# 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\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/41 "2009-04-02T00:32:54Z")

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> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#):
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> Er..no…
> 
> 😕

I was lying, like you told me too. Sheesh. No giving hints via confusion smileys. 😛

Oh, did I say that out loud?

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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 2, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/42 "2009-04-02T00:39:08Z")

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Ah. So as I understand it, this is strictly **worse** than Haggle. I gotcha.

-Meeko

Who is glad he sat this one out.

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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 2, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/43 "2009-04-02T00:46:39Z")

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BillMc  
NAF  
pedescribe  
MadTheSwine  
Paulwhoisaghost  
picker  
sinjin  
FCoD  
ArchiveGuy  
Cometothedarksidewehavecookies

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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 2, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/44 "2009-04-02T00:47:58Z")

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Are we allowed to trade story pieces via PM?

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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 2, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/45 "2009-04-02T00:47:59Z")

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> [@FlyingCowOfDoom](#):
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> Hey, there’s only 3,628,800 possible permutations…
> 
> Only 3,628,795 to go!
> 
> sinjin  
> ArchiveGuy  
> BillMC  
> MadTheSwine  
> ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies  
> NAF1138  
> pedescribe  
> picker  
> Paulwhoisaghost  
> FCOD
> 
> Yeah, that’s right. I’m the end! At least, I think I am.
> 
> [or do I? MUAHAHAHAHA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Kyi0WNg40)
> 
> –FCOD

Wrong order. 🙂

* * *

It shouldn’t be TOO hard. If I were playing the game, I’d ask everyone to post, say, a keyword in their sentence…or ask around things like (example): “Does anyone else’s bit talk about birdcages?”

It is impossible to work out if nobody gives some info. You all need to work together for a bit and at first…and stab each other in the back LATER. 🙂

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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 2, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/46 "2009-04-02T00:48:59Z")

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> [@paulwhoisaghost](#):
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> Are we allowed to trade story pieces via PM?

Yes.

And your order is wrong. 😉

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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 2, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/47 "2009-04-02T00:50:18Z")

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By the way…the guesses actually ARE subtly getting closer and closer here and there, so apparently the game can be figured out.

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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 2, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/48 "2009-04-02T00:58:22Z")

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Apparently Jack likes matches.

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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 2, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/49 "2009-04-02T01:13:56Z")

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And there’s a bear! A hungry bear…

–FCOD

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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 2, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/50 "2009-04-02T01:18:47Z")

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Willing to trade story pieces straight up… Send me a PM with your piece and I will reply with mine.

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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 2, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/51 "2009-04-02T01:32:56Z")

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No takers?

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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 2, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/52 "2009-04-02T01:41:35Z")

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Idle, I’ll trade you my story piece for any story pieces you may have. eh?

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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 2, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/53 "2009-04-02T01:44:40Z")

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I don’t have any parts. 😛

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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 2, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/54 "2009-04-02T02:07:37Z")

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Well… this game isn’t gonna be any fun if no one posts…

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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 2, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/55 "2009-04-02T02:11:17Z")

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BillMC  
picker  
sinjin  
MadTheSwine  
NAF  
ArchiveGuy  
pedescribe  
FCoD  
Paulwhoisaghost

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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 2, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/56 "2009-04-02T02:13:10Z")

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Sometimes there’s only one way to go where you want to be.

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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 2, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/57 "2009-04-02T02:13:13Z")

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Oops… that should say

BillMC  
picker  
sinjin  
MadTheSwine  
NAF  
Cookies  
ArchiveGuy  
pedescribe  
FCoD  
Paulwhoisaghost

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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 2, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/58 "2009-04-02T02:13:58Z")

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> [@paulwhoisaghost](#):
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> BillMC  
> picker  
> sinjin  
> MadTheSwine  
> NAF  
> ArchiveGuy  
> pedescribe  
> FCoD  
> Paulwhoisaghost

That’s not even all of the people!

But no.

What makes you think you have the ending part? 😕

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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 2, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/59 "2009-04-02T02:14:45Z")

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Picker want to swap story bits? umm… assuming that wasnt your story bit that is…

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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 2, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643/60 "2009-04-02T02:15:52Z")

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> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#):
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> That’s not even all of the people!
> 
> But no.
> 
> What makes you think you have the ending part? 😕

You’re a funny guy… thanks for the mod assisted WiFoM. A little unfair though don’t you think?

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