Taters to Taters

[Nerwen]

This thread. It is much too peaceful. Not one player has died horribly on this thread yet.

*is in WW withdrawal*

[Meneltarmacil]

I'll have to go with ++Bombur on this. Poor guy kept getting dragged into terrible things through no fault of his own, and he's easily the least violent of the choices presented.
There were two runners-up: Dorwinion, whatever its wine may have been like, was likely an Easterling realm or bordering on one, and those were hardly peaceful during the days of Sauron. Miruvor is basically neutral; it's peacefulness depends on the occasion.

[Boromir88]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

This thread. It is much too peaceful. Not one player has died horribly on this thread yet.

*is in WW withdrawal*

Ah-ha, I think Kath plans on starting her WW game soon

And Nogrod now has 2 with his choice of Bombur. May continue discussion of this round and previous rounds until 4 (roughly 3 hours and 30 mins)

[the phantom]

Yeah- Bombur was probably my number 2 or 3, so no complaints. I probably would've selected Miruvor- associations with Elrond and Rivendell, ya know...

[Nogrod]

Haha. Thanks Menel for a wise choice...

I was actually quite unsure I had made a good pick, but my other taters weren't allowing me too much leeway on "peaceful". Now that I saw all the choices I actually think it was pretty good indeed. I mean yes, he was mainly sleeping all the time whether he should have walked, fought or guard places! Which were the other adjectives? Serene, restful, calm... restful...

Now this is the flavour of the game: sometimens you think you have the "killer-choice" and no one even notices it because there are so many better ones to pick from - and on other times you think you made a mediocre pick at best and it turns out the best on the board...


On another issue.

Originally Posted by tp

And what- the game ends if I win again? Surely we'll play more, yes?

If no one disagrees I'd suggest we keep on playing the twenty rounds (?) Boro has prepared whether phantom (or someone else) gains the four wins the initial rules required to end the game or not.

[Boromir88]

Tally

the phantom - 3 (Honest, Insane, Violent)
Nogrod - 2 (Extraordinary, Peaceful)
Kitanna - 1 (Deadly)
Gwath - 1 (Neglected)
Menel - 1 (Cuddly)
Nogrod - 1 (Extraordinary)

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ROUND 9

Kitanna, your charming charmers:

Nienor
Saruman
Ghan-Buri-Ghan
Faramir
Spiders of Mirkwood
Galadriel
Bard
Melian
Old Man Willow
Huor

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ROUND 10

Green tater: Ridiculous (absurd, ludicrous, preposterous)
Judge: Gwath

[Kitanna]

Short on time at the moment, so here I go...

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Kitanna, your charming charmers:

Nienor
Saruman
Ghan-Buri-Ghan
Faramir
Spiders of Mirkwood
Galadriel
Bard
Melian
Old Man Willow
Huor

In the running:
Saruman- He could pretty much charm the pants off of anyone. Even in defeat he still managed to sway the men of Rohan before Gandalf opened his own mouth.

Ghan-Buri-Ghan - Because it made me laugh. I'd call him rustic, but that can have its own charm.

Faramir - When comparing him to his family he certainly has a certain way about him. He manages to put complete strangers at ease.

Galadriel - It's hard for a fair elf queen such as her not to be charming. And she was hospitable to the Fellowship when she didn't have to be.

Old Man Willow - So charming he puts everyone to sleep. Three Hobbits succumbed to his charms after all.

[Lhunardawen]

I guess it bears mentioning that the green tater "defined" charming here as "pleasant, polite" - or does that not need to be followed necessarily? Because in that case, Saruman was hardly pleasant or polite, at least in the latter part of his life.

[Boromir88]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

On another issue. If no one disagrees I'd suggest we keep on playing the twenty rounds (?) Boro has prepared whether phantom (or someone else) gains the four wins the initial rules required to end the game or not.

I would not have a problem with that at all.

[Galadriel55]

Nienor
Saruman
Ghan-Buri-Ghan
Faramir
Spiders of Mirkwood
Galadriel
Bard
Melian
Old Man Willow
Huor


I'd say Spiders are just too funny to pass by, and Saruman and Old Man Willow are perhaps charming in another sense (and woe to those who they choose to charm!). That's my $0.02 on the matter.

[Nogrod]

Just a short one before going to sleep...

Originally Posted by G55

I'd say Spiders are just too funny to pass by, and Saruman and Old Man Willow are perhaps charming in another sense (and woe to those who they choose to charm!).

My intitial reaction exactly. Thinking of the Spiders of Mirkwood described with the word "charming" just made me smile widely - and Saruman and Old Man Willow sure have their "charms" in a most fitting way...

On top of that I thought "then well, what?"

But looking at them now again I must say that this looks like a really hard round to judge as most of the choices actually make good claims for being considered as "charming".

I mean aren't Faramir and Bard the Bowman just the "prince charmings"? Or didn't Melian's power reside in her charms - or Galadriel's to that matter?

Not to talk of Nienor being "charmless"... which would sound like an insult.