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My first experience of New Rookies Dec 30, 2010
It was the hare.
I was the tortoise. 

Perhaps it just takes getting used to,  but the game would probably hold up fairly well if it wasn't so fast.  Also perhaps if spam wasn't the only component of HoH, in some way.  I do like the challenges for PoV concept, however one time I was playing WoF (and was doing well!) but since I was nominated, and didn't even know it, I got cut short and was like eh? 
Perhaps all votes aren't so fast, but I can imagine a good amount are.  There just wasn't time to think things over - that's what bothered me.

I'm also concerned with the spam.  Only two people were really consistently spamming the game (and spam = HoH) - even that was hard to keep up with early on.   It must be even more tiresome in a game where everyone is doing so.  Is it really fun to be doing that all the time?
   
I was told our game was a little faster than usual, and normal ones allow a little more strategising, personally, I barely had the time to make a PM.
Although one game is not much to base on, it does seem like the social aspect is lowered, which seems to be the case with the new castings, also.  For a social site, that seems disappointing, especially with the Duel also being a non-social game by nature.   
What are your experiences and views about new rookies?

P.S Congrats Noel
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Survivor health - How to increase? Nov 30, 2010
Would like to join Survivor again in the future, soon or far, and want to know the updated means of acquiring health.

In the past, blogging (notably top blog), casting and donations would give Survivor health.

Donations, most likely as I have too much T$, don't give me any health.  Casting doesn't interest in the slightest.  However, if regular (not top) blogs give health, I could do those.  And if there are any other methods not mentioned, I want to know.
Anyone clued in and want to clue me in?
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Katy Perry Guitar Practice Link Sep 12, 2010
Just found this and haven't seen it posted. Gives you a taste of the Katy Perry version of the guitar minigame (it's faster than Clocks) -

http://www.tengaged.com/microgames/GuitarKP.swf
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Survivor Jan 13, 2010
So, I came back from the shop to find I'd been evicted from Survivor. 
 
It's been a great 21 merges, but I had a feeling it would come to a close soon anyway. (actually, I felt that ever since we had a minority merge with marie & co).  to my knowledge both haskova and supergoten attempted suicide and voted me, with the votes on super so I left. 
 
I can't see any other reason to do that than to end my merge streak specifically, given wof was 99% lost with Nicolette announcing her 50k score in a blog so, being on the outside of the group, you'd be likely voted out anyway, so, props on that, I suppose.  I don't see how you'd protect your friend by voting out one of the minority two in the majority 5 alliance.  And if you both died, you'd both be out, so I don't get it.  But whatever. 
   
my favourite times were way back in the start, since I enjoyed working and talking with my first alliance the most.  I pretty much got this far based on majority merges with the same alliance and not being a big target due to scoring well generally.  Lately survivor's been less fun, probably because it's gone on so long.  Didn't think it would be a never-ending game, but it was, so I kept going up until this point, somehow.  I've been in it since late september.. crazy, really.
 
Thanks to all the following people for being good to work or just plain play with; NOEL (seriously probably wouldn't have made more than 1 merge without you), snappy, daisy, searlus, phanne, haskova (previously) , jensa, coreypanda, danny, tommy, marie/vicious/rya, dorkishbarbi(from tribe 1!), dav_o, pink03angel, members of the 10-0 tribe, ryry, scheuerman, steve, cooler, anyone else I forgot and lastly calibound234 (I jest, but you were amusing anyway).
 
My advice in survivor is to WIN CHALLENGES and merge with a solid majority (at least 5) alliance.  If you can do that consistently, you can make many merges.  Bish bash bosh, done.  And there you have it, my survivor journey.
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Black Card Oct 24, 2009
I just purchased my black card.  Woot.
 
It's been about a year since I've been on Tengaged, and I've met a variety of people, and played varied games... good and bad. 
I certainly have some memories to take away. 
This is horribly generic, but I hope you all have good luck in your games, and achieve whatever goals you want to achieve.
 
Now... where do I go from here?  I wonder...
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Match 3 Problem Oct 19, 2009
In Match 3, if you are left with a board with no possible solutions left, all you can do is watch the timer go down and try to look for solutions which aren't there.
 
I propose that in these cases, there is an auto-scramble which enables you to keep playing - right now it is luck based if you come across this problem and, IMO, unfair, since you can't make use of the remaining time.  If this is too hard to code, perhaps at least give us the option to reset the board once.
   
This may have been posted before, but I really want to see it fixed so Match 3 can become a balanced game.  Thanks!
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