QUITE EAGLENESTING

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD EVENING Good evening goodeveninggoodeveninggoodeveninggoodevening

And welcome to QE! The show that worms its way into even the thickest of bird brains and is guaranteed to never leave you feeling even the slightest bit peckish.

What a wonderful show we have for you tonight, but before we begin, let me introduce you to our fine feathered friends, and they are...

1. The Flightless Kiwi, Schazer
2. The Fire-breathing Chicken, Dragonfogel
3. The Mythical Magpie, Fabricati
4. The Color-confused Cardinal, AgentBlue
5. The Rockin Robin, MrGuy
6. The Mechanical Hawk, Cyber95
7. The Unwilling Penguin, Chwoka
+Any others


(ACTUAL GAME RULES UNDER HERE)

SpoilerShow

So, having recently gotten on a QI kick and discovering it is just the most wonderful of shows, I thought that this could make for a fun game. QE is just a morphed version of QI; If you don't know how QI is done, I suggest at least reading a summary, although finding episodes on Youtube is much more fun because you get to watch it. But I'll also outline the basic point for you here. QI is about interesting questions, with a panel of (usually) hilarious comedians giving interesting (Re: Hilarious) answers to the questions, and then having Stephen Fry explaining the facts behind them. Points are distributed based on how interesting the answers given are, whether they are spot on or dead wrong. Points are deducted for painfully obvious answers, that are also usually dead wrong. Some of just small deductions, but some of the MOST obvious ones are called Forfeits, which make a buzzer go off and the player who said it loses 10 points. A good example here of that happening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6D8dS3Owis

Well for QE, we have a slightly different setup going, mostly to compensate for two facts. A) I'm not Stephen Fry and B) Google is RIGHT THERE. The game will still revolve around interesting questions and giving interesting answers, but clearly the questions themselves must have a more, lets say, local appeal to them. Not every category will be about Eagletime or Eagletimers surely, but some will be.

I must stress that while technically competitive, and I do hope you try to win because winning comes from being interesting, this game is more for fun than anything. The most important thing here is that people reading the thread or participating come away from the thread feeling like they had a good time. And a great thing about this game is that its very non-intensive; Even if you sign-up, you don't necessarily even need to show up if you decide you don't want to. Though if you all run off I'm gonna be super sad.

So, just of the basics recap: Its a game where I ask questions based on a current category, and players give any kind of interesting answer. Points are decided by me, the unbiased host, which will usually come in 1,2,3, or the fabled 4 point varieties, though do beware of the Forfeits, which will LOSE you 10. Oh and also be alert for any bonuses, which will reward you 10.

That's it in a nutshell. 4 is the basic panel but I am welcoming all who want to all who want to come.

And for the theme of our activities this evening, we will be asking and answering all about Adventures. So all aboard our able avian, and let us ascend toward greatness.

(PS)
If anyone would like to play the part of QE elves, helping come up with questions, such as in this first case a question about an adventure you like, or come up with the obvious answers to try to trap a fellow eagletimer, then by all means get in touch with me on the Eagletime IRC.

(DOUBLE PS)
This is a great episode of QI if you want to see how it rolls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRxx9mRR1Wc

(TRIPLE PS)
One last thing I wish to impart. The spirit of this game is about being interesting. Whether your answers are funny, ironic, or in complete earnest, always be interesting.