This Office Olympics Rules!

Alright, I've already posted the rules for the relay and the general rules, now here's how the individual competitions work:

Bean Machine
This one’s simple:
1. The pre-selected team member will have one attempt to get the highest score
2. No re-starts are permitted. If a team re-starts they will be disqualified and receive zero points
3. Competition Points:
a. 1st — 6 Points
b. 2nd — 5 Points
c. 3rd — 4 Points
d. 4th — 3 Points
e. 5th — 2 Points
f. 6th — 1 Point

Trash Can Shoot-Out
Here’s how it works:
1. The pre-selected participant will shoot paper wads into the competition garbage can from four pre-determined shooting locations
2. Each participant will have a total of 30 seconds to rack up as many points as possible
3. The participant must have at leas one foot on the shooting location marker when the paper wad is released in order for their shot to count
4. The more difficult the shot, the more Game points the competitor receives:
a. Flipper — 100 Points
b. Zinger — 200 Points
c. Chucker — 400 Points
d. Bomber — 800 Points
5. Competition Points will be totaled to determine the amount of points added to the cumulative leaderboard. Points will be totaled as follows:
a. 1st — 6 Points
b. 2nd — 5 Points
c. 3rd — 4 Points
d. 4th — 3 Points
e. 5th — 2 Points
f. 6th — 1 Point

Refrigerator Roulette
Here’s how it works:
1. The pre-selected participant will quickly examine five containers from the refrigerator then order them from the item that has spent the least amount of time in the frig to the item that has spent the most
2. Tie-Breaker — In the case of a tie breaker, the participant who orders the food items correctly, the quickest will win.
3. Competition Points:
a. 1st — 6 Points
b. 2nd — 5 Points
c. 3rd — 4 Points
d. 4th — 3 Points
e. 5th — 2 Points
f. 6th — 1 Point



Second Lunch Sniff-Out
Here’s how it works:
1. All pre-selected participants will sit at the ES3 Bar
2. A frozen food entrée will be placed in the microwave where it will begin to cook
3. Participants will select from the following options:
a. Lean Cuisine Beef Stroganoff
b. Lean Cuisine Chicken with Almonds
c. Healthy Choice Meatloaf with Brown Gravy
d. Healthy Choice Beef Merlot
e. Health Choice Roasted Chicken
4. Participants will write down their top three guesses in order
5. The Participant who guesses correctly finishes first. If no one identifies the item with their first guess, second and third guesses will be taken into consideration
6. Tie Breaker — The participant who gets the correct answer the quickest wins
7. Competition Points:
a. 1st — 6 Points
b. 2nd — 5 Points
c. 3rd — 4 Points
d. 4th — 3 Points
e. 5th — 2 Points
f. 6th — 1 Point


Pin the EpiPen on Ari
Here’s how it works:
1. The pre-selected team member will be blindfolded and given a “tape on” EpiPen that they will attempt to secure to the bulls eye on the game board
2. Remaining team members will direct their blindfolded team mate with applause and boos ONLY to help them find their mark
3. Each team has a maximum of 60 seconds to place their marker on the board (or wall, if they miss the mark
4. The team that gets closest to the bulls eye without going over 60 seconds wins
5. Competition Points:
a. 1st — 6 Points
b. 2nd — 5 Points
c. 3rd — 4 Points
d. 4th — 3 Points
e. 5th — 2 Points
f. 6th — 1 Point

Office Olympics Scoring

Here's how we'll determine the Champion, Silver and Bronze Medalists:

There are a total of Seven competitions in the Office Olympics

1 Team Relay — this counts as 40% of your team's overall score

6 Individual Challenges — each counting for 10% of your team's overall score
-- Alarm Challenge
-- Bean Machine
-- Trash Can Paper Shoot Out
-- Refrigerator Roulette
-- Second Lunch Sniff-Out
-- Pin the EpiPen on the Ari

Bonus Points -- add to each team's final score

In each event (team and individual) points will be awarded as follows:
Winner -- 6
Runner Up -- 5
Third Place -- 4
Fourth Place -- 3
Fifth Place -- 2
Sixth Place -- 1

The officials will keep a running total throughout the game, final scores (including bonus points) will not be announced until the closing ceremony at the end of the day (unless I can get it done sooner)

Arrrrgggggg!!! Ooops! That slipped out.

May the best team win!!!!

Monday's Raid

Let no joyful voice be heard today. Let no man look up at the sky with hope! And let this day be cursed by we who ready to wake... the Dread Pirate Robertsons! We, the wobbly-legged, rum-soaked pirates of ES3 are ready for battle. May your armpits be infested with the fleas of a thousand camels. ARRRRGH!

Alarm Game

As you probably guessed, we're not going to be using the real alarm system for our game. Here's how it's going to work...

1. Each team will receive an envelope full of game pieces. Each piece will have one piece of the "first one in" and "last one out" scenarios.
2. There will be 2-3 rounds in this game (maybe more, haven't figured it out completely — yet
3. Competitors will be selected by drawing letters out of a hat. For instance: If "A" is selected, team members with "A's" on their name tags will be competing.
4. An Official will read a scenario and the competing team members will arrange the relevant game pieces in the best step-by-step response
5. When the teams finish, they will ring a bell in the middle of the table
6. Teams will have one opportunity to order their game pieces. Once they ring the bell their answer is set in stone
7. The team that answers the challenge correctly and rings the bell first wins. Then second, third, fourth, fifth and Juggernaut3rd place will be awarded

Hope that helps

ODE TO A GOOD BOWL OF OATMEAL

FOR ALL YOU OFFICE OLYMPICS CONTESTANTS, HERE IS A LITTLE TID BIT THAT MIGHT HELP YOU ON MONDAY... OR AT LEAST HELP ONE PERSON WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE...
ON BEHALF OF TEAM JUGGERNAUT 3, HERE GOES:

HOW TO MAKE A GOOD BOWL OF OATMEAL:
Empty packet into bowl.
Add up to 2/3 cup boiling water; stir.
For thicker oatmeal, use less water.
Wait until oatmeal has cooled before eating as to avoid a scrunchy “too hot” face or burnt tongue. Eat oatmeal slowly as to avoid stomach cramps.
Wipe mouth between spoonfuls.
Upon completion take oatmeal bowl to sink (READ VERY CLOSELY, THE NEXT PART IS THE ONE THAT ALWAYS THROWS PEOPLE).
Avoid leaving empty oatmeal bowl sit in office for long amounts of time to avoid crusty bowl.
Turn on faucet and rinse bowl with hot water.
Take dish sponge and wipe out bowl.
Empty dirty water and oatmeal residue into sink.
Place bowl on TOP shelf of the dishwasher and spoon into silverware holder in dishwasher.
ENJOY!!

Tips For Formulating Your Strategy...

Want to win the Office Olympics? Then you need to do a bit of strategizing.

Strategy #1 — Know Thy Stuff -- That's the best strategy. To be successful in the OO, every one of your team members needs to have a high level mastery of our office. Team members will be randomly selected for tasks, and while you can help your team mates , there will be no substitutions.

Strategy #2 — In the Relay game, your team will determine the order of your activities in two ways:
1. You will determine the order in which your team will compete. Each team member will get a name tag with a letter on it A, B, C, D, E or F. These letters will correspond with tasks on the Sequence Cards you receive
2. Sequence Cards will be issued in labeled, sealed envelopes. Prior to the start of the game, each team will select the order in which they will tackle the envelopes. For instance, you may choose to do the Emergency Sequence first while another team tackles the Paper Towel Sequence first. Personally, I would order my envelopes to try and stay out of bottle necks and log jams — but that's just me

Strategy #3 — Take advantage of bonus points. If you look over past emails and the blog, you will find two ways to earn bonus points for your team. Hint: One has to do with the blog, the other has to do with the lunch.

That's it for now.

PS -- you might want to walk through the office and find out what we keep in the various files and closets around the office. A few of the activities were not included in the Blog Daily Tip. That said, some of the Daily Tips will not appear in the game.

Relay Rules

Because we're a competitive bunch, I thought it would make sense to publish the event rules in advance. This blog entry covers the rules for the Relay portion of the Event. Look for rules for the other two elements and scoring sometime tomorrow.

Relay Rules
1. Before the relay, you will receive a group of labeled envelopes — each containing a different activity sequence.

2. Teams can complete them in any order they'd like. Not sure, but there may be a winning strategy here

3. Most of the activities for the relay involve the entire team tag-teaming to complete a sequence. Here's a simple example, far too easy for our Olympics: Person one finds a pen, person two takes the top off of the pen, person three writes their name on a piece of paper. After each task, the participant completing the task will pass the card to the next team member. When the entire sequence is complete, a new envelope / sequence will be opened. NOTE: Envelopes cannot be opened in advance.

4. When you're not participating in a given task, you will stay with your team in a predetermined place in the Conference / Ideation area. You cannot leave your area to help a teammate

5. If the person participating in the task needs help, they can return to their team's area and ask their team questions then return to complete their task

6. If for some reason the participant cannot complete their task (after at least 2 minutes of trying), they can pass the task to a teammate who can do it for them. There will be a 2-Minute Penalty for each time a team member passes on a task

If you have questions, please post them here so everyone can benefit from the answers.

More soon!