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Posted - 2004.01.22 10:43:00 -
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Edited by: Lomex on 17/03/2004 15:38:29
Ok I got this idea from reading the superhero mmorpg boards. (thread in there has reached 150+ pages)
Basically it works thus:
Every day I give a clue and you guys have to take a guess. You are only allowed one guess a day (you can change it if someone already beat you to it).
What I am looking for is a name, be it a character/ship/event/entity. All entities will be from sci-fi space opera's or the such and have specific names.
Names will be drawn from a variety of sources: TV/Films/Books, but not Video Games. Prominance will be to TV/Film (its easier)
I'll keep a tally of the scores... here, as well as the current clues.
AtoningUnifex: 4
Celebon: 2
Darkii kior: 4
Fedaykin Naib: 1
Gruborian: 1
Rodj Blake: 3
ThreeD: 2
Tigersbane: 1
Valisk: 1
Valshon: 1
Congratulations to AtoningUnifex and Darkii Kior for being joint leaders after round twenty. Both will be recieving 4 million isk prize money in accordance to their scores. The rest of you will have to try harder :P
Check back in a day or two for round 21.
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Posted - 2004.01.23 06:21:00 -
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Congratulations Rodj Blake, Maximillian was correct.
Round two:
Clue one: Living ship
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Posted - 2004.01.23 08:45:00 -
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Edited by: Lomex on 23/01/2004 10:41:31
Please, ONE answer only. You've got to let others play too :P
I'll take your first answer of Helva (since someone already picked Moya)
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Posted - 2004.01.23 11:48:00 -
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All questions have a specific answer in the form of a name.
None of this generalised "oh its, you know, them from that film staring that guy what dies a lot" answers please 
I will use some judgement in accepting partial or alternative spellings. In some cases it wouldn't be impossible for an entity to have two names e.g Darth Vader  and Anakin Skywalker  are one and the same person.
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Posted - 2004.01.23 20:11:00 -
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Tin Man and Gomtu (also listed as Gomtuu) are one and the same.
You are allowed a second go Rawne Karrde, since someone already picked it.
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Posted - 2004.01.23 23:51:00 -
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I'm going to give you tomorrows clue now (a whole ten minutes early :D)
Clue two: Considered a mutation
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Posted - 2004.01.25 01:04:00 -
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Congratulations ThreeD, Talyn (sometimes credited as Talon) was correct.
Round three:
Clue one: Has 4 bodies
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Posted - 2004.01.26 06:10:00 -
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eh? wha?
Theres no way that was too hard for you lot. Were you all too busy setting a new eve record?
Well, lets have another clue anyway.
Clue two: Robot
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Posted - 2004.01.27 16:39:00 -
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lack of interest
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Posted - 2004.01.27 21:07:00 -
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ok ok... I suppose I should have saved this one till later in the game (I had some nice obscure clues for it).
but....
Clue three: Bounty hunter
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Posted - 2004.01.28 06:25:00 -
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you only get the clues :P but yes, I will swap from book/TV/Film. I'm not all that well read though so book is likely to be very thin on the ground. However, remember that some space-opera's get all three :)
I can't believe no-one's got this one though, I thought that would give it away. Oh well, another clue:
Clue four: One of only small handful of sentient AI
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Posted - 2004.01.29 11:15:00 -
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Congratulations Darkii kior, IG-88 is correct.
Forth round:
First clue: 1 of 12
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Posted - 2004.01.30 06:26:00 -
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second clue: sole survivor
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Posted - 2004.01.31 13:31:00 -
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third clue: sister of Atlantia
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Posted - 2004.01.31 17:33:00 -
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Darzerb
Sorry for any confusion, I edit the first post so people don't need to trawl for all the clues as this gets especially annoying when multiple clues are given and theres been many answers.
The first round consisted of only one clue: big red robot. The answer of course was Maximillian from Black Hole.
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Posted - 2004.01.31 23:05:00 -
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Edited by: Lomex on 01/02/2004 00:49:41
IG-88 is the robotic bounty hunter seen standing on the bridge of the Executer along with boba fett etc... being given the bounty of Han Solo by Darth Vader in Star Wars IV: A New Hope.
I don't particularly want to give too many details away on answers, lest I want to use the same source again for another question (e.g. I can't use darth vaders ship now)
In-addition, you will not know everything. I know very few of the responses that are coming from people.
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Posted - 2004.02.01 13:45:00 -
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Congratulations Celebon, it was the Battlestar Galactica.
Fifth round:
First clue: Scout Ship
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Posted - 2004.02.02 23:23:00 -
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Ooops sorry about this, bit lax here (naughty me).
*ahem* yes, I'll also be using ships/events/entities etc.... *things* to be precise :D Basically anything you can stick a solid name to.
And yes it was empire strikes back (to my undying shame)
Bit of real life sci-fi trivia now.... The sixth form of matter was confirmed last week. Fermionic Condensate.
back to the quiz
Clue two: mascot was a vegetable
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Posted - 2004.02.03 10:53:00 -
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Congratulations AtoningUnifex, Dark Star is the correct answer.
Damn I thought that was going to take longer.
Round six:
First clue: Originally told to F**K OFF
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Posted - 2004.02.04 10:12:00 -
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clue two: originally reptillian
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Posted - 2004.02.05 06:26:00 -
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clue three: some have multiple brains
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Posted - 2004.02.06 09:42:00 -
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Congratulations AtoningUnifex, it was the Cylons.
And thank you Celebon for explaining the first clue  . Amazingly this wasn't the reason for the war, though I'm sure it didn't help 
Seventh Round:
First clue: Classed (possibly wrongly) as only semi-sentient
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Posted - 2004.02.07 15:14:00 -
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second clue: diminutive
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Posted - 2004.02.09 09:04:00 -
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clue three: scavengers of technology
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Posted - 2004.02.09 14:42:00 -
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Congratulations Rodj Blake, the answer was the Jawa's. I'm not sure why they were classed as semi-sentient. They operate huge great sandcrawlers - if thats isn't evidence of tool use I dunno what is.
Going to give you another one now because I'm feeling kind.
Round Eight:
Clue One: It is not a Starship, though it can operate in vaccum.
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Posted - 2004.02.09 16:23:00 -
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I can't remember exactly where, though I'll have a skim through a book or two. The problem with the large space operas (star trek/star wars etc..) is that sometimes they contradict themselves.
Jawa's are indeed Sentient. I believe the semi-sentient state was a classification given by the empire and backed up by non-natives. The thing is, unless you go to the deep desert the only jawa's you see are rooting through trash, as they never bring thier sandcrawlers into town.
It is still debatable as to just how much of their surroundings they do understand. They are very much into routine, and it takes them a while to learn a new idea.
Therefore they are classified (possibly wrongly) as semi-sentient.
p.s (damn you, so soon)
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Posted - 2004.02.09 16:39:00 -
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Ok, because I'm feeling generous and bored
Darkii kior wins with the Battle Suits from Starship Troopers, which are, of course, the Mobile Infantry suits (no doubt they have a military designation - like the helmet does in the GOD AWFUL film version).
I was hoping that one would last longer, the description is missing from the begining of some versions of the book (especially the e-book version).
Ninth Round:
Clue One: Used as a battlestation (and no its not that one :P)
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Posted - 2004.02.10 10:47:00 -
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Edited by: Lomex on 10/02/2004 10:50:40
Congratulations ThreeD, the answer was Babylon 4.
round ten:
first clue: Fighter Pilot Ace
(this should be a harder one  )
*edit* pay closer attention to the clues, sometimes they have multiple meanings. For instance, Babylon 4 wasn't a battlestation, but is was USED as one when it was sequestered.
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Posted - 2004.02.11 06:25:00 -
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clue two: fought against the combined earth forces
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Posted - 2004.02.12 08:56:00 -
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Edited by: Lomex on 12/02/2004 08:57:24
clue three: nick named after a famous baron...
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Posted - 2004.02.13 06:23:00 -
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congratulations AtoningUnifex, it was Chiggy Von Rictofen
Round eleven:
clue one: Nodnol
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Posted - 2004.02.14 13:43:00 -
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clue two: bar act
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Posted - 2004.02.15 12:08:00 -
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clue three: Take your hands apart and give a big, warm goodbye to the:
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Posted - 2004.02.16 08:40:00 -
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Congratulations Valshon, the correct answer was the Sensational Reverse Brothers.
Sorry ThreeD, I even gave you the script so you could google it 
Round Twelve:
Clue one: Treaty
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Posted - 2004.02.17 08:48:00 -
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Congratulations Tigersbane, it was the Khitomer Accords.
Congrats on blind luck guessing and so fast as well.
Round Thirteen:
Clue one: Has been a detective...
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Posted - 2004.02.18 11:27:00 -
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clue two: held public office
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Posted - 2004.02.19 06:23:00 -
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clue three: obeys the laws
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Posted - 2004.02.20 06:36:00 -
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Congratulations Valisk, the robot Daneel Olivaw was correct.
Round Fourteen:
Clue one: Probably the most sophisticated computer ever
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Posted - 2004.02.20 11:25:00 -
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HAL from 2001
Curiously if you replace the letters in HAL with the ones after them in the alphabet, you get IBM...
Its a conspiracy I tells thee, why else do you think computers have little red/greed 'leds' on them.... Thats right, its big brother HAL... ahem I mean IBM.
Run away, keep running. Run away some more.
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Posted - 2004.02.22 14:48:00 -
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Oops sorry for the break...
Congratulations Rodj Blake, the anwser was Orac.
I'll let ya have it despite the 1 answer a day rule (because I missed a day). But still.... tut tut :P
Round Fifteen:
Clue one: Jungle Planet
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Posted - 2004.02.23 06:15:00 -
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clue two: ground is rarely seen
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Posted - 2004.02.23 15:11:00 -
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Edited by: Lomex on 23/02/2004 15:14:25
Sqalevon, go re-read those books :P
Specifically where Leto travels to IX (and is left on the surface).
Oh, and there are currently 5 prequels (the Legends of... series set 10,000 odd years before Dune). I know theres at least one other coming. Then there will be the much awaited sequel 'Dune 7' (working title).
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Posted - 2004.02.24 08:39:00 -
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clue three: sentient flora
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Posted - 2004.02.24 08:40:00 -
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Edited by: Lomex on 24/02/2004 08:42:55
Okey, forum problem. *sigh*
I can see 8 pages on the main forum page, when I come into this thread I see only 7 pages.
Really.... its not THAT hard to code a forum. Especially when you are cheating and using ms controls.
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Posted - 2004.02.25 08:22:00 -
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Congratulations Celebon, Ithor is correct.
Not bad for a wild guess.
Round Sixteen:
Clue one: NOT genetically modified.
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Posted - 2004.02.25 12:26:00 -
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lmfao, WHAT!
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Posted - 2004.02.25 12:49:00 -
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I thought I'd seen them all (with the exception of some of series 5), however I do not remember this episode at all. Even the description doesn't ring a bell, even if it is a blatent Fantastic Voyage rip off.
I'll watch it on DVD soon enough
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Posted - 2004.02.26 06:13:00 -
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clue two: father of 3 new races
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Posted - 2004.02.26 12:55:00 -
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*blink*....
*blink blink*...
eh? This would be a different Maximillian than the answer to the original question yes? If it is, to which are you refering?
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Posted - 2004.02.27 20:06:00 -
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sorry been ultra busy.
Clue Three: Considered uncouth and childlike
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Posted - 2004.02.28 19:28:00 -
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Clue four: Race
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Posted - 2004.02.29 13:21:00 -
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Edited by: Lomex on 29/02/2004 13:25:14
clue five: predicted the loss of a galaxy
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Posted - 2004.03.01 06:23:00 -
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wow, seems to be a toughy here, to clarrify clue 4, I'm looking for the name of a race.
clue six: Classifed: Bipedal Warm-Blooded Oxygen Breather
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Posted - 2004.03.02 06:16:00 -
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Congratulations Darkii kior the answer was Mankind, Humans, Us.
Round Seventeen:
Clue One: Weapon
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Posted - 2004.03.03 09:22:00 -
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clue two: a reward for a right of passage
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Posted - 2004.03.04 06:22:00 -
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clue three: requires great strengh
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Posted - 2004.03.05 06:24:00 -
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Congratulations Darkii kior, the answer was the Bowcaster. Chewbacca had an automatic re-cocking mechanism which is why you never see him reload it in the film.
Round eighteen:
clue one: A General
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Posted - 2004.03.06 11:04:00 -
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Clue two: Named after a distant ancestor
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Posted - 2004.03.08 12:31:00 -
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Edited by: Lomex on 08/03/2004 12:33:06
Congratulations Fedaykin Naib, the answer was the General Agamemnon.
Round nineteen:
Clue one: A receiver station.
*edit - too many m's - edit*
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Posted - 2004.03.08 14:35:00 -
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Parkes radio telescope
From the film "The Dish" with Sam Niell
You seem to have missed the 'sci-fi' point Loud Bob. That film was based on actual events.
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Posted - 2004.03.09 06:37:00 -
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clue two: stolen
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Posted - 2004.03.09 13:03:00 -
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One a day dude, try making a guess
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Posted - 2004.03.10 06:35:00 -
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clue three: Joint research project
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Posted - 2004.03.10 14:34:00 -
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Edited by: Lomex on 10/03/2004 14:35:41
Guys, my first (and only) language is english. I tend to sometimes (when I can think of one) hide subtle clues in the clues. You need not understand these subtle clues, and doubtless they give very very slight advantage.
All clues are open to a certain degree of interpretation so, for example, when I said 'reciever station' it could simply mean a station that recieves.... well anything. The Babylon project was set up to produce neutral (or as close to neutral) zones for diplomatic purposes. As such Babylon 5, being the only surviving station, is host to many diplomatic missions. You might say that they 'recieve diplomatic envoys', a perfectly correct term.
Of course this doesn't mean Fedaykin Naib is right, he isn't. But he *could* have been. Incidently Loud Bob, I'm not using computer games as a source so Crielere is unfortunately wrong. The reason I'm not using computer games as a sole source is simply that on a given market share they are not as popular, nor do they often have too rich a storyline - "oh dear lord we are being invaded lets fight back - throw in some special technology maybe a huge ship - blah".
You'll have to wait till tomorrow for another clue, I promise it'll be an easier one
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Posted - 2004.03.11 06:17:00 -
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clue four: Detects a theoretical particle...
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Posted - 2004.03.11 14:52:00 -
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ruddy hell someone else that watches far too much telly.
No no no, thats a GOOD thing!
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Posted - 2004.03.12 09:34:00 -
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clue five: ...called a Macron
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Posted - 2004.03.13 13:25:00 -
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Congratulations AtoningUnifex, the answer was the Macroscope.
Round twenty:
Clue one: symbiotic
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Posted - 2004.03.14 16:06:00 -
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clue two: Half 'breed'
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Posted - 2004.03.16 12:08:00 -
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Sorry about the delay. Crippling back pains had me laid up for most of the weekend, while my laptop will happily work in bed the damn thing is hotter than the sun and overheats if I use it for too long.
But anyway.... where was I....
firstly, I apologise for the last clue, its potentially very misleading, though it does contain a shred of important information.
Clue three: A Ruler...
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Posted - 2004.03.17 15:35:00 -
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Congratulations Gruborian, Anubis was the correct answer.
I know the half 'breed' clue was misleading. I mean, he's supposedly half-ascended ancient. However, the Go'uld are parasites, you don't see other system lords refered to as half human. I missed the actual episode they announced this in though so I can't verify what half they are pointing at.
So after 20 rounds we have 2 current leaders: AtoningUnifex and Darkii Kior with 4 points a piece. They will each be recieving a 4 million isk prize. HA, you didn't know there were going to be prizes did you! Well... there may well be more, you just don't know.
I gonna take a break of a day and be back with more clues than you could shake an asthmatic rottweiler at.
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Posted - 2004.03.31 08:11:00 -
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Ok guys, you were waiting for it....
And I'm sorry that I have to disappoint you. You see, I can't continue the quiz. Why? Well I can't post why, because its against the forum rules. That in its self should tell you all you need to know.
I'd suggest that someone else take over, and I nominate Darkii Kior as he's already expressed an interest.
bon voyage!
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