Christmas Scavenger Hunt Giveaway Game #2. [Ended]

[B1rvine 6,044]

The Contest is over!  Thanks to everyone who played.

 

Links to Results:

 

Answers / Results:

https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/99581-christmas-scavenger-hunt-giveaway-game-2-entry-period-closed-calculating/?page=3#comment-2235284

 

Final Scoreboard:

https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/99581-christmas-scavenger-hunt-giveaway-game-2-entry-period-closed-calculating/?page=4#comment-2235778

 

 

 

 

 

Brought to you by @B1rvine and @Beyondthegrave07

 

Edit : To anyone casually looking at this thread : No games are required to be played for this contest, just a writing in answers about games. 

A complete entry can probably be done in about 5 - 15 minutes.

 

Hello PSNProfiles! Welcome to the Christmas Scavenger Hunt Giveaway Game #2! It's Christmas season again, so hopefully this will be a fun Christmas themed trivia / scavenger hunt type game event for everybody for the next month. To get a general idea of how this game works, see the previous years rules and results. There are a few changes this year, so be sure to read all of the rules!

 

Quote

First, an important note: DO NOT POST your responses in this thread. PRIVATE MESSAGE me @B1rvine / @Beyondthegrave07 instead via PSNP mail (or send your answers on Discord), with the exception being for the optional bonus question, which will be used to bump this thread.

 

 

 

TLDR version of the rules.

 

Private message me your responses to each question.

Each response should be a single answer (not two or more answers) to enter the contest. 

Your responses should be the most unique -or- most common thing you can think of for questions #1 - 9.

After answering questions #1 - 9, answer the bonus question to be entered in the raffle.

Your answers will be compared to everyone else, based on how common (or unique) the answer is.

A prize will be awarded to whoever has the highest score, as well as the lowest score, and a random raffle winner.

 

Full Rules:

 

Entry Rules:

Your account must have been created since before Nov 1st, 2020, and have at least 25 forum posts. This is to prevent people from entering more than once or use duplicate accounts etc. Exceptions may be made to participants that are frequent on the Discord server but not necessarily the forums. Anyone from any country / region is welcome.

 

 

General Rules:

Each participant must answer contest questions #1 - 9 via private message either with PSNP mail or Discord to me, B1rvine, or BeyondtheGrave07. Each question should only be answered with a single response or example. Additionally, each participant can opt to answer the bonus question publicly in this thread. After completing the questions, players are entered in the contest, and the raffle if they opted to answer the bonus question. The deadline to respond will be Thurs, Dec 31th, 11:59:59 US EST. 

 

Objective/Scoring:

Each player starts with zero points. Depending on which prize you're after, the objective will be to end with the lowest possible score OR highest possible score. After the deadline, everyone’s answers for #1 - 9 will be compared against everyone else's. Any answer that is completely unique that nobody else comes up with is worth 1 point. For answers that are shared by two or more people, points are awarded equal to the number of people sharing that answer, multiplied by the number of other groups totaling the same number of shared answers, plus the number points from previous tier's scoring bracket (minus 1, by ignoring unique answer scores). See the chart below:

 

Quote

Sample Question: What’s the name of a character in Assassin’s Creed 2?

 

1 player gives a unique answer of “Warren Vidic.”

3 players give a shared answer of “Rodrigo Borgia.”

3 players give a shared answer of "Leonardo Da Vinci."

10 players give a shared answer of "Desmond Miles."

15 players give a shared answer of “Ezio”

 

One player would get 1 point.

Six players get 6 points.

Ten players get 16 points.

Fifteen players get 31 points.

 

The bonus question does not count for any points, but is designed to help bump the thread and enters you in the raffle. If you answer questions #1 - 9 but don't answer the bonus question, you're still in the contest running, just not eligible for the raffle. If you only answer the bonus question, you're eligible for the raffle prize only.

 

 

Additional Rules & Clarifications: 

Players should only respond with a single answer per question, so do not list more than one. In the event you do list more than one, the first listed answer will be the one officially recorded. 

 

With the exception of one question, these are about PS3, PS4, PS5, and PSV titles only. Other than the one exception, all answers must be about games natively on modern systems, so PS1/PS2/PSP classics that "work" on current systems are not considered valid answers. Rereleases or HD ports (e.g. Metal Gear Solid 2) are acceptable.

 

Unless otherwise stated, to be considered a valid answer, responses must be for officially released games or officially released content. (No homebrew games, no games still in development, no beta builds, no prototypes, no 3rd party recreation games. For questions about in-game content, no in-game creations are allowed (for games letting you build things). Regarding artworks/icons, no unofficial creations that are not created by the developer/publisher. Answers regarding games that have changed (or may be different) due to patches, discontinued content, regional differences are considered valid as long as it was officially released content at one time.

 

"Stacks” of games (by region and/or console) are being treated as an identical answer, when comparing to other players answers. This is mainly to keep it easier for me for the inevitable generic responses. Example: Assassin’s Creed II (PS3) vs Assassin’s Creed II (PS4) is an identical response. Furthermore, yearly / annual series releases are being treated as a single title (Ie FIFA 18, FIFA 19, FIFA 20 etc). 

 

 

Unanswered/Incorrect/Questionable Responses:

 

While all of these questions are fact-based and have correct or incorrect answers, there may be a situation where an answer could be interpreted one way or another. If this occurs, you may be contacted and be given an opportunity to further explain to your answer. If I reject an answer, I’ll refer it to two other judges helping me with this contest, and if both of them agree it’s correct, my decision will be overturned, and you’ll score points. Questions that are incorrect, invalid, left blank, etc will score a point value equal to median score for that category.

 

 

Prizes!

First Place Prize (Smallest Point Value closest to Zero) = $50 PSN Card Code (or $100 if we get 100 participants.)

First Place Prize (Highest Point Value) = $50 PSN Card Code 

Second Place Prizes (for both High and Low) = $10 PSN Card Code 

Random Giveaway = $10 PSN Card

( I'll work with international winners to get physical PSN cards or work something out as well! )

 

Finally, the questions!

-If- you think your answer will be confusing, or obscure, please explain your answer.

Hint: Use a search function if you can't think of anything.

 

#1 : Let's start off with a close repeat of last year. What's the name of a naughty or nice PSNP staff member who has a special color?

Any name from the staff list or Discord staff counts as an acceptable answer.

 

#2 : Everyone loves brand new sparkly toys. What's the name of a PS5 game, either already released or planned for released in 2020? 

Unreleased games need to be accompanied by a source showing their planned December release. A generic "December" date is acceptable.

Games do not need to be exclusive to the PS5, but must be native to PS5 to be valid (so none running under PS4 emulation / backwards compatibly.)

 

#3 : Hopefully Santa's elves will bring everything on your list. What's the name of a game that has an elf in it? 

any kind of elf is acceptable.

 

 

#4 : Hopefully you're giving gifts back to the fat man. What's the name of a game that has a trophy with the word "Cookie" in it, or a trophy image of a cookie? 

 "Cookie" must be regularly spelled out, or the image needs to be easily identified as a cookie, ie no crumbs / ingredients only! 

 

 

#5 : And he'll need some milk too. What's the name of a game that has a trophy with the word "Milk" in it, or a trophy image of milk / milk carton? 

 "Milk" must be regularly spelled out, or the image needs to be easily identified as milk, not a droplet, etc! 

The word "Milky" is NOT acceptable.

 

 

#6 : Beyondthegrave07's question : What's the name of a game that has "snow" on the box cover (or if a game is digital only, the app image)?  

Snow can either be fully on the ground, partially on the ground, or snowflakes in the air.

 

#7 : Holidays are hopefully filled with happy memories with friend & family gatherings. What's the name of game that requires 8+ simultaneous boosters for a trophy? 

Randoms are acceptable, but there is must be a minimum of 8 participants. Prior shutdown MP games with server closures are acceptable.

 

 

#8 : Hopefully you all have wonderful memories of previous holidays.

What's the name of a PS1, PS2, or PSP game that the main protagonist or antagonist is a "traditional / iconic" Christmas figure / character? 

E.g. Santa, Rudolph, etc or similar characters are acceptable. "Humans" from Christmas movies are NOT acceptable, "e.g Kevin from Home Alone".

 

 

#9 : I haven't asked about Christmas trees yet. What's the name of a game that has a Christmas tree image as one of its trophies? 

Any image with a "mostly complete" lighted/decorated Christmas tree, or a generic "evergreen" or depiction of either one is acceptable. Twigs / branches only aren't acceptable. 

 

BONUS QUESTION : What is your favorite Christmas movie?

 

Good Luck!

 

Edit : Rule revisions ---

Spoiler

Question 2 : Games must be "native" PS5 game apps, not a PS4 game running under backwards compatibility / emulation etc. Nobody's answers were affected by this clarification.

 

General Rules: Updated confusion on point scoring. Nothing is being changed as intended.

 

Raffle Prize : Opted to allow people to answer only the bonus question if desired to enter the raffle only.

 

Edited January 2 by B1rvine

[Beyondthegrave07 7,713]

Bonus Question: My favorite Christmas movie? Hands down Elf. Smiling is my favorite!

 

 

[Mesopithecus 4,553]

Bonus Question:  My favorite Christmas movie is A Nightmare Before Christmas

 

Thank you for doing this giveaway again, it's very generous!

Edited December 1, 2020 by Mesopithecus

[TehUberCheezCatz 306]

bonus - It'd have to Polar Express, I suppose, based on sheer watchtime

[R4M Jolly Monk 863]

Well, the bonus question will have a different answer here in the thread for obvious reasons. I'll go with either Home Alone or the first Die Hard movie. The first two Home Alone movies are amongst the very few flicks I actually bought on DVD/Blu-ray.

[TugaSonic 987]

I think I'll pick the first "Die Hard" as my favourite Christmas Movie.

[Carol 2,962]

Last year, this was a very fun contest! Thanks for doing it again!

Hopefully, I learned something with last year’s experience, so I’ll try to do better this time! 👍

[Folkenio 315]

Bonus question:

 

I'm not that much of a Christmas movie fan, so I tend to watch whatever comes. Last year's was John Wick.

[pokwey 165]

BONUS QUESTION : What is your favorite Christmas movie? 

- gotta be The Grinch 2018 cuz I'm a fan of Benedict Cucumber. 

 

[SpaceCoresDad 990]

My favorite Christmas movie HAS to be National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. The family watches it every year and we laugh every time!

[Helyx 4,148]

Bonus: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (sorry Ralphie).

[IntroPhenom 1,991]

Bonus question response: A Charlie Brown Christmas. 

 

I was saddened when I heard it wasn't going to air on public television for the first time since its debut (stupid Apple TV), but then PBS announced they would air it, and 2020 became a little less awful.

[Lorajet 2,331]

Bonus:  The Ref!   Slipper socks!

[Beyondthegrave07 7,713]

I submitted my answers before looking at anyone else's. I think I picked some pretty clever answers.

 

Last year I gave a prize to a random person who got a lower score than me... This year, I'll give away a prize to anyone who gets the same score as me. If there are multiple people have my score, they can all win prizes. if no one gets the same score, I'll just pick whoever is the closest.

 

It'll probably be a $25 card unless 10 people+ tie, then I might just do $10. Haha.

 

 

[Mr-Photo 11]

Bonus: Die Hard... of course!

 

Thanks for much for this.. it was FUN!

[Metal Slime King 1,591]

Bonus: A Christmas Story. Double the nostalgia, looking back at the 80's looking back at the 50's.

[hotdog_president 162]

Bonus question: I'd probably have to go with Home Alone, although Elf is a close second!

[MennoWoods2 37]

Bonus Question: Favorite Christmas movie is definitely Home Alone because it was always so fun to watch as a kid and is still fun to watch today.

[W571WE 207]

Bonus Question: I'd say, Holiday in The Wild. 

[DoctorDrPepper 951]

Bonus Question: My favorite Christmas movie is Scrooged.

[YllZI 56]

Bonus Question: Daddy's Home 2 is one of my favorites. 

[JungleCat20 460]

Bonus Question: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

[B1rvine 6,044]

We're officially at 25 entries! It's already very interesting this year.

[kraven_15 301]

Bonus Question: There's a whole bunch of great fun Christmas movies... i'll just pick 'Jingle All The Way' for now

[otaviooo9 20]

Bonus Question: Gremlins