This page will contain commentary, rumours, myths, and old barfly's tales
about NTN trivia.Famous Quotes:
- "Oh no! box failure, box failure"
- "I should've got a thousand"
- "I knew that, but <insert excuse>"
- "That must've been a repeat game"
- "How do you know that? No. . . Why do you know that?"
- "Some people must have no life"
- "Who is GOD?"
- Answers to the question "What's the blue plus mean?"
A: "I have no life."
A: "I play too much."
A: "I'm an alcoholic."
- "I need a box."
- "When's happy hour over?"
- "I have to pee!"
- "When can I go to the bathroom?"
many more classic NTN quotes from Slug's
NTN Corner
When in doubt. . .
- Press three
- Choose the longest answer
- Choose the shortest answer
- If Shakespeare is a choice, it's the answer
- If Canada is a choice, it's the answer
Players Plus Points:
Lots of players plus points is not a true indication of playing ability. However, it's
probably a good indicator of how few girlfriends (or boyfriends) that individual has had;
that is -- the more points the less girlfriends.
Repeat Games and Questions:
Yes, occasionally there are repeated games and questions. People who play a lot will
enjoy a certain advantage. If you see more than one perfect score on the top 20 list, more
than likely it was a repeat game. The hour-long games are never repeated, unless the
location has a malfunctioning computer. When the satellite used by NTN ceased to function
(remember the one which a lot of beepers used) all games were repeats for a couple weeks.
Anyway, I've recognized repeat games from years back. That doesn't necessarily mean you
will do better. Often you will repeat the same mistakes you made the first time you saw
the game.
Styles of Play*:
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Boxes/player |
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No References |
References |
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Goal |
Players |
1 |
2 or more |
1 |
2 or more |
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Bar Ranking |
3
or more |
Team |
Super Team |
Drones |
Collective |
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"Our" scores |
2
or more |
Buddies |
Fraternity |
Gang |
Cartel |
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"My" score |
1 |
Solo |
Cutthroat |
Rogue |
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PPlus Points |
1 |
Regular |
Glutton |
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Pleasure |
1 |
Fan |
Zealot |
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* for further explanation see my forum post "Playing
styles defined."
Humorous Handles:
- PSTAIN
- LUVBSH
- NUKLHD
- GNPSTL
send me more. . .
Comments:
If you're not playing some people would prefer you not yell out the answers. I don't
really care. If you have people yelling the answers, then players with the better
playmaker technique will tend to do better.
Some people yell out the wrong answer on purpose.
Some people take this game too seriously.
NTN is never wrong (meaning - no matter how much you moan and groan
about a question, your points will never change).
If you're a man and the topic is ballet, don't get on the national top 20 board.
If you are unsatisfied with the game, then "ask for a refund." (THEO's favorite line)
Why Doesn't NTN . . . (a wish list)
on their web site:
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Site Finder additions:
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- Show how many boxes are at each location
- Indicate when the site started offering NTN
- Indicate the number of PPlus accounts registered
- Show how many PPlus points were accumulated at that location during the last month
- Feature NTN related bar specials
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Player Highlights:
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- Perfect Games (non-repeat games)
- Player Websites / Profiles
- Player of the month
- Location of the month
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Game Statistics
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- Show top ten scores by location.
- Individual Statistics Pages with:
- Monthly points
- High games by game format
- High games by date
- Highest national rankings by game format
- Highest national rankings by date
- Players Plus start date
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network play:
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- Show localized region rankings
- Have power rankings (for non-repeat games)
- Monthly rankings (remember the olympic medal points)
- Cash prizes (come on. . . a gym bag is all you can offer) - some suggestions:
- $1000 monthly prizes to a random PPlus player based on one entry per game played and/or
per PPlus point earned during the month.
- Weekly bonus games - $250 prize to a random PPlus player logged into a premium game.
Don't announce the game. Announce the winner at the end of the game if possible.
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