Survivor: Surviving the Minor Works - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Diamond18 · 04-09-2006, 08:01 PM

Welcome to the latest game of Survivor: Surviving the Minor Works.

52 contestants from 5 tribes vie for the title of Most Major Minor. Get out your minor works, boys and girls, because you'll need to re-read just to figure who some of these characters are.

Rules for play are as follows:

Each day vote for who you want to see expelled from the game. Votes will be tallied and the character with the most votes will die or be banished. If there are any ties, the characters tied for the most votes will bite the dust together.

Each day will last 24 hours, starting and ending at Midnight CST (DST). Right now it is 9 PM CST (DST) Sunday April 9th so this first day will be slightly longer, ending at 12 AM Tuesday April 11th.

Vote for who you want gone, thusly:

+ + Tom Bombadil

Votes are retractable up to the deadline and should be done thusly:

- - Tom Bombadil

All votes will be counted, but please give reasons for your votes. Reasons need not be strictly Tolkien related, but reasons should have something to do with the stories, characters, or the game.

The tribes and contestants are as follows:

Farmer Giles of Ham

Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham)
Gram, his dog
The Giant from the Wild Hills
King Augustus Bonifacious
Chrysophylax Dives
The Miller
The Parson
Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith

Smith of Wooton Major/Leaf By Niggle

Master Cook Rider
Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie
Nokes
Smith of Wooton Major
Nell
Queen of Faerie
Niggle
Mr. Parish

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Poems)

Tom Bombadil
Goldberry
Badger
Old Man Willow
The Barrow-wight
Goodman Maggott
Princess Mee
Fíriel
The Mewlips
Troll
Perry-the-Winkle

Roverandom

Roverandom
The Wizard Artaxerxes
The Little Boy
Psamothos Psamathides
Mew, the Seagull
Man-in-the-Moon
Moon-dog
Great White Dragon
Mer-dog
Uin, the Whale
Princess Pam
The Sea-serpent

Mr. Bliss

Mr. Bliss
Girabbit
Mr. Binks
Mr. Day
Mrs. Knight
Archie
Teddy
Bruno
Fattie Dorkins
Albert Dorkins
Herbert Dorkins
Egbert Dorkins
Sergeant Boffin

~~~~~~~~~~

First day begins now. Have fun!

Diamond18 · 04-10-2006, 10:21 AM

Um *cough*, guys, these characters aren't that obscure. I know who they all are, after all.

If you want a nudge in the beginning direction, I should say I rather expect a fight over old Bombadillo, though I have no control over the matter and it's all up to you people to vote.

Estelyn Telcontar · 04-10-2006, 11:17 AM

I know the minor works and their characters well, but I don't have the time to get involved in a game like this, especially not now before the Easter holiday weekend - sorry!

Diamond18 · 04-10-2006, 11:23 AM

Actually Esty with Survivor you can pop in and out of the game as time and inclination permit... so if you ever have a hankerin' to toss in your two cents don't hesitiate.

Formendacil · 04-10-2006, 12:01 PM

How untoward! Championing the reign of the heir before the predecessor is dead and buried?

Do you honestly expect me to begin killing... er voting... off people here before Tar-Míriel... I mean, before I've officially counted the votes for my own game?

Pffffle!!!

++ Sunny Sam

What kind of a medieval name is that? I mean, "Sunny" sounds vaguely hippy, modernish... More the name of a cartoon character than a blacksmith.

And Sam Gamgee already has dibs on the name "Sam".

**The Saucepan Man** · 04-10-2006, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Di18

I should say I rather expect a fight over old Bombadillo ...

I'd hate to disappoint ...

+ + TOM BOMBADIL

Those "hey dol merry dols" really begin to grate after a while. Rather like Elrond's "tra la la lallies".

Anguirel · 04-10-2006, 12:53 PM

Only Mr Bliss is entirely unknown to me; I've read Roverandom but completely forgotten the contents...

++PRINCESS PAM

Clearly a case of that villainous Tolkien fellow plagiarising Sony's Mariocart, just like the time when he infamously stole the plot of EA Games: Lord of the Rings, and the occasion when he imported the Whomping Willow from Harry Potter.

Honestly, the man should be arrested. Next he'll try ripping off Peter Jackson's Oscar winning masterpiece, The Return of King Kong or whatever.

littlemanpoet · 05-05-2006, 09:31 PM

Surely you jest Anguirel. Such efforts have been tried before and they will surely be as fruitless as they have been in the past. 'Tis like a little child with his uncle's hand on child's head at arm's length, and the child relentlessly and pointlessly tries to get the candy just out of reach; and all the kid has to do is cooperate. Hmmmmm?

++ Old Man Willow

edit: sorry, created this post early this evening and only got online lately. How things change.....

Bêthberry · 05-05-2006, 09:49 PM

Sure guys, go ahead, throw out the last remaining sentient tree--ent--in Middle earth just because he didn't like how the hobbits in the past had encroached upon his kind.

Is that a tree poking you in the face or are you just happy to see Esty back?

Estelyn Telcontar · 05-05-2006, 09:58 PM

Since I started this bandwagon the day before, I am entitled to jump on it!

++Old Man Willow

Lhunardawen · 05-05-2006, 10:58 PM

Because Celuien and SpM are such a sweeeet couple:

++OLD MAN WILLOW

Besides, old men aren't supposed to last long in Survivor.

Diamond18 · 05-05-2006, 11:02 PM

"Cut them all down!"

Old Man Willow: 6 votes

Farmer Giles of Ham: 2 votes

Smith of Wootton Major: 1 vote

Master Cook Rider: 1 vote

And so, the willow was chopped down and fed the flames of a roaring bonfire.

Day the Twenty-Sixth finds 19 remaining contestants:

The Major Minor Works

Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham)
Gram, his dog
Chrysophylax Dives
The Parson
Master Cook Rider
Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie
Smith of Wootton Major
Nell
Queen of Faerie
Niggle

The More Minor Minor Works

Goldberry
Badger
Goodman Maggott
Fíriel
The Wizard Artaxerxes
Moon-dog
Mr. Day
Teddy
Bruno

Tuor in Gondolin · 05-06-2006, 08:49 AM

+ + Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham)

As has been observed, his name is way too long.
Descendants would probably spend two or three years
repeating First Grade just to spell their names, not
to mention less time to take tests after signing
their names.

04-09-2006, 08:01 PM	#1
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Survivor: Surviving the Minor Works Welcome to the latest game of Survivor: Surviving the Minor Works. 52 contestants from 5 tribes vie for the title of Most Major Minor. Get out your minor works, boys and girls, because you'll need to re-read just to figure who some of these characters are. Rules for play are as follows: Each day vote for who you want to see expelled from the game. Votes will be tallied and the character with the most votes will die or be banished. If there are any ties, the characters tied for the most votes will bite the dust together. Each day will last 24 hours, starting and ending at Midnight CST (DST). Right now it is 9 PM CST (DST) Sunday April 9th so this first day will be slightly longer, ending at 12 AM Tuesday April 11th. Vote for who you want gone, thusly: + + Tom Bombadil Votes are retractable up to the deadline and should be done thusly: - - Tom Bombadil All votes will be counted, but please give reasons for your votes. Reasons need not be strictly Tolkien related, but reasons should have something to do with the stories, characters, or the game. The tribes and contestants are as follows: Farmer Giles of Ham Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) Gram, his dog The Giant from the Wild Hills King Augustus Bonifacious Chrysophylax Dives The Miller The Parson Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith Smith of Wooton Major/Leaf By Niggle Master Cook Rider Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie Nokes Smith of Wooton Major Nell Queen of Faerie Niggle Mr. Parish The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Poems) Tom Bombadil Goldberry Badger Old Man Willow The Barrow-wight Goodman Maggott Princess Mee Fíriel The Mewlips Troll Perry-the-Winkle Roverandom Roverandom The Wizard Artaxerxes The Little Boy Psamothos Psamathides Mew, the Seagull Man-in-the-Moon Moon-dog Great White Dragon Mer-dog Uin, the Whale Princess Pam The Sea-serpent Mr. Bliss Mr. Bliss Girabbit Mr. Binks Mr. Day Mrs. Knight Archie Teddy Bruno Fattie Dorkins Albert Dorkins Herbert Dorkins Egbert Dorkins Sergeant Boffin ~~~~~~~~~~ First day begins now. Have fun! __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression. Last edited by Diamond18; 04-10-2006 at 08:04 PM. Reason: note removal

04-10-2006, 10:21 AM	#2
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Um cough, guys, these characters aren't that obscure. I know who they all are, after all. If you want a nudge in the beginning direction, I should say I rather expect a fight over old Bombadillo, though I have no control over the matter and it's all up to you people to vote. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

04-10-2006, 11:17 AM	#3
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I know the minor works and their characters well, but I don't have the time to get involved in a game like this, especially not now before the Easter holiday weekend - sorry! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

04-10-2006, 11:23 AM	#4
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Actually Esty with Survivor you can pop in and out of the game as time and inclination permit... so if you ever have a hankerin' to toss in your two cents don't hesitiate. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

04-10-2006, 12:01 PM	#5
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,326	How untoward! Championing the reign of the heir before the predecessor is dead and buried? Do you honestly expect me to begin killing... er voting... off people here before Tar-Míriel... I mean, before I've officially counted the votes for my own game? Pffffle!!! ++ Sunny Sam What kind of a medieval name is that? I mean, "Sunny" sounds vaguely hippy, modernish... More the name of a cartoon character than a blacksmith. And Sam Gamgee already has dibs on the name "Sam". __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

04-10-2006, 12:53 PM	#7
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	Only Mr Bliss is entirely unknown to me; I've read Roverandom but completely forgotten the contents... ++PRINCESS PAM Clearly a case of that villainous Tolkien fellow plagiarising Sony's Mariocart, just like the time when he infamously stole the plot of EA Games: Lord of the Rings, and the occasion when he imported the Whomping Willow from Harry Potter. Honestly, the man should be arrested. Next he'll try ripping off Peter Jackson's Oscar winning masterpiece, The Return of King Kong or whatever. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

05-05-2006, 09:31 PM	#8
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Surely you jest Anguirel. Such efforts have been tried before and they will surely be as fruitless as they have been in the past. 'Tis like a little child with his uncle's hand on child's head at arm's length, and the child relentlessly and pointlessly tries to get the candy just out of reach; and all the kid has to do is cooperate. Hmmmmm? ++ Old Man Willow edit: sorry, created this post early this evening and only got online lately. How things change..... Last edited by littlemanpoet; 05-05-2006 at 09:35 PM.

05-05-2006, 09:49 PM	#9
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,996	Tree muggers! Sure guys, go ahead, throw out the last remaining sentient tree--ent--in Middle earth just because he didn't like how the hobbits in the past had encroached upon his kind. Is that a tree poking you in the face or are you just happy to see Esty back? __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

05-05-2006, 09:58 PM	#10
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Since I started this bandwagon the day before, I am entitled to jump on it! ++Old Man Willow __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

05-05-2006, 10:58 PM	#11
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Because Celuien and SpM are such a sweeeet couple: ++OLD MAN WILLOW Besides, old men aren't supposed to last long in Survivor.

05-05-2006, 11:02 PM	#12
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	End of Day the Twenty-Fifth "Cut them all down!" Old Man Willow: 6 votes Farmer Giles of Ham: 2 votes Smith of Wootton Major: 1 vote Master Cook Rider: 1 vote And so, the willow was chopped down and fed the flames of a roaring bonfire. Day the Twenty-Sixth finds 19 remaining contestants: The Major Minor Works Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) Gram, his dog Chrysophylax Dives The Parson Master Cook Rider Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie Smith of Wootton Major Nell Queen of Faerie Niggle The More Minor Minor Works Goldberry Badger Goodman Maggott Fíriel The Wizard Artaxerxes Moon-dog Mr. Day Teddy Bruno __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

05-06-2006, 08:49 AM	#13
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	+ + Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) As has been observed, his name is way too long. Descendants would probably spend two or three years repeating First Grade just to spell their names, not to mention less time to take tests after signing their names. __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.'