Road trip soon? A fun game to pass time!

OK, this will sound totally geeky [and it is] but when Bassistist and I go on road trips we play our own version of "20 Questions" to help pass the time. It's quite fun. Here's how it works:

"Coaster 20 Questions." Each person in the car takes a turn thinking of a coaster. Everyone else in the car takes turns asking questions in an effort to guess the coaster. If after 20 questions no one has guessed correctly the answer is revealed. Questions *must* be phrased so that the answer is either "yes" or "no." Depending on the level of coaster knowledge of those playing you can set the rules to only include operating coasters, or if you're playing with true geeks you can include coasters that are defunct or SBNO.

"Amusement Park 20 Questions." For a real challenge the game can be expended to include any ride or attraction at a park. Again, depending on the group defunct or SBNO rides can be included.

Dawn...Gator...I suggest you start studying for our ACE Con-Quest trip ;)

Moosh

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"I don't like poop singers." Peabody, discussing American Idol.

That is a good game. I like it

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Is that Freedom Rock? Well turn it up dude !!

Study??? I don't THINK so...;) Besides, if I don't know all the useless coaster trivia I'll ever need by NOW, I'll never know it anyway...

Studying is for losers....and students I guess....
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"Like most problems in life, it's nothing that can't be solved with a little bending"...Bender, Futurama

Sounds like a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I don't know a single coaster enthusiast on a personal basis, and therefore it would be a really short game (or a really long game, depending on who was asking the questions).

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-Vater
Have you ridden a Toboggan?

Some people were playing that in the Millennium Force queue last summer. But be aware that when you're playing with coaster übergeeks, it might not be quite as much fun... :)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

No doubt, Dave! Thankfully there are none in the group I'm travelling with to Con -- well, except maybe for Gator ;)

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"I don't like poop singers." Peabody, discussing American Idol.

but I've got potential!

True, but you have to hit 100 coasters first...bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! ;)

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"I don't like poop singers." Peabody, discussing American Idol.

Sheesh, my family thinks I'm too coaster geeky as it is...if I brought up a game like this on the way down to SRM they'd probably kick me out of the car.

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Moosh, you'll be getting a cease and desist letter soon about that sig!!!! ;)

My solution to a road trip....an MP3 player with a 60 gig hard drive. It would take a drive to the moon to listen to every one of my CDs I have on there!

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- "I used to be in the audio/visual club, but I was kicked out because of my views on Vietnam........and I was stealing projectors" - Homer Simpson

I wouldn't qualify as a *coaster* übergeek, maybe just an übergeek in general....

bill, loves poop singers....hates pop songs!
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"Like most problems in life, it's nothing that can't be solved with a little bending"...Bender, Futurama

I wonder how a coaster-themed round of Botticelli would go over...

(SF)Great American, whose mother thought 20 questions wasn't challenging enough.

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I hear America screaming...
*** This post was edited by (SF)Great American 5/9/2003 3:19:53 PM ***

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rollergator said:

Studying is for losers....and students I guess....

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And here I was thinking students are losers....

(Note: ApolloAndy is a student (and also refers to himself in the third person))

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Be polite and ignore the idiots. - rollergator
"It's not a Toomer" - Arnold Schwartzenkoph

*** This post was edited by ApolloAndy 5/9/2003 4:06:27 PM ***

Moosh hates it when people refer to themselves in the third person.

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"I don't like poop singers." Peabody, discussing American Idol.

Usually when I am on road trips I make everyone in the car play the "Watch out for cops so I don't get a speeding ticket game" its quite fun and useful.

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Mike
Favorite Wood: Viper at SFGAM,Shivering Timbers
Favorite Steel: Magnum and Raging Bull

Andy hates people who complain. And people who turn the discussion to completely different topics. And people who continue to talk long after everyone has stopped paying attention.

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Be polite and ignore the idiots. - rollergator
"It's not a Toomer" - Arnold Schwartzenkoph

What was that....sorry, I stopped listening...;)

I'm thinking of a coaster, should anyone want to practice...

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"I don't like poop singers." Peabody, discussing American Idol.

Is it Millennium Force?

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Be polite and ignore the idiots. - rollergator
"It's not a Toomer" - Arnold Schwartzenkoph

Moosh...around here people are ALWAYS thinking of coasters...DUH!!! ;)

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--George H
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