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| Steve Wort (Wizardofnz)
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A small New Zealand secondary school was home to a financially struggling sports team which was suffering from a low annual score. The team did a fundraiser, which proved to be very successful. It also (legitimately) more than doubled the overall score for the team. What was going on? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Does it matter what sport they were playing? And hello again, Steve  | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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Is the sport relevant? | ||
| Kapil Kapur (Dinkie)
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were they sponsored in someway ? e.g Five bucks for every point scored ? | ||
| Steve Wort (Wizardofnz)
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By David Burn (Woubit) on Friday, April 01, 2005 - 01:36 am: Does it matter what sport they were playing? YES And hello again, Steve Hello Woubit By Fred Z (Dref) on Friday, April 01, 2005 - 01:37 am: Is the sport relevant? Again, YES. And no, it's not synchronised questioning :P By Kapil Kapur (Dinkie) on Friday, April 01, 2005 - 01:13 pm: were they sponsored in someway ? e.g Five bucks for every point scored ? no | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Rugby? Cricket? Anything else at which New Zealanders regularly beat the English? | ||
| Steve Wort (Wizardofnz)
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By David Burn (Woubit) on Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 05:01 am: Rugby? Cricket? neither Anything else at which New Zealanders regularly beat the English? I'm very much unaware of whether or not they play the sport in England. But most probably yes :P | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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Is it a game involving a ball? if not, does it involve chartered accountancy? Oh, and hello, Steve. Long time no see! | ||
| keith davies (Keithdavies175)
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is it an outdoor sport ? played on a field ? or a pitch ? if so rectangle square or round ? | ||
| Steve Wort (Wizardofnz)
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By Fred Z (Dref) on Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 07:57 am: Is it a game involving a ball? yes, but not always if not, does it involve chartered accountancy? yes, but not always. I am deadly serious here Oh, and hello, Steve. Long time no see! Indeed, Dref. Hi After this one's solved, I'll see you all again in 6 months :P By keith davies (Keithdavies175) on Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 08:49 am: is it an outdoor sport ? yes, but not always played on a field ? yes, but not always or a pitch ? yes, but not always if so rectangle square or round ? it can be played just as easily on all three And thus ends the least helpful round of answers ever given on lateralpuzzles.com | ||
| keith davies (Keithdavies175)
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does the game contain physical contact ? is there a set time period ? played by single sex ? mixed sex ? do you need a racket to play it ? | ||
| Steve Wort (Wizardofnz)
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By keith davies (Keithdavies175) on Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 04:11 pm: does the game contain physical contact ? yes is there a set time period ? no played by single sex ? mixed sex ? mixed do you need a racket to play it ? you don't need one, but it can help | ||
| Badger Bristle (Nagrom)
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is it a child's game? a very common sport like football or soccer? Does it go by another name in varying countries? Did the fundraiser occur in New Zealand? Relevant? Is the fundraiser something like in racing, where, for every mile or so you run, you get a certain contribution? Is there running involved? Animals? Are there other teams that play this sport? Do they play against these teams? Are they struggling because they are a bad team? Cannot get anyone else involved to support their funds? ha- pizza's here. toodles | ||
| Eliot (Eliot)
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Did the fundraiser involve changing the players? Giving them new incentive to score? Making the game easier? Calvinball, by any chance? | ||
| Steve Wort (Wizardofnz)
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By Badger Bristle (Nagrom) on Sunday, April 03, 2005 - 07:25 pm: is it a child's game? OSH strongly recommends nobody under the age of 16 even considers playing this game a very common sport like football or soccer? NO Does it go by another name in varying countries? No, it has one global soubriquet Did the fundraiser occur in New Zealand? yes Relevant? yes Is the fundraiser something like in racing, where, for every mile or so you run, you get a certain contribution? no Is there running involved? yes Animals? very rarely Are there other teams that play this sport? not many, but yes Do they play against these teams? seldom Are they struggling because they are a bad team? nono, but closest guess so far | ||
| Steve Wort (Wizardofnz)
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Ah, nuts, it's doing that thing again Are they struggling because they are a bad team? no Cannot get anyone else involved to support their funds? yes ha- pizza's here. toodles *big evil grin that will be explained once the puzzle is solved* By Eliot (Eliot) on Monday, April 04, 2005 - 12:24 am: Did the fundraiser involve changing the players? no Giving them new incentive to score? no Making the game easier? yes, much Calvinball, by any chance? no, but closest guess so far | ||
| Eliot (Eliot)
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Is it a game with no fixed rules? A game who's rules often change? An 'extreme' version of a game? Do the players get better equipment? Do the rules change in their favor? | ||
| Steve Wort (Wizardofnz)
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By Eliot (Eliot) on Monday, April 04, 2005 - 11:01 am: Is it a game with no fixed rules? no, there are reams of very rigid rules A game who's rules often change? yes An 'extreme' version of a game? yes Do the players get better equipment? no Do the rules change in their favor? no | ||
| Sam Greene (Pandora)
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Lacrosse? Dodgeball? Baseball? rounders? Softball? Hockey? Is this a game where two teams play against each other? (like in football) | ||
| Benjamin Moore (Zenith)
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how long would a particular game last? less than 5 minutes 5 - 10 10 - 30 30 - 1 hr 1 - 2 hr greater than 2 hours would a particular game be started and finished within: One day? One week? One Month? One Year? The Annual Score: Is this determined by the summation of all scores of all particular games played within the year, an average score of all games played, the highest score of any one game, or is itself a particular score of the One Game played, consisting of a number of smaller events over the course of it's season.( and/or the average score of certain events over the season. extrapolating from that last thought, is the game a composite of smaller games, like the Olympics. | ||
| Kapil Kapur (Dinkie)
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bungee jumping ???? | ||
| Steve Wort (Wizardofnz)
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By Sam Greene (Pandora) on Monday, April 04, 2005 - 12:45 pm: Lacrosse? Dodgeball? Baseball? rounders? Softball? Hockey? None of the above. I'm not sure if it's still common practise to tell people to RPA but I think it would be quite a wise thing to do Is this a game where two teams play against each other? (like in football) Generally speaking, no By Benjamin Moore (Zenith) on Monday, April 04, 2005 - 01:07 pm: how long would a particular game last? less than 5 minutes 5 - 10 10 - 30 30 - 1 hr 1 - 2 hr greater than 2 hours would a particular game be started and finished within: One day? One week? One Month? One Year? One year The Annual Score: Is this determined by the summation of all scores of all particular games played within the year, <-- This 'un an average score of all games played, the highest score of any one game, or is itself a particular score of the One Game played, consisting of a number of smaller events over the course of it's season.( and/or the average score of certain events over the season. no extrapolating from that last thought, is the game a composite of smaller games, like the Olympics. no By Kapil Kapur (Dinkie) on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 05:19 pm: bungee jumping ???? I'm not familiar with the particular style of bungee jumping that is played on a field or pitch, involves clubs, balls, sometimes animals, and very occasionally chartered accountancy. Either way, it's not that |
