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Intro

This is to announce the start of the 2013 Christmas Competition.

For each round, I shall choose a topic or category. You need to supply up to 26 exemplars of that category, each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet ("a" to "z").

Each exemplar must have a corresponding entry in this Wiktionary (at least by the time I come to do the scoring).

Scoring is as follows:- Each exemplar will be awarded the reciprocal of the number of people who submit the same one. Thus if you submit one that nobody else does you will be awarded one point, if two people submit the same one they will each be awarded a half of a point, and so on.

Now, because you must not see other people's submissions, I shall use an email system for submitting entries. After each day's game has been announced you may submit your entry via Wiktionary email to Special:EmailUser/SemperBlottoComp. At the end of each day's game, I shall review the emails, check that the entries meet the rules, calculate the scores and announce the day's results here.

Please leave any comments or questions on this page's talk page; I shall then amend the rules if needed. Please also use the talk page to suggest any suitable topics / categories.

Rules

Submissions must be in the form of a string of wikified words/terms separated by commas (so that I can drop them into a spreadsheet). Please leave an extra comma for any missing entry.

Example: ],],],,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,],

See the original Beer parlour announcement for further good and bad examples (and for how the results will be shown).

As part of the scoring process I shall test your entries in the sandbox to make sure there are no red links.

Send your entries to Special:EmailUser/SemperBlottoComp.

Now I know that you like to be inventive in your interpretation of the rules, but please try to stay within their spirit.

For each round I shall specify any restrictions (or bonuses) and give at least one example of both good and bad entries.

p.s. I shall be taking part myself, generating the required string before I look at any of your emails.

Rounds

Round 1

  • Rivers. Each entry must be a single, capitalised English proper noun naming a river anywhere in the world.
  • So Nile but not Blue Nile (two words) or tributary (simple noun).
  • Cut-off date/time is 08:00 GMT Tuesday 3rd December.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z username/total
Amur Brahmaputra Colorado Dnieper Ebro Frome Gambia Humber Indus Jordan Kama Limpopo Maputo Niger Oka Po Rhône Shannon Tigris Ural Volta Wear Yangtse Zambezi SemperBlotto
1 0.5 1 1 0.5 1 1 0.5 1 0.333 1 0.333 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 1 1 0.5 0.5 1 1 0 1 0.333 18.5
Alberche Boyne Clyde Darha Etna Fluvia Gunt Humber Iguazu Jordan Khabur Limpopo Meuse Neisse Ob Po Quaboag Rhine Sella Tagus Ubangi Vltava Waikato Xingu Yarmouk Zambezi ElisaVan
1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 0.333 1 0.333 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 0.333 22.0
Aar Boyne Congo Dee Ebro Forth Ganges Hamble Irrawaddy Jordan Kuban Limpopo Mackenzie Niger Oder Piddle Qelt Rubicon Severn Tigris Ural Vistula Weser Yangtze Zambezi Saltmarsh
1 0.5 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 0.333 1 0.333 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 1 1 0 1 0.333 20.5
Amudarya Brahmaputra Carmel Dan Escaut Forquilha Ganga Hutt Irtysh Jayhoun Kitinen Lee Metsamor Nene Otter Phasis Quaggy Rufiji Salado Tanais Uatumã Vendée Wisconsin Xingu Yaquina Zeya Ungoliant MMDCCLXIV
1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 25
Adelaide Bogan Clarence Darling Eucumbene Fitzroy Glenelg Hunter Ingeegoodbee Jenolan Katherine Lachlan Margaret Nepean Oxley Parramatta Queanbeyan Robinson Serpentine Torrens Undowah Vasse Warragamba Xi Yass Zeravshan Pingku
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 26

Round 2

  • Three-letter palindromes. Each entry must be a single, three-letter palindromic word, in any language that uses the Roman alphabet. No spaces, hyphens, punctuation or diacritical marks of any kind.
  • Words that differ only by capitalization will be deemed to be the same word for this competition's scoring.
  • So bob or Bob, but not boob (4 letters)
  • Cut-off date/time is 12:00 GMT Friday 6th December.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z username/total
ala bub cuc dyd eye fif gog hyh iyi juj kyk lul mum non opo pop QoQ rur sus tut uzu vov wow xox yay zuz SemperBlotto
1 1 1 0.5 1 0.333 0.5 0.333 0.5 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.333 0.5 1 0.5 1 0.333 0.5 0.5 1 1 18.833
axa BCB CXC DHD EQE FRF GMG hph III JJJ krk LPL MZM nin ooo PPP QOQ RLR sss tkt umu XIX yey ZOZ ElisaVan
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.333 1 1 0.5 1 0 0 1 1 1 21.833
ara bab cec dad ete fif gog hyh iyi joj kyk lal mim nun oho pop QOQ ror sos tut uyu vov wow xox yty zaz Saltmarsh
1 1 1 1 1 0.333 0.5 0.333 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 0.5 1 1 0.5 0.333 1 1 0.5 1 0.333 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 17.833
ana brb cac dyd eae fif grg hyh iri joj krk lel mim nyn oco ppp rur Sfs tkt ucu vov wtw xex yty zaz Pingku
1 1 1 0.5 1 0.333 1 0.333 1 0.5 0.5 1 0.5 1 1 0.5 0 0.5 1 0.5 1 0.333 1 1 0.5 0.5 18.5

Round 3

  • Organic compounds. Each entry must be a single, uncapitalised English noun that is a specific organic compound or a class of organic compound.
  • The word must contain no numbers, punctuation, Greek letters or other clutter,
  • RESTRICTION. Maximum length of each word is 12 letters.
  • So acetone or aldehyde, but not acetic acid (two words), β-carotene or 1,2-naphthoquinone (clutter), aminocyclopropane (too long).
  • Cut-off date/time 12:00 GMT Monday 9th December.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z username/total
acrolein bromoform cacodyl diphenylamine eucalyptol fucoxanthin glyoxime hexadecenal isopentane juniperin ketone lycopene mannitol neopentane ovalene phenetidine quinone rotane sitostanol tetrazole urea vindoline warmingone xyloquinone yangonin zingerone SemperBlotto
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 1 1 24.5
alstonerine basketane cerebrose dieldrin evodionol friedelin guaiol halosaline ichthulin juglandine kifunensine lactimide masticin nonoxynol oxalantin pamoate questin resazurin squalane theogallin ulexine valerylene warmingone xanthone ynofuranose ziram ElisaVan
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 25.5
altrose benzene carubinose dambose erythrose fucose gulose hexene idose japaconitine ketohexose lactobiose melezitose nonose octose psicose quinolinol ribose sucrose threose urea vicine warmingol xylose yamogenin zeorin Saltmarsh
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 0.5 1 1 25
adenosine brucine cannabinol deoxycholate epinephrine formaldehyde guanosine hematoxylin inosine julolidine kinase lactase methionine nicotinamide ornithine pyrethrin quinone retinol strychnine taurine uridine valine wighteone xylose yessotoxin zearalenone PingKu
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 25

Round 4

  • French adverbs. Each entry must be a single-word, French adverb.
  • BONUS! Any entry that does not end in -ment will score double.
  • So absolument (single score) or ainsi (double score) but not à la carte (three words).
  • Cut-off date/time is 12:00 GMT Thursday 12th December.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z username/total
ailleurs bezef chouillat demain enfin faux grave haut içi jamais kinesthésiquement loin moins non oui partout quant rapide soit tantôt uni vite wagnérienement xérographiquement yogiquement zoomorphiquement SemperBlotto
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 48
adens bin commac discrétos ensuit fdpin goutte hyper incontinent jadis kabbalistiquement lerche mie naguères ouiménon pitête quinvicies rasibus schuss toûjours undecies vulgo watmille XXX y zygomatiquement ElisaVan
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 47
alias bref çà deçà exprès fichtre gratis hier impec jà kilométriquement là moult naguère onc pas quelquefois rien soudain tant ultérieurement vîte xénophobiquement zoologiquement "This, that and the other"
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 0.5 44.5
autrefois brioso calmos donc emmi faux guère hors illico jusque kilométriquement loin marre nonobstant ouaille prou quoi rapido sitôt texto usurairement vu wisigothiquement xérographiquement yogiquement zoologiquement Pingku
2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 0.5 44.5

Round 5

  • Any word in any language. Each entry must be a single, uncapitalised word in any language that uses the Roman alphabet. No spaces, hyphens, punctuation, ligatures or diacritical marks of any kind.
  • RESTRICTION. Each word in your string (other than the first) must be shorter (have fewer letters) than the one before.
  • So "],],],,,,,,],,,,,,,,,,,,,,,]" would be an acceptable entry.
  • NOTE: the letter "z", by itself, is not considered a word in this competition.
  • BONUS! An extra 5 points will be awarded for the string with the most words (divided by n if n of you share the distinction).
  • Cut-off date/time is 12:00 GMT Sunday 15th December.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z username/total
antidisestablishmentarianism bromochlorodifluoromethane cyclohexylmethylhydrazine diamminomonocarbossilico esternocleidomastoideos formyltetrahydrofolate gyrotrigonometrically hydrazinophthalazine itsemurhapommittaja jumalanpalveluksen kugelsymmetrische luathfhireannach mycorrhizations nyctaginaceous ovacionaremos pyelographic quadrantale roadkilled szachista tybamate uzaklar vybrat where xapi you zu SemperBlotto
1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 25.5
aikuiskoulutuskeskuksineen bassaminkaijamahonkeineen carbonmonoxyhaemoglobins dichlorophenylphosphine elementtimenetelmineen flammenphotometrische galactocerebrosidase haavanpunikkitattia iatromathematician jejunojejunostomy ketoacylsynthase lactoperoxidase macadamization nagashimalite onomatopoeia propellants questioned reduction strength trestle uncles verbs when xor yo Saltmarsh
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 25
antipericatametanaparbeugedamphicribrationes benzothiophenylcyclohexylpiperidine cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrenes dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene esternocleidooccipitomastoideo frihandelssammanslutningarnas glycosylphosphatidylinositol hydroxymethylnitrofurantoin integrationsdepartementets jordbruksdepartementens kingcharlesinspanieli legeslegbecstelenebb melodrammaticamente novecentottantadue opportunissimarum petrogeological quasiclassical reasonability supernatural testifying uplifting veracity willing xylene yeah zog "This,that and the other"
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 26+5 = 31
anticonstitucionalissimamente dichlorodifluoromethanes electroencephalographers hexamethylenetetramine interconvertibilities keratoconjunctivitis lipopolysaccharides mellifluousnesses noncomparability obstinatenesses paediatricians quadrillionth rotundamente socialmente totalmente ubicara vacila wordy xero yob za ElisaVan
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 21
acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase bromochlorodifluoromethane carboxylmethyltransferase diphenylmethylpiperazine electrophotographically formyltetrahydrofolate glottochronologically hepatocarcinogenesis immunocontraceptive jeremitaylorically kaleidoscopically lighthousekeeper marriageability nanotechnology objectionably pacification quicksilver radicalise surmisals thankyou ukulele viroid which xyst yes zo Pingku
1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 25.5

Round 6

  • European towns. Each entry must be a single, capitalised English proper noun that names a city, town or village anywhere in Europe (having a population, according to any appropriate Wikipedia, of at least 10,000). The word may also be a province, county etc but not only such a region. No spaces, hyphens, punctuation, ligatures or diacritical marks of any kind.
  • So Vicenza but not Tunbridge Wells (two words), Andalusia (region only) or Sydney (not in Europe).
  • Cut-off date/time is 12:00 GMT Wednesday 18th December.
  • p.s. The UK and Ireland are considered part of Europe, at least for this competition.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z username/total
Antwerp Bath Cardiff Danzig Edinburgh Florence Grimsby Hull Imperia Jarrow Kilkenny Lowestoft Manchester Norwich Oswestry Paignton Queensferry Royston Southampton Teignmouth Udine Valetta Weymouth Xanthi Yeovil Zug SemperBlotto
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.333 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.333 1 1 0.333 0.5 1 23
Alytus Barysaw Cork Delft Ermont Fresnes Granada Halluin Izmit Jaworzno Kilkenny Liberec Marmande Niksar Oviedo Portsmouth Quimper Rousse Santander Ternivka Uzyn Vilyeyka Wroclaw Xirdalan Yerres Zwettl ElisaVan
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 0.333 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 24.833
Alesund Bonn Cluj Dnipropetrovsk Eastbourne Florina Gdansk Hammerfest Ipswich Jena Kharkiv Lviv Murcia Nottingham Oporto Plymouth Queluz Riga Skopje Trier Udine Vitebsk Wolverhampton Xanthi Yekaterinburg Zaragoza Metaknowledge
1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.333 1 1 0.333 1 1 23.667
Abbeville Barnsley Colchester Doncaster Eastbourne Felixstowe Galashiels Halifax Igoumenitsa Jarrow Khaskovo Leeds Morley Newbury Oslo Pontefract Reading Shipley Tours Udine Vigo Washington Xylokastro York Saltmarsh
1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 0.333 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0.333 1 1 1 1 0 22.167
Abingdon Bedford Chippenham Devizes Exmouth Flitwick Glossop Harpenden Ipswich Jarrow Kenilworth Luton Margate Northampton Ormskirk Penzance Quimper Ramsgate Stevenage Tring Uckfield Verwood Ware Xanten Yeovil Zabrze Pingku
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.333 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.333 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 23.667
Amiens Blaj Calafat Dej Erfurt Flensburg Graz Hunedoara Ioannina Joensuu Koblenz Lugoj Medgidia Nijmegen Oradea Piacenza Quimper Reims Sabadell Timisoara Urziceni Ventspils Wuppertal Xanthi Yateley Zwickau "This, that and the other"
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.333 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.333 1 1 24.667
  • Please correct any errors in scoring.

Round 7

  • English adjectives containing "j". Each entry must be a single-word English adjective containing one or more letter "j"s. No spaces, hyphens, punctuation or diacritical marks of any kind.
  • SCORE. One point (divided by n) for each letter "j". So, if "jujujuicy" was a word and two people gave it, they would score 3/2 = 1.5 points each.
  • Cut-off date/time is 12:00 GMT Saturday 21st December.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z username/total
adjuvant biliojejunal coinjected duodenojejunal enjoyable Fijian gastrojejunal hijackable intrajejunal jejunal kneejerk lockjawed majestatic nasojejunal objectable pharyngojejunal quadrijugate rajasic sejoint transjejunal unjingoistic vajazzled welladjusted Xingjiangi Yangjuani SemperBlotto
1 2 1 0.666 1 0.5 0.5 0.333 2 2 0.5 1 1 0.666 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0.25 0.5 0.333 0.333 0 24.581
Abidjani Bujumburan conjunctivital duodenojejunal ejaculatory Fujian gastrojejunal Hajjam injunctionless Jugoslavijan kneejerk Ljubljanan mesojejunal Ngaatjatjarra overjittery Pitjantjatjara quadrijugous Reykjavikian subjugative Tijuanan unjointed Vanji welladjusted Xingjiangi Yangjuani ElisaVan
1 1 1 0.666 0.5 1 0.5 2 1 2 0.5 2 1 2 1 1.5 0.333 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.333 0.333 0 25.165
antijunta banjaxed cheapjack duodenojejunal ejaculative frabjous gastrojejunal hallelujatic interjectural jejunogastric kneejointed lifejacketed majestical nondisjointed objurgatory perjink quadratojugal rejuvenescent selfadjoint telejournalistic unjumpable vajazzled wopperjawed Pingku
0.5 0.5 0.5 0.666 1 1 0.5 1 1 2 0.333 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.25 0.333 0 0 0 19.082
adjustable banjaxed conjunctive dejected ejaculatory Fijian Gujarati hijackable injurious journal kneejointed logjammed mesojejunal nasojejunal objectifiable pajamaless quadrijugous Riojan subconjunctival trojan unjumpable vajazzled wopperjawed Xingjiangi Yangjuani Saltmarsh
1 0.5 1 1 0.5 0.5 1 0.333 1 1 0.333 1 1 0.666 1 1 0.333 1 1 1 0.5 0.25 0.333 0.333 0.333 17.914
antijunta bejeaned cheapjack disjunctional ejective farblondjet gastrojejunal hijackable injellied jigjog kneejointed Ljubljanan Mantjiltjara nasojejunal overbejeweled Pitjantjatjara quadrijugous rejectable subjicible transjugular unejected vajazzled wopperjawed Xinjiangese Yankunytjatjara Zhejiangese "This, that and the other"
0.5 1 0.5 1 1 1 0.5 0.333 1 2 0.333 1 2 0.666 1 1.5 0.333 1 1 1 1 0.25 0.333 1 2 1 24.248
  • Please check my scoring and correct if needed.

Round 8 (final round)

  • Christmas. Any English word or two-word term that has anything to do with Christmas - traditional or modern, religious or secular. Words must have a relevence to the shared experience of Christmastide in the Western world - so I won't accept z = Zelda (because we always go to Aunt Zelda's for Christmas dinner), but I might accept a = anticlimax.
  • RESTRICTION. In the case of two-word terms (separated by a space or hyphen) the first word must not, by itself, have a connection to Christmas - so Boxing Day but not Advent calendar.
  • Cut-off date/time is 12:00 GMT Friday 27th December.
  • By the way, I had forgotten to tell you about the prize. The overall winner gets to host next year's competition. Good luck!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z username/total
angel bauble crib Dickensian Epiphany frankincense ghost story holly ivy Jesus Kris Kringle Little Christmas midnight mass Noel ox panettone Queen's speech reindeer Santa tinsel un-Christmassy Virgin Mary white Christmas Xmas Yuletide Zwarte Piet SemperBlotto
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 1 0.5 1 1 1 0.5 1 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 0.25 21.25
angelic boxing week carollers diduch Elfland fattenings garlandy holidays icescape Jesusy Kallikantzaros luminaria magic kings nutcracking ornamental peace quiet reindeers Santalike turrón unwrapping vacationing wintery Xmassy yuletides Zwarte Piet ElisaVan
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.25 23.75
ass bread sauce Childermas donkey epiphanylike fairy lights gold Herod innocents jingle bells king logs Melchior nativity ox pine needle Queen's speech religion Saint Nicholas Twelfth Night unchristmassy Virgin Mary wise man Xmassy Yuletides Zwarte Piet Saltmarsh
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 0.5 0.5 0.25 22.25
Anastasia Bethlehem Caspar Donner elf Father Christmas grinch holly ivy jingle bells Kris Kringle lebkuchen mistletoe Nativity ornament plum pudding quarter day reindeer shopping turkey unwrapping Virginia Wenceslaus Xmas Yule Zwarte Piet Pingku
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 0.5 1 1 0.5 1 0.25 21.75

Result

' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total points
ElisaVan 22.0 21.8 25.5 47.0 21.0 24.8 25.2 23.8 211.1
SemperBlotto 18.5 18.8 24.5 48.0 25.5 23.0 24.581 21.25 204.131
Pingku 26.0 18.5 25.0 44.5 25.5 23.667 19.082 21.75 203.999
Saltmarsh 20.5 17.8 25.0 - 25.0 21.7 17.9 22.2 150.1
This, that and the other - - - 44.5 31.0 24.7 24.3 – 124.5
Ungoliant MMDCCLXIV 25.0 - - - - - - - 25.0
Metaknowledge - - - - - 23.7 - - 23.7
  • Congratulations to ElisaVan
  • And thank you Semper
with hopes that there are no arithmetical errors! — Saltmarsh (talk) 16:30, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
Round 8 totals were incorrect, so I've fixed that. Thanks Semper for another great competition! This, that and the other (talk) 00:03, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
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