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Boneass: Houses Review & Suggestions Jan 9, 2016 12:08:52 GMT -5

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Post by garnet beauford d8 [earthling] on Jan 9, 2016 12:08:52 GMT -5

As Ratmas winds down, we are wondering what y'all thought of the Ratmas Houses event this year. Please feel free to post in this thread with any insights and suggestions for next year. You might suggest new boneass challenges or points structure or anything your little heart desires.

Posting in this thread by tomorrow counts for 5 house points.

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Boneass: Houses Review & Suggestions Jan 9, 2016 12:11:46 GMT -5

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Post by gamemaker ☢️ ivan korsch on Jan 9, 2016 12:11:46 GMT -5

Despite being away for the majority of it, I pretty much enjoyed all the rounds!

Boneass challenge ideas = Thread treasure hunts: This would have to organised over a whole year until the next ratmas. Maybe the staff and a few member write posts with little clues inside them over the year which then builds up to maybe a statement or something for us to place together. (Could be games posts, one-shots, well known character threads etc) I don't know if this has been done before but you know.

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Boneass: Houses Review & Suggestions Jan 9, 2016 12:13:28 GMT -5

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Post by Muffinface on Jan 9, 2016 12:13:28 GMT -5

I really liked the sense of community house Cresta (represent! offered me, and the friendly competition between groupings. It forced people to work with those they might never have before, and I had so much fun (aside from getting sick during the OOCG D: )

I think it'd be cool to have a Hunger Games movie screenshot challenge- find the best paused face.

OH OR MAYBE like the site could come to the movie channel in slack and we could all watch the Hunger Games together! That'd be cool as hell!

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Boneass: Houses Review & Suggestions Jan 9, 2016 12:13:46 GMT -5

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Post by Kire on Jan 9, 2016 12:13:46 GMT -5

Loved this idea, absolutely loved it! I really hope that this can continue on, and maybe maybe we keep the same houses?? :D And then anyone who joins who is new can be like the first years and stuff.

Maybe next year could be like the triwizard tournament, except, you know, the tetrawizard tournament and one person from each house must be selected for each major event (maybe have like 4 or 5 major events? like dragon slaying and you know, wizard stuff).

Still, loved this idea and loved how it was done. I really just want it to happen again and maybe be bigger than it was this time.

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Boneass: Houses Review & Suggestions Jan 9, 2016 12:13:46 GMT -5

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Post by ghosty on Jan 9, 2016 12:13:46 GMT -5

Something that I was thinking was a confirmation of how active the people in a house will be, because, particularly in Undersee, not even half were active every day, which made it hard for undersee to gain points. That's pretty much it, because this was fantastic as a way to get people working together, which was soo much fun ^^

Clarification after discussion with Kay: The base score is 5, and is upon a sliding scale of up to 8 points with less than 5 members taking part in the activity. This should allow the overall points score a little fairer for people with less active members, and not give them too much of an advantage.

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Boneass: Houses Review & Suggestions Jan 9, 2016 12:21:38 GMT -5

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Post by noodles on Jan 9, 2016 12:21:38 GMT -5

I thought that all of the Ratmas events these year were super fun, even though I didn't participate in half of them. BUT the ones I did participate in I thoroughly enjoyed them. I'm pretty sure my parents thought that I was getting married to the computer on the OOCG's day. But yeah! Ratmas was when I started becoming more active on the site and it was great.

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Boneass: Houses Review & Suggestions Jan 9, 2016 12:29:00 GMT -5

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Post by garnet beauford d8 [earthling] on Jan 9, 2016 12:29:00 GMT -5

Since I suspect this will be suggested often: it is my intention next year that for the quiz, you can elect to either stay in your house or enter a pool to be placed randomly into a different house. You won't be able to request a transfer, but if you aren't feeling your 2015 House next year, you will have the opportunity to switch it up. ^^

But all of these suggestions so far are fab, thank you!

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gamemaker ☢️ ivan korsch Moderator 4,179 POSTS Pronouns: She/Her last seen Apr 18, 2024 14:57:24 GMT -5 call me jaded	Boneass: Houses Review & Suggestions Jan 9, 2016 12:34:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gamemaker ☢️ ivan korsch on Jan 9, 2016 12:34:53 GMT -5 If houses are a thing this year,instead of Harry Potter based houses, maybe have them based off of another fandom such as Game of Thrones families? Divergent factions? Avatar Nations? etc

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Boneass: Houses Review & Suggestions Jan 9, 2016 13:24:06 GMT -5

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Post by d1b. xylia fray ♕ kaяi on Jan 9, 2016 13:24:06 GMT -5

I loved this so much and my first ratmas was a blast <3 The ideas of houses were great and I loved all my Abernastys very very much. Staying with them for next year would be great, but maybe the houses an have a different theme? Like a different series or something? but idk im a huge harry potter nerd sooo this was so great tbh *fangirls* Umm I really awful at suggestions so idk? The boneass rounds were so much fun and ugh it was just great. It was all wonderful and you're wonderful and yeah c:

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Post by ✨ on Jan 9, 2016 14:33:42 GMT -5

ratmas was DOPE this year and i'm so proud of all the staff for coming together once again to make ratmas awesome. i know the event is all about lighthearted games events and contests, but perhaps we add an element of writing, where you can gain points for roleplaying during the event, bit like PAT??

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Boneass: Houses Review & Suggestions Jan 9, 2016 14:37:02 GMT -5

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Post by marcellus rhodes 11b arc on Jan 9, 2016 14:37:02 GMT -5

this was actually REALLY FUN and i loved it so much because it got me closer with people i haven't really talked to before. this gave me an opportunity to actually enjoy ratmas with more people tjhan one as a group and even better to work as a team to bring honor to our house. this is a really great event and i want to see this happen again because this is hella cool. <3

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Boneass: Houses Review & Suggestions Jan 9, 2016 15:25:52 GMT -5

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Post by * on Jan 9, 2016 15:25:52 GMT -5

This Ratmas was simply supurb! It was fun. Engaging. Working together with others and cheering others on was really quite the highlight. It got people involved. It got people going to do their part and even those not in the houses helped out! I really did enjoy the Bonass stuff.

Maybe after the ratmas things get over with, there should be like an 'all around' list. Those that went above and beyond the call of their house to tally points, motivate, keep things together. I think having the heads of houses was really helpful as well. Perhaps utilize that each time? Select two to keep things kosher in the houses. Perhaps, another suggestion, for those that join the house and suddenly become inactive or do very little, can be replaced or switched with another member that might have missed the signup or a new member to get them involved early on?

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Post by garnet beauford d8 [earthling] on Jan 9, 2016 12:08:52 GMT -5

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Post by Kire on Jan 9, 2016 12:13:46 GMT -5

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Post by noodles on Jan 9, 2016 12:21:38 GMT -5

Post by Sunrise Rainier D2 // [Thundy] on Jan 9, 2016 12:23:11 GMT -5

Post by garnet beauford d8 [earthling] on Jan 9, 2016 12:29:00 GMT -5

Post by gamemaker ☢️ ivan korsch on Jan 9, 2016 12:34:53 GMT -5

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Post by d1b. xylia fray ♕ kaяi on Jan 9, 2016 13:24:06 GMT -5

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