[Approved] Mind Read the Room

[Devalue]

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What is Mind Read the Room?
A survey-based game about your experiences and thoughts about Pokemon. Scores players based on how well they predict how everyone answered. Wins by accumulating the most points after the results of all the questions on a survey.

Ran this game twice before. May still view the first game here, if you wish to see an example. Tweaked it a hair from then, but not too much.

Changes for returning players
Stayed mostly the same from last year's Get-Together event. Compiled a quick list of rule changes for those that remember it.

• Two separate surveys of 10 questions each instead of three cumulative surveys of 4-6 questions each.
• Included all three question types for each survey. Denoted them as (YN) for Yes/No, (MC) for Multiple Choice, and (SR) for Short Response.
• No Get-Together points for 2nd or 3rd place. Added an achievement for Get-Together points too.
• Cannot edit your responses on Google Forms. Send a private message if you wish to change something.

How many points do you earn for your team in the Get-Together?
1st place: 10 Get-Together points
All participants (including 1st place): 5 Get-Together points

Achievements

Mind Reader: 10 Get-Together points. Score at least 25 points in each survey. (Tiebreaker: Highest combined score.)

Awards this to only one person.

When is the deadline for entering?
Runs two separate rounds.

• Survey 1: August 19 at 12:01 PM Eastern Standard Time
• Survey 2: August 23 at 12:01 PM Eastern Standard Time

Where do you submit answers?

Option 1: Through Google Forms. Does not require you to submit an e-mail address or sign-in.

Link to Survey 1's Google Form
(Look here later for Survey 2's link.)

Please post here once you have submitted your answers through Google Forms, also. Prevents hooligans from impersonating others.

Option 2: Via private message (to Devalue). Please include which team you are on.

Listed all the questions and instructions below. Please give honest answers and do not share your answers with others until revealed. Please do not look through a person's old forum posts for information on how they may have answered either.

For transparency: Answered all of these questions and submitted predictions, as the host. Earns no Get-Together points as the host, however.

How to Answer​

Poses three different types of questions. Denotes each type with a label, for clarity:

• (YN) for Yes/No questions
• (MC) for Multiple Choice questions
• (SR) for Short Response questions

Yes/No (YN) Questions
Submits two things per Yes/No question: your answer and your prediction. May choose one of the following options for your prediction on how everyone answered:

• More than 50% Yes. Earns 2 points if correct.
• More than 75% Yes. Earns 4 points if correct.
• More than 50% No. Earns 2 points if correct.
• More than 75% No. Earns 4 points if correct.
• Contested. Earns 5 points if 40% to 60% answer "Yes".

A sample submission for a generic Yes/No question:

[cd=background-color:#242424;][color="White"]1.  Answer: Yes.
Prediction: More than 50% No.[/color][/cd]

Earns 2 points if more than 50% of respondents said "No" to that question.

Multiple Choice (MC) Questions
Presents a question with several options. Asks for your answer first and your prediction second. Requires only one letter choice for each.

Scoring:

• Predicting the most popular answer: 4 points
• Predicting the second most popular answer: 2 points

A sample submission for a generic multiple choice question:

[cd=background-color:#242424;][color="White"]1.  Answer: A. Pikachu
Prediction: C. Meowth[/color][/cd]

Earns 4 points if the most popular answer was Meowth. Only gets 2 points if it was second most popular.


Short Response (SR) Questions
Asks for multiple answers and predictions per question for this final section. Requests a different number of answers on a question-by-question basis, so make sure you wrote enough for that question. Submit as many predictions as the number of answers you gave. Cannot answer (or predict) the same thing multiple times, also. (Example: Do not answer "Pikachu, Pikachu, and Pikachu".)

Scoring:

• Predicting the most popular answer: 5 points
• Predicting the second most popular answer: 3 points
• Predicting the third most popular answer: 1 point

A sample submission for a generic Short Response question asking for three answers.

[cd=background-color:#242424;][color="White"]1. Answer: Walking Wake, Iron Leaves, and Iron Hands
Prediction: Scream Tail, Walking Wake, and Iron Hands.[/color][/cd]

Potentially earns 9 points if Scream Tail, Walking Wake, and Iron Hands are the #1, #2, and #3 answers, in this case.

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Survey 1​

1. (YN) Without getting up or walking anywhere, can you see part or all of a Pokemon? Do not count any Pokemon on a screen.

2. (YN) Is the first Pokemon game that you completed also your favorite Pokemon game?

3. (YN) Have you ever shiny hunted 5 or more Pokemon across all the games?

4. (YN) Have you ever owned a Pokemon with four or more ribbons/marks on it?

5. (MC) Starts up a fresh playthrough of Pokemon Shield. Patched in a special reward for players just starting out. May only pick one. Which would you pick?

• A. A Manaphy egg that cannot be traded or transferred into Home.
• B. Two of every Pokeball in the game
• C. A level 5 shiny Gigantamax Orbeetle
• D. 30 of every size EXP Candy, as well as 30 Rare Candies

6. (MC) To the best of your knowledge, what is the most time you have spent on a single Pokemon game? (Includes all replays of that game. Same game, not same file.)

• A. 0 to 100 hours
• B. 101 to 250 hours
• C. 251-400 hours
• D. 401+ hours

7. (MC) With a new mainline Pokemon game, which of the following options best describes how would you approach spoilers?

• A. Keep up to date with all official news and leaks
• B. Read all the official releases
• C. Avoid as much news and information as you can
• D. No specific plan / None of the above

8. (MC) Which set of Pikachu outfits do you prefer the most?

• A. Sportswear Set, Formal Set, and Safari Set (Let's Go Pikachu)
  
• B. Rock Star, Pop Star, and Ph. D (Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire)
  
• C. Tourist, Hip-Hop, and Fashionable (Unite)
  
• D. Mimikyu Costume, Captain's Hat, Fancy Dress (Go, TCG, and Cafe Remix)
  

9. (SR) Between Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh badges, which three individual gym badges do you think look the best?


Image, from left to right:
Row 1: Boulder, Cascade, Thunder, Rainbow, Soul, Marsh, Volcano, and Earth
Row 2: Zephyr, Hive, Plain, Fog, Storm, Mineral, Glacier, and Rising
Row 3: Stone, Knuckle, Dynamo, Heat, Balance, Feather, Mind, and Rain
Row 4: Coal, Forest, Cobble, Fen, Relic, Mine, Icicle, and Beacon

(Bulbapedia link to badges)

10. (SR) Besides Pikachu, name two Pokemon that belonged to Ash Ketchum that were the most memorable to you. (Pick Pokemon that stand out to you, in some way, if you never watched the anime.)

Note: Combines all the Pokemon in the same evolutionary line. Do not list the "same" Pokemon twice.

(Serebii link to Ash's Pokemon)

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To-do:
1. Put an image at the top.
2. Figure out questions for Survey 2. (Getting close.)
3. Achievements? Get top 3 in both surveys for 10 points?

 

[Tsutarja]

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just an fyi but on some styles the

 bb code defines the text as white on white background. i would recommend either defining the color to a dark one (like black) or using a spoiler tag!

[IMG]https://www.pokecommunity.com/uploads/imageshare/200376_1690568113770774529.png[/IMG]

and same thing with hyperlinks - they show bright on white with some styles. defining the text color inside the url tag should fix this!

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[Devalue]

ping

Thanks. Should be fixed now. Switched to the default theme. Looked normal (or at least close enough to what it was). Probably affects the other thread as well. Will get on that momentarily.

 

[Arcaneum]

Thanks. Should be fixed now. Switched to the default theme. Looked normal (or at least close enough to what it was). Probably affects the other thread as well. Will get on that momentarily.

As it stands, the event looks fine and glad to see it's back again this year, this is always fun!

Regarding Achievements, I like the idea of scoring top 3 in both surveys for 10 points. Perhaps something like getting over X points in each survey, with highest amount taking it?

Event should be fine once we decide on what is happening with Achievements.

 

[gimmepie]

As it stands, the event looks fine and glad to see it's back again this year, this is always fun!

Regarding Achievements, I like the idea of scoring top 3 in both surveys for 10 points. Perhaps something like getting over X points in each survey, with highest amount taking it?

Event should be fine once we decide on what is happening with Achievements.

Seconding all of this.

 

[Devalue]

Preferred two top 3 performances at first, rather than scoring a minimum of X points on both. Cannot predict the the maximum score accurately beforehand. Awards 2-5 points per Yes/No question. Potentially scores 5 points per answer (due to ties) on Short Response questions. Swings anywhere from a maximum of 41 to 61 points on Survey 1, for example.

Realized the possibility for a teammate to knock someone out of the top 3. Feels bad to do that. Downplays the big range of maximum scores too. Requires some unlikely circumstances to hit 50+.

Maximum for last year's Mind Read the Room:

2 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 16 for Yes/No
6 * 4 = 24 for Multiple Choice
9 + 8 + 9 = 26 for Short Response

16 + 24 + 26 = 66 maximum. Scored 42 for 1st place, 39 for 2nd, and 38 for a three-way tie for 3rd. Dropped to 34 after that.

Offered the same breakdown of questions last year, but 50% more (as a single survey). Expects about 44 for a maximum score. Estimates 1st place to get 28 points. Sticks 3rd place at about 25. Added the following achievement to the post.

Mind Reader: 10 Get-Together points. Score at least 25 points in each survey. (Tiebreaker: Highest combined score.)
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More things:
1. Stuck in a temporary header image. Could change it easily enough if it the teams are incorrect.
2. Added 5 Get-Together points for participating. Question: Should 1st place also get the participation points?
3. Nailed down the other survey's questions. Posts it here to have something properly formatted in advance.

Survey 2​

1. (YN) Have you ever worn any Pokemon clothing or accessories in real-life? Includes costumes and cosplays.

2. (YN) Have you ever beaten the main story of any Pokemon game more than twice?

3. (YN) Do you think base game Scarlet/Violet is better than base game Sword/Shield?

(Note: Reply "No" if you view them equally. Give your best impression if you have not played one or both.)

4. (YN) Without looking anything up, could you name all eight gym leaders of any two regions?

For Alola, all seven Trial Captains and four Kahunas.

For regions with different gym leaders between games (such as Black/White versus Black 2/White 2), pick one game of your choice. Counts for that region.

5. (MC) Which of Meowth's disguises do you like the most?

• A. Dewott
  
• B. Wingull
  
• C. Minun
  
• D. Umbreon
  
• E. Volbeat
  

6. (MC) Which professor's design do you like the best?

• A. Professor Mirror (New Pokemon Snap)
  
• B. Professor Juniper (Black / White)
  
• C. Professor Sycamore (X / Y)
  
• D. Professor Kukui (Sun / Moon)
  

7. (MC) Which Pokemon game would you recommend to a complete newcomer of the series? Assume the same age as you, as well as no issues on accessing any game.

• A. A Generation 1 - 5 mainline game (Red / Blue through Black 2 / White 2)
• B. X / Y, (Ultra) Sun / (Ultra) Moon, OR Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee
• C. Sword / Shield, Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl, Legends: Arceus, OR Scarlet / Violet
• D. Pokemon Go, New Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Unite, Pokemon Masters EX, OR Cafe Remix
• E. None of the above

8. (MC) Which food item would you be most interested in trying?

• A. (Grepa) Jelly Bread (Anime)
  
• B. Nutty Buneary Frappé (Cafe Remix)
  
• C. Paella de Paldea (Scarlet / Violet)
  
• D. Seasoned Curry (Sword / Shield)
  
• E. Rare Candy
  

9. (SR) Tasks you with recruiting Pokemon for a football team (soccer for the Americans). Requires you to fill one goalie spot and two other position spots. Limits you to Pokemon introduced in Generations 5 and 6 (Black/White and X/Y). Which three Pokemon do you pick?

10. (SR) Which two regional forms do you like the most? Includes Pokemon with new evolutions (Mr. Rime), convergent forms (Wiglett), and Paradox Pokemon (Brute Bonnet) for this question.

Bulbapedia links for visuals: Regional and Paradox. (No page for convergent Pokemon. Consists of the Wiglett line and Toedscool line.)

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[Arcaneum]

Everything looking OK to me - event Approved!