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| | Term 19: May - August 2008 Term Nineteen: No Hogwarts?!?!?! (Sept. 2065 - June 2066) | |
07-05-2008, 05:07 PM
| | |  Secret Gobstones Club Match: Gryffindor vs. Slytherin
Gobstones Club Rules Hello and welcome to the Gobstones Club! Gobstones is a magical game similar to marbles & petanque played by Muggles, except that the balls spit up (gob) a foul smelling liquid in the face of the opposing player when they loose a point! The version of Gobstones we will be playing this term is a variation of Classic, in which you must knock more gobstones from the circle than your opponent does. House Teams: Each student will serve as a representative of their House and have the opportunity to participate in the Gobstones Tournament. There will be no set number of members on the team, and thus, NO TRYOUTS. Everyone gets to play if they wish to do so (even Mods and Quidditch team members) by choosing to answer for their House whenever a question is asked! Also, there are no ‘positions,’ so any person can answer any question at any time. Tournament: The tournament consists of three matches, two preliminary and one final Championship match. The matches will be open in their own threads within Hogsmeade and will last for approximately 2-3 days, a shorter amount of time than last term in order to play them in Hogsmeade. The first two matches will run simultaneously in different threads during this Hogsmeade visit. The third will be played a short time after those matches conclude during another Hogsmeade trip. Format & Scoring: These matches will be played using a question-answer format, similar to that used for Quidditch matches in the School RPG. Questions will be categorized by academic subjects that include: Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Astronomy, Care of Magical Creatures, Current Events (pertains to Hogwarts, A History for the School RPG), Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Divination, Flying and Quidditch, History of Magic (includes Harry's time at Hogwarts and anything prior), Muggle Studies, Potions, and Transfiguration. Each match is divided into eight rounds. Each round consists of three questions of varying challenge levels – Easy, Moderate, and Difficult, and varying subjects, with some questions combining subjects. Each question will be asked to BOTH Houses simultaneously in a head-to-head situation. Each house gets ONE CHANCE ONLY to answer the question, so only one player (presumably, whoever gets there first and thinks they know the answer) should answer from each House. (Please do not post the same answer multiple times from different players of the same house. Answers from the same house posted 4 or more minutes apart will be penalized so make sure you refresh when necessary.) The first House to answer correctly will get their ball closer to the Jack Stone than their opponent and earn one point for that round. If a house answers and the opposing house believes the answer to be incorrect, that opposing house has the opportunity to answer the question correctly (provided that they have not already given another answer.) If the first House is incorrect and the second House is correct, the ball belonging to the first house will be "knocked" out of the circle and out of play. The second house's ball will be considered closest to the jack stone, thus earning them one point for that question. If both houses get the question wrong on their first attempt, both stones will roll out of the circle, out of play, and there will be no score for that question. The House with the most points (best out of three) for each round will win that round. Each subsequent round will be played the same way until 8 rounds have been completed. The house with the most won rounds will have rolled their gobstone closest to the jack stone and won the match. In the event of a tie, either within a round or between rounds, there will be a tie-breaker question or round of questions, respectively. Example: Here is what a question from a round may look like: Quote: Slytherin vs. Ravenclaw
Subject: Ancient Runes
Round 1, Question 1
Difficulty: Easy
Question: Which rune is known as the Rune of Chance, Mystery, and Science?
Now say, Slytherin answered first with the following: Since this answer is correct, my reply (as Club advisor) might look like this: Quote: The Slytherin player rolls the stone at just the right speed and angle, putting their gobstone as close to the jack stone as you can get! Ravenclaw's stone overshoots and rolls out of the circle! ٍSlytherin's stone spits up that foul-smelling nastiness into the face of the Ravenclaw player!
Round 1 Score
Question 1 - Slytherin
Match Score
Slytherin: 0 rounds
Ravenclaw: 0 rounds
Responsibilities: All members on each team are expected to act with decorum both in the school RP and on the SS site. Any abuse or perceived unsportsmanlike conduct behavior by any member of a House (player or not) can result in House Point deduction, detention, banning from the Gobstones club, loss of the match, and/or expulsion from the site. Infractions and Penalties: Editing your post is not allowed. If you are caught editing your answer to a question during a match, the opposing team will automatically be awarded the point for that question, regardless of their answer. | |
07-13-2008, 03:00 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Slytherin shows some muscle as they blast through the circle with a forcefully thrown green stone! Quote: Round 8 Score
Question 1: Slytherin
Quote: Match Score
Gryffindor: 5 rounds (1,2,3,5,7)
Slytherin: 2 round (4,6)
Quote:
Round 8: Question 2
Level: Medium
Subject: Flying/Quidditch
Which broom was claimed to have been flown to the moon by a wizard?
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07-13-2008, 03:02 PM
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| | Plimpy
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gallifrey
Posts: 15,198
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Charlie Tudor
First Year  x1  x1
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cleansweep six
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07-13-2008, 03:03 PM
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|   DMACOccamy
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Disneyland
Posts: 63,102
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Dezi Willard
Fifth Year x2
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Cleansweep Six.
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07-13-2008, 03:04 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Slytherin continues to dominate the round with skilled rolls! Quote: Round 8 Score
Question 1: Slytherin
Question 2: Slytherin
Quote: Match Score
Gryffindor: 5 rounds (1,2,3,5,7)
Slytherin: 2 round (4,6)
Quote:
Round 8: Question 3
Level: Difficult
Subject: Herbology
Which quivering and shaking bush often needs pruning?
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07-13-2008, 03:06 PM
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| | Occamy
Join Date: May 2007 Location: London
Posts: 63,509
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Cora Dredworth
Sixth Year
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Flutterby Bush
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07-13-2008, 03:12 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Slytherin finished the round up strong and shows those Gryffindors they are worthy competitors!
After 8 rounds of play, Gryffindor has won the match 5 rounds to 3 rounds! Nice effort Slytherins! Congratulations Gryffindor, who goes on to face either Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw in the Championship Match for the chance to win the title of Gobstones Champion and 50 house points! Quote: Round 8 Score
Question 1: Slytherin
Question 2: Slytherin
Question 3: Slytherin
Round Winner = Slytherin
Quote: Match Score
Gryffindor: 5 rounds (1,2,3,5,7)
Slytherin: 3 rounds (4,6,8)
Match Winner = Gryffindor
Note: 3rd and 4th place rankings will be determined based on the number of rounds won in each match. If the number of rounds are equivalent, the number of points won overall will determine placement.
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