SciFiles challenge

B O D · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:06 am

We here at Shenanigans are kicking around the idea of setting up a Sci-Files competition. I am thinking that if we could get about 20 or so of the top bars in the country to participate it would be worth doing. So I'm trying to gauge interest in an event such as this.

Is anyone interested? I'm considering a 4 to 6 week competition in Sci-Files, possibly October through mid-November. The working title right now is "Rock paper scissors Spock lizard." Shenanigans will provide an appropriately cheesy trophy for the winner.

This is just in the planning stages right now. Let me know if you're interested and we can take it from there, thanks.

B O D

-BO- · **Joined:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:20 pm **Posts:** 2303

The proper order is rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock. Sheldon can't deal with errors such as this.

Unless of course the reversal is intentional and I simply missed the humor.

B O D · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:41 am

Never miss a chance to screw with Sheldon's mind. Ponit taken, i'm making a command decision and revising the title.

spotes · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:27 pm **Posts:** 1558

I don't know that we could make it every week, but Gavv and I would play in this contest at 86th St Pub.
Two down, 18 to go.

B O D · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:17 am

spotes wrote:

I don't know that we could make it every week, but Gavv and I would play in this contest at 86th St Pub.
Two down, 18 to go.

Thanks. You were on our short list of potential players already.

tiefly · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:54 am **Posts:** 1665

There is a group out of The Cold Spot in Charleston, WV that may be interested in this. They usually play wednesday nights. If you get a date set, I'll contact them & let them know.

I just hit three and hope for the best in SF & there's no way I'd try five PMs.

Dante · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:23 pm

Our team would definitely be interested, but as with 86th street, it's hard for us all to get out regularly.

B O D · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:32 am

I understand, Dante. We certainly welcome your group.

AARDVK · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:30 pm **Posts:** 558

Sounds like a great idea. COOGS and I will put our two-person team at SRO OT in.

Brooke/AARDVK

lewser · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:25 pm **Posts:** 1028

I won't be in any tourny that could have teams playing the same game hours apart. Since I am where they get the game hours later, if I put my self in, I wouldn't play, so I won't play. Figure that out..

Maybe you should invite ROGUE for Meas, AZ he gets a kick out of playing repeat games.

tiefly · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:54 am **Posts:** 1665

lewser wrote:

I won't be in any tourny that could have teams playing the same game hours apart. Since I am where they get the game hours later, if I put my self in, I wouldn't play, so I won't play. Figure that out..

Maybe you should invite ROGUE for Meas, AZ he gets a kick out of playing repeat games.

Funny!

B O D · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:08 pm

Quote:

Sounds like a great idea. COOGS and I will put our two-person team at SRO OT in.

Brooke/AARDVK

We wouldn't dream of leaving our Houston friends out. We gotcha down.

B O D · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:14 pm

lewser wrote:

I won't be in any tourny that could have teams playing the same game hours apart. Since I am where they get the game hours later, if I put my self in, I wouldn't play, so I won't play. Figure that out..

Maybe you should invite ROGUE for Meas, AZ he gets a kick out of playing repeat games.

I neglected to address the split in my original post. Circumstances being as they are, this competition will have to be East bars only. This whole split thing sucks. But it is what it is. My bad for not mentioning that earlier.

spotes · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:27 pm **Posts:** 1558

lewser wrote:

I won't be in any tourny that could have teams playing the same game hours apart. Since I am where they get the game hours later, if I put my self in, I wouldn't play, so I won't play. Figure that out..

Maybe you should invite ROGUE for Meas, AZ he gets a kick out of playing repeat games.

It's probably just as well. There's only enough room in this thing for one sports guy in geek's clothing anyway. :mrgreen:

Did you even play Sci-Files before the split? Am I wrong in thinking you're not an sf goober?
Also, why couldn't we accept west coasters? Are we that desperately afraid of people cheating in this little ditty?

lewser · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:25 pm **Posts:** 1028

spotes wrote:

It's probably just as well. There's only enough room in this thing for one sports guy in geek's clothing anyway. :mrgreen:

Did you even play Sci-Files before the split? Am I wrong in thinking you're not an sf goober?
Also, why couldn't we accept west coasters? Are we that desperately afraid of people cheating in this little ditty?

Yes, I occasionally played before the split. Even won a few nationwide games. Those are easy to miss when I only played a dozen games or so in the full year prior, slightly more than that but pretty close.

scar · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:57 pm **Posts:** 2218

if you launch this, I'll talk around and see if I can get anyone in Atlanta to care enough to play for a string of Wednesdays. I could see a pretty fair team if I could get a few players to tear away from Live Trivia.

B O D · **Posted:** Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:22 pm

scar wrote:

if you launch this, I'll talk around and see if I can get anyone in Atlanta to care enough to play for a string of Wednesdays. I could see a pretty fair team if I could get a few players to tear away from Live Trivia.

You are on the list!

lewser · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:25 pm **Posts:** 1028

What if I changed my mind and decided that I would like to participate? Am I still not allowed, just curious?

Dante · **Posted:** Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:31 pm

You can come play with us, Lewser. Beer's on me. We've pulled #1, #1, and #2 three weeks in a row, so we should be worthwhile teammates

/goddamned nightmare on elm street question

B O D · **Posted:** Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:17 pm

lewser wrote:

What if I changed my mind and decided that I would like to participate? Am I still not allowed, just curious?

I talked it over with my team and we are ok with select West teams. You are in if you want in.

cards · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:48 am **Posts:** 553

Dante wrote:

You can come play with us, Lewser. Beer's on me. We've pulled #1, #1, and #2 three weeks in a row, so we should be worthwhile teammates

/goddamned nightmare on elm street question

Well we would have been #1 again if you had not been outside playing
with that stray cat!!!

scar · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:57 pm **Posts:** 2218

Dante wrote:

You can come play with us, Lewser. Beer's on me. We've pulled #1, #1, and #2 three weeks in a row, so we should be worthwhile teammates

/goddamned nightmare on elm street question

Can someone explain the SciFi connection to Nightmare on Elm Street ?

liljol · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:41 pm **Posts:** 2497

scar wrote:

Can someone explain the SciFi connection to Nightmare on Elm Street ?

Well, hell, someone at NTN Buzztime must think that Nightmare On Elm Street qualifies as Sci-Fi. :roll:

Dante · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:52 pm

scar wrote:

Dante wrote:

You can come play with us, Lewser. Beer's on me. We've pulled #1, #1, and #2 three weeks in a row, so we should be worthwhile teammates

/goddamned nightmare on elm street question

Can someone explain the SciFi connection to Nightmare on Elm Street ?

They often veer into horror, just not into the "name of the character in a horror movie" type setting. Still should have gotten it, but was pretty far afield.

I think it falls back into Buzztime's old "Sci-fi" means "Science AND Fiction" not "Science Fiction"

B O D · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:19 pm

Here is the list we have put together. The bars with an "X" in front of their name have been confirmed as wanting to play.

XOld Chicago Louisville Kentucky
XSRO. Houston Texas
Heroes. Wichita Kansas
BWW Parma Ohio
BWW. Kent Ohio
Elsa's Cantina. Dayton Ohio
Hard Times Germantown Maryland
BWW Hattiesburg Mississippi
Jake's Lubbock Texas
Mezzanine Houston Texas
Breaktime Salisbery Maryland
X86 Street Pub Indianapolis Indiana
Pounders Parma Ohio
Hooters McKinney Texas
The Arena. State College Pennsylvania
Teasers Chicago Illinois
Old Chicago Okemos Michigan
Broadway station Astoria New York
Rochester Mills Rochester Michigan
BWW Creve Couer Missouri
XHighlands Grill. Kennesaw Georgia
Bargos. Cinncinati Ohio
BWW. Parmer Lane, Austin, Texas
Pacific Bar and Grill. San Diego California
XShenanigans San Angelo Texas

The is just a list we worked up. If you want off, let me know. Likewise if you want to be added, or be confirmed let me know. Buzztime will be contacting those on the list as well.

We are working on prize packages for the winners. Nothing great, but, we hope, enough to warrant the effort. The competition will be for the month off October.

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