<Game> Pokemon BrainStrain v.10 (approved by Lady Vulpix)

[Shadow Wolf]

Pokemon BrainStrain

Version 10

Admin Approved by Lady Vulpix

Workers: Knight of Time, Shadow Wolf

This game is similar in ways to Pokemon Hangman, The Riddle Game, and Lingo. However, it has some differences. To play this game, you are given the name of a Pokemon, but only the first letter. You are not given the number of letters in the Pokemon's name though, so to figure a puzzle out, you have to use a bit of logic. Basically, you have to guess Pokemon names that start with the same letter as the one being done (unlike in Pokemon Hangman, you cannot guess letters, you have to find at least one more of their positions through the guesses made, besides the first letter). The thing is, each time a guess is made, the one whose turn it is has to indicate how many letters the guess has in common with the Pokemon being done, if any (aka the same letter(s) in the same place(s) the guess has with the correct Pokemon, for example, if the Pokemon is Breloom, and someone guesses Bronzor, you'd post Br???o*, where the question marks each represent a single letter, and the asterisk represents at least one letter (hence why the asterisk is on the end when applicable). If someone correctly guesses the Pokemon, they will win a figurine of the Pokemon, and can now make their own logic Pokemon puzzle for everyone else to figure out.

When a puzzle is being done, individuals can make a max of 5 guesses each per puzzle, and there is a max of 9 incorrect guesses allowed on a puzzle, if a 10th incorrect guess occurs on a particular puzzle, the Pokemon that was being done is revealed, but nobody wins the figurine, and either me or Knight of Time will do the next puzzle (it's similar to what happens if the man hangs in Pokemon Hangman; a worker has to do the next puzzle if a "hanging" here happens).

In the event someone accidentally misspells the name of a Pokemon while another person is doing a puzzle, the person doing the puzzle needs to disregard the guess, since a misspelling of a Pokemon's name can still give away information. For such a situation, the misspelled guess isn't counted as an incorrect guess, thus no information comes out of it.

When someone here is doing a puzzle, you're welcome to use the BrainStrain Calculator, a big thanks goes to Lady Vulpix for making this calculator.

A note on legendaries and shinies- even though they can come up here, only workers can give out legendary and/or shiny Pokemon figurines.

We encourage players here to take responsibility in using the Gallery, so if you win a new figurine, you should update your post there (or make one, if you have at least one figurine, but haven't posted in the Gallery yet) to reflect the addition of your new figurine.


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Ah, sorry for lateness everyone.

I believe it's Kyle's turn to host the next one. Give your best!

[Knight of Time]

Thanks Louis.

Okay guys, allow me to give you an S to start this one.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Sableye.

[CaptainJigglypuff]

Salamence?

[Knight of Time]

Sableye: S?????e
Salamence: S*

Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 8

[firepokemon]

Servine?

[Shadow Wolf]

I'll try Suicune.

[Knight of Time]

And we have a winner!

Who has won here? That would be...
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(Spoiler:) firepokemon, with his correct guess of Servine!

Go for it.

[firepokemon]

Cheers thanks.

Next letter starts off with C

10 guesses remaining

[CaptainJigglypuff]

Cacturne?

[firepokemon]

Cacturne: C*

9 guesses remaining

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Corsola.

[firepokemon]

Corsola: C?????a*

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Croconaw.

[mr_pikachu]

Hmm... this could be a Charizard.

[firepokemon]

Croconaw: C?????a*
Charizard: Ch????ar

6 guesses remaining

[mr_pikachu]

Ah, so it's a Chimchar!

[firepokemon]

Yep well done.

[mr_pikachu]

Awesome! Thanks, fp.

We'll shift things by one letter. The next one starts with a D.

[CaptainJigglypuff]

Dunsparce?

[firepokemon]

Dewgong.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Drapion.

[Knight of Time]

Ditto?

[Shadow Wolf]

Wow... big crowd.

I'll add Doduo to the list.

[mr_pikachu]

*whistles softly* It's a party... let's see how you're doing so far.

Dunsparce: Du*
Dewgong: D*
Drapion: D*
Ditto: D*
Doduo: D*

Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 5

[Shadow Wolf]

Hmm, let's try Durant.

[mr_pikachu]

Do or do not. There is no try.

Durant: Du*

Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 4

[Shadow Wolf]

Well, here's what I'll do

*flips coin*

OK, let's guess Ducklett.

[Lady Vulpix]

And I'll guess Duskull because it's on the other side of the coin.

[CaptainJigglypuff]

Maybe it's Dugtrio?

[mr_pikachu]

Three of you came here today hoping to win our figurine, but only one of you can take home the prize.

Louis, you pushed to win the figurine throughout the day, firing one guess after another in your efforts to narrow down the possibilities before the other contestants could react.

Gabi, you strategically waited for Louis to do much of the grunt work today, then swooped in at the last second to try to steal victory from your exhausted opponent.

And CJ, you daringly selected a Pokemon with a "T" as its fourth letter, hoping that the earlier announcement of "Ditto" being off-target was actually an error by the judges that only you caught.

But despite all of your efforts, only one of you can win today's figurine. And that person is...

...Gabi! Congratulations, Gabi. You take home the grand prize of one Duskull figurine!

Louis, CJ, you played very well today, and we have some lovely parting gifts for you. And to all our viewers at home, thanks for watching. Tune in next time for more Pokémon Brainstrain!

[Lady Vulpix]

XD you make it sound like I stole Louis's hard-earned victory. Perdón, Louis, otra vez será.

The next one begins with an F.

[CaptainJigglypuff]

Frillish?

[Lady Vulpix]

Frillish: F??????h*

[Knight of Time]

Ferrothorn?

Edit: Oh, that was painful making a wrong guess by accident... 'facepalms'

[Lady Vulpix]

I don't know what your original post was, but this one was quite helpful.

Ferrothorn: F?r??t*

[CaptainJigglypuff]

it's FURRET!!!!

[mr_pikachu]

I think that Kyle just meant that Ferrothorn could not possibly be correct, since the H had been revealed as the eighth letter, not the seventh.

With that in mind, I'm pretty sure that this is a Farfetch'd.

[Lady Vulpix]

Ah. Well, Brian, you got it right. Enjoy your Farfetch'd figurine!

Sorry, CaptainJigglypuff, it couldn't have been Furret for 3 reasons:

1. From Frillish, you can see that there is an H.
2. From Ferrothorn, you can see that the 4th letter is not an R.
3. Also from Ferrothorn, you can see that the T is not the last letter, since there is an * after it.

Try to pay attention to detail and a figurine may be yours soon.

[mr_pikachu]

Thanks, Gabi! And yeah, you'll catch on, CJ, as long as you pay attention to all those little clues.

The next one starts with an S.