Alright, gang, I got here a bit earlier than I thought I would. You’re welcome!
There was some good fun to be had with this one. Time to see which plan won out.
Vote One: Annette Barron. “Annette the Barron Krauss von Espy”
Vote Two: Erik S.
Vote Three: Annette Barron. “You’re a damn fine player and a most excellent ally-turned-adversary. Not to mention the fact that you’ve written some fantastic stories this season. Trying to outwrite you has unquestionably made me a better writer. And I’m pretty sure you’re not the only one who’s going to require therapy after this game!”
Vote Four: Annette Barron. “I’m looking forward to seeing exactly what your original plans were and all the moves you made throughout the game- you seemed to have quite the web of intrigue going. Hell of a game, nettebarr”
Twenty-Fifth Elimination from Spookymilk Survivor XV: Annette Barron
Jeez, players, just get a room already.
Seriously, though. I tend to soften on some of my immediate reactions, but all the same, my immediate reaction is that Annette played one of the best non-winning games we’ve seen in a hell of a long time. She comes up just one spot short of the finals, and will have to regroup for the next one.
Your final challenge comes courtesy of Brooks Maki, according to tradition. I had one I sort of like, but I’m going to save it for when there are more of you left in a game. Plus…well, the whole Brooks tradition. And as a bonus to you, it’s not half as difficult(-sounding) as the last challenge!
In this one, the story surrounds a room that has a doorframe with 34 notches in it. That’s everything. From there your options are pretty wide open. There’s no word limit on this and it’s due Wednesday night at 8pm Central.
Well done, finalists. Strong finish now.
Cheers.
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September 6, 2014 at 5:51 pm
nettiebarron
So much fun/anxiety! Thanks for running it, Kelly. Good luck, final three. Be entertaining!
September 6, 2014 at 9:56 pm
hungry joe
What, this game isn’t over yet? Can we please speed this up so we can get to the next game already?
September 8, 2014 at 9:56 am
mbnovak
I object to the ease of this final challenge.
September 8, 2014 at 10:00 am
spookymilk
Yeah, it does feel kind of weird. Sorry about that.
September 8, 2014 at 10:41 am
mbnovak
You could add a part where the entire story needs to be told in vignettes that only have 34 words, so as to match the number of notches. Except that each vignette must introduce a new character and feature all previous characters. And be a palindrome.
Yup. That feels more right.
September 8, 2014 at 10:43 am
spookymilk
Oh, boy. You inspired me to think of what I should have done, much too late.
If I’d made it six notches and you had to tell the story of each notch.
GOD DAMMIT.
September 8, 2014 at 11:17 am
mbnovak
No way, it’s the final challenge – it’s supposed to be hard. Changing it at the last minute meets that qualification!
September 8, 2014 at 4:00 pm
nibbish
Yeah. Harrison says “Hi”.