Name that Carpet
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June 25th, 2013 at 1:48:35 AM
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Please try our new Name that Carpet game. All choices are in downtown. We'll make a Strip version when I get around to going there and taking pictures.
Don't feel badly if don't do well. I just took all the pictures and even I got only an 8. How did you do?
Don't feel badly if don't do well. I just took all the pictures and even I got only an 8. How did you do?
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
June 25th, 2013 at 2:09:35 AM
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That was actually a pretty fun game. I only got 7 right though.
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June 25th, 2013 at 3:11:03 AM
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binions is a gimme
June 25th, 2013 at 3:39:01 AM
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5 out of 11. I don't really notice carpet.
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June 25th, 2013 at 4:15:11 AM
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Crazy.. I got 7/11 despite never visiting even Nevada or knowing anything about the architecture of these casinos.
June 25th, 2013 at 4:16:07 AM
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Six correct. Also have never been downtown.
June 25th, 2013 at 6:12:13 AM
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Too easy.
June 25th, 2013 at 11:00:51 AM
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I got the same score as chickenman and never have been downtown.
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June 25th, 2013 at 5:49:42 PM
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I've only been in a couple downtown casinos, and only for a couple days. (I think I've spent a total of 5 nights in various downtown hotels.)
I simply paired the style with what I know about the styles of the casinos.
I got 7 out of 11.
I simply paired the style with what I know about the styles of the casinos.
I got 7 out of 11.
Ditto. Binions was the only one I was sure of.Quote: rudeboyoibinions is a gimme
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September 2nd, 2013 at 5:51:24 PM
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It took over two months, but I finally visited all 26 Strip casinos from the Mandalay Bay to Circus Circus to make the Strip edition of the name that carpet game.
My score was 23. How did you do?
My score was 23. How did you do?
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
September 2nd, 2013 at 6:04:25 PM
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September 2nd, 2013 at 6:24:42 PM
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Wow I did horrible only 9 for the strip.
September 2nd, 2013 at 6:25:19 PM
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I got 15! Scary stuff.
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September 2nd, 2013 at 6:28:20 PM
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September 3rd, 2013 at 9:16:27 AM
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I scored 8 on the strip. I've been to all of these properties many times (except for "the Quad", what is the Quad?), so it's interesting how I don't pay any attention to the floor.
Another interesting quiz would be to use photos of $5 casino chips (blacking out wherever the casino name appears).
Another interesting quiz would be to use photos of $5 casino chips (blacking out wherever the casino name appears).
September 3rd, 2013 at 9:18:38 AM
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September 3rd, 2013 at 9:36:22 AM
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Quote: IbeatyouracesThe Quad was formerly the IP.
Indeed. I went there for the first time to snap the carpet picture last week. They seem to be half-way through a remodel. The new theme is a modern boxy look. Here is a picture of the old IP, showing what the old carpet looked it.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
September 3rd, 2013 at 10:17:06 AM
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September 3rd, 2013 at 11:07:35 AM
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17 on the strip
6 Downtown
I scored high on the strip due to an advantage play and basic strategy
I noticed a common theme with many of the MGM properties. I just happened to be right.
The basic strategy I will have to keep to myself.
6 Downtown
I scored high on the strip due to an advantage play and basic strategy
I noticed a common theme with many of the MGM properties. I just happened to be right.
The basic strategy I will have to keep to myself.
Buffering...
September 3rd, 2013 at 6:02:05 PM
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Quote: wrobersonThe basic strategy I will have to keep to myself.
Hmmm. Here is my basic strategy:
Wynn casinos: Extremely loud and colorful. Emphasis on red (a lucky color for Asians).
MGM casinos: Emphasis on curves and big patterns. Fairly obnoxious, but not as bad as Wynn.
Harrahs casinos: More understated and not attention grabbing. They also tend to be more worn out, as I'm sure the penny pinchers are slow to fork out the bucks to replace anything still functional. I am too.
Venetian: The Venetian and Palazzo carpet are so different that it is hard to make a rule of thumb. They replaced the Venetian carpet during my tenure there. As I recall, the old carpet was an calm pattern like what is still at the Palazzo.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
September 3rd, 2013 at 6:07:40 PM
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September 3rd, 2013 at 6:58:57 PM
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Casino's have carpets? Hmmmmm, I know I'm not paying attention. Typically too much T and A for me to notice.
September 3rd, 2013 at 8:43:15 PM
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Ooph! 27% on the strip for me. I did much better on the other picture quiz.
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September 3rd, 2013 at 9:48:32 PM
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My BS is to remember which Casinos have been the correct answer.
As for the AP, MGM casinos tend to favor polka dots. Many of them.
As for the AP, MGM casinos tend to favor polka dots. Many of them.
Buffering...
September 3rd, 2013 at 9:59:12 PM
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You can make it a little harder by having 30 questions, and shuffle after 20.
This will allow for 4 casinos to be the correct answer twice.
You'll still have to program the last 6 unique casinos to be right answers.
As it is, we're counting into 100% penetration and 26 different cards.
This will allow for 4 casinos to be the correct answer twice.
You'll still have to program the last 6 unique casinos to be right answers.
As it is, we're counting into 100% penetration and 26 different cards.
Buffering...
September 3rd, 2013 at 10:12:13 PM
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Quote: IbeatyouracesMGM Detroit is browns, tans, beiges.
And what about their carpet?
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September 4th, 2013 at 5:41:17 AM
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September 4th, 2013 at 6:52:51 AM
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Maybe it shouldn't score as it goes. At the end announce the score and review the incorrect answers.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
September 17th, 2013 at 3:57:20 PM
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Quote: wrobersonAs it is, we're counting into 100% penetration and 26 different cards.
Okay, I hope you're happy, JB completely redid the tests. Now you don't get scored until the end. I just retook all of them. Here are my scores:
Downtown: 64%
Reno: 80%
Strip: 96%
Surprising that I would do better on the Reno test than downtown. The one Strip casino I missed was Harrah's.
Retake the tests. Who knows, this may come up in the WoV trivia challenge next week.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
September 17th, 2013 at 4:27:11 PM
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I got 42% for the strip. :-\ I was only certain on the Quad sadly and pretty sure on Venetian; obviously I don't pay tons of attention to the carpet.
September 17th, 2013 at 5:07:18 PM
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Quote: tringlomaneobviously I don't pay tons of attention to the carpet.
You're not the first to say that. I went to a talk on casino design once and they said the floors and ceilings are supposed to be obnoxious and a bit of an eye-sore to keep you looking straight ahead, at the games. Or, in my case, the cocktail waitresses.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
September 17th, 2013 at 5:12:40 PM
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September 17th, 2013 at 5:32:07 PM
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Quote: Wizard
Retake the tests. Who knows, this may come up in the WoV trivia challenge next week.
Just got 35 on the strip one.
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October 11th, 2015 at 2:52:12 PM
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Quote: Wizard...MGM casinos: Emphasis on curves and big patterns...
MGM Detroit...
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