Disclaimer: The game must always be played in chronological order. You must start at #1. Skipping any part is not allowed and doing so leads to dishonor. Confused? This is Part One.
Step 1. Since this is your first time playing, you need to choose a Player Name.
-The name cannot be changed once you have started playing.
-Any inappropriate or offensive name will lead to dishonor.
-The name must not be your username.
-It should represent your personality.
-Once you have chosen your name, proceed to step 2.
Step 2: Thank you for choosing a name! Here are the ground rules for The Game - #1:
1.Any deviation from these rules will lead to dishonor.
2.If you find yourself in a loop, ask yourself:
-Why am I lying to myself?
-Did I follow the steps and rules that were clearly laid out for me?
-The loop brings dishonor to (Insert Your Player Name).
3. The game must be played step by step. Do not read a step until you have completed the previous one!
Step 3: Let the games begin.
1. In the spirit of this forum, you are to create a list consisting of 3 items: a razor, a blade, and a shaving soap. For those using straight razors, you still need to choose a blade. Asking questions about the logic behind this will lead to dishonor.
2. The scenario in which you are selecting these items is as follows:
You are responding to a thread titled “My All-Time Favorite Setup.” You look at user after user listing their setups: expensive silvertip brushes, pristine gold-plated vintage Aristocrats, Tatara Masamune razors in luxurious titanium, and the Boar brothers, bursting with personality, proudly using a simple Omega brush. There’s a guy picking synthetic brushes in the name of function and progress. The soaps and creams are selected with years of experience, opinions, and knowledge gained from trying 1,000's of scents.
3. Realism is the key word when making this list! We all lie, but there is truth in the lies. Show off, but not too much; let your personality shine through in your choices. Be honest with yourself and make the list as if this were not a game. Failing to do so will lead to dishonor.
4. Add a few notes to your picks. Keep it short—no one likes long posts.
5. Proceed to Step 4.
Step 4: A new list.
1. You, dear player, are now to make a second list with the same 3 items: a razor, a blade, and a shaving soap.
2. The new scenario in which you are selecting these items is as follows:
Fimbulvinter, nuclear war, super volcanoes, world-killing asteroid, sudden man-made climate change, super plague. Pick any extinction event, for it is happening right now. You survived the first wave, but in a few hours, it will all be over. The ones you love the most are no longer with you. But the time for grief is not now. You are packing a small bag to take with you to the Silo, the bunkers built all over the world, to wait in until the extinction event blows over. You know you will never see the light of day again; no one will for generations.
You find your self in your shave den. You can pick 3 items to take with you.
What are you going to pick? The razor your wife gave you after 15 years of marriage, so that when you are sitting in the dark, alone, years after year zero, you can clench your fist around the razor and remember what love was? Or do you pick your Muhle R41 for a good close shave, **** yeah, gonna look good for the year 1 party.
Time is short—pick fast!
3. Add a few notes to your picks. Keep it short—no one likes long posts.
4. Proceed to Step 5.
Step 5 - Compare the lists.
1. If your two lists are too identical, be honest with yourself and start over. If not, proceed.
2. Post your lists in this format:
Player Name: Knud Rasmussen
List 1:
Razor: Gillette Fatboy F-2
Blades: Feather
Shaving Soap: The Art of Shaving - Sandalwood Essential Oil
Notes: Fatboy and a Feather is such a great combo! The soap—if you know, you know.
List 2:
Razor: Henson AL13 Blue
Blades: Blue Bird
Shaving Soap: Proraso Green
Notes: The razor reminds me of my wife, the blades too—it’s the only blade she knows the name of. But it’s an awful combo. The smell of the soap is good.
Thank you for playing, and Merry Christmas!
Step 1. Since this is your first time playing, you need to choose a Player Name.
-The name cannot be changed once you have started playing.
-Any inappropriate or offensive name will lead to dishonor.
-The name must not be your username.
-It should represent your personality.
-Once you have chosen your name, proceed to step 2.
Step 2: Thank you for choosing a name! Here are the ground rules for The Game - #1:
1.Any deviation from these rules will lead to dishonor.
2.If you find yourself in a loop, ask yourself:
-Why am I lying to myself?
-Did I follow the steps and rules that were clearly laid out for me?
-The loop brings dishonor to (Insert Your Player Name).
3. The game must be played step by step. Do not read a step until you have completed the previous one!
Step 3: Let the games begin.
1. In the spirit of this forum, you are to create a list consisting of 3 items: a razor, a blade, and a shaving soap. For those using straight razors, you still need to choose a blade. Asking questions about the logic behind this will lead to dishonor.
2. The scenario in which you are selecting these items is as follows:
You are responding to a thread titled “My All-Time Favorite Setup.” You look at user after user listing their setups: expensive silvertip brushes, pristine gold-plated vintage Aristocrats, Tatara Masamune razors in luxurious titanium, and the Boar brothers, bursting with personality, proudly using a simple Omega brush. There’s a guy picking synthetic brushes in the name of function and progress. The soaps and creams are selected with years of experience, opinions, and knowledge gained from trying 1,000's of scents.
3. Realism is the key word when making this list! We all lie, but there is truth in the lies. Show off, but not too much; let your personality shine through in your choices. Be honest with yourself and make the list as if this were not a game. Failing to do so will lead to dishonor.
4. Add a few notes to your picks. Keep it short—no one likes long posts.
5. Proceed to Step 4.
Step 4: A new list.
1. You, dear player, are now to make a second list with the same 3 items: a razor, a blade, and a shaving soap.
2. The new scenario in which you are selecting these items is as follows:
Fimbulvinter, nuclear war, super volcanoes, world-killing asteroid, sudden man-made climate change, super plague. Pick any extinction event, for it is happening right now. You survived the first wave, but in a few hours, it will all be over. The ones you love the most are no longer with you. But the time for grief is not now. You are packing a small bag to take with you to the Silo, the bunkers built all over the world, to wait in until the extinction event blows over. You know you will never see the light of day again; no one will for generations.
You find your self in your shave den. You can pick 3 items to take with you.
What are you going to pick? The razor your wife gave you after 15 years of marriage, so that when you are sitting in the dark, alone, years after year zero, you can clench your fist around the razor and remember what love was? Or do you pick your Muhle R41 for a good close shave, **** yeah, gonna look good for the year 1 party.
Time is short—pick fast!
3. Add a few notes to your picks. Keep it short—no one likes long posts.
4. Proceed to Step 5.
Step 5 - Compare the lists.
1. If your two lists are too identical, be honest with yourself and start over. If not, proceed.
2. Post your lists in this format:
Player Name: Knud Rasmussen
List 1:
Razor: Gillette Fatboy F-2
Blades: Feather
Shaving Soap: The Art of Shaving - Sandalwood Essential Oil
Notes: Fatboy and a Feather is such a great combo! The soap—if you know, you know.
List 2:
Razor: Henson AL13 Blue
Blades: Blue Bird
Shaving Soap: Proraso Green
Notes: The razor reminds me of my wife, the blades too—it’s the only blade she knows the name of. But it’s an awful combo. The smell of the soap is good.
Thank you for playing, and Merry Christmas!