 (0 comments) | Far AwayTake a picture of your octopus as far as possible from its registered addressDarwin visits Massachusetts (Boston skyline in background) 2491 Miles
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Rank: 10 out of 22 |
 (0 comments) | Famous FriendTake a picture of your octopus with a famous person. The more famous, the better.Darwin and Wes Carroll, internationally known vocal percussionist
Additional references: Rank: 8 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | Master of EightDemonstrate your mastery of Eightness.Darwin with quad Eights
Rank: 14 out of 15 |
 (0 comments) | Altitude I(Flying Split) Take a picture of your Octopus at the highest possible altitude, while flying.Flight attendant Bobbie and unknown flight attendant with Darwin on an Alaska Airlines 737 from Seattle to Oakland. The note says "I hearby certify that Darwin is flying at _____ ft.". Flight attendant Bobbie called the cockpit and kindly asked for the altitude, then filled in the blank with 35,000.
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 (0 comments) | FriendsFit as many registered octopodes as possible into the same picture. (The more the better.)Eleven octopodes, six sidekicks, and three artifacts. Artifact Bonus: 3
Rank: 1 out of 18 |
 (0 comments) | FriendsFit as many registered octopodes as possible into the same picture. (The more the better.)Three registered octopodes, Darwin, Otto and Akira. One sidekick.
Rank: 11 out of 18 |
 (0 comments) | PedigreeDocument your octopus' suitability to be king.Darwin shows off the wealth that he has personally gathered from shipwrecks across the world. He will share this wealth with needy octopodes everywhere, and the locations of many shipwrecks containing more sparklys once he has attained the throne. Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 14 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | Hunting ProwessDemonstrate your octopus' hunting ability.Darwin, Armed and Dangerous
Rank: 13 out of 17 |
 (0 comments) | AddressTake a picture of your octopus with the largest house/building street number available.Darwin with a very large address number Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 1 out of 15 |
 (0 comments) | AquaticDemonstrate that your octopus is at home in an aquatic environment.Darwin submerged
Additional references: Rank: 8 out of 20 |
 (0 comments) | Altitude II(Ground Split) Take a picture of your octopus at rest (on the ground or on top of a structure), at the highest possible altitude.Darwin visits Paradise at Mt. Ranier N 46 Degrees, 47.057'
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Rank: 5 out of 17 |
 (4 comments) | CooperationMultiple octopodes cooperate together to accomplish something no single octopus could do alone!From Wikipedia: A minyan מנין (Hebrew: plural minyanim) in Judaism is a quorum of ten or more adult Jews assembled for purposes of fulfilling a public religious obligation requiring a quorum. In contemporary Judaism, the most common activity involved is public prayer.
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Rank: 4 out of 10 |
 (1 comment) | CooperationMultiple octopodes cooperate together to accomplish something no single octopus could do alone!Akira on drums, Darwin on guitar, Toshiro on vocals and Otto on bass guitar.
Rank: 10 out of 10 |
 (0 comments) | CamouflageOctopodes are masters of color-changing and camouflage to perfectly blend in with their backgrounds. Or maybe they just choose their backgrounds very carefully.Darwin hides among the flowers
Rank: 7 out of 18 |
 (0 comments) | StackThe tallest stack of octopodesEleven Octopodes, six sidekicks, three artifacts, and Indy's hat Artifact Bonus: 3
Rank: 2 out of 14 |
 (0 comments) | StackThe tallest stack of octopodesFront stack: Inky and Tenty. Artifact Bonus: 2
Rank: 9 out of 14 |
 (0 comments) | Scrabble I(Original Split) Photograph your octopus with a commercial sign with the highest-Scrabble-scoring word of eight letters or less. (Proper names ok. Scoring site here.)Darwin might have a lead on some Q's, but isn't sure if it will pan out. Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 6 out of 19 |
 (1 comment) | lolctopusBest lolctopus (see lolcat)Rank: 8 out of 16 |
 (0 comments) | Twins(Separated at birth!) Submit two pictures, one of each octopus, in circumstances as identical as possible. Include documentation of where each octopus is; scoring will be based on how close the pictures are in content, how far apart the octopodes are in physical space, and how complex and interesting the pictures are.Distance from Clone IV's house in Tewksbury, MA to Darwin's house in Seattle, WA: 2472 miles (as calculated by http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/) Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 4 out of 6 |
 (0 comments) | Twins(Separated at birth!) Submit two pictures, one of each octopus, in circumstances as identical as possible. Include documentation of where each octopus is; scoring will be based on how close the pictures are in content, how far apart the octopodes are in physical space, and how complex and interesting the pictures are.(videoconferencing from Seattle to Edinburgh)
Rank: 6 out of 6 |
 (0 comments) | Video GameOctopus with the highest score in a video game.Darwin enjoys playing arcade games on XBoxLive. Feel free to friend him. His gamertag is OctopodeDarwin. Score: 16,192,189. Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 2 out of 10 |
 (0 comments) | TeachingOne octopus teaches interesting lessons to other octopodes.1. Professor Octopus Prime with three octopodes helping demonstrate, 2. Taking notes, 3. The sidekick section (with chaperones), 4. The octopus student
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Rank: 1 out of 7 |
 (1 comment) | StoryUse a group of octopodes to re-enact a classic story (or a good scene from one)And so, Dr Jones, what was yours, is now mine. Artifact Bonus: 2
Rank: 4 out of 4 |
 (0 comments) | Scrabble II(Strict Split) Photograph your octopus with a commercial sign with the highest *valid* Scrabble scoring word. (Scoring site here)(24 points) Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 2 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | EnteringDue to their squishability and flexibility, octopodes are very good at getting into small, hard-to-get-into places. Document your octopus in the best example of somewhere hard to get into.Darwin in a 5 oz tasting glass from Red Hook.
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Rank: 3 out of 13 |
 (0 comments) | PagenumFind the word "octopus" printed on the highest-numbered page in a book.Page 1699 Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 5 out of 8 |
 (0 comments) | PopularityDemonstrate your octopus's popularity by having its picture taken with the largest number of people giving it a thumbs-up.Thumbs up for Darwin! (9 people, many duplicates) Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 4 out of 7 |
 (0 comments) | CharadesUsing a word you generate here, get another octopus to guess it using only pictures of your octopus. (No writing, and don't reload excessively).Darwin correctly guesses Octopus Prime's charade
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Rank: 2 out of 5 |
 (0 comments) | GoodOctopodes being Good, use their powers only for good and never for evil. Demonstrate your octopus using their powers for Good, to Oppose Evil.Darwin counsels pentapodal inmates at the Seattle Aquarium.
Rank: 5 out of 10 |
 (0 comments) | FunWhile the quest for Kingship is difficult, octopodes should enjoy themselves. Show off your octopus having the most fun.Darwin enjoys hiking in the Cascades! Fresh mountain air and great views everywhere. Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 9 out of 10 |
 (0 comments) | Far Apart I(Physically Present) Show two octopodes in one picture, the farthest distance apart. Both must be physically present. Document the distances involved.Darwin and Octopus Prime two hexes apart! Artifact Bonus: 2
Rank: 5 out of 5 |
 (0 comments) | Far Apart II(Telecommuting) Show two octopodes in one picture, the farthest distance apart. Both need not be physically present. Document the distances involved.Teleconferencing between Edinburghe and Seattle, but Laura accidentally deleted the previous caption. (This picture edited with the Pen of Miscellany) Artifact Bonus: 4
Rank: 3 out of 5 |
 (0 comments) | Meta EssenceThe octopus with the most glamorous glamour photo.Rank: 13 out of 34 |
(0 comments) | Meta PowerThe octopus scoring zero in the most contests.Rank: 10 out of 34 |
(0 comments) | Meta FellowshipYour octopus's cultural diversity is measured with an arcane algorithm that rewards cooperation with octopodes who are less popular.Rank: 5 out of 34 |
 (0 comments) | NumismatismShow your octopus with the oldest legal coin1853 Seated Liberty dime
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Rank: 2 out of 9 |
