Assorted Even Ideas In Need of Hosting

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

We should add to this as new ideas occur to us. Then if someone wants to host one it can get a thread of it's own.

(copied this portion off old forums)

The Guild Relay Race. This seems best suited for " Wizards Isle" Guild halls.

Dodge-ball. needs a host.

Assorted forms of Hide N Seek (Kazard has on that spans the guild halls currently)

Scavenger Hunt

Ugly Armor Contest

Trivia (always fun!)

Bingo, Poker, Blackjack (not sure how these would be run)

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

Dies Fourth wrote this up as an example of a trivia game, It also is an across the campaigns hide n seek.

the events is " where in the world is [ insert guild tag here ]"

You just have to do a little weekly research on wiki

Pick any town/outpost in any game or expansion............. read the few paragraphs about it and pick out 2 or 3 " clues" and write them down.......

For example " droks forge"
Long ago, when the tribes of Deldrimor were united under one banner, Droknar's Forge was the seat of the mighty Dwarven nation's power. Named for one of its most beloved kings, the Forge has never once been taken by an enemy nation.

thats the little paragraph about it............. from that u make up a few questions like
~~~~~ I'm under the 1 banner of the tribes of deldimore~~~~~~~
or
~~~~~~~~ where was the seat of power located 4 the tribes of deldimore~~~~
or
~~~~~~ what major seat of power has never once been taken by an enemy nation~~~~~~~~~~
or
~~~~ what town/outpost was named after its beloved king ~~~~~~~~

now there might be a few answers that fit under those descriptions since theres ALOT of GW lore and legend, that works in your favor because your only in 1 of those areas. Droknars Forge, so the 1st person to open trade with you wins a prize. If they have to go through 4 other towns 1st thats fine, its all part of the fun.

heres another example........... this time ill post the questions 1st
DON'T SCROLL DOWN UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED TO FIGURE IT OUT PLEASE

clue 1
~~~ once a quiet destination for elite's its now nothing more than rest stop 4 weary travelers~~~~
clue 2
~~~~~~~~in past day the wealthy would sit atop towering rock structures being pamper by servants~~~~~~~~~
clue 3
~~~~~~~~ now occupied by mercenaries and people seeking odd jobs hoping 1 day it will return to its elite status~~~~~~~
clue 4
~~~~~~~ theres guards and sentries everywhere~~~~~~~~~
clue 5
~~~~~ in this area I'm next to the Hench that uses " mobiuos strike" the correct spelling is "moebius strike" if u screw up the spelling the wiki freaks will have to do a little more work

that in itself might make a decent little trivia game, put in an elite skill and see who can name the person/critter u kill to cap it


the answer is below, did u get it ? was it fun trying to figure out ?

The answer to the last set of clues was Seafarers rest

Once a quiet destination for the Luxon elite, Seafarer's Rest now serves as a mere resting stop for weary travelers meandering across the Jade Sea. The wealthy sat perched atop towering rock structures, with every need attended to by a staff of attentive servants. Those who currently inhabit this outpost subsist on funds from odd jobs and mercenary work; though some say Seafarer's Rest will one day return to its former stature.


you can make the clues up and give them in any order u want, hardest to easiest is usually the best way......... if 4 some reason no1 gets it ( people use wiki so thats not very likely) you can start naming off the people( npc's) in the area

Even making the questions is fun, it doesn't take very long, like 20 minutes for 5 towns/outposts. If 2 or 3 people do this it goes very fast and gets your guild recognized and appreciated more, its also a GREAT recruiting tool and help the alliance be something special.

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

Rules for Scavenger Hunt (as previously run)

Every week a list of " items " will be posted on the forums. These will be spread out across all games and elite areas. These items can NOT be purchased from the material traders or from other non-scavenger hunt players in towns or on Guru. Some of these items will be relatively easy to get. Some........... not so much Our 1st week we had " Umbral skeletal limbs" ONLY found in " FoW" another item was " Shadowy Crests " also found in " FoW' so the alliance banded together 3 times that week to hunt together and had a BLAST doing it.

If you don't have all the games don't worry. Farm the items you have access to in decent quantities then TRADE with other people to get the items you cant Please don't take advantage of other guild/alliance mates by charging $ for these items. Its not about getting rich quick at the expense of others. Its about working together and HAVING FUN

For example, those " Jade Bracelets" that litter the ground in Factions........ wont be on the list. However " common" drops will be. The last list is on the forums so take a look at that for a good idea of what kind of items were looking for.

There will be specific numbers ( 3 generally ) of each item on the list unless otherwise noted. Sometimes items quantities change due to rate of drop. If its a pain in the back-side drop the items quantity might be dropped to 2 or possibly even 1. So check back every so often to see if anything has changed.

There will be 7 different items announced each week. So if its 3 per different items thats 21 items total, these items DO stack so storage wont be an issue

There will also be a " BONUS ITEM " each week. That item is independent from the items you turn in weekly. Hopefully we can come up with a really cool prize for the Bonus Item searchers. ( Donations welcomed )

The idea behind this is that the entire alliance can become closer by forming groups to go after the " harder to get " items

Every week the harder items will be focused in an ELITE area of the games or possibly a troublesome Dungeon.

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

again, this idea is pasted from the old forums:
UAC= ugly armor contest

You can use pvp armor, you can use noob starter armor, collectors armor too
you can go across campaigns just make it UGLY
you can use ANY combination of ANY armor.........as long as its UGLY
it has to be what ALOT of people think is ugly not just you
festival hats are especially ugly
add pieces that do not match at all, that are UGLY together
DYE IT ALL DIFFERENT COLORS ! like 4 contrasting colors.for example

When Judging time comes, everyone has the UGLY ARMOR stashed in inventory. A prearranged area is picked, such as the deck of a GH boat, that everyone in the alliance can get to.
and at the count of 3 put it on and dance or do emotes or whatever you can to get attention
the crowd or 1 assigned judge will pick a winner
as always prizes don't matter, fun does

(note: I'm thinking that you might want to add that only one piece of armor can be missing (no naked entries))
This takes prep time, it might be something to play once a month?

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

Trivia Time (as previously played by the alliance)

There will be a Max of the 20 Questions. Each will vary from type to type

-2 Minutes Per Question for answer!
-Questions will be asked in Trade chat and the answers will be in Local chat!
-2 Chances Per Question, If no one gets it, it was restart and everyone will have a chance to answer it.
-No Spamming Random Answer, or you will be Disqualified for that Question.
-Wiki and other are usable, but remember 2 minute limit per Question!

THERE WILL BE PRIZES!
Each question will have its own prize as well as be worth a specific amount of pts, the person who had the most pts at the end will get another prize as well.

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

Rules for Bingo as previously proposed:

example
on the forums
Dies fourth picks 33 29 41 7 88 (go junior) 9 and 51
Cookies picks 21 13 99 66 77 88 and 45 (the age she pretends she is)
Rich picks 19 27 42 69 77 5 and 43 (the year his truck was made)
Panda picks 1 19 38 99 47 8 and 93 ( the number of stacks of ectos she really has )
and so on and so on..............
each person write down there 7 numbers at home, they're also posted in all chat so theres no switching numbers (we will have to lock the thread from modifications or print it out previous to the game to prevent issues)

all players attend a particular GH at the time of the game
the host rolls a 99 sides die and rolls a 7
the host rolls a 99 sides die and rolls a 56
/roll 99 in Trade Channel (reserved for the host only during the event)

Prizes might be of different values:
say a free game where the prize/prizes are donated
a 500gold game where every1 kicks in 500g to enter
a 1k game
etc

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

(idea previously submitted by Kazard)
what a Rat Race is.... It's where you come to a gh with your running build, form party, and party uses the canthan ambassador to visit a GH, and you do 5 laps around it. Host shows the course before race starts!

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

Toby's Costume Contest (previously run for Halloween but could work for other holidays as well)

Rules and guidelines
- Be fun, creative, unique - but not inappropriate folks! I don't want to see you 'shop your characters naked please
- You can only enter twice (not sure about this number...one is too little but i think 3 is too much and will make judging harder)
- If you want to alter/change your submitted design before the deadline, simply edit your original post

Instructions [skip this if you know what to do]
Screen shots:
Find a nice background with enough lighting. Sometimes your skin can look too bright and glowy if u have post processing effects turned on. Go to options in GW and turn it off if that is a problem. Some ares also have different coloured light. If its too dark u might not see your character - on the other hand, it does make it creepy to fit in with the Halloween theme Its up to you where u want to take your picture.
I removed the clothing of my mesmer to do this. If you take your pic in an explorable area, remember to take off your weapons and flag your heroes away if u don't want them in your pic.
To remove the interface press Ctrl + Shift + H (to make it come back press those three buttons again). And now zoom in and toggle around until your character is big enough - make sure u don't cut off your feet!
Press screen shot on your keyboard
The picture will appear in your Guild Wars folder - mine is in My Docs. Click the Guild Wars folder and then click Screens... find the one u want
Alternatively, once u have pressed "print screen" on your keyboard you can open MS Paint and edit->paste and your screen shot will appear there

Editing
Go to the Screens folder and right click the file icon and select "Edit in paint"
And now get drawing!
Using MS Paint (for those without better paint/draw programs)
www.lkwdpl.org/classes/mspaint/paint.html
This website seems pretty good and easy to understand scroll past all the writing to the bottom

You don't need to make your submission the mona lisa! Design over artsiness here

File Format
Saving as a .jpg will result in smaller images - but lower quality. Saving as a png or bmp will result in a high quality file but maybe be very large for you to upload and other to download. Also, bmp does not work on the Internet.
If you use .jpg, some programs let you select the "quality" of the jpg like high or low - please pick medium-> high If you do use Paint, make sure when saving your image to choose "save as" each time; as saving repeatedly on the same image makes it more blurry.

Also for file size... if working on a screen shot your image is likely to be small. please do not enlarge it too much! Otherwise we will not be able to appreciate its overall aesthetic wonderfulness if I can only see your one-millionth of your character at a time. It will also make it look blurry if you enlarge it too much.

Uploading your pic so we can see!!
Some people here use turboimage and i use photobucket. Its free and easy to sign up for an account at many image-hosting sites.
Alternatively email me at ___@___(ill make an account somewhere or use an unused one) and ill upload it for you here

To put your pic up in the thread:
[ IMG ]http://www.yourimage.jpg[ /IMG ]
but without the spaces around the IMGs. keep the slash on the second IMG

For more instructions on taking and posting screen shots go to quitbarkinrawr.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=screenshots&action=display&thread=65

[Kara [RAWR]]

we used to do the UAC all the time im bringing that 1 back

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

this was an idea proposed by Rukia that we never quite worked out:

(original post by toby, moved because thread expired)
A HM rampage

2 or more teams set out to vanquish one area on a breezy Sunday evening... but which team has the expertise, speed, grace and beauty to finish first?!?

Issues still to be ironed out

- Prize
I don't like item prizes due to percieved unfairness or some members of the team not receiving any.
Can't be a huge amount of cash but enough to attract people
Maybe something less tangible? 0.0 Like whenver they appear i scream in AC "ALL hail sexy vanquisher!" (ha ha...)

- Times
I actually like the idea of them doing the /age right after the vanq is completed messege comes up, and then emailing me the screenshot. my email is [e-mail] its easy peezy! As some ppl dont know how to upload.

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

Copied from Kaz's thread on old forums::
(and copied again becuase thread on this forum had expired)

Rapid Finding Kazard Championship
Held Friday nights straight after lotto

1.Everyone starts in some selected hall
2.I go to one of the guild halls and hide
3.I say go in AC
4.Everyone who's playing leaves the selected gh and comes to finds me
5.The first person to find me wins and i will not move i promiss
6.When in the gh im in if u join my party to try to find me (joining my party is like a helper) you will be disquallified!!
7.THERE WILL BE PRIZES!!! (2 per round)
8. Players can only win twice for the night!

There will be 6 rounds, first 5 winners get 2 prizes. I'll show you some and you pick 2 out of the group. Last one is hard, the clue i mean, but you get 7 prizes!
« Last Edit: Feb 20, 2009, 1:19am by Toby [RAWR] »

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

Previously known as "Fatal Says"

This was a game of Simon Says, only with the hosts name inserted. If the host does not say the emote the right way then you mustn't do it, cause that makes you "out". If he says it the right way you gotta do it, or... you are out.

Some of the tricks used are to mispell the emote or not type the format of "host says /cheer" exactly the standard way.

It used to be a standard event and one of our more social ones from what I understand. And the host can check the emote channel to see who did what or didn't so it's not too bad to run it.

So what do you say, shall we give it another whirl?


and to make it easier, I'll post the list from wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Emote
Category: Commands (Dies Fourth found these for us and had posted them on our previous forums)

The following list presents the emotes, and the corresponding text that is displayed to chat.

/agree: [Character] agrees.
/attention: [Character] comes to attention!
stays in this pose until the character moves or another emote is given
/beckon: [Character] beckons.
/beg: [Character] begs.
/boo or /scare: [Character] scares you!
/bored: [Character] is bored.
/bow: [Character] bows.
/bowhead or /head: [Character] bows his/her head.
stays in this pose until the character moves or another emote is given
/catchbreath or /breath: [Character] stops to catch his/her breath.
/cheer: [Character] cheers.
/clap: [Character] claps.
/congrats: [Character] offers congratulations
/cough: [Character] coughs.
/dance: [Character] starts dancing.
Female and male characters of each profession have their own dance (the character's primary profession determines which).
/dancenew: [Character] starts Collectors Edition dancing.
If you do not have a GW-CE, the character will perform their default dance instead.
/doh: [Character] smacks his/her head. Doh!
/doubletake: [Character] does a double take.
/drums or /drum: [Character] plays the drums.
/excited: [Character] is excited!
Continues to make this emote until the character moves or another emote is given
/fame or /rank: Your character performs a special iconic animated emote. Must be rank 3 of Hero or higher.
/fistshake: [Character] shakes a fist angrily.
/flex: [Character] flexes.
/flute: [Character] plays the flute.
/goteam or /encourage: [Character] cheers wildly, “Go Team!”
/guitar or /airguitar: [Character] plays a mean air guitar.
/helpme: [Character] requests help!
/highfive or /five: [Character] says, “High Five!”
/IP: Displays the server IP or name.
/jump: [Character] jumps.
/kneel: [Character] kneels. Used to trigger certain events in-game too.
/laugh: [Character] laughs heartily.
/moan: [Character] moans.
/no: [Character] says, “No.”
/paper: [Character] plays rock, paper, scissors.
/pickme: [Character] says, “Pick me!”
/point: [Character] points.
/ponder: [Character] ponders the situation.
/pout: [Character] pouts.
/rank or /fame: Your character performs a special iconic animated emote. Must be rank 3 of Hero or higher.
/ready: [Character] is ready for action!
/roar: [Character] roars.
/rock: [Character] plays rock, paper, scissors.
/roll (#):[Character] rolls (#) on a (#) sided die. This emote does not work in towns or outposts.
/salute: [Character] salutes.
/scissors or /scis: [Character] plays rock, paper, scissors.
/scratch: [Character] scratches.
/shoo: [Character] shoos you away.
/sigh: [Character] sighs.
/sit or /afk: Your character sits from a standing position.
There is no emote chat message associated with this command, and most other emotes or any directional movement will cancel it.
/sorry: [Character] apologizes.
/stand: Your character stands from a sitting position.
There is no emote chat message associated with this command, and does nothing unless your character is sitting (see /sit).
Hitting the Escape key will also work for this function.
/taunt or /rude: [Character] taunts you.
/violin: [Character] plays the violin sadly.
/wave: [Character] waves.
/yawn: [Character] yawns.
/yes: [Character] says, “Yes.”
/zaishen or /zrank: Your character performs a special animated emote. It is linked to the Zaishen rank.
[edit] Advanced usage
Emotes may be synchronized with other players by appending an asterisk (*) to the emote command, such as "/dance *". Emotes that are synchronized in this way start on a five second interval rather than starting immediately. Thus, anyone who issues the emote command within that five second interval will start the emotes' animation at the same instant.