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Mastermind XXVIII

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 Posted 05/16/2014  07:40 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add xshift to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
We haven't had a Mastermind in over 2 years! We must fix this!

Anyone up for it? If I hear back in the affirmative, I'll start us up this Sunday evening, May 18.
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 Posted 05/16/2014  08:03 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinsKelly to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
What is mastermind?
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 Posted 05/16/2014  08:20 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add xshift to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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What is mastermind?


Aaahhh.. if you've never experienced a mastermind game, you're in for a treat I'll post the rules here in a minute so you can see what it's all about. You could also go into the Contest Ended section and search in the "Search this form" box for Mastermind and look at a couple previous games - lots of fun.
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 Posted 05/16/2014  08:28 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add xshift to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The rules, in case someone needs a reminder of how to play the game (adapted from and shamelessly stolen from svslav's post in the last game):

[5/27 Rule Update: updated number of currencies guessed at a time to 12, and anti-sniping to after there are 8 correct currencies.]

Also, you must have at least 50 quality posts to play.

The rules:

1. Out of 170 currencies listed below, given by their three-letter code name, I'll pick a combination of twelve distinct currencies in a particular order.

2. You can post 12 currencies, no repetition within a single guess allowed, and I'll give you feedback on it and tell you how many currencies in your guess are correct, and how many of them are in correct places. If you make a mistake/typo make a new corrected post, do not edit your submissions.

For example if the winning combination is: FBI, KGB, CIA, IOU, LSD, ICU, AAA, AKA, BMW, FDR,
and your guess is CIA, ETC, DMV, IOU, BMW, LSD, AAA, NBA, KGB, STD,
my reply would be 6/2 for you got six items correctly with two of them in the right spot.

3. Everybody gets three guesses a day, one guess in a single post, day determined by the forum clock. The "day" will reset at 10 pm. If you guessed 3 times just before 10:00, after 10 you can guess again. There's no rollovers, if you missed a chance to post three guesses today, there's no additional guesses tomorrow. You can submit guesses at any time but it may make better sense to wait till I reply to any pending guess.

"Final Guess" clause: This could be posted at any time and it ends the game for you. If you get the winning combo it'll end the game for everyone! (It makes sense to use your "Final Guess" option if you have run out of your allowed three guesses for the day but you believe you know the winning combination.) The post shall contain the phrase "Final Guess".

"Antisniping" clause: After 8 correct currencies have appeared in a single guess, regardless of their position, no new entrants will be honored.

"Weavus Rule" clause: Wisecrack comments are mandatory by both players and bystanders. In case you guessed the winning ten but you hadn't made a wisecrack remark you will be ineligible for the prize!

5. To win this game you'll have to name the 12 chosen currencies in the correct places (get the feedback of 12/12).

The list of currencies (Some of them are outdated, but who cares, it's not important):

AED United Arab Emirates, Dirhams
AFN Afghanistan, Afghanis
ALL Albania, Leke
AMD Armenia, Drams
ANG Netherlands Antilles, Guilders (also called Florins)
AOA Angola, Kwanza
ARS Argentina, Pesos
AUD Australia, Dollars
AWG Aruba, Guilders (also called Florins)
AZN Azerbaijan, New Manats
BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina, Convertible Marka
BBD Barbados, Dollars
BDT Bangladesh, Taka
BGN Bulgaria, Leva
BHD Bahrain, Dinars
BIF Burundi, Francs
BMD Bermuda, Dollars
BND Brunei Darussalam, Dollars
BOB Bolivia, Bolivianos
BRL Brazil, Brazil Real
BSD Bahamas, Dollars
BTN Bhutan, Ngultrum
BWP Botswana, Pulas
BYR Belarus, Rubles
BZD Belize, Dollars
CAD Canada, Dollars
CDF Congo/Kinshasa, Congolese Francs
CHF Switzerland, Francs
CLP Chile, Pesos
CNY China, Yuan Renminbi
COP Colombia, Pesos
CRC Costa Rica, Colones
CUP Cuba, Pesos
CVE Cape Verde, Escudos
CZK Czech Republic, Koruny
DJF Djibouti, Francs
DKK Denmark, Kroner
DOP Dominican Republic, Pesos
DZD Algeria, Algeria Dinars
EEK Estonia, Krooni
EGP Egypt, Pounds
ERN Eritrea, Nakfa
ETB Ethiopia, Birr
EUR Euro Member Countries, Euro
FJD Fiji, Dollars
FKP Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Pounds
GBP United Kingdom, Pounds
GEL Georgia, Lari
GGP Guernsey, Pounds
GHS Ghana, Cedis
GIP Gibraltar, Pounds
GMD Gambia, Dalasi
GNF Guinea, Francs
GTQ Guatemala, Quetzales
GYD Guyana, Dollars
HKD Hong Kong, Dollars
HNL Honduras, Lempiras
HRK Croatia, Kuna
HTG Haiti, Gourdes
HUF Hungary, Forint
IDR Indonesia, Rupiahs
ILS Israel, New Shekels
IMP Isle of Man, Pounds
INR India, Rupees
IQD Iraq, Dinars
IRR Iran, Rials
ISK Iceland, Kronur
JEP Jersey, Pounds
JMD Jamaica, Dollars
JOD Jordan, Dinars
JPY Japan, Yen
KES Kenya, Shillings
KGS Kyrgyzstan, Soms
KHR Cambodia, Riels
KMF Comoros, Francs
KPW Korea (North), Won
KRW Korea (South), Won
KWD Kuwait, Dinars
KYD Cayman Islands, Dollars
KZT Kazakhstan, Tenge
LAK Laos, Kips
LBP Lebanon, Pounds
LKR Sri Lanka, Rupees
LRD Liberia, Dollars
LSL Lesotho, Maloti
LTL Lithuania, Litai
LVL Latvia, Lati
LYD Libya, Dinars
MAD Morocco, Dirhams
MDL Moldova, Lei
MGA Madagascar, Ariary
MKD Macedonia, Denars
MMK Myanmar (Burma), Kyats
MNT Mongolia, Tugriks
MOP Macau, Patacas
MRO Mauritania, Ouguiyas
MUR Mauritius, Rupees
MVR Maldives (Maldive Islands), Rufiyaa
MWK Malawi, Kwachas
MXN Mexico, Pesos
MYR Malaysia, Ringgits
MZN Mozambique, Meticais
NAD Namibia, Dollars
NGN Nigeria, Nairas
NIO Nicaragua, Cordobas
NOK Norway, Krone
NPR Nepal, Nepal Rupees
NZD New Zealand, Dollars
OMR Oman, Rials
PAB Panama, Balboa
PEN Peru, Nuevos Soles
PGK Papua New Guinea, Kina
PHP Philippines, Pesos
PKR Pakistan, Rupees
PLN Poland, Zlotych
PYG Paraguay, Guarani
QAR Qatar, Rials
RON Romania, New Lei
RSD Serbia, Dinars
RUB Russia, Rubles
RWF Rwanda, Rwanda Francs
SAR Saudi Arabia, Riyals
SBD Solomon Islands, Dollars
SCR Seychelles, Rupees
SDG Sudan, Pounds
SEK Sweden, Kronor
SGD Singapore, Dollars
SHP Saint Helena, Pounds
SLL Sierra Leone, Leones
SOS Somalia, Shillings
SPL Seborga, Luigini
SRD Suriname, Dollars
STD Sao Tome and Principe, Dobras
SVC El Salvador, Colones
SYP Syria, Pounds
SZL Swaziland, Emalangeni
THB Thailand, Baht
TJS Tajikistan, Somoni
TMM Turkmenistan, Manats
TND Tunisia, Dinars
TOP Tonga, Pa'anga
TRY Turkey, New Lira
TTD Trinidad and Tobago, Dollars
TVD Tuvalu, Tuvalu Dollars
TWD Taiwan, New Dollars
TZS Tanzania, Shillings
UAH Ukraine, Hryvnia
UGX Uganda, Shillings
USD United States of America, Dollars
UYU Uruguay, Pesos
UZS Uzbekistan, Sums
VEF Venezuela, Bolivares Fuertes
VND Viet Nam, Dong
VUV Vanuatu, Vatu
WST Samoa, Tala
XAF Central African CFA franc
XAG Silver, Ounces
XAU Gold, Ounces
XBA European Composite Unit of Account
XCD East Caribbean Dollars
XDR International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights
XFU International Union of Railways UIC Franc
XOF West African CFA franc
XPD Palladium Ounces
XPF Pacific Financial Community CFP franc
XPT Platinum, Ounces
YER Yemen, Rials
ZAR South Africa, Rand
ZMK Zambia, Kwacha
ZWD Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Dollars

Here's the list of currencies in a more usable format:

AED 	AFN 	ALL	AMD	ANG 	AOA	ARS 	AUD 	AWG 	AZN 
BAM 	BBD	BDT	BGN 	BHD 	BIF 	BMD 	BND	BOB 	BRL
BSD	BTN	BWP 	BYR 	BZD 	CAD 	CDF 	CHF	CLP	CNY 
COP 	CRC 	CUP	CVE	CZK 	DJF	DKK 	DOP 	DZD 	EEK
EGP 	ERN	ETB 	EUR 	FJD 	FKP 	GBP 	GEL	GGP 	GHS
GIP 	GMD 	GNF 	GTQ 	GYD 	HKD 	HNL	HRK 	HTG	HUF 
IDR 	ILS 	IMP	INR 	IQD	IRR 	ISK	JEP	JMD	JOD 
JPY 	KES 	KGS	KHR 	KMF 	KPW 	KRW 	KWD	KYD 	KZT 
LAK	LBP 	LKR	LRD 	LSL 	LTL 	LVL	LYD 	MAD 	MDL 
MGA	MKD 	MMK 	MNT	MOP 	MRO 	MUR	MVR 	MWK 	MXN
MYR 	MZN	NAD 	NGN	NIO 	NOK 	NPR 	NZD	OMR	PAB
PEN 	PGK 	PHP 	PKR 	PLN 	PYG 	QAR 	RON 	RSD	RUB
RWF 	SAR 	SBD 	SCR 	SDG	SEK 	SGD	SHP 	SLL 	SOS 
SPL 	SRD 	STD	SVC 	SYP 	SZL	THB 	TJS 	TMM	TND
TOP 	TRY	TTD 	TVD 	TWD	TZS 	UAH	UGX	USD 	UYU 
UZS 	VEF 	VND 	VUV 	WST 	XAF 	XAG 	XAU	XBA	XCD 
XDR 	XFU	XOF 	XPD 	XPF	XPT	YER 	ZAR	ZMK 	ZWD
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 Posted 05/16/2014  08:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mcshilling to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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I'll start us up this Sunday evening, May 18.


I may be the only one but can you delay the start by 24 hours?

This is the May long weekend up here in Canada and we (maybe others) are going away camping for the weekend, back Tuesday.

Thanks
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 Posted 05/16/2014  09:55 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add xshift to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I did not realize that - thanks for letting me know. Our long weekend is the following one (Memorial Day). It actually might be better to delay it until after Memorial Day, as these can sometimes last a week or so.
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 Posted 05/16/2014  10:14 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mcshilling to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's your call xshift, for me it's one day but if it does run for a week then it will effect the US players.
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 Posted 05/16/2014  11:31 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add xshift to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yeah.. if we get enough people wanting to play, we'll start it Tuesday the 27th to make sure everyone gets a chance to.
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 Posted 05/16/2014  12:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinsKelly to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Wisecrack comments are mandatory by both players and bystanders.


You got me at that rule, I'm in.
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 Posted 05/17/2014  3:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DrDon to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looking forward to it.It will be my first. If my luck holds it will storm and kill my internet as soon as I try to post the winner.
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 Posted 05/18/2014  12:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jay4202472000 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Sounds lame! Just kidding. Practicing my wisecracks! LOL!

Sounds great, I'm in!
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 Posted 05/18/2014  09:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add johntookit to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Sounds like fun. Will there be a prize for the winner?
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 Posted 05/18/2014  1:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add xshift to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
There is always a prize I just need to figure out what it'll be! I'll post what it will be before we begin.

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 Posted 05/19/2014  11:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jdavis18 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'd be interested in playing
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 Posted 05/21/2014  12:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add perfessor to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Mastermind is awesome! I look forward to it.
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 Posted 05/23/2014  10:07 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add xshift to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Excellent! We're still on for the evening of Tuesday, May 27, so make sure to sharpen your pencils
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