Can you pick the State that...? by actwentysix

Can you pick the State that...?

created by actwentysix

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Pick a State that... Quiz

by actwentysix

Created Jul 5, 2012 in Geography
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	jplants:	Jul 5th, 2012 at 16:28 GMT		19 points
	don't think thats what they meant by two word?

	RobPro:	Jul 5th, 2012 at 17:42 GMT		3 points
	The time will need reducing a lot, from 10 minutes to a few.

	tvb4prez:	Jul 5th, 2012 at 17:45 GMT		6 points
	Nice job with your homework... Pennsylvania could be the answer to almost half of these questions...

	actwentysix:	Jul 5th, 2012 at 18:43 GMT		9 points
	@RobPro, I kept it high so players would have time to think through the questions to determine the 'correct' answer. As this is more a logic puzzle than a knowledge quiz, I'd rather time not be a factor to determine if the player doesn't complete it. There's always the 'Give Up' button if someone get's stuck and they don't want to click that last answer they know is wrong.

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	actwentysix:	Jul 5th, 2012 at 19:58 GMT		1 point
	@bethzilla, I'm guessing you purposely swapped IS and IN in your comment, as I did in the quiz. Thanks for the heads up, and it's fixed now.

	coolg:	Jul 5th, 2012 at 22:16 GMT		6 points
	Fun quiz, adding in more states and descriptions would definitely toughen it up. Thanks!

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	BekBek:	Jul 5th, 2012 at 22:36 GMT		2 points
	@actwentysix: I guess bethzilla also purposely used IT'S instead of the correct ITS as you did in the quiz (...has a double letter in ITS name). ;) @tvb4prez: If my count is correct Pennsylvania could be the answer to only three out of the ten questions while New Hampshire and New Mexico qualify for four.

	actwentysix:	Jul 5th, 2012 at 23:02 GMT		3 points
	@BekBek, it's true, I did fall for the possessive confusion of it. Hawaii actually joins the 'New' states at 4, while Pennsylvania is possible for 5.

	RollTribeAC:	Jul 6th, 2012 at 01:28 GMT		10 points
	the fact that there are multiple answers for each and most answers correspond with multiple questions makes it very challenging and fun and makes you think about it more. it took me 5 or 6 tries but i finally got it. good quiz.

	jasonbaywordbey:	Jul 6th, 2012 at 08:19 GMT		16 points
	all the people complaining about "crossover answers" is funny to me. He clearly states that there are several crossover answers and the point of the game is to find the correct combination since only one works. In that sense it works both as a geography quiz as well as an LSAT-style logic quiz (basically the same as "D has to be next to B and C has to be before A and can't be next to E" etc) Great quiz!

	LSMFT:	Jul 6th, 2012 at 13:57 GMT		9 points
	This is a great quiz and should have a higher rating. I see from the comments that some didn't understand it (and are just plain rude about it) and it's a shame that some people would give it a low rating because of that. This must have taken a long time and effort to create.

	needapausebutton:	Jul 6th, 2012 at 17:22 GMT		5 points
	@actwentysix: First of all, I love this game, and the format, and in my opinion it is a no-brainer 5-globe game. So I hope this comes across as intended – a feeble attempt to be helpful. I’m wondering if there may be a better way to phrase the primary instruction at the top, so that it is clearer to players going in? Perhaps something like “Can you pick the State, which is the UNIQUE remaining answer option, for each clue (see instructions)?” Yeah, it is wordier and not-yet-fully-clear, but maybe more people would then read the rest of the instructions (game notes), and it would minimize the number of players who didn’t get the point.

	szillmer:	Jul 6th, 2012 at 18:35 GMT		4 points
	For what it's worth, I understood the point of this game right away. It's a really fun idea, and a great way to force you to think differently. Great job with this quiz. More elaborate ones would be great challenges!

	actwentysix:	Jul 6th, 2012 at 19:15 GMT		4 points
	@pause: I fell in love with this format when i stumbled across it dreaming up a totally different style quiz. As far as instructions, a part of me likes the idea that if someone plays the game without reading the instructions, and blindly clicks the first answer that comes to their mind, they will eventually get to that moment they realize they've used all available answers, and a different combination would have served them better. I never experienced this first hand as I never got a virgin play through, so if it really is more frustrating than 'laugh at myself and try again', then I can look at changing up the phrase/note a bit. A comment on that though, it seems like many players will only read the note if they don't understand the game while it's been played (I do it all the time), and dive in, regardless of what the style/topic is. I also like the 'think outside the box' style quizzes, and understand they aren't for everybody.

	SomeoneRandom:	Jul 6th, 2012 at 19:28 GMT		1 point
	This is a really great quiz. Pen and paper are actually not necessary, because there are enough questions with only one correct answer to eliminate enough states to answer other questions, and then answer them all.

	BekBek:	Jul 6th, 2012 at 21:26 GMT		1 point
	@ actwentysix: You made me realize I missed the double letters in Pennsylvania and Hawaii. That brings my count up to four for both. I assume your fifth one for Pennsylvania is "...borders a foreign country". In my mind the lake borders don't count but that has been source for discussion on so many quizzes already. I have come to accept that it's just a matter of perspective.

	needapausebutton:	Jul 6th, 2012 at 22:35 GMT		7 points
	@actwentysix: I don't know if I'm an exception, or the norm, but I ALWAYS at least read the "Can you pick the..." blurb at the top of games, and I've been under the impression that most people read THAT much.... Then, a lot of players will skip to the game without reading the "game notes" unless they are practically "forced" to by that initial blurb. At the very least, by having clear instructions you'd make it better for people who DO read them, but in this case got frustrated without knowing what you were asking of them... and they had to play it over again and "figure it out". Unless I'm told in advance that part of a game is to "figure out the catch", I know how much I personally get annoyed at having to keep re-playing games. In my opinion this game is great in its own right. But if having it have a "mystery theme" is also integral to your goal for it, then I suppose the lack of instructions does serve that purpose. Eh, it's really not a big deal to me, though; I was just a bit sad to see the game get such low ratings which is what prompted me to write.

	jhoule:	Jul 7th, 2012 at 01:42 GMT		1 point
	I realllly liked this one. It'll be fun to see more people take this approach with these quizzes where all answers must be used but you have to widdle away with process of elimination. High five, actwentysix!

	Ulkomaalainen:	Jul 7th, 2012 at 11:21 GMT		3 points
	Of course this is vastly underrated in the truest meaning of the word. And while I get that some people dive head first into quizzes, heck, I often do when everything seems clear - when you stumble, you really could use a second (or first) look at the instructions to understand what was going on before making a fool out of yourself by complaining about things that should have been clear. Then again, the complaining tone suggests some serious entitlement issues anyway.

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	kromclovinfasho:	Jul 8th, 2012 at 16:59 GMT		8 points
	Process of elimination, people. Start with the clues for which only one state applies, and keep narrowing it down.

	remanh:	Jul 8th, 2012 at 17:01 GMT		6 points
	I like this kind of quiz. It's actually simple to answer (SPOLIER ALERT, kind of...): If you progress properly, there is always one question with only one possible answer. Nicely done!

	midnightdj:	Jul 9th, 2012 at 18:09 GMT		6 points
	Very clever idea and very well executed! Nominated! Those down voting it clearly didn't understand it!

	rivertam42:	Jul 11th, 2012 at 17:57 GMT		2 points
	Tricky tricky tricky! Nice!

	grover173:	Jul 11th, 2012 at 18:31 GMT		2 points
	That was a dirty dirty trick.

	statephone:	Jul 11th, 2012 at 23:05 GMT		2 points
	Very cool quiz.

	phantom4ptplay:	Jul 12th, 2012 at 16:52 GMT		1 point
	Vermont is a state?

	googie:	Jul 12th, 2012 at 16:54 GMT		1 point
	Nice quiz, but I wish you would specify whether it had to be a land border or any border, because Pennsylvania shares a water border with Ontario.

	actwentysix:	Jul 13th, 2012 at 07:23 GMT		2 points
	@googie: as far as Pennsylvania goes, it is accepted as an answer for the foreign country question, however it isn't the correct answer because if you choose it, you will find that you no longer have an answer for the Great Lakes question. The reason I accepted it is: there are two types of people, those that think it borders Canada, and those who don't. For those who do, they can select it, it won't ding them, and they will be pleasantly surprised that I also think it borders Canada. For those who don't, they won't even consider clicking on it because they'd assume it's an incorrect answer, so they would be none the wiser whether it is accepted or not.

	Ubbiebubbie:	Aug 15th, 2012 at 01:29 GMT		2 points
	@phantom: Trolls are annoying?

	NYYanks:	Sep 1st, 2012 at 03:08 GMT		1 point
	It would be fun to have all 50 states.

	cmrncraz15:	May 3rd, 2013 at 20:21 GMT		1 point
	New Hampshire and Maine both border Canada.