Colton, how will you define "Western Europe"? Will you define it as: If so, seconded.
Yes it is defined as that
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:13 pm
by natty dread
3rd that
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:15 pm
by captainwalrus
Just curious, is lack actually at this place, or are all these games just for funsies?
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:16 pm
by Beckytheblondie
captainwalrus wrote:Just curious, is lack actually at this place, or are all these games just for funsies?
Funsies. Lack's currently on the toilet.
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:00 pm
by spiesr
Beckytheblondie wrote:Funsies. Lack's currently on the toilet.
And not some funny European toilet either...
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:12 pm
by wcaclimbing
Beckytheblondie wrote:
colton24 wrote:Is Lack in Western Europe?
Colton, how will you define "Western Europe"? Will you define it as: If so, seconded.
no! Don't do this question. If you compare the street view map with your definition of Western Europe,
You'll find that the only 'eastern europe' country that has street view is the Czech Republic. And that doesn't border any major bodies of water, so its probably safe to assume it is not in the Czech republic.
All the other street view locations are already in Western Europe, so asking if it is in Western Europe is just a waste of a question.
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:19 pm
by isaiah40
I DON'T second this queation.
Is lackattack in France?
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:22 pm
by jpcloet
This looks like the place I saw on my Honeymoon in Eze France, might have been Nice. Doesn't look as hilly though...
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:24 pm
by lgoasklucyl
Western Europe by population:I
If you were to ask:
1. Is Lack in a country with a population greater than 10 million:
Narrows it down to two groups.
Greater than: Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, UK, France, Germany Less than: Iceland, Luxembourg, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden
2. Is Lack in a country with a population between 100,000-6 million; 6.1 million-20 million; or 21 million-100 million:
Got it on the first shot: 5 or 6 countries.
Missed on the first shot, but you get it on the second shot: 5 or 6 countries.
The problem here is that we are assuming 100% that he is in Western Europe based on WCA's analysis of the street map view locations. Having population, however, COULD help you narrow it down to other countries in Europe so it is still a viable next question.
Just something for you all to work with
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:25 pm
by lgoasklucyl
isaiah40 wrote:I DON'T second this queation.
Is lackattack in France?
Too narrow, not seconded.
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:19 am
by natty dread
Is Lack in a country with a population greater than 10 million:
second this
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:43 am
by 72o
Well there's a lot of activity here, but I'm not entirely sure which question(s) to answer. Is there a consensus for the next question?
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:37 pm
by 72o
natty_dread wrote:
Is Lack in a country with a population greater than 10 million:
second this
Yes, Lack is in a country with a population greater than 10 million.
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:36 pm
by Caymanmew
is lackattack in spain?
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:11 pm
by lgoasklucyl
caymanmew wrote:is lackattack in spain?
Not seconded... Guessing this way could lead to a number of nos... on top of us still not being sure if he's even in Western Europe.
You could ask if he is actually in "Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, UK, France, Germany" or split it into groups and ask that instead...
ie: Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, or Spain; Italy, UK, France, or Germany.
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:29 pm
by wcaclimbing
I've done a bit of work on this, and I've come up with this picture.
First off, I gave every European country that has at least 10m people a red star on this map. Then, I used street view information and put a yellow star on every country that has street view AND 10 million people.
This leaves us with 7 countries.
Since Czech Republic doesn't border any major bodies of water, it'd be pretty safe to assume that the picture is not from the Czech Republic.
So we're down to Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, UK, and the Netherlands.
Still working on what our next question should be. I haven't decided.
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:39 pm
by Caymanmew
ok here a good one i think
is lackattack in spain, Portugal, or Italy?
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:49 pm
by The Neon Peon
caymanmew wrote:is lackattack in spain, Portugal, or Italy?
Add France... it has similar architecture in parts of it.
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:51 pm
by Incandenza
What about "is lack in a country that borders the Mediterranean"? If yes, then he's in France, Spain, or Italy, if no it's Portugal, Holland, or the UK.
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:07 am
by ljex
Incandenza wrote:What about "is lack in a country that borders the Mediterranean"? If yes, then he's in France, Spain, or Italy, if no it's Portugal, Holland, or the UK.
i second this question
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:11 am
by wcaclimbing
Just a question to 72o. Not one of the questions, just a clarification on how the game works. Is it safe to assume that islands in the Mediterranean are included with whatever country owns them? For example, Corsica is part of France. If we asked if Lack was in France, would Corsica be included in 'France' or would you consider it separate? Same with all the other Mediterranean islands.
Now back to the game,
First off, I DO NOT SECOND this.
ljex wrote:
Incandenza wrote:What about "is lack in a country that borders the Mediterranean"? If yes, then he's in France, Spain, or Italy, if no it's Portugal, Holland, or the UK.
i second this question
I think it would be better ask "Is Lack in Italy or Spain", because those two countries seem like are best guesses at the moment. It will lead to the same number of expected guesses as splitting into two groups of three, but should give us a better chance of being right, because these two seem like the best candidate countries right now. Or we could change it and guess whatever two places we think have the best chance of being right.
In this spoiler box, I was just trying to figure out if having our first question split the countries into two groups of three, or a group of two and a group of four, would be a better way to determine which country it was. Turns out that the number of questions needed is the same for either way. Click if you feel like reading the math behind it.
Incandenza wrote:What about "is lack in a country that borders the Mediterranean"? If yes, then he's in France, Spain, or Italy, if no it's Portugal, Holland, or the UK.
Might be worth refining that to "Is Lack ON the Med...?"
My guess is East coast of Spain somewhere. Looking at the shadow from the gate, this is most likely some time during summer (high sun), and (obviously depending on time of day) but looking somewhere between East and South. I think the sun is too high for it to be looking any further "clockwise" than that.
The windows blow my theory though - I saw more of that influence in Portugal, but the sun/angle thing means the water can't be to the west....but then again there are a million exceptions to the rules of localised architecture - and I wouldn't say I'm the most observant person in the world!
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:35 am
by AgentSmith88
looks like italy to me.....
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:41 am
by wcaclimbing
So does anyone want to second "Is Lack in Italy or Spain" ?
Re: Where in the world is Lackattack?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:24 am
by sfhbballnut
wcaclimbing wrote:So does anyone want to second "Is Lack in Italy or Spain" ?
