Bibliogryphon

Ready to do battle and steal those picks from your fellow players Its fast and fun but you need to be on the ball but if you miss a round or two you can join in at any time  Basically the aim of the game is to pick 20 candidates from the years 1924-1933.You need 2 from each year and you must have one male and one female from each year. Candidates only qualify if they have a national news article about their death in English and or an obituary. The game does not start until 1 January 2024 (UK Time Zone) and no teams can be posted before this time and will continue until the end of the year. As soon as one candidate from anyone`s list dies the pool will be immediately restarted and it is first come first serve. You can even be a bitch and steal someone`s entire list if you wish. Its a competitive game. The overall winner will be the person with most hits in the year. The pool restarts as soon as a link from the the qualifying article is posted verifying age of the deceased (by their own standard). No two players can have duplicate picks and the age given in the article will be accepted as soon as the article is published and pasted to this site. It has to be decisive at the time the news breaks. If the age they give is different to the year of birth you don`t get a hit unless it is amended before another death that meets the criteria of a hit. There have been a number of cases where two or more deaths break at about the same time. If a later breaking death occurs but it actually happened before the start of the new round you will be awarded the point if you had the earlier death in your team at the point that they died. I will do my best to be fair and even handed. There is no limit to the number of players and you can enter the round at any point. You may even miss some rounds if they are quick. You do not need an admin to confirm your pick if you have a QO to post your next round team but you may be challenged if it in any way suspect.

20.12.24 42 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives +2 25 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World +2 14 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 11 Pet Shop Boys— Always On My Mind 03 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me 02 The Beatles — I Feel Fine 02 Wham! — Last Christmas -6

20.12.24 34 Erasure - Blue Savannah 30 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon +1 27 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin -2 26 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire +1 25 Spin Doctors - Two Princes +1 25 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) +1 25 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 24 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992) 24 Suede - Stay Together -2 23 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 22 EMF - Unbelievable  22 Faithless - Insomnia 22 No Doubt - Just a Girl 20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 17 Suede - Trash 17 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 12 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 12 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 09 Enigma - Return to Innocence -2

Has this been actually launched?

There will be 20/20 +5 but that will launch on NYD

Thu 19 Dec 28 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992)  28 Erasure - Blue Savannah 28 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon +1 24 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) +1 23 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire +1 23 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin -3 23 Faithless - Insomnia 23 Spin Doctors - Two Princes +1 22 Suede - Stay Together 22 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 21 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 21 No Doubt - Just a Girl 20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 20 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 19 EMF - Unbelievable  17 Suede - Trash 17 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 17 Enigma - Return to Innocence -3 16 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 15 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman 12 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix)

Thu 19 Dec 36 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives +2 24 Pet Shop Boys- Always On My Mind 23 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World +2 18 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 15 Wham! — Last Christmas -6 11 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 09 The Beatles — I Feel Fine  05 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me

12/18/2024 24 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 23 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) +1 23 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire +1 23 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon +1 23 Faithless - Insomnia 22 Spin Doctors - Two Princes +1 22 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 22 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 22 Suede - Stay Together -2 21 No Doubt - Just a Girl 21 EMF - Unbelievable 20 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992)  20 Enigma - Return to Innocence 20 Erasure - Blue Savannah 20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 20 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 20 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 18 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) -2 17 Suede - Trash 17 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 14 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman 14 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix)  10 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey- Endless Love -2 06 Billy Joel - The River of Dreams

Two from Shania.... Shania Twin

There were 18 posters who posted scores on Tuesday. There are 169 points remaining on the board so this means that the scores will drop by 36 points each day if at least that number continue posting. That equates to 4.69 days which should comfortably finish the game before Christmas Excellent timing

18/12/2024 110 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 92 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 59 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 49 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back +4 44 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman 31 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) 05 2Pac - Changes -6

18/12/24 28 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives +2 24 Wham! — Last Christmas -3 21 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 21 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World +2 19 The Beatles — I Feel Fine 16 Pet Shop Boys- Always On My Mind 14 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 11 John Williams — O Holy Night -3 08 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 08 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me 03 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles

Thank you @AstroKat I get all the fun of being able to play this game but not have to do the fiddly list building. However I have compiled my 6-10 already and messed it up. For the First half of the decade it is a bit barren pickings but I could have filled the last three years four times over in each of the four columns. So I hope you pick the ones I haven't. I have found the everyhit.com website very helpful as you can search by chart position

The only thing that is keeping Starmer in my 'good' books is the sheer vitriol with which the right wing press are going for him and his team. The papers that have spent the last 14 years spinning the lies that came out of Conservative Central office now Want you to believe the country is going to the dogs because someone to the left of Herman Goring is in 10 Downing Street. Honesty is his biggest problem. He is identifying a problem and trying to fix it. He doesn't get all the calls right but I will judge him by where he finishes his term not where he starts it

Tue 17 Dec 110 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 88 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 59 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 45 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back +4 38 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman 32 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) 21 Kula Shaker - Sound of Drums 15 2Pac - Changes -6

17/12/24 28 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World +2 26 Wham! — Last Christmas -2 25 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives +2 22 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 18 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 15 Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home -2 14 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 12 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 12 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 12 John Williams — O Holy Night -2 11 The Beatles — I Feel Fine 10 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me

I have read all of his Doctor Who output. His novels are always thoroughly researched but he could occasionally get carried away by historic detail which sometimes detracted from story telling. Scary that he has gone so young. He was the same age as me

16/12/24 110 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 79 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 59 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 41 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 38 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman 32 2Pac - Changes -6 27 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) 26 Kula Shaker - Sound of Drums 10 Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You +2 08 U2 - Sweetest Thing +2

16/12/24 28 Wham! — Last Christmas 24 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells !Night 22 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World +2 21 John Williams — O Holy Night -3 20 David Willcocks — God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 20 Pet Shop Boys — Always On My Mind 19 Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home -3 18 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives +2 16 The Beatles — I Feel Fine 14 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 14 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me 12 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall  9 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 7 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 7 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles

I am more than happy to do 4s and 5s which I think would give more logic to my game idea being 6 to 10. I just got the Impression that they were not going ahead. Just love this concept

15/12/24 127 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 85 The Beatles — I Feel Fine +11 81 Spice Girls — 2 Become 1 56 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 33 The Beatles — Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out 20 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody 20 Leona Lewis — A Moment Like This 20 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper 13 The Beatles — I Want To Hold Your Hand 09 Matt Cardle — When We Collide -11

15/12/24 105 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much +1 77 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 58 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 42 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back +1 41 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman -3 35 Kula Shaker - Sound of Drums 34 2Pac - Changes -3 28 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) 17 U2 - Sweetest Thing +1 11 Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You +1

I used it in the Who Stays on game. Until the first elimination you cannot give ant pick either the full -6 or +4. This I think is important particularly when the selections are player generated I am happy to give support and advice.

Here is an idea I have had but it does need a volunteer to run this. I have three active pools and a backlog of project work. I have really enjoyed all the Kill or Save games but a lot of fantastic songs did not trouble the upper reaches of the charts. So to avoid trawling through all the dross we ho with player nominated tracks but rather than a free for all there are strict nominations rules I have drawn up a draft table for the Seventies Year Top 10 (ex 1-3) 11-20 21-30 31-40 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976  1977 1978  1979 Each player gets to nominate one track in each box but the same artist cannot be represented in the same row or column. It doesn't matter if the same track gets nominated by more than one player it just reduces the numbers in the round. You can either run single years or double years.   I would also suggest the no maximum points until after the first elimination to avoid victimising

14/12/24 96 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 77 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 58 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 41 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back +1 40 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman 38 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) 37 Kula Shaker - Sound of Drums 32 2Pac - Changes -6 21 U2 - Sweetest Thing +1 19 Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You +1 13 TLC - No Scrubs +1