# Sign up here for a game.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 1, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643 "2009-04-01T21:24:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/1 "2009-04-01T21:24:08Z")

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I need ten players. 🙂

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**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/2 "2009-04-01T21:53:10Z")

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How long will it last?

ETA:

oh and

/in

provided it woks time wise.

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**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/3 "2009-04-01T21:57:49Z")

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I’m Not signing up.

But here is my thought process:

Sure!  
Possibly!  
Maybe!  
Perhaps…

No wait,

Oh, he made this post today, didn’t he ?

In that case.

NO.

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**Author:** ![paulwhoisaghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@paulwhoisaghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulwhoisaghost)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/4 "2009-04-01T21:57:50Z")

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just ten huh… is this a basic setup game  
/in

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**Author:** ![BillMC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@BillMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BillMC)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/5 "2009-04-01T21:57:57Z")

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sure why not, I’m in

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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/6 "2009-04-01T21:59:32Z")

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ok

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**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/7 "2009-04-01T22:04:03Z")

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Now, if this was a Haggle type game, NAF and I might be more inclined to join.

Oh, he did?

Darn.

::Meeko sits on the fence on this one::

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**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/8 "2009-04-01T22:07:45Z")

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The ambiguity piques my interest.

I’ll play.

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**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/9 "2009-04-01T22:10:41Z")

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[peer pressure]Do it Meeko. All the cool kids are joining, don’t you want to be one of the cool kids?[/peer pressure]

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/10 "2009-04-01T22:12:08Z")

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> [@paulwhoisaghost](#):
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> just ten huh… is this a basic setup game  
> /in

It’s not a mafia game.

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/11 "2009-04-01T22:13:10Z")

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> [@NAF1138](#):
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> How long will it last?
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> ETA:
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> oh and
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> /in
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> provided it woks time wise.

Until someone wins. 🙂  
So it could last 20 seconds, technically.  
Or it could last…months.

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/12 "2009-04-01T22:14:12Z")

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NAF  
pedescribe  
MadTheSwine  
BillMc  
Paulwhoisaghost

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**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/13 "2009-04-01T22:14:51Z")

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Well that’s cool.

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**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/14 "2009-04-01T22:16:34Z")

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sure I’ll give it a shot

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/15 "2009-04-01T22:17:47Z")

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NAF  
pedescribe  
MadTheSwine  
BillMc  
Paulwhoisaghost  
picker  
Cool, only four more spots to fill.

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**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/16 "2009-04-01T22:26:40Z")

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/in

can’t resist

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/17 "2009-04-01T22:29:03Z")

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Let me guess: The winner is whoever happens to be the tenth person to sign up?

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/18 "2009-04-01T22:33:47Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> Let me guess: The winner is whoever happens to be the tenth person to sign up?

Nah, but that would be pretty clever.

This really is a game.

NAF  
pedescribe  
MadTheSwine  
BillMc  
Paulwhoisaghost  
picker  
sinjin

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**Author:** ![FlyingCowOfDoom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyingcowofdoom/32/21776_2.png) [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/19 "2009-04-01T22:36:11Z")

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Sure, why not. As long as I am not required to be around in the evenings.

–FCOD

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/20 "2009-04-01T22:37:30Z")

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NAF  
pedescribe  
MadTheSwine  
BillMc  
Paulwhoisaghost  
picker  
sinjin  
FCoD  
Two more.

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