SIDES - Inaugural Game Thread
In this thread, we will play a new word game called Sides. It's somewhat similar to codenames, but cooperative and different.
Sign up with /in below if you want to play.
In this game, a target word will be randed as will a row of 7 cards that have letters on them (most 1 letter, some 2/3/4 letters).
2 people will be the guessers and everyone else will be able to give a clue.
The clue given must start with the letter on either the first or last card (the 'sides' of the row).
We discuss as a team who will give the clue with open discussion in the thread such as "I have a 7 letter word starting with a C"
Once there is some agreement on who gives the clue, that person will bold the clue they want to give in the thread.
The two guessers will then discuss in the thread and bold their guess. If it's correct, we move on to the next guessers and the next word. If wrong, then the clue givers post some info like "you are warm" or "you are about 30% there" etc to give directional info on how on track/off track their guess is.
Then they discuss and give another clue. But the person who bolded a clue cannot give another clue for the same word until everyone on the cluing side has clued a word (if we take that long to get the word), so one person can't hog the cluing.
Clues have to be one word, or an acronym, etc like in codenames; they can be hyphenated words
We can also give some info on how the clues relate to each other, or even say a clue is a 0 clue, so the opposite of what cluing for (e.g., clue 'colorful' as an opposite clue because the word is zebra)
I'll provide more details and examples in the thread in the morning, but this should be enough info for you to /in and join so we can play.
link to official rules:https://captain.games/wp-content/themes/...
It's the obvious one, but I doubt they will deduce it from t5.
I think m6 a6 is practically a 100% combo
So if t7 fails we get it in 3 every time
However, if there is a lock 2-combo then I’m ok with that since t7 depends on them knowing it
Ooh
There is a T6+m6 (different from the other 2 m6 i mentioned) if they know it; which is reasonable but maybe not
Man most good options require them to know something semi-esoteric
T5 + a6 is basically a lock imo and it doesn't require any esoteric knowledge.
Ok then after Ervin chimes in, if he doesn’t have anything else, go for t5
Worst case if they don’t get it from t5 a6 then we can add in m6 which never misses
Maybe even do m6 second if they may be deducing a6
Yea I don't have anything useful to add, not sure what any of those are but I all I can think of is some ts that won't get it on their own
Ok then d1 can go t5; I have m6 lined up if doesn’t work or if we need to go a6 first to get domain then m6 as backup that’s fine
We’ll play it by ear
thief
Any idea IBD? I've only had a quick think before I head out got no clue atm
I think I might absolutely suck at this game, i'm lost
I can think of some words related to thief but can't deduce any of the other clues lol
Burglar
Robber
Steal
Sneak
Bandit
Criminal
Stop! (Stop! Thief!)
Cobbler (The Thief and the Cobbler)
Yeah, this one will be tough and they’ve all pretty much agreed that we won’t get it just from this clue.
I can think of an a6 for sneak (attack) so try that?
T6 shadowfax (i.e., esoteric)
A6 confirmer for domain, more deducible than t5 (thief), t5+a6 = virtual lock
M6 similar
F3 decent maybe
T7 well known version of t6
M4 not bad
I might’ve missed a couple, but this seems like a decent starting point.
I'm definitely not going to get a lightbulb moment in the next couple hours so you can go ahead and bold something to get A6
I’m gonna a chew on it for a little bit, we’re in no rush
No idea, time to move it along.
sneak
Someone want to go a6? It’s needed before m6 so I’ll save that for backup
Pretty sure thief a6 gets them there tho so a6 will go to the right of thief
I'm pretty sure this is the only a6 that makes sense.
animal
Aww ****, is this raccoon? It popped into my head with the thief clue for some reason, but then I quickly ignored it.
I can’t think of a shadowfax t6/7 at the moment that fits raccoon, and haven’t looked at any other letter for a confirmer, but that’s where I’m starting
F3 fur?
M4 mask?
I don't know much about raccoons as they aren't native to UK but yeah makes sense they are animals with faces that looks like a thief lol
No idea what T6/T7 could be
M6 could be mammal (similar to A6)
I’m good if you are
