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Title: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Vince Twelve on Tue 04/05/2010 17:38:16
It's been way too long since our last chain story!  So, let's do it again!  Last time was very successful with six awesome and weird stories created by 20ish awesome AGSers.  See the results here. (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=38663.msg508943#msg508943)

I've got a fun idea to keep things fresh for this round.  A little simpler than last time, a little zanier than last time.  I'm going to stick with the three teams idea and again make it a competition with a vote at the end and signature trophies for everybody!  So, post below to sign up for this round!

Sign ups will go for one week, and we'll get underway on May 12th-ish.  Don't sign up if you know you're going to be busy or away from the computer for a couple days in the week or so after May 12th.  People disappearing really breaks up the flow!

I'm hoping for around 20 people again.  When I have an idea of how many peeps we'll have I'll announce the rules and then we'll be underway!

Thanks!

Be sure to post your email address as well, or if you don't want it posted here, email it to me at vince.twelve@gmail.com or PM it to me.  Please post below regardless!

I also need a volunteer to create the trophies!  Last year they were generously created by Atelier Games.


Signed up so far:
1) Dualnames
2) AtelierGames
3) Stupot
4) discordance
5) asuka_mercury
6) Babar
7) Wyz
8) Bulbapuck
9) Jim Reed
10) [Cameron]
11) ShiverMeSideways
12) NsMn
13) Tuomas
14) tzachs
15) wonkyth
16) Akatosh
17) Phemar
18) Ascovel
19) Privateer Puddin'
20) Andorxor
21) Scarab
22) Andail
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Dualnames on Tue 04/05/2010 17:43:34
I'm in, and this time I'm gonna stay.  :D

ledzepforever@gmail.com
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Atelier on Tue 04/05/2010 17:48:11
I'd like to join up please!
ateliergames@googlemail.com

As for trophies, I'd love to create some again, but only if nobody else is interested. Really looking forward to the stories, as before. :)
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Stupot on Tue 04/05/2010 17:52:44
Hmm, I somehow missed out on this last time.
Count me in.
stupot815@gmail.com
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: discordance on Tue 04/05/2010 18:24:55
Add me to the frenzy!

laughing.panjandrum@gmail.com
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Jim Reed on Tue 04/05/2010 18:57:29
(http://i44.tinypic.com/ngdk0g.png)
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: asuka_mercury on Tue 04/05/2010 20:05:47
let me sign up!

utility.muffin.research.kitchen4@gmail.com
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Babar on Tue 04/05/2010 20:16:43
In as always, and I believe you have my address :P
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Wyz on Tue 04/05/2010 22:14:38
The last time was amazing. I'm in! :D
(my email address is in my profile)
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Bulbapuck on Tue 04/05/2010 22:43:43
Oh yes siree bob!
I had so much fun last time, you couldn't keep me out if you tried :D
E-mail: Same as last time: jakobk@student.chalmers.se
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Jim Reed on Tue 04/05/2010 22:52:32
Sure, there's a first time for anything! =)
My address is in my profile.
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Vince Twelve on Wed 05/05/2010 17:40:30
Thanks for signing up to everybody so far!  And Jim, I take it you've volunteered to create trophies!   :P  I'll PM you later since we'll need a couple different variations on the trophies since there will be a couple different prize categories!
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Jim Reed on Wed 05/05/2010 17:56:35
Sure, I'm game.
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: [Cameron] on Wed 05/05/2010 18:08:47
I'm in. You have my address.
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: ShiverMeSideways on Wed 05/05/2010 18:38:55
I'm so in! Address is "shivermesideways (at) yahoo.com".
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: NsMn on Wed 05/05/2010 18:54:39
A story, with a chain? Oh, how delightfully inventive! Please add me in this interesting event!

mind11 (ät) t-online.de
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Fusiomax on Wed 05/05/2010 20:21:53
I'm always up for writing a story!

SladeTeNinj@googlemail.com

Edit: my tutor just dumped a huge essay on me so ima have to withdraw now.
I was really looking forward to it, maybe next time.
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Wonkyth on Thu 06/05/2010 09:08:20
I'd love to join, but I'm not sure I have the time.
What amount of time and at what hours would this require?
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Vince Twelve on Thu 06/05/2010 15:09:19
Like last time, everyone will have three turns.  During your turn, you'll receive a partially-completed story and have 48 hours to add 200 words to that story.  So as long as you think that in any given 48 hour period over the next couple weeks you'll have enough time to:

-read a story
-consider how to continue it
-write 200 words
-and pass it on

then you're good!  Of course sometimes people's turns overlap and you might have two stories piled on you at once and still have to complete them in that 48 hour period.  This happened to one or two people last round.

Mainly people just need to not be vanishing for extended periods.
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Bulbapuck on Thu 06/05/2010 15:16:32
Quote from: Vince Twelve on Tue 04/05/2010 17:38:16
[...]

7) Wyz
8) Bulbapuck
9) Jim Reed

[...]

Awwww yeah [/pointless post]
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Tuomas on Thu 06/05/2010 15:19:49
I'm in, tuomasrenvall(at)hotmail.com
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: ShiverMeSideways on Thu 06/05/2010 16:49:13
Also, I must add that at some point, some asteroids might pop up in the story. I'm just putting that out there...
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Vince Twelve on Thu 06/05/2010 21:35:14
Oh, and I suppose at this point I can reveal the theme for the chain stories this round:

"Stories without any asteroids in them!"
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: tzachs on Thu 06/05/2010 21:41:45
Quote from: Vince Twelve on Thu 06/05/2010 21:35:14
Oh, and I suppose at this point I can reveal the theme for the chain stories this round:

"Stories without any asteroids in them!"
How about boobs then? Are boobs allowed?
Oh, and I'm definitely in if there's still room...  :)
tzachshabtay@gmail.com
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Vince Twelve on Thu 06/05/2010 22:01:26
Oh yeah, boobs are fine.

Plenty of room left!
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: ShiverMeSideways on Fri 07/05/2010 08:24:06
"But little did they know that A HUGE PAIR OF KNOCKERS WAS HEADING TOWARDS THEM!"

Hmmmm, I sense a bestseller...
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Wonkyth on Fri 07/05/2010 12:34:31
Well, I'll mark this as a cross-patterning exercise!  :P

I'm in!

Wonkyth@hotmail.com
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Akatosh on Fri 07/05/2010 13:58:51
I think this justifies returning from the grave.

I'm still dyson.sphere (AT) web (DOT) de.
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Stupot on Sat 08/05/2010 02:49:02
Tosh.  Where have you been, dude?
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: ShiverMeSideways on Sat 08/05/2010 07:20:58
(off-topic)

Akatosh!!! :D

(on-topic)

Ahem, AKATOSH!!! :=
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Phemar on Sat 08/05/2010 12:13:21
I'd like to sign up again :D

phemar at gmail dot com.
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Vince Twelve on Mon 10/05/2010 18:54:33
Just a bump to say that you have two days to sign up for this activity!  We'll start Wednesday.  There's always space for more! 

Here's a hint at this round's twist:  There will be some broken-picture telephone elements! 

AND: We're going to have a "celebrity" guest to start us off!  :=
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Igor Hardy on Mon 10/05/2010 19:12:20
Ok then. Sign me in.

igor.hardy(at)gmail.com
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Dualnames on Mon 10/05/2010 19:32:59
Quote from: Vince Twelve on Mon 10/05/2010 18:54:33
Just a bump to say that you have two days to sign up for this activity!  We'll start Wednesday.  There's always space for more! 

Here's a hint at this round's twist:  There will be some broken-picture telephone elements! 

AND: We're going to have a "celebrity" guest to start us off!  :=

I'm not a celebrity Vince, don't go flattering me and all, it won't get you anywhere. :D
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on Mon 10/05/2010 19:37:48
Go on then, you people only have Vince's twitter plugging to blame.

simpo87 [at] gmail [dot] com
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Andorxor on Tue 11/05/2010 12:53:11
Sign me in
AdrianF gmx de
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Vince Twelve on Tue 11/05/2010 14:46:54
One day left to sign up!  I'll cut off sign ups in 24 hours so that I can randomize the teams and orders and the game will start shortly after!  I'm going to post the rules for this round so everyone knows what's going on when we start!
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: ShiverMeSideways on Tue 11/05/2010 14:53:55
Sweet! This is my first AGS Chain Story, so I want to be sure I'm 100% clear on the rules and I promise to do my best! :D
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Vince Twelve on Tue 11/05/2010 15:25:13
Rules posted: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=40882.msg540376#msg540376
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Scarab on Tue 11/05/2010 17:03:21
Yeah I'm in.

a *dot* mackenzie *at* spiderwebsolutions *dot* com *dot* au

See you all there  :D
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Andail on Tue 11/05/2010 17:13:06
I'm in as well.

I hope there will be several shorter stories instead of one or two really long ones.
petterlj at yahoo dot se
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Vince Twelve on Tue 11/05/2010 17:56:03
That's the plan (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=40882.0)!  There will be teams similar to last time.  The number of teams and lengths of stories to be decided by how many people we wind up with.  I'm tentatively planning on having three teams for a length of 6 to 7 people, but might go to four teams.  I think a min of 5 to and a max of 8 is about the right number, so I'm trying to keep it around that.  Let me know if you think otherwise.

We've got 22 right now, so four teams= two teams of five and two teams of six.
three teams = two teams of seven and one of eight

So, yeah, maybe four teams would be better.  If more than two people sign up in the next day, it will definitely be four.
Title: Re: AGS Chain Story: Sign up!
Post by: Vince Twelve on Wed 12/05/2010 14:40:10
Ok, I'm cutting off signups now.  I'll randomize the team and start this soon.  This thread can be locked by a mod.  Continue in this thread (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=40882.0)

Thanks for signing up everybody!