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Friends

Fit 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
Score: 13



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Friends

Fit as many registered octopodes as possible into the same picture. (The more the better.)

Many eight legged friends! Unnamed octopus with glasses, Tako, Octavia (with napping eyes), Captain Cephalopod, Crazy Eight, Oct (front row, with :D face) corral 3 small kids: Kick, Superlass, and Danger Girl.

Artifact Bonus: 1

Rank: 3 out of 18
Score: 7



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Friends

Fit as many registered octopodes as possible into the same picture. (The more the better.)

Sneezy, Octavia, Oct, Kick, and Cephegerae

Rank: 8 out of 18
Score: 1



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Cooperation

Multiple octopodes cooperate together to accomplish something no single octopus could do alone!

How many octopodes does it take to screw in a lightbulb? 4.75.

Additional references:
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/Octavia008.jpg.html
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/Octavia009.jpg.html

Rank: 1 out of 10
Score: 10



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Cooperation

Multiple 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.

Additional references:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minyan
Artifact Bonus: 3

Rank: 4 out of 10
Score: 8



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Cooperation

Multiple octopodes cooperate together to accomplish something no single octopus could do alone!

Stubford directs & navigates, Silk operates the stick, Octopus Prime steers, and Oct & Kick work the pedals.

Additional references:
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/pedals.jpg.html
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/navigating.jpg.html
Artifact Bonus: 4

Rank: 6 out of 10
Score: 7



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Cooperation

Multiple octopodes cooperate together to accomplish something no single octopus could do alone!

You can't cure disease with only one person! Pandemic is a 2-4 player cooperative game. Additonally, each of the four players slots are occupied by two octopodes helping one another - 3 sidekicks who are just learning how to play, and Tako graciously sharing his turn with a buddy.

Also, they note that there are a total of eight octopodes in this picture.

Artifact Bonus: 1

Rank: 5 out of 10
Score: 5



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Camouflage

Octopodes are masters of color-changing and camouflage to perfectly blend in with their backgrounds. Or maybe they just choose their backgrounds very carefully.

Here he is hidden with his family in a comfy spot. In the second photo, they are revealed, since they're so hard to see in the first photo

Additional references:
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/oct_camo2.jpg.html

Rank: 3 out of 18
Score: 6



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Stack

The tallest stack of octopodes

Eleven Octopodes, six sidekicks, three artifacts, and Indy's hat

Artifact Bonus: 3

Rank: 2 out of 14
Score: 10



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Stack

The tallest stack of octopodes

From top to bottom: superlass (sidekick), dangergirl (sidekick), kick (sidekick), Tako Yaki, Octavia, Captain Cephalopod, Crazy Eight, Oct, and Cephegerae.

The line of trim is about 6' high, for reference, so this stack is both tall and contains many octopodes.

Additional references:
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/stackcloseup.jpg.html
Artifact Bonus: 1

Rank: 4 out of 14
Score: 6



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Stack

The tallest stack of octopodes

Octavia, Sneezy, Oct, Kick, and Cephegerae

Rank: 8 out of 14
Score: 1



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Stack

The tallest stack of octopodes

Sneezy, Oct, and Kick in an aesthetically pleasing stack.

Rank: 11 out of 14
Score: 0



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Teaching

One 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

Additional references:
http://flickr.com/photos/25661597@N00/2512592973/
http://flickr.com/photos/25661597@N00/2512598563/
http://flickr.com/photos/25661597@N00/2513420376/
http://flickr.com/photos/25661597@N00/2513422106/
Artifact Bonus: 3

Rank: 1 out of 7
Score: 13



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Teaching

One octopus teaches interesting lessons to other octopodes.

Captain Cephalopod teaches Danger Girl how to fight disease while Crazy Eight teaches Super Lass. Super Lass is learning about the Special Actions, while Danger Girl is still working on the Basic Actions, but she isn't chewing on the card anymore.

Artifact Bonus: 1

Rank: 7 out of 7
Score: 2



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Story

Use 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
Score: 3



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Head Sitting

Statistically, it appears that sitting on the heads of people and other octopodes is part of the Octopus Nature. Keep your octopus on your head for the greatest length of time, without the aid of string, hats, fancy hair tricks, or other fasteners.

4:23pm - Oct settles in for an afternoon of reading.

4:29pm - First documentation. Picture #1

5:15pm - So far the book is good. Picture #2

7:19pm - Book finished, Oct settles in for some computer use. Picture #3

7:22pm - Closeup documentation reveals no strings, bobby pins, or other questionable actions. Picture #4

7:23pm - Documenting the three hour mark. Picture #5

7:53pm - Is webserving an aquatic enviroment? Picture #6

8:49pm- Photographer gets fancy with documentation. Picture #7

8:50pm - Photographer unfortunately knocks Oct off his comfortable head perch. Picture #8

Elapsed time: 4 hours, 27 minutes.

(Lest you think that this was all reading and nothing hard, I also vacuumed the couch and answered the doorbell while balancing Oct.)

Additional references:
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/Oct_Balance2.jpg.html
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/Oct_Balance3.jpg.html
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/Oct_Balance4.jpg.html
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/Oct_Balance5.jpg.html
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/Oct_Balance6.jpg.html
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/Oct_Balance7.jpg.html
http://web.mit.edu/boojum/www/Octopus/Compete/tn/Oct_Balance8.jpg.html

Rank: 2 out of 9
Score: 7



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Meta Essence

The octopus with the most glamorous glamour photo.

Rank: 28 out of 34
Score: 0



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Meta Power

The octopus scoring zero in the most contests.

Rank: 26 out of 34
Score: 0



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Meta Fellowship

Your octopus's cultural diversity is measured with an arcane algorithm that rewards cooperation with octopodes who are less popular.

Rank: 10 out of 34
Score: 0



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Sports

Show your octopodes's teamwork in a sporting event!

Team sunglases vs team chef. Squirt is judging & one of Oct's sidekick's is acting as ballboy.

Artifact Bonus: 4

Rank: 1 out of 2
Score: 14