Update...?

I'm told that this blog should be updated, but I don't really have enough details to write anything. Brad has told me "More than 13 of 48ish" and that it is "something like 'How Many Cards Has Brad Found So Far.'" Beyond that you'll have to ask him if you can find him.

Finding without Losing?

This morning, while dressing for church, I grabbed my blue dress shirt to throw it on, and found a scrap of paper with the green-outlined big block letters spelling out, well... you guessed it.
My mental process went something like: "Oh, it's another one, I'll have to write another blog post." I don't think it was until later in church that I actually lost the game as a result. When I initially found it, my brain interpreted it simply as an element of the prank from Thanksgiving, and not as "THE GAME" per se.

Cheers!
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Zipperless

For the better part of this year I've had a black and yellow duffel sitting in my closet that had no zipper on the top, making it essentially useless as a bag. When packing to go home, I picked it up to look in it, and found "The Game"! Then after discussing the ridiculousness of having such a bag, I remembered that there was currently a shredded backpack in the Coffee Kitchen. I grabbed a loose zipper off of it, was able to make the transfer, sewed it back up, and now I've a new duffel!

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(symmetry!)

Laundry Room Loss

I was prepared for this one. I had already looked through my box of laundry detergent to make sure that I didn't lose by doing my laundry.

Then, lo and behold, I'm checking pockets, and I threw my flannel shirt into the laundry machine, forgetting that it had a breast pocket. I promptly recalled, and pulled it back out, giving it the arbitrary reach inside, though knowing firmly in my head that there was no reason for anything to be in that pocket. What do I pull out, but a small orange slip of paper with "GAME" scratched out in dying thin-tipped blue marker.

I responsively let out a groan, bemoaning the curse of the game, and one of the other two people in the laundry room followed suit. The other was just confused, and quickly left. We then chatted about the ridiculousness of the game until we were done in the laundry room.

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List of Losses

Here is the list thus far (0111111 items ignoring multiplicities (72 counting multiplicities)):

1.Front of door door (large, in black dry erase, with a MUAHAHA!!!)
2.Schedule outside my room (small, centered, and with a smiley)
3.Inside edge of door
4.Outside edge of door
5.Above handle on inside of door
6.On fire escape plan on back of door
7.On window (small green post-its)
8.On fluorescent light (black paper cut-out, held up with re-used tape)
9.On TV on a yellow sheet of paper, small caps “Hey Jim, whadd're ya watchin'?” “The Game!”
10.In cabinet taped to right shelf
11.In RA Manual, front (pink paper written once large, and three times small)
12.In garbage, (the gaem)
13.On sword (El Juego)
14.In Calvin pillow
15.In striped couch right pillow (while facing couch)
16.Under bed pillow (Gospel choir index card)
17.In hat brim
18.In desk (red rum style)
19.On desk (triple M)
20.On book box above shelves
21.In mints container
22.Back of floorlamp
23.On frogger art
24.Inside move-in week name-tag
25.Between plates
26.In harmonica
27.In silverware
28.On stack of scrap paper (upcoming events card)
29.In RA manual between agendas
30.On mirror in bathroom (dry erase, large)
31.On wall above toilet in bathroom (black wikki stix)
32.In couch
33.In random junk behind bookshelf
34.In N64 games
35.In sock drawer (tootsie roll ad paper)
36.In Balderdash
37.On Frisbee
38.Behind “Give blood” poster
39.On bulletin board (twice)
40.Hanging from Google art (twice)
41.Backside of play paper money (at least 5)
42.Behind photo on wall (the ones held up with Wikki Stix
43.In red pants in closet
44.In brown dress shoes
45.In tennis shoes (“You know it. The Game”)
46.In bike helmet
47.In passport
48.In amorphous artwork
49.In sleeping bag
50.Behind photo of '09-10 RAs
51.In writing utensils
52.Between books in the bookshelf
53.In washcloth
54.Under cushions of green couch (written inversely)
55.In Coke deck of cards (written backwards)
56.On top of bookshelf
57.In CD holder
58.Behind spring break trip photo (EMAG EHT)
59.In Cliffs of Moher deck of cards
60.In Aviator deck of cards
61.In pajama tops sleeve
62.Under bed boards middle of bed
63.Under bed boards head of bed

Also, shout out to Brad who just fixed my computer, allowing me access to my files from Ubuntu again.

How Many Times Has Jim Lost The Game So Far?

I returned from Thanksgiving break to find that I had been pranked. There is no shortage of losing the game in my room. When and if I have more time I may attempt to chronicle some of the lossage. For now suffice it to say that I am a big loser, and I imagine that the number is somewhere upwards of fifty (I counted thirty before I lost track).

Unfortunately I've misplaced my camera since break, so there will be no photos at the moment, and you'll have to make due with a numbered list, when I have time for it. At least 50 have been found so far (counting some multiplicities together, otherwise it would be closer to 60).

Back in Black Backpack!

Making headlines all over the interwebs, Brad Greco of Carol Stream Illinois finds another card today! This has been his first find in several weeks. He says "Guess what I found in the pouch of my backpack that I never use?" It is all too fitting that the card hiding there was the seemingly innocuous two of hearts. Few have been shocked and awed by the recent discovery, though others are convinced that this news will have direct lasting implications on the history of the planet, and especially the future of the North Korean government. This brings the total to

*Card Count: 45*


More later as we continue to cover this breaking story. Jim Hays reporting.