Puzzle Time! November 6, 2004 - November 15, 2004

Edwin Xie · Sun 07/11/2004 00:55:24

Sorry if it took one whole month before I post but I couldn't think of anything. I hope people try to do this unlike last time But anyway--

Rules:
Each time a winner wins a specific competition, they post another thread about a specific competition in this forum. The old thread on that specific competion will get locked if the winner of the competion post another thread. Each contestant must use at least 3 of the specified items plus 5 more primary items. You must come face to face with the threat and stop it. One more thing, you have to make this as logical as possible.

Ooh! What do I get if I win?
Uh....how about digital gold?

Scenario:
Some terrorists are going to hijack a plane and then crash the Empire State Building and you work there. You have heard the threat on TV and you must stop the terrorists before it is too late. If you died then it will come on the news and will be like the 9/11 incident.

Items:
Paper Clip
Emergency Flare
Laptop
$5,000 dollar cash
ID
Flashlight
Already-prepared-terrorist-crash-kit (Includes bomb, gun[any], handcuff, parachute, loudspeaker, radio, small color TV and two more items [will not influence the 5 primary items limit])

Good luck!

Edit: Changed the way I worded it
Edit Two: Extended the time limit. I hope poeple participates. On second thought, maybe I could be undecided after a few days after the deadline. $:-\$

Moox · Sun 07/11/2004 05:15:48

If its on the news, wouldnt they evacuate?

Edwin Xie · Sun 07/11/2004 05:18:41

Everybody else evacuated, you are here trying to stop it.

Ishmael · Sun 07/11/2004 17:50:14

Throw laptop and flashlight out of the window, shoot flare out of window. Throw some more items out of the window. Shoot self with handgun.

Radiant · Fri 12/11/2004 14:15:50

You are in your apartment where you just saw the terrorists on TV. You have got to stop them!
> inventory
You are carrying a paperclip.
> look apartment
It is your apartment and is rather poor. There's a tv here and a closet. A door leads into the bedroom, another leads into the bathroom. A photo of your family is on the closet.
> get photo
Ok.
> enter bathroom
This is your humble bathroom. You see a shaving knife.
> get knife
Ok. It's not sharp enough to cut through anything but paper, though.
> leave
You are now outside your apartment.
> call taxi
A taxi rolls up. You get in and the driver asks you where you want to go.
> to casino
On second thought, this isn't Leisure Suit Larry. Maybe you'd want to go some place else?
> to empire state building
The driver says, "hey, I'm not going there! That building is being hijacked by terrorists!"
> to FBI headquarters
Ok.
You are at FBI headquarters. A large sign says "secret headquarters, do not enter". Apparently some fool has lost his wallet, as it's lying in the grass here.
> take wallet
It contains $5,000 dollars in cash, and a FBI identification card.
> enter
The door is locked.
> pick lock with paper clip
After a couple of minutes, you manage to work the lock open. Apparently there have been budget cuts in the security apartment again.
> enter
Hm, this place is smaller than it looks. Actually it's smaller than your room. You find yourself in a small shed that is empty except for a box and a sign stating "Out of order". That probably refers to the FBI as a whole.
> take box
It appears to be an Already-prepared-terrorist-crash-kit (Includes bomb, gun, handcuff, parachute, loudspeaker, radio, small color TV and two more items, specifically a bottle of glue and a twinky bar)
> leave
You return outside. The taxi is still waiting.
> to empire state building
The driver says, "hey, I'm not going there! That building is being hijacked by terrorists!"
> show id
"You're not fooling me, that ID doesn't look anything like you!"
> cut picture with knife
You cut the picture into pieces, leaving you with a small photograph of yourself.
> put picture on id
You stick the picture there using the glue. Now the ID has your picture on it.
> show id
"Okay, okay, I'll take you to the building already."

You find yourself at the empire state building. A number of terrorists are busily trying to hijack the building and cause it to fly some place else. Exactly how they expect to accomplish this is not really clear.
> talk to terrorist
"Vhee vill be taking zhis building along now. Vhee demand lots of money vor its release!"
> give money to terrorist
"Hey, zhat is a lots of money! Zhank you!"
The terrorist runs off with the newfound money. Unfortunately there's other terrorists still at work.
> talk to terrorist
"The buildinga, it-a is ours-a now, you getta? We had-a nothing-a better to do-a anyway."
> give tv to terrorist
You take the small color tv out of the already-prepared-terrorist-crash-kit and give it to him.
"Heya, this-a is-a more funna than stealing-a buildings."
The terrorist runs off. There is one terrorist left how seems oblivious to the fact that his compatriots aren't here any more.
> talk to terrorist
"Spare a dollar for a hungry homeless person? Or spare a building? On second thought I'll just take this building here, don't worry."
> give twinkee to terrorist
Hungrily, the terrorist devours the twinkee, then continues trying to pick up the empire state building.
> handcuff terrorist
Hungrily, the terrorist devours the handcuff, then continues trying to pick up the empire state building.
> give bomb to terrorist
Hungrily, the terrorist devours the bomb, then continues trying to pick up the empire state building.
You hear a ticking noise from the terrorist's stomach
> hide behind building
You dive for cover behind the empire state building as suddenly the terrorist explodes!
Wow, you've done it, there are no terrorists left! A group of photographers and journalists rush out of their hiding places in nearby trees and in a duck pond, and surround the taxi driver, who smiles and says that it was his honor to save the world once more. While he gets carried off to a grand ceremony, two burly men in black suits and wearing sunglasses come up to you and demand an explanation for your breaking into the FBI headquarters.

To be continued...

Edwin Xie · Sun 14/11/2004 02:41:03

Actually, it is more like the 9/11 incident that tragically happened to America. Terrorists hi-jacked plane ninety-something and then crashed the plane into the World Trade Center.

Radiant · Sun 14/11/2004 16:10:58

hijack: TRANSITIVE VERB: 1a. Informal To stop and rob (a vehicle in transit). b. To steal (goods) from a vehicle in transit. c. To seize control of (a moving vehicle) by use of force, especially in order to reach an alternate destination.
OTHER FORMS: hijacker, hijacked, hijacking, hijacks

Edwin Xie · Sun 14/11/2004 20:50:45

Oops! I meant to say, that the terrorists hijack a plane and then crash it into the World Trade Center.

Edwin Xie · Mon 15/11/2004 05:18:06

On second thought, I would extend the time to the 15th.

JudgeDeadd · Wed 17/11/2004 10:52:38

Well, it's 17th noew.

Radiant · Wed 17/11/2004 11:50:35

Why is it that people have lost interest in puzzle time? Has it jumped the shark or is it just me? I mean, the last three puzzle times had a total of five or six entries combined, and that's just not very interesting for a contest.
Now I'm relatively new to this since I didn't start reading the competitions board until last month, but maybe an oldbie could give some hints for this competition?

Ashen · Wed 17/11/2004 13:12:55

For hints, try looking back to the earlier, better entered ones, and see what they did.
I think the problem has been, that the last few have been a little too restrictive:
yaron - set in Discworld, which probably put some people off, not wanting to play with established characters/setting they know nothing about.
Ashen - fiendishly brilliant, of course, but might've been a bit too random for some people. Alright, most people.
Radiant - I didn't think was too bad, but didn't think I was allowed to enter, having just hosted one. I can see, though, that the 'not being able to see' thing might be off-putting.
Edwin Xie - For me, personally, this looked a bit too structured, too much like you had a story in mind, and I didn't really want to play with that. Also, re-creating 9/11 in adventure game form might be seen as a tad tasteless.

That said, I don't think any of the competitions have been as popular as they were, for example, a few months ago. Maybe it's just a bad time of year for them.

Oh, and Congratualtions, Radiant. You get to host another Puzzle Time. I bet you're really looking forward to that.