Notes from the organizer: For this round, why not get into the mood by putting on a cheery festive hat, a cheery festive jumper and cheery festive socks, pouring yourself a large glass of cheery festive age-appropriate refreshment and singing a cheery festive song to let everyone know how sickeningly cheerily festive you're being?
For Game Three, I'm giving you a Goatundrum Attack. Your task is to score points by correctly identifying the missing Goat letter. To do this, you must buzz in BEFORE the Goat letter is revealed and do one of three things:
a) solve the conundrum (because, obviously, if you've solved it then you've correctly identified the missing letter), or
b) get the conundrum wrong, but buzz in with an anagram of the correct solution, or
c) buzz in with the Goat letter and ONLY the Goat letter.
Buzzes that don't fit one of these three descriptions will not count towards your points total.
Most correctly-identified Goat letters wins. In the event of ties, fastest total buzzing time wins. Any further ties will be resolved at my sole discretion.
The BONUS TOURNAMENT POINT for this game will be awarded to any player whose buzz (correct or incorrect) times all lie within a five-second range. This includes all your buzzes, not solely the ones that meet the scoring criteria. You are allowed to use a clock, watch, hourglass, candle or sundial to assist you if you wish.
If you have any questions about the rules, scoring, or anything else pertaining to this tourney, please feel free to ask.
Here is a spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qrXdHVIji1Da3xrqASiccHQIou1LJMM8k1j5iDfNaNw/edit#gid=0
Ran from: 16 December 2023 – 1 January 2024. Format: Goatundrum Attack. Matches: One-off. Level scores: Drawn. Approved.
Matches: 38. Completed: 38.
Fixtures: 38. Played: 38. Unplayed: 0.
Fixtures: 38. Played: 38. Unplayed: 0.
Key. Green: winner. Red: loser. Grey: tie. Bold: max game.
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