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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 6432904, member: 83845"][ATTACH=full]1254545[/ATTACH]</p><p>Welcome to another fun game on the CoinTalk ancient's forum! This thread will serve as the master thread for all other threads to link back to.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are not aware of how to play GTCTer (where have you been?) you can check out the two previous iterations of the game here: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-guess-the-cter-2019-master-thread.349004/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-guess-the-cter-2019-master-thread.349004/">2019 GTCTer </a>and <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-curtisimo%E2%80%99s-epic-holiday-giveaway-game-2017.306505/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-curtisimo%E2%80%99s-epic-holiday-giveaway-game-2017.306505/">2017 GTCTer</a>.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1254544[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="7"><span style="color: #404040"><u>How the Game Works</u></span></font></b></p><p>I have enlisted the participation of four well known CoinTalk members (plus myself). Each of us has submitted a photo of a coin that we have never posted to the forum along with a brief description of why we included the coin in our collections. See below for the list of members who have agreed to participate.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">[USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER]</font></p><p><font size="6">[USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER]</font></p><p><font size="6">[USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER]</font></p><p><font size="6">[USER=105389]@bcuda[/USER]</font></p><p><font size="6">[USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER]</font></p><p><br /></p><p>The goal of the game will be for members to try and match each coin with its owner (one of the 5 members listed above). There will be a separate thread for each coin posted every 3 days and each thread will produce a winner. The winner’s name will be chosen at random from the participants in the thread but you can earn multiple chances to win based on the following rules.</p><ol> <li>Guess who the owner of the coin is and give a reason why you think that. (Ex.: I believe that this coin belongs to Curtisimo because he once gave himself a concussion trying to skateboard down a half pipe without ever practicing.) This is the <i>minimum requirement</i> for entry into the drawing. <font size="5"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>You must post a comment for your guess to be counted.</b></span></font> Please include a reason with your guess.</li> <li>Anyone who posts a photo of an ancient coin along with their guess (related or not) will receive an extra chance to win.</li> <li>Anyone who gives a particularly well thought out or amusing reason why you guessed a certain person will receive an extra chance to win.</li> <li>Anyone who guesses correctly will receive an extra chance to win.</li> <li>Anyone who is a young numismatist (age 18 or younger) will receive an extra chance to win. If you are a YN please say so in your entry post.</li> </ol><p>In total there can be up to 5 chances to win for each member in each thread!</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="7"><span style="color: #404040"><u><b>A Thank you to our CT Benefactors!</b></u></span></font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1254548[/ATTACH]</p><p>I want to take some time to give a special thank you to two members who volunteered to post prizes for the contest. Their selfless generosity means that we easily have enough prizes to award one per round (5 prizes in total! See below).</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER]</p><p>[USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] (for the second time in a row!)</p><p><br /></p><p>You guys are the best!</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="7"><span style="color: #404040"><u><b>Game Schedule</b></u></span></font></p><p>I plan to post the first coin tomorrow (Wednesday, February 17). I will leave the first round open to guesses for 3 days. Once the round closes I will post the next one and so on. See below for the tentative schedule:</p><ul> <li>Round 1: Wednesday 2/17/2021</li> <li>Round 2: Saturday 2/20/2021</li> <li>Round 3: Tuesday 2/23/2021</li> <li>Round 4: Friday 2/26/2021</li> <li>Round 5: Monday 3/1/2021</li> </ul><p><b><span style="color: #404040"><font size="7"><u>The Prizes</u></font></span></b></p><p>Prizes will be awarded once all 5 threads have closed and we have 5 total winners. Each winner will be able to choose which of the below prizes he or she wants. The order of choosing will be based on which winner had the most correct matches throughout the game (so it’s best to participate in all threads!). In the event of a tie the number of chances earned will serve as the tie breaker. Getting an answer wrong does not disqualify you and <b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">you do not have to guess correctly to be eligible to win a prize! </span></b><span style="color: #000000">Simply commenting with a guess will make you eligible.</span></p><p><br /></p><p>All coin prizes this year will be a mystery until the winners choose which prize they want. However, each coin will have a short riddle to help winners make their picks when the time comes. Good fun!</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #808080"><u><b>Mystery Prize #1</b></u></span></font> - Provided by [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]</p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: #404040"><b>Riddle:</b></span></font> If it doesn't fit on your finger you can wear it on your toe!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1254556[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #808080"><b><u>Mystery Prize #2</u></b></span></font> - Provided by [USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER]</p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: #404040"><b>Riddle: </b></span></font>I am jumping star</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1254557[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #808080"><b><u>Mystery Prize #3</u></b></span></font> - Provided by [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER]</p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: #404040"><b>Riddle: </b></span></font>2nd century fun. A dutiful son in law and a couple of guys who give me shameless beard envy.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1254558[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #808080"><u><b>Mystery Prize #4</b></u></span></font> - Provided by [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER]</p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: #404040"><b>Riddle: </b></span></font>Neck beards, satellites on buildings and proof that aliens visited the 4th century.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1254559[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #808080"><b><u>Prize #5 </u></b></span></font>- Provided by [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1254560[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 6432904, member: 83845"][ATTACH=full]1254545[/ATTACH] Welcome to another fun game on the CoinTalk ancient's forum! This thread will serve as the master thread for all other threads to link back to. If you are not aware of how to play GTCTer (where have you been?) you can check out the two previous iterations of the game here: [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-guess-the-cter-2019-master-thread.349004/']2019 GTCTer [/URL]and [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-curtisimo%E2%80%99s-epic-holiday-giveaway-game-2017.306505/']2017 GTCTer[/URL]. [ATTACH=full]1254544[/ATTACH] [B][SIZE=7][COLOR=#404040][U]How the Game Works[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] I have enlisted the participation of four well known CoinTalk members (plus myself). Each of us has submitted a photo of a coin that we have never posted to the forum along with a brief description of why we included the coin in our collections. See below for the list of members who have agreed to participate. [SIZE=6][USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER] [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER] [USER=105389]@bcuda[/USER] [USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER][/SIZE] The goal of the game will be for members to try and match each coin with its owner (one of the 5 members listed above). There will be a separate thread for each coin posted every 3 days and each thread will produce a winner. The winner’s name will be chosen at random from the participants in the thread but you can earn multiple chances to win based on the following rules. [LIST=1] [*]Guess who the owner of the coin is and give a reason why you think that. (Ex.: I believe that this coin belongs to Curtisimo because he once gave himself a concussion trying to skateboard down a half pipe without ever practicing.) This is the [I]minimum requirement[/I] for entry into the drawing. [SIZE=5][COLOR=#ff0000][B]You must post a comment for your guess to be counted.[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] Please include a reason with your guess. [*]Anyone who posts a photo of an ancient coin along with their guess (related or not) will receive an extra chance to win. [*]Anyone who gives a particularly well thought out or amusing reason why you guessed a certain person will receive an extra chance to win. [*]Anyone who guesses correctly will receive an extra chance to win. [*]Anyone who is a young numismatist (age 18 or younger) will receive an extra chance to win. If you are a YN please say so in your entry post. [/LIST] In total there can be up to 5 chances to win for each member in each thread! [SIZE=7][COLOR=#404040][U][B]A Thank you to our CT Benefactors![/B][/U][/COLOR][/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1254548[/ATTACH] I want to take some time to give a special thank you to two members who volunteered to post prizes for the contest. Their selfless generosity means that we easily have enough prizes to award one per round (5 prizes in total! See below). [USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER] [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] (for the second time in a row!) You guys are the best! [SIZE=7][COLOR=#404040][U][B]Game Schedule[/B][/U][/COLOR][/SIZE] I plan to post the first coin tomorrow (Wednesday, February 17). I will leave the first round open to guesses for 3 days. Once the round closes I will post the next one and so on. See below for the tentative schedule: [LIST] [*]Round 1: Wednesday 2/17/2021 [*]Round 2: Saturday 2/20/2021 [*]Round 3: Tuesday 2/23/2021 [*]Round 4: Friday 2/26/2021 [*]Round 5: Monday 3/1/2021 [/LIST] [B][COLOR=#404040][SIZE=7][U]The Prizes[/U][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] Prizes will be awarded once all 5 threads have closed and we have 5 total winners. Each winner will be able to choose which of the below prizes he or she wants. The order of choosing will be based on which winner had the most correct matches throughout the game (so it’s best to participate in all threads!). In the event of a tie the number of chances earned will serve as the tie breaker. Getting an answer wrong does not disqualify you and [B][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]you do not have to guess correctly to be eligible to win a prize! [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000]Simply commenting with a guess will make you eligible.[/COLOR] All coin prizes this year will be a mystery until the winners choose which prize they want. However, each coin will have a short riddle to help winners make their picks when the time comes. Good fun! [SIZE=6][COLOR=#808080][U][B]Mystery Prize #1[/B][/U][/COLOR][/SIZE] - Provided by [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] [SIZE=5][COLOR=#404040][B]Riddle:[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] If it doesn't fit on your finger you can wear it on your toe! [ATTACH=full]1254556[/ATTACH] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#808080][B][U]Mystery Prize #2[/U][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] - Provided by [USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER] [SIZE=5][COLOR=#404040][B]Riddle: [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]I am jumping star [ATTACH=full]1254557[/ATTACH] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#808080][B][U]Mystery Prize #3[/U][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] - Provided by [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] [SIZE=5][COLOR=#404040][B]Riddle: [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]2nd century fun. A dutiful son in law and a couple of guys who give me shameless beard envy. [ATTACH=full]1254558[/ATTACH] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#808080][U][B]Mystery Prize #4[/B][/U][/COLOR][/SIZE] - Provided by [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] [SIZE=5][COLOR=#404040][B]Riddle: [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]Neck beards, satellites on buildings and proof that aliens visited the 4th century. [ATTACH=full]1254559[/ATTACH] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#808080][B][U]Prize #5 [/U][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]- Provided by [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] [ATTACH=full]1254560[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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