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Posted by Bia at Mar 11, 2008 2:08:51 AM

The Pick-Your-Puzzle Bake-Off - Three familiars on every ocean!
Event Host: Minthe
Participation Limit: Approximately 158 total and 60 per puzzle
Schedule
Cobalt - Monday, March 17
Hunter - Tuesday, March 18
Midnight - Wednesday, March 19
Sage - Thursday, March 20
Viridian - Friday, March 21
Time: 8pm, PDT
Note that the West Coast of the United States is now on Daylight Saving time. Check the current time for the oceans by typing '/info'.

Participation

This event will not be broadcast. Players will not be jobbed. Tells will not be answered.

At 8pm, an event will be posted, accessible on the Notice Board. You just need to click to join.

The event is on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you are late, you may have to wait for someone to leave. If you leave, your spot may be taken.

The event will be posted for ten minutes. Another five or ten minutes may be added, depending on participation.

Once aboard, take your chosen station. Again, this is a first-come, first-serve basis. If you leave your station, someone else may take it.

Sailing Stations should be above decks. Carpentry stations should be below decks. Bilging stations will be in the cabin rooms.

Rules

The bake-off will take place in sea battle. You must puzzle for the duration of the round. Players who are not on a station may be planked.

The first round will last for approximately ten minutes.

The duty report upon returning to the island is what will determine placement.

The top ten for each station will advance to the semi-finals.

Players who do not advance may remain aboard, but must remain quiet and may not puzzle.

The semi-final round will last for ten minutes.

The top three will advance to the finals.

The finals will last for fifteen minutes.

Prizes

Prizes will be given for the top ten spots at each puzzle.

First place is a familiar - A parrot for sailing, a monkey for carpentry, and an octopus for bilging.

Other prizes will be determined.
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Posted by AdmiralKrieg at Mar 11, 2008 2:14:25 AM

Re: The Pick-Your-Puzzle Bake-Off - Three familiars on every ocean!
Fun!

Are the familiars coloured?
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Posted by Bia at Mar 11, 2008 2:34:21 AM

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Fun!

Are the familiars coloured?

Yes.
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Posted by Scrappyilse at Mar 11, 2008 2:44:51 AM

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ahhhhhh Too bad it will be at 4am European time :(

Have fun everyone who can participate!
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Posted by mari_ at Mar 11, 2008 3:41:22 AM

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/e sighs at yet another bake off being at a non-euro friendly time :(
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Posted by GreatBob at Mar 11, 2008 3:43:54 AM

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11pm for East Coasters, 3am for the UK and 4am for most of Europe. On a weeknight as well, thats awesome. Keep up the awesome times for events.
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Posted by Squashbuckle at Mar 11, 2008 4:21:09 AM

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Does this mean that Hunter's Bakeoff Bonanza (an incredibly similar event), scheduled to run a mere 4 days after your bakeoff, will be delayed a while so we don't have two identical bakeoffs so close together?
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Posted by Bia at Mar 11, 2008 4:35:26 AM

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Does this mean that Hunter's Bakeoff Bonanza (an incredibly similar event), scheduled to run a mere 4 days after your bakeoff, will be delayed a while so we don't have two identical bakeoffs so close together?

I do not see any reason for that. Player events are run based on player willingness and availability. Similarly, I am able to run events as my schedule allows. More opportunities is a good thing for the enjoyment of everyone.
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Posted by AdmiralKrieg at Mar 11, 2008 4:53:41 AM

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11pm for East Coasters, 3am for the UK and 4am for most of Europe. On a weeknight as well, thats awesome. Keep up the awesome times for events.

Perfect for us Aussies.
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Posted by Jolyma at Mar 11, 2008 4:54:33 AM

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Wheee! One I can make!

<3 Bia!
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Posted by Picklebeard6 at Mar 11, 2008 6:31:08 AM

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Looks like fun!
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Posted by Benzene265 at Mar 11, 2008 7:08:52 AM

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A bakeoff on Rhodin Day!!! Best present, ever!
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Posted by Talisker at Mar 11, 2008 9:43:19 AM

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Shoot, i can make that. Little late, but not awful. I'm glad to see one of these!
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Posted by Jezzebel at Mar 11, 2008 10:52:33 AM

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Haha. Cobalt's is 8pm on St. Patrick's Day.

I don't know if I'm more worried about the Ringers being plastered or the contestants. :D
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Posted by WenchCleo at Mar 11, 2008 11:15:22 AM

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I heartily endorse more bake-offs at times that I can attend!

<3 Bia!
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Posted by Fiadys at Mar 11, 2008 11:37:00 AM

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I'm assuming that gunnrery isn't allowed? ^.^
Hope to make it :D

Posted by Sunwife at Mar 11, 2008 11:53:45 AM

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That's approximately 12:00 AM here...
And I gotta wake up at 5:00 AM, the same day (I am a pirate! why'd I have to go to school???)...

/me grabs a bottle of Coke and a cup of cofee!

Nice bakeoff xP
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Posted by lipper at Mar 11, 2008 12:04:06 PM

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Sailing Stations should be above decks. Carpentry stations should be below decks. Bilging stations will be in the cabin rooms.

Where's the <3 for gunning!?!

/e quietly sobs and gives Bia puppy eyes

I know I'm aware that gunning bake offs are hard to pull off

/e sighs

Great Event tho! Like always ^_^
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Posted by barrelmonkey at Mar 11, 2008 12:34:04 PM

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I love you.

Posted by calorifere at Mar 11, 2008 2:56:14 PM

Re: The Pick-Your-Puzzle Bake-Off - Three familiars on every ocean!
Just curious:

What's the point of having multiple rounds if everybody can puzzle in the first round? Wouldn't it make more sense to have only 1 round that lasts 30 minutes and have the rankings at the end be the final rankings?
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Posted by tanonev at Mar 11, 2008 3:20:22 PM

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11pm for East Coasters, 3am for the UK and 4am for most of Europe. On a weeknight as well, thats awesome. Keep up the awesome times for events.

The Sunday before this set of bake-offs has yet another bake-off at noon PDT, which should be at least passable for Europe (~8pm).
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Posted by xqin at Mar 11, 2008 5:43:31 PM

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can we choose the colour for the familiar?
what ship are we using?
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Posted by barrelmonkey at Mar 11, 2008 6:12:55 PM

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Can we choose the new colors for the familiar?

Posted by tanonev at Mar 11, 2008 7:01:46 PM

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Incidentally, for bilge, will this...er...technique be allowed? (Will it be relevant?)
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Posted by Bia at Mar 11, 2008 7:39:33 PM

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Incidentally, for bilge, will this...er...technique be allowed? (Will it be relevant?)

I cannot see any way to prevent it.

However, the vessel will likely have at least 40 people on bilge in the first round. If the water level ever raises above the baseline, I will be quite surprised. For subsequent rounds, if the water starts to go up, I do not believe it would drop again such that a crab would clear in this fashion.

Familiar colours may be chosen.
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Posted by Deborah at Mar 12, 2008 12:00:38 AM

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Thank you, Bia!

*m3 attempts to do better than 9th this time 'round
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Posted by Whitemary at Mar 12, 2008 3:50:55 AM

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*Cries and cries and cries and criiies at the time* Pretty please do a Euro-friendly fami bake-off soon? It's like you don't love us at all!
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Posted by Cieve at Mar 12, 2008 5:32:44 AM

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The only consolation with the 3am time is that my ocean is on a Friday.

Looking forward to it if if I can wake up in time. :P
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Posted by Tetrella at Mar 12, 2008 6:03:06 AM

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What is the time in comparison to daylight savings?

For example...3 hours earlier. I dunno. please answer....somebody

Posted by Fizz at Mar 12, 2008 7:11:59 AM

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What is the time in comparison to daylight savings?

For example...3 hours earlier. I dunno. please answer....somebody

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