Other ways to use the gameboard

[independence1776]

We the mods encourage creativity and we wanted to remind you that you can switch paths at intersections. There’s also the option of just picking what prompts you want to work with, but that would be individual and not something we can help with.

If you do use these alternate ways to move around the board, continue tagging for whatever path the prompt comes from.

You’ll likely have to be looking at either the board or the text list for the following list to make sense. All intersections are either Wild or Acts of Kindness squares.

List of switches

Red (no dot) > Purple (two opposing dots) [first intersection]: 20 prompts
Red (no dot) > Purple (two opposing dots) > Red (no dot): 22 prompts
Red (no dot) > Yellow (three dots): 13 prompts
Red (no dot) > Orange (two upper dots): 17 prompts
Red (no dot) > Green (one dot): 18 prompts
Red (no dot) > Blue (four dots): 23 prompts
Red (no dot) > Purple (two opposing dots) [second intersection]: 29 prompts

Purple (two opposing dots) > Red (no dot) > Yellow (three dots): 6 prompts
Purple (two opposing dots) > Red (no dot) > Orange (two upper dots): 10 prompts
Purple (two opposing dots) > Red (no dot) > Green (one dot): 11 prompts
Purple (two opposing dots) > Red (no dot) > Blue (four dots): 16 prompts
Purple (two opposing dots) > Red (no dot) > Purple (two opposing dots): 22 prompts
Purple (two opposing dots) > Red (no dot): 24 prompts

Yellow (three dots) > Red (no dot) > Orange (two upper dots): 12 prompts
Yellow (three dots) > Red (no dot) > Green (one dot): 13 prompts
Yellow (three dots) > Red (no dot) > Blue (four dots): 18 prompts
Yellow (three dots) > Red (no dot) > Purple (two opposing dots): 24 prompts
Yellow (three dots) > Red (no dot): 26 prompts

Orange (two upper dots) > Red (no dot) > Green (one dot): 9 prompts
Orange (two upper dots) > Red (no dot) > Blue (four dots): 14 prompts
Orange (two upper dots) > Red (no dot) > Purple (two opposing dots): 20 prompts
Orange (two upper dots) > Red (not dot): 22 prompts

Green (one dot) > Red (no dot) > Blue (four dots): 11 prompts
Green (one dot) > Red (no dot) > Purple (two opposing dots): 17 prompts
Green (one dot) > Red (no dot): 19 prompts

Blue (four dots) > Red (no dot) > Purple (two opposing dots): 14 prompts
Blue (four dots) > Red (no dot): 16 prompts

Comments

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

I was hoping this would be an option. Thanks for the info.

[independence1776]

You're welcome! It's always been an option, but we wanted to make that clear. :D

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

You Just made my brain explode! I don't understand how that works and it seems to contradict what it said somewhere else about if we switch paths they lose the credit for the things we wrote for the first path? I hope it works for me if I do not switch paths and just move on one track until the end. For once in my life I would like to finish a single B2MeM game (that's why I picked a short one!).

[independence1776]

What was said elsewhere is this: work for a prompt must be new, so any fanworks created for a previous path do not count for any prompts on the new path. For example, say I started off on the green path and had a full moon in the first scene of my fic. But I then decided that I'd rather work on the purple path. The scene with the full moon does not count toward the "full moon" prompt on the purple path; I must somehow again work a full moon into my story.

You do not need to switch paths; the six paths on the board itself ARE the paths. We anticipate that most people will stick to them. The options listed in this post are for those who wish to combine paths or find a different way to the center than the official paths.

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Sorry! I truly do have a mental disorder! I could not follow that train of thought because I could not imagine why anyone would try to make the paths/rules/game more complicated than it already was at a surface glance. I am always looking for ways to make it simpler and easier and more straight forward (and shorter!).

I promise, promise, promise I will not bother anyone about the fact that I am not able to follow these instructions anymore. I finally figured out why I cannot. They are always totally counter-intuitive for me. A bit like a trick question on a test which tries to entrap the unwary! One guesses the obvious, but then the answer is always something else.

All of this is totally my issue and not the mods, or how the instructions are worded, or people who get a kick out of this kind of thing. Lesson learned--it only took me years. Now I think I actually get it. I feel like a teetotaler at a drinking party.

[independence1776]

Because some people will realize that they have more time than they thought and switch to a longer path or realize they had less time and switch to a shorter path or realize that the prompts on another path fit better where their fanwork is heading. I myself like one of the alternate ways; I'm doing the purple > red > yellow because it fits my idea the best. (I would have otherwise done the short fanworks path.)

The rules, in a nutshell, are: pick a path, create new material for the prompts (aka already-created material does not count for the prompts), and reach the center on or by March 31. Everything is a self-challenge so you don't need to concern yourself with how others are moving around the board. I do admit I am having a very hard time understanding how they're not obvious. If you're confused I guarantee others are as well and I'd like to fix that as best as I am able.

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

The rules, in a nutshell, are: pick a path, create new material for the prompts (aka already-created material does not count for the prompts), and reach the center on or by March 31. Everything is a self-challenge so you don't need to concern yourself with how others are moving around the board.

You are really kind and generous and that is a lovely explanation.

[independence1776]

You're welcome!

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I have 2 questions! I decided to switch paths from purple to red when I hit the Wild Card.

1) Do I have to announce somewhere that I switched paths? I didn't - I just posted my first story on the red path without mentioning it.

2) Is there anything one must do for a Wild Card or is it just used for switching? Forgive me if this is posted somewhere. I didn't see anything when I looked at the rules.

[independence1776]

1) You don't have to announce it.

2) The Wild Card square is a clickable link that leads to an action roller. Rule 4 also has a link.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! I forgot about clicking on the squares. :)

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I think I finished! I used the purple to red to yellow path and checked to make sure I used all the prompts along this path. I've just double-checked to make sure I didn't miss any of them. Should we announce when we think we've completed the challenge?

[independence1776]

Congratulation on finishing!

No, you shouldn't announce as it a seperate post in the community, though if you want to add it as a creator's note on your last fanwork or a post on your journal or something, that's great. Or there's always the support comm if you want to squee about it; it's far less formal than the main comm.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Ok thanks so much! I'll post that I completed it in my own LJ. :)