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Offline BuddyTom

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How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« on: December 09, 2006, 07:28:12 PM »
Since schools are getting out and many people who haven't been with us on a regular basis are coming back to chat, I thought I'd post a little refresher of the basics of CSS to avoid confusion.

So, here's how you do it.

Come into the Daytime Chat before this:

IT'S CSS TIME!!!

Watch Showcase 1. When it's time to bid, click on the grey ear next to my name in the list of chatters:



This will allow you to "whisper" your bid to me without anyone else seeing it.

[whisper to Buddytom:] $23,456

Please bid on ONE showcase at a time, and please try to be reasonably prompt. You shouldn't be sending me bids much after the player on stage has bid.

Repeat with Showcase 2.

If you wish to declare your bids for all to see AFTER the stage player has bid on showcase 2, you may do so.

Hope you don't go over! :-D

That's all there is to it. If you experience chat problems during CSS time, you can whisper to me as soon as you get back into the room. Computer problems are the only reason I should get more than one bid at a time. You may submit for a friend if they're having computer trouble, but I will verify that the bids are genuine.

Other than typos (for instance, 150000 instead of 15000 for a showcase), you MAY NOT revise your showcase bids after you have submitted them. Make sure you wait for all of the prizes to be revealed!

Have fun!
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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2006, 08:07:42 PM »
And of course, try to beat heels and PFA at every chance possible especially during a furniture showcase. And just remember to get in before the conclusion of the 6th PG barring we have no preemptions. 

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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2006, 08:27:20 PM »
He's obviously referring to Heels with that 'especially on furniture' bit...I'm so bad at bidding on furniture, if you don't beat me on a furniture showcase, something has gone horribly wrong.
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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2006, 09:23:37 PM »
In addition.....you don't wanna be $10K or more away from the ARP of the showcase or be approx. $7500 or more over the ARP.

Reason being....you don't want the "Garf Of The Century" award for a mass underbid or a "Willy Of The Century" award for a mass overbid.   :-D

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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2006, 10:10:35 PM »
Or the "Heels of the Century" award if you go over by very little!  

A refresher of CSS terms...  

Bork: When the chat software kicks you out
Willy: A mass overbid
Garf: A mass underbid
GOTC (Garf of the Century): An underbid on one showcase by $10K or more, or a combined difference of $15K or more
Heels: Going over by very little, also known as a WSD or reverse-DSW
DSW: Coming within $250 or less of the ARP of one showcase (points double)
QSW: Coming within $250 or less of the ARP of both showcases (points quadruple)
Fireball: Smoke the competition
Fieldsing: A comeback after overbids on 2 previous days of the current week (best done on Fridays)
Ludwigging: A comeback after overbids on 3 previous days of the current week
FRTS: Freakin' Random Trailer Showcase
FRBS: Freakin' Random Boat Showcase
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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2006, 10:48:59 PM »

(EDITS)


Hold on just a minute...you forgot something...


Bullying--guaranteeing that you're gonna beat your arch-rival in that day's CSS, only to go OVER or garf royally!!

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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2006, 11:23:20 PM »
Ah, how could I forget.  Thanks Bully! :-D
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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2006, 07:02:53 PM »
CSTD: Can't stop the Dob

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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2006, 11:25:07 AM »
FRCS:  Friggin' Random Cruise Showcase
FRBRFS:  Friggin' Random Bedroom Furniture Showcase
FRDRFS:  Friggin' Random Dining Room Furniture Showcase
FRLRFS:  Friggin' Random Living Room Furniture Showcase
Melloing:  Shaving $1,000 off your bid at the last second
Searcying:  Ending your bid with the number "258"
Fireball Special:  El Cheapo showcase, especially one under $15,000
Overgarf:  Garf on one showcase, overbid on the other
Well, this week was supposed to be a return to normalcy, but that's clearly not allowed.  Since you feel there is no need for this week's FPG to continue, I feel there is no need to continue as an FPG host or a G-R.net member.  Since most people are so desperate to push me out of here, why delay it?  I would have preferred that everybody publicly admitted it rather than string me along for the last two days, but it is what it is.  I am hereby resigning as FPG host and moderator, effective immediately.  whammy007 is the new permanent host.  No R-rated rant or airing of grievances from me.  Just a polite "goodbye for good".

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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2006, 12:06:25 PM »
While I'm at it:

"Searcy Special":  Showcase ARP ending in "258", or "258" showing up in some shape or form in a PG

"Sorenson Special" (named after my favorite Nextel Cup driver :-D ):  Showcase ending in "x41", or "41" showing up in some shape or form in a PG (replace "x" with any number)

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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2006, 05:05:43 PM »
CSS of Doom: Very few survive, the rest drown in a sea of red (go over)
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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2006, 05:24:37 PM »
The "Big One":  People crash (or Willy) into Overbid territory like a huge wreck at Talladega or Daytona.

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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2006, 09:15:56 PM »
YAYYAYA thank you fields  MUAH MUAH -- i am a term now YAYAY ( but it's  really not just a simple comeback after 3  days of overs--  its a DSW after such :) )

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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2006, 10:06:34 PM »
The Dummy's guide to playing CSS:

1.  Message bids to Buddy Tom
2.  As the show goes to commercial, post your bids to the room, awash in the feeling that you have had your best day ever.
3.  As other members post their bids, assess the crappiness of your bids, and allow self-doubt to creep in.
4.  Begin to formulate lame excuse for your inevitable overbid.
4.  As the bids are revealed, post to the room how you can't believe how cheap that {boat, trip, trailer} must have been.
5.  Quickly exit the chat room, before members catch on to how sad your bids were today.
6.  Curse yourself for changing your bid on SC1 at the last minute.
7.  Lather
8.  Rinse
9.  Repeat
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Re: How to Play CSS - A Refresher
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2006, 01:41:01 AM »
Quote

GoldenBulldog wrote:

Bullying--guaranteeing that you're gonna beat your arch-rival in that day's CSS, only to go OVER or garf royally!!



See, that's why you don't have rivals, because you know you're better than everyone else in the first place :3