This was the toughest and most time consuming challenge yet. Can't say it wouldn't feel like a kick in the balls having it scrapped. I'd rather lose the challenge, but have my teams effort acknowledged, than have the challenge scrapped all together. I know I wouldn't have been able to get this challenge done without a few people in my team putting in some extra time and effort.

As a neutral observer of The Battle and also a former participant, I can testify that the challenge in question is one of the toughest of the lot. Just my 2 cents but I think it should be left as is.



now carry on with the slaughter :D

Yes, it is and it's also one of my favorites!...I love this challenge, and the crossword and word search...Ooooh, and the scrambles....and...Hmm, I guess I kinda love ALL of the challenges!...But, I'd say my top 5 are definitely:

1) Crossword
2) Screenshot (this one)
3) Looking for specific items in screenshots (we haven't done that one this time around...yet)
4) Scrambles
5) Word Search


The only one I didn't like was the essay part at the end of the first Battle Royale...But, that was kinda dropped, we didn't do it in the second Battle Royale.

I seriously LOVE this game...And the more 'challenging' a challenge is, the more I like it...I just really, REALLY like to play and compete :)


Oh...and I gotta say it one more time...

My team is AWESOME!

Oh, man, I loooooooooooooooooove the essays (says the former English major) - I was TOTALLY bummed that they were done away with last year - That was my favorite part of the first one (and the reason why I loved HDC Idol so much)...

After that I'd say I like the Crossword a lot... I have a tough time with word searches and scrambles, but still enjoy them in the name of Battle Royale.

The screen capture challenge is by far the hardest and most challenging, but I love it because most of these movies I haven't seen so it gets me to watch them. I've struggled with it in the past, but I think it's a good solid challenge.

And it's true - DEMON WRAITHS RULE

V's game - V's rules.

He's put in insane work into this and while I can honestly say i had no memory of the 'different shots' part - I respect his imagination and effort. So - you'll hear no more complaints from the monkey.

I don't see the point in the challenge being scrapped, none of us are saying we want it to be that way. But I have to agree with Missmacabre, I just read the rules and follow them. Heck, for all we knew you could have decided to make it a little easier this year. We followed the listed rules for the Battle Royale 3 challenge 9, and so the rules of Battle Royale 1 challenge 11 shouldn't also automatically be drafted in from our own memories. And there isn't always time to get points clarified, especially ones like this. Getting the answers in fast means the difference between winning and losing.

I know at the end of the day this is just a game, albeit a very fun and imaginitive one, but it's one that we have not broken the rules off and whilst it may cause some debate there's no need to scrap it! If arguments over games were that bad then Monopoly would be outlawed by now and Ol' Moneybags would be someone's bitch in the showers as we speak.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b93mTVukuiE

There you go Ferret :D

The way I see it is, V had to (but shouldn't have had to) point out the fact that 1 person shouldn't do all of the work, while everyone else just copies and sends in that person's answers...The ONLY reason someone should HAVE to say "use your own photobucket"...or..."make sure the shots look different"...is so that we could at least PRETEND that people who sign on to play the game, are actually trying to PLAY THE GAME

Are you missing this integral part of the overall picture?


It would be nice if all of the people who expect someone else to play the game for them, would just refrain from signing on...

I guess the huge difference of opinion some of us have is that the challenges are the fun part of the game. The fun in a game like this for me comes from the socialization, strategizing and hunting each other (all of which I dont have time for either.) The challenges are just a means to an end... A way to determine who gets to do what type of strategizing and who hunts who. I don't find it even remotely fun to check in and find a challenge that's going to require hours out of my life just to get to the part I do enjoy.

So I have a solution...

Everyone else can be declared the winner of the challenge since they all seem to have put in effort and I'll go into the hunting zone unarmed where everyone can just kill me this week (since I put in no effort and it still took me 20 minutes.) If the challenges are gonna be this time-consuming all the way throughout the game, I'm not gonna have time to play once it becomes individual anyway.

But that's the thing, in the challenges, this one in particular, as MM said there were countless messages over both facebook and PMs between the whole group. Near enough everybody found at least one picture and whilst some may have put in a bit more work than others we still did it. I went onto youtube, sifted through a few videos til I found that goat scene, printscreened it and saved it into paint. Whilst that wasn't the final one we used because one of better quality was found, I still put the effort in as did so many others.

All I'm saying is, like in Posher's thread about that scum family picketing the funeral, none of the listed rules were broken.

Why...so...serious?

Even if you win, the chainer is surely going to hunt one of you down badly...lately "losers" are wining actually over the "winners" at the hunting zone:D

I actually put a lot of time into this challenge, a lot more time than I had to spare really. Except for one, which I wasn't willing to download the movie for, I actually did find them all on my own. But I used the others my team found of better quality because I didn't realize it was against the rules not to. And that's fine, I lose points. BUT, I have to say, I don't have the kind of time to spend on this game for it to not even count. That's precious time to me. As it has been pointed out, there WAS communication between our team. We DID work together. I was having fun, but to be honest........I'd rather just be killed off now. The implication that I didn't put the time or effort in on this challenge, well, let's just say I have enough stress in my life without adding even a little more because of something that's supposed to be fun. And I am not saying anything against anyone for having differing opinions, or against V for the awesome job he does here. :)

I just want to go back to killing everybody......

I think a free for all in the grounds is what's needed to liven up everybody's spirits...

im gonna hunt YOU ferrett.....no real reason.....just to stir things up.
So you better watch out.

Oh you wait! You're an illegitimate love child of two horror icons...I will put an end to your abomination of a life.

Everyone scores 30 points for their efforts in this Challenge.

But the Challenge itself and its penalty stands scratched.

I have not prepared the next Challenge. It will be posted sometime within the next 24 hours.

Thanks V. Looking forward to the next one! My trigger finger is feeling a bit left out.

THE TENTH CHALLENGE OF HDC BATTLE ROYALE III

Welcome all of you, to the TENTH CHALLENGE of BATTLE ROYALE III.


You have to rank these films in ASCENDING ORDER - in the order from the Lowest to the Highest Body Count for each film - AND ALSO mention the Body Counts of each film listed:-

• The Abominable Dr. Phibes
• American Psycho
• Brotherhood of the Wolf
• Cabin Fever
• The Crow
• The Devil's Rejects
• Friday the 13th (2009)
• Hannibal
• Jason X
• The Machine Girl
• My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)
• The Omen (2006)
• Severance
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• The Thing

There are 540 points up for grabs in the above challenge.

THE FIRST ALL-CORRECT ENTRY I RECEIVE WILL WIN A TRIP TO THE REWARD CHAMBER!

The deadline for sending your entries ends on Monday, 31st May at NOON EST.

You may either send me your entries via PMs, or you may email me at [email protected], mentioning your HDC Nick in the Subject alongwith the Challenge number, for e.g., "___V___ - HDC Battle Royale III Challenge #10 Answers."

You may confer within members of your own team in your quest for the right answers, but each Battle Royale participant should send in their own individual entries.

All the best, folks!

FIRST UPDATE


FOUR entries in so far - all of them from the LYCANS!

Wake up, Demonwraiths. Quick!

We're mostly wondering if you meant "on screen kills" or "total kills that supposedly happened during the course of the film, i.e. kills we saw vs. kills we saw + offscreen kills...

Total. The complete Body Count of the films.

Shouldn't be a problem to find them all. :)

That's what I like to see, some questions being asked to clarify! :D

Good work, Chrono.

Think I misread a bit of what Chrono asked above, and this needs a bit of further explanation.

Off-screen kills, also called Miscellaneous or Implied/Mentioned kills, as they are more commonly called, don't count. We are going by the number of on-screen kills only.

So if a film has 20 on-screen kills and 30 off-screen kills, the body count of the film will be 20.

Hope that clarifies it fully.

I have another one...:)

Do we need to consider all the on screen body counts including animal killing or only human body counts?

Actually it's getting interesting to see how some simple questions turning into more complex ones:D

All onscreen body counts.

Thanks so much for the clarification - That's exactly what I was asking! Danke!

SECOND UPDATE


A look at the Latest Scores of both teams -


The Blazing Lycans - 238 points

The Mighty Demonwraiths - 209 points

Ohhhhhhhhhhh, crap - COME ON TEAM!!

No. Do not come on team Demon. GOOOOO LYCANS!

THIRD UPDATE


Latest Scores of both teams -


The Blazing Lycans - 266 points

The Mighty Demonwraiths - 239 points

Wow, good work fellas! Let's hope we keep the lead.

Apologies for the late update (by 30 minutes). My Broadband has been acting really icky in the past few days.

Let's have a look at the results...

Welcome, both teams, to the TENTH BATTLE ROYALE III Results Meeting.



First of all, the correct answers :-

• The Omen - 8
  The Abominable Dr Phibes - 10
  Sweeney Todd - 12
  Friday the 13th (2009) - 14
  Hannibal - 15
  American Psycho - 18
  Cabin Fever - 19
  The Thing - 21
  My Bloody Valentine 3D - 24
  The Machine Girl - 25
  Jason X - 27
  Severance - 28
  Devil's Rejects - 30
  The Crow - 35
  Brotherhood of the Wolf - 40

Here are your final scores...


THE BLAZING LYCANS :


Doc Faustus - 28 points (oops - no "The Omen - 8" listed!)

Dude Guadalupe - 30 points

Ferretchucker - 30 points

Fiend Skull - 30 points

Freak - 30 points

Jenna26 - 30 points

Michelle - 28 points (The 60 deaths of the space-station explosion are implied and so come under Misc deaths...we don't see them actually happening on-screen: hence it isn't listed at moviebodycounts.com.)

MissMacabre - 30 points

Zero - 30 points


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TOTAL - 266 points

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THE MIGHTY DEMONWRAITHS :


Bwind22 - 29 points (The Thing has 21 deaths, not 22)

Chronogrl - 30 points

Despare - 30 points

Freddy Myers - 30 points

Friday13thFan - 30 points

Rayne - 30 points

Roshiq - 30 points

Saytan - 30 points

Straker - 30 points


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TOTAL - 269 points

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THE MIGHTY DEMONWRAITHS WIN CHALLENGE #10!!!


But...who sent in the first ALL-CORRECT entry? What is the penalty for losing this Challenge?



We will find out...NEXT!

THE REWARD CHAMBER

The FIRST ALL-CORRECT ENTRY I received was from...the LYCAN named FREAK!!

He wins a trip to the Reward Chamber before the Hunting Zone outing begins.


Freak, you have THREE envelopes in front of you - labelled Una, Dos, Tries.

You may select any TWO for yourself, and the contents inside them will be yours to keep FOREVER!

That's not all.

All three envelopes are parts of a secret permutation and combination. If you correctly guess the hidden combination of TWO envelopes in your choice PM to me, it will reveal a FOURTH hidden envelope!

The contents of THAT hidden envelope will be revealed by me if you hit upon the correct combo.


The Penalty is coming up shortly...

HDC BATTLE ROYALE III - THE HUNTING SEASON ZONE - ROUND SEVEN OF HUNTING


ALL the Lycans have been set free inside The Hunting Season Zone UNARMED!

Except one.


Demonwraiths, behold your weapon...


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...t_launcher.jpg


A ROCKET LAUNCHER, WITH ONE ROCKET EACH!

Each rocket is capable of causing a wound which would require 4 HPs to heal.


And also,


Someone else will be joining all of you in the hunt.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5..._aaron-now.gif


THE CHAINER!

He will be waiting for you, Demonwraiths.

The entire Hunting Zone is divided into THREE big sectors - 1, 2 & 3. You have to mention which section you will be in when you are doing your hunting.

NOT MORE THAN THREE CONTESTANTS CAN BE IN THE SAME SECTION AT THE SAME TIME! Be mindful.


Wraiths, PM me who your target (or targets) will be in the Hunting Zone. Also mention the sector where you will be when you are doing your hunting.

The failure to use even a single Rocket, or if more than THREE Hunters end up in the SAME section, will mean each Demonwraith will be shot SEVEN TIMES by the Snipers in the Watchtowers!!

You all have until Wednesday, NOON EST, to complete your hunting.


P.S. - MissMacabre is asked to turn in her Chainsaw before the Hunting Zone outing. However, she carries her BONUS SHOT with her into the ZONE!


I ALSO DECLARE THE GIFTING OF HEALTH PACKS RULE AS OPEN!!!

Good luck all.

THE BLAZING LYCANS :


Doc Faustus - FIT with 30 HPs.

Dude Guadalupe - FIT with 30 HPs.

Ferretchucker - FIT with 23 HPs.

Fiend Skull - FIT with 34 HPs.

Freak - FIT with 14 HPs.

Jenna26 - FIT with 33 HPs.

Michelle - FIT with 30 HPs.

MissMacabre - FIT with 16 HPs.

Zero - FIT with 28 HPs.




THE MIGHTY DEMONWRAITHS :


Bwind22 - FIT with 35 HPs.

Chronogrl - FIT with 18 HPs.

Despare - FIT with 41 HPs.

FreddyMyers - FIT with 40 HPs.

Friday13thFan - FIT with 36 HPs.

Rayne - FIT with 16 HPs.

Roshiq - FIT with 39 HPs.

Saytan - FIT with 37 HPs.

Straker - FIT with 40 HPs.




BODIES IN THE MORGUE :

Groundzero2424,
The Return,
Nightmare of Death,
Demon Seed,
Shriek of the Mutilated,
GreenDemon.

Freak has almost immediately sent me his choices of TWO envelopes.

We shall see the results of his trip into the Reward Chamber at Midnight EST tonight.

Not according to this website. http://www.outpost31.com/movie/trivia.html

Way to go Demonwraiths!

Lycans SUCK!