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[ti]Green ribbon[/ti]CJ's Character Wall
Topic Started: Oct 16 2012, 12:58 PM (2,933 Views)
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A very minor case of serious brain damage

Another picture wall here, but this one has a theme. All of the pictures are of characters, most of them people. I won't tell you who they are at first, but after 3 days, I will make a post listing the identities of all of the characters featured on this wall. This way, people who don't know who half of the characters are won't find themselves completely stuck.


Here are the rules (mostly familiar; anything new is highlighted in red):
  • Main Combos - The 20 pictures consist of five groups of four, which do not overlap. The object is to identify the five groups, and the corresponding reasonings.
  • Invented combos - may consist of any number of pictures between 3 and 10. No credit will be given for invented combos which are subsets or extensions of main combos, with same or similar reasoning. However, if the reasoning is the same as for a main combo, reasoning points will still be awarded. Invented combos are capped at 20.
  • Scoring - 25 points are awarded for each main combo guessed correctly, and 25 points for each reasoning guessed correctly. Invented combos are worth 5 points per picture (though I may award bonus points for very good ones). See also Questions, though.
  • Number of guesses - You may make as many guesses as you want each day. However, guesses beyond the 4th are for main combos only (no invented combos), and 10 points are deducted for each guess beyond the 4th that does not successfully discover a main combo or its reasoning.
    • Guesses beyond the 4th are NOT intended for normal use! ONLY use them if you're sure you've found a main combo, but you've used all of your first 4 guesses for that day.
  • Questions - I'll try to be generous with questions here. You can ask up to 5 questions per day, - subject to two rules:

    • I reserve the right to refuse any questions which I feel are too general, or would give too much away. (If I refuse a question, it does not count towards your five for that day)
    • Questions posted here will be answered publicly, but there will be no deduction of points. Questions asked over any private system will be answered privately, and no information on the nature of the question will be given to anyone else, but 2 points will be taken from the person asking the question (1 point will be given back if someone else later asks the same question in public). Questions asked anywhere else will be ignored.
  • Closing date - The contest continues until all main combos and reasonings (plus 20 invented combos) are found, or until 72 hours pass without a guess being made (whichever is earlier).
  • Prizes - 1 post for every 2 points scored, and a Posted Image Green Ribbon will be awarded to the winner if their score exceeds the following:
    • 450 points if 2 people participate
    • 350 points if 3 people participate
    • 300 points if at least 4 people participate.
Those are the rules - now, here's the wall. I'm lazy, so I re-used the template from my previous wall. In fact, I'm so lazy that I re-used picture #11 from my previous wall :P :

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Questions answered:
Person #16 is Art Garfunkel.
Person #6 is Leon Trotsky.
Person #15 is John Lennon.
Person #20 is Lance Armstrong.

Main combos:
1) 2 / 11 / 12 / 19: All blond(e)-haired. (Combo given by PL-Stokie; +25 points)(Reasoning given by Jarkko; +25 points)
2) 7 / 13 / 14 / 15: All have Wikipedia articles relating to their deaths. (Combo and reasoning given by thecostumedanceparty; +50 points)
3) 1 / 3 / 8 / 9: Can't (or don't) talk (Combo given by PL-Stokie; +25 points)(Reasoning given by thecostumedanceparty; +25 points)
4) 4 / 17 / 18 / 20: All share parts of their names with weapons. (Combo and reasoning given by PL-Stokie; +50 points)
5) 5 / 6 / 10 / 15: All pursued degrees in mathematics. (Reasoning given by thecostumedanceparty; +25 points)

Invented combos:
1) 1/5/14/20 - The character is wearing something on their head. (Invented by PL-Stokie; +20 points; +10 bonus points)
2) 10/11/13/17 - All from North America (Invented by PL-Stokie; +20 points)
3) 1/3/9/4/8 - Fictional characters (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +25 points)
4) 3/4/8/10 - All holding something (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +20 points; +10 bonus points)
5) 4/6/13/15/20 - All wearing glasses (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +25 points)
6) 7/10/17/18/20 - All sports-related (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +25 points)
7) 11/13/15/16 - All singers (Invented by PL-Stokie; +20 points)
8) 1/2/3/10 - Related to film and TV. (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +20 points)
9) 13/15/16/20 - All suspected of taking drugs (Invented by PL-Stokie; +20 points; +10 bonus points)
10) 5/6/14/19 - All politically active (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +20 points)
11) 5/6/15 - Picture is in black and white (Invented by PL-Stokie; +15 points)
12) 3/5/15/19 - All British. (Invented by PL-Stokie; +20 points)
13) 10/11/13/20 - All American. (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +20 points)
14) 10/17/20 - All represented their country at the Olympics. (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +15 points)
15) 1/3/4/8 - All protagonists. (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +20 points)
16) 3/10/17/20 - All hold records (or, rather, did at the time the combo was given). (Invented by PL-Stokie; +20 points; +10 bonus points)
17) 5/8/10/12/17/20 - All share their surnames at least partially with schools. (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +30 points)
18) 2/3/4 - All use weapons. (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +15 points)
19) 10/13/15/19 - Surnames contain somebody's first name. (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +20 points)
20) 2/7/10/14/17/18/20: All are wearing mandatory outfits/uniforms. (Invented by thecostumedanceparty; +35 points)

Scores:
thecostumedanceparty: 400
PL-Stokie: 265
Jarkko: 25

Good luck!
Edited by CJ, Oct 25 2012, 06:46 PM.
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Pyrite
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1/5/14/20 - The character is wearing something on their head.

10/11/13/17 - All from North America (I'm pretty sure Jamaica qualifies as North America).
Edited by Pyrite, Oct 16 2012, 01:41 PM.
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1/3/9/4/8: fictional characters (not real people)
3/4/8/10: all holding something
4/6/13/15/20: all wearing glasses
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Oct 16 2012, 01:51 PM.
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CJ
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I can allow all five of those as invented combos. I'll also give Daniel a 10-point bonus for the character wearing something, and Adam a 10-point bonus for the character holding something.

Good start!
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4/12/16/19 - All have the first name "Boris"

Boris Becker
Boris Johnson

The other two are guesses.
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CJ
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Unfortunately, neither of the other two has the first name Boris.
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7/10/17/18/20: all sports related
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4/10/11/12/18 - You can see the person's teeth
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CJ
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@Adam: I can allow that for another 25 points.
@Daniel: I'm not sure whether I should allow that, TBH. It's a pretty trivial detail.
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So, that counts as my four guesses, right?
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CJ
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Yes, that's your four free guesses for today.
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Christian. Exterminator of Spammers.

2/4/11/12/potentially 19 - all blond(e)-haired
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CJ
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The reasoning is correct for a main combo, but not the combo.

Also, I'm counting that as two guesses :P .
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Christian. Exterminator of Spammers.

6/7/13/14/15 - all died unnaturally
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CJ
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Unfortunately, I can't accept that: it contains a main combo, and the reasoning is too similar.
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I was thinking of the blonde haired one too, but my guesses are finished.
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Oct 16 2012, 11:05 PM.
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CJ
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You can still make additional guesses after your 4th, but you lose 10 points if it's incorrect.

It's up to you whether you think it's worth the risk, or whether you think it would be safer to wait until tomorrow.
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I'll have a stab at the blond(e) haired combo...

2/12/11/19 - All blond(e) haired
Edited by Pyrite, Oct 17 2012, 01:43 PM.
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2/3/11/12: all blonde hair?

5/6/13/15: all are deceased
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Oct 17 2012, 01:49 PM.
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Question: Who is the person in picture 16?
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10/13/16/6: all named "Michael"

A complete guess for the combo, but I know two of those are Michael.
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Oct 17 2012, 01:59 PM.
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9/14/17/20 - Pictures are predominantley green.
Edited by Pyrite, Oct 17 2012, 02:41 PM.
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A lot to get through, then :P .

Daniel: Your guess for the 'blonde' main combo is correct.
The person in picture 16 is Art Garfunkel.
I can't allow the 'green' combo, I'm afraid. Of those, only #9 is predominantly green.

Adam: You're thinking along the right lines with 'deceased': there is a combo consisting entirely of dead people, where the reasoning has something to do with their deaths, but it's more specific.
Unfortunately, only two of those people are called Michael.
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CJ
Oct 17 2012, 03:19 PM
A lot to get through, then :P .

Daniel: Your guess for the 'blonde' main combo is correct.
The person in picture 16 is Art Garfunkel.
I can't allow the 'green' combo, I'm afraid. Of those, only #9 is predominantly green.

Adam: You're thinking along the right lines with 'deceased': there is a combo consisting entirely of dead people, where the reasoning has something to do with their deaths, but it's more specific.
Unfortunately, only two of those people are called Michael.
Does that apply for everyone though? I was saying "Michael" as a reasoning.
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Well, I meant that only two of the ones from your combo are called Michael - but, in fact, there are only two Michaels on the whole wall.
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CJ
Oct 17 2012, 07:51 PM
Well, I meant that only two of the ones from your combo are called Michael - but, in fact, there are only two Michaels on the whole wall.
That's what I was asking about. Thank you.
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Christian. Exterminator of Spammers.

6/13/14/15 - killed by someone else's actions.
1/4/8/9 - all animated
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That's close, but not quite it.
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5/6/13/15: All killed by substances?
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That's actually a repeat of your previous guess for that combo. I won't count it towards your four guesses for today, though.
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