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The rules are these:
1. When it's your turn (and not earlier, there's no calling dibs), you pick one character from any given movie. live-action or animated, cinema, direct-to-DVD or straight-to-tv, it can be based on a true story or straight fiction, original screenplay or adaptation of whatever, etc. TV shows and youtube clips are out, though. We have to draw the line somewhere.
2. This is a snaking draft, which means that the first player picks one character, then the second, third, fourth, whatever each pick one character. The last one on the list (irongreen in this case) picks two characters, then it's the second-to-last's turn, and it goes back all the way to player one (kazzar in this case), who picks two, and then it's forward again. If you have no idea what I'm saying, look at one of the older drafts from a while back.
3. We draft until everyone has five characters. There can be a theme that connects all of your characters, but it's not mandatory. Once every player has five characters, we have a Knockout Round, which means that we'll have little polls that determine whose team is the greatest. This doesn't mean "Team A would defeat Team B in a fight". If you think that Team B is more awesome than Team A, then vote for Team B.
4. Every character can only be drafted once, even if he was in different movies within the same continuity. If, however, the franchise was rebooted at some point, all different versions are fair game, as are different characters within the same continuity.
Example: You can't pick three Gandalfs, one from Fellowship of the Ring, one from Two Towers and one from Return of the King. You can, however, pick the Gandalf from the Jackson movies and the Gandalf from the Bakshi version.
Notice that different actors don't necessarily mean different versions. While Batman was played by Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney in the Burton/Schumacher films, it's all the same character, evidenced by Pat Hingle and Michael Gough being in all four movies, among other things.
5. If there is any doubt if the character exists (or was in the movie mentioned), the player drafting said character can refer to en.wikipedia.org or www.imdb.com to prove that everything is alright. If your film isn't listed there (or if it's listed as a different medium like tv series or video game), it's not valid.
6. Every player can enter only once, and vote only once. Creating duplicate forum accounts to rig the ballot is strictly forbidden.
7. Once it's your turn, you have twelve hours to make your pick (or picks, if you're at the beginning or end of the list). Your time starts with the post of the player preceding you (or in kazzar's first round, NOW). If your time is up, you can still draft a character, but you risk that the player after you snatches that character away from you. Suggestion: If you already know that you won't be able to make it in time, send your pick (a backup or two would not be unwise) to a forum member you trust, so that they can pick for you. This forum member can be another player of this game, but you risk that they will steal your pick (or that they had the same character in mind even before you sent them your list).
8. The winner gets bragging rights and the satisfaction of having beaten the other players.
This is the order:
1 kazzar
2 JohnnyV
3 Michael Heide
4 GL King Michael
5 Kuhan
6 Metalliccorps
7 Caleb
8 Mrt1000son
9 Dr. Naysay
10 Onabyrcse
11 West
12 GL888
13 Shingo
14 Pax
15 Chivalrous
16 irongreen
Naysay got slot #9.
1. When it's your turn (and not earlier, there's no calling dibs), you pick one character from any given movie. live-action or animated, cinema, direct-to-DVD or straight-to-tv, it can be based on a true story or straight fiction, original screenplay or adaptation of whatever, etc. TV shows and youtube clips are out, though. We have to draw the line somewhere.
2. This is a snaking draft, which means that the first player picks one character, then the second, third, fourth, whatever each pick one character. The last one on the list (irongreen in this case) picks two characters, then it's the second-to-last's turn, and it goes back all the way to player one (kazzar in this case), who picks two, and then it's forward again. If you have no idea what I'm saying, look at one of the older drafts from a while back.
3. We draft until everyone has five characters. There can be a theme that connects all of your characters, but it's not mandatory. Once every player has five characters, we have a Knockout Round, which means that we'll have little polls that determine whose team is the greatest. This doesn't mean "Team A would defeat Team B in a fight". If you think that Team B is more awesome than Team A, then vote for Team B.
4. Every character can only be drafted once, even if he was in different movies within the same continuity. If, however, the franchise was rebooted at some point, all different versions are fair game, as are different characters within the same continuity.
Example: You can't pick three Gandalfs, one from Fellowship of the Ring, one from Two Towers and one from Return of the King. You can, however, pick the Gandalf from the Jackson movies and the Gandalf from the Bakshi version.
Notice that different actors don't necessarily mean different versions. While Batman was played by Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney in the Burton/Schumacher films, it's all the same character, evidenced by Pat Hingle and Michael Gough being in all four movies, among other things.
5. If there is any doubt if the character exists (or was in the movie mentioned), the player drafting said character can refer to en.wikipedia.org or www.imdb.com to prove that everything is alright. If your film isn't listed there (or if it's listed as a different medium like tv series or video game), it's not valid.
6. Every player can enter only once, and vote only once. Creating duplicate forum accounts to rig the ballot is strictly forbidden.
7. Once it's your turn, you have twelve hours to make your pick (or picks, if you're at the beginning or end of the list). Your time starts with the post of the player preceding you (or in kazzar's first round, NOW). If your time is up, you can still draft a character, but you risk that the player after you snatches that character away from you. Suggestion: If you already know that you won't be able to make it in time, send your pick (a backup or two would not be unwise) to a forum member you trust, so that they can pick for you. This forum member can be another player of this game, but you risk that they will steal your pick (or that they had the same character in mind even before you sent them your list).
8. The winner gets bragging rights and the satisfaction of having beaten the other players.
This is the order:
1 kazzar
- Jake Sully (Avatar)
- Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
- Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Carribean)
- Bumblebee (Transformers)
- Edward Elric (FMA the Movie)
2 JohnnyV
- Yoda (Star Wars)
- Oompa Loompa (Willy Wonka)
- Bubo (Clash of the Titans)
- Gimli (Lord of the Rings)
- Jiminy Cricket (Pinocchio)
3 Michael Heide
- Louis Cypher (Angel Heart)
- Mr. Nick (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus)
- Lucifer (The Prophecy)
- Daryl Van Horne (Witches of Eastwick)
- The Man (End of Days)
4 GL King Michael
- Joker (The Dark Knight)
- Tyler Durden (Fight Club)
- Patrick Bateman (American Psycho)
- Alex Delarge (A Clockwork Orange)
- Scarface (Scarface)
5 Kuhan
- NPH (Harold & Kumar)
- Mark Hamill (Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back)
- Chuck Norris (Sidekicks)
- William Shatner (Fanboys)
- Jean-Claude Van Damme (JCVD)
6 Metalliccorps
7 Caleb
- Blondie (The Dollars Trilogy)
- Kambei Shimada (Seven Samurai)
- Chris Adams (The Magnificent Seven)
- Sanjuro (Yojimbo)
- Tom Doniphon (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance)
8 Mrt1000son
- James Bond (Casino Royale)
- Colonel Tavington (The Patriot)
- Edward Longshanks (Braveheart)
- Roger Bartlett aka Big X (The Great Escape)
- Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes)
9 Dr. Naysay
- Danny Ocean (Ocean's Trilogy)
- Adolf Hitler (Der Untergang)
- Adolf Hitler (Max)
- Adolf Hitler (The Empty Mirror)
- Adolf Hitler (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)
10 Onabyrcse
- John Milton (Devil's Advocate)
- Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal)
11 West
- Det. Mike Lowrey (Bad Boys)
- James West (Wild, Wild West)
- Agent J (Men in Black)
- Det. Del Spooner (I, Robot)
- Capt. Steve Hiller (Independence Day)
12 GL888
- Hal Jordan (Green Lantern: First Flight)
- MacGruber MacGyver (MacGruber)
- The Shoveler (Mystery Men)
- Undercover Brother (Undercover Brother)
- Austin Powers (Austin Powers)
13 Shingo
- Riddick (Chronicles of Riddick)
- Darth Vader (Star Wars)
- Agent Smith (The Matrix)
- Wesley (The Princess Bride)
- Zorro (Zorro)
14 Pax
- Yin Yang (The Expendables)
- Ironhide (Transformers)
- Trudy Chaccon (Avatar)
- Aldo Raine (Inglorious Basterds)
- Matrix (Commando)
15 Chivalrous
16 irongreen
- John Rambo (Rambo: First Blood Part II)
- T-800 Model 101 (Terminator 2: Judgement Day)
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- The Predator (Predator)
- The Shark (Jaws)
Naysay got slot #9.
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