Skin<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hoobastank<br />
|The Reason<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Stop<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Superstar<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Jamiroquai<br />
|Cosmic Girl<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Javine<br />
|Real Things<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Jay Sean<br />
|Eyes on You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jet<br />
|Are You Gonna Be My Girl?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Joss Stone<br />
|Super Duper Love (Are You Digging On Me?)<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kasabian<br />
|Club Foot<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kate Bush<br />
|Running Up That Hill<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Katrina And The Waves<br />
|Walking on Sunshine<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Everybody's Changing<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Somewhere Only We Know<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kim Wilde<br />
|Kids In America<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Kings of Leon<br />
|The Bucket<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|KT Tunstall<br />
|Black Horse and the Cherry Tree<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|I Should Be So Lucky<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|In Your Eyes<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|LeAnn Rimes<br />
|Can't Fight The Moonlight<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Lemar<br />
|50:50<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Liberty X<br />
|Just A Little<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Little Richard<br />
|Tutti Frutti<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Madness<br />
|Our House<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Like a Virgin<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Material Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Manfred Mann<br />
|Do Wah Diddy Diddy<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Marillion<br />
|Kayleigh<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Marilyn Manson<br />
|Personal Jesus<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Maroon5<br />
|This Love<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Maximo Park<br />
|Apply Some Pressure<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|McFly<br />
|Obviously<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Mis-Teeq<br />
|Scandalous<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Motörhead<br />
|Ace of Spades<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|Single<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|These Words<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Nena<br />
|99 Red Balloons<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Nirvana<br />
|Come as You Are<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Outkast<br />
|Roses<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Petula Clark<br />
|Downtown<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Get The Party Started<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Just Like A Pill<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Pussycat Dolls<br />
|Don't Cha<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Don't Stop Me Now<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Radio Ga Ga<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Queens Of The Stone Age<br />
|Go With The Flow<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Razorlight<br />
|Somewhere Else<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Rick Astley<br />
|Never Gonna Give You Up<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Ricky Martin<br />
|Livin' La Vida Loca<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams<br />
|Let Me Entertain You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue<br />
|Kids<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam<br />
|Father and Son<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Roy Orbison<br />
|Pretty Woman<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Run DMC<br />
|It's Tricky<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|S Club<br />
|Don't Stop Movin'<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Laura<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Take Your Mama<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Simple Minds<br />
|Don't You (Forget About Me)<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sister Sledge<br />
|We Are Family<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Snow Patrol<br />
|Run<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Soft Cell<br />
|Tainted Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sonny & Cher<br />
|I Got You Babe<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Sophie Ellis-Bextor<br />
|Murder on the Dancefloor<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Spandau Ballet<br />
|Gold<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Spice Girls<br />
|Who Do You Think You Are<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Starship<br />
|We Built This City<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Steppenwolf<br />
|Born to be Wild<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Steps<br />
|Deeper Shade Of Blue<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Stereophonics<br />
|Dakota<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Sugababes<br />
|Round Round<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Eye Of The Tiger<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Take That Featuring Lulu<br />
|Relight My Fire<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Tears For Fears<br />
|Everybody Wants To Rule The World<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Beautiful South<br />
|A Little Time<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Bravery<br />
|An Honest Mistake<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Cardigans<br />
|My Favorite Game<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Clash<br />
|Should I Stay or Should I Go?<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Cure<br />
|Just Like Heaven<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Darkness<br />
|I Believe in a Thing Called Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|The Foundations<br />
|Build Me Up Buttercup<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Hate To Say I Told You So<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Main Offender<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Killers<br />
|Somebody Told Me<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Offspring<br />
|Self-Esteem<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Police<br />
|Every Breath You Take<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Pretenders<br />
|Brass In Pocket<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Rolling Stones<br />
|Paint It Black<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Scorpions<br />
|Wind of Change<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Undertones<br />
|Teenage Kicks<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Weather Girls<br />
|It's Raining Men<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Thin Lizzy<br />
|The Boys Are Back In Town<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Tiffany<br />
|I Think We're Alone Now<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Tina Turner<br />
|Simply The Best<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Tom Jones<br />
|It's Not Unusual<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ultra Nate<br />
|Free<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Vanilla Ice<br />
|Ice Ice Baby<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Village People<br />
|YMCA<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Westlife<br />
|World of Our Own<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Wham!<br />
|Wake Me Up Before You Go Go<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Whitney Houston<br />
|I Wanna Dance With Somebody<br />
|Anthems<br />
|}</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2200Nerd Olympics2006-09-09T11:11:09Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Events */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Participants ==<br />
<br />
We need a list of definite competitors for the Nerd Olympics. It seems as though we may have a few new additions. All competitors should be willing to participate in the whole competition. The list of definitely competitors is as follows:<br />
<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee<br />
* Neil<br />
* Abi<br />
* Matt<br />
* Elín<br />
* Tim<br />
* Sissy<br />
<br />
We need to get this list finialised A.S.A.P.<br />
<br />
== Venue ==<br />
<br />
The Nerd Olympics will be held at a variety of stadia around England. Each host should aim to hold about four medium sized events. People willing to host events are as follows:<br />
<br />
* Neil / Abi<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee (can I have Tetris?)<br />
* Tim / Sissy<br />
<br />
== Round 1 - Hemel Hempstead Stadium ==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''NEWS FLASH''' - What about having the first round on the 9th September? It is also my bifday weekend so we can have a piss up for that (and Elin's and Lee's bifdays as well if they want). Whaddya fink? ''Abi''<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
; Specialist round : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
<br />
; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
<br />
; Death-tank : Simple - depending on number of players, everyone can just play at once<br />
<br />
Neil, do you have Death Tank available at your house? How many players max? -- Marc<br />
<br />
Death tank can do up to 7 players but as there are 8 competitors I propose a two-tiered competition. (8 is a convenient power of two which will make doing knockouts a lot easier right?). All eight competitors will be randomly split into two groups of four. Then each group of four will play five consecutive rounds of death tank. (The rounds are fairly short-lived and five is enough time for someone to save up enough to buy a Death's Head which makes it more fun :) The top two scorers from each of the groups will then form a new group of four who will play 10 rounds for the final. Before the final will be 5 play-off rounds consisting of the two bottom players from each group so that we can get a complete ordering. In the event a draw (not sure if that's possible or not) the players who have equal scores will play a one-round sudden death to decide who is better.<br />
<br />
; Singstar : Some kind of complicated system where you have home and away matches so that you get to choose the song on home matches or something<br />
<br />
BTW - Abi is obsessed with SingStar and she's bought the Rocks! disc again despite taking two of them back for not working. This one seems ok for now though so with we've now got all of them. -- Neil<br />
[[Image:Hands_blur2.jpg|right|Neil at work]]<br />
; Typing : Take it in turns typing up a letter and deduct marks "according to the level of" accuracy?<br />
<br />
Deduct marks for accuracy? How ironic -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is that ok? -- Neil<br />
<br />
I"ll b grate, woo hoo! - bAi<br />
<br />
- ooh actually could we have an accurate punctuation test as well? We could combine it with spelling bee idea. I'll get Esty to set the questions.<br />
<br />
We could type in Esperanto! Bonege! ahem..well...just a suggestion.. -- Elín<br />
<br />
Ho jes, tiu sugesto plaĉas al mi! -- Neil<br />
<br />
Wow, I was looking for a program that we could use to test typing speed and there's one called "[http://klavaro.sourceforge.net/ Klavaro]" which is Esperanto for keyboard! It's even been translated into Esperanto, how cool is that?<br />
<br />
; Tetris : The original GameBoy version, most lines in 10 minutes or something? - how about some sort of tournament involving head-to-head matches, as we did in A-levels?<br />
<br />
I think we could do both types - a knock out tournament and most lines in x minutes -- Marc<br />
<br />
We could collect points for each round with points for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.<br />
<br />
Let's give everyone who participates points wherever possible. It'll encourage everyone to join in everything. -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is this too anal to bother with? No. It'll be fun.<br />
<br />
Matt's gonna win this one- I have an original gameboy with Tetris and Matt was obsessed with it for months! Thought I'd never get it back! --Elín<br />
<br />
Tim and Lee are pretty good at tetris too though, it's a tough call. Hrmm... I wonder if we should take bets or have a sweepstake on the side? - Neil<br />
<br />
Okay, I'll give you some odds - Tim and Lee 3/1<br />
Matt 5/1<br />
Marc and Neil 10/1<br />
Elín 13/1 (haven't studied her form but could be a dark horse)<br />
Tom and everyone else 15/1 (no idea about their Tetris credentials)<br />
Abi 100/1 (I'm crap...)<br />
<br />
Honest Abi's Bookies pays out in spirit shots so roll up roll up!<br />
<br />
Matt's obsession with tetris was short-lived. Whereas Lee's was ongoing. But Matt can't be bothered to argue, so yes Matt's odds really are 5:1 - Go Matt Go!<br />
<br />
I would put my own chances in at 100/1, which means Abi is my main competition for penultimate place *starts intense practice routine* I myself of course, will be rooting for Matt all the way. Go Matt Go!! -- Elín<br />
<br />
==== Bonus rounds ====<br />
<br />
; Cracker eating test<br />
<br />
; Mental arithmetic timing on Dr. Kawasomething's Brain Training on the Nintendo DS (go matt!)<br />
<br />
== Scoring ==<br />
<br />
I propose three different methods of getting points in the olympics: main rounds, bonus rounds and bonus points.<br />
<br />
=== Main Rounds ===<br />
<br />
The main rounds score the most points and everyone competing will get a point.<br />
<br />
As Marc suggested it'd be nice if everyone gets some points for each round so I propose that for each round you should get 1 point for coming last, 2 for coming 2nd to last and so on up to the number of competitors, but then you should get one extra bonus point for winning the round. If there are any ties then all people who finished at the same rank get the same number of points which is the higher score, (eg, if there are five competitors and two people place joint second then the winner gets 6 points and the two second place people get 4 points each). If anyone doesn't take part in a round then they get zero points but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part. So for example if there are 5 total competitors but only 4 take part in a particular round, with two people placing equal third then the scoring would be as follows:<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|-<br />
| 1st place<br />
| 6 points<br />
|-<br />
| 2nd place<br />
| 4 points<br />
|-<br />
| 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| other 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| Non-partaker<br />
| 0 points<br />
|}<br />
<br />
As an additional twist I think that each competitor should be allocated one joker card (like they do in pub quizzes). Any player can adopt to play their joker card for any round, although it can only be played once. After playing the card the competitor will get double points for that round, but the competitor must choose to play the card ''before'' the round commences. So for example if Abi thinks she will do particularily well in the SingStar round, she can use her joker card then and get twelve points instead of six.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Marc: I agree with most of this (and like the joker card idea), but I think it might be best for the winner to get 10 points and count down to 1. If few people participate in the event, it's not fair for the maximum amount of points scored to be less than they otherwise would be.<br />
<br />
'''Reply''': Neil: I think that was what I was trying to describe, eg "but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part". So if there are 8 total competitors in the whole olympics and one doesn't take part in a particular round then the winner of that round will still get 9 points, 2nd place would get 7 and so on but the person who didn't take part would get zero instead of the free 1 point they could have gotten for just taking part and coming last. I guess it doesn't really make any difference if you count down from 10 instead of counting down from the number of competitors (unless there are more than 10 of course..) except that it would be slightly more of a punishment if you didn't take part because you would be down more than one point.<br />
<br />
'''Query''': What if someone is taking part in the overall Nerd Olympics but can't make it to that particular round? - ''Lee''<br />
<br />
I guess as there are only eight competitors we could avoid hosting a round unless everyone can attend? Otherwise as the competiton gets more serious someone will organise an event during a weekday just so that no-one can turn up and they'd get all the points :) - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
For smaller rounds, such as the water tasting test or the Brain Training test, the winner gets two points and nobody else gets any.<br />
<br />
== Bonus points ==<br />
<br />
Bonus points can be awarded by the NOB-head whenever he sees fit although if this is perceived to be unfair there may be a mutiny.<br />
<br />
'''Comment''': I like the idea of bonus points, for natural displays of nerdiness. (points to be allocated by the NOB-head) for instance: 'Elín' - typing her name in that way, 1 bonus point, Neil - going on about the scoring system for ages - 2 bonus points. etc. - ''Matt''<br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Cycle race<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity <br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste test (is this before or after the curry taste test?)<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn (A test of ability to comprehend Esperanto sentences? Facile! =D )<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* Singstar<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
*: ''Does the guitar game have real strings or is it just normal PS2 buttons in the shape of a guitar? Does Tim get extra points if he brings his guitar?'' - Tim<br />
*: ''YES'' - Lee (but must be confirmed by the NOB head)<br />
*: ''Is [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FGGSGE/026-9851399-7981242?v=glance&n=300703 this] the guitar game?'' - Neil<br />
*: ''YES!!!'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
* Monopoly/ Psionopoly<br />
* Some kind of sci-fi quiz?<br />
<br />
== Singstar song list ==<br />
<br />
In case anybody wants to practice, here's the list of songs in Singstar.<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
! Artist !! Song !! Game<br />
|-<br />
|A-Ha<br />
|Take On Me<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Alice Cooper<br />
|Poison<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Alicia Keys<br />
|Fallin'<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Annie<br />
|Heartbeat<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ashford & Simpson<br />
|Solid<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Ashlee Simpson<br />
|Pieces of Me<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Atomic Kitten<br />
|Eternal Flame<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Complicated<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Sk8er Boi<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Banarama<br />
|I Heard A Rumour<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Belinda Carlisle<br />
|Heaven Is A Place On Earth<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Beyonce<br />
|Crazy in Love<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bill Withers<br />
|Ain't No Sunshine<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Billy Joel<br />
|Uptown Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Black Eyed Peas<br />
|Shut Up<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Blink-182<br />
|What's My Age Again<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bloc Party<br />
|Banquet<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Atomic<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Heart of Glass<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blu Cantrell<br />
|Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Blue<br />
|One Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blur<br />
|Song 2<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bob Marley<br />
|No Woman No Cry<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Bonnie Tyler<br />
|Total Eclipse Of The Heart<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Bowling for Soup<br />
|1985<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bucks Fizz<br />
|Making Your Mind Up<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Buggles<br />
|Video Killed The Radio Star<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Crashed the Wedding<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Year 3000<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Candi Staton<br />
|Young Hearts Run Free<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Carl Douglas<br />
|Kung Fu Fighting<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Charlene<br />
|I've Never Been To Me<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Charlotte Church<br />
|Crazy Chick<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Cher<br />
|If I Could Turn Back Time<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Coldplay<br />
|Speed of Sound<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Culture Club<br />
|Karma Chameleon<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Cyndi Lauper<br />
|Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dandy Warhols<br />
|Bohemian Like You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Daniel Bedingfield<br />
|If You're Not the One<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dead Or Alive<br />
|You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Deee-Lite<br />
|Groove is in the Heart<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Deep Purple<br />
|Smoke On The Water<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Destiny's Child<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dexy's Midnight Runners<br />
|Come On Eileen<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|Thank You<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|White Flag<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dolly Parton<br />
|Nine To Five<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Hungry Like The Wolf<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Rio<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Elton John & Kiki Dee<br />
|Don't Go Breaking My Heart<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Suspicious Minds<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Way Down<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Erasure<br />
|A Little Respect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Erik B. and Rakim<br />
|Paid in Full<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Europe<br />
|The Final Countdown<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fairground Attraction<br />
|Perfect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Foreigner<br />
|I Want To Know What Love Is<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fountains of Wayne<br />
|Stacy's Mom<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Frankie Goes to Hollywood<br />
|The Power of Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Do You Want To<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Take Me Out<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Careless Whisper<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Faith<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Biology<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Love Machine<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gloria Gaynor<br />
|I Will Survive<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|Girls and Boys<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|I Just Wanna Live<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gwen Stefani<br />
|What You Waiting For?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hard-Fi<br />
|Hard To Beat<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hole<br />
|Celebrity Skin<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hoobastank<br />
|The Reason<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Stop<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Superstar<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Jamiroquai<br />
|Cosmic Girl<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Javine<br />
|Real Things<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Jay Sean<br />
|Eyes on You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jet<br />
|Are You Gonna Be My Girl?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Joss Stone<br />
|Super Duper Love (Are You Digging On Me?)<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kasabian<br />
|Club Foot<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kate Bush<br />
|Running Up That Hill<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Katrina And The Waves<br />
|Walking on Sunshine<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Everybody's Changing<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Somewhere Only We Know<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kim Wilde<br />
|Kids In America<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Kings of Leon<br />
|The Bucket<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|KT Tunstall<br />
|Black Horse and the Cherry Tree<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|I Should Be So Lucky<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|In Your Eyes<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|LeAnn Rimes<br />
|Can't Fight The Moonlight<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Lemar<br />
|50:50<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Liberty X<br />
|Just A Little<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Little Richard<br />
|Tutti Frutti<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Madness<br />
|Our House<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Like a Virgin<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Material Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Manfred Mann<br />
|Do Wah Diddy Diddy<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Marillion<br />
|Kayleigh<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Marilyn Manson<br />
|Personal Jesus<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Maroon5<br />
|This Love<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Maximo Park<br />
|Apply Some Pressure<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|McFly<br />
|Obviously<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Mis-Teeq<br />
|Scandalous<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Motörhead<br />
|Ace of Spades<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|Single<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|These Words<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Nena<br />
|99 Red Balloons<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Nirvana<br />
|Come as You Are<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Outkast<br />
|Roses<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Petula Clark<br />
|Downtown<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Get The Party Started<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Just Like A Pill<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Pussycat Dolls<br />
|Don't Cha<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Don't Stop Me Now<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Radio Ga Ga<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Queens Of The Stone Age<br />
|Go With The Flow<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Razorlight<br />
|Somewhere Else<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Rick Astley<br />
|Never Gonna Give You Up<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Ricky Martin<br />
|Livin' La Vida Loca<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams<br />
|Let Me Entertain You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue<br />
|Kids<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam<br />
|Father and Son<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Roy Orbison<br />
|Pretty Woman<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Run DMC<br />
|It's Tricky<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|S Club<br />
|Don't Stop Movin'<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Laura<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Take Your Mama<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Simple Minds<br />
|Don't You (Forget About Me)<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sister Sledge<br />
|We Are Family<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Snow Patrol<br />
|Run<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Soft Cell<br />
|Tainted Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sonny & Cher<br />
|I Got You Babe<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Sophie Ellis-Bextor<br />
|Murder on the Dancefloor<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Spandau Ballet<br />
|Gold<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Spice Girls<br />
|Who Do You Think You Are<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Starship<br />
|We Built This City<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Steppenwolf<br />
|Born to be Wild<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Steps<br />
|Deeper Shade Of Blue<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Stereophonics<br />
|Dakota<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Sugababes<br />
|Round Round<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Eye Of The Tiger<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Take That Featuring Lulu<br />
|Relight My Fire<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Tears For Fears<br />
|Everybody Wants To Rule The World<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Beautiful South<br />
|A Little Time<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Bravery<br />
|An Honest Mistake<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Cardigans<br />
|My Favorite Game<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Clash<br />
|Should I Stay or Should I Go?<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Cure<br />
|Just Like Heaven<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Darkness<br />
|I Believe in a Thing Called Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|The Foundations<br />
|Build Me Up Buttercup<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Hate To Say I Told You So<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Main Offender<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Killers<br />
|Somebody Told Me<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Offspring<br />
|Self-Esteem<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Police<br />
|Every Breath You Take<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Pretenders<br />
|Brass In Pocket<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Rolling Stones<br />
|Paint It Black<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Scorpions<br />
|Wind of Change<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Undertones<br />
|Teenage Kicks<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Weather Girls<br />
|It's Raining Men<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Thin Lizzy<br />
|The Boys Are Back In Town<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Tiffany<br />
|I Think We're Alone Now<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Tina Turner<br />
|Simply The Best<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Tom Jones<br />
|It's Not Unusual<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ultra Nate<br />
|Free<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Vanilla Ice<br />
|Ice Ice Baby<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Village People<br />
|YMCA<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Westlife<br />
|World of Our Own<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Wham!<br />
|Wake Me Up Before You Go Go<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Whitney Houston<br />
|I Wanna Dance With Somebody<br />
|Anthems<br />
|}</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2199Nerd Olympics2006-09-09T11:05:39Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Scoring */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Participants ==<br />
<br />
We need a list of definite competitors for the Nerd Olympics. It seems as though we may have a few new additions. All competitors should be willing to participate in the whole competition. The list of definitely competitors is as follows:<br />
<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee<br />
* Neil<br />
* Abi<br />
* Matt<br />
* Elín<br />
* Tim<br />
* Sissy<br />
<br />
We need to get this list finialised A.S.A.P.<br />
<br />
== Venue ==<br />
<br />
The Nerd Olympics will be held at a variety of stadia around England. Each host should aim to hold about four medium sized events. People willing to host events are as follows:<br />
<br />
* Neil / Abi<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee (can I have Tetris?)<br />
* Tim / Sissy<br />
<br />
== Round 1 - Hemel Hempstead Stadium ==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''NEWS FLASH''' - What about having the first round on the 9th September? It is also my bifday weekend so we can have a piss up for that (and Elin's and Lee's bifdays as well if they want). Whaddya fink? ''Abi''<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
; Specialist round : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
<br />
; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
<br />
; Death-tank : Simple - depending on number of players, everyone can just play at once<br />
<br />
Neil, do you have Death Tank available at your house? How many players max? -- Marc<br />
<br />
Death tank can do up to 7 players but as there are 8 competitors I propose a two-tiered competition. (8 is a convenient power of two which will make doing knockouts a lot easier right?). All eight competitors will be randomly split into two groups of four. Then each group of four will play five consecutive rounds of death tank. (The rounds are fairly short-lived and five is enough time for someone to save up enough to buy a Death's Head which makes it more fun :) The top two scorers from each of the groups will then form a new group of four who will play 10 rounds for the final. Before the final will be 5 play-off rounds consisting of the two bottom players from each group so that we can get a complete ordering. In the event a draw (not sure if that's possible or not) the players who have equal scores will play a one-round sudden death to decide who is better.<br />
<br />
; Singstar : Some kind of complicated system where you have home and away matches so that you get to choose the song on home matches or something<br />
<br />
BTW - Abi is obsessed with SingStar and she's bought the Rocks! disc again despite taking two of them back for not working. This one seems ok for now though so with we've now got all of them. -- Neil<br />
[[Image:Hands_blur2.jpg|right|Neil at work]]<br />
; Typing : Take it in turns typing up a letter and deduct marks "according to the level of" accuracy?<br />
<br />
Deduct marks for accuracy? How ironic -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is that ok? -- Neil<br />
<br />
I"ll b grate, woo hoo! - bAi<br />
<br />
- ooh actually could we have an accurate punctuation test as well? We could combine it with spelling bee idea. I'll get Esty to set the questions.<br />
<br />
We could type in Esperanto! Bonege! ahem..well...just a suggestion.. -- Elín<br />
<br />
Ho jes, tiu sugesto plaĉas al mi! -- Neil<br />
<br />
Wow, I was looking for a program that we could use to test typing speed and there's one called "[http://klavaro.sourceforge.net/ Klavaro]" which is Esperanto for keyboard! It's even been translated into Esperanto, how cool is that?<br />
<br />
; Tetris : The original GameBoy version, most lines in 10 minutes or something? - how about some sort of tournament involving head-to-head matches, as we did in A-levels?<br />
<br />
I think we could do both types - a knock out tournament and most lines in x minutes -- Marc<br />
<br />
We could collect points for each round with points for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.<br />
<br />
Let's give everyone who participates points wherever possible. It'll encourage everyone to join in everything. -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is this too anal to bother with? No. It'll be fun.<br />
<br />
Matt's gonna win this one- I have an original gameboy with Tetris and Matt was obsessed with it for months! Thought I'd never get it back! --Elín<br />
<br />
Tim and Lee are pretty good at tetris too though, it's a tough call. Hrmm... I wonder if we should take bets or have a sweepstake on the side? - Neil<br />
<br />
Okay, I'll give you some odds - Tim and Lee 3/1<br />
Matt 5/1<br />
Marc and Neil 10/1<br />
Elín 13/1 (haven't studied her form but could be a dark horse)<br />
Tom and everyone else 15/1 (no idea about their Tetris credentials)<br />
Abi 100/1 (I'm crap...)<br />
<br />
Honest Abi's Bookies pays out in spirit shots so roll up roll up!<br />
<br />
Matt's obsession with tetris was short-lived. Whereas Lee's was ongoing. But Matt can't be bothered to argue, so yes Matt's odds really are 5:1 - Go Matt Go!<br />
<br />
I would put my own chances in at 100/1, which means Abi is my main competition for penultimate place *starts intense practice routine* I myself of course, will be rooting for Matt all the way. Go Matt Go!! -- Elín<br />
<br />
== Scoring ==<br />
<br />
I propose three different methods of getting points in the olympics: main rounds, bonus rounds and bonus points.<br />
<br />
=== Main Rounds ===<br />
<br />
The main rounds score the most points and everyone competing will get a point.<br />
<br />
As Marc suggested it'd be nice if everyone gets some points for each round so I propose that for each round you should get 1 point for coming last, 2 for coming 2nd to last and so on up to the number of competitors, but then you should get one extra bonus point for winning the round. If there are any ties then all people who finished at the same rank get the same number of points which is the higher score, (eg, if there are five competitors and two people place joint second then the winner gets 6 points and the two second place people get 4 points each). If anyone doesn't take part in a round then they get zero points but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part. So for example if there are 5 total competitors but only 4 take part in a particular round, with two people placing equal third then the scoring would be as follows:<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|-<br />
| 1st place<br />
| 6 points<br />
|-<br />
| 2nd place<br />
| 4 points<br />
|-<br />
| 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| other 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| Non-partaker<br />
| 0 points<br />
|}<br />
<br />
As an additional twist I think that each competitor should be allocated one joker card (like they do in pub quizzes). Any player can adopt to play their joker card for any round, although it can only be played once. After playing the card the competitor will get double points for that round, but the competitor must choose to play the card ''before'' the round commences. So for example if Abi thinks she will do particularily well in the SingStar round, she can use her joker card then and get twelve points instead of six.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Marc: I agree with most of this (and like the joker card idea), but I think it might be best for the winner to get 10 points and count down to 1. If few people participate in the event, it's not fair for the maximum amount of points scored to be less than they otherwise would be.<br />
<br />
'''Reply''': Neil: I think that was what I was trying to describe, eg "but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part". So if there are 8 total competitors in the whole olympics and one doesn't take part in a particular round then the winner of that round will still get 9 points, 2nd place would get 7 and so on but the person who didn't take part would get zero instead of the free 1 point they could have gotten for just taking part and coming last. I guess it doesn't really make any difference if you count down from 10 instead of counting down from the number of competitors (unless there are more than 10 of course..) except that it would be slightly more of a punishment if you didn't take part because you would be down more than one point.<br />
<br />
'''Query''': What if someone is taking part in the overall Nerd Olympics but can't make it to that particular round? - ''Lee''<br />
<br />
I guess as there are only eight competitors we could avoid hosting a round unless everyone can attend? Otherwise as the competiton gets more serious someone will organise an event during a weekday just so that no-one can turn up and they'd get all the points :) - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
=== Bonus rounds ===<br />
<br />
For smaller rounds, such as the water tasting test or the Brain Training test, the winner gets two points and nobody else gets any.<br />
<br />
== Bonus points ==<br />
<br />
Bonus points can be awarded by the NOB-head whenever he sees fit although if this is perceived to be unfair there may be a mutiny.<br />
<br />
'''Comment''': I like the idea of bonus points, for natural displays of nerdiness. (points to be allocated by the NOB-head) for instance: 'Elín' - typing her name in that way, 1 bonus point, Neil - going on about the scoring system for ages - 2 bonus points. etc. - ''Matt''<br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Cycle race<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity <br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste test (is this before or after the curry taste test?)<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn (A test of ability to comprehend Esperanto sentences? Facile! =D )<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* Singstar<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
*: ''Does the guitar game have real strings or is it just normal PS2 buttons in the shape of a guitar? Does Tim get extra points if he brings his guitar?'' - Tim<br />
*: ''YES'' - Lee (but must be confirmed by the NOB head)<br />
*: ''Is [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FGGSGE/026-9851399-7981242?v=glance&n=300703 this] the guitar game?'' - Neil<br />
*: ''YES!!!'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
* Monopoly/ Psionopoly<br />
* Some kind of sci-fi quiz?<br />
<br />
== Singstar song list ==<br />
<br />
In case anybody wants to practice, here's the list of songs in Singstar.<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
! Artist !! Song !! Game<br />
|-<br />
|A-Ha<br />
|Take On Me<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Alice Cooper<br />
|Poison<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Alicia Keys<br />
|Fallin'<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Annie<br />
|Heartbeat<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ashford & Simpson<br />
|Solid<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Ashlee Simpson<br />
|Pieces of Me<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Atomic Kitten<br />
|Eternal Flame<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Complicated<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Sk8er Boi<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Banarama<br />
|I Heard A Rumour<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Belinda Carlisle<br />
|Heaven Is A Place On Earth<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Beyonce<br />
|Crazy in Love<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bill Withers<br />
|Ain't No Sunshine<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Billy Joel<br />
|Uptown Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Black Eyed Peas<br />
|Shut Up<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Blink-182<br />
|What's My Age Again<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bloc Party<br />
|Banquet<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Atomic<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Heart of Glass<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blu Cantrell<br />
|Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Blue<br />
|One Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blur<br />
|Song 2<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bob Marley<br />
|No Woman No Cry<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Bonnie Tyler<br />
|Total Eclipse Of The Heart<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Bowling for Soup<br />
|1985<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bucks Fizz<br />
|Making Your Mind Up<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Buggles<br />
|Video Killed The Radio Star<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Crashed the Wedding<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Year 3000<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Candi Staton<br />
|Young Hearts Run Free<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Carl Douglas<br />
|Kung Fu Fighting<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Charlene<br />
|I've Never Been To Me<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Charlotte Church<br />
|Crazy Chick<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Cher<br />
|If I Could Turn Back Time<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Coldplay<br />
|Speed of Sound<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Culture Club<br />
|Karma Chameleon<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Cyndi Lauper<br />
|Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dandy Warhols<br />
|Bohemian Like You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Daniel Bedingfield<br />
|If You're Not the One<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dead Or Alive<br />
|You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Deee-Lite<br />
|Groove is in the Heart<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Deep Purple<br />
|Smoke On The Water<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Destiny's Child<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dexy's Midnight Runners<br />
|Come On Eileen<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|Thank You<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|White Flag<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dolly Parton<br />
|Nine To Five<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Hungry Like The Wolf<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Rio<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Elton John & Kiki Dee<br />
|Don't Go Breaking My Heart<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Suspicious Minds<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Way Down<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Erasure<br />
|A Little Respect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Erik B. and Rakim<br />
|Paid in Full<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Europe<br />
|The Final Countdown<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fairground Attraction<br />
|Perfect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Foreigner<br />
|I Want To Know What Love Is<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fountains of Wayne<br />
|Stacy's Mom<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Frankie Goes to Hollywood<br />
|The Power of Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Do You Want To<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Take Me Out<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Careless Whisper<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Faith<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Biology<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Love Machine<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gloria Gaynor<br />
|I Will Survive<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|Girls and Boys<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|I Just Wanna Live<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gwen Stefani<br />
|What You Waiting For?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hard-Fi<br />
|Hard To Beat<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hole<br />
|Celebrity Skin<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hoobastank<br />
|The Reason<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Stop<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Superstar<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Jamiroquai<br />
|Cosmic Girl<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Javine<br />
|Real Things<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Jay Sean<br />
|Eyes on You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jet<br />
|Are You Gonna Be My Girl?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Joss Stone<br />
|Super Duper Love (Are You Digging On Me?)<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kasabian<br />
|Club Foot<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kate Bush<br />
|Running Up That Hill<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Katrina And The Waves<br />
|Walking on Sunshine<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Everybody's Changing<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Somewhere Only We Know<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kim Wilde<br />
|Kids In America<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Kings of Leon<br />
|The Bucket<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|KT Tunstall<br />
|Black Horse and the Cherry Tree<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|I Should Be So Lucky<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|In Your Eyes<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|LeAnn Rimes<br />
|Can't Fight The Moonlight<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Lemar<br />
|50:50<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Liberty X<br />
|Just A Little<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Little Richard<br />
|Tutti Frutti<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Madness<br />
|Our House<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Like a Virgin<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Material Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Manfred Mann<br />
|Do Wah Diddy Diddy<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Marillion<br />
|Kayleigh<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Marilyn Manson<br />
|Personal Jesus<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Maroon5<br />
|This Love<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Maximo Park<br />
|Apply Some Pressure<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|McFly<br />
|Obviously<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Mis-Teeq<br />
|Scandalous<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Motörhead<br />
|Ace of Spades<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|Single<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|These Words<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Nena<br />
|99 Red Balloons<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Nirvana<br />
|Come as You Are<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Outkast<br />
|Roses<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Petula Clark<br />
|Downtown<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Get The Party Started<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Just Like A Pill<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Pussycat Dolls<br />
|Don't Cha<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Don't Stop Me Now<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Radio Ga Ga<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Queens Of The Stone Age<br />
|Go With The Flow<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Razorlight<br />
|Somewhere Else<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Rick Astley<br />
|Never Gonna Give You Up<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Ricky Martin<br />
|Livin' La Vida Loca<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams<br />
|Let Me Entertain You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue<br />
|Kids<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam<br />
|Father and Son<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Roy Orbison<br />
|Pretty Woman<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Run DMC<br />
|It's Tricky<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|S Club<br />
|Don't Stop Movin'<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Laura<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Take Your Mama<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Simple Minds<br />
|Don't You (Forget About Me)<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sister Sledge<br />
|We Are Family<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Snow Patrol<br />
|Run<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Soft Cell<br />
|Tainted Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sonny & Cher<br />
|I Got You Babe<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Sophie Ellis-Bextor<br />
|Murder on the Dancefloor<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Spandau Ballet<br />
|Gold<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Spice Girls<br />
|Who Do You Think You Are<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Starship<br />
|We Built This City<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Steppenwolf<br />
|Born to be Wild<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Steps<br />
|Deeper Shade Of Blue<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Stereophonics<br />
|Dakota<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Sugababes<br />
|Round Round<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Eye Of The Tiger<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Take That Featuring Lulu<br />
|Relight My Fire<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Tears For Fears<br />
|Everybody Wants To Rule The World<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Beautiful South<br />
|A Little Time<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Bravery<br />
|An Honest Mistake<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Cardigans<br />
|My Favorite Game<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Clash<br />
|Should I Stay or Should I Go?<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Cure<br />
|Just Like Heaven<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Darkness<br />
|I Believe in a Thing Called Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|The Foundations<br />
|Build Me Up Buttercup<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Hate To Say I Told You So<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Main Offender<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Killers<br />
|Somebody Told Me<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Offspring<br />
|Self-Esteem<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Police<br />
|Every Breath You Take<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Pretenders<br />
|Brass In Pocket<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Rolling Stones<br />
|Paint It Black<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Scorpions<br />
|Wind of Change<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Undertones<br />
|Teenage Kicks<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Weather Girls<br />
|It's Raining Men<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Thin Lizzy<br />
|The Boys Are Back In Town<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Tiffany<br />
|I Think We're Alone Now<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Tina Turner<br />
|Simply The Best<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Tom Jones<br />
|It's Not Unusual<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ultra Nate<br />
|Free<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Vanilla Ice<br />
|Ice Ice Baby<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Village People<br />
|YMCA<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Westlife<br />
|World of Our Own<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Wham!<br />
|Wake Me Up Before You Go Go<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Whitney Houston<br />
|I Wanna Dance With Somebody<br />
|Anthems<br />
|}</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2168Nerd Olympics2006-08-19T09:56:28Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Round 1 - Hemel Hempstead Stadium */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Participants ==<br />
<br />
We need a list of definite competitors for the Nerd Olympics. It seems as though we may have a few new additions. All competitors should be willing to participate in the whole competition. The list of definitely competitors is as follows:<br />
<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee<br />
* Neil<br />
* Abi<br />
* Matt<br />
* Elín<br />
* Tim<br />
* Sissy<br />
<br />
We need to get this list finialised A.S.A.P.<br />
<br />
== Venue ==<br />
<br />
The Nerd Olympics will be held at a variety of stadia around England. Each host should aim to hold about four medium sized events. People willing to host events are as follows:<br />
<br />
* Neil / Abi<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee<br />
<br />
== Round 1 - Hemel Hempstead Stadium ==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''NEWS FLASH''' - What about having the first round on the 9th September? It is also my bifday weekend so we can have a piss up for that (and Elin's and Lee's bifdays as well if they want). Whaddya fink? ''Abi''<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
; Specialist round : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
<br />
; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
<br />
; Death-tank : Simple - depending on number of players, everyone can just play at once<br />
<br />
Neil, do you have Death Tank available at your house? How many players max? -- Marc<br />
<br />
Yup, despite Abi's protesting my Saturn is still cluttering up the flat. I've got six controllers but I think it can do it up to 7 if anyone knows a place to get cheap Saturn controllers. Ooh, actually there's one on [http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEGA-SATURN-OFFICIAL-CONTROLE-PAD-CONTROLLER-UK-PAL_W0QQitemZ110006400435QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3654QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ebay]. Yay, I've won a different one for £1! So if we ever do one day hold the olympics (sob sob) then death tank will be a nice quick round with everyone simoultaneously -- Neil<br />
<br />
; Singstar : Some kind of complicated system where you have home and away matches so that you get to choose the song on home matches or something<br />
<br />
BTW - Abi is obsessed with SingStar and she's bought the Rocks! disc again despite taking two of them back for not working. This one seems ok for now though so with we've now got all of them. -- Neil<br />
<br />
; Typing : Take it in turns typing up a letter and deduct marks "according to the level of" accuracy?<br />
<br />
Deduct marks for accuracy? How ironic -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is that ok? -- Neil<br />
<br />
I"ll b grate, woo hoo! - bAi<br />
<br />
- ooh actually could we have an accurate punctuation test as well? We could combine it with spelling bee idea. I'll get Esty to set the questions.<br />
<br />
; Tetris : The original GameBoy version, most lines in 10 minutes or something? - how about some sort of tournament involving head-to-head matches, as we did in A-levels?<br />
<br />
I think we could do both types - a knock out tournament and most lines in x minutes -- Marc<br />
<br />
We could collect points for each round with points for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.<br />
<br />
Let's give everyone who participates points wherever possible. It'll encourage everyone to join in everything. -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is this too anal to bother with? No. It'll be fun.<br />
<br />
Matt's gonna win this one- I have an original gameboy with Tetris and Matt was obsessed with it for months! Thought I'd never get it back! --Elín<br />
<br />
Tim and Lee are pretty good at tetris too though, it's a tough call. Hrmm... I wonder if we should take bets or have a sweepstake on the side? - Neil<br />
<br />
Okay, I'll give you some odds - Tim and Lee 3/1<br />
Matt 5/1<br />
Marc and Neil 10/1<br />
Elín 13/1 (haven't studied her form but could be a dark horse)<br />
Tom and everyone else 15/1 (no idea about their Tetris credentials)<br />
Abi 100/1 (I'm crap...)<br />
<br />
Honest Abi's Bookies pays out in spirit shots so roll up roll up!<br />
<br />
Matt's obsession with tetris was short-lived. Whereas Lee's was ongoing. But Matt can't be bothered to argue, so yes Matt's odds really are 5:1 - Go Matt Go!<br />
<br />
== Scoring ==<br />
<br />
As Marc suggested it'd be nice if everyone gets some points for each round so I propose that for each round you should get 1 point for coming last, 2 for coming 2nd to last and so on up to the number of competitors, but then you should get one extra bonus point for winning the round. If there are any ties then all people who finished at the same rank get the same number of points which is the higher score, (eg, if there are five competitors and two people place joint second then the winner gets 6 points and the two second place people get 4 points each). If anyone doesn't take part in a round then they get zero points but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part. So for example if there are 5 total competitors but only 4 take part in a particular round, with two people placing equal third then the scoring would be as follows:<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|-<br />
| 1st place<br />
| 6 points<br />
|-<br />
| 2nd place<br />
| 4 points<br />
|-<br />
| 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| other 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| Non-partaker<br />
| 0 points<br />
|}<br />
<br />
As an additional twist I think that each competitor should be allocated one joker card (like they do in pub quizzes). Any player can adopt to play their joker card for any round, although it can only be played once. After playing the card the competitor will get double points for that round, but the competitor must choose to play the card ''before'' the round commences. So for example if Abi thinks she will do particularily well in the SingStar round, she can use her joker card then and get twelve points instead of six.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Marc: I agree with most of this (and like the joker card idea), but I think it might be best for the winner to get 10 points and count down to 1. If few people participate in the event, it's not fair for the maximum amount of points scored to be less than they otherwise would be.<br />
<br />
'''Reply''': Neil: I think that was what I was trying to describe, eg "but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part". So if there are 8 total competitors in the whole olympics and one doesn't take part in a particular round then the winner of that round will still get 9 points, 2nd place would get 7 and so on but the person who didn't take part would get zero instead of the free 1 point they could have gotten for just taking part and coming last. I guess it doesn't really make any difference if you count down from 10 instead of counting down from the number of competitors (unless there are more than 10 of course..) except that it would be slightly more of a punishment if you didn't take part because you would be down more than one point.<br />
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'''Query''': What if someone is taking part in the overall Nerd Olympics but can't make it to that particular round? - ''Lee''<br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste test<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* Singstar<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
*: ''Does the guitar game have real strings or is it just normal PS2 buttons in the shape of a guitar? Does Tim get extra points if he brings his guitar?'' - Tim<br />
*: ''YES'' - Lee (but must be confirmed by the NOB head)<br />
*: ''Is [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FGGSGE/026-9851399-7981242?v=glance&n=300703 this] the guitar game?'' - Neil<br />
*: ''YES!!!'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
* Monopoly/ Psionopoly<br />
<br />
== Singstar song list ==<br />
<br />
In case anybody wants to practice, here's the list of songs in Singstar.<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
! Artist !! Song !! Game<br />
|-<br />
|A-Ha<br />
|Take On Me<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Alice Cooper<br />
|Poison<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Alicia Keys<br />
|Fallin'<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Annie<br />
|Heartbeat<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ashford & Simpson<br />
|Solid<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Ashlee Simpson<br />
|Pieces of Me<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Atomic Kitten<br />
|Eternal Flame<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Complicated<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Sk8er Boi<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Banarama<br />
|I Heard A Rumour<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Belinda Carlisle<br />
|Heaven Is A Place On Earth<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Beyonce<br />
|Crazy in Love<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bill Withers<br />
|Ain't No Sunshine<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Billy Joel<br />
|Uptown Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Black Eyed Peas<br />
|Shut Up<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Blink-182<br />
|What's My Age Again<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bloc Party<br />
|Banquet<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Atomic<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Heart of Glass<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blu Cantrell<br />
|Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Blue<br />
|One Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blur<br />
|Song 2<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bob Marley<br />
|No Woman No Cry<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Bonnie Tyler<br />
|Total Eclipse Of The Heart<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Bowling for Soup<br />
|1985<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bucks Fizz<br />
|Making Your Mind Up<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Buggles<br />
|Video Killed The Radio Star<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Crashed the Wedding<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Year 3000<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Candi Staton<br />
|Young Hearts Run Free<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Carl Douglas<br />
|Kung Fu Fighting<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Charlene<br />
|I've Never Been To Me<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Charlotte Church<br />
|Crazy Chick<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Cher<br />
|If I Could Turn Back Time<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Coldplay<br />
|Speed of Sound<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Culture Club<br />
|Karma Chameleon<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Cyndi Lauper<br />
|Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dandy Warhols<br />
|Bohemian Like You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Daniel Bedingfield<br />
|If You're Not the One<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dead Or Alive<br />
|You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Deee-Lite<br />
|Groove is in the Heart<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Deep Purple<br />
|Smoke On The Water<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Destiny's Child<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dexy's Midnight Runners<br />
|Come On Eileen<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|Thank You<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|White Flag<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dolly Parton<br />
|Nine To Five<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Hungry Like The Wolf<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Rio<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Elton John & Kiki Dee<br />
|Don't Go Breaking My Heart<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Suspicious Minds<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Way Down<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Erasure<br />
|A Little Respect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Erik B. and Rakim<br />
|Paid in Full<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Europe<br />
|The Final Countdown<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fairground Attraction<br />
|Perfect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Foreigner<br />
|I Want To Know What Love Is<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fountains of Wayne<br />
|Stacy's Mom<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Frankie Goes to Hollywood<br />
|The Power of Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Do You Want To<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Take Me Out<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Careless Whisper<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Faith<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Biology<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Love Machine<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gloria Gaynor<br />
|I Will Survive<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|Girls and Boys<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|I Just Wanna Live<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gwen Stefani<br />
|What You Waiting For?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hard-Fi<br />
|Hard To Beat<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hole<br />
|Celebrity Skin<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hoobastank<br />
|The Reason<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Stop<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Superstar<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Jamiroquai<br />
|Cosmic Girl<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Javine<br />
|Real Things<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Jay Sean<br />
|Eyes on You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jet<br />
|Are You Gonna Be My Girl?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Joss Stone<br />
|Super Duper Love (Are You Digging On Me?)<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kasabian<br />
|Club Foot<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kate Bush<br />
|Running Up That Hill<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Katrina And The Waves<br />
|Walking on Sunshine<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Everybody's Changing<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Somewhere Only We Know<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kim Wilde<br />
|Kids In America<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Kings of Leon<br />
|The Bucket<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|KT Tunstall<br />
|Black Horse and the Cherry Tree<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|I Should Be So Lucky<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|In Your Eyes<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|LeAnn Rimes<br />
|Can't Fight The Moonlight<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Lemar<br />
|50:50<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Liberty X<br />
|Just A Little<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Little Richard<br />
|Tutti Frutti<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Madness<br />
|Our House<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Like a Virgin<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Material Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Manfred Mann<br />
|Do Wah Diddy Diddy<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Marillion<br />
|Kayleigh<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Marilyn Manson<br />
|Personal Jesus<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Maroon5<br />
|This Love<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Maximo Park<br />
|Apply Some Pressure<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|McFly<br />
|Obviously<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Mis-Teeq<br />
|Scandalous<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Motörhead<br />
|Ace of Spades<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|Single<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|These Words<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Nena<br />
|99 Red Balloons<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Nirvana<br />
|Come as You Are<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Outkast<br />
|Roses<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Petula Clark<br />
|Downtown<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Get The Party Started<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Just Like A Pill<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Pussycat Dolls<br />
|Don't Cha<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Don't Stop Me Now<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Radio Ga Ga<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Queens Of The Stone Age<br />
|Go With The Flow<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Razorlight<br />
|Somewhere Else<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Rick Astley<br />
|Never Gonna Give You Up<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Ricky Martin<br />
|Livin' La Vida Loca<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams<br />
|Let Me Entertain You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue<br />
|Kids<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam<br />
|Father and Son<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Roy Orbison<br />
|Pretty Woman<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Run DMC<br />
|It's Tricky<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|S Club<br />
|Don't Stop Movin'<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Laura<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Take Your Mama<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Simple Minds<br />
|Don't You (Forget About Me)<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sister Sledge<br />
|We Are Family<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Snow Patrol<br />
|Run<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Soft Cell<br />
|Tainted Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sonny & Cher<br />
|I Got You Babe<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Sophie Ellis-Bextor<br />
|Murder on the Dancefloor<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Spandau Ballet<br />
|Gold<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Spice Girls<br />
|Who Do You Think You Are<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Starship<br />
|We Built This City<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Steppenwolf<br />
|Born to be Wild<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Steps<br />
|Deeper Shade Of Blue<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Stereophonics<br />
|Dakota<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Sugababes<br />
|Round Round<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Eye Of The Tiger<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Take That Featuring Lulu<br />
|Relight My Fire<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Tears For Fears<br />
|Everybody Wants To Rule The World<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Beautiful South<br />
|A Little Time<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Bravery<br />
|An Honest Mistake<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Cardigans<br />
|My Favorite Game<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Clash<br />
|Should I Stay or Should I Go?<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Cure<br />
|Just Like Heaven<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Darkness<br />
|I Believe in a Thing Called Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|The Foundations<br />
|Build Me Up Buttercup<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Hate To Say I Told You So<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Main Offender<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Killers<br />
|Somebody Told Me<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Offspring<br />
|Self-Esteem<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Police<br />
|Every Breath You Take<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Pretenders<br />
|Brass In Pocket<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Rolling Stones<br />
|Paint It Black<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Scorpions<br />
|Wind of Change<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Undertones<br />
|Teenage Kicks<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Weather Girls<br />
|It's Raining Men<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Thin Lizzy<br />
|The Boys Are Back In Town<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Tiffany<br />
|I Think We're Alone Now<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Tina Turner<br />
|Simply The Best<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Tom Jones<br />
|It's Not Unusual<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ultra Nate<br />
|Free<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Vanilla Ice<br />
|Ice Ice Baby<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Village People<br />
|YMCA<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Westlife<br />
|World of Our Own<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Wham!<br />
|Wake Me Up Before You Go Go<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Whitney Houston<br />
|I Wanna Dance With Somebody<br />
|Anthems<br />
|}</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2151Nerd Olympics2006-08-04T19:45:40Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Singstar song list */</p>
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<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Participants ==<br />
<br />
We need a list of definite competitors for the Nerd Olympics. It seems as though we may have a few new additions. All competitors should be willing to participate in the whole competition. The list of definitely competitors is as follows:<br />
<br />
* Marc<br />
* Lee<br />
* Neil<br />
* Abi<br />
* Matt<br />
* Elín<br />
<br />
We need to get this list finialised A.S.A.P.<br />
<br />
== Venue ==<br />
<br />
The Nerd Olympics will be held at a variety of stadia around England. Each host should aim to hold about four medium sized events. People willing to host events are as follows:<br />
<br />
* Neil / Abi<br />
* Marc<br />
<br />
== Round 1 - Hemel Hempstead Stadium ==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
<br />
=== Events ===<br />
<br />
; Specialist round : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
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; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
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; Death-tank : Simple - depending on number of players, everyone can just play at once<br />
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Neil, do you have Death Tank available at your house? How many players max? -- Marc<br />
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Yup, despite Abi's protesting my Saturn is still cluttering up the flat. I've got six controllers but I think it can do it up to 7 if anyone knows a place to get cheap Saturn controllers. Ooh, actually there's one on [http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEGA-SATURN-OFFICIAL-CONTROLE-PAD-CONTROLLER-UK-PAL_W0QQitemZ110006400435QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3654QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ebay]. Yay, I've won a different one for £1! So if we ever do one day hold the olympics (sob sob) then death tank will be a nice quick round with everyone simoultaneously -- Neil<br />
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; Singstar : Some kind of complicated system where you have home and away matches so that you get to choose the song on home matches or something<br />
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BTW - Abi is obsessed with SingStar and she's bought the Rocks! disc again despite taking two of them back for not working. This one seems ok for now though so with we've now got all of them. -- Neil<br />
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; Typing : Take it in turns typing up a letter and deduct marks "according to the level of" accuracy?<br />
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Deduct marks for accuracy? How ironic -- Marc<br />
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Is that ok? -- Neil<br />
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I"ll b grate, woo hoo! - bAi<br />
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- ooh actually could we have an accurate punctuation test as well? We could combine it with spelling bee idea. I'll get Esty to set the questions.<br />
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; Tetris : The original GameBoy version, most lines in 10 minutes or something? - how about some sort of tournament involving head-to-head matches, as we did in A-levels?<br />
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I think we could do both types - a knock out tournament and most lines in x minutes -- Marc<br />
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We could collect points for each round with points for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.<br />
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Let's give everyone who participates points wherever possible. It'll encourage everyone to join in everything. -- Marc<br />
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Is this too anal to bother with? No. It'll be fun.<br />
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Matt's gonna win this one- I have an original gameboy with Tetris and Matt was obsessed with it for months! Thought I'd never get it back! --Elín<br />
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Tim and Lee are pretty good at tetris too though, it's a tough call. Hrmm... I wonder if we should take bets or have a sweepstake on the side? - Neil<br />
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Okay, I'll give you some odds - Tim and Lee 3/1<br />
Matt 5/1<br />
Marc and Neil 10/1<br />
Elín 13/1 (haven't studied her form but could be a dark horse)<br />
Tom and everyone else 15/1 (no idea about their Tetris credentials)<br />
Abi 100/1 (I'm crap...)<br />
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Honest Abi's Bookies pays out in spirit shots so roll up roll up!<br />
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Matt's obsession with tetris was short-lived. Whereas Lee's was ongoing. But Matt can't be bothered to argue, so yes Matt's odds really are 5:1 - Go Matt Go!<br />
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== Scoring ==<br />
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As Marc suggested it'd be nice if everyone gets some points for each round so I propose that for each round you should get 1 point for coming last, 2 for coming 2nd to last and so on up to the number of competitors, but then you should get one extra bonus point for winning the round. If there are any ties then all people who finished at the same rank get the same number of points which is the higher score, (eg, if there are five competitors and two people place joint second then the winner gets 6 points and the two second place people get 4 points each). If anyone doesn't take part in a round then they get zero points but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part. So for example if there are 5 total competitors but only 4 take part in a particular round, with two people placing equal third then the scoring would be as follows:<br />
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{|<br />
|-<br />
| 1st place<br />
| 6 points<br />
|-<br />
| 2nd place<br />
| 4 points<br />
|-<br />
| 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| other 3rd place<br />
| 3 points<br />
|-<br />
| Non-partaker<br />
| 0 points<br />
|}<br />
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As an additional twist I think that each competitor should be allocated one joker card (like they do in pub quizzes). Any player can adopt to play their joker card for any round, although it can only be played once. After playing the card the competitor will get double points for that round, but the competitor must choose to play the card ''before'' the round commences. So for example if Abi thinks she will do particularily well in the SingStar round, she can use her joker card then and get twelve points instead of six.<br />
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'''Note''': Marc: I agree with most of this (and like the joker card idea), but I think it might be best for the winner to get 10 points and count down to 1. If few people participate in the event, it's not fair for the maximum amount of points scored to be less than they otherwise would be.<br />
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'''Reply''': Neil: I think that was what I was trying to describe, eg "but the other players still score as if everyone was taking part". So if there are 8 total competitors in the whole olympics and one doesn't take part in a particular round then the winner of that round will still get 9 points, 2nd place would get 7 and so on but the person who didn't take part would get zero instead of the free 1 point they could have gotten for just taking part and coming last. I guess it doesn't really make any difference if you count down from 10 instead of counting down from the number of competitors (unless there are more than 10 of course..) except that it would be slightly more of a punishment if you didn't take part because you would be down more than one point.<br />
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== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
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* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste test<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* Singstar<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
*: ''Does the guitar game have real strings or is it just normal PS2 buttons in the shape of a guitar? Does Tim get extra points if he brings his guitar?'' - Tim<br />
*: ''Is [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FGGSGE/026-9851399-7981242?v=glance&n=300703 this] the guitar game?'' - Neil<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
* Monopoly/ Psionopoly<br />
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== Singstar song list ==<br />
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In case anybody wants to practice, here's the list of songs in Singstar.<br />
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{| border=1<br />
! Artist !! Song !! Game<br />
|-<br />
|A-Ha<br />
|Take On Me<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Alice Cooper<br />
|Poison<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Alicia Keys<br />
|Fallin'<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Annie<br />
|Heartbeat<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ashford & Simpson<br />
|Solid<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Ashlee Simpson<br />
|Pieces of Me<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Atomic Kitten<br />
|Eternal Flame<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Complicated<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Sk8er Boi<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Banarama<br />
|I Heard A Rumour<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Belinda Carlisle<br />
|Heaven Is A Place On Earth<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Beyonce<br />
|Crazy in Love<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bill Withers<br />
|Ain't No Sunshine<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Billy Joel<br />
|Uptown Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Black Eyed Peas<br />
|Shut Up<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Blink-182<br />
|What's My Age Again<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bloc Party<br />
|Banquet<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Atomic<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Heart of Glass<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blu Cantrell<br />
|Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Blue<br />
|One Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blur<br />
|Song 2<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bob Marley<br />
|No Woman No Cry<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Bonnie Tyler<br />
|Total Eclipse Of The Heart<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Bowling for Soup<br />
|1985<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bucks Fizz<br />
|Making Your Mind Up<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Buggles<br />
|Video Killed The Radio Star<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Crashed the Wedding<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Year 3000<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Candi Staton<br />
|Young Hearts Run Free<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Carl Douglas<br />
|Kung Fu Fighting<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Charlene<br />
|I've Never Been To Me<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Charlotte Church<br />
|Crazy Chick<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Cher<br />
|If I Could Turn Back Time<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Coldplay<br />
|Speed of Sound<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Culture Club<br />
|Karma Chameleon<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Cyndi Lauper<br />
|Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dandy Warhols<br />
|Bohemian Like You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Daniel Bedingfield<br />
|If You're Not the One<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dead Or Alive<br />
|You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Deee-Lite<br />
|Groove is in the Heart<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Deep Purple<br />
|Smoke On The Water<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Destiny's Child<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dexy's Midnight Runners<br />
|Come On Eileen<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|Thank You<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|White Flag<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dolly Parton<br />
|Nine To Five<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Hungry Like The Wolf<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Rio<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Elton John & Kiki Dee<br />
|Don't Go Breaking My Heart<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Suspicious Minds<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Way Down<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Erasure<br />
|A Little Respect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Erik B. and Rakim<br />
|Paid in Full<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Europe<br />
|The Final Countdown<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fairground Attraction<br />
|Perfect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Foreigner<br />
|I Want To Know What Love Is<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fountains of Wayne<br />
|Stacy's Mom<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Frankie Goes to Hollywood<br />
|The Power of Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Do You Want To<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Take Me Out<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Careless Whisper<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Faith<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Biology<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Love Machine<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gloria Gaynor<br />
|I Will Survive<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|Girls and Boys<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|I Just Wanna Live<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gwen Stefani<br />
|What You Waiting For?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hard-Fi<br />
|Hard To Beat<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hole<br />
|Celebrity Skin<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hoobastank<br />
|The Reason<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Stop<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Superstar<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Jamiroquai<br />
|Cosmic Girl<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Javine<br />
|Real Things<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Jay Sean<br />
|Eyes on You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jet<br />
|Are You Gonna Be My Girl?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Joss Stone<br />
|Super Duper Love (Are You Digging On Me?)<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kasabian<br />
|Club Foot<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kate Bush<br />
|Running Up That Hill<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Katrina And The Waves<br />
|Walking on Sunshine<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Everybody's Changing<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Somewhere Only We Know<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kim Wilde<br />
|Kids In America<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Kings of Leon<br />
|The Bucket<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|KT Tunstall<br />
|Black Horse and the Cherry Tree<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|I Should Be So Lucky<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|In Your Eyes<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|LeAnn Rimes<br />
|Can't Fight The Moonlight<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Lemar<br />
|50:50<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Liberty X<br />
|Just A Little<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Little Richard<br />
|Tutti Frutti<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Madness<br />
|Our House<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Like a Virgin<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Material Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Manfred Mann<br />
|Do Wah Diddy Diddy<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Marillion<br />
|Kayleigh<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Marilyn Manson<br />
|Personal Jesus<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Maroon5<br />
|This Love<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Maximo Park<br />
|Apply Some Pressure<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|McFly<br />
|Obviously<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Mis-Teeq<br />
|Scandalous<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Motörhead<br />
|Ace of Spades<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|Single<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|These Words<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Nena<br />
|99 Red Balloons<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Nirvana<br />
|Come as You Are<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Outkast<br />
|Roses<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Petula Clark<br />
|Downtown<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Get The Party Started<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Just Like A Pill<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Pussycat Dolls<br />
|Don't Cha<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Don't Stop Me Now<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Radio Ga Ga<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Queens Of The Stone Age<br />
|Go With The Flow<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Razorlight<br />
|Somewhere Else<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Rick Astley<br />
|Never Gonna Give You Up<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Ricky Martin<br />
|Livin' La Vida Loca<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams<br />
|Let Me Entertain You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue<br />
|Kids<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam<br />
|Father and Son<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Roy Orbison<br />
|Pretty Woman<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Run DMC<br />
|It's Tricky<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|S Club<br />
|Don't Stop Movin'<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Laura<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Take Your Mama<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Simple Minds<br />
|Don't You (Forget About Me)<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sister Sledge<br />
|We Are Family<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Snow Patrol<br />
|Run<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Soft Cell<br />
|Tainted Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sonny & Cher<br />
|I Got You Babe<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Sophie Ellis-Bextor<br />
|Murder on the Dancefloor<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Spandau Ballet<br />
|Gold<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Spice Girls<br />
|Who Do You Think You Are<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Starship<br />
|We Built This City<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Steppenwolf<br />
|Born to be Wild<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Steps<br />
|Deeper Shade Of Blue<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Stereophonics<br />
|Dakota<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Sugababes<br />
|Round Round<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Eye Of The Tiger<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Take That Featuring Lulu<br />
|Relight My Fire<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Tears For Fears<br />
|Everybody Wants To Rule The World<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Beautiful South<br />
|A Little Time<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Bravery<br />
|An Honest Mistake<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Cardigans<br />
|My Favorite Game<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Clash<br />
|Should I Stay or Should I Go?<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Cure<br />
|Just Like Heaven<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Darkness<br />
|I Believe in a Thing Called Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|The Foundations<br />
|Build Me Up Buttercup<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Hate To Say I Told You So<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Main Offender<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Killers<br />
|Somebody Told Me<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Offspring<br />
|Self-Esteem<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Police<br />
|Every Breath You Take<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Pretenders<br />
|Brass In Pocket<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Rolling Stones<br />
|Paint It Black<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Scorpions<br />
|Wind of Change<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Undertones<br />
|Teenage Kicks<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Weather Girls<br />
|It's Raining Men<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Thin Lizzy<br />
|The Boys Are Back In Town<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Tiffany<br />
|I Think We're Alone Now<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Tina Turner<br />
|Simply The Best<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Tom Jones<br />
|It's Not Unusual<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ultra Nate<br />
|Free<br />
|Anthems<br />
|-<br />
|Vanilla Ice<br />
|Ice Ice Baby<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Village People<br />
|YMCA<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Westlife<br />
|World of Our Own<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Wham!<br />
|Wake Me Up Before You Go Go<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Whitney Houston<br />
|I Wanna Dance With Somebody<br />
|Anthems<br />
|}</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2139Nerd Olympics2006-07-16T16:48:59Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Round 1 */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Venue ==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
<br />
== Round 1 ==<br />
<br />
; Specialist round : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
<br />
; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
<br />
; Death-tank : Simple - depending on number of players, everyone can just play at once<br />
<br />
Neil, do you have Death Tank available at your house? How many players max? -- Marc<br />
<br />
Yup, despite Abi's protesting my Saturn is still cluttering up the flat. I've got six controllers but I think it can do it up to 7 if anyone knows a place to get cheap Saturn controllers. Ooh, actually there's one on [http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEGA-SATURN-OFFICIAL-CONTROLE-PAD-CONTROLLER-UK-PAL_W0QQitemZ110006400435QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3654QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ebay] -- Neil<br />
<br />
; Singstar : Some kind of complicated system where you have home and away matches so that you get to choose the song on home matches or something<br />
<br />
BTW - Abi is obsessed with SingStar and she's bought the Rocks! disc again despite taking two of them back for not working. This one seems ok for now though so with we've now got all of them. -- Neil<br />
<br />
; Typing : Take it in turns typing up a letter and deduct marks "according to the level of" accuracy?<br />
<br />
Deduct marks for accuracy? How ironic -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is that ok? -- Neil<br />
<br />
I"ll b grate, woo hoo! - bAi<br />
<br />
- ooh actually could we have an accurate punctuation test as well? We could combine it with spelling bee idea. I'll get Esty to set the questions.<br />
<br />
; Tetris : The original GameBoy version, most lines in 10 minutes or something? - how about some sort of tournament involving head-to-head matches, as we did in A-levels?<br />
<br />
I think we could do both types - a knock out tournament and most lines in x minutes -- Marc<br />
<br />
We could collect points for each round with points for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.<br />
<br />
Let's give everyone who participates points wherever possible. It'll encourage everyone to join in everything. -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is this too anal to bother with? No. It'll be fun.<br />
<br />
Matt's gonna win this one- I have an original gameboy with Tetris and Matt was obsessed with it for months! Thought I'd never get it back! --Elín<br />
<br />
Tim and Lee are pretty good at tetris too though, it's a tough call. Hrmm... I wonder if we should take bets or have a sweepstake on the side? - Neil<br />
<br />
Okay, I'll give you some odds - Tim and Lee 3/1<br />
Matt 5/1<br />
Marc and Neil 10/1<br />
Elín 13/1 (haven't studied her form but could be a dark horse)<br />
Tom and everyone else 15/1 (no idea about their Tetris credentials)<br />
Abi 100/1 (I'm crap...)<br />
<br />
Honest Abi's Bookies pays out in spirit shots so roll up roll up!<br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste test<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* Singstar<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
<br />
== Singstar song list ==<br />
<br />
In case anybody wants to practice, here's the list of songs in Singstar.<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
! Artist !! Song !! Game<br />
|-<br />
|A-Ha<br />
|Take On Me<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Alice Cooper<br />
|Poison<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Alicia Keys<br />
|Fallin'<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Annie<br />
|Heartbeat<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ashford & Simpson<br />
|Solid<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Ashlee Simpson<br />
|Pieces of Me<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Atomic Kitten<br />
|Eternal Flame<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Complicated<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Sk8er Boi<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Belinda Carlisle<br />
|Heaven Is A Place On Earth<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Beyonce<br />
|Crazy in Love<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bill Withers<br />
|Ain't No Sunshine<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Billy Joel<br />
|Uptown Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Black Eyed Peas<br />
|Shut Up<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Blink-182<br />
|What's My Age Again<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bloc Party<br />
|Banquet<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Atomic<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Heart of Glass<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blu Cantrell<br />
|Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Blue<br />
|One Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blur<br />
|Song 2<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bob Marley<br />
|No Woman No Cry<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Bowling for Soup<br />
|1985<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Buggles<br />
|Video Killed The Radio Star<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Crashed the Wedding<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Year 3000<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Carl Douglas<br />
|Kung Fu Fighting<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Coldplay<br />
|Speed of Sound<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Culture Club<br />
|Karma Chameleon<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Cyndi Lauper<br />
|Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dandy Warhols<br />
|Bohemian Like You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Daniel Bedingfield<br />
|If You're Not the One<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Deee-Lite<br />
|Groove is in the Heart<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Deep Purple<br />
|Smoke On The Water<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Destiny's Child<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dexy's Midnight Runners<br />
|Come On Eileen<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|Thank You<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|White Flag<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dolly Parton<br />
|Nine To Five<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Hungry Like The Wolf<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Rio<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Elton John & Kiki Dee<br />
|Don't Go Breaking My Heart<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Suspicious Minds<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Way Down<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Erasure<br />
|A Little Respect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Erik B. and Rakim<br />
|Paid in Full<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Europe<br />
|The Final Countdown<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fairground Attraction<br />
|Perfect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Foreigner<br />
|I Want To Know What Love Is<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fountains of Wayne<br />
|Stacy's Mom<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Frankie Goes to Hollywood<br />
|The Power of Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Do You Want To<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Take Me Out<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Careless Whisper<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Faith<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Love Machine<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|Girls and Boys<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|I Just Wanna Live<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gwen Stefani<br />
|What You Waiting For?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hard-Fi<br />
|Hard To Beat<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hole<br />
|Celebrity Skin<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hoobastank<br />
|The Reason<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Stop<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Superstar<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Jamiroquai<br />
|Cosmic Girl<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Javine<br />
|Real Things<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Jay Sean<br />
|Eyes on You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jet<br />
|Are You Gonna Be My Girl?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Joss Stone<br />
|Super Duper Love (Are You Digging On Me?)<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kasabian<br />
|Club Foot<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kate Bush<br />
|Running Up That Hill<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Katrina And The Waves<br />
|Walking on Sunshine<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Everybody's Changing<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Somewhere Only We Know<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kings of Leon<br />
|The Bucket<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|KT Tunstall<br />
|Black Horse and the Cherry Tree<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|I Should Be So Lucky<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|In Your Eyes<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Lemar<br />
|50:50<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Liberty X<br />
|Just A Little<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Little Richard<br />
|Tutti Frutti<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Madness<br />
|Our House<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Like a Virgin<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Material Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Manfred Mann<br />
|Do Wah Diddy Diddy<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Marillion<br />
|Kayleigh<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Marilyn Manson<br />
|Personal Jesus<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Maroon5<br />
|This Love<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Maximo Park<br />
|Apply Some Pressure<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|McFly<br />
|Obviously<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Mis-Teeq<br />
|Scandalous<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Motörhead<br />
|Ace of Spades<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|Single<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|These Words<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Nena<br />
|99 Red Balloons<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Nirvana<br />
|Come as You Are<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Outkast<br />
|Roses<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Petula Clark<br />
|Downtown<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Get The Party Started<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Just Like A Pill<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Don't Stop Me Now<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Queens Of The Stone Age<br />
|Go With The Flow<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Razorlight<br />
|Somewhere Else<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Rick Astley<br />
|Never Gonna Give You Up<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Ricky Martin<br />
|Livin' La Vida Loca<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams<br />
|Let Me Entertain You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue<br />
|Kids<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam<br />
|Father and Son<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Roy Orbison<br />
|Pretty Woman<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Run DMC<br />
|It's Tricky<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|S Club<br />
|Don't Stop Movin'<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Take Your Mama<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Simple Minds<br />
|Don't You (Forget About Me)<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sister Sledge<br />
|We Are Family<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Snow Patrol<br />
|Run<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Soft Cell<br />
|Tainted Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sonny & Cher<br />
|I Got You Babe<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Sophie Ellis-Bextor<br />
|Murder on the Dancefloor<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Spandau Ballet<br />
|Gold<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Spice Girls<br />
|Who Do You Think You Are<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Starship<br />
|We Built This City<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Steppenwolf<br />
|Born to be Wild<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Stereophonics<br />
|Dakota<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Sugababes<br />
|Round Round<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Eye Of The Tiger<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Tears For Fears<br />
|Everybody Wants To Rule The World<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Beautiful South<br />
|A Little Time<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Bravery<br />
|An Honest Mistake<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Cardigans<br />
|My Favorite Game<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Clash<br />
|Should I Stay or Should I Go?<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Cure<br />
|Just Like Heaven<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Darkness<br />
|I Believe in a Thing Called Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|The Foundations<br />
|Build Me Up Buttercup<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Hate To Say I Told You So<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Main Offender<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Killers<br />
|Somebody Told Me<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Offspring<br />
|Self-Esteem<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Police<br />
|Every Breath You Take<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Pretenders<br />
|Brass In Pocket<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Rolling Stones<br />
|Paint It Black<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Scorpions<br />
|Wind of Change<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Undertones<br />
|Teenage Kicks<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Thin Lizzy<br />
|The Boys Are Back In Town<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Tiffany<br />
|I Think We're Alone Now<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Tina Turner<br />
|Simply The Best<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Tom Jones<br />
|It's Not Unusual<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Vanilla Ice<br />
|Ice Ice Baby<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Village People<br />
|YMCA<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Westlife<br />
|World of Our Own<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Wham!<br />
|Wake Me Up Before You Go Go<br />
|80s<br />
|}</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2138Nerd Olympics2006-07-16T16:44:26Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Round 1 */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Venue ==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
<br />
== Round 1 ==<br />
<br />
; Specialist round : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
<br />
; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
<br />
; Death-tank : Simple - depending on number of players, everyone can just play at once<br />
<br />
Neil, do you have Death Tank available at your house? How many players max? -- Marc<br />
<br />
Yup, despite Abi's protesting my Saturn is still cluttering up the flat. I've got six controllers but I think it can do it up to 7 if anyone knows a place to get cheap Saturn controllers. Ooh, actually there's one on [http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEGA-SATURN-OFFICIAL-CONTROLE-PAD-CONTROLLER-UK-PAL_W0QQitemZ110006400435QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3654QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ebay] -- Neil<br />
<br />
; Singstar : Some kind of complicated system where you have home and away matches so that you get to choose the song on home matches or something<br />
<br />
BTW - Abi is obsessed with SingStar and she's bought the Rocks! disc again despite taking two of them back for not working. This one seems ok for now though so with we've now got all of them. -- Neil<br />
<br />
; Typing : Take it in turns typing up a letter and deduct marks "according to the level of" accuracy?<br />
<br />
Deduct marks for accuracy? How ironic -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is that ok? -- Neil<br />
<br />
I"ll b grate, woo hoo! - bAi<br />
<br />
; Tetris : The original GameBoy version, most lines in 10 minutes or something? - how about some sort of tournament involving head-to-head matches, as we did in A-levels?<br />
<br />
I think we could do both types - a knock out tournament and most lines in x minutes -- Marc<br />
<br />
We could collect points for each round with points for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.<br />
<br />
Let's give everyone who participates points wherever possible. It'll encourage everyone to join in everything. -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is this too anal to bother with? No. It'll be fun.<br />
<br />
Matt's gonna win this one- I have an original gameboy with Tetris and Matt was obsessed with it for months! Thought I'd never get it back! --Elín<br />
<br />
Tim and Lee are pretty good at tetris too though, it's a tough call. Hrmm... I wonder if we should take bets or have a sweepstake on the side? - Neil<br />
<br />
Okay, I'll give you some odds - Tim and Lee 3/1<br />
Matt 5/1<br />
Marc and Neil 10/1<br />
Elín 13/1 (haven't studied her form but could be a dark horse)<br />
Tom and everyone else 15/1 (no idea about their Tetris credentials)<br />
Abi 100/1 (I'm crap...)<br />
<br />
Honest Abi's Bookies pays out in spirit shots so roll up roll up!<br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste test<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* Singstar<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
<br />
== Singstar song list ==<br />
<br />
In case anybody wants to practice, here's the list of songs in Singstar.<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
! Artist !! Song !! Game<br />
|-<br />
|A-Ha<br />
|Take On Me<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Alice Cooper<br />
|Poison<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Alicia Keys<br />
|Fallin'<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Annie<br />
|Heartbeat<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ashford & Simpson<br />
|Solid<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Ashlee Simpson<br />
|Pieces of Me<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Atomic Kitten<br />
|Eternal Flame<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Complicated<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Sk8er Boi<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Belinda Carlisle<br />
|Heaven Is A Place On Earth<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Beyonce<br />
|Crazy in Love<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bill Withers<br />
|Ain't No Sunshine<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Billy Joel<br />
|Uptown Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Black Eyed Peas<br />
|Shut Up<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Blink-182<br />
|What's My Age Again<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bloc Party<br />
|Banquet<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Atomic<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Heart of Glass<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blu Cantrell<br />
|Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Blue<br />
|One Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blur<br />
|Song 2<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bob Marley<br />
|No Woman No Cry<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Bowling for Soup<br />
|1985<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Buggles<br />
|Video Killed The Radio Star<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Crashed the Wedding<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Year 3000<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Carl Douglas<br />
|Kung Fu Fighting<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Coldplay<br />
|Speed of Sound<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Culture Club<br />
|Karma Chameleon<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Cyndi Lauper<br />
|Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dandy Warhols<br />
|Bohemian Like You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Daniel Bedingfield<br />
|If You're Not the One<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Deee-Lite<br />
|Groove is in the Heart<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Deep Purple<br />
|Smoke On The Water<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Destiny's Child<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dexy's Midnight Runners<br />
|Come On Eileen<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|Thank You<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|White Flag<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dolly Parton<br />
|Nine To Five<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Hungry Like The Wolf<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Rio<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Elton John & Kiki Dee<br />
|Don't Go Breaking My Heart<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Suspicious Minds<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Way Down<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Erasure<br />
|A Little Respect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Erik B. and Rakim<br />
|Paid in Full<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Europe<br />
|The Final Countdown<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fairground Attraction<br />
|Perfect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Foreigner<br />
|I Want To Know What Love Is<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fountains of Wayne<br />
|Stacy's Mom<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Frankie Goes to Hollywood<br />
|The Power of Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Do You Want To<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Take Me Out<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Careless Whisper<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Faith<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Love Machine<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|Girls and Boys<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|I Just Wanna Live<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gwen Stefani<br />
|What You Waiting For?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hard-Fi<br />
|Hard To Beat<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hole<br />
|Celebrity Skin<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hoobastank<br />
|The Reason<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Stop<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Superstar<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Jamiroquai<br />
|Cosmic Girl<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Javine<br />
|Real Things<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Jay Sean<br />
|Eyes on You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jet<br />
|Are You Gonna Be My Girl?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Joss Stone<br />
|Super Duper Love (Are You Digging On Me?)<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kasabian<br />
|Club Foot<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kate Bush<br />
|Running Up That Hill<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Katrina And The Waves<br />
|Walking on Sunshine<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Everybody's Changing<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Somewhere Only We Know<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kings of Leon<br />
|The Bucket<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|KT Tunstall<br />
|Black Horse and the Cherry Tree<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|I Should Be So Lucky<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|In Your Eyes<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Lemar<br />
|50:50<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Liberty X<br />
|Just A Little<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Little Richard<br />
|Tutti Frutti<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Madness<br />
|Our House<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Like a Virgin<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Material Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Manfred Mann<br />
|Do Wah Diddy Diddy<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Marillion<br />
|Kayleigh<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Marilyn Manson<br />
|Personal Jesus<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Maroon5<br />
|This Love<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Maximo Park<br />
|Apply Some Pressure<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|McFly<br />
|Obviously<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Mis-Teeq<br />
|Scandalous<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Motörhead<br />
|Ace of Spades<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|Single<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|These Words<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Nena<br />
|99 Red Balloons<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Nirvana<br />
|Come as You Are<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Outkast<br />
|Roses<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Petula Clark<br />
|Downtown<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Get The Party Started<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Just Like A Pill<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Don't Stop Me Now<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Queens Of The Stone Age<br />
|Go With The Flow<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Razorlight<br />
|Somewhere Else<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Rick Astley<br />
|Never Gonna Give You Up<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Ricky Martin<br />
|Livin' La Vida Loca<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams<br />
|Let Me Entertain You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue<br />
|Kids<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam<br />
|Father and Son<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Roy Orbison<br />
|Pretty Woman<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Run DMC<br />
|It's Tricky<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|S Club<br />
|Don't Stop Movin'<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Take Your Mama<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Simple Minds<br />
|Don't You (Forget About Me)<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sister Sledge<br />
|We Are Family<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Snow Patrol<br />
|Run<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Soft Cell<br />
|Tainted Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sonny & Cher<br />
|I Got You Babe<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Sophie Ellis-Bextor<br />
|Murder on the Dancefloor<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Spandau Ballet<br />
|Gold<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Spice Girls<br />
|Who Do You Think You Are<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Starship<br />
|We Built This City<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Steppenwolf<br />
|Born to be Wild<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Stereophonics<br />
|Dakota<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Sugababes<br />
|Round Round<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Eye Of The Tiger<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Tears For Fears<br />
|Everybody Wants To Rule The World<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Beautiful South<br />
|A Little Time<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Bravery<br />
|An Honest Mistake<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Cardigans<br />
|My Favorite Game<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Clash<br />
|Should I Stay or Should I Go?<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Cure<br />
|Just Like Heaven<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Darkness<br />
|I Believe in a Thing Called Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|The Foundations<br />
|Build Me Up Buttercup<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Hate To Say I Told You So<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Main Offender<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Killers<br />
|Somebody Told Me<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Offspring<br />
|Self-Esteem<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Police<br />
|Every Breath You Take<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Pretenders<br />
|Brass In Pocket<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Rolling Stones<br />
|Paint It Black<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Scorpions<br />
|Wind of Change<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Undertones<br />
|Teenage Kicks<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Thin Lizzy<br />
|The Boys Are Back In Town<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Tiffany<br />
|I Think We're Alone Now<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Tina Turner<br />
|Simply The Best<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Tom Jones<br />
|It's Not Unusual<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Vanilla Ice<br />
|Ice Ice Baby<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Village People<br />
|YMCA<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Westlife<br />
|World of Our Own<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Wham!<br />
|Wake Me Up Before You Go Go<br />
|80s<br />
|}</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2137Nerd Olympics2006-07-16T16:36:05Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Round 1 */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Venue ==<br />
<br />
Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.<br />
<br />
Next weekend is proms in the park<br />
<br />
Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?<br />
<br />
22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...<br />
<br />
'''Note''': Can I play? - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Yeah, of course! - Neil<br />
<br />
'''Note''': ^_^ - ''Elín''<br />
<br />
Elín will have to get bonus nerd points before even starting the competition for going through all the effort of typing that funny unicode character in her name everytime! - Neil<br />
<br />
== Round 1 ==<br />
<br />
; Specialist round : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.<br />
<br />
; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.<br />
<br />
; Death-tank : Simple - depending on number of players, everyone can just play at once<br />
<br />
Neil, do you have Death Tank available at your house? How many players max? -- Marc<br />
<br />
Yup, despite Abi's protesting my Saturn is still cluttering up the flat. I've got six controllers but I think it can do it up to 7 if anyone knows a place to get cheap Saturn controllers. Ooh, actually there's one on [http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEGA-SATURN-OFFICIAL-CONTROLE-PAD-CONTROLLER-UK-PAL_W0QQitemZ110006400435QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3654QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ebay] -- Neil<br />
<br />
; Singstar : Some kind of complicated system where you have home and away matches so that you get to choose the song on home matches or something<br />
<br />
BTW - Abi is obsessed with SingStar and she's bought the Rocks! disc again despite taking two of them back for not working. This one seems ok for now though so with we've now got all of them. -- Neil<br />
<br />
; Typing : Take it in turns typing up a letter and deduct marks "according to the level of" accuracy?<br />
<br />
Deduct marks for accuracy? How ironic -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is that ok? -- Neil<br />
<br />
; Tetris : The original GameBoy version, most lines in 10 minutes or something? - how about some sort of tournament involving head-to-head matches, as we did in A-levels?<br />
<br />
I think we could do both types - a knock out tournament and most lines in x minutes -- Marc<br />
<br />
We could collect points for each round with points for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.<br />
<br />
Let's give everyone who participates points wherever possible. It'll encourage everyone to join in everything. -- Marc<br />
<br />
Is this too anal to bother with? No. It'll be fun.<br />
<br />
Matt's gonna win this one- I have an original gameboy with Tetris and Matt was obsessed with it for months! Thought I'd never get it back! --Elín<br />
<br />
Tim and Lee are pretty good at tetris too though, it's a tough call. Hrmm... I wonder if we should take bets or have a sweepstake on the side? - Neil<br />
<br />
Okay, I'll give you some odds - Tim and Lee 3/1<br />
Matt 5/1<br />
Marc and Neil 10/1<br />
Elín 13/1 (haven't studied her form but could be a dark horse)<br />
Tom and everyone else 15/1 (no idea about their Tetris credentials)<br />
Abi 100/1 (I'm crap...)<br />
<br />
Honest Abi's Bookies pays out in spirit shots so roll up roll up!<br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste test<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* Singstar<br />
* The guitar game<br />
*: ''What is the guitar game? Does that mean Tim is going to bring his guitar? Yay'' - Neil<br />
*: ''The guitar game is on the PS2, it is so so so much fun! Like dance mat style, but with a guitar (Tim should bring his guitar anyway though)'' - Lee<br />
* Krypton Factor style game<br />
<br />
== Singstar song list ==<br />
<br />
In case anybody wants to practice, here's the list of songs in Singstar.<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
! Artist !! Song !! Game<br />
|-<br />
|A-Ha<br />
|Take On Me<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Alice Cooper<br />
|Poison<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Alicia Keys<br />
|Fallin'<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Annie<br />
|Heartbeat<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ashford & Simpson<br />
|Solid<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Ashlee Simpson<br />
|Pieces of Me<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Atomic Kitten<br />
|Eternal Flame<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Complicated<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Avril Lavigne<br />
|Sk8er Boi<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Belinda Carlisle<br />
|Heaven Is A Place On Earth<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Beyonce<br />
|Crazy in Love<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bill Withers<br />
|Ain't No Sunshine<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Billy Joel<br />
|Uptown Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Black Eyed Peas<br />
|Shut Up<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Blink-182<br />
|What's My Age Again<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Bloc Party<br />
|Banquet<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Atomic<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Blondie<br />
|Heart of Glass<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blu Cantrell<br />
|Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Blue<br />
|One Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Blur<br />
|Song 2<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Bob Marley<br />
|No Woman No Cry<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Bowling for Soup<br />
|1985<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Buggles<br />
|Video Killed The Radio Star<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Crashed the Wedding<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Busted<br />
|Year 3000<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Carl Douglas<br />
|Kung Fu Fighting<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Coldplay<br />
|Speed of Sound<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Culture Club<br />
|Karma Chameleon<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Cyndi Lauper<br />
|Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dandy Warhols<br />
|Bohemian Like You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Daniel Bedingfield<br />
|If You're Not the One<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Deee-Lite<br />
|Groove is in the Heart<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Deep Purple<br />
|Smoke On The Water<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Destiny's Child<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dexy's Midnight Runners<br />
|Come On Eileen<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|Thank You<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Dido<br />
|White Flag<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Dolly Parton<br />
|Nine To Five<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Hungry Like The Wolf<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Duran Duran<br />
|Rio<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Elton John & Kiki Dee<br />
|Don't Go Breaking My Heart<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Suspicious Minds<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Elvis<br />
|Way Down<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Erasure<br />
|A Little Respect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Erik B. and Rakim<br />
|Paid in Full<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Europe<br />
|The Final Countdown<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fairground Attraction<br />
|Perfect<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Foreigner<br />
|I Want To Know What Love Is<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Fountains of Wayne<br />
|Stacy's Mom<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Frankie Goes to Hollywood<br />
|The Power of Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Do You Want To<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Franz Ferdinand<br />
|Take Me Out<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Careless Whisper<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|George Michael<br />
|Faith<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Girls Aloud<br />
|Love Machine<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|Girls and Boys<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Good Charlotte<br />
|I Just Wanna Live<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Gwen Stefani<br />
|What You Waiting For?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hard-Fi<br />
|Hard To Beat<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hole<br />
|Celebrity Skin<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Hoobastank<br />
|The Reason<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Stop<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jamelia<br />
|Superstar<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Jamiroquai<br />
|Cosmic Girl<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Javine<br />
|Real Things<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Jay Sean<br />
|Eyes on You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Jet<br />
|Are You Gonna Be My Girl?<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Joss Stone<br />
|Super Duper Love (Are You Digging On Me?)<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kasabian<br />
|Club Foot<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kate Bush<br />
|Running Up That Hill<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Katrina And The Waves<br />
|Walking on Sunshine<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Everybody's Changing<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Keane<br />
|Somewhere Only We Know<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Kings of Leon<br />
|The Bucket<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|KT Tunstall<br />
|Black Horse and the Cherry Tree<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|I Should Be So Lucky<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Kylie Minogue<br />
|In Your Eyes<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Lemar<br />
|50:50<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Liberty X<br />
|Just A Little<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Little Richard<br />
|Tutti Frutti<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Madness<br />
|Our House<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Like a Virgin<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Madonna<br />
|Material Girl<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Manfred Mann<br />
|Do Wah Diddy Diddy<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Marillion<br />
|Kayleigh<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Marilyn Manson<br />
|Personal Jesus<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Maroon5<br />
|This Love<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Maximo Park<br />
|Apply Some Pressure<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|McFly<br />
|Obviously<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Mis-Teeq<br />
|Scandalous<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Motörhead<br />
|Ace of Spades<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|Single<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Natasha Bedingfield<br />
|These Words<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Nena<br />
|99 Red Balloons<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Nirvana<br />
|Come as You Are<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Outkast<br />
|Roses<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Petula Clark<br />
|Downtown<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Get The Party Started<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Pink<br />
|Just Like A Pill<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Queen<br />
|Don't Stop Me Now<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Queens Of The Stone Age<br />
|Go With The Flow<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Razorlight<br />
|Somewhere Else<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Rick Astley<br />
|Never Gonna Give You Up<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Ricky Martin<br />
|Livin' La Vida Loca<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams<br />
|Let Me Entertain You<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue<br />
|Kids<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam<br />
|Father and Son<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Roy Orbison<br />
|Pretty Woman<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Run DMC<br />
|It's Tricky<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|S Club<br />
|Don't Stop Movin'<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Scissor Sisters<br />
|Take Your Mama<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Simple Minds<br />
|Don't You (Forget About Me)<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sister Sledge<br />
|We Are Family<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Snow Patrol<br />
|Run<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Soft Cell<br />
|Tainted Love<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Sonny & Cher<br />
|I Got You Babe<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Sophie Ellis-Bextor<br />
|Murder on the Dancefloor<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Spandau Ballet<br />
|Gold<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Spice Girls<br />
|Who Do You Think You Are<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Starship<br />
|We Built This City<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Steppenwolf<br />
|Born to be Wild<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Stereophonics<br />
|Dakota<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Sugababes<br />
|Round Round<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Survivor<br />
|Eye Of The Tiger<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Tears For Fears<br />
|Everybody Wants To Rule The World<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Beautiful South<br />
|A Little Time<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Bravery<br />
|An Honest Mistake<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Cardigans<br />
|My Favorite Game<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Clash<br />
|Should I Stay or Should I Go?<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Cure<br />
|Just Like Heaven<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Darkness<br />
|I Believe in a Thing Called Love<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|The Foundations<br />
|Build Me Up Buttercup<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Hate To Say I Told You So<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Hives<br />
|Main Offender<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|The Killers<br />
|Somebody Told Me<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Offspring<br />
|Self-Esteem<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Police<br />
|Every Breath You Take<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|The Pretenders<br />
|Brass In Pocket<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|The Rolling Stones<br />
|Paint It Black<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Scorpions<br />
|Wind of Change<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|The Undertones<br />
|Teenage Kicks<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Thin Lizzy<br />
|The Boys Are Back In Town<br />
|Rocks<br />
|-<br />
|Tiffany<br />
|I Think We're Alone Now<br />
|Party<br />
|-<br />
|Tina Turner<br />
|Simply The Best<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Tom Jones<br />
|It's Not Unusual<br />
|Pop<br />
|-<br />
|Vanilla Ice<br />
|Ice Ice Baby<br />
|80s<br />
|-<br />
|Village People<br />
|YMCA<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Westlife<br />
|World of Our Own<br />
|Singstar<br />
|-<br />
|Wham!<br />
|Wake Me Up Before You Go Go<br />
|80s<br />
|}</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2099Nerd Olympics2006-07-05T18:30:23Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Rough Event Ideas */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste test<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?<br />
* Singstar</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=2098Nerd Olympics2006-07-02T11:52:09Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Rough Event Ideas */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|Lee||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste tast<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating donuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn<br />
* Geocaching time trial!<br />
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test<br />
* Singstar</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=1779Nerd Olympics2006-04-30T21:53:49Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Rough Event Ideas */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies? <br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste tast<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating donuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn<br />
* Geocaching time trial!</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=1704Nerd Olympics2006-03-19T16:11:42Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Rough Event Ideas */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ<br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste tast<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Karaoke<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating donuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=1703Nerd Olympics2006-03-19T16:10:22Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Rough Event Ideas */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ<br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste tast<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Karaoke<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating donuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..)<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=1702Nerd Olympics2006-03-11T09:44:06Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Nerd Olympic Board ==<br />
<br />
As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.<br />
<br />
<center><br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head<br />
|-<br />
| Marc || <br />
|-<br />
| Abi ||<br />
|-<br />
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
</center><br />
<br />
== Rough Event Ideas ==<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ<br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste tast<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Karaoke<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating donuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..)<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=1698Nerd Olympics2006-03-05T22:14:14Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.<br />
<br />
What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well. <br />
<br />
Ideas:<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (qu'est-ce-que c'est?)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ<br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste tast<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
*Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Karaoke<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating donuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..)<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=1697Nerd Olympics2006-02-24T21:50:17Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>Ideas:<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (qu'est-ce-que c'est?)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ<br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste tast<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
*Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Karaoke<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating donuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..)<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test<br />
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=1695Nerd Olympics2006-02-24T21:38:52Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>Ideas:<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (qu'est-ce-que c'est?)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ<br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste tast<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind) <br />
*Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating donuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..)<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=1694Nerd Olympics2006-02-24T21:35:37Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>Ideas:<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve (qu'est-ce-que c'est?)<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelin'<br />
* IQ<br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste tast<br />
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)<br />
* Count to 100<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* The biscuit game<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming (boing boing boing)<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating donuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Synonym game for rude body parts<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..)<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerd_Olympics&diff=1693Nerd Olympics2006-02-24T21:29:15Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>Ideas:<br />
<br />
* Typing<br />
* Arm wrestling<br />
* Pin the tail on the donkey<br />
* Swerve<br />
* Variety of runs<br />
* Long jump<br />
* Tetris<br />
* Spelling<br />
* IQ<br />
* Downing a pint - draught<br />
* Dancing game<br />
* Bop it<br />
* Lung capacity<br />
* Pool competiton<br />
* Taste tast<br />
* Count to 100<br />
* Middle C<br />
* Pictionary<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Table football<br />
* Darts<br />
* Spot the dots<br />
* Sudoku<br />
* Calculator speed relay<br />
* Internet fact search<br />
* Mallet's Mallet<br />
* Name game<br />
* Stop watch<br />
* Banzai<br />
* Guess the song<br />
* Death Tank<br />
* Skimming<br />
* Staring<br />
* Eating donuts (no licking lips)<br />
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)<br />
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2<br />
* Lighting a fire<br />
* The calcultor game<br />
* ASAP<br />
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)<br />
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..)<br />
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek<br />
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote<br />
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)<br />
* Worst eyesight<br />
* 'Success with the ladies' test<br />
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Things&diff=1655Things2006-01-20T19:43:42Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* other */</p>
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<br />
I really hope the BBC weather site is wrong. On the five day forcast it says that it could be between -18 and -21 degrees centigrade on Sunday in Prague. That is c-c-c-c-c-cold!<br />
<br />
I really hope it is wrong, but just in case, lots of layers and thermal underwear is needed...<br />
<br />
<br />
===clothes===<br />
*Clothes for cold weather<br />
*Trainers<br />
*Shirt or nice top for evenings (possibly the opera)<br />
*Jumpers<br />
*Waterproof kickers (do you mean the shoes or is this supposed to read "Waterproof knickers"? I have neither unfortunatly...)<br />
*Pantyhose<br />
*Socks<br />
*Big Coat<br />
*Wheat Pillow (if microwave available nearby)<br />
*Pyjamas (if you are a wiener)<br />
*Hat<br />
*Mittens/gloves<br />
*Ear Muffs<br />
*Scarf<br />
*Thermal underwear<br />
*Kings of Leon CD (er, how do you wear this?)<br />
*5 bras<br />
*Comedy breasts (otherwise the bras would be superfluous for some)<br />
*Hoodie (to blend in with the Czech chavs, right?)<br />
<br />
===other===<br />
*Pens<br />
*Notepad<br />
*Day bag (that sounds *so* gay)<br />
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*Hair products<br />
*Spy camera and listening device<br />
*Spectacles, testicles, wallet (or purse if you're a man) and watch<br />
*Wallet (someone didn't read the line above!)<br />
*Driving Licence<br />
*Passport<br />
*Teddy bear for those long, cold nights<br />
*Booking confirmations<br />
*Folder for paperwork for those who 'bring their work away with them'<br />
*Euro power adapter<br />
*Some chicken korma<br />
*Vibrator and spare batteries<br />
*Guide dog<br />
*Towel (small/trekking) - well, actually, hotels provide towels<br />
*E111s are no longer valid. You can apply for an [http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAdviceForTravellers/GettingTreatmentAroundTheWorld/EEAAndSwitzerland/EEAAndSwitzerlandArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4114793&chk=KCVYDZ European Health Insurance Card] online. My application was accepted immediately. (Tom)<br />
*Insurance<br />
*Inflatable Ingrid (your polythene pal)<br />
*Pass the Bomb game<br />
*Point of coider please landlorrrd game<br />
*Peanuts please!<br />
*Can I have Rum & Coke<br />
<br />
And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!) (Suck my thermos!) (Oop... What a Dibbley!)</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Things&diff=1654Things2006-01-20T19:42:06Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* clothes */</p>
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'''Weather update!'''<br />
<br />
I really hope the BBC weather site is wrong. On the five day forcast it says that it could be between -18 and -21 degrees centigrade on Sunday in Prague. That is c-c-c-c-c-cold!<br />
<br />
I really hope it is wrong, but just in case, lots of layers and thermal underwear is needed...<br />
<br />
<br />
===clothes===<br />
*Clothes for cold weather<br />
*Trainers<br />
*Shirt or nice top for evenings (possibly the opera)<br />
*Jumpers<br />
*Waterproof kickers (do you mean the shoes or is this supposed to read "Waterproof knickers"? I have neither unfortunatly...)<br />
*Pantyhose<br />
*Socks<br />
*Big Coat<br />
*Wheat Pillow (if microwave available nearby)<br />
*Pyjamas (if you are a wiener)<br />
*Hat<br />
*Mittens/gloves<br />
*Ear Muffs<br />
*Scarf<br />
*Thermal underwear<br />
*Kings of Leon CD (er, how do you wear this?)<br />
*5 bras<br />
*Comedy breasts (otherwise the bras would be superfluous for some)<br />
*Hoodie (to blend in with the Czech chavs, right?)<br />
<br />
===other===<br />
*Pens<br />
*Notepad<br />
*Day bag (that sounds *so* gay)<br />
*Toiletries<br />
*Hair products<br />
*Spy camera and listening device<br />
*Spectacles, testicles, wallet (or purse if you're a man) and watch<br />
*Wallet (someone didn't read the line above!)<br />
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*Passport<br />
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*Booking confirmations<br />
*Folder for paperwork for those who 'bring their work away with them'<br />
*Euro power adapter<br />
*Some chicken korma<br />
*Guide dog<br />
*Towel (small/trekking) - well, actually, hotels provide towels<br />
*E111s are no longer valid. You can apply for an [http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAdviceForTravellers/GettingTreatmentAroundTheWorld/EEAAndSwitzerland/EEAAndSwitzerlandArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4114793&chk=KCVYDZ European Health Insurance Card] online. My application was accepted immediately. (Tom)<br />
*Insurance<br />
*Pass the Bomb game<br />
*Point of coider please landlorrrd game<br />
*Peanuts please!<br />
*Can I have Rum & Coke<br />
<br />
And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!) (Suck my thermos!) (Oop... What a Dibbley!)</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Things&diff=1653Things2006-01-20T19:40:35Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Packing List */</p>
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'''Weather update!'''<br />
<br />
I really hope the BBC weather site is wrong. On the five day forcast it says that it could be between -18 and -21 degrees centigrade on Sunday in Prague. That is c-c-c-c-c-cold!<br />
<br />
I really hope it is wrong, but just in case, lots of layers and thermal underwear is needed...<br />
<br />
<br />
===clothes===<br />
*Clothes for cold weather<br />
*Trainers<br />
*Shirt or nice top for evenings (possibly the opera)<br />
*Jumpers<br />
*Waterproof kickers<br />
*Pantyhose<br />
*Socks<br />
*Big Coat<br />
*Wheat Pillow (if microwave available nearby)<br />
*Pyjamas (if you are a wiener)<br />
*Hat<br />
*Mittens/gloves<br />
*Ear Muffs<br />
*Scarf<br />
*Thermal underwear<br />
*Kings of Leon CD (er, how do you wear this?)<br />
*5 bras<br />
*Comedy breasts (otherwise the bras would be superfluous for some)<br />
*Hoodie (to blend in with the Czech chavs, right?)<br />
<br />
===other===<br />
*Pens<br />
*Notepad<br />
*Day bag (that sounds *so* gay)<br />
*Toiletries<br />
*Hair products<br />
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*Spectacles, testicles, wallet (or purse if you're a man) and watch<br />
*Wallet (someone didn't read the line above!)<br />
*Driving Licence<br />
*Passport<br />
*Teddy bear for those long, cold nights<br />
*Booking confirmations<br />
*Folder for paperwork for those who 'bring their work away with them'<br />
*Euro power adapter<br />
*Some chicken korma<br />
*Guide dog<br />
*Towel (small/trekking) - well, actually, hotels provide towels<br />
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*Pass the Bomb game<br />
*Point of coider please landlorrrd game<br />
*Peanuts please!<br />
*Can I have Rum & Coke<br />
<br />
And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!) (Suck my thermos!) (Oop... What a Dibbley!)</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hairy_Man_Porn&diff=1631Hairy Man Porn2006-01-18T20:27:04Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
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<div>Made you look...</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Things&diff=1628Things2006-01-18T18:31:49Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* clothes */</p>
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'''Weather update!'''<br />
<br />
I really hope the BBC weather site is wrong. On the five day forcast it says that it could be between -18 and -21 degrees centigrade on Sunday in Prague. That is c-c-c-c-c-cold!<br />
<br />
I really hope it is wrong, but just in case, lots of layers and thermal underwear is needed...<br />
<br />
<br />
===clothes===<br />
*Clothes for warm weather<br />
*Trainers<br />
*Shirt or nice top for evenings<br />
*A jumper<br />
*Waterproof<br />
*Pants<br />
*Socks<br />
*Big Coat<br />
*Wheat Pillow (if microwave available nearby)<br />
*Pyjamas (if you are a wiener)<br />
*Hat<br />
*Mittens/gloves<br />
*Ear Muffs<br />
*Scarf<br />
*Thermal underwear<br />
*Kings of Leon CD<br />
*5 bras<br />
*Comedy breasts (otherwise the bras would be superfluous for some)<br />
*Hoodie<br />
<br />
===other===<br />
*Pens<br />
*Notepad<br />
*GPS<br />
*Day bag<br />
*Toiletries<br />
*Camera<br />
*Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch<br />
*Wallet<br />
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*Passport<br />
*Booking confirmations<br />
*Folder for paperwork<br />
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And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!) (Suck my thermos!)</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Things&diff=1627Things2006-01-18T13:37:21Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* clothes */</p>
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*Trainers<br />
*Shirt or nice top for evenings<br />
*A jumper<br />
*Waterproof<br />
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*Big Coat<br />
*Wheat Pillow (if microwave available nearby)<br />
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And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!) (Suck my thermos!)</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Things&diff=1624Things2006-01-18T13:31:17Z<p>82.153.170.229: /* Group Items */</p>
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*Trainers<br />
*Shirt or nice top for evenings<br />
*A jumper<br />
*Waterproof<br />
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*Big Coat<br />
*Wheat Pillow (if microwave available nearby)<br />
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*Kings of Leon CD<br />
*Scarf<br />
*Thermal underwear<br />
*5 bras<br />
*Comedy breasts<br />
*Hoodie<br />
<br />
===other===<br />
*Pens<br />
*Notepad<br />
*GPS<br />
*Day bag<br />
*Toiletries<br />
*Camera<br />
*Testicles, spectacles, wallet and watch<br />
*Wallet<br />
*Driving Licence<br />
*Passport<br />
*Booking confirmations<br />
*Folder for paperwork<br />
*Euro power adapter<br />
*Some koruna<br />
*Guide book<br />
*Towel (small/trekking)<br />
*E111<br />
*Insurance<br />
<br />
And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!) (Suck my thermos!)</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Things&diff=1620Things2006-01-18T13:11:52Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
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And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!) (Suck my thermos!)</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Things&diff=1619Things2006-01-18T13:08:18Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
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And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!) Suck my thermos...</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Things&diff=1610Things2006-01-15T21:38:38Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
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===other===<br />
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*Notepad<br />
*GPS<br />
*Day bag<br />
*Toiletries<br />
*Camera<br />
*Wallet<br />
*Driving Licence<br />
*Passport<br />
*Booking confirmations<br />
*Folder for paperwork<br />
*Euro power adapter<br />
*Some koruna<br />
*Guide book<br />
*Towel (small/trekking)<br />
*E111<br />
*Insurance<br />
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And one triple thick condom. (You never know...)</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=1563Talk:Main Page2005-12-19T19:43:53Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
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<div>Marc, when are you going to make a wiki for the nerd olympics? --[[User:Bpeel|Bpeel]] 12 December 2005 15:21 (UTC)<br />
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Hello..? Does anybody read this? --[[User:82.153.170.229|82.153.170.229]] 19 December 2005 19:43 (UTC)</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Prague_Hotels&diff=1548Prague Hotels2005-12-08T20:40:28Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
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<div>Here we have a few options, depending on how much we want to pay, whether we want breakfast in the morning and how convivial we all feel.<br />
<br />
== Andel's Hotel - Posh Hotel ==<br />
<br />
Firstly we have a <b>4* Hotel, Andel's Hotel</b> http://www.andelshotel.com/content/en/1.php<br />
<br />
This is the <b>posh option</b>.<br />
<br />
Says it is near the historical centre of Prague, but seeing as the city seems to be the size of a bath towel I think we'll be okay.<br />
<br />
<b>Breakfast is included</b> - dunno what that entails but sounds fun.<br />
<br />
Has <b>wireless internet access</b> but I think you have to pay for it. But might be useful.<br />
<br />
From http://www.laterooms.com/ - it is €220 per room for two nights, which is <b>£75 each</b> (working on the assumption that we want four rooms, doubles for Lee & Peter, Abi and Neil, and a twin and a single for whatever combination of Caroline, Marc and Matt.) The single room is charged at the same rate as a double in this hotel for some unknown reason.<br />
<br />
== Jep-Apart Hotel - Not-so-posh Hotel ==<br />
<br />
Another choice is a <b>3* Hotel</b>, called <b>Jep-Apart Hotel</b><br />
<br />
Is quite cheap at only <b>£40 each</b> and you can get brekkie in the hotel for an extra £5. They don't seem to do twin or single rooms, so I am working on the assumption that Marc, Matt and Caroline would like a room of their own. <br />
<br />
Another good thing about this place is that they give you <b>Free Czech Lager</b> on arrival as a welcome. How lovely, <br />
<br />
== Jancek Palace - Apartment ==<br />
<br />
Then we have the option of an <b>Apartment</b> that sleeps all of us in various hideous combinations. The ominously titled <b>Jancek Palace</b> has apartments that we can all squeeze into - for an apartment for 8 people, it is only €318, which is only <b>£32 per person</b>.<br />
<br />
Has a fully-fitted kitchen and two bathrooms with bath and shower.<br />
<br />
Has one double bed, a fold out sofa and 5 single beds so sounds good. Abi and Neil call the double bed!<br />
<br />
== Hotel Vodickova - 2 or more Apartments ==<br />
<br />
If we like the idea of an apartment, but don't want to be squashed in so much we could get any combination of 2,3,4,5,6 or 7 bedded apartments, meaning that we could have two apartments, or one apartment and one room - whatever we want. The <b>Hotel Vodickova</b> seems to offer the best choice in this, and their prices are comparable to the other hotels. Also there is the option for <b>posher rooms, DVD players and Internet access</b>. They also have an 8 bedded apartment, but it has weird bed-room allocation that might not be convenient so I plumped for the Jancek Palace instead, But by all means, have a sneaky peek for yourself if you like. <br />
<br />
Also perhaps Tom and Tim and Sissy want to come to Prague so this way we can be flexible.<br />
<br />
All of these places are on http://www.laterooms.com/<br />
<br />
== easyJethotels.net selection ==<br />
<br />
All easyJethotels.net hotels seem incredibly cheap, probably because we'll book in advance and January is a very quiet period. All of the prices below are based on four double/twin rooms (you don't seem to be able to specify which). From what I can tell, there is more to do in the Old Town so it might be best to get a place there if it's not too much more expensive. More details will be available shortly.<br />
<br />
=== City Club (easyJethotels.net) ===<br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/017108/017108a_hb_a_001.jpg http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/017108/017108a_hb_w_004.jpg<br />
<br />
3 star, £25 per room per night (£12.50 ppn). Near the New Town. Looks as though it might be on/very close to a main road though.<br />
<br />
Built in 1894, this hotel comprises a total of 106 rooms spread over 6 floors of which 67 are double rooms, 21 are triple rooms and 1 are single rooms. The hotel features a modern foyer with a 24-hour reception desk, a safe, a currency exchange facility and medical assistance. Within the hotel is also a café and an air-conditioned à la carte restaurant with a non-smoking area. There is a car park for those arriving at the hotel by car.<br />
<br />
This peaceful, historical mid-range hotel is ideally situated close to the city centre just 15 minutes walk from Prague's famous Wenceslas Square and about 5 minutes from Pavlova metro station. Ruzyne airport is some 18 km from the hotel and can be reached on public transport in approximately 25 minutes.<br />
<br />
The welcoming rooms come with a bathroom with a shower, an electronic room access system, a direct dial telephone, satellite TV and a hire safe.<br />
<br />
Services:<br />
Bar-s Restaurant -s 24h. Reception Medical Service <br />
Money Exchange Reception Area Lift-s Restaurant - non-smoking area <br />
Café Car Park Safe <br />
<br />
=== Residence Bologna (easyJethotels.net) === <br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/055627/055627_hb_a_016.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/055627/055627_hb_w_005.jpg<br />
<br />
3 star, £49 per room per night (£24.50 ppn). In the Old Town.<br />
<br />
The hotel was built in 1928 and co<b>m</b>pletely renovated in 2003. It bo<b>a</b>sts a total of 45 guest<b>r</b>ooms spread over 6 floors, of which 2 are singles, 2 doubles, 6 are suites and 20 are apartments. The hotel's amenities include hotel safes, lifts and a 24-hour re<b>c</b>eption. In addition, the hotel boasts a cosy bar, a pub and a delightful restaurant with a separate non-smoking area. Furthermore there are car parking facilities and room and laundry services available for guests.<br />
<br />
This elegant m<b>i</b>d-range hotel i<b>s</b> located directly in the centre of Konviktska Old Town between Betlem Square and the C<b>h</b>arles Bridge. Scores of shops and other cultur<b>a</b>l attract<b>i</b>ons are easily <b>r</b>eached b<b>y</b> foot or on public transport. Pr<b>a</b>gue airport is just 15 km from the hotel.<br />
<br />
The plush en suite rooms are fitted with satellite/cable TV, a kitchenette, ce<b>n</b>tral heating, a <b>d</b>ouble bed, a fridge and a minibar. The rooms are c<b>l</b>eaned by the h<b>o</b>tel upon departure.<br />
<br />
A breakfast buffet is a<b>v</b>ailable <b>e</b>very morning.|The hotel accept<b>s</b> American Express, Eurocard, MasterCard and VISA.<br />
<br />
Services:<br />
Restaurant - non-smoking area <b>Gar</b>age Bar-s Car Park <br />
Restaurant -s Laundr<b>y</b> Service Room Service <br />
<br />
Room Facilities:<br />
Kitchenette <b>B</b>athroom Minib<b>ar</b> Hairdryer <br />
Fridge Centra<b>l</b> Heating <br />
<br />
Meals:<br />
Breakfast buffet<br />
<br />
=== Tulip Inn (easyJethotels.net) === <br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/050746/050746_hb_a_002.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/050746/050746_hb_w_004.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/009135/009135a_hb_ba_002.jpg<br />
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3 star, £56 per room per night (£33.00 ppn). In the Old Town very near the train station.<br />
<br />
The h<b>o</b>tel was built in 1884 and renovated in 2003. It has a total of 71 rooms on 6 floors, of <b>w</b>hich 63 are doubles, 2 are singles and 6 are suites (family rooms). The hotel's facilities include a lobby with a 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a currency exchange desk and a lift. The mid-range hotel also contains an air-conditioned restaurant with a separate non-smoking area, a conference room and Internet access. There is also a laundry service available as well as parking facilities.<br />
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This charming city hotel is located in the heart of Prague, close to the main train station where guests will find a number of public transport connections. Various shopping facilities, restaurant, bars, nightclubs and pubs are also located in the hotel's vicinity. The airport is 18 km away.<br />
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The attractively furnished rooms boast an en suite bathroom with a bath, a hairdryer and cosmetic mirror, a direct dial telephone, satellite and pay TV, a radio and high speed Internet connection. In addition, there is a minibar, a double bed and a safe. Central heating, carpeting and air conditioning also come as standard. The rooms boast triple-glazed windows. In the suites, guests are additionally offered a Jacuzzi and a power shower.<br />
<br />
A breakfast buffet is available to hotel guests every morning.|The hotel accepts American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard, MasterCard and VISA.<br />
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Payment Methods:<br />
Visa Diners Club Mastercard American Express <br />
<br />
Services:<br />
Restaurant - non-smoking area Laundry Service Conference Room Restaurant -s <br />
Air-conditioned Money Exchange Reception Area Car Park <br />
Café 24h. Reception Public internet Lift-s <br />
Restaurant - Air-conditioned <br />
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Room Facilities:<br />
Internet Access King Size Beds Bath Double Beds <br />
Direct Dial telephone Carpeted Radio Individual Air-conditioned <br />
Minibar Satellite / Cable TV Shower Bathroom <br />
Hairdryer TV Central Heating Safe <br />
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=== Floor (easyJethotels.net) ===<br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/051634/051634a_hb_a_001.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/051634/051634a_hb_w_002.jpg<br />
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4 star, £76 per room per night (£38.00 ppn). In the Old Town.<br />
<br />
The hotel is in a historical building but has been completly renovated to a designer boutique hotel, bedrooms are decorated to the highest standard with italian tiled bathrooms. A first class restaurant with beautiful bar area is available.<br />
<br />
The hotel is situated directly in the city centre.<br />
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Payment methods (for additional services during your stay):<br />
EC-Card JCB Mastercard Visa <br />
Diners Club American Express <br />
<br />
Room Facilities:<br />
Double Beds Lounge Direct Dial telephone Bath <br />
Central Heating TV Individual Heating Carpeted <br />
Safe Central Air-conditioned Minibar Individual Air-conditioned <br />
Bathroom Internet Access Shower Hairdryer <br />
King Size Beds Satellite / Cable TV <br />
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Meals:<br />
Bed & Breakfast Breakfast buffet Breakfast<br />
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==Choose on the Wiki!! ==<br />
<br />
There are loads of other places, but I think we have enough choice to begin with! There are also hostels which are worryingly cheap, but I haven't looked at those.<br />
<br />
<b>Could people update the wiki (in the doodah below) with their preferences, indicating</b><br />
<br />
# What accommodation they like the sound of most (or anything else they have found themselves ont 'net)<br />
# Whether they prefer a hotel or an apartment<br />
# Whether they want breakfast in the price, available or whether they want to forage for it<br />
# How sociable they feel - do they mind being in weird room combinations.<br />
# How much they want to pay (although everything is soooo cheap, <b>even the tightest nerd has call for cheer</b>)<br />
<br />
==Nerds' preferences==<br />
<br />
Abi and Neil - Neil likes the idea of two or more apartment. Abi likes the idea of a posh hotel cos she is a classy bird, but otherwise is not fussed. Would like a double bed if possible. Would like some kind of breakfast available, whether it is provided or whether we cook it ourselves. (feeling of dread)<br />
<br />
Abi (again) - Oooh (handbag held out in front) I see that my choice of hotels is superfluous! Perhaps the Tulip hotels is the one then, cheap, brekkie and near to the nightlife. <br />
<br />
Marc - Likes the idea of the Tulip Inn or secondly the Residence Bologna. Good locations, cheap price and getting breakfast made for you is always a bonus!<br />
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Thumb - Likes the idea of breakfast at the Residence Bologna, but really want's to stay in the penthouse at the Vodièkova Have a look at the interior here!! (http://www.praguegaycity.com/index.php?id=detail&pid=h67) It's amazing.<br />
- Ooh is Tom coming? (or is it just the way his trousers are hanging?)<br />
<br />
==Brummie choice==<br />
<br />
Lee and Pete - Lee would quite like to stay in an apartment because it sounds quite fun. She doesn't mind what beds we have as long as they are clean. Peter likes the price of the cheap £32 apartment because he is a poor student, and there are many cheap places to eat in Prague, and he knows Prague coz he went there before.</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Prague_Hotels&diff=1547Prague Hotels2005-12-08T20:34:09Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
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<div>Here we have a few options, depending on how much we want to pay, whether we want breakfast in the morning and how convivial we all feel.<br />
<br />
== Andel's Hotel - Posh Hotel ==<br />
<br />
Firstly we have a <b>4* Hotel, Andel's Hotel</b> http://www.andelshotel.com/content/en/1.php<br />
<br />
This is the <b>posh option</b>.<br />
<br />
Says it is near the historical centre of Prague, but seeing as the city seems to be the size of a bath towel I think we'll be okay.<br />
<br />
<b>Breakfast is included</b> - dunno what that entails but sounds fun.<br />
<br />
Has <b>wireless internet access</b> but I think you have to pay for it. But might be useful.<br />
<br />
From http://www.laterooms.com/ - it is €220 per room for two nights, which is <b>£75 each</b> (working on the assumption that we want four rooms, doubles for Lee & Peter, Abi and Neil, and a twin and a single for whatever combination of Caroline, Marc and Matt.) The single room is charged at the same rate as a double in this hotel for some unknown reason.<br />
<br />
== Jep-Apart Hotel - Not-so-posh Hotel ==<br />
<br />
Another choice is a <b>3* Hotel</b>, called <b>Jep-Apart Hotel</b><br />
<br />
Is quite cheap at only <b>£40 each</b> and you can get brekkie in the hotel for an extra £5. They don't seem to do twin or single rooms, so I am working on the assumption that Marc, Matt and Caroline would like a room of their own. <br />
<br />
Another good thing about this place is that they give you <b>Free Czech Lager</b> on arrival as a welcome. How lovely, <br />
<br />
== Jancek Palace - Apartment ==<br />
<br />
Then we have the option of an <b>Apartment</b> that sleeps all of us in various hideous combinations. The ominously titled <b>Jancek Palace</b> has apartments that we can all squeeze into - for an apartment for 8 people, it is only €318, which is only <b>£32 per person</b>.<br />
<br />
Has a fully-fitted kitchen and two bathrooms with bath and shower.<br />
<br />
Has one double bed, a fold out sofa and 5 single beds so sounds good. Abi and Neil call the double bed!<br />
<br />
== Hotel Vodickova - 2 or more Apartments ==<br />
<br />
If we like the idea of an apartment, but don't want to be squashed in so much we could get any combination of 2,3,4,5,6 or 7 bedded apartments, meaning that we could have two apartments, or one apartment and one room - whatever we want. The <b>Hotel Vodickova</b> seems to offer the best choice in this, and their prices are comparable to the other hotels. Also there is the option for <b>posher rooms, DVD players and Internet access</b>. They also have an 8 bedded apartment, but it has weird bed-room allocation that might not be convenient so I plumped for the Jancek Palace instead, But by all means, have a sneaky peek for yourself if you like. <br />
<br />
Also perhaps Tom and Tim and Sissy want to come to Prague so this way we can be flexible.<br />
<br />
All of these places are on http://www.laterooms.com/<br />
<br />
== easyJethotels.net selection ==<br />
<br />
All easyJethotels.net hotels seem incredibly cheap, probably because we'll book in advance and January is a very quiet period. All of the prices below are based on four double/twin rooms (you don't seem to be able to specify which). From what I can tell, there is more to do in the Old Town so it might be best to get a place there if it's not too much more expensive. More details will be available shortly.<br />
<br />
=== City Club (easyJethotels.net) ===<br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/017108/017108a_hb_a_001.jpg http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/017108/017108a_hb_w_004.jpg<br />
<br />
3 star, £25 per room per night (£12.50 ppn). Near the New Town. Looks as though it might be on/very close to a main road though.<br />
<br />
Built in 1894, this hotel comprises a total of 106 rooms spread over 6 floors of which 67 are double rooms, 21 are triple rooms and 1 are single rooms. The hotel features a modern foyer with a 24-hour reception desk, a safe, a currency exchange facility and medical assistance. Within the hotel is also a café and an air-conditioned à la carte restaurant with a non-smoking area. There is a car park for those arriving at the hotel by car.<br />
<br />
This peaceful, historical mid-range hotel is ideally situated close to the city centre just 15 minutes walk from Prague's famous Wenceslas Square and about 5 minutes from Pavlova metro station. Ruzyne airport is some 18 km from the hotel and can be reached on public transport in approximately 25 minutes.<br />
<br />
The welcoming rooms come with a bathroom with a shower, an electronic room access system, a direct dial telephone, satellite TV and a hire safe.<br />
<br />
Services:<br />
Bar-s Restaurant -s 24h. Reception Medical Service <br />
Money Exchange Reception Area Lift-s Restaurant - non-smoking area <br />
Café Car Park Safe <br />
<br />
=== Residence Bologna (easyJethotels.net) === <br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/055627/055627_hb_a_016.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/055627/055627_hb_w_005.jpg<br />
<br />
3 star, £49 per room per night (£24.50 ppn). In the Old Town.<br />
<br />
The hotel was built in 1928 and co<b>m</b>pletely renovated in 2003. It bo<b>a</b>sts a total of 45 guest<b>r</b>ooms spread over 6 floors, of which 2 are singles, 2 doubles, 6 are suites and 20 are apartments. The hotel's amenities include hotel safes, lifts and a 24-hour re<b>c</b>eption. In addition, the hotel boasts a cosy bar, a pub and a delightful restaurant with a separate non-smoking area. Furthermore there are car parking facilities and room and laundry services available for guests.<br />
<br />
This elegant m<b>i</b>d-range hotel i<b>s</b> located directly in the centre of Konviktska Old Town between Betlem Square and the C<b>h</b>arles Bridge. Scores of shops and other cultur<b>a</b>l attract<b>i</b>ons are easily <b>r</b>eached b<b>y</b> foot or on public transport. Pr<b>a</b>gue airport is just 15 km from the hotel.<br />
<br />
The plush en suite rooms are fitted with satellite/cable TV, a kitchenette, ce<b>n</b>tral heating, a <b>d</b>ouble bed, a fridge and a minibar. The rooms are c<b>l</b>eaned by the h<b>o</b>tel upon departure.<br />
<br />
A breakfast buffet is a<b>v</b>ailable <b>e</b>very morning.|The hotel accept<b>s</b> American Express, Eurocard, MasterCard and VISA.<br />
<br />
Services:<br />
Restaurant - non-smoking area <b>Gar</b>age Bar-s Car Park <br />
Restaurant -s Laundr<b>y</b> Service Room Service <br />
<br />
Room Facilities:<br />
Kitchenette <b>B</b>athroom Minib<b>ar</b> Hairdryer <br />
Fridge Centra<b>l</b> Heating <br />
<br />
Meals:<br />
Breakfast buffet<br />
<br />
=== Tulip Inn (easyJethotels.net) === <br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/050746/050746_hb_a_002.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/050746/050746_hb_w_004.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/009135/009135a_hb_ba_002.jpg<br />
<br />
3 star, £56 per room per night (£33.00 ppn). In the Old Town very near the train station.<br />
<br />
The h<b>o</b>tel was built in 1884 and renovated in 2003. It has a total of 71 rooms on 6 floors, of <b>w</b>hich 63 are doubles, 2 are singles and 6 are suites (family rooms). The hotel's facilities include a lobby with a 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a currency exchange desk and a lift. The mid-range hotel also contains an air-conditioned restaurant with a separate non-smoking area, a conference room and Internet access. There is also a laundry service available as well as parking facilities.<br />
<br />
This charming city hotel is located in the heart of Prague, close to the main train station where guests will find a number of public transport connections. Various shopping facilities, restaurant, bars, nightclubs and pubs are also located in the hotel's vicinity. The airport is 18 km away.<br />
<br />
The attractively furnished rooms boast an en suite bathroom with a bath, a hairdryer and cosmetic mirror, a direct dial telephone, satellite and pay TV, a radio and high speed Internet connection. In addition, there is a minibar, a double bed and a safe. Central heating, carpeting and air conditioning also come as standard. The rooms boast triple-glazed windows. In the suites, guests are additionally offered a Jacuzzi and a power shower.<br />
<br />
A breakfast buffet is available to hotel guests every morning.|The hotel accepts American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard, MasterCard and VISA.<br />
<br />
Payment Methods:<br />
Visa Diners Club Mastercard American Express <br />
<br />
Services:<br />
Restaurant - non-smoking area Laundry Service Conference Room Restaurant -s <br />
Air-conditioned Money Exchange Reception Area Car Park <br />
Café 24h. Reception Public internet Lift-s <br />
Restaurant - Air-conditioned <br />
<br />
Room Facilities:<br />
Internet Access King Size Beds Bath Double Beds <br />
Direct Dial telephone Carpeted Radio Individual Air-conditioned <br />
Minibar Satellite / Cable TV Shower Bathroom <br />
Hairdryer TV Central Heating Safe <br />
<br />
=== Floor (easyJethotels.net) ===<br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/051634/051634a_hb_a_001.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/051634/051634a_hb_w_002.jpg<br />
<br />
4 star, £76 per room per night (£38.00 ppn). In the Old Town.<br />
<br />
The hotel is in a historical building but has been completly renovated to a designer boutique hotel, bedrooms are decorated to the highest standard with italian tiled bathrooms. A first class restaurant with beautiful bar area is available.<br />
<br />
The hotel is situated directly in the city centre.<br />
<br />
Payment methods (for additional services during your stay):<br />
EC-Card JCB Mastercard Visa <br />
Diners Club American Express <br />
<br />
Room Facilities:<br />
Double Beds Lounge Direct Dial telephone Bath <br />
Central Heating TV Individual Heating Carpeted <br />
Safe Central Air-conditioned Minibar Individual Air-conditioned <br />
Bathroom Internet Access Shower Hairdryer <br />
King Size Beds Satellite / Cable TV <br />
<br />
Meals:<br />
Bed & Breakfast Breakfast buffet Breakfast<br />
<br />
==Choose on the Wiki!! ==<br />
<br />
There are loads of other places, but I think we have enough choice to begin with! There are also hostels which are worryingly cheap, but I haven't looked at those.<br />
<br />
<b>Could people update the wiki (in the doodah below) with their preferences, indicating</b><br />
<br />
# What accommodation they like the sound of most (or anything else they have found themselves ont 'net)<br />
# Whether they prefer a hotel or an apartment<br />
# Whether they want breakfast in the price, available or whether they want to forage for it<br />
# How sociable they feel - do they mind being in weird room combinations.<br />
# How much they want to pay (although everything is soooo cheap, <b>even the tightest nerd has call for cheer</b>)<br />
<br />
==Nerds' preferences==<br />
<br />
Abi and Neil - Neil likes the idea of two or more apartment. Abi likes the idea of a posh hotel cos she is a classy bird, but otherwise is not fussed. Would like a double bed if possible. Would like some kind of breakfast available, whether it is provided or whether we cook it ourselves. (feeling of dread)<br />
<br />
Abi (again) - Oooh (handbag held out in front) I see that my choice of hotels is superfluous! Perhaps the Tulip hotels is the one then, cheap, brekkie and near to the nightlife. <br />
<br />
Marc - Likes the idea of the Tulip Inn or secondly the Residence Bologna. Good locations, cheap price and getting breakfast made for you is always a bonus!<br />
<br />
Thumb - Likes the idea of breakfast at the Residence Bologna, but really want's to stay in the penthouse at the Vodièkova Have a look at the interior here!! (http://www.praguegaycity.com/index.php?id=detail&pid=h67) It's amazing.<br />
<br />
==Brummie choice==<br />
<br />
Lee and Pete - Lee would quite like to stay in an apartment because it sounds quite fun. She doesn't mind what beds we have as long as they are clean. Peter likes the price of the cheap £32 apartment because he is a poor student, and there are many cheap places to eat in Prague, and he knows Prague coz he went there before.</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Prague_Hotels&diff=1546Prague Hotels2005-12-08T20:19:16Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>Here we have a few options, depending on how much we want to pay, whether we want breakfast in the morning and how convivial we all feel.<br />
<br />
== Andel's Hotel - Posh Hotel ==<br />
<br />
Firstly we have a <b>4* Hotel, Andel's Hotel</b> http://www.andelshotel.com/content/en/1.php<br />
<br />
This is the <b>posh option</b>.<br />
<br />
Says it is near the historical centre of Prague, but seeing as the city seems to be the size of a bath towel I think we'll be okay.<br />
<br />
<b>Breakfast is included</b> - dunno what that entails but sounds fun.<br />
<br />
Has <b>wireless internet access</b> but I think you have to pay for it. But might be useful.<br />
<br />
From http://www.laterooms.com/ - it is €220 per room for two nights, which is <b>£75 each</b> (working on the assumption that we want four rooms, doubles for Lee & Peter, Abi and Neil, and a twin and a single for whatever combination of Caroline, Marc and Matt.) The single room is charged at the same rate as a double in this hotel for some unknown reason.<br />
<br />
== Jep-Apart Hotel - Not-so-posh Hotel ==<br />
<br />
Another choice is a <b>3* Hotel</b>, called <b>Jep-Apart Hotel</b><br />
<br />
Is quite cheap at only <b>£40 each</b> and you can get brekkie in the hotel for an extra £5. They don't seem to do twin or single rooms, so I am working on the assumption that Marc, Matt and Caroline would like a room of their own. <br />
<br />
Another good thing about this place is that they give you <b>Free Czech Lager</b> on arrival as a welcome. How lovely, <br />
<br />
== Jancek Palace - Apartment ==<br />
<br />
Then we have the option of an <b>Apartment</b> that sleeps all of us in various hideous combinations. The ominously titled <b>Jancek Palace</b> has apartments that we can all squeeze into - for an apartment for 8 people, it is only €318, which is only <b>£32 per person</b>.<br />
<br />
Has a fully-fitted kitchen and two bathrooms with bath and shower.<br />
<br />
Has one double bed, a fold out sofa and 5 single beds so sounds good. Abi and Neil call the double bed!<br />
<br />
== Hotel Vodickova - 2 or more Apartments ==<br />
<br />
If we like the idea of an apartment, but don't want to be squashed in so much we could get any combination of 2,3,4,5,6 or 7 bedded apartments, meaning that we could have two apartments, or one apartment and one room - whatever we want. The <b>Hotel Vodickova</b> seems to offer the best choice in this, and their prices are comparable to the other hotels. Also there is the option for <b>posher rooms, DVD players and Internet access</b>. They also have an 8 bedded apartment, but it has weird bed-room allocation that might not be convenient so I plumped for the Jancek Palace instead, But by all means, have a sneaky peek for yourself if you like. <br />
<br />
Also perhaps Tom and Tim and Sissy want to come to Prague so this way we can be flexible.<br />
<br />
All of these places are on http://www.laterooms.com/<br />
<br />
== easyJethotels.net selection ==<br />
<br />
All easyJethotels.net hotels seem incredibly cheap, probably because we'll book in advance and January is a very quiet period. All of the prices below are based on four double/twin rooms (you don't seem to be able to specify which). From what I can tell, there is more to do in the Old Town so it might be best to get a place there if it's not too much more expensive. More details will be available shortly.<br />
<br />
=== City Club (easyJethotels.net) ===<br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/017108/017108a_hb_a_001.jpg http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/017108/017108a_hb_w_004.jpg<br />
<br />
3 star, £25 per room per night (£12.50 ppn). Near the New Town. Looks as though it might be on/very close to a main road though.<br />
<br />
Built in 1894, this hotel comprises a total of 106 rooms spread over 6 floors of which 67 are double rooms, 21 are triple rooms and 1 are single rooms. The hotel features a modern foyer with a 24-hour reception desk, a safe, a currency exchange facility and medical assistance. Within the hotel is also a café and an air-conditioned à la carte restaurant with a non-smoking area. There is a car park for those arriving at the hotel by car.<br />
<br />
This peaceful, historical mid-range hotel is ideally situated close to the city centre just 15 minutes walk from Prague's famous Wenceslas Square and about 5 minutes from Pavlova metro station. Ruzyne airport is some 18 km from the hotel and can be reached on public transport in approximately 25 minutes.<br />
<br />
The welcoming rooms come with a bathroom with a shower, an electronic room access system, a direct dial telephone, satellite TV and a hire safe.<br />
<br />
Services:<br />
Bar-s Restaurant -s 24h. Reception Medical Service <br />
Money Exchange Reception Area Lift-s Restaurant - non-smoking area <br />
Café Car Park Safe <br />
<br />
=== Residence Bologna (easyJethotels.net) === <br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/055627/055627_hb_a_016.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/055627/055627_hb_w_005.jpg<br />
<br />
3 star, £49 per room per night (£24.50 ppn). In the Old Town.<br />
<br />
The hotel was built in 1928 and completely renovated in 2003. It boasts a total of 45 guestrooms spread over 6 floors, of which 2 are singles, 2 doubles, 6 are suites and 20 are apartments. The hotel's amenities include hotel safes, lifts and a 24-hour reception. In addition, the hotel boasts a cosy bar, a pub and a delightful restaurant with a separate non-smoking area. Furthermore there are car parking facilities and room and laundry services available for guests.<br />
<br />
This elegant mid-range hotel is located directly in the centre of Konviktska Old Town between Betlem Square and the Charles Bridge. Scores of shops and other cultural attractions are easily reached by foot or on public transport. Prague airport is just 15 km from the hotel.<br />
<br />
The plush en suite rooms are fitted with satellite/cable TV, a kitchenette, central heating, a double bed, a fridge and a minibar. The rooms are cleaned by the hotel upon departure.<br />
<br />
A breakfast buffet is available every morning.|The hotel accepts American Express, Eurocard, MasterCard and VISA.<br />
<br />
Services:<br />
Restaurant - non-smoking area Garage Bar-s Car Park <br />
Restaurant -s Laundry Service Room Service <br />
<br />
Room Facilities:<br />
Kitchenette Bathroom Minibar Hairdryer <br />
Fridge Central Heating <br />
<br />
Meals:<br />
Breakfast buffet<br />
<br />
=== Tulip Inn (easyJethotels.net) === <br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/050746/050746_hb_a_002.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/050746/050746_hb_w_004.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/009135/009135a_hb_ba_002.jpg<br />
<br />
3 star, £56 per room per night (£33.00 ppn). In the Old Town very near the train station.<br />
<br />
The hotel was built in 1884 and renovated in 2003. It has a total of 71 rooms on 6 floors, of which 63 are doubles, 2 are singles and 6 are suites (family rooms). The hotel's facilities include a lobby with a 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a currency exchange desk and a lift. The mid-range hotel also contains an air-conditioned restaurant with a separate non-smoking area, a conference room and Internet access. There is also a laundry service available as well as parking facilities.<br />
<br />
This charming city hotel is located in the heart of Prague, close to the main train station where guests will find a number of public transport connections. Various shopping facilities, restaurant, bars, nightclubs and pubs are also located in the hotel's vicinity. The airport is 18 km away.<br />
<br />
The attractively furnished rooms boast an en suite bathroom with a bath, a hairdryer and cosmetic mirror, a direct dial telephone, satellite and pay TV, a radio and high speed Internet connection. In addition, there is a minibar, a double bed and a safe. Central heating, carpeting and air conditioning also come as standard. The rooms boast triple-glazed windows. In the suites, guests are additionally offered a Jacuzzi and a power shower.<br />
<br />
A breakfast buffet is available to hotel guests every morning.|The hotel accepts American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard, MasterCard and VISA.<br />
<br />
Payment Methods:<br />
Visa Diners Club Mastercard American Express <br />
<br />
Services:<br />
Restaurant - non-smoking area Laundry Service Conference Room Restaurant -s <br />
Air-conditioned Money Exchange Reception Area Car Park <br />
Café 24h. Reception Public internet Lift-s <br />
Restaurant - Air-conditioned <br />
<br />
Room Facilities:<br />
Internet Access King Size Beds Bath Double Beds <br />
Direct Dial telephone Carpeted Radio Individual Air-conditioned <br />
Minibar Satellite / Cable TV Shower Bathroom <br />
Hairdryer TV Central Heating Safe <br />
<br />
=== Floor (easyJethotels.net) ===<br />
<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/051634/051634a_hb_a_001.jpg<br />
http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/051634/051634a_hb_w_002.jpg<br />
<br />
4 star, £76 per room per night (£38.00 ppn). In the Old Town.<br />
<br />
The hotel is in a historical building but has been completly renovated to a designer boutique hotel, bedrooms are decorated to the highest standard with italian tiled bathrooms. A first class restaurant with beautiful bar area is available.<br />
<br />
The hotel is situated directly in the city centre.<br />
<br />
Payment methods (for additional services during your stay):<br />
EC-Card JCB Mastercard Visa <br />
Diners Club American Express <br />
<br />
Room Facilities:<br />
Double Beds Lounge Direct Dial telephone Bath <br />
Central Heating TV Individual Heating Carpeted <br />
Safe Central Air-conditioned Minibar Individual Air-conditioned <br />
Bathroom Internet Access Shower Hairdryer <br />
King Size Beds Satellite / Cable TV <br />
<br />
Meals:<br />
Bed & Breakfast Breakfast buffet Breakfast<br />
<br />
==Choose on the Wiki!! ==<br />
<br />
There are loads of other places, but I think we have enough choice to begin with! There are also hostels which are worryingly cheap, but I haven't looked at those.<br />
<br />
<b>Could people update the wiki (in the doodah below) with their preferences, indicating</b><br />
<br />
# What accommodation they like the sound of most (or anything else they have found themselves ont 'net)<br />
# Whether they prefer a hotel or an apartment<br />
# Whether they want breakfast in the price, available or whether they want to forage for it<br />
# How sociable they feel - do they mind being in weird room combinations.<br />
# How much they want to pay (although everything is soooo cheap, <b>even the tightest nerd has call for cheer</b>)<br />
<br />
==Nerds' preferences==<br />
<br />
Abi and Neil - Neil likes the idea of two or more apartment. Abi likes the idea of a posh hotel cos she is a classy bird, but otherwise is not fussed. Would like a double bed if possible. Would like some kind of breakfast available, whether it is provided or whether we cook it ourselves. (feeling of dread)<br />
<br />
Abi (again) - Oooh (handbag held out in front) I see that my choice of hotels is superfluous! Perhaps the Tulip hotels is the one then, cheap, brekkie and near to the nightlife. <br />
<br />
Marc - Likes the idea of the Tulip Inn or secondly the Residence Bologna. Good locations, cheap price and getting breakfast made for you is always a bonus!<br />
<br />
Thumb - Likes the idea of breakfast at the Residence Bologna, but really want's to stay in the penthouse at the Vodièkova Have a look at the interior here!! (http://www.praguegaycity.com/index.php?id=detail&pid=h67) It's amazing.<br />
<br />
==Brummie choice==<br />
<br />
Lee and Pete - Lee would quite like to stay in an apartment because it sounds quite fun. She doesn't mind what beds we have as long as they are clean. Peter likes the price of the cheap £32 apartment because he is a poor student, and there are many cheap places to eat in Prague, and he knows Prague coz he went there before.</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Prague_Hotels&diff=1529Prague Hotels2005-11-28T13:45:55Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>Here we have a few options, depending on how much we want to pay, whether we want breakfast in the morning and how convivial we all feel.<br />
<br />
== Andel's Hotel - Posh Hotel ==<br />
<br />
Firstly we have a <b>4* Hotel, Andel's Hotel</b> http://www.andelshotel.com/content/en/1.php<br />
<br />
This is the <b>posh option</b>.<br />
<br />
Says it is near the historical centre of Prague, but seeing as the city seems to be the size of a bath towel I think we'll be okay.<br />
<br />
<b>Breakfast is included</b> - dunno what that entails but sounds fun.<br />
<br />
Has <b>wireless internet access</b> but I think you have to pay for it. But might be useful.<br />
<br />
From http://www.laterooms.com/ - it is €220 per room for two nights, which is <b>£75 each</b> (working on the assumption that we want four rooms, doubles for Lee & Peter, Abi and Neil, and a twin and a single for whatever combination of Caroline, Marc and Matt.) The single room is charged at the same rate as a double in this hotel for some unknown reason.<br />
<br />
== Jep-Apart Hotel - Not-so-posh Hotel ==<br />
<br />
Another choice is a <b>3* Hotel</b>, called <b>Jep-Apart Hotel</b><br />
<br />
Is quite cheap at only <b>£40 each</b> and you can get brekkie in the hotel for an extra £5. They don't seem to do twin or single rooms, so I am working on the assumption that Marc, Matt and Caroline would like a room of their own. <br />
<br />
Another good thing about this place is that they give you <b>Free Czech Lager</b> on arrival as a welcome. How lovely, <br />
<br />
== Jancek Palace - Apartment ==<br />
<br />
Then we have the option of an <b>Apartment</b> that sleeps all of us in various hideous combinations. The ominously titled <b>Jancek Palace</b> has apartments that we can all squeeze into - for an apartment for 8 people, it is only €318, which is only <b>£32 per person</b>.<br />
<br />
Has a fully-fitted kitchen and two bathrooms with bath and shower.<br />
<br />
Has one double bed, a fold out sofa and 5 single beds so sounds good. Abi and Neil call the double bed!<br />
<br />
== Hotel Vodickova - 2 or more Apartments ==<br />
<br />
If we like the idea of an apartment, but don't want to be squashed in so much we could get any combination of 2,3,4,5,6 or 7 bedded apartments, meaning that we could have two apartments, or one apartment and one room - whatever we want. The <b>Hotel Vodickova</b> seems to offer the best choice in this, and their prices are comparable to the other hotels. Also there is the option for <b>posher rooms, DVD players and Internet access</b>. They also have an 8 bedded apartment, but it has weird bed-room allocation that might not be convenient so I plumped for the Jancek Palace instead, But by all means, have a sneaky peek for yourself if you like. <br />
<br />
Also perhaps Tom and Tim and Sissy want to come to Prague so this way we can be flexible.<br />
<br />
All of these places are on http://www.laterooms.com/<br />
<br />
==Choose on the Wiki!! ==<br />
<br />
There are loads of other places, but I think we have enough choice to begin with! There are also hostels which are worryingly cheap, but I haven't looked at those.<br />
<br />
<b>Could people update the wiki (in the doodah below) with their preferences, indicating</b><br />
<br />
# What accommodation they like the sound of most (or anything else they have found themselves ont 'net)<br />
# Whether they prefer a hotel or an apartment<br />
# Whether they want breakfast in the price, available or whether they want to forage for it<br />
# How sociable they feel - do they mind being in weird room combinations.<br />
# How much they want to pay (although everything is soooo cheap, <b>even the tightest nerd has call for cheer</b>)<br />
<br />
==Nerd's preferences==<br />
<br />
Abi and Neil - Neil likes the idea of two or more apartment. Abi likes the idea of a posh hotel cos she is a classy bird, but otherwise is not fussed. Would like a double bed if possible. Would like some kind of breakfast available, whether it is provided or whether we cook it ourselves. (feeling of dread)</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Prague&diff=1528Prague2005-11-28T13:37:58Z<p>82.153.170.229: fixed the hotels link (oops)</p>
<hr />
<div>Flight details are [[Prague Flights|here]].<br />
<br />
Abi has done some research into [[Prague Hotels]]. Please show preferences so we can get the committee going in time to book it.</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Prague&diff=1527Prague2005-11-28T13:37:18Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>Flight details are [[Prague Flights|here]].<br />
<br />
Abi has done some research into [[Prague Hotel]]s. Please show preferences so we can get the committee going in time to book it.</div>82.153.170.229https://indivisibilities.com/wiki/index.php?title=Prague_Hotels&diff=1526Prague Hotels2005-11-28T13:34:42Z<p>82.153.170.229: </p>
<hr />
<div>Here we have a few options, depending on how much we want to pay, whether we want breakfast in the morning and how convivial we all feel.<br />
<br />
== Andel's Hotel - Posh Hotel ==<br />
<br />
Firstly we have a <b>4* Hotel, Andel's Hotel</b> http://www.andelshotel.com/content/en/1.php<br />
<br />
This is the <b>posh option</b>.<br />
<br />
Says it is near the historical centre of Prague, but seeing as the city seems to be the size of a bath towel I think we'll be okay.<br />
<br />
<b>Breakfast is included</b> - dunno what that entails but sounds fun.<br />
<br />
Has <b>wireless internet access</b> but I think you have to pay for it. But might be useful.<br />
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From http://www.laterooms.com/ - it is €220 per room for two nights, which is <b>£75 each</b> (working on the assumption that we want four rooms, doubles for Lee & Peter, Abi and Neil, and a twin and a single for whatever combination of Caroline, Marc and Matt.) The single room is charged at the same rate as a double in this hotel for some unknown reason.<br />
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== Jep-Apart Hotel - Not-so-posh Hotel ==<br />
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Another choice is a <b>3* Hotel</b>, called <b>Jep-Apart Hotel</b><br />
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Is quite cheap at only <b>£40 each</b> and you can get brekkie in the hotel for an extra £5. They don't seem to do twin or single rooms, so I am working on the assumption that Marc, Matt and Caroline would like a room of their own. <br />
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Another good thing about this place is that they give you <b>Free Czech Lager</b> on arrival as a welcome. How lovely, <br />
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== Jancek Palace - Apartment ==<br />
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Then we have the option of an <b>Apartment</b> that sleeps all of us in various hideous combinations. The ominously titled <b>Jancek Palace</b> has apartments that we can all squeeze into - for an apartment for 8 people, it is only €318, which is only <b>£32 per person</b>.<br />
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Has a fully-fitted kitchen and two bathrooms with bath and shower.<br />
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Has one double bed, a fold out sofa and 5 single beds so sounds good. Abi and Neil call the double bed!<br />
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== Hotel Vodickova - 2 or more Apartments ==<br />
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If we like the idea of an apartment, but don't want to be squashed in so much we could get any combination of 2,3,4,5,6 or 7 bedded apartments, meaning that we could have two apartments, or one apartment and one room - whatever we want. The <b>Hotel Vodickova</b> seems to offer the best choice in this, and their prices are comparable to the other hotels. Also there is the option for <b>posher rooms, DVD players and Internet access</b>. They also have an 8 bedded apartment, but it has weird bed-room allocation that might not be convenient so I plumped for the Jancek Palace instead, But by all means, have a sneaky peek for yourself if you like. <br />
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All of these places are on http://www.laterooms.com/<br />
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==Choose on the Wiki!! ==<br />
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There are loads of other places, but I think we have enough choice to begin with! There are also hostels which are worryingly cheap, but I haven't looked at those.<br />
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<b>Could people update the wiki (in the doodah below) with their preferences, indicating</b><br />
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# What accommodation they like the sound of most (or anything else they have found themselves ont 'net)<br />
# Whether they prefer a hotel or an apartment<br />
# Whether they want breakfast in the price, available or whether they want to forage for it<br />
# How sociable they feel - do they mind being in weird room combinations.<br />
# How much they want to pay (although everything is soooo cheap, <b>even the tightest nerd has call for cheer</b>)<br />
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==Nerd's preferences==<br />
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Abi and Neil - Neil likes the idea of two or more apartment. Abi likes the idea of a posh hotel cos she is a classy bird, but otherwise is not fussed. Would like a double bed if possible. Would like some kind of breakfast available, whether it is provided or whether we cook it ourselves. (feeling of dread)</div>82.153.170.229