FROM - NZ?
TOPIC -
06/26/06 02:46:31 - MESSAGE #275
That sounds like a really really good idea. Really. Good.
FROM - GCUpstate, NYTOPIC - International Game
06/21/06 09:31:37 - MESSAGE #274
That sounds like a really really good idea. Really. Good.
FROM - GCUpstate, NYGreetings,
South Of Egypt Travel is planning its first International Game for 2006! We are looking for volunteers for designing this game before we head to NZ. We are still in the very early stages of but hoping to host it between October and the end of December (not that entire time. It will most likely be a 7 day trip with 3-4 days of Game and the rest for independent fun and travel).
A New Zealand Game will be fantastic and anyone from the US can go! We are working to put together some wonderful, affordable pricing options.
We need the following volunteers:
Clue Designers
Researchers
We are busy with travel arrangements and theme/route design. We could use some help.
Please send e-mail to: gameinternational@southofegypt.com
www.southofegypt.com
absolutely ready to do this again!!!!
this was one of my top 3 NYC experiences...and i have a thirst to WIN this time!!
(TEAM BLACK nOOb)
Thinking of MM all of a sudden, me and phar are in, see ya guys, woot orin.
Any ideas on when Midnight Madness will be this year? You guys ran an amazing game last year, and I had a great time. I definitely want to come this year... but since I'm traveling long distance, it would be great if I knew the date early in the summer.
Totally understand that these things are complicated to set up and that the date may not be easy to pin down. Even a general idea of what month you're thinking of would help me set aside some weekends.
Thanks, -- Steve
I'm really missing the linear form of the game. I miss playing with my entire team for the night. I understand it is hard to do with a large number of teams, but still. I didn't get to see two thirds of the clues and reunited with much of the team close only close to the finish line. That used to be a big part of the fun. Is there any way we can go back to a linear kind of setup?
hey all,
I didn't get a chance to take many pictures during the game. Does anyone have pictures of the clues?
thanks!
Oliver from the Brady Bunch? Eddie Haskell is going to stomp me?
Hey BlackAttack - you might want to share some of your powerfully intelligent insults with this guy 'cause he's making your team seem like a bunch of pussies. But I'm sure it's just TycoSteve.
But yeah - my big goal is to lose the game but to get as many people to attempt to make me feel bad as possible on the message boards. What I like to do is get a big bottle of Curel (Jergen's is a little too greasy) and play with my balls while I scroll through all of the messages here. I think this time I blew my load just when I got to when Arin saying "suck it Douchebag." Wow that was hot.
Fuck the game - I got in trouble in MM7 for jerking off at Asia Bank.
You CycoSteve.... you are an idiot. But an extremely hot stud!!!
next year MMX should be named "THE QUEST TO BE AS COOL AS TEAM BLACK"...... just a suggestion
hey Sirrix. You remind me of cousin Oliver from Brady Bunch. A shit eating Fuck boy. One of these days Eddie Haskell is gonna stomp you.
You know what I still can't understand? How Sirrux was supposedly there when our team was at the final clue (the map), which took us to the finish line, yet his team still finished almost an hour behind team Black? What were you guys doing in that time? How stupid can you be? I do not believe you are worthy of playing this game. I mean come on, at least follow our team to the finish line! Sirrux still = one dumb L.A. muthafucker!!!!!
Yeah, what a POS you are Sirrix!
I'm sure your "victory" at shit-talking will impress everyone who plays and Game Control too.
Suck it Douchebag!
sirrixLA......... is a cockBag..... AND he is going to out-wit all of us..."ON THE MESSAGE BOARD"..... oh my god! Everyone watch out! Keep your wits in check next year because sirrixLA is going to "out" them....... What the Fuck does that mean? "...don't cry when I out-wit you on the message boards..."? who gives a fuck? Are you that fucking Stupid? I love getting this guy all wound up.... the more riled up he gets the stupider he gets......... So I ask you this sirrixLA: Your goal next year is to out-wit everyone on the message boards, and not win the game????? you are such a cock!!!
When are those clues going to be posted you guys? I would love to see the ones I missed.
I apologize to no one.
What happened to all the people praising the smack-talking and the "no rules" spirit of the game?
I'll see you bitches next year. And this time, don't cry when I out-wit you on the message boards. I don't cry when you out-wit me on the playing field.
Awww. Someone's cranky cuz their brain got ate?
Doh! Had the wrong URL. Here's the correct one:
http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?cerulean%20eats%20ass
So... as requested... pictures from midnight madness
http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?Team%20Cerulean
I'm still recovering from my first MM. It was truly more then I could have expected. Sure there were some problems, but with something so complex, it's hard to avoid them.
Thanks team Clear for all the praise. Being our first race, we knew that there was little chance we would win, so we figured why not at least have fun. Maybe as we get better we'll become bitchy like other teams, but who knows.
One highlight was giving the solution out at the "headphone" clue. A teammate called GC, got a hint and we just gave it to everyone who was there. Did it help someone beat us? Sure. Do I care? Not at all.
Another interesting moments had to have been on the mall. As we were avoiding the friendly rent a cop, we where on the phone with game control who told us to keep looking for the clue. Instead of finding all of the stickers, we the images below.
We actually ask GC if we should have it, but they didn't care - or we didn't explain what it was. Either way, a sheet with tens of clue descriptions is a find for any team. It only really helped to solve the minesweeper clue faster then we would have otherwise, so it wasn't too big of a find in the end. Click on the images for a bigger picture.
Next year we'll defiantly try and get a bike or two. We spent a lot of time just walking around while other teams rode by.
We were only zombies once, and quickly realized that we could play dumb ( "I think our team is already a zombie!?!" ) to avoid getting zombied again.
Thanks again GC for a great first MM. I'm looking forward to next year.
GC Notes page 2?
GC Notes page 2?
i just want to say that I think Sirrix owes team black an apology. If not the entire team then just @rin.
Yo Sirrix, Why are you such a cock? What happened to all that tough bitch-talk of yours before the game? Seriously!! What happened? I was waiting for you to punch @rin in the face. What happened to your balls? did you leave them in your dog's mouth? I wish I saw you that night... Fucking small man/big mouth syndrome?
I think the party should be in the boundaries of the game. and the invite should be a puzzle...........
I think the party should be in the boundaries of the game. and the invite should be a puzzle...........
Sirrix................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!
Here's the pic:
The zombie scourge is still present only a few blocks from Foley Square, this morning:
Excellent point, Nate. In fact, at the rat's nest wire puzzle, I told a team what was trying to see what we were doing that I farted real bad.
Unfortunately that didn't phase them. Better luck next year.
did anyone else get harassed by the rent-a-cop on fulton mall? that guy was a big dick with a little notebook.
I just wanted to thank everyone for playing.
In the end, what made everything worth it for me was getting to see some of you in action, including witnessing a zombie ambush at the keypad clue, the map room in early daylight, and teams marauding through Brooklyn in a race for glory. It was tough conditions this year for both players and GC, but nothing seemed to faze you all.
Congratulations and I hope to see you all again soon.
In fact, stay tuned for an announcement about a post-MM party!
My favorite moment was dashing into the Altantis laundromat pre-dawn hours. I hadn't actually solved the clue myself... our team HQ intercepted me and relayed me to the destination as I was biking to Hicks + Orange. Over the phone I was directed to dryer 21... but the message wasn't entirely clear.
I stealthily approached the location, careful to avoid any of the other teams. I leaned my bike on the side of the building and dashed in. A Laundromat at 5am is a kind of eerie world... lots of people dozed off, lots of people apparently with insomnia.
I ran up to dryer 21 and saw it was filled with white shirts... I rused to open it up. Then I noticed the stocky guy at dryer 20, and had second thoughts....
"Excuse me sir, is this your dryer?", I say as politely as I can muster
"Nope, those aren't mine" Woohoo! I've found another clue!
The best part is that the shirt was still warm when I took it out.
Well put Nate!!!
Everyone knows what son's-of-bitches we are in Team Black and it aint never gonna change!
Had a fantastic time at my first MM. Thanks to GC for putting on a great game - and a big shout out to 718-Guy, my go-to guy for getting hints. You rock!
OK, I wasn't going to say anything, but I have to clear up one apparent misconception about the game: teams DO NOT have to be nice. It's totally cool for a team to be backstabbing, manipulative, suspicious and out for nobody but their own greedy selves. It's a cut-throat game and if you want to play to win, use any tactics that don't violate the One Rule. Being nice might get you ahead, and screwing another team over might get you ahead -- so stay flexible.
Some very excellent teams, like Lava, would as soon kill you as look at you, and only put aside their acute misanthropy and "team up" for one night so as to inflict human suffering on as many other players as possible. They would fall on their own swords (maybe even give candy to a baby) before they would tamper with a clue, of course: let's separate the quality evil from the lame idiots out there.
Hurray to the team that successfully mislead us at the Pathmark store, costing us valuable minutes! Hurray to the infuriating women who physically kept us from crossing the Manhattan Bridge a couple of years ago (and who were totally fun and nice at the after party)!
Hello Team Baby Blue - I thought that we were able to get past the partisan corolation of our colors but it appears that our nation shall always be divided by blue and red. Please know that we cherish the shared information and did exactly what any team would have in our place -- tried to win. The May Lady Luck Smile on You was a true collaboration and Sloop John B. was open to all... Which Red solved and then I took off on my bike. I would have gladly biked with any Baby Blue members who wanted to go back out in the rain. Sadly, I went on my own. And I know later in the evening when we were trying to get zombified our teams made a deal - which went up in smoke as the zombie lights were passed off minutes prior to me getting there... Karma anyone?
A quick response to Baby Blue: I'm sorry you guys feel slighted about the first two clues we worked on. I'm the guy who worked with you on the Poker clue. What I remember is that we collaborated on it equally. You thought of cards. I thought of winning poker hands. My team helped with poker knowledge. You supplied the phone to GC. I spoke to GC, solved the puzzle and gave you the answer. As far as I was concered, it was a solid give and take. Then, we parted ways amicably in the subway. Last time I saw you we were giving you advice about putting your bike in the back of a taxi. Certainly I didn't pick up any bitterness at that point.
On another note: Game Control: Thanks for an excellent game. You really kept things going through some very challenging conditions. This was my first game, and I had a really wonderful time. I'm hoping to come out again next year. Is there any mailing list where I can sign up to get the date as soon as it's solidified? Thanks, -- Steve
FROM - BrianRedRegarding Baby Blue member's criticism of team Red:
Not only did we thank you for your help in solving that clue, but later at Metrotech I personally told members of your team where the clue was specifically located (behind the fire hydrants) in Metrotech and also informed your teammates of what the Zombie rig looked like so that they could avoid it.
If you guys are looking for props, I will give them up. You guys rocked that clue at the beginning. I am sorry you guys felt like we were leaving it to you to solve but we had the rest of our team, except for Chad who worked on it with you, (check out his flickr set) focused on the "May lady luck.." clue, the results of which I believe we shared with your teammates also.
Either way, I still love you all and cherish the hour we spent in that subway entrance. We hope to come in second to you guys next year.
I love it that Team Red thanks Team Baby Blue for their help and then Team Baby Blue accuses us of sitting back and watching while they solved the first two clues. Sour grapes, perhaps? I'm sorry that Team Baby Blue feels the way it does.
Speaking of the Car Wash: one of our Team Members haggled with the guy...originally we were told we had to pay $16 for a map to get the clue, but he ended up only paying $12!
Oops. I screwed up the email thingy. "unless you un-check this box". oh, okay. It should say, "Your email address will not be un-displayed unless you do not un-check this box."
I want to echo what my teammate said about Game Control. Thank you so much for putting so much work into this game. I, for one, would never have imagined "Post-Katrina New Orleans" as a theme for a puzzle hunt, but you continue to amaze. Purple Haze hopes to return next year and complete MM as a unit... and by that I don't mean just one guy.
I'm pretty sure we were the first team to hit the Car Wash. They didn't seem extortive at that point; they didn't even tell us what we had to do. One of us happened to buy some nuts (like, $1) and we got a clue. As we were leaving, I bought a bottle of water ($1) and got another (same) clue. Sure, I briefly considered taking at least the extra clue: we had no idea how many were there and it would have been useful to have two (since our team split up, having only 1 copy of the game map was a pain in the ass.) Nevertheless, I figured I could not completely count on there being extra clues, so I returned it... and the third one they gave us when somebody else bought a candy bar... and the fourth one they tried to give me when I bought a map. Perhaps they got greedy after we left; did they really push the high-ticket items?
YES! We found some of the other teams to be very, very nice. "Shall we each take a minute apiece on this flashing keypad?" "Sounds good." "Sweet."
YES! We found some of the other teams to be very, very asshole-io! Don't kid yourself, baby. Sitting on the clue in front of the courthouse when other teams are walking all around you looking for it constitutes "tampering with the clues." You did it. You didn't win. And you suck some mighty, mighty moose cock.
For both of the above reasons, I would have preferred a warmer, drier hunt, because teams are more likely to wear team colors if they don't have to wear a parka or a poncho. Team with guy wearing UPS jacket, you rock! Team with fat guy on bicycle, you suck!
Overall, I want to thank all of you so much for letting us join in the fun. I happened into this quite by accident 5 years ago. As a result, I don't know the name of a single person connected with MM. Though it's always added to the mystery and adventure, I'm sort of tired of all the anonymity. I always put my real name, my team name, and my address on my posts; drop me a line.
So congratulations to Team Red, bravo to Game Control, and see you next summer.
Thanks again,
John
PS: How can you prevent someone from breaking into your house? How can you prevent someone from tampering with clues? The answer is the same: You can't. If someone wants to do it, they'll do it. You just have to make it so difficult that it's not worth their time. Game Control, myself and several other Purple Hazers would love to talk game construction with you. Please contact us.
One - way to go Game Control - we had a FABULOUS time. I definitely missed all my classes today... slept right through! My favorite clues were definitely the songs as well as the orgasm one - oh, and the lego one by far (oh, childhood memories).
I'd like to take a cheap shot at team red, who we decided to collaborate on the first two - while they sat silently and we dilegently and correctly figured out the answers. And as soon as we gave them the first two - they ran and never looked back. Cheap, just cheap. I'm sure they deserve their win, but at least the first 2 clues were a cheap way of getting there.
Game Control - Thanks for an awesome game. I had a hunch that it would be in Brooklyn since we met up so close to the Brooklyn Bridge. I love that Fort Greene park is now a great place for running through, playing tennis, racing up stairs with bike in hand, and gathering to revel in victory!
Team Clear - Team Pink came in last place last year...there is definately hope! Don't bug out about mistakes - every team had tons I'm sure - loads of weird red herrings like Defoe Corp outside of the Army Navy Yard pound on Sands. BTW, 2 different branches of Team Pink encountered gun shots near there - seriously scary!
Players - I posted a few photos http://paradeofkites.com/midnightmadness/mmviii.html. You'll love the meat photo most, I bet, so I'll include it here....
See ya next year!
Game Control - Thanks for an awesome game. I had a hunch that it would be in Brooklyn since we met up so close to the Brooklyn Bridge. I love that Fort Greene park is now a great place for running through, playing tennis, racing up stairs with bike in hand, and gathering to revel in victory!
Team Clear - Team Pink came in last place last year...there is definately hope! Don't bug out about mistakes - every team had tons I'm sure - loads of weird red herrings like Defoe Corp outside of the Army Navy Yard pound on Sands. BTW, 2 different branches of Team Pink encountered gun shots near there - seriously scary!
Players - I posted a few photos http://paradeofkites.com/midnightmadness/mmviii.html. You'll love the meat photo most, I bet, so I'll include it here....
See ya next year!
Drat on the Antioch clue.
A question: I am 98% I registered for the trash talk text message server, yet I received nothing. Was it working, or were other teams too busy working on clues (or in our case, working on clues and sending SMS messages into the ether), to talk trash during the game? Just curious.
rp.
Cpt., Tm. Clr.
ooh, also, speaking of zombies...
Did I meet you on Atlantic Avenue Sunday morning? I was wearing a zombie vest, and you were wearing a hat with earflaps. I came up behind you and softly said, "Are you playing Midnight Madness?" You turned, and with fear in your eyes, jumped backwards. And then, without saying a word, you turned and darted out into traffic on foot, risking life and limb to get away from the girl in the blinky vest.
Young man, I admire your commitment to the game. However: Please. For the love of god. No more running out into the street from in between two parked cars!! You could have been KILLED!! Which would have made it much easier for me to eat your brain but STILL. Please. Young man. Take care of yourself. Please.
still technically undead,
w
By the time Marmalade showed up, I think the bag idea must have been abandoned entirely. The 666 Pacific clue was posted to the bulletin board next to the church doors, so we snapped a picture of it and took off for the end of the line. (grin)
I think the 80s song puzzle was one of my favorites too -- running up Atlantic Ave, deliriously shouting out lyrics was a GREAT pick-me-up at whatever hour in the morning that was.
First off, kudos and thank you to Game Control and all the other teams, except those who tampered with clues (especially the Cadman Plaza/compass one -- you know who you are, you idiots. I could even respect using the stethoscope to try to crack the lock, but ripping it open was completely contrary to the MM spirit, not to mention the One Rule. That was an awesome puzzle and i would have loved to solve it.)
Now, a public apology to my teammates: our last place finish was mostly my fault. I'm kind of an idiot when it comes to text-messaging, and early on got the GC text number confused with another unfamiliar number in my phone, which a friend who was using my cell earlier in the day had called. At one point i gave the incorrect number to another team member, who then gave it to other members, so that half of our texts of code words went to a friend of a friend instead of to GC. We were actually kicking ass most of the night, solving the Bone and Brain clues pretty fast, but then when it came to the endgame, where we needed the final clues that came from completing all the areas, we stalled out completely because as far as the GC text server knew, we hadn't completed all of the clues in several areas. Except we had. We assumed that we weren't getting replies to the texts we were sending because of a massive technical malfunction -- we knew there had been a server problem earlier, and we remembered last year's text-message malfunctions. GC graciously tried to help, and now i realize why the GC operative who came to meet us seemed so confused about which clues we had solved. So, for the record: we did solve all the clues, and we would have finished a couple of hours earlier if I weren't on the team. It's kind of cool (except for the fact that it sucks), because it fits with the theme --I functioned as a zombie, spreading the "infected" text number throughout my team, with nobody realizing that we were rotting away inside until it was too late...
So anyway, sorry to my teammates, and thanks to GC and everybody else. And a word of advice for next year -- either make sure you don't have any retards like me on your team, or double and triple-check your GC numbers. Just do it quick, because Team Clear is going to be breathing down your neck, with a whole lot of somethin' to prove.
Ben W., Goat, Team Clear
To answer Team Maramlade's question, although I am unsure of the times, let's say around 5/5:30am or so, the clue was missing (i.e., the bag was empty). After about an hour+ confusion re: whether the bag had actually held the clues (whilst Maize and Clear hung out and broke more and more of God's laws inspecting the Church), we found out that yes, the bag had in fact held the 666 Pacific clue, and that GC was trying to replace it, but it would take about 30 minutes. Maize departed and Clear hung out. For a while. Like 45 minutes. Then Clear left to use a restroom and have some coffee, because he was cold and wanted to see the rest of his team, who were eating eggs somewhere indoors, GC having said it would be about another 45 minutes. Eventually, Clear got the word it would be about 10/15 minutes, and went back. The bag was still empty. (Marmalade, we may have seen you on the corner - did you get the last of what may have been refills?)
As it is becoming, er, clear, lady luck was not on our side Saturday night. Still, as my team members have pointed out in earlier posts: Jesus was a meek phoenix and the last year is the second coming of rising ashes. Or something like that. Watch for it.
Thanks GC for a supremely challenging game (I loved the 80s songs re-worked, but I'm a softy), Team Maize, and Team Purple Haze, who were great help on our 3-team version of the Metrotech clue to get the ball rolling.
Things I Love:
Game Control
Fun and interesting clues
Helpful hints
Friendly teams like Team Maize
Solving clues with a cup of coffee and a bagel in a coffee shop at 6am
Teams who play fair in the spirit of fun as the game was intended
A sunny morning after a rainy night
Clues containing physical hardware to manipulate
Things I Hate:
People who steal clues
People who destroy clues
People who hide clues and let you wander around as though they aren’t shielding it from you
Players who gape at you like you’re speaking a foreign language when you say something to them
Teams who think winning is more important than a good time
Teams who physically box out other teams from viewing clues in true Bill Laimbeer style
Car wash employees who extort players
Watermelon flavored candy
Until next year, fellow players... Next year when the phoenix that is Team Clear rises from the ashes!
Game Control --
A hearty thank you from a member of Purple Haze. I
was impressed by the way GC overcame what might
have been a fatal technical disaster. You
provided plenty of phone #s, and your people
managed to stay on top of progress, zombie-status,
and hint timers even without a game server.
That's a remarkable pivot, and you get mad props
for that.
Those first 2 hours were pretty chaotic.
Half our team had a bad experience at Pathmark from
which we never recovered, involving some misinformation
on where/how the clue location had been moved.
But I could clearly see GC's rapid response team
getting better and better as the night went on. Your
hints were always encouraging and patient, tolerant of
our stress and stupidity, and you always tailored
the hint to what progress we had made on the puzzle.
That was truly great.
It's clear that you did a huge amount of work
before the game only to see some of it destroyed.
Then you rallied, substituted, and improvised.
GC's attitude was commendable given the
conditions. (Conditions that, by the way, made
this year's MM a war of attrition. Only one
Purple Haze member stumbled across the finish
line, with literally bloodied feet.)
Congratulations to Team Red for their impressive
margin of victory. And a reverent shout-out
to Team Pink for doing to Cerulean what they
did to us last year! Sleepy Purple Haze shall
forever lose any endgame involving stairs.
So bravo to GC's dedication and spirit. You busted
your butts to recover from the downpour, and it
showed. Thanks again.
P.S. Everyone reading this should be aware of
www.greatallnighter.com
a similar event, hosted for the first time this
year by some members of Team Pink. Their game
had some great puzzles and locations, and the word
on the street is that their next game is coming
soon and it's going to be AWESOME.
From the team who once proclaimed 'he who can dish it out but cannot take it?'
Good game everyone - and I agree w/ whoever requested a SUMMER date for next year - though there always is something gross about sweat stains in the shape of your backpack...
Until next year!
The clue was missing on the front of the church? When Marmalade got there at 8-something am it was there. Did it get replaced?
Aside from that, I think everyone on my team had an AWESOME time. Since we were all brand-new to the game, it took us a long time to get going -- stuff like figuring out how and when to call for hints, what clues looked like, the kinds of places they'd be hidden. We'll definitely be ready for next year!
So yes. Thanks to CG. Big and many thanks.
As for the theives who seemed to take the all the clues in a take-your-ball-and-go-home kind of way: it made me very, very cold. Perhaps in the future, it could be the responsiblity of a team who empties an envelope of clues to call CG and report that there were not enough, etc. This way we all get to play.
In a game with no prize except boasting, wouldn't the boasting be sweeter if everyone played fair?
That said, Team Clear was responsibile for the rain. It's one of our secret powers.
Hey-- first, a big shout-out to Team Maize for their help. Nicest people I've ever played MM with, and for taking pity on some poor stragglers standing in front of an Antiochian Orthodox church, they deserve a round of applause.
Now. The people who do not deserve a round of applause: Whoever swiped the clue off the front of that church. You guys are bastards. I have suspicions about who you are, suspicions fueled by hours and hours spent freezing on an empty street shining my flashlight into empty planters. You cost us time, you cost Team Maize time, I'm sure you cost others time. And I won't speak to other things I've heard that you did, because I didn't see them... but you are evil, and not in a fun zombie kind of way.
anyway. Dearest Game Control: despite everything, I thank you. Team Clear thanks you. Jesus said that the last shall be first, anyway.
Spoke to gamecontrol about the carwash shakedown guy, he had asked them permission to sell clue seekers a $1-2 item in exchange for a clue, they agreed to that since they were asking for a favor.
The $20 atlas he was hawking was pure greed.
What a schmuck.
Yes the Black/Cerulean forced team-up was almost expected after the messageboard banter..
Everyone we worked with on Cerulean were really nice people - but that doesn't mean that its still not fun to beat their asses to the finishline.
We certainly look forward to beating Cerulean again next year. :)
I think GameControl did an AMAZING job this year, despite the inital setbacks. As far as my experience that night, all the clues were untampered with and well maintained. I know that takes a lot of work.
Congrats to everyone except Sirrix's team -
It seems your wimpy ass is still pretty sore from having to be physically restrained from cheating off of us by one 5' 4" tall girl. Your personal attacks are not very charming.
PS - How many other teams also got shook down by the Car Wash guy to buy a map or something to get the clue?
Boo Hoo Sirrix!
I was amazed at all the people who played and were willing to work together and be KIND to eachother!
And then there was you Sirrix. Yah I'm sure its smart to insult the 3rd place team... oh aren't you just big and bad standing there at the very end waiting for a WORTHY team to cheat off of, and then you placed what 9th out of 18 teams?
wow you cant even cheat properly
do you spell it S-M-R-T?
go ahead hit me bitch
That makes complete sense. Cirrix = asshole.
Game was so much fun... and then there was little boy Cirrix trying to steal what he couldn't find for himself.
See you next year, sucka.
"Was it a coincidence that Adam, the game control member who met Team Red at the finish line (though we beat him to it--we're stealthy), was wearing a RED anorak??? "
No... it was just a coincidence. Red's one of his favorite colors, it just brings out the sparkle in his eyes. Or matches them in redness.
Was it a coincidence that Adam, the game control member who met Team Red at the finish line (though we beat him to it--we're stealthy), was wearing a RED anorak???
Has Game Control ever thought of getting a group of filmmakers/photographers to document what goes on in the Game Control "War Room" while the players scour NYC?
I'd like to thank the wonderful and patient NYPD officers in the Brooklyn Bridge train station...we (along with Team Baby Blue) sat there for over an hour trying to figure out the first couple clues...considering the area and the fact that most of us were carrying big old backpacks they could (or should?)have asked us to leave...
FROM - Kevin Cerulean"See you next SUMMER!"
I'm holding you to that!
The rain was great for mood/atmosphere... the clues melting sucked though.
We had a great time, down to the wire at the end.
Congrats to everyone, EVEN TEAM BLACK! :P
Just so you guys know, Team Cerulean and Team Black were the only intentional pairing of teams for the Lego clue. Everyone else had to fend for themselves.
Arrgh.
Huge thanks to everyone on GameControl, I know the night must have been tough on you all. Here's to hoping we get to do this again sometime.
I do have a request to EVERYONE that played.
This was an unique experience to everyone that played, and hopefully lots of pictures were taken to document this. Could you please post links to your teams photo collections once they're assembled? I'd love to see what everyone else did that night.
-Kevin
My heartiest congratulations to EVERYONE! My God, my heart was breaking as the rain poured down and my bike wobbled through the waves...pulled up at metrotech to post the clue...watched it disintegrate in my hands...looked in my backpack to find 3 inches of standing water in it. Surely it was all over before it had begun...
But you rock stars just kept on soldiering on...and on and on!
Thank you players. Your hard work and amazing energy makes this effort so valuable to me. THANK YOU!!!
TEAM FINISH TIMES
Red ------------ 7:31
Flesh ---------- 7:47
Black ---------- 8:24
Pink ----------- 8:43:40
Cerulean ------- 8:43:41
Spicy Mustard -- 8:56
Purple Haze ---- 8:57
Plaid ---------- 9:06
Goldenrod ------ 9:14
Puce ----------- 9:26
Baby Blue ------ 9:38
Ochre ---------- 9:45
Maize ---------- 9:46
Midnight Blue -- 10:03
Buttercup ------ 10:09
Lemonade ------- 10:13
Marmalade ------ 10:24
Clear ---------- 10:26
So great to meet all of all at the finish line. See you next SUMMER!
Sirrix,
I understand that it must be tough hustling up and down Hollywood boulevard all year, to save money for your plane ticket to NYC, only to be a non factor in Midnight Madness! I guess it is once again time to hit the streets in order to save up for next years game, but then again why bother?
By the way, being a complete non factor should answer the question you posted (topic 133)!
Thanks once again to G.C. put putting on a wonderful game!!!!
Yeah I was on a plane while you were sleepin'.. But that's cute - do you ever get your multiple facial piercings stuck in your down pillows?
Actually I wasn't on cerulean, but I almost did punch someone in the face when you were literally putting your hands on my and my teammate's face to keep us from seeing the 3"x5" map that of course we would be able to discern from 10' away. Definitely great sportsmanship! (Though really, should we all have assumed there would be anything else?)
I'm just glad that if one team had to be the 2nd loser, it was yours. I think it was the bovine-esque nose ring in one of your female goons that slowed you down. You really should keep an eye on the lockjaw - that thing might have rusted in the storm..
See you all next year...
Thanks to G.C. and all the great teams, we had a blast in our first MM experience. I happened to go the ENTIRE NIGHT without seeing a zombie!!!
link to a few more - http://flickr.com/photos/crnphoto/sets/1200657/
I guess this doesn't do html, huh?
as a MM virgin, I thank you all for a very entertaining evening...
waiting for the final clue to be adjusted...
winning confirmation
Celebration
Let's all hang out at Juniors at 1 am again sometime and stare at puzzles ...
>> the alley cats of Nassau street
cats?
Thanks again GC for another fantastic night. - best moment for me was watching some unlucky soul get cornered in the "zombie trap" at the the Jorlemon/Furman clue - trying to juke their way out but succumbing to the flashing red death!! Go zombies go!
Somewhere tonight the alley cats of Nassau street are sleeping off their liver feast.. dreaming of braaaaaains...
What a great game! Midnight Madness on my home turf!
Team Red would like to give a big shout-out to Team Baby Blue...our Lego partner...they were a huge help. Without them, we may not have been victorious.
The Omniscient Ones at Game Control: I will never know how you all kept such level heads considering how much went awry. Bravo!
I can't wait until next year...
First, I want to than GC for allowing me to experience the wonders of beef jerky all night. Thanks for another fine midnight madness!
Would also like to send a shout out to team Pink. Congrats to Red and Flesh who were the only two teams able to top the almighty power of team Black!
Just curious, did any Zombie attack a non game player during the night?
Thanks GC for a great game again this year. Thanks out also to team goldenrod, our cousin color team for passing on the zombie at a crucial moment.
Huge props to the solo finisher from team purple haze... the 2 finishing members of team buttercup feel for you
If any of you badass problem solvers (or GC) are computer people, my company, Opsware, is hiring, drop me a line.
FROM - DaveNew YorkGreat game everybody.
Team Red rules!
See you all next year.
Gamecontrol: Excellent work. More zombies next time!
www.meatmachine.org
Hi-
This was my first game (as it was for all my teammates). Sure, we didn't finish at the top by any means, but I think we did damn well, given our lack of experience, and we were a hell of a lot stronger by the end of the game than we were at the start.
Anyway: I love this, and I want to do it again, and I want to do it more. So, for you old-timers: Do you play in any other events? Which, and how do you find them? Do you practice between games? Any tips you're willing to share?
Thanks in advance - and be warned... We'll be back next year, and next year we'll be ready to school the old-school!
Kudos and thanks to Game Control for another great night. This is the first year that the low point came before the first clue instead of before the dawn, which means the playing was all fun.
Sirrrrrrrrrix....
Sirrrrrrrrrix....
Where were you buddy?
Hell, where was Team Cerulean at the finish line?
A full 20 minutes behind Black in 5th place!?
Next year, maybe you will all bow down (with the exception of Team's Red and Flesh perhaps) to the mighty power of TEAM BLACK!
I would also like to send a huge THANK YOU to GC for not only creating one of the best Midnight Madness Games ever, but for adding new twists (zombies were GREAT) and maintaining the clues and somehow keeping level heads and the integrity of the game despite a wet computer and less then favorable weather!
Thanks again from Team Black and we look forward to next years MADNESS!!!
@R!N
Team pink kicked ass..... If ever a team deserved 4th place it was them. We watched as they fought they way up the hill against team Cerulean and became victorious by a nose...... And we loved your hats!!!!!!!
Team spirit award goes to team pink.
Thanks to game control for a great game!!!
It was a lot of fun.
the playing field was great.
the clues were challenging.
the zombies were an AMAZING part of the game. (even though I think I shot one of them in the head....... cerulean???)
Even the rain didn't bother me...... after I had a hot shower and a change of clothes!!!!
Thanks again
and looking forward to next year winning first. We would have finished firs this year but being modest we went with the bronze medal..... Being fashion forward we knew that Bronze is the new Gold......
AND a BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE OTHER loser teams.....
In two weeks we will be taking applications for TEAM BLACK membership.
We were waiting for you Sirrix at the finish line.. Where were you? Arin was waiting for his punch in the face and the rest of the team was waiting to destroy you. ...... Did you even finish? I just woke up from a 6hr nap....... Maybe you are still trying to figure out the lady luck, asshole!!!!
If you want to play next year with the big dogs then you better start practicing now. BUt maybe you should finish this game first.
*toot*
we had such a great time. thank you so much to game control for all of their hard work. we appreciate it more than you know.
team black were not creepy and mean, they were downright helpful and cooperative (and also good!), which is more than i can say for a lot of you other assholes who hid clues, broke clues, and acted like obnoxious jackasses when you were never in contention for the lead anyway.
we were kicking your asses and offered several of you help through the night and you refused it as if we were somehow trying to get over on you.
oh well, now you know, team pink is not only totally smart, we are also totally nice.
and we are gonna play dirty...
"Can I Punch you in the face"???????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What the fuck is that about????
I hope to hell you are joking.
Because it doesn't come across that way in the message.
If you are taking these posts to heart you need to chill out.
We keep saying we will win tonight, and we will !!!
But there is always the chance that we won't. Like all the other years something happens that we have no control over and we get defeated at the last minute. That's why we keep doing this. Because it's so much fun! and annoying. Not to start sounding like a cliche..... but here goes:
It's not if you win or lose but how you play the game.
And we have been talking so much shit on this board in the last few weeks. But I think we have kept it very general. WE NEVER got personal. And if we did it was never that malicious!!!
It is going to be an interesting night.
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE CROSS THE FINISH LINE FIRST HOURS BEFORE EVERY OTHER TEAM!!!!!!!!!!
Bring it Motherfucker!!!
Take your best shot and watch as your world quickly turns to BLACK!
So, why dont you get back on the plane and fly back to that shithole city on the left coast that you crawled over here from?
Dunno why you're playing tonight anyways...I'm sure you have no idea how to get around without hopping in your car.
I don't "try" to make Team Black come across as cool...Team Black IS cool all on it's own.
SUCK IT SIRRIX!
Cya at the finish line sucka!
xo Team Black
Who is the dork who is up at 5am writing messages?
Hey @R!N - can I punch you in the face tomorrow for being such a fucking dork? It's amazing how you try to make your team seem so cool.. I might fall for it if you weren't afraid of spelling out foul words on an anonymous message board or if you didn't use phrases like 'talking smack.'
Turn on the faucet. I think your douche bag needs a refill.
Hey team Black....
remember to use a phone number with digits...
not phonenumber@whatevercarrier.com
you have to use your phone number to get the messages..
get it?
got it?
good.. i hope.
In order to facilitate in-game communication, we are requesting that all players register their phone with our text messaging list.
We expect to send out a maximum of a couple hundred text messages over the course of the evening. Most providers do not charge for the receipt of text messages. (Cingular is the only exception we are aware of; this does not include AT&T Wireless subscribers.)
If you do not choose to receive these messages, you will miss updates about current game state as well as some of the color and feel of this year's game.
We have two lists available for signup:
* mm8: This is the list operated by game control for updates during the game; official messages only.
* mm8trash: This is a second, separate list for trash talk, boasting, and pleas for mercy. This is not operated by GC and will have no official content.
How does this work? First you need to find the email address for your phone's text message service using the information below, then subscribe that email address to the list. (If you want to use another email address, i.e. for a Blackberry or similar, feel free!)
T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net (i.e. 2125551212@tmomail.net, no spaces or dashes)
Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
AT&T Wireless: phonenumber@mmode.com
Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com
Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com
Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com
Then, subscribe to the mm8 list:
http://lists.tacotaco.net/listinfo.cgi/mm8-tacotaco.net
Optionally, subscribe to the trash list:
http://lists.tacotaco.net/listinfo.cgi/mm8trash-tacotaco.net
1) On both of these subscription pages, you should enter your phone's email address (see above) in the field "Your email address".
2) Optionally include your name
3) Enter a password-- this doesn't matter too much.
4) Be sure to leave "Would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" selected to "No".
5) Click "subscribe"
NOTE: Do NOT put anything in the bottom section "mm8 Subscribers"
If you would like to talk trash during the game, send email to mm8trash@tacotaco.net. (How to do this varies greatly across phones and providers.)
Thank you and enjoy!
Game Control
P.S. We will dismantle these lists when the game is over, so you won't need to unsubscribe.
To All Our Friends,
The Madness is almost upon you. It has been upon us for weeks now and let us assure you, it tickles something terrible.
Without further ado, let us answer the question on all of your braaaaaains…
MM8: Midnight Madness Is Dead will begin on Saturday, October 22nd at 9:00pm in Foley Square/Thomas Paine Park in downtown Manhattan. Foley Square is located across from the Courthouse, between Centre St. and Lafayette St.
A request: in these post 9/11 days, the constables tend to be a bit touchy. So please try not to do anything that would attract the undue attention of the authorities. And if the area seems to be filling up, please take advantage of the bench area directly to the west.
Please dress appropriately. We have scheduled it to rain.
The following items may or may not be useful for your team at some point during the game:
raingear
garlic press
pens/pencils
paper
headphones
pocket knife
flashlights
tape measure
snacks(beef jerky is the preferred bribe for gamecontrol)
wet wipes
extra shoelaces
maps
utility tape
So see you there. Good luck,
Gamecontrol
mmmmmm... mrs roper in a housecoat. thats my favorite fantasy. has been since i was 12. I bet if i went digging I would find her smegma to be delicious. I never thought of it before till you gave the idea.
so turned on now.
Alright....let's play nice.
I love that other teams are learning to dish it out...about freakin' time!
Team Black is all about the irony, the foul-mouthed sh!t talk and the VICTORY!
See y'all at the finish lines suckazz!!
Yeah! We can take a joke.
We can also dish them out.
Are you being ironic?
Do you know the definition of ironic?
Do you know the definition of smega?
That is what you like to lick.
Seriously.
I was in the mens room and it said:
"IRONY LICKS SMEGA"
Get that dictionary out of your ass and look up smegma.
You're a Dickfor.
Do you masterbate to Mrs. Roper?
Hey I found this article in the newspaper about Team Cerulean....
Whoa whoa whoa.
Calm down team black.
it's only harmless ribbing - can't you guys take a joke?
joke
n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "Team black won the game!"; "black came in first!"; [syn: gag, laugh, jest, jape] 2: activity characterized by good humor [syn: jest, jocularity] 3: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, prank, trick, caper, put-on] 4: a triviality not to be taken seriously; "GO TEAM BLACK!!" v 1: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" [syn: jest] 2: act in a funny or teasing way [syn: jest]
Hey To Ricky Slade.. from HoraceCardiff Giant
Go lick your hairy ass. and while you are at it kiss mine!!!!!
Hey Team Black... In the interest of fairness I wanted to give you this little bit of help.
The meeting time is 9:00pm here
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.714354,-74.003820&spn=0.002974,0.007298&t=h&hl=en
you can take almost any train to get there. Though it is the weekend and some trains might be running a bit differently.. you can view the weekend subway advisories here.
http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/service/subsrvno.htm
the meeting time is 9 o'clock... 9 o'clock... 9 o'clock...
thats pm...
please sign the bottom of this post so we all dont have to hear your whining that you did not understand game control's instructions. No one wants to hear it on sunday.
also you can use the seven seven's to get from the airport to the starting line if you feel like it.
I promise to behave this year... won't hear a peep from lil' ol' me...unless you fuckers pull that same shit from last year. KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THE CLUES!
miss ain't misbehavin
I'm pretty sure Team Black is showing just how fresh our balls are by talking smack...the rest of you are ball-less losers!
GO TEAM BLACK!
team black needs to grow a set of flesh balls, get a real life and stop talking smack....
DOn't FUCK WITH US!!!!
NOW this is the message board banter I have been waiting so long to see. No matter how much SHIT all you other teams talk. BLACK WILL BE VICTORIOUS!!!! AND NO MATTER how much ZOMBIE-TALK Game control spews out WE ARE STILL GONNA KICK ASS!!! If I see any zombie's coming at me I'm throwing eggs at them!!!! (AIM FOR THE HEAD!! That's the only way to kill a zombie!) Any zombie movie I've seen the zombie's get their fucking heads blown off and team black wins!!!
Night of the living dead???? Who is left at the end? The (team)BLACK guy!!!
Dawn of the dead? Who is left at the end? The (team) BLACK guy.... and he gets to have sex with the blonde girl.
Day of the dead? Who is left at the end? OK Not the (team)black guy this time but the ZOMBIES get defeated.
I haven't seen Land of the dead yet.........
SO BASICALLY WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY IS:
Firecracker, firecracker,
boom-boom-boom.
TEAM BLACK have the muscles,
TEAM BLACK have the brains,
TEAM BLACK have the sexy legs
and we win the game!
COCK KNOCKERS!!!
Enough of this B.S. Team Black is all talk and no walk. Team Lava is a relic. Team Purple Haze is a bunch of rain wussies.
Team Cerulean: you are going down. We will not stop. You can run but you will always be behind our shuffling undead horde. You shall know our name when you finding us waiting at the finish line. We will feast upon your puny, puny brains.
Team Black's plane will not be delayed!
Team Black, in the spirit of this year's game theme, will rise from the fetid earth, and shambe first 'cross the finish line.
Beware all those who dare step in our way as we are HUNGRY for victory and will never hesitate to EAT YOUR BRAINS!!!!
GO TEAM BLACK!
is it possible that a new entity will emerge this time around and show everyone how the "game" is actually played?....yes, i think that will be the realty this weekend.
According to game control they have arranged rain for this game.. so... we play rain or shine.. you can't take it?.. then get out...
we can only hope that team black's planes will be delayed.. then we wont have to hear any whining..
rock on with your bad selves...
BFS
Anybody know if this is happening rain or shine? According to weather.com, there's a 100% chance of rain beginning at 9PM Saturday night. Fun!
Our team will not have e-mail after Friday - we are all flying in and may not have net access. If you are going to e-mail us where to start, you'll have to do it before tomrrow. Texting should work though.
Realistically, what time can we expect to start?
But it seems we don't know how to spell........
At least we know how to follow direcions ...........Like registering and not tampering with clues.
Everyone agrees! Team Black Sucks!
Yeah... The defense rests.
(I know you are but what am I?)
i need a team with two spots. did the midnight madness two years ago - must get it on again!
apac4real@gmail.com
Sirrix......... you are a doofus head. boogy snot eater. You have cooties and we all have the cooties shot. up your ass with mobil gas. We are rubber you are glue. what ever you say bounces off us and sticks to you!!!!!!!!
If team black is littered with such bad asses, how come their spokesbitch is too much of a pussy to spell out 'shit?'
You're right - team black is f-ing awesome. And unceremoniously cool.
Can our password be teamblacksucks?
Registration for MM8 is now closed.
Captains will receive a separate email with instructions for setting a team password. This is the final step in the registration process.
Midnight Madness uses mobile phone text messaging extensively. This password is used to identify messages from your team to Game Control.
The password is set by sending a message to an automated text message server. It is suggested that you use a mobile phone that you will have with you during the game as a way to test its compatibility with the text message server.
After all teams complete this final step, you will receive the final details about the game, such as the starting location and time.
-Game Control
Welcome to Midnight Madness 8: Midnight Lives!
Registration is open for only one more week. At the close of
registration, registered teams will be contacted and asked to send a
particular text message to identify themselves to the text message
server that will be used during the game.
All teams are required to have cellphones that are capable of sending
and receiving text messages. You will also need enough battery power to
last the night, so we recommend having backup phones or batteries or
chargers. This is not usually a problem in today's world.
You should also be prepared with any thing you might need to stay out
all night and into the morning in the autumn climate. Warm clothes,
flashlights, good shoes, and beef jerky.
Midnight Madness is an urban puzzle solving game. The starting location
of the game will be announced several days before it begins. The
starting point is not usually within the game boundaries. When you
arrive at the start, you will be given the game boundaries, written game
instructions, game control contact and technical information, perhaps
some useful oddities, and, of course, the first clue or clues.
Historically, clues, when solved, would reveal the next location where
the next clue would be located. Teams would race along this path and try
to be the first to arrive at a secret finish line. This remains at the
core of the game, but be prepared, because any thing can happen, there
may be more than one way to win.
When you solve a clue, you will receive a code word, most likely at the
location of the next clue. When you get this word, you will need to send
a text message containing this word and your team's password to the game
control text message server. This will start a timer. If you haven't
solved the next clue in one hour from sending this text message, you are
eligible for a hint. So it behooves you to send the text message as soon
as you get the code word. If you are working on more than one clue, you
are entitled to no more than one hint per hour. If you have already
received two hints on one clue, the next hint will be the answer. The
actual times of the hint timeout are subject to change and will be
announced at the start.
And now for the rules...
THE CARDINAL RULE OF MIDNIGHT MADNESS IS YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAMPER
WITH THE CLUES.
This should be obvious.
Clues come in many forms. If you see some sort of a vessel with many
copies of the clue, you are allowed to take one. If there is only one
clue that is affixed to a location, you need to either copy it down,
take a photo of it, or try and solve it right there. If you are required
to manipulate a clue in place to solve it, you may reset it back to its
unsolved state when you are finished.
The clues are often well-hidden.
You should bring paper and pens and digital cameras and flashlights.
You are not allowed to have a team motor vehicle. This is mainly because
it is against the spirit of the game and the city.
Other than that, there are no rules.
-gc
CE RU LEAN Come out and Playay
CE RU LEAN Come out and Play
We are going to DOMINATE this year. We are going to FINISH FIRST and take all other teams out WARRIORS style. We are like the baseball furies the rogues and the gramercy riffs all rolled into one big mother fucking NIGHTMARE. We are gonna serve cerulean a nice molotov cocktail and then just stroll home to coney island. Im gonna open one big can of whoop ass and serve it hot to all the other teams with a side of pain!!!!!
So if you all decide to challenge us then bring it on strong and bring it on fast!!!! For we don't play games. WE WIN THEM!!! by the time team Cerulean finishes I will be home throwing a tupperware party for all my homies!!!
Been doing it since the beginning but not always as Team Black...we've changed our team name/color thru the years but our hearts have always been BLACK!
wait a minute... though team black may have finished twice or even first at sometime in mm history.. are you one of the original team blackers? I mean over the years i think there have been many team blacks...
there has only been one team midnight blue...
Just want to point out that we have played MM every year but one and have finished second twice...and honestly we've missed the top spot by mere minutes other years. If you're gonna slam Team Black at least get your facts straight!
We do manage to finish first in getting everyone's panties in a bunch every year on this board...as GC said, this year there may be multiple ways to win and score a victory for Black in Msg Board sh!t talk!
BET ON BLACK!
Hey all...
I'm looking to join a team if anybody will have me. I'm not really sure how to sell myself as a valuable team member... I have a 2005 NFT and I did pretty well on the SAT? Also, I have a nice umbrella.
-Stan
Not to point out the obvious, but based on the commentary here, Team Black doesn't appear to be a threat.
FROM - sirrixCan anyone say noun disagreement? If anyone's losing this game it's them.
No one wants you on their team, Steve.
Can i be on your team?
hey numbnuts........
You didn't seem to mind my shrill, pathetic shrieking last night in bed. In fact I remember you begging for more. And you are right in saying we might lose. BUT! we will never crawl away.
Check out the results posted on the bulletin boards of the past three games.
Not only has Team Black never won a game, they have never been in the top three. They are the Dennis Kucinich of Midnight Madness. Just ignore their shrill, pathetic shrieking. Eventually they'll lose and crawl away.
The real enemies are Cerulean and Purple Haze.
Team black finishes first?
How rude, I feel sorry for your unsatisfied partners
You promised you weren't going to tell anyone. it was our little secret. Now you have to find someone else to gobble your balls. We will be too busy finishing FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love, Team Lava
OH YEAH WE BROUGHT IT ON!!!!!!
FROM - CycoSteveTeamBLACKOh yeah...... WE BROUGHT IT ON!!!!!!!
in hoc spatio arbor noster floruit, fecundus pomis Elysii ignoti, quo in loco ludent electi, ab Originis angelis circumdati
FROM - AnchorManOH THE HUMANITY!
Who will save us?
why do all of you have to be so selfish? isn't anyone going to make fun of the word 'goldenrod?' I mean, shit - it's been three years and no one has made any of the wildly obvious comments as to the sheer retardedness of the team name.
oh and we, too, are going to win.
Jessica,
It seems that most teams have the fear of Black in them! You may not be able to find your team anywhere on this board. Team Lava should give up as should every other every other team. Team Black will win this game!!!!
hey lava,
we still have a chance to redeem ourselves and recapture the glory of days past. anyone with me?
jess
FROM - BIlly BobTeam CeruleanWould I be able to join a cool team like yours? I wish I was on a cool team.
Just wanted to say hi to all of team Black. If there are any other teams out there, I would like to welcome them to what we now call the Blackboard. Please feel free to comment on how great team Black is and how many hours your team will finish behind team black! Once again, WELCOME TO THE BLACKBOARD MOTHER F**KER!!!!!!!!!
FROM - BlackBastardBrooklyn - 208.202.161.51i've been waiting to join/rule this game for four years now. other teams will be no match for the sheer genius and unbridled hubris of TEAM BLACK.
did you hear? team black is the new black.
Sorry for the bad link below. Don't know why it doesn't work. I bet it's team Cerulean's fault.
Q: Where are all the other teams? How come no one else is up here?
Wanna try a little?
Wanna try a little?
Team black is back! Come up and say hello to us! We will be the team reading newspapers on the corner pretending not to be a team!
Awww...you really are special Kevin...so so special...we'll try not to take advantage of you too much during Midnight Madness as a result...
On second thought...HA! Eat our dust Team Cerulean!
Go Team Black!
Back in Black 05 MF's!!!
WE love You
ha
Kevin,
First off...who's Erin?
Second off, do you kiss your mother with that mouth of yours? Sheesh!
Amazing to me how someone who feels that he could care less about our smack talk feels that he needs to continue with expletive laden replys and even cute little drawings....awww, you care...you really care...
See you at the finish line sucka!
Go Team Black!
FROM - cycoSteveteam BLACK Mother F@*&^%$i will suck your nuts if you buy me dinner first!!!
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FROM - KevinErin/Steve,
I am relaxed.
I'm also fully aware of the purpose of the board, including the smack talking (ex: Post #112)
The reason I'm taking this so seriously, is because your team's repeatedly made (in the MM world) very serious accusations against ours, and you continue to insinuate the same.
Two rules to Midnight Madness.
1.) Don't mess with the clues
2.) There are no other rules
Your version of smack talking isn't funny, it isn't a joke, its serious. Lying about Cerulean cheating, and then claiming to have evidence (when you don't) is way over the line.
However, upon further consideration...
I'm 100% positive Game Control knows Cerulean did nothing wrong and ya'll are just confused about what you saw or just mad that a team of new players beat you last year.
So... I'm done with it.
To help you further understand that, please refer to the attached chart.
Cheers!
-Kevin
WE WILL
WE WILL
ROCK YOU
ROCK YOU!!!!!!!
Kevin, perhaps you should relax...
The Msg. Board is here to entertain, provide important info and most of all (and GameControl calls for it every year) to talk smack. Team Black talks smack...we try to spice up the game and add another level of competition.
So, deal with it or perhaps it is you who should "shut the fuck up, moron".
Besides, only a guilty party would get so upset over a misdeed that they claim they never took part in.
xo Team Black
FROM - CYCOSteveTeam Black mother$#%$#%Hostility will make you sterile. everyone needs to calm down and meditate a while.
joke
n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke as team Black crossed the finish line first"; "he knows a million gags"; [syn: gag, laugh, jest, jape] 2: activity characterized by good humor [syn: jest, jocularity] 3: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, prank, trick, caper, put-on] 4: a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign of bullshit as a joke" v 1: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" [syn: jest] 2: act in a funny or teasing way [syn: jest]
Just in case some of you forgot
FROM - CycoSteveTEAM Black Mother#$^^%%@So I apologize
And hope you accept it
Really I do
Cause I wouldn't be able to live with myself if you were mad at me.
And I would stay up at night worrying.
So please, please, please accept my apology, if you do I will be your best friend for a million years.
Maybe even forever!!!!!
CycoSteve - If you weren't there last year, shut the fuck up. Moron.
Every year team black does this, you talk hella shit, and how "OMFG YOU GUYS ARE GONNA LOSE WE R WINNARS!! BLACK IS GONNA BE FIRST PLACE!!eleven"
Yet, it never fails, you aren't. Blame is placed on the other teams, because there's no way it could be your fault, right?
Show the proof. I'll bring the popcorn.
Can we take Hooker breaks this year?
FROM - CycoSteveTeam BLACK Mother F@*&^%$I heard a rumor that someone (Mat????) is going to be posting clues in here to help with the clues this year.
Is it real?
Or MEMOREX??
FROM - CycoSteveTeam BLACK Mother F@*&^%$I think every team should have uniforms that they are required to wear through out the night. I elect team black to wear the jumpsuits from Logan's Run and the Boots the garbage guys wore in Soylent Green. I'm also gonna wear the necklace the zombie hooker wore in Omega Man but that won't be required of anyone else from team black to wear. i want to be Stylin' when i do my victory dance!!!!
FROM - CycoSTEVETeam BLACK Mother F@*&^%$Can't we all just get along and not let team Cerulean have any cake at the party? I wasn't there last year but I WAS there the three years before. NOW I wish I was there because I would have been the loudest one at the finish line screaming. We got fucked over the year before in DUMBO and we were told the only rule of MM is there are no rules......... So does that mean one is allowed to steal the clues? Well, yes it does. But that is poor sportsmanship. If you want to steal the clues this year at least hide them somewhere else and use your Team that is " . . .packed with very intellegent people" to come up with a clue to lead everyone else to it. and maybe you can leave us some candycorn there also. Because we like candycorn. And we like your postings so much we will continue to talk the talk and walk the walk.....
"A continued campaign of bullshit and lies will endear you to no one."
that is a classic....... First of all we are not trying to be endearing. We don't want to win any nobel Peace prizes. What we want to and will do is finish first this year and go home to watch BJ and the Bear. And a campaign of bullshit? what the fuck is that all about? What Bullshit have we been talking?......Someone once said.... "Please feel free to bring any type of proof..... BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.... Well bring us the proof of our campaign of bullshit. For we speak the Truth, brother rabbit.
"... to beat the dead horse with phoney bologna."???
What are you two?
phoney bologna?
Couldn't you come up with something more inteligent? Like . . . beat the dead horse with Telly Savalis' Lolly pop.
We have proof and we intend to show it at the finish line this year.
Oh yeah that's right we got it on tape. So bring your 3-D glasses and some popcorn 'cause we's gonna school ya!!! Boo Ya!!!!
There will be no need to "spout off" at the finish line cuz we'll be home in bed, satisfied with our first place victory, long before any of you cross the finish line! BET ON BLACK!
FROM - Cerulean LoverBrooklyn Baby - 152.163.101.5Please feel free to bring any type of proof that Team Cerulean sabotaged the clues. Feel free to bring a camera for this years game. Stop with the claims, and please do not spat off at the finish line when you arrive after any team. Sorry you did not receive the pride and can of fake peanuts, but Team Cerulean is packed with very intellegent people that wouldn't think to steal from the fun of the game. Someone is going to win, and I hope you do not feel the need to beat the dead horse with phoney bologna. Love to the members of MM8.
When the character and reuptation of ones team is being attacked through slanderous statements, they should defend themselves. Simple as that.
I agree with you 100% however, people that sabotage the game for other players, should not be allowed to play.
Let the bullshitstorm commence then! We'll have snacks waiting for you guys at the finish line!
P.S. - Team Black is already the team everbody loves to hate ;)
I actually apologize for a member of the team posting that about Team Cerulean Blue specifically...BUT, we did see SOMEONE from a team playing walk away with all of the clues in the park, not a member of the "general public"...I was personally in another part of the park when a couple of members of Black crossed the finish line and cannot comment on any "despicable" finish line antics.
With that said, I will whole-heartedly defend anyone on my team and will go so far as to say there are some people playing who have no clue what the concept of sportsmanship is and if they feel it necessary to sabotage other's efforts to win the game, then they should not play as they truly dont get the spirit of Midnight Madness. The only rule is not to tamper with the clues, I dont understand why year in and year out some team does this anyways!?!?
Finally, I can promise a never-ending campaign of bullshit (and perhaps lies too) as a way to throw all teams off and to generate chatter and buzz about the only team that matters...Team Black will be the team you love to hate!!!
Go Team Black!!! GO TEAM BLACK!!!
PS. One does have to wonder why you're soooo defensive about everything...
FROM - KevinCeruleanErin, I applaud your efforts for the seven years you have been playing. I’ve only played for the past two years, this shall be my third. You’re well versed in the ways of the game, as am I; you know how things are supposed to go down.
The overall level of maturity I’ve experienced in the past few years by the competing teams has been remarkable. Everyone plays nice, ribbing is good natured. However, last year at the finish line the display put forth by a few members of team black, your team, was despicable. While I don’t recall you specifically saying much of anything, there were a few members of your team that were very vocal, rude and embarrassing. I was ashamed to be associated with them.
The yelling, finger pointing and baseless accusations demonstrated by your teammates, who chose to represent your team as a whole in public, was deplorable. Still, a year later, the charade continues. Your team claims to have ‘seen’ team cerulean tampering with the clues.
You’re wrong. That’s a lie.
Given the public nature of this game, I won’t completely rule out the possibility that SOMEONE that was in the park in the UES, a member of the general public, might have tampered with clues. This sort of thing happens sometimes, as you well know since you’ve been playing for seven years.
However, if as you’ve repeatedly said, you were in the UES hours before anyone else and someone stole/tampered with all the clues before you, how could it have been team Cerulean if we were hours behind you?
I know you all felt bad that morning, but to continue to blame us, even one year later is ludicrous.
Team Cerulean is not the architect of your problems. Whatever happened to your team had nothing to do with us.
A continued campaign of bullshit and lies will endear you to no one.
The reason we fight...
FROM - Sad BunnySad Antonio, TXWhy must we always fight?
First off, Team black has never and will never quit! Team black has always crossed the finish line. Second, unlike team Cerulean, team black will never steal all the clues. You know you did it, people saw you do it and if your team wants to play like that and ruin all of the fun then your nerdy asses should find a different game to play!!!!!
Hey Zombie Bunny,
This will be my 7th year doing Midnight Madness and I can assure you that my teams have crossed the finish line every single year. If clues were not sabotaged bon the UES in the park last year we would've walked away with a victory HOURS before anyone else...but, that's in the past. Team Black WILL BE VICTORIOUS! And we will leave all you nay-sayers in the dust! GO TEAM BLACK!!!!!!
FROM - ZombieBunnyTeam Black Rules?
Hmmmn... lets see what the judges have to say...
FROM - Game Control
TOPIC - Results
08/23/04 21:19:20 - MESSAGE #57
8:40 Team Cerulean
8:41 Team Purple Haze
9:35 Midnight Blue/Ochre/Off-White
9:38 Black
9:39 Lava
9:46 Clear
10:08 Puce
10:55 Baby Blue
11:03 Fuchsia
11:07 Lemonade
11:15 Red
11:23 Goldenrod
11:25 Agent Orange
11:34 Buttercup
11:42 Spicy Mustard
12:22 Pink
I think the real question is, when is team Black going to quit this year?
When you (if) get up to the finish line this year, try and keep some of your team mates from making accusatory/inflamatory remarks to the other teams that beat them there, like last year.
-ZB
So why don't all of the othe teams just quit now?!!?!?
i mean.... come on EVERYONE knows who rules.... TEAM BLACK!!!!
If any teams are recruiting, Sophie and I would love to join in with some experienced players.
As well as myriad skills (including orange-belt judo and grade 2 subway navigation) we'll be able to bring a 2003 edition NFT to the team.
Cheers,
Leo