Now, all of my other family members' named players have been lost to the e-dustbin of history, but the odd thing about Mr. Regoarrarr is that, due to some crazy glitch in the software, he almost always got a hit. No matter what kind of pitch you threw on him, about 60-70% of the time he would ground a single between 3rd base and short. He became a mythical figure.
As I got older, my friends and I incorporated the regoarrarr name into our daily life - we used it to mean just about anything - it was one of those silly things that teenagers do. We expanded upon it, including such things as reg-oh-ar-ar being spelled regoarrarrr (3 r's) etc. etc. It was just one of those inside jokes that my group of friends did that nobody else understood
So anyway, like I said, the story itself is really not that interesting but I use it for my username in most places, since, as you might imagine, it's available in most places (useful since my first and last name are both pretty common).
The other thing I usually say is about "anything with 5 R's being pronounced 'keek' " - that became a family joke because near where I grew up is a park that is called Surrarrer Park. I even hid a geocache there
regoarrarr Wrote:A nice round number of 10? Better?
Better.
Merovech's Mapmaking Guidelines:
0. Player Requests: The player's requests take precedence, even if they contradict the following guidelines.
1. Balance: The map must be balanced, both in regards to land quality and availability and in regards to special civilization features. A map may be wonderfully unique and surprising, but, if it is unbalanced, the game will suffer and the player's enjoyment will not be as high as it could be.
2. Identity and Enjoyment: The map should be interesting to play at all levels, from city placement and management to the border-created interactions between civilizations, and should include varied terrain. Flavor should enhance the inherent pleasure resulting from the underlying tile arrangements. The map should not be exceedingly lush, but it is better to err on the lush side than on the poor side when placing terrain.
3. Feel (Avoiding Gimmicks): The map should not be overwhelmed or dominated by the mapmaker's flavor. Embellishment of the map through the use of special improvements, barbarian units, and abnormal terrain can enhance the identity and enjoyment of the map, but should take a backseat to the more normal aspects of the map. The game should usually not revolve around the flavor, but merely be accented by it.
4. Realism: Where possible, the terrain of the map should be realistic. Jungles on desert tiles, or even next to desert tiles, should therefore have a very specific reason for existing. Rivers should run downhill or across level ground into bodies of water. Irrigated terrain should have a higher grassland to plains ratio than dry terrain. Mountain chains should cast rain shadows. Islands, mountains, and peninsulas should follow logical plate tectonics.
This story is our best selling point for getting more new members. I've gotta say it's going to be easier reading regoarrarr's posts now that I know it's pronounced "keek"
YossarianLives Wrote:This story is our best selling point for getting more new members. I've gotta say it's going to be easier reading regoarrarr's posts now that I know it's pronounced "keek"
Yeah once the forums are officially "closed" to other teams, I'll post something saying "Join Team Gillette - you get to know the mystery behind how to pronounce regoarrarr "
