Eliminated?
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Eliminated?
Looks like Eliminator is really gone now. Obviously been like rocking horse doo doo on Paragons for a while, then removed from the new Open menu, but now seems to be rapidly disappearing from the Gamesnet as well.
What do we think are the chances of Eliminator 2.0 appearing at some point? It seems to have been popular with punters as well as pros, and there are clearly rounds on the database which haven't been used yet (or at least only used as wrong answers - Welsh Footballers anyone?), and lots more which could be written. Let's face it, Find Five isn't anywhere near as good, and I can't see it cutting the mustard as a direct replacement.
The strongest games have always survived by keeping the format, and regularly updating the question sets, but apart from Pub Quiz that doesn't seem to happen so much these days...
What do we think are the chances of Eliminator 2.0 appearing at some point? It seems to have been popular with punters as well as pros, and there are clearly rounds on the database which haven't been used yet (or at least only used as wrong answers - Welsh Footballers anyone?), and lots more which could be written. Let's face it, Find Five isn't anywhere near as good, and I can't see it cutting the mustard as a direct replacement.
The strongest games have always survived by keeping the format, and regularly updating the question sets, but apart from Pub Quiz that doesn't seem to happen so much these days...
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Find 5 is a pale imitation, and will never substitute for Eliminator.
Fatspanner won't pay for a superior game; so you are all left with a poor mans copy.
You only need to replace the hard categories, as these are the stoppers.
Trouble is that you need a lot of new stoppers, and its a lot of work for little money, as it is only on Gamesnet now.
Fatspanner won't pay for a superior game; so you are all left with a poor mans copy.
You only need to replace the hard categories, as these are the stoppers.
Trouble is that you need a lot of new stoppers, and its a lot of work for little money, as it is only on Gamesnet now.
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Although on a more serious note, according to my shady connections I understood the reason for Eliminators removal was a combination of it being dicked and that the company responsible for its creation has pulled out of the SWP market altogether.
Feel free to correct me if i am wrong because my connections have been known to make stuff up just to get a rise out of someone.
Feel free to correct me if i am wrong because my connections have been known to make stuff up just to get a rise out of someone.
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I saw someone empty an open with this game in a spoons last week. He seemed to just know the answers to every set, and would find the answers within seconds.
He didn't seem to be 'all there' when I spoke to him - Autistic or something, with a hunchback and gammy left arm. He said he had been playing it for 6 months and just knew all the answers.
It was impressive to see £70/80 won in about 5 minutes.
He didn't seem to be 'all there' when I spoke to him - Autistic or something, with a hunchback and gammy left arm. He said he had been playing it for 6 months and just knew all the answers.
It was impressive to see £70/80 won in about 5 minutes.
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Fantastic story. Oddly I knew a chap called Tom at Oxford who matches the "autistic and got a first" exactly. I wish I occasionally came across players of this level of interestingness. All you see in London are muppets, plus Suri every two years or so.Thumper wrote:I saw someone empty an open with this game in a spoons last week. He seemed to just know the answers to every set, and would find the answers within seconds.
He didn't seem to be 'all there' when I spoke to him - Autistic or something, with a hunchback and gammy left arm. He said he had been playing it for 6 months and just knew all the answers.
It was impressive to see £70/80 won in about 5 minutes.