Tonight is the last night before the university term officially begins. As such, some of my fellow students in my accommodation village and I will be going to a Harry Potter quiz night here on campus. I'm not sure how it will turn out but it should be interesting, to say the least.
My first lecture tomorrow is at 11:00am.
Showing posts with label Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Games. Show all posts
Sunday, 1 October 2017
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
Theme tune to the 'Good Ending' of "Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus"
This is an excellent piece of music from the theme tune to the 'Good Ending' of Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus:
The first twenty seconds of deep sadness as the clip shows the Mudokons who are still trapped and enslaved, then the melody changes and the remaining thirty seconds signify Abe and his fellow Mudokon's determination to find their missing brethren. It truly is fantastic game music.
The 'Good Ending' is achieved when the player saves 150 - or half - the Mudokons in the game. If the player fails to save at least this many, Abe is executed. Save the Mudokons!
The first twenty seconds of deep sadness as the clip shows the Mudokons who are still trapped and enslaved, then the melody changes and the remaining thirty seconds signify Abe and his fellow Mudokon's determination to find their missing brethren. It truly is fantastic game music.
The 'Good Ending' is achieved when the player saves 150 - or half - the Mudokons in the game. If the player fails to save at least this many, Abe is executed. Save the Mudokons!
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
"Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee"
Some nineteen or twenty years ago, Dad downloaded the demo for Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (full version released in September 1997). While Dad's reasons for downloading the game are unknown, it nevertheless became a popular game within the family and with some of our friends. The plot of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee involved a worker (Abe) saving his people from the corporation at which they worked, as it was going to turn them into food:
We soon bought the full version of the game as well as its sequel, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus. While there have been more sequels and also a remake of Oddysee, called Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!, we never pursued any of them because they went back to gaming consoles and we used the PC. Still, the two Oddworld games we have have provided countless hours of fun and run on our modern computers.
We soon bought the full version of the game as well as its sequel, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus. While there have been more sequels and also a remake of Oddysee, called Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!, we never pursued any of them because they went back to gaming consoles and we used the PC. Still, the two Oddworld games we have have provided countless hours of fun and run on our modern computers.
Tuesday, 29 December 2015
Surprise game win redux
To follow up on my post about my surprise second-place score in an Easter Egg "mini-game" within the phone game Designer City, this evening I received my reward.
This was the image I sent to Sphere Game Studios, the developer, as evidence of my score:
They responded that I hadn't won but that I was second place and would be receiving a "tiny bag of gold". At this time, I was the highest scorer on the leaderboard.
That "tiny bag of gold" consisted of 150 in-game gold bars, which I can use to expand my city. My city already generates gold bars but it takes a couple of days or so to obtain 150.
As an aside, my intent was to use my phablet to take its own screenshots but instead I had to use my S3 to photograph it to keep these records. A little crude but the job was still completed.
This was the image I sent to Sphere Game Studios, the developer, as evidence of my score:
As an aside, my intent was to use my phablet to take its own screenshots but instead I had to use my S3 to photograph it to keep these records. A little crude but the job was still completed.
Thursday, 24 December 2015
Surprise game win
On my phone, I play a game called Designer City. In a nutshell, it is a city-building game for mobile devices; thanks to SimCity 2000 years ago, I do enjoy playing city-building games and Designer City is one that I've found that has an easy interface and isn't time-consuming, which is ideal for a touchscreen.
In the past day or so, the developers - Sphere Game Studios - released an update to the game, which included an "Easter Egg" that consisted of a hidden "mini-game" within the game, as a part of an extra activity for the holiday season. The mini-game was also a competition, in which the first person to finish it and post a screenshot to the developer's Facebook page or e-mail address would result in an in-game reward.
I found the mini-game and played it without any expectations. To my surprise, I not only completed it but my score of 503 became the highest on the leaderboard (and it still is, as of this writing). I photographed the score and sent it to Sphere Game Studios in case I might have won; shortly afterwards, I received a reply, which stated that while someone else had already come ahead of me, I was second place and would still receive an in-game reward for my achievement.
I am happy about this result. I played the mini-game without the intent to win anything but when I completed it, which was a surprise in itself, I thought it might be early enough to e-mail the developer and see what would happen. Second place in a competition where theoretically anyone in the world with an Android or Apple device could play is an achievement, even if it's only in a computer game.
In the past day or so, the developers - Sphere Game Studios - released an update to the game, which included an "Easter Egg" that consisted of a hidden "mini-game" within the game, as a part of an extra activity for the holiday season. The mini-game was also a competition, in which the first person to finish it and post a screenshot to the developer's Facebook page or e-mail address would result in an in-game reward.
I found the mini-game and played it without any expectations. To my surprise, I not only completed it but my score of 503 became the highest on the leaderboard (and it still is, as of this writing). I photographed the score and sent it to Sphere Game Studios in case I might have won; shortly afterwards, I received a reply, which stated that while someone else had already come ahead of me, I was second place and would still receive an in-game reward for my achievement.
I am happy about this result. I played the mini-game without the intent to win anything but when I completed it, which was a surprise in itself, I thought it might be early enough to e-mail the developer and see what would happen. Second place in a competition where theoretically anyone in the world with an Android or Apple device could play is an achievement, even if it's only in a computer game.
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Lara Croft Way
This road name in Derby exists:
Here is the history behind the name:
When I saw Lara Croft Way appear on the map on my phone I had to investigate. I think it's great that a public vote to name a new road was respected and the name the public chose was something non-traditional yet fitting.
When I saw Lara Croft Way appear on the map on my phone I had to investigate. I think it's great that a public vote to name a new road was respected and the name the public chose was something non-traditional yet fitting.
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
The cooling towers
When riding the train up to Nottingham today for tomorrow's control, I photographed the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station as my train stopped:
I don't recall ever being this close to the power station before; then again, I hadn't ever ridden a train on the Nottinghamshire-Leicestershire line until today, either. It was quite impressive experiencing a close view of the cooling towers!
The power plant has appeared in previous posts of mine: here, here and here.
The power plant has appeared in previous posts of mine: here, here and here.
Monday, 2 March 2015
Class battleship
Today's mathematics lesson was certainly interesting: we played a game of Battleship! That's right, we played a board game.
Don't worry, there was method in this apparent madness: our mathematics teacher was educating us about coordinates and figured the best way of doing so was by playing a game of four-team Battleship. Essentially, it was the teacher vs. table 1 vs. table 2. vs table 3; if a team fired on, say, coordinates (5, -3), they would fire a shot onto each of the other teams' fleets. Naturally, it would count as a hit if a team had a ship there and a miss if they didn't.
The game ended when one of the fleets was destroyed; for this game, our teacher lost while my table only suffered the loss one vessel (our carrier) and had minor damage to another. Our teacher commented that my table appeared to be "invulnerable"; the positioning of our fleet had been conducted well!
I thought our teacher had come up with a fun and creative way of teaching us about coordinates, which was why I felt a little sorry for him when he was defeated. Nevertheless, I think he enjoyed the game, as did the class overall.
Don't worry, there was method in this apparent madness: our mathematics teacher was educating us about coordinates and figured the best way of doing so was by playing a game of four-team Battleship. Essentially, it was the teacher vs. table 1 vs. table 2. vs table 3; if a team fired on, say, coordinates (5, -3), they would fire a shot onto each of the other teams' fleets. Naturally, it would count as a hit if a team had a ship there and a miss if they didn't.
The game ended when one of the fleets was destroyed; for this game, our teacher lost while my table only suffered the loss one vessel (our carrier) and had minor damage to another. Our teacher commented that my table appeared to be "invulnerable"; the positioning of our fleet had been conducted well!
I thought our teacher had come up with a fun and creative way of teaching us about coordinates, which was why I felt a little sorry for him when he was defeated. Nevertheless, I think he enjoyed the game, as did the class overall.
Friday, 14 November 2014
"Who's On Heart" 2014 conclusion
It's over.
Ten months after "Who's On Heart" 2014 began, it has finally been resolved. The third mystery celebrity is Nigel Kennedy, who was guessed by a man named Paul. As a result, Paul won the £100,000 pound jackpot. Congratulations, Paul!
In regards to the final celebrity, I'm not sure whether or not I'd heard of him prior to today. Nigel Kennedy is a British violinist and violist but since I don't usually follow people who play those instruments, I can't say that I'm familiar with him.
I am pleased that "Who's On Heart" for this year has concluded. I'm not surprised that it came to an end now given that three hints were released over the past few weeks. I'm sure that my brother will inform me when "Who's On Heart" starts again.
Ten months after "Who's On Heart" 2014 began, it has finally been resolved. The third mystery celebrity is Nigel Kennedy, who was guessed by a man named Paul. As a result, Paul won the £100,000 pound jackpot. Congratulations, Paul!
In regards to the final celebrity, I'm not sure whether or not I'd heard of him prior to today. Nigel Kennedy is a British violinist and violist but since I don't usually follow people who play those instruments, I can't say that I'm familiar with him.
I am pleased that "Who's On Heart" for this year has concluded. I'm not surprised that it came to an end now given that three hints were released over the past few weeks. I'm sure that my brother will inform me when "Who's On Heart" starts again.
Monday, 10 November 2014
A third "Who's On Heart" 2014 update
The Heart network has released yet another hint for "Who's On Heart" 2014 - now the third in fewer than three weeks. Two weeks ago, it was said that the word "heart" is being spoken by the unidentified celebrity; a week ago, the network confirmed that the voice is that of a British male.
The clue for this week? "Heart" in the "Who's On Heart" clip is being spoken by a British male musician. Given that there aren't millions of British male musicians, I think that the end of the competition is near. Someone has to win that £100,000...and soon!
The clue for this week? "Heart" in the "Who's On Heart" clip is being spoken by a British male musician. Given that there aren't millions of British male musicians, I think that the end of the competition is near. Someone has to win that £100,000...and soon!
Monday, 3 November 2014
Another "Who's On Heart" 2014 update
A week ago, the Heart network released a clue for the third mystery name on "Who's On Heart" 2014. Today, a new clue was released. The clue? The third and final name - the person saying "heart" - is a British male.
This clue will dramatically cut down the pool of remaining celebrities to guess. The competition has been in progress for close to a year and should be resolved soon; January is when new "Who's On Heart" competitions are started - this one shouldn't end up overlapping the time when the "Who's On Heart" 2015 begins.
This clue will dramatically cut down the pool of remaining celebrities to guess. The competition has been in progress for close to a year and should be resolved soon; January is when new "Who's On Heart" competitions are started - this one shouldn't end up overlapping the time when the "Who's On Heart" 2015 begins.
Monday, 27 October 2014
"Who's On Heart" 2014 update
Remember "Who's On Heart" 2014? The game is still in progress. It's almost been six months since the wrong guesses list was released and four months since Ben Miller was identified as the second mystery celebrity. Since June, the competition has stagnated.
That all changed this morning when the Heart radio network released a hint. The network confirmed that "Who's" is being said by Ben Miller, "on" by Stevie Nicks and "heart" by the as-of-yet unidentified celebrity. On the surface, the hint appears trivial or even outright useless but I think it'll be helpful: it means that people can focus on listening to the "heart" segment while ignoring the other two words.
I hadn't forgotten about "Who's On Heart"; my brother has keeping me informed about how the competition has been progressing or, perhaps more accurately, how it's been stale for months.
That all changed this morning when the Heart radio network released a hint. The network confirmed that "Who's" is being said by Ben Miller, "on" by Stevie Nicks and "heart" by the as-of-yet unidentified celebrity. On the surface, the hint appears trivial or even outright useless but I think it'll be helpful: it means that people can focus on listening to the "heart" segment while ignoring the other two words.
I hadn't forgotten about "Who's On Heart"; my brother has keeping me informed about how the competition has been progressing or, perhaps more accurately, how it's been stale for months.
Tuesday, 2 September 2014
"Self Control" - Laura Branigan
In the mid-2000s, I was introduced to this song from the 1980s, which was in my parents' record collection:
It's "Self Control" by Laura Branigan, which comes from her third studio album, also called Self Control. The song was a major hit in Australia, Canada, across Europe and in the United States in 1984. "Self Control" was co-written by Raf, an Italian singer; he co-wrote it with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. Raf's and Branigan's versions of "Self Control" were hits simultaneously.
"Self Control" and "Gloria" are Branigan's best-known songs. In 1993, Branigan released Over My Heart, her final studio album. Sadly, Branigan died over a decade ago on August 26th, 2004, at the age of 47. The cause of her death was a cerebral aneurysm.
Interestingly, an instrumental version of "Self Control" was used in a modded version of an ancient (by computer standards) DOS game. I heard Branigan's original before I heard the game instrumental.
It's "Self Control" by Laura Branigan, which comes from her third studio album, also called Self Control. The song was a major hit in Australia, Canada, across Europe and in the United States in 1984. "Self Control" was co-written by Raf, an Italian singer; he co-wrote it with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. Raf's and Branigan's versions of "Self Control" were hits simultaneously.
"Self Control" and "Gloria" are Branigan's best-known songs. In 1993, Branigan released Over My Heart, her final studio album. Sadly, Branigan died over a decade ago on August 26th, 2004, at the age of 47. The cause of her death was a cerebral aneurysm.
Interestingly, an instrumental version of "Self Control" was used in a modded version of an ancient (by computer standards) DOS game. I heard Branigan's original before I heard the game instrumental.
Thursday, 26 June 2014
The second answer to "Who's on Heart" 2014
A second correct name has been guessed on "Who's on Heart" 2014! My brother was listening to Heart radio at 3:00pm today when a lady named Rhiana guessed Stevie Nicks (who, as we know, was the first guess), Ben Miller and Gethin Jones. Presenter Margherita Taylor announced that Rhiana had identified the second name and had won £20,000.
By process of elimination, my brother and I worked out that Ben Miller (I think it's this guy) was the correct guess: the player at 4:00 said that she had heard Rhiana's performance; as a result, she included Miller's name in her three guesses (remember, players need to say Nicks' and Miller's names - in addition to the correct third name - to win the £100,000) and Taylor confirmed that two of the names had been guessed before and were correct. Congratulations, Rhiana, for giving a correct answer and winning £20,000!
It's been over five months since Stevie Nicks was identified. Two down, one to go!
By process of elimination, my brother and I worked out that Ben Miller (I think it's this guy) was the correct guess: the player at 4:00 said that she had heard Rhiana's performance; as a result, she included Miller's name in her three guesses (remember, players need to say Nicks' and Miller's names - in addition to the correct third name - to win the £100,000) and Taylor confirmed that two of the names had been guessed before and were correct. Congratulations, Rhiana, for giving a correct answer and winning £20,000!
It's been over five months since Stevie Nicks was identified. Two down, one to go!
Saturday, 10 May 2014
Naming current U.S. governors
In my follow-up to my post about naming current United States Senators, I mentioned that I would name governors next. I was able to recount the following thirty-two governors:
I was unable to remember the following eighteen governors:
1. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii)
2. Mike Beebe (D-Arkansas)
3. Steve Beshear (D-Kentucky)
4. Jerry Brown (D-California)
5. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas)
6. Lincoln Chafee (D-Rhode Island)
7. Chris Christie (R-New Jersey)
8. Tom Corbett (R-Pennsylvania)
9. Andrew Cuomo (D-New York)
10. Nathan Deal (R-Georgia)
11. Mary Fallin (R-Oklahoma)
12. Bobby Jindal (R-Louisiana)
13. Nikki Haley (R-South Carolina)
14. Bill Haslam (R-Tennessee)
15. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire)
16. John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado)
17. John Kasich (R-Ohio)
18. John Kitzhaber (D-Oregon)
19. Jay Inslee (D-Oregon)
21. Susana Martinez (R-New Mexico)
22. Terry McAuliffe (D-Virginia)
22. Pat McCrory (R-North Carolina)
23. Jay Nixon (D-Missouri)
24. Martin O'Malley (D-Maryland)
25. Sean Parnell (R-Alaksa)
26. Rick Perry (R-Texas)
27. Mike Pence (R-Indiana)
28. Pat Quinn (D-Illinois)
29. Brian Sandoval (R-Nevada)
30. Rick Scott (R-Florida)
31. Peter Shumlin (D-Vermont)
32. Rick Snyder (R-Michigan)
I was unable to remember the following eighteen governors:
1. Robert J. Bentley (R-Alabama)
2. Terry Branstad (R-Iowa)
2. Terry Branstad (R-Iowa)
3. Jan Brewer (R-Arizona)
4. Phil Bryant (R-Mississippi)
5. Steve Bullock (D-Montana)
6. Jack Dalrymple (R-North Dakota)
7. Dennis Daugaard (R-South Dakota)
8. Mark Dayton (D-Minnesota)
9. Dave Heineman (R-Nebraska)
10. Gary Herbert (R-Utah)
11. Paul LePage (R-Maine)
12. Dannel Malloy (D-Connecticut)
13. Jack Markell (D-Delaware)
14. Matt Mead (R-Wyoming)
15. Deval Patrick (D-Massachusetts)
16. Butch Otter (R-Idaho)
17. Earl Ray Tomblin (D-West Virginia)
18. Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin)
I groaned when my brother told me that I had forgotten Deval Patrick and Scott Walker, and facepalmed when he told me that I had forgotten Jan Brewer (all three of them should have been easy for me to remember). Credit goes to my brother for writing up the "didn't remember" section of this post.
Out of all of these governors, the only one whom I've lived under is John Kitzhaber, which was from November 2000 to January 2003. He was re-elected to a historic third term as Oregon's governor in 2010 and is running for re-election this year; if he wins, he'll be the second-longest serving governor in United States history.
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Politician list follow-up
As a quick follow-up to the post I wrote yesterday about naming current U.S. Senators, this afternoon my mother and I did two political memory tests: naming British Members of Parliament and American House Representatives. Between us, we managed to name around fifty (out of 650) of the former and around thirty (out of 435) of the latter. U.S. Senators are far more memorable than both!
Perhaps I'll do U.S. governors for my next list. There are only fifty of them but most people are unlikely to know more than five. I'll wait until these lists aren't fresh on my mind before I attempt it, though.
For the record, yesterday's post was intended as a bit of fun; it certainly wasn't a subtle attempt at broadcasting my knowledge of current U.S. politicians in a boastful manner, nor was it a way to "win" against other people! I just find things like this fascinating, that's all.
Perhaps I'll do U.S. governors for my next list. There are only fifty of them but most people are unlikely to know more than five. I'll wait until these lists aren't fresh on my mind before I attempt it, though.
For the record, yesterday's post was intended as a bit of fun; it certainly wasn't a subtle attempt at broadcasting my knowledge of current U.S. politicians in a boastful manner, nor was it a way to "win" against other people! I just find things like this fascinating, that's all.
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Naming current U.S. Senators
Two years ago, I wrote a piece about naming United States Supreme Court cases and a piece about naming U.S. state nicknames. I've now come up with a new challenge: naming current U.S. Senators.
I was able to name the following seventy-two Senators; if you wish to participate in the challenge, I would recommend thinking of Senators before looking at my list. The Senators I couldn't name are listed separately:
I was able to name the following seventy-two Senators; if you wish to participate in the challenge, I would recommend thinking of Senators before looking at my list. The Senators I couldn't name are listed separately:
1. Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee)
2. Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire)
3. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin)
4. Mark Begich (D-Alaska)
5. Michael Bennett (D-Colorado)
6. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri)
7. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey)
8. John Boozman (R-Arkansas)
9. Barbara Boxer (D-California)
10. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
11. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington)
12. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland)
13. Tom Carper (D-Delaware)
14. Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania)
15. Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia)
16. Dan Coats (R-Indiana)
17. Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi)
18. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
19. Chris Coons (D-Delaware)
20. Bob Corker (R-Tennessee)
21. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
22. Joe Donnelly (D-Indiana)
23. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
24. Dianne Feinstein (D-California)
25. Jeff Flake (R-Arizona)
26. Al Franken (D-Minnesota)
27. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York)
28. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)
29. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
30. Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina)
31. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
32. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
33. Heidi Heitkamp (D-North Dakota)
34. Dean Heller (R-Nevada)
35. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico)
36. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii)
37. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma)
38. Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota)
39. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin)
40. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota)
41. Angus King (I-Maine)
42. Mark Kirk (R-Illinois)
43. Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana)
44. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont)
45. Carl Levin (D-Michigan)
46. John McCain (R-Arizona)
47. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri)
48. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)
49. Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey)
50. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon)
51. Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland)
52. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
53. Patty Murray (D-Washington)
54. Bill Nelson (D-Florida)
55. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky)
56. Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas)
57. Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island)
58. Harry Reid (D-Nevada)
59. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas)
60. Marco Rubio (R-Florida)
61. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire)
62. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)
63. Chuck Schumer (D-New York)
64. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina)
65. Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan)
66. Jon Tester (D-Montana)
67. Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania)
68. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico)
69. David Vitter (R-Louisiana)
70. John Walsh (D-Montana)
71. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island)
72. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon)
I had to look up/ask my brother for the remaining twenty-eight Senators:
1. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming)
2. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut)
3. Richard Burr (R-North Carolina)
4. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma)
5. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
6. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)
7. Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming)
8. Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska)
9. John Hoeven (R-North Dakota)
10. Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia)
11. Mike Johanns (R-Nebraska)
12. Mike Lee (R-Utah)
13. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia)
14. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia)
15. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts)
16. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas)
17. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut)
18. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
19. Jim Risch (R-Idaho)
20. Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia)
21. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont)
22. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama)
23. Richard Shelby (R-Alabama)
24. John Thune (R-South Dakota)
25. Mark Udall (D-Colorado)
26. Mark Warner (D-Virginia)
27. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts)
28. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi)
Being able to name 72% of the Senators is a high percentage, although I facepalmed when my brother told me that I'd forgotten Elizabeth Warren. How many Senators can you name?
Monday, 10 February 2014
"Who's On Heart" 2014 update
There has been a change to the nearly £50,000 (originally £30,000) jackpot for "Who's On Heart" 2014. The reward for correctly guessing all three names has been upped to £100,000 and now that the jackpot has been more than doubled, £100 is no longer being added to it with every incorrect guess.
I don't know what prompted the change. The competition has been going on for a month now, which is not unusual nor unreasonable. I don't really think it'll incentivise people to try harder when it's always been difficult to successfully phone in and because £30,000-£50,000 is a lot of money already.
Still, it helps keep the listeners interested!
I don't know what prompted the change. The competition has been going on for a month now, which is not unusual nor unreasonable. I don't really think it'll incentivise people to try harder when it's always been difficult to successfully phone in and because £30,000-£50,000 is a lot of money already.
Still, it helps keep the listeners interested!
Saturday, 25 January 2014
"Who's On Heart" 2014 common guesses
When I wrote this post over two weeks ago, I thought that Nicole Scherzinger and Julia Roberts would be the most common guesses on "Who's On Heart" 2014. Well, I turned out to be wrong. No matter.
So who has been frequently guessed? Surprisingly, actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Craig and Colin Firth all have, as well as Nicki Minaj, Simon Cowell and Gary Barlow. I've heard Cowell and Cumberbatch come up several times and my brother has said that he's heard Craig and Minaj be guessed on more than one occasion; Firth and Barlow keeping popping up, too. It's certainly an interesting combination of people!
The second and third voices have not yet been identified, but I'll be sure to note them here when they are. Until then, listeners will have to keep shouting at the radio when someone guesses a name that's already come up ten times before!
So who has been frequently guessed? Surprisingly, actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Craig and Colin Firth all have, as well as Nicki Minaj, Simon Cowell and Gary Barlow. I've heard Cowell and Cumberbatch come up several times and my brother has said that he's heard Craig and Minaj be guessed on more than one occasion; Firth and Barlow keeping popping up, too. It's certainly an interesting combination of people!
The second and third voices have not yet been identified, but I'll be sure to note them here when they are. Until then, listeners will have to keep shouting at the radio when someone guesses a name that's already come up ten times before!
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
The checkers board
When looking through some of my family's board games, I found this:
It's my solid oak checkers board, which I received for my 7th birthday along with the checkers set that came with it. I have not used it in years but it's something I indent to keep, as it is an excellent board and is too decent to throw away. As a checkers board is exactly the same as a chess board, this board is perfect to use for chess. There's another good reason for keeping this board:
It doubles as a tic-tac-toe board! It would be an absolute waste to discard it.
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