New Halloween Scavenger Hunt game

[billisonboard]

Oct 30, 2016 2:35:51 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

How is it that you (presumably normal) people can collect so many candies?

How is it that you (presumably normal) people can give a damn about virtual candy you can't eat?

It is good motivation to get me to spend the time on my virtual treadmill to burn off the virtual calories.

[haapai]

reading?

[billisonboard]

It is amazing how many times this little thread has been "read".

[Jaguar]

I hit the 11,000+ candy mark on ProBoards Support, and there's no prize for me, and I accept that. And Virgil Showlion, you are a slacker, only 12 candy's are you bloody lazy. Now go get those candy's and do it without cheating.

[haapai]

Liar!  We can see your count. 

[billisonboard]

Oct 30, 2016 8:54:36 GMT -5 Jaguar said:

I hit the 11,000+ candy mark on ProBoards Support, and there's no prize for me, and I accept that. And Virgil Showlion, you are a slacker, only 12 candy's are you bloody lazy. Now go get those candy's and do it without cheating.

Virgil Showlion does have a ring of keys to the back doors, doesn't he.

[Green Eyed Lady]

Candy hog.

[NancysSummerSip]

I don't have one piece of candy. Ah, well. No candy, but no virtual calories or cavities, either.

[billisonboard]

Not a zero sum game.

[ken a.k.a OMK]

I just got 3 candies. 

[buystoys]

I just got two candies from billisonboard!    I think they fell out of his bag 'cause they were on his avatar.

[billisonboard]

Oct 30, 2016 12:07:49 GMT -5 buystoys said:

I just got two candies from billisonboard !    I think they fell out of his bag 'cause they were on his avatar.

Cool. I wish I had more trick or treaters stop by.

Maybe moon/Laura could make it a part of the game. 

[dannylion]

I'm surprised more people haven't figured out the secret to rapid candy acquisition. Of course, once you do, it takes most of the  fun out of it, so it's probably just as well.

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

I keep losing candy when I click the "ok" button at the bottom right corner of the box.  It seems to happen when I find multiple pieces of candy at one time.  I should  have about 100 pieces by now, but keep getting shafted.  

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Oct 30, 2016 13:16:31 GMT -5 dannylion said:

I'm surprised more people haven't figured out the secret to rapid candy acquisition. Of course, once you do, it takes most of the  fun out of it, so it's probably just as well.

What's the secret?  

To give up any and all of the activities of life and stay glued to YMAM 24/7?  

I think the candy game is outing the posters who create intriguing profiles but who are really just 40 year old male virgins living in their parents' basements.  

[dannylion]

Oct 30, 2016 13:51:48 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Oct 30, 2016 13:16:31 GMT -5 dannylion said:

I'm surprised more people haven't figured out the secret to rapid candy acquisition. Of course, once you do, it takes most of the  fun out of it, so it's probably just as well.

What's the secret?  

To give up any and all of the activities of life and stay glued to YMAM 24/7?  

I think the candy game is outing the posters who create intriguing profiles but who are really just 40 year old male virgins living in their parents' basements.  

Revealing the secret would take all the fun out of it for everyone.  If you think carefully about what it is that actually results in the appearance of a candy token, you will probably figure it out on your own. 

[billisonboard]

Oct 30, 2016 13:51:48 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Oct 30, 2016 13:16:31 GMT -5 dannylion said:

I'm surprised more people haven't figured out the secret to rapid candy acquisition. Of course, once you do, it takes most of the  fun out of it, so it's probably just as well.

What's the secret?  

To give up any and all of the activities of life and stay glued to YMAM 24/7?  

I think the candy game is outing the posters who create intriguing profiles but who are really just 40 year old male virgins living in their parents' basements.  

40, I wish.

[dannylion]

Oct 30, 2016 13:45:24 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

I keep losing candy when I click the "ok" button at the bottom right corner of the box.  It seems to happen when I find multiple pieces of candy at one time.  I should  have about 100 pieces by now, but keep getting shafted.  

I don't understand how you can be losing candies.  The box will tell you how many candies you have, including the ones you just acquired. When you click OK and look at your total under your avatar, is that total less than the number in the box?

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Oct 30, 2016 14:03:12 GMT -5 dannylion said:

Oct 30, 2016 13:51:48 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

What's the secret?  

To give up any and all of the activities of life and stay glued to YMAM 24/7?  

I think the candy game is outing the posters who create intriguing profiles but who are really just 40 year old male virgins living in their parents' basements.  

Revealing the secret would take all the fun out of it for everyone.  If you think carefully about what it is that actually results in the appearance of a candy token, you will probably figure it out on your own. 

I think I know what causes the appearance, I just don't have the time to invest in it like some do.  

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Oct 30, 2016 14:05:41 GMT -5 dannylion said:

Oct 30, 2016 13:45:24 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

I keep losing candy when I click the "ok" button at the bottom right corner of the box.  It seems to happen when I find multiple pieces of candy at one time.  I should  have about 100 pieces by now, but keep getting shafted.  

I don't understand how you can be losing candies.  The box will tell you how many candies you have, including the ones you just acquired. When you click OK and look at your total under your avatar, is that total less than the number in the box?

Ugh.  I left a part of the problem out of my post.

Sometimes when I click Ok I get an error message and, if I get the error message, I do not get credit for the candies I just found.

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

The error message that appears often after I click Ok is:

You do not have permission to write to this key.

Error Code: 32

Key: sh_obj_amount

Object Id: 704

[dannylion]

Oct 30, 2016 14:08:23 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Oct 30, 2016 14:05:41 GMT -5 dannylion said:

I don't understand how you can be losing candies.  The box will tell you how many candies you have, including the ones you just acquired. When you click OK and look at your total under your avatar, is that total less than the number in the box?

Ugh.  I left a part of the problem out of my post.

Sometimes when I click Ok I get an error message and, if I get the error message, I do not get credit for the candies I just found.

You might need to try a different browser. I started having trouble with Bing (the jack-o-lantern would light up, but the token would not appear on the page), so I switched to Edge, and that seems to be working fine. Maybe you just need to close out of YMAM and then log back in.

[billisonboard]

Oct 30, 2016 14:05:41 GMT -5 dannylion said:

Oct 30, 2016 13:45:24 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

I keep losing candy when I click the "ok" button at the bottom right corner of the box.  It seems to happen when I find multiple pieces of candy at one time.  I should  have about 100 pieces by now, but keep getting shafted.  

I don't understand how you can be losing candies.  The box will tell you how many candies you have, including the ones you just acquired. When you click OK and look at your total under your avatar, is that total less than the number in the box?

Occasionally when I click on Ok, a witch on a broom flys across my screen, grabs a bunch of candy out of my bag, cackles loudly, and then flys off.

[dannylion]

Oct 30, 2016 14:11:56 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Oct 30, 2016 14:05:41 GMT -5 dannylion said:

I don't understand how you can be losing candies.  The box will tell you how many candies you have, including the ones you just acquired. When you click OK and look at your total under your avatar, is that total less than the number in the box?

Occasionally when I click on Ok, a witch on a broom flys across my screen, grabs a bunch of candy out of my bag, cackles loudly, and then flys off.

Ha! That's probably me! Unless someone else has figured out how to do that, too.

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Oct 30, 2016 14:11:45 GMT -5 dannylion said:

Oct 30, 2016 14:08:23 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Ugh.  I left a part of the problem out of my post.

Sometimes when I click Ok I get an error message and, if I get the error message, I do not get credit for the candies I just found.

You might need to try a different browser. I started having trouble with Bing (the jack-o-lantern would light up, but the token would not appear on the page), so I switched to Edge, and that seems to be working fine. Maybe you just need to close out of YMAM and then log back in.

Hmmm, using Safari.

I guess I could use Google chrome, but that's a pain.  

[sesfw]

I don't know where to look for candies ....... I'm a total ?

I have zero in my count

[NancysSummerSip]

Oct 30, 2016 14:37:13 GMT -5 sesfw said:

I don't know where to look for candies ....... I'm a total ?

I have zero in my count

Same here. No clue how it works, too busy to figure it out. That sounds better than admitting I am a total game dork, right?

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Oct 30, 2016 14:37:13 GMT -5 sesfw said:

I don't know where to look for candies ....... I'm a total ?

I have zero in my count

You have 4 now.

Just look for the space-ship-looking thing floating on a thread page and click it.  

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Oct 30, 2016 14:48:23 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

Oct 30, 2016 14:37:13 GMT -5 sesfw said:

I don't know where to look for candies ....... I'm a total ?

I have zero in my count

Same here. No clue how it works, too busy to figure it out. That sounds better than admitting I am a total game dork, right?

Just keep an eye out for the space-ship-looking thing floating/hovering on a thread page and click it.  

[billisonboard]

If you are accomplishing more than one thing at a time you are multi-tasking. If you doing multiple things like watching football and looking for virtual candy, while not accomplishing anything, what is that called?