[Geysers] Gazing Game

[Bill Johnson]

This does look like fun.  Two minor additions (with a bit of snarkage), and
then one moderately serious "are you sure you want to do that?"

The additions: You might want to assign some small number, 50 points or so
and only claimable once, for seeing an "eruption" from Fishing Cone's side
vent at West Thumb.  (You could also give a BIG number for seeing Fishing
Cone itself in eruption, but be prepared for that one to go unclaimed for a
very long time...)  Also, some decent number of points, at least 500 and
maybe more, should be awarded (once) for seeing an eruption of (New)
Imperial Geyser.  Your chances of seeing it erupt if you get to it are
essentially 100%, but just getting there requires a degree of commitment
that should be rewarded, IMO.  Same also with Cliff Geyser.

Now the mildly serious thing:

> Jump continuously as high as you can to get a bead on Mastiff’s Water
> level for at least 30 seconds
>
I know you intended this as tongue-in-cheek, but I think it is very
important to avoid things that appear to give, or could even be construed
as giving, the non-gazer or inexperienced gazer an invitation to do
something illegal, dumb and/or dangerous.  This could qualify.  Points for
"gazers being gazers" are a fun thing, but I would feel just awful if
somebody got arrested, or even worse, hurt, as a result of seeing me and
saying "well, *he* was doing it, and he's one of those gazers."

-- Bill Johnson

On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Karen Webb <caros at xmission.com> wrote:

>  Maybe an Artemesia/Atomizer dual? And seeing Giant or Giantess and/or
> F&M on the same day? Not sure of the rationale of calling something in ie
> or ns is a penalty. I'd be glad for that info on a geyser like Pink Cone
> (or Pink or Labial).
> Karen Webb
>
> On 2/18/2013 10:23 PM, Will Boekel wrote:
>
>  Gazers,
>
> Micah and I, inspired by a game played at Squaw Valley Ski Resort that was
> played as a competition in a ski move, have come up with an idea to adapt
> their game to geyser gazing. (With obvious taming of the game, as it did
> come from a ski movie) The really fun part of the game is the extra credit
> points and the penalties. I have attached what we have come up with so far
> for the game. We are looking for some more ideas for extra credit
> points / penalties and any features that don’t have a point value yet.
> Hopefully everyone will have some fun with this in the basin because as of
> right now we are not going to count webcam stuff. Please email me any
> revision/addition comments (wolveslax65 at comcast.net), I will compile them
> and send out the final version of our game before the park opens.
>
> Will Boekel
>
>
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