Originally Posted by Abob Teff

Originally Posted by rocket1312

Just to be clear, no one actually likes Dillon, right? It's just that you couldn't remember any of the other characters?

Originally Posted by brainee

I didn't remember any character names. And for the actors (besides Arnold), all I remembered were Jesse Ventura and Carl Weathers. So my answer was a coin flip

Originally Posted by rocket1312

While I'm by no means an originator of Sheep, I can tell you that the logic behind "more uniques = less points" is that "more uniques = more possible correct answers" and therefore easier odds for actually getting a unique. For example, if there are 20 players and 20 possible answers of relatively equal obscurity, then getting a unique isn't that special. Getting a unique becomes more about luck that it is about knowledge. Writing good reverse questions is tough. I know that when I ran a game, I spent a lot of time trying to find reverses that had a good balance of not too many correct answers, but not too few, all with varying levels of obscurity.

Originally Posted by Abob Teff

That may have been my first EVER unique on a reverse!

I still think -1 is lame for a unique since a shitty incorrect answer can match one person on a regular question and get a -2.

Question for the originators of Sheep -- What is the logic behind "more uniques = less points" anyway?

Originally Posted by rocket1312

While I'm by no means an originator of Sheep, I can tell you that the logic behind "more uniques = less points" is that "more uniques = more possible correct answers" and therefore easier odds for actually getting a unique. For example, if there are 20 players and 20 possible answers of relatively equal obscurity, then getting a unique isn't that special. Getting a unique becomes more about luck that it is about knowledge. Writing good reverse questions is tough. I know that when I ran a game, I spent a lot of time trying to find reverses that had a good balance of not too many correct answers, but not too few, all with varying levels of obscurity.

Originally Posted by orangecrush

The fewer the number of uniques the more "skill" it demonstrates to get the unique.

Originally Posted by Abob Teff

Makes sense, I suppose. Although I'd say (in my infinite Sheep expertise ) a question with 20 possible answers is a bad reverse question.

Originally Posted by bunkaroo

Well I guess I came up with one good reverse question at least.



And regarding question 19, the goal there was to make people choose whether it was worth burning a slam there or not since there were only 3 answers. Kind of unorthodox but I was running out of ideas!

Originally Posted by bunkaroo

And regarding question 19, the goal there was to make people choose whether it was worth burning a slam there or not since there were only 3 answers. Kind of unorthodox but I was running out of ideas!

Originally Posted by Abob Teff

Somebody had mentioned a preference for shorter (15 questions vs. 20) Sheep games. What is the group thought on this? I have 20 questions ready for Bond, but I'm wondering if I should cut it down.

Originally Posted by Crocker Jarmen

There are 4 answers.

Can't believe no one besides me picked The Predator. Jeez, my first bootsy.

Originally Posted by Crocker Jarmen

There are 4 answers.

Can't believe no one besides me picked The Predator. Jeez, my first bootsy.

Originally Posted by bunkaroo

This is one ugly answer...

Originally Posted by bunkaroo

I only found 3 "originals" - I think everyone knows who those were.

Originally Posted by Abob Teff

Twice!

Originally Posted by Crocker Jarmen

Remember who Bruce Willis was married to at the time?

Originally Posted by bunkaroo

Going to break for a few here and see if some people get back on the forum since it was just down.