Nah...you guys are better off without me.
'Sides, I didn't participate this time.

Baronius will post the answers tomorrow after which I'll upload the new picture. Stay tuned!

Neither did I. So somebody might have gotten ahead of me, but do remember, that the backside is always open for a stab.

You will be behind, but there are still five more weeks for you to regain the lead.

P.S. I like your smiley.

Results of Week 4 have arrived. All those who guessed correctly gave correct answers to all questions. Unfortunately, a wrong guess in this week means 0 score due to the dependency of questions.

dzidek1983 and Raven take the lead! The second is lroumen!


dzidek1983: 18
Raven: 18
lroumen: 14.5
Jarno Mikkola: 13
Moongaze: 11.5
HERD: 6.5
Groundkill: 6
Decados: 5
Klorox: 4
Silverstar: 4
Sir-Kill: 4

Yes, this week was far too difficult. I don't think many people are able to immediately spot link the picture to the solution.
I first had something completely different in mind, but when I found too many things wrong in the picture it was difficult to find another possibility. I'm happy that I got it right this time.

Actually, what you mean by "too difficult" is that it made you think! I thought it'd be easier than the rest because it's something that I would recognize instantly. I guess it's not the same for everyone, though.

This next one should be more to your liking.

The fifth week's picture is now up.

With more new pics added to the "pictures" topic, it takes longer to see the last pic completely for those who use dial up (each time you open that topic all of the previous pics start loading too).

I'll go remove the old ones then. Thanks for pointing that out.

This week is to easy

Yeah it is.
I didn't know the last one, but this one's a breeze.

*Grins*

Well, it's what y'all basically asked for. I'm just complying for one week anyway.

The deadline fast approaches. If you're going to enter, now is the time to do so.

Yes, and I already send my replies , and one of them was wrong...

Results of Week 5!

Raven takes the lead! He seems to be invincible!

Raven: 24
dzidek1983: 23.5
lroumen: 20.4
Jarno Mikkola: 18.7
Moongaze: 11.5
HERD: 11.3
Groundkill: 6
Decados: 5
Klorox: 4
Silverstar: 4
Sir-Kill: 4
Morbidest: 1.5


Fortunately, a wrong answer is considered to be a missing answer, no negative points.

Sir Carnifex experiences some technical difficulties, so the new picture might arrive a bit later.

aw man... he's half orc? does it tell in game?

I think the half-orc part is mentioned in one of the letters you gather during the game. Besides, he was drawn pretty half-orcish to me .
I don't recall the mentioning of Cyric, however, but it's likely mentioned in the letters as well (got that wrong).

The symbol that you get after you kill him is Cyric's symbol.

well then i must admit my defeat

I never read the description of the symbols anymore

Yeah... Mulahey is explained to be a half-orc in the transition to the next chapter, after taking his letters.
"While the half-orc indeed..." and stuff.
The symbol is Cyric's, and is also explained in the item details.
I could've participated, but nah...

Why not? It's fun to try and get it right.
After a horrible start, I'm starting to get the hang of it.

Well, invincible as I may seem (thanks Baronius ), I'm going on holiday in about three week's time and will probably miss the end of the competition... since I also missed the first week, there's every chance that I won't end up finishing first.

Nah, I lost interest.

Week six is up! I'm sure Baronius will update the title and deadline soon.


And thanks to those who've skipped out on some, you're in perfect position to take third -- if not better. Don't let Dzidek and Raven pull away.

Hee hee...I think I know this one, too.

is it me or is it getting easier?

Easy for those who played the game and remember the scenes. The difficulty changes, so while one week is easier, others can be harder (this doesn't mean I also said which group the current week belongs to).


What about mobile access?

The difficulty of the various drawings seems to be relative. What seems easy for one may be difficult for another (as shown in previous weeks).

Either way, as long as people enjoy the contest, it's a success.

We do enjoy it... we do...

Do you mean mobile phone? If so I don't have internet access on it, unfortunately. Plus I will be out of the country and I'm not sure I will get any reception in the country I'm visiting.

Where are you going? Poland? nah.. we have internet here....

Mobile access can be carried out through any mobile device that supports internet access, which is most commonly the mobile phone indeed. I thought you were going somewhere where there is no internet access point (like the wilderness), and not to a foreign country. In this case, if you can't get to a usual access point (like a public computer) either, then it's indeed impossible to connect to the internet. However, it's no problem after all, as I agree that internet access shouldn't be the central part of the holidays/trip (though -- as you've said -- you might miss the last weeks of the contest, on the other hand. )

No, really?

Heh, 'the wilderness'... not much of that in England to be honest .


Yeah. I don't want anything to do with email or internet forums when I'm away!

@ dzidek: much as I would like to visit Poland someday, this time I'm heading across the pond to North America.

Yeah, and if you use that outside your own country, the server calls back home and you get the bill for that... it's quite expensive.
Nor is there much in Finland, even if the brochure says 85% of the land is forest. Why, because most of the land commercially used to grow the green stuff.

Well, I was actually referring to the fact that the question 5.'s answer was; "A fight." As that's what the Bhaal's Spawn does the best. Although the chapter change thing is close next too...oo

Answers to W6 sent. But no reply yet!

I know about people who happily kept using internet via their mobile phone while on holidays, and didn't realize that the packet billing automatically switched to the international tariff of the company. They weren't so happy any longer when they received the bill with a terrible sum. On the other hand, although I haven't really followed telecommunications recently, I remember that the European Union had some plans to bind telecom companies to decrease their prices related to foreign mobile internet access inside the Union.

However, when I mentioned mobile access to Raven, I didn't exclusively refer to mobile phones. There are other ways for easy (and free) mobile internet access as well. There are publicly available WiFi access points in several countries of the Union. You just need to bring your (properly equipped) laptop, and that's all. No need for a mobile phone, for example. (Of course, security is another question: if there are flaws in the system, e.g. no secure connection is used, your private data such as passwords might be stolen by others.)

On a side note, mobile phone access for Raven would have been hopeless anyway, considering he is going to North America. At least, if he is going to the USA, because that is what I know to have several uncomfortable features with mobile phones compared to Europe (e.g. incompatible -- manufacturer-specific -- devices, limits for pre-paid i.e. credit-based packs, etc.). So it has a good chance that his device is probably incompatible and unusable there. Of course, he can always buy a new mobile phone there, but I think this is the last thing he plans to do on holidays.


Only Sir Carnifex received it. He mentioned it to me in the private "judge" workroom that you've written my name (Baronius) to the title field of the private message, instead of the Carbon Copy field. This is a severe insult to me and you're disqualified from the whole contest Just kidding It must have been funny for Carnifex to receive a message from you with title 'Baronius'.

Yeah, I was expecting some slander or something...and what did I see when I opened the message? Answers -- no gossip, no badmouthing, no tall-tales --- just answers for the week! And that was the last thing I expected!

Rather than disqualifying him, I vote for a .0000001 penalty on his points.

If you want, I can give you a giant tail that will...

But why not just 0.000...0001 penalty, or what ever, as long as I have the biggest number in the game.

PS, the Imp is going to think off this, while it makes a search for the member called "Entry 6, by Jarno Mikkola." that it send the carbon copy to.

poor fellow... what will you do in america....
come to Poland.. nice elven ladies here...

...and a lot of concerts...prog, metal...

forget the concerts.. concentrate on the ladies...

hmmm.... maybe ladies on concerts... but that's the only excuse i will take

...............

Hi.
my name is Bob, i am late in stumbling across tis forum and although i cant join in you competition at this point is there a possibility that i might be able to get a copy of the pictures along with the questions asked. i wouldnt mind having a try at it, thats all.

Hello Bob!

The pictures and the associated questions can be found in this topic, starting at the second post. There is a picture link at the end of each post, except the last one which directly displays the latest drawing.


If you mean that it's too late to join, then you're wrong: the contest can be entered at any time (of course, submitting answers for previous weeks isn't possible). If you mean that you can't join for some other reason, ignore what I've written in the previous sentence.

Please let me know if I can be of any further help.

Though having missed the first 5 weeks, becoming #1 at the end is hard, but not impossible.

who cares if i make number one i want to try my hand at this. ok im in. i thought that if i joined late that it wouldnt be allowed but ok. we are in weeks six?? and i pm my answers too "Sir_Carnifex"??

Thanks
Bob

The submission should be sent both to Sir_Carnifex and myself in a private message (PM). If you don't want to send two PMs (copy-pasting the content of the first one to the second message), you can use the field "Carbon copy to other members". Just type "Sir_Carnifex" (without quotes) to the "Recipients Name" field, and my nickname to the "Carbon copy to other members" field.

Welcome to the contest, Bob. There's no problem with missing out on any weeks since this contest is primarily just a way to have fun. If we do another one after this is over, you'll have some practice, and then maybe you'll win it. Good luck!

Ah, I notice I missed the live week 6 results... not that anything there would be news to me, but...

Congratulations to all the winners... myself!

Should I make a protest? As I was promised to be given, a larger number!