The spirit of the competition it to win by any means necessary, isn't it...
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| Author: | Cras [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Song Wars Rules |
Song wars will consist of 8 weekly rounds running Wednesday to Tuesday, players will be split into groups and will score points within those groups according to how well their songs do in the week's voting. At the end of the eight weeks, the top two players from each group will go into a series of knockout rounds to determine an eventual winner Weeks 1 and 2 will have no theme Week 3 will have a theme chosen by me Following that, the themes will be chosen for each group by the person in that group who chose the lowest scoring song in the earlier rounds (lowest scorer in round 1 chooses week 4's theme, etc). Submissions must be made by PM to me by 2PM on the Tuesday preceding the start of each round. Either send me a link to a Youtube video or use Grim...'s MP3 Uploader and send me the link. Anyone who doesn't nominate a song by the deadline will get one chosen by me. Week one will start Wednesday 10th August Voting will be a simple poll for each group, and the songs will be anonymised so you don't know who you're voting for. You can vote for your own song if you wish. Big thanks to MarkX for the fact that I've lifted these rules virtually wholesale from the original Song Wars. |
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| Author: | sdg [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Wednesday 5th August? |
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| Author: | Cras [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:11 ] |
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oops! Fixed. |
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| Author: | Derek The Halls [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:45 ] |
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I trust you'll be adding the rule that as I'm playing, I have to win? |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
DerekFME wrote: I trust you'll be adding the rule that as I'm playing, I have to win? Only if we're voting for the worst songs. |
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| Author: | Derek The Halls [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 13:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
myoptikakaka wrote: DerekFME wrote: I trust you'll be adding the rule that as I'm playing, I have to win? Only if we're voting for the worst songs. No, it doesn't matter this time what you vote for. I automatically win. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Aug 06, 2011 0:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Is this where we sign up or is there a special button to press somewhere? |
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| Author: | Cras [ Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Sign up in the thread in the main forum. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Craster wrote: Sign up in the thread in the main forum. Overly complex, but I shall comply. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
This thread didn't exist when the signup thread was posted. I'm trying to decide if I can work in another one somewhere. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
If we have 6 groups, then should we have the two 'best runners up' go into the knock-out stages, so we have 8 quarter finalists, or do you have some other marvellous scheme in the works? Also, I have been wrestling with my consicence about how to play this. Go for the win by picking well-known, popular songs, or playing in the spirit of the thing and just picking lesser known songs I like. I'm gonna go with the spirit. Huzzah! |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
The spirit of the competition it to win by any means necessary, isn't it...
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| Author: | markh [ Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:53 ] |
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Bah, i refuse to vote for anything i've heard of, unless it fits the theme particularly well.. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Curiosity wrote: If we have 6 groups, then should we have the two 'best runners up' go into the knock-out stages, so we have 8 quarter finalists, or do you have some other marvellous scheme in the works? Also, I have been wrestling with my consicence about how to play this. Go for the win by picking well-known, popular songs, or playing in the spirit of the thing and just picking lesser known songs I like. I'm gonna go with the spirit. Huzzah! I'm going to do top two from all groups - because otherwise it's unfair on the larger groups because there would be likely to be more sharing out of points. So we'll have 12 through to the knockout. We'll do 6 2-man quarters, 3 2-man semis, then a 3-man grand finale. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
So the girls aren't allowed to qualify? Harsh. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Hey, I don't make the rules. Wait. |
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| Author: | Alberto [ Mon Aug 08, 2011 17:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Craster wrote: Big thanks to MarkX for the fact that I've lifted these rules virtually wholesale from the original Song Wars. It seems he's right, he doesn't make the rules... |
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| Author: | Mark X [ Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Alberto wrote: Craster wrote: Big thanks to MarkX for the fact that I've lifted these rules virtually wholesale from the original Song Wars. It seems he's right, he doesn't make the rules... And he forgot the original rule that for the first knockout round onwards, all players have to post a YouTube video of them dancing to the song they chose. Though I did just make that up. |
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| Author: | myp [ Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
My group is full of cunts and mongs - I'm a shoo-in! |
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| Author: | Alberto [ Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:51 ] |
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myoptikakaka wrote: My group is full of cunts and mongs - I feel I belong at last
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| Author: | Malc [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 0:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
no eurovision style voting? Malc |
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| Author: | Malc74 [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 0:51 ] |
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myoptikakaka wrote: My group is full of cunts and mongs - I'm a shoo-in! Fellow Group D members - this is Myp. PH34R H1M!!!1!1!!eleventy!!!1 |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 0:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Malc wrote: no eurovision style voting? Malc  Sure we allocated 3,2 and 1 points in each group last time. |
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| Author: | WTB [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Fucking heck - had he been smoking salvia? |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Yeah, I thought we had Eurovision style voting. Also, are we playing via an honour system not to vote for our own songs, or is that encouraged? |
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Craster wrote: You can vote for your own song if you wish.
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
We'll see how the numbers stack up. Exciting eurovision voting might be added in Round 2! |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 17:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Funny how you can change your vote in some groups, but not others. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 17:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Er. I meant for people to be able to, but possibly forgot. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 18:27 ] |
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Just to let you know, I can't listen to the sings uploaded to the MP3'er and can't view/see the polls, so I can't actually vote. I'll watch as many of the YouTube videos as I can, but if I don't get so 'engaged' in the sing discussion, that is why - not because I'm being a spoilsport, etc 
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 18:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Mimi wrote: Just to let you know, I can't listen to the sings uploaded to the MP3'er and can't view/see the polls, so I can't actually vote. I'll watch as many of the YouTube videos as I can, but if I don't get so 'engaged' in the sing discussion, that is why - not because I'm being a spoilsport, etc Why not view the threads in Safari instead? |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 18:44 ] |
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myoptikakaka wrote: Mimi wrote: Just to let you know, I can't listen to the sings uploaded to the MP3'er and can't view/see the polls, so I can't actually vote. I'll watch as many of the YouTube videos as I can, but if I don't get so 'engaged' in the sing discussion, that is why - not because I'm being a spoilsport, etc Why not view the threads in Safari instead? What? Shush now... The MP3 player still wouldn't work, anywAy, so I'd be making an uninformed unfair vote. |
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| Author: | Alberto [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 19:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Mimi wrote: The MP3 player still wouldn't work, anywAy, so I'd be making an uninformed unfair vote. What do you think we're all doing? |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 20:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
This is awesome Craster, thanks for taking the time to put it all together. Most fun I've had dicking about on the internet for quite a while  Mrs AE is chucking her 2p's worth in for all my votes
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 20:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Excellent! |
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| Author: | imtypingonakeyboard [ Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Doh, missed the email demading the entry, I hate to think which one you have chosen for me 
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
I'm gonna take a wild guess that it was Jedward. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Round One, but Week 2! What kind of fresh hell is this? |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 13:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
There's some proper shit being submitted this time around  Can't all be no -shows. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 14:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
The no-shows are pretty obvious. There were 3. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 14:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Craster wrote: The no-shows are pretty obvious. There were 3. Poison, Mr Big and... ? 
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 14:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
I'll just keep this £55, I feel. |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 14:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Craster wrote: I'll just keep this £55, I feel. You're not paying £55 to be insulted. |
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| Author: | nickachu [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 14:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
The fact that one of them is doing better than my choice is rather disheartening 
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| Author: | Pundabaya [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 17:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Shouldn't have submitted something shitter than the Wurzels then. |
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| Author: | Derek The Halls [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 21:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
Quite surprised that Dirge is doing fairly well. I'd have thought a fairly miserable sounding monotonous churning track could be that popular. However Hocus Pocus being the group leader baffles me even more. I'd rather listen to a mashup of the worzels, jedward and rebecca black. It truly sounds like one of the worst things ever to my ears. But still, that's just subjective taste I guess. I just can't help being utterly perplexed by it, what am I missing? |
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| Author: | kalmar [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 22:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Song Wars Rules |
I'm vaguely 'nnoyed about missing this now, some of the tracks are brilliant and I'd like to put my 2p worth in. |
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| Author: | Pundabaya [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 22:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Song Wars Rules |
well I can't believe that Suede are doing well. Fucking Suede! |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 22:32 ] |
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I absolutely detest suede. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 22:34 ] |
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kalmar wrote: I'm vaguely 'nnoyed about missing this now, some of the tracks are brilliant and I'd like to put my 2p worth in. Ummm... AFAIK, you can still comment and vote! |
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