RB Achievements

Amy Austin | September 10, 2007
???
description: ???
achievement: Granted to players with unusual luck.
players: ???

What, I don't qualify for this??? I think I've had some pretty unusually *bad* luck!

Amy Austin | September 10, 2007
...like I was sayin'... >;-(]

Amy Austin | September 10, 2007
Oh, wait... let me guess: if I stay at 10 wins and somehow manage to hit 50 (or, God Forbid, 100?) losses, I achieve something besides title of Biggest Loser? ;-}

Aaron Shurtleff | September 10, 2007
You don't have to hit that many losses. YOU'VE ALREADY GOT THE TITLE!!! :P~

But seriously, yeah, I was wondering about this one myself! I almost wish there were more achievements like this, where even what you have to do to earn it is a big secret.

Although I wish we could know who has already accomplished the amazing feats, even if we don't know what they are!

Amy Austin | September 10, 2007
I SAID "SOMETHING BESIDES"!!! And it's (only a little) harder to rub it in when you've already admitted that I rock and you suck, but guess what! I HAVE MORE WINS THAN YOU NOW... NEENER, NEENER, NEENER!!!

Amy Austin | September 10, 2007
Well, well, well... "Captures" -- you mean to tell me that of my paltry 11 wins, 10 of them have been with a different player, thus earning me this unusual achievement (all the more astonishing, looking at my company!)??? Wow... I guess I must be doing *something* right, anyway! ;-D

Justin Woods | September 14, 2007
Scott I request a miss-trail game against Jojo I screwed up big time she got a ROCK BLOCK we need undo rule on land mines... No but congrats to Jojo, enjoy it while it last because I am coming after you...

Amy Austin | September 14, 2007
WOW, JoJo!!! Way to prove me wrong! Good for you, girl!!! ;-D

Scott Hardie | September 15, 2007
Great playing, JoJo! You really pulled off a big achievement. Steve and Lori might deserve first crack at that card once you decide to risk it in trade.

Individual player stats are now available. Click on any player's name or face on the site, then "RB Record" at the bottom of the sidebar. This data should help you towards unlocking most achievements.

I have also set the expiration deadline down to three weeks instead of one month, for players who have stopped participating. I may also deactivate a few players manually, such as those who join but don't play (all they have to do is play to reactivate themselves). Both of these steps should help a bit to increase the odds in the Card Exchange for the rest of us.

Steve West | September 15, 2007
Great improvements, Scott. And if I was speaking to JoJo I would congratulate her but... :-) One question: If JoJo ever lost her exclusivity on that card or it expired, would Lori and I get it back?

Justin Woods | September 15, 2007
Hey Scott question I looked at my RB recored and it says I have 25 cards on top but I counted 30? just something I noticed...

Scott Hardie | September 16, 2007
Steve: Yes, you and Lori will both get your cards back upon expiration of the exclusivity. No card is ever permanently destroyed.

Justin: Fixed. There's a scheduled script that cleans up the totals if they happen to become inaccurate.

Justin Woods | September 20, 2007
woooohoo I have moved up on the card exchange I got a R2, I think thats now two R1's and an R2 anyone wants to swap, wait I forgot I can't do that I need to get rid of some low cards and get some more high cards.... I need to sell sell sell...

Amy Austin | September 20, 2007
I just put Whitesnake up for swap (again?) -- I would really like a 2000s band, so I can finally play Decades... please.

Russ Wilhelm | September 20, 2007
Do I detect a wee bit of sarcasm? Feel good about it. I still think it's the best way to distribute cards, and that it is being done randomly. Eventually you will hit the jackpot.

By the way Scott, could you make sure that I'm in the Card Exchange database? (Just kidding)

Lori Lancaster | September 20, 2007
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Scott Hardie | September 20, 2007
Amy, I will swap you a 2000s band, but I have Whitesnake already. Got anything else?

Russ, I've only seen your name come up once, and it was during that brief 2-hour window before the 9/12 system failure deleted a day. :-(   Hang in there.

Lori Lancaster | September 20, 2007
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Amy Austin | September 20, 2007
Thanks guys... Whitesnake is an R2, Lori.

Um... it wasn't a freebie, Russ -- I just thought I had already swapped out those big-hair idiots, and I really need a 2000s card. I've only received 2 cards so far. Unlike some jackpot-hitting fools... *cough* Justin *cough* Woods *cough* ;-) (Okay, okay... to be fair, Uncle Laimed has been beating the shit out of *everyone* on the jackpots...)

Aaron Shurtleff | September 20, 2007
Sorry, Amy. The only card I can swap you would put me out of decades, becasue it's the only 2000's card I got.

Plus, you're mean to me, so why should I help you! :P~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

;)

Lori Lancaster | September 20, 2007
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Tony Peters | September 20, 2007
I've only caught one card, though in truth if its related to how much you play then that's about right I just don't have enough free time these days

Russ Wilhelm | September 20, 2007
I'm glad I missed that two hour window. That would've hurt.

Amy, I had the window open for a while and didn't refresh. My comment was directed at Justin. I didn't see your comment until just now. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused.

Amy Austin | September 20, 2007
Oops... sorry! ;-) You can direct to Justin all you want... ;-D Especially since Aaron seems to think that I'm so mean to him... need to let him know that the "love" is spread around randomly and evenly. Just like cards in the Exchange. ;-)

(Thanks, Lori... ;-))

Aaron Shurtleff | September 21, 2007
Well, then I must be the Justin Woods of the Abuse Exchange! ;)

Speaking of which, I think it's just horrible that I can now come on to goo.tc and see that I didn't get a card in the exchange at 12:01 am. That really sets the tone for the rest of my day! :(

But, in all seriousness, I've been trying to catch people around to play quick matches, but I never seem to get any response. Is there any way that I am not showing up as available to others when I click that button? I know I see my name at the bottom, but I never seem to get any takers. I just want to know if the problem is that a) no one is around when I am, b) I don't show up to others as available, or c) there is a conspiracy started by i) Amy, ii)Scott, iii)Lori, iv)Justin and/or v) JoJo that has convinced everyone to ignore me because (respectively) i) she's petty and she hates me so, ii) I made some comment that offended him iii) I do not acknowledge the awesomeness of Sailor Moon, iv) I haven't lost to him yet, and he wants that win before he lets anyone else take me on, or v) I doubt it actually, but I figure maybe it's the last person I would suspect, and she's pretty much the first last person to come to mind.

Russ Wilhelm | September 21, 2007
To be honest, I haven't seen you name appear since that first evening after you had gotten connected. I thought that perhaps you had become entrapped in on the true nature of the Internet, and were getting so knowledgeable that you would never incorrectly guess another porn goo again....EVER.

Seriously though, perhaps you should just try challenging someone, and wait to see if they accept.

Aaron Shurtleff | September 21, 2007
Well, while your themed week of GOOs has sent me into a serious funk (I can't wait to see what I messed up so badly...I think your answers are wrong!), I have been through a few times. I was more looking for immediate gratification then just throwing challenges out there and waiting to see who responds, since I could have done that before. But, I guess I should do that.

Although I still don't know if people are seeing me around or not...

Lori Lancaster | September 21, 2007
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Amy Austin | September 21, 2007
Yeah... funny thing about "all those porn goos" -- they seem to always be women! I plan to put in a request otherwise one day soon... for Aaron Shurtleff.

No, seriously, though... what is *up* with these allegations?!?! I think it's disgusting. It's a sorry deal. It's one thing to attack me, but to attack someone like Scott, Lori, or JoJo... (did I forget somebody?) I think it's time for Aaron to MoveOn and get back to the goo... there will be no rest for the weary -- you must battle until the end of the war... I mean, round. I'm having some kind of a deja-vuish kind of feeling right now...

And btw... I look nothing like Tom, Lori or Richard. And why would any of them hate you??? Oh... maybe it's because of how you feel about Pavarotti -- yes, that must be it.

Amy Austin | September 21, 2007
Btw... I have been extremely busy at work, so haven't seen *anyone* lately. Also, my work computer is having problems. ;-)

But I haven't seen you in the evenings (or night, rather, which is when I get on the most)... because if I did, we could settle this score once and for all...

Lori Lancaster | September 22, 2007
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Aaron Shurtleff | September 22, 2007
Yes, but no one else in the Pavarotti forum is sabotaging the Robert Jordan forum, so :P~~

Amy Austin | September 22, 2007
Heheh... Lori, I don't care so much about naked (strange) men, either -- it's really the principle of the matter... the equal opportunity action, if you will.

And... I'm not short or hispanic, but I probably do still like dress-up more than I should at my age. But primarily, that comment was about being "Petty". ;-)

Amy Austin | September 22, 2007
Oh, and I see that *someone* got KISS tonight. And we all know what that stands for. >;-P

Aaron Shurtleff | September 22, 2007
Knights In Service of Satan?

King If Someone's Stabbed?

I Can't Spell Nothing?! ;)

Scott Hardie | September 22, 2007
Rule change: If you lose cards because of another player's rock block, you can acquire free replacements of the same rank in the Card Exchange. The tradeoff is that the cards you lost are permanently gone, not to reappear upon expiration of the exclusive deal. Steve and Lori, being blocked already, you were my test subjects to make sure the code worked, so you both have brand new R8 cards in your labels.

Aaron, I haven't seen your name on there for a while, though I still see a few other people's names from time to time. I think it's just a coincidence.

The porn goos are over for a while. The Brittney Skye goo only came up as a holdover from the earlier themed week and I wanted to publish it before the memory of that week faded. I would be happy to publish male porn stars, but there aren't very many super-famous ones. Do you really want to see a naked Ron Jeremy goo?

Amy Austin | September 22, 2007
NO!!! ;-D But I still have a request that many should get...

Steve West | September 22, 2007
Wow! Christmas in September. Thank you.

Amy Austin | September 22, 2007
LOL... really, Steve? So glad I could get you the perfect gift!

Steve West | September 22, 2007
Responding to Scott, just for the record, ahem... (no, really)..blushing...

Lori Lancaster | September 22, 2007
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Scott Hardie | September 22, 2007
I did respond to your email, a few hours after you sent it. :-(   I'll forward my message now.

Lori Lancaster | September 23, 2007
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Aaron Shurtleff | September 23, 2007
Ignoring the male porn star issue altogether... Super-famous? Do you honestly think all of the GOOs are of people who are super-famous? Give us obscure people! That's fun, too! :) Doesn't have to be male porn stars...

Just out of curiosity (and I think I know the answer, but I want to read it), if I start five matches on one day (assuming I have 25 cards), and I end up winning every one of them, but one of the matches goes over to the next day before the last band is played, would I get the Achievement that you have to win five matches in one day? Is it based on the day you started the match, or the day you ended the match? I only ask, because, unless I misread them (possible bordering on probable), the order of the matches in the recent matches is based on the start time, and not the end time. Not that I am anywhere close to this achievement, but for when I do get that close, I want to know if someone will mess me up by not playing the last card until the next day. Not that I think anyone would do that *cough*, but I wanted to check.

Lori Lancaster | September 23, 2007
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Amy Austin | September 23, 2007
Yeah... what the hell exactly was that *cough* supposed to mean...??? >;-7

Aaron Shurtleff | September 23, 2007
Ahem... Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary defines paranoia as "a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others". Settle down now! If I want to make another wild and baseless accusation, I will.

A cough is sometimes just a cough. :)

Scott Hardie | September 23, 2007
Well, I was thinking of doing some kind of "guess the celebrity by their body part" week, like zoom in on Owen Wilson's crooked nose or Angelina Jolie's giant lips, and see who can be recognized. I think I'll leave the porn stars out of that week.

The achievement is based on the day you ended the match, so end five matches in victory on the same day regardless of when they started. The Recent Matches list is ordered by end time, but certain other lists of matches aren't (such as the previous/next links in fine print at the top of every concert, or the order of defeated opponents on a user's RB Records page), and I should adjust those to be ordered by end time too.

Amy Austin | September 24, 2007
Seriously, though... am I holding you up, Aaron? Because I haven't been around all day... I'm certainly not trying to hose you. I will head over there right now...

Aaron Shurtleff | September 24, 2007
Not at all, it was just a question. I was curious.

Aaron Shurtleff | September 24, 2007
Ooh! Must be my lucky day! :)

Lori Lancaster | September 24, 2007
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Aaron Shurtleff | September 24, 2007
So...since only I have this card, does that mean it's a big fat question mark for everyone else?? I need to use it in a match. I know I hate not knowing what cards are, so I don't want to do it to others.

Of course, being me, I'll make everyone have to wait for my match first! :)

Lori Lancaster | September 24, 2007
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Aaron Shurtleff | September 25, 2007
Wow! Scott, you have enough cards to maintain 7 concerts at once! That's amazing! I can't handle more than 3. I need to play for trading rules.

I also need to occasionally win, otherwise my problems will get worse not better... ;)

Aaron Shurtleff | September 25, 2007
Golly! If my cards keep rising up in promotions, I won't have any R1 cards soon! I'll never unlock the secret rule that you get if you have one card of every rank!!

Aaron Shurtleff | September 25, 2007
Golly! If my cards keep rising up in promotions, I won't have any R1 cards soon! I'll never unlock the secret rule that you get if you have one card of every rank!!

Scott Hardie | September 26, 2007
Better get to trading then. :-)

Aaron Shurtleff | September 26, 2007
I only posted that once! That must be another problem with the server... ;)

Mike Eberhart | September 26, 2007
Aaron, I know what you mean. I no longer have any R1 cards. Mine have all been promoted out to R2's.

Amy Austin | September 26, 2007
Oh my goodness... isn't life tough. ;-)

Sorry, but since I only have enough cards for two concerts (and one R1), I'm finding it hard to muster up a tear for you... (sniff sniff)

Scott Hardie | September 26, 2007
Promotions will gradually happen less and less often as more cards get added. As always, the best way to get more is to set up a concert for trade and take some. But of course, you can hold out waiting in the Card Exchange, too, if you want. Every day, one of the three free cards is somehing brand new that nobody has yet (the question-mark card), and the majority of those mystery cards are R1.

And furthermore to my concert-for-trade comment: I happen to have many R1s, and I happen to be willing to accept almost any challenge, as long as there's at least a 1-day time limit. So come and get 'em, if you can.

Lori Lancaster | September 26, 2007
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Scott Hardie | September 27, 2007
I doth possess, alas, but one.

Aaron Shurtleff | September 28, 2007
I don't know how long it will last, but right now I am #13 in the Rock Block Rankings with 13 wins, 13 losses, and 13 draws! WOO HOO! ;)

Aaron Shurtleff | September 28, 2007
OK, Steve West took care of that! :(

BUT! I'm closer to whatever rule you get at 20 losses!!! ;)

Russ Wilhelm | September 30, 2007
Lori, if you're still in need of that 2000 R1, it's available in the Card Exchange for you.

Lori Lancaster | September 30, 2007
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Russ Wilhelm | September 30, 2007
Absolutely, I'll hold onto it for you. Or you can play me for it. My R1 against whatever card you say. I really have nothing to lose. But I have to warn you, I've lost so many cards that my time is comming.

Your choice to hold or play. Either way, may luck be with you.

Aaron Shurtleff | October 1, 2007
OK, let me ask...has anyone actually gotten the achievement that started this discussion yet? I don't want to know what it gives you or how exactly you got it (OK, I do, but I want to find out that part on my own), but just has ANYONE earned it yet??

Amy Austin | October 1, 2007
I second that emotion!

Scott Hardie | October 2, 2007
Yes. Four players have it so far, although one of them is now inactive. Nobody has used it in a concert yet.

Aaron Shurtleff | October 2, 2007
Interesting...

I'm thinking it's based on how many cards you've gotten from the Exchange. Getting a bunch of cards would be unusual luck.. ;) I might be close..I've had good luck recently!!

Justin Woods | October 2, 2007
Speaking of luck, I have to say as many times as I played the devil with strategy and lost I won by just hitting the submit button four times no strategy just luck...

Russ Wilhelm | October 2, 2007
With a record of 10 wins, 122 losses, and 9 draws against the devil, I can honestly say it's not skill that wins. On the other hand, I can't say that beating him is would be considered having unusual luck. I think his programming is such that unless you beat the odds more often than not, your as lucky as the next person. It's gambling and he's the house.

Russ Wilhelm | October 3, 2007
Decades??? You mean once you've got it you can't get rid of it? The pain of it all! Yer killin' me here! :D

Denise Sawicki | October 3, 2007
Speaking of decades it appears I no longer have it, even though I have cards from all 6 normal decades plus an extra one! :) Maybe something goofy is going on.

Amy Austin | October 3, 2007
Yeah, and what about that rule that I was one trade away from, Scott? I thought you were saying that if I won Dave back I would be at ten... or were you just pointing it out for me to make a swap at the Card Exchange? If I swap Linkin Park, do I lose Decades... or keep it? *whine* I'm confuuuuused! *whine*

Scott Hardie | October 4, 2007
The script that checks to see if you have unlocked any new achievements runs instantly, so I have scheduled it to run once per minute, 24 hours a day. If you earn a new achievement and don't see it right away, give the site sixty seconds to catch up.

However, the script that clears out old achievements and rebuilds the list is a slow lumbering thing, perhaps 30 seconds. During that window of time, all achievements are lost to everybody and the list is blank. I used to run it every 15 minutes, then reduced it every hour, but it was still noticeable when it happened. So now, it only runs once daily, in the wee hours of the morning. If you lose one of the six decades in your collection, you can keep playing with the rule until tomorrow. Same goes for collecting 50 cards and then losing some, etc.

Denise, your 1940s card was confusing the script. It's fixed now. Sorry about that.

Amy, you needed one more swap in the Card Exchange, not one more win. I wrote an additional comment but I guess it came too late. (link) Fyi, it's still a high priority of mine to build some kind of notification system for old concerts that get new comments so you don't miss any (along with other sections of the site), but it has to wait until I have some time off, which ain't happening any time soon.

Scott Hardie | October 4, 2007
As for the newly-revealed Random rule, it's meant for silly matches, not strategic matches. Use it merely for fun – and trust me, it can be a lot of fun, so don't knock it till you try it. Evening up the two players' levels would defeat the purpose.

Some future achievement might be unlocked by winning a match with trade rule All and the Random play rule. But I'm not that evil yet. :-)

So, have you figured out how it's unlocked?

Justin Woods | October 4, 2007
Knowing would be better!!! but I think you have a random selector going once a week and it picks who gets it next...

Amy Austin | October 4, 2007
Oops... no, I didn't see that one, and yeah, I figured that's what you meant (much after the fact ;-D) -- sorry!

This Random rule intrigues me...

Joanna Woods | October 4, 2007
I like the random rule. At first I was a little upset with the disadvantage I had, but Random means random....It was fun playing I can't wait till more people get the rule. I liked adding some of the other rules in the mix made it more interesting. Hopefully more people will unlock the rule soon. No I don't know how I got it.

Aaron Shurtleff | October 4, 2007
Well, I'm not sure, but I still think it's based on success in the Exchange. Not knowing all 4 of the players who have it makes it difficult...

Hey, everyone! I challenging people a lot more, so feel free to pop in and accept! :) I can't rack up 7 or 8 concerts at once, like certain people *cough*Scott*cough*, but I do what I can. Plus, if I get to unlocking new rules, I can use them in matches, and that will lead to more fun for everyone. kind of. in a way...

Amy Austin | October 4, 2007
Heh...

I don't see you challenging *me*! ;-p

Aaron Shurtleff | October 4, 2007
Didn't you see my request, asking if I can get a re-match to win back Fleetwood Mac? I was waiting for a yea or nay on that, which is why I haven't challenged you yet. What if I challenged you, expected to get a chance to win back Fleetwood Mac, and you accepted, but didn't have that card in there? I'd be devastated.

Plus, I haven't even come close to beating you in so long, I want to keep some of my cards!

Plus, I already have one victory against you, and I was trying to get the "victories against 10 different opponents" achievement. Maybe you can help me with the "20 losses" achievement? ;)

Amy Austin | October 4, 2007
Ohhh... Sorry -- I just figured if you wanted them back badly enough, then you'd challenge me for them... and yes, I'd accept... but not while thinking that it would be an easy win -- that's for sure!

If you want help losing, I'm happy to do that, too!

Denise Sawicki | October 10, 2007
I doubt it's about winning a lot of cards in the exchange because I've won a lot of them (sorry?) and still don't have the Random rule...

Amy Austin | October 18, 2007
For crying out loud... how many cards from the Exchange does that make for you, Justin?!?!?

Scott Hardie | October 18, 2007
8.

Justin Woods | October 18, 2007
please don't tell me I have won the most it was bad enough Amy was upset that I bought the most cards, but I don't want to be the one who has gotten the most out of exchange. I am sure this has to be killing you Amy but I assure you, you can challenge me anytime for a card.

Scott Hardie | October 18, 2007
You have not received the most free cards. Several people have come up more frequently than you.

Tony Peters | October 18, 2007
I know I'm at 3 which might make me the least lucky at the exchange

Lori Lancaster | October 18, 2007
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Erik Bates | October 18, 2007
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Scott Hardie | October 20, 2007
I can reveal how many cards each person has received (or been eligible to receive), but I don't think that's going to cause anything but resentment. :-\

Tony, you've gotten more than 3.

Denise Sawicki | October 20, 2007
I still think if you want less resentment you could have it a fixed percentage chance of getting a card each day.. say there are 30 active players right now (I didn't count), then the chance of getting a card each day could be fixed permanently at 10%, and if the person hit the 10% chance of getting the card on a given day you could further split it into thirds, one third chance of a high card, one third chance of a low card and one third chance of an as-yet unknown card. (I think that's how you have it currently). Anyway, the benefit of that being that people wouldn't resent the less-active players staying in the game because their existence wouldn't threaten the more-active players' chances of getting a card... that is just how I would do it... but that is just because I am one of those annoying less-active players... I know you have your own logic for how things should be so I should just shut up :-)

Anyway I am doing something else just now that is taking up all my time but when I find a moment to play rock block I have the feeling I have to start doing trades even though I *really* don't want to. I won so many free cards that I think I better start giving them away to avoid assassins showing up at my door :-D... I'm just neurotic and hate to lose when I actually care about the outcome and I don't have a group of 5 (or 4) cards that I could play with all of which I'd be content to lose! I have a couple cards I wouldn't mind losing but I don't know if anybody would play me for them if I told them that was the only card I wanted to give up... even if they picked a similarly disliked cad from their collection... But if I have to trade I would rather stick my toe in the water first or whatever by only giving up cards I don't like...

Russ Wilhelm | October 20, 2007
There are plenty of people who would play you for any card you state, Denise. Of course they may ask the same from you. I, myself, based on my record against you would not be the most eager person to try it, but it could happen. Your getting cards from the Exchange hasn't hurt my hand at all, and if you don't challange me for a trade, I'm not worried if you get cards that could obliterate anything I have. But it's still your choice to play for trades. And if you do, it should be on terms to your liking.

Lori Lancaster | October 20, 2007
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Denise Sawicki | October 21, 2007
If you wanna disable my account while I'm refusing challenges that is fine, I don't really have the willpower to just not check for free cards that might be there... It's nothing bad, I'll be back, I just want to concentrate on something else for a week or so and I can't do that so well whilst freaking out about whether I am stupid or not. (As I mentioned, I have issues :P )

Mike Eberhart | October 25, 2007
Looks like the randomness generator for Card Exchange has a grudge against me again. 8 straight days and no free cards. I don't know what I did to piss it off, but I did something.

Scott Hardie | October 25, 2007
I hear you. Ask Steve how long he's been waiting.

Amy Austin | October 25, 2007
Mm.

Steve West | October 25, 2007
Today would be day 33...and counting (sigh).

Lori Lancaster | October 25, 2007
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Scott Hardie | October 25, 2007
Sure: Let him beat you in concert. I don't think either of you would go for such an arrangement, though.

Steve West | October 25, 2007
You could always lose to me on purpose in a trade concert but don't make it too obvious for sake of my fragile ego. :-) Ha! I'm pretty much ok with the exchange process; not about not receiving cards, but the notion of randomness. Right now I'm on the extreme left hand side of the bell curve. Time will even things out a little. I'm willing to be patient.

Lori Lancaster | October 25, 2007
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Steve West | October 25, 2007
100% kidding. Think you are too. I'm cool about the exchange.

Aaron Shurtleff | November 6, 2007
OK, is it just me, or does it bother anyone else that there is a big fat ??? at Rank 9?! Will someone just get that card from the exchange at put my curiosity out of my misery?! ;)

Of course, I'm sure someone will get it, and then never reveal what it is, and then I'll be in the same spot I am now, but with the aggravation of knowing someone has the card!!!

I wonder if it has come up, but whoever was supposed to have gotten it didn't log in to get it. That would be stinky! Yuck!!

Russ Wilhelm | November 6, 2007
Aaron, perhaps that's the one you missed prior to getting Internet. It's been there quite a while.

Aaron Shurtleff | November 7, 2007
No, I begged Scott to tell me which card I missed, and that wasn't the one he told me about. Unless I missed another one... :(

Scott Hardie | November 7, 2007
That mystery R9 has only been available once, to a player who didn't stick around. It will come up again. You don't want to know how many times the last original R8 has gone unclaimed, even by regular players. By now, 19 different players have missed out on a free card at least once, which is most of the player body.

Amy Austin | November 7, 2007
Well, I know it's not me, since the one & only time I failed to check in, I asked and you told me that I had not. Just plain old crappy luck that i've only received five cards... the highest of which was an R6 (Queen) that I turned around and lost to Eric, along with 3 other MVPs..

Aaron Shurtleff | November 17, 2007
Well, I finally have unusual luck, but I still don't know what triggered it...

Scott Hardie | November 20, 2007
Perhaps the name of the achievement is a hint?

Incidentally, Steve has just claimed the last original R8.

Aaron Shurtleff | November 20, 2007
Well, that would be no fun! ;)

Russ Wilhelm | November 26, 2007
Not really a Rock Block achievement in the true sense, but more of a personal acheivement. Tonight I won my 20th concert againt that foul smelling no-good Devil. Even more so was when I beat him in consecutive concerts. Didn't think that would ever happen.

How'd I do it? I have no freakin' idea.

The bad new is that I've played him almost as much as I have all other concerts combined.

The score: Russ 20; The Devil 235; with 17 ties.

Amy Austin | November 26, 2007
HA!