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Post: 9729_1 created on Wed Apr 16, 2003 7:12 amPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 7:12 am
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Quote: Notice This is a riddle thread, but it is also a chat thread, and the current riddle in play might not be immediately visible on the last page. The regulars should be able to direct you to the current riddle, or you can look for a journal link in the signature of Risu the Troll who will try to keep track of whatever is current. Below you will find the first riddle(posted in April 2003, long resolved), as an example, as well as the game rules in detail. In a private function room lined with panels of polished wood and a lush burgundy carpet on the floor, Shaoli stands on the small platform to address the gathered writers and poets. Raising a glass of clear, pale gold wine, she opens the night's challange with a simple riddle. It can't be bought It can be won It is much sought Sometimes a con And here is how the real you tell It has a flame no cold can quell Worth more than pearls and gems and wealth It's real when you forget yourself. "The rules stand as such," she continues. "Only the poet with the first correct answer gets to come up and present his or her original riddle. We will now begin." She sips her drink in its crystal glass, and scans the audience. Quote: READ BEFORE POSTING I'll lay down the purpose behind this thread in plain English, to anyone who didn't manage to process the roleplay in the first post. This thread was not made to cater to the casual exchange of riddles and answers that many of you have been pushing to implement because the activity in this forum has picked up so much. This is a game. This game has rules. You will play the game as it was meant to be played, or you will take your business elsewhere. As it stands, you have to have been the first to answer a riddle correctly before you're permitted to post your own. These riddles must be your own creation. I had reasons for laying down these playing rules. I wanted to give every piece of original writing the due attention that every writer desires. Other writers waiting to take their turn on the stage would have incentive to take effort in appreciating and deciphering each riddle, and would receive as much participation when they posed theirs. The competition and the small victories in a friendly battle of wit and wile don't hurt, either. The Riddle Room was also not meant to be run without a host. If someone should forfeit, have to give the answer because the riddle was too difficult, or take too long to return and there were too many players waiting for the stage, it was the host who had been expected to kick things off again. I don't come around as often as I used to though, so I'll trust the regulars to maintain their own order. As of now there I see one additional factor which might restore order to this thread. We need a clearly stipulated time limit. Should the players who answer not be able to return within that time limit, they would have to state so when they answered, or before they took leave. Henceforth, a winner (or the riddle's writer) must take the stage 24 hours from the last post he/she made in the thread, or the position is forfeit, and the thread regulars can help to keep track. If there's something you're still not sure about, ask in the thread or have a look at the Handy Guide to the Riddle Room and see if that gives you a better idea of what's going on. |
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