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Post by billmcdee on Sept 18, 2022 8:25:31 GMT -5
Rather than do this in the Beta-Testing area, I decided to do a pilot episode here instead.
This game is loosely based on NBC's Scrabble. Trying to figure out words by placing letters into a mystery word.
No clues are given, and in every case, no letters ever repeat in a word.
You can see the rule sheet under the Announcements section, but of course I will go over rules during game play itself.
I need two to try out this pilot please.
Respectfully and appreciatively,
Bill
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Post by koopakid17 on Sept 18, 2022 8:35:53 GMT -5
I will play.
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 18, 2022 8:48:47 GMT -5
Welcome aboard Kevin!
Let's see who your challenger will be.
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Post by djshadowwolf420 on Sept 18, 2022 9:09:10 GMT -5
His challenger hailing from Shreveport, Louisiana! It's Lieutenant Shederick Weatherspoon Jr!
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 18, 2022 10:12:35 GMT -5
A hailstorm in Louisiana ay?
Greetings! We'll begin shortly gentlemen, good luck!
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 18, 2022 13:17:01 GMT -5
Frank Caliendo: If you want to win thousands of dollars in cold hard cash... all you have to do is...  Just Say The Word! (applause) And now, here's the man who came in third in his own look-alike contest, a man of many words... Bill McDee!!!  That's me! Good day and welcome to a Bill McDee original game...in time we'll see if it can make it here as a series or not... This is "Just Say The Word", where saying the right word at the right time will lead to ready cash for our two players today, one of which will play our bonus game for a chance at possibly thousands of bucks more. Let us meet them now...this is a Mason-Dixon battle as we have from New York, Kevin Kolsen, and from Louisiana, an officer and a gentlemen, Lieutenant Shederick Weatherspoon Jr!  Welcome to "Just Say The Word" fellas, please kindly tell us and the viewing audience something about yourselves if you please... |
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Post by djshadowwolf420 on Sept 18, 2022 13:34:14 GMT -5
I am a military officer for the Louisiana National Guard and a video photographer for ktbs 3
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 18, 2022 14:06:33 GMT -5
Congratulations on making it into officers' country Kourtney and thank you for your continued service.
As for the video photography, be sure to get my "good side" (turning around facing away from the camera)...
Best wishes on all of that and in our game today.
And Kevin, you are from the Empire State, and you are a tax accountant yes?
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Post by koopakid17 on Sept 18, 2022 14:31:27 GMT -5
Right on both accounts. See what I did?
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 18, 2022 17:15:15 GMT -5
I did indeed! My cleverness is obviously contagious! May good luck be contagious as well for you Kevin. The object of our game is fairly simple, our players will be attempting to solve a series of words as quickly as they can, because the faster a word is solved, the more points the solver will bank. And points do matter in this game...(take that Drew Carey)...for after 5 words, the player with the higher point total will win one game, and will receive $25 per point scored, while the runner up will win $50 for every word solved. Three things to remember about all of the words that will be in play. First, while they can be verbs, adverbs, adjectives or nouns, they will never be proper nouns, so PARIS could never be an answer. Second, none of the words will ever be pluralized, so the answer will never be PAIRS. Lastly, none of the words will have any repeating letters in them, so APPLE could never be a possible answer either. The first word is always 5 letters in length.  Right now the word is worth 15 points, but that will go down after any letter is placed in the word. Point values ranging from 1 to 5 have been assigned at random to the five spaces that make up our first word. There are a total of 9 numbered boxes that you will get to choose from. Five of them contain each of the five letters that make up this word. One hides a Wild card. If you select that, you will get to fill in any one remaining space that you wish. If that happens, then the square that is hiding that letter will be automatically taken out of play. Three of these 9 boxes contain a STOP sign...those are stoppers. If you pick one, you will lose your turn and not be able to guess at the word. If you make a guess AFTER a letter is placed and are wrong, you will not be penalized, but by doing so, that will help your opponent since they will know what the correct answer isn't. And while you are allowed to guess what the word might be BEFORE you select a number off of our game board, doing so could be costly, for if you give an incorrect solve in that case, you will have points subtracted from your total, and those will always be determined at random. It could be a loss of 1, 2 or 3 points. And also that will mean a loss of your turn as well. Kevin, as you signed up first, you will get to kick things off. Assuming you don't wish to try to solve this word with NO letters revealed, I'll ask you to select one of the 9 numbered boxes on the board and we'll begin. |
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Post by koopakid17 on Sept 18, 2022 21:21:19 GMT -5
8, please.
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 19, 2022 4:12:01 GMT -5
Let's see what the snowman has...  Well well, just like the very first Classic Concentration episode in May 1987, the very first pick is a Wild card. Kevin, which letter do you want filled in, the first, second, third, fourth or fifth one? |
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Post by koopakid17 on Sept 19, 2022 7:00:26 GMT -5
First letter.
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 20, 2022 5:18:35 GMT -5
First show, first pick, so appropriate to take the first letter...  Two points will be subtracted from the pot...  And by golly it is the first letter of the alphabet too! Kevin, for 13 points and an early lead in this first game, you have until 6:20am Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, September 22nd to Just Say The Word. Or you may pass if you wish. |
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Post by koopakid17 on Sept 20, 2022 7:16:07 GMT -5
ACORN.
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 20, 2022 9:35:27 GMT -5
For 13 points, is it ACORN?
(buzzer)
a very good try, but not it. No penalty since you placed a letter, but now Shederick gets a turn.
Shederick, you can either select one of the remaining numbers to try to place another letter, or you can take a guess now.
If you guess now and are wrong however, you'll lose points. What would you like to do?
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Post by djshadowwolf420 on Sept 20, 2022 10:19:38 GMT -5
7
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 20, 2022 16:22:51 GMT -5
Do we have a letter or a stopper behind number 7?  It's another letter, a "W", and the 2nd letter of this word...4 points will be deducted making this word worth 9 points...  For 9 points and the early lead Shederick, you have until 5:25pm EST on Thursday, September 22nd to Just Say The Word. |
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Post by djshadowwolf420 on Sept 20, 2022 16:26:27 GMT -5
Awful
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 20, 2022 16:53:00 GMT -5
Awful... Is right! (applause)  The player who is behind gets to go first when we play a new word. This is a six letter word, 21 points in the pot, but that will go down with each letter placed. Kevin, we're back to you, please select one of the ten numbers? |
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Post by koopakid17 on Sept 20, 2022 18:07:29 GMT -5
8, please.
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 20, 2022 18:25:38 GMT -5
Going with 8 again...  (stopper sound effect).... Found an 8 sided stopper there I'm afraid, but it may work to your advantage Kevin, you never can tell...  Lieutenant, the board is yours, which number do you like? |
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Post by djshadowwolf420 on Sept 20, 2022 22:36:03 GMT -5
3
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 21, 2022 4:43:48 GMT -5
Number 3 is...  An "R", and it will go in the last position of this word, 4 points being deducted...  Shederick, for 17 more points, and a grand total of 26, you have until Friday, September 23rd at 5:45am to Just Say The Word.....or you may pass. |
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Post by djshadowwolf420 on Sept 21, 2022 6:21:22 GMT -5
Pass
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 21, 2022 9:32:33 GMT -5
Kevin it's back to you for another number selection please, assuming you are not wanting to try to solve the word now of course.
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Post by koopakid17 on Sept 21, 2022 11:07:51 GMT -5
I'll take 2.
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 21, 2022 17:22:32 GMT -5
Take 2 and call me in the morning...  We have an "E" there, 5th position in the word, 2 points deducted...  15 points and the lead will be yours Kevin if you can Just Say The Word....or you may pass. You have until Friday, Sept. 23rd at 6:25pm EST to answer or to pass. |
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Post by koopakid17 on Sept 21, 2022 21:11:01 GMT -5
Pass.
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Post by billmcdee on Sept 22, 2022 5:33:39 GMT -5
Shederick, it's back over to you again sir. You can try to solve the word but run the risk of losing points if you're wrong, or you can select another number and try to place another letter. What's your pleasure sir? |
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