1. How much did you enjoy playing the game? Would you play again? Why or why not? I ENJOYED IT A LOT EXCEPT FOR BEING ON THE BLOCK EVERY WEEK. SERIOUSLY THOUGH, I DID ENJOY THIS GAME. AND YES, I'D PLAY IT AGAIN. *YOU SHOULD DO ONE FOR SURVIVOR TOO...CUZ THAT'D BE FUN*2. One purpose of the game was to get a feel of what it's like to play Big Brother. Did you feel almost like you were playing in Big Brother? Is it a "good practice game" for playing Big Brother? YES B/C BEING ON THE BLOCK, I GOT A CHANCE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE HOUSEGUESTS CRY OVER IT WHEN THEY'RE NOMINATED. NOT THAT I ACTUALLY CRIED ABOUT IT, BUT I CAME TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR EMOTIONS CAN OVERWHELM THEM.
3. How do you rate the competitions? Which ones did you like or not like? (These were a bit of a challenge for me to create. I tried to introduce some competitions that mixed strategy with a bit of luck, but all of them requiring at least some thought and/or effort.) I THINK THE COMPETITIONS WERE WAY TOO HARD...OR MAYBE I JUST REALLY SUCK AT THE COMPETITIONS.
4. How was the weekly format? Too fast? Too slow? Just right? (It worked nicely within my schedule.) AGREE WITH ABBS ON THIS - AN EARLIER TIME WOULD BE NICE.
5. One concern I had was the possibility that the game would adversely affect community member relationships, given all of the wheeling and dealing going on. Was this also a concern to you? Even though the original guidelines reminded everyone that this is just a game, is this something you had to constantly keep in mind? Is this game for just anyone, or do you need a bit of a thick skin to play? SPEAKING FOR ONLY MYSELF, I WAS CONCERNED THAT SOME MIGHT TAKE THE GAME TOO SERIOUSLY. I DIDN'T AND I HOPED THAT ALL WOULD KEEP IN MIND THAT IT IS JUST A GAME. I STILL WANNA BE FRIENDS WITH ALL I'VE MET ON THESE BOARDS THROUGH THIS GAME. I'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN A CHANCE TO KNOW SOME OF THEM ON FB AND HAVE ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW THEM "IRL" SO TO SPEAK. HAVING SAID THAT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS JUST A GAME, I THINK YOU STILL NEED A THICK SKIN TO PLAY IT, EVEN ONLINE, B/C EVEN THOUGH IT WAS JUST A GAME, IT WAS NOT FUN BEING ON THE BLOCK EVERY WEEK. IT MADE ME WONDER WHY PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE ME...AND I THINK I'M A PRETTY LIKEABLE PERSON. SO YEAH, YA NEED A THICK SKIN.
6. I was genuinely surprised by all of the time and effort some of you put into the game. For example, DearAbby created sigpics for everyone! And each week was a monster or double-monster thread. Did this game take up more time than you expected it would? Was it worth the time you put into it for the fun you got out of it? (Your efforts, creativity and fun gave me that much more incentive to do the same!) YES IT DID TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME THAN I THOUGHT, BUT I DON'T MIND. I'M NOT CREATIVE WITH THE SIGGIES AS OTHERS, BUT IT WAS FUN.
7. What suggestions do you have to improve the game? What could be done different? Any new ideas to add? (I put in a couple of twists, but didn't want to overdo it.) I AGREE WITH MICHAEL THAT AN ANONYMOUS GAME WOULD BE MORE INTERESTING. I THINK TWISTS WOULD BE FUN TOO B/C THAT IS WHAT BB IS ALL ABOUT.
8. Any other comments welcome! (We'll get production to work on the live show format next time around! Thanks for putting up with the initial confusion during question time.) THE FINAL SHOW NEEDED SOME WORK - HAVING TO SEARCH FOR ANSWERS, ETC WAS REALLY IRRITATING. MAYBE A NEW THREAD FOR THE QUESTIONS AND THEN A SEPARATE ONE FOR COMMENTS BY THE JURY. IT WAS JUST REALLY HARD TO FOLLOW. GOOD THING THE AGMAN DIDN'T STREAK AGAIN.