Author Topic: The Baby Boomer Challenge (Read 23395 times)

Pam · « **Reply #100 on:** October 26, 2009, 07:43:42 AM »

Well, it it makes you feel better, I only used birthday cake in the late afternoon, so I didn't gain very much by using it. And it was only on the youngest kids.

Cel_sims3 · « **Reply #101 on:** October 26, 2009, 12:37:33 PM »

I'm done!

Man that was so much fun but a lot of work. At the end I had 4 kicked out young adults, two teens still in the house, and two infants...I'm soo ready for a new game now.

my score is:
4x1600 + 2x800 + 2x100 = 8200

At the end I tried to get her pregnant on her last day of adulthood but apparently, that doesn't fly with the game..sad though it is..
This was super fun. I think I'm going to do The Centurian's Solo Challenge. I'm so done with kids for now.

Carl · « **Reply #102 on:** October 26, 2009, 02:52:10 PM »

Grats to all the folks who've recently completed the challenge. I added Cel to the leaderboard.

As far as aging up goes, I don't think it will affect the challenge unless it comes down to mom aging up the exact same day as the last batch of children. Hours will not make a difference in the total number of days a Sim has been alive. You will still be aging them up on that same day. So long as the aging via birthday cake comes on the actual birthday, that's fine.

If anyone should encounter this situation, which I would think should be rare, feel free to age up the kids first and mom last. It seems to have a minimal impact, so long as we're not aging up the children as soon as the upcoming birthday notification pops up. That would make a difference.

That first notification is to plan ahead, the second that the birthday is actually here. The game will tell you when it's the actual birthday, and doing it hours sooner will not give you an advantage at all.

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #103 on:** October 27, 2009, 11:17:22 AM »

This challenge is finally winding down for Greta and Gordon and their flock of daughters. The first two daughters, Twins Gabrielle and Ginny, were just kicked out. And there's no question that the triplets that followed them in Greta's 2nd delivery will be able to be kicked out before Greta turns Elder. But, that will be it for Young Adults — 5 will be kicked out. I'm still shaking my head in disbelief at Pam's 6. It just doesn't seem mathematically possible unless your very first delivery was a set of triplets and your 2nd set was triplets. I remember reading that her first delivery was only a single baby. At least I thought that was the case.

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Okay, forget what I just said. I crunched the numbers and did some hard analysis of my current situation and I will be able to get 6 YA. Here's what's happening with the Carbonaras — Gabrielle and Ginny just moved out, so there's 6 remaining in the house: Greta and Gordon, Triplets Grace, Gladys, and Gertrude (yeah, I know...great name), and a single child delivery with Glenda. Greta is aging up to Elder in 7 days. The triplets are aging up to YA in 3 days, and Glenda, a Teen, will age up to YA in 6 days.

So, I guess what's up in the air at this point is Greta getting pregnant and trying to fill some of the upcoming empty slots with babies. I may finish today. Not sure.

wildredchild · « **Reply #104 on:** October 27, 2009, 12:32:49 PM »

Metro, you may just give Pam a run for the top spot!!! Great job with sticking with the challenge this time and now maybe babies won't be so scary anymore *grin*

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #105 on:** October 27, 2009, 12:35:51 PM »

Quote from: wildredchild on October 27, 2009, 12:32:49 PM

Metro, you may just give Pam a run for the top spot!!! Great job with sticking with the challenge this time and now maybe babies won't be so scary anymore *grin*

Ha ha.

Seriously, I don't want to see a Sims 3 baby after I'm done for a LOOONG time! So much micromanagement it's crazy. At least at the beginning. I'm looking forward to the Centurian Couples Challenge where it's just 2 YA.

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There's light at the end of the tunnel. 5 Young Adults have been kicked out. It's going to be really close with Pam, sports fans, so stay tuned. I'm at the point with this challenge where I'm in pain and just want it to be over. Thusly, I named the new twins that were just born — 2 boys — Green Eggs and Goody2Shoes.

kat · « **Reply #106 on:** October 27, 2009, 02:48:14 PM »

Quote from: Metropolis Man on October 27, 2009, 12:35:51 PM

Thusly, I named the new twins that were just born — 2 boys — Green Eggs and Goody2Shoes.

Oh Metro, that's just cruel!

wildredchild · « **Reply #107 on:** October 27, 2009, 03:53:13 PM »

*dies laughing @ Metro*

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #108 on:** October 27, 2009, 04:35:44 PM »

Now we're getting REALLY, REALLY close to the finish line. Glenda was just kicked out of the Carbonara house, so that makes 6 Young Adults that are out on their own. About 8 hours after Glenda hit the street, Greta went into labor with triplet girls — Gorgonzola, Glockenspiel, and GrilledCheese. Greta and Gordon are back from the hospital with the new triplets and it's mid-morning. Gordon is supposed to age up today. The big question is — will they Try For Baby, and more importantly — will that extend Greta's own aging up? I think she still is 2 or 3 more days away from Elder. This is getting tense in the final moments. Will I be able to match Pam's Queen Bee baby-making effort?

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I really wanted to finish tonight, but I'm just too tired. It's looking like I'm possibly going to beat Pam by 100 points. I'm terrible at math, so I'll just have to wait and see tomorrow when it all goes down. It's all going to hinge on whether her last delivery comes before her aging up. I'm assuming the fact that she's pregnant is going to prevent her from aging to Elder, so that's totally what I'm banking on — not only for the extra baby at the end, but more importantly, I'll be able to use the Birthday Cake to age up the latest triplets to toddlers on the day Greta would deliver. It's their birthday anyway, but Greta is going to deliver late morning, so I can't wait until 8PM to age them up.

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Whew! I finally finished. I took a cold shower to wake myself up and I hammered out the last couple of days.

6 Young Adults were kicked out (9600 points).
On the last day when I aged up the triplets to Toddlers there was a total of 5 toddlers in the house and the baby that Greta and Gordon brought home (1100 points). That was at 2PM, so I didn't wait for 8PM for Greta to age up and just used a Birthday cake on her as well.

This was a lot of fun. My thanks to our wonderful hosts, Carl and Pam, for a great tournament.

Pam · « **Reply #109 on:** October 28, 2009, 02:51:23 AM »

Woot! Look at you!! That's just so awesome! Looks like it came down to the mix of the last 6 babies. I believe mine came as a single, then triplets, then twins. By having the single baby last, you only had one infant score instead of two. That's where the 100 point difference came from. I've updated the leader board and put you at the top. Seems like you enjoyed it after all and I'm really happy for that!

I've just finished the Maximum Moodlets challenge and will post my results momentarily. I don't know if I beat you, but I think it's at least close!

Teresa · « **Reply #110 on:** October 31, 2009, 02:52:16 PM »

Just accidentally I found this forum and a challenge to try. I will be starting today on this

Pam · « **Reply #111 on:** October 31, 2009, 06:44:23 PM »

Excellent tjsmetana! I hope you enjoy the challenge. After you're done, post your scores here and I'll add them to the leader board.

And welcome to the Forum!

Teresa · « **Reply #112 on:** October 31, 2009, 08:58:03 PM »

You can call me Teresa

At Week 2 Day 4 (I didn't know about hovering over the time for the time played... learned something new today) we have the first 6 born... 4 toddlers and 2 infants. Eventually they will get a house - now that there is no baby-making again until the oldest moves out.

Anise (mom) passed out after giving birth the last time then made it into bed to try to sleep. Amazingly everyone is actually asleep although Basil (dad) has to go to work in 3 hours. He has been sleeping at work since there is no peace at home.

Curry (single, and only, boy) 3 days to child
Dill, Epazote, Fennel (triplet girls) 6 days to child
Ginger, Honeyplant (twin girls) 3 days to toddler (about 10 hours old)

Anise is Family-Oriented, Neat, Natural Cook, Frugal, Excitable
Basil is Workaholic, Perfectionist, Genius, Lucky, Ambitious
Curry is Absent-Minded and Easily Impressed
Dill is Clumsy and Excitable
Epazote is Friendly and Couch Potato
Fennel is Athletic and Easily Impressed
Ginger is Excitable and Loves the Outdoors
Honeyplant is Friendly and Loves the Outdoors
I did not get to choose any of the traits except for one of Curry's

Teresa · « **Reply #113 on:** November 02, 2009, 10:20:23 PM »

I am done ... with 6 young adults, 4 toddlers, and 2 infants. I didn't realize they could get pregnant with 1 day 'til elder but thankfully that allowed her to have one last pregnancy bringing in the youngest twins. They also have 2 grandchildren - Seth (toddler) and Aida (infant)

Player Evicted Young Adults + Remaining Children = Total
TJSmetana (Teresa) 6 x 1600 1000 10,600

EDIT
Here is a link to my blog where I posted the pictures I took.
http://teresa.boolprop.com/blog/?p=321

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #114 on:** November 02, 2009, 10:33:37 PM »

Great job, tjsmetana! Since Pam and Carl aren't online at the moment, I'll throw you in the leader board.

Pam · « **Reply #115 on:** November 03, 2009, 01:26:43 AM »

Wow Teresa! Fantastic job on that challenge!

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #116 on:** December 11, 2009, 11:47:48 AM »

Well done, Horkslair! A big tip of the hat to you. I edited the leader board on page 1.

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #117 on:** December 11, 2009, 12:26:47 PM »

Oh, my god, I feel like an idiot. For some reason I thought you had finished it! DOH!

meamalso2 · « **Reply #118 on:** January 13, 2010, 12:10:28 AM »

Well, it sounds insane, but I like insane challenges! Wish me luck and insanity!

meamalso2 · « **Reply #119 on:** January 13, 2010, 12:48:34 AM »

I need to ask a question, I can not use life fruit or ambrosia, but can I use pregnancy to buy the children a few more days to age up?

Edit, another question, what if a child dies?

Pam · « **Reply #120 on:** January 13, 2010, 10:23:00 AM »

Any pregnancy is valid. The object is to have as many children as possible, after all. If you can squeeze in an infant at the last minute, go for it! If the pregnancy delays when the mother ages to elderly, that's fine, too.

We haven't addressed the possibility of a child dying, but I would say that you can count that child and score it at whatever age it was at death.

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #121 on:** January 13, 2010, 10:33:32 AM »

Quote from: Pam on January 13, 2010, 10:23:00 AM

We haven't addressed the possibility of a child dying, but I would say that you can count that child and score it at whatever age it was at death.

This could easily be exploited, Pam. meamalso2, I'm not saying you would do this, but a player could "help" death along to free up space for more pregnancies. Of course, that in itself is clearly cheating so it may not be an issue at all.

Pam · « **Reply #122 on:** January 13, 2010, 10:53:52 AM »

Quote from: Metropolis Man on January 13, 2010, 10:33:32 AM

Quote from: Pam on January 13, 2010, 10:23:00 AM
We haven't addressed the possibility of a child dying, but I would say that you can count that child and score it at whatever age it was at death.

This could easily be exploited, Pam. meamalso2, I'm not saying you would do this, but a player could "help" death along to free up space for more pregnancies. Of course, that in itself is clearly cheating so it may not be an issue at all.

Right. If a child dies because you put him in the pool and built walls around it, that's cheating. Same with fire. If you deliberately start a fire and block the exits, that's cheating. However, if a child really does die without interference from the player, then that's just how it is.

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #123 on:** January 13, 2010, 10:58:26 AM »

Quote from: Pam on January 13, 2010, 10:53:52 AM

However, if a child really does die without interference from the player, then that's just how it is.

How is this even possible? What are the different legit ways a child could die? Starving to death can only be viewed as intentional by a player. I'm thinking electrocution is not possible. At least for a toddler or child since they would not be able to repair an object.

chelsea · « **Reply #124 on:** January 13, 2010, 11:21:33 AM »

I've been wanting to try this challenge for a while now, but i guess i will start now (:..
I'm going to name them ALL after disney charachters!
The momma and daddy will be Minnie and Mickey yay

Use of lifetime points isnt 'cheating' right? I'm going to need that fertility treatment.

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Author Topic: The Baby Boomer Challenge (Read 23395 times)