Since we currently have 3 guessers on the red team, perhaps we can have someone switch teams?
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Blue guesses B4
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Blue team is wrong, B4 is red.
Still unknown:
4 Blue pictures;
4 Red pictures;
7 Neutral pictures;
1 Dark picture.
@Vsotvep 's turn.
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I just realized that Sofia specifically used the singular form āmammalā in the clue, which suggests that only one mammal should be present in the image. I guess that we have possible closed that clue, except for maybe the sheep.
What do we do about the teams? I donāt mind switching teams (no offense Shinuito & Leira, balancing the teams is good)
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Endgame, 2
Because of some (in my opinion unfounded, but understandable) accusations, I am pulling out. I think itās the best thing for everyone.
I apologize to everyone, especially @yebellz.
Does anyone want to take my place as captain of the blue team?
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We could have @ArsenLapin1 becoming the Blue team leader and @martin3141 joining the Blue guessers, then we have balanced teams again.
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Sorry for the wait. We were trying to clarify. And I am also sorry for all the wrong things I did. I probably gave too many unallowed clues, but I didnāt mean to cheat.
I will continue and just post the hints, nothing else.
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It doesnāt bother me, itās still the first game, figuring things out etc 
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In any case, I believe @shinuito and @Leira are still in the red team, and perhaps would like to have a go at guessing?
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I understand that in this game many things can be interpreted as hints toward the team. This is also an issue with āreal-lifeā-codenames, where body language is an additional factor.
But its a game for fun, so whatās the problem? And even in all seriousness, I donāt think that your posts gave too much of a hint. So donāt worry about it, really.
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Endgame seems like a tough one.
I would be first looking at ones like
- A1 - maybe a go prompt
- E2 - go but lots more stones
- A4 - looks like a chess type game, though a chess endgame might have less pieces, I think itās technically endgame once the Queens are off the board.
Maybe A5 and C5 look loosely go related, a yin yang sort of thing, and a blimp with how the ai makes weird go grids and stones. Probably two of the first three though @Leira ? Any other ideas?
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Yes, I'm keen to continue. *waves men in black erase memory wand thingy*
Well, on a stroll yesterday I saw this:
ā¦and thought of my abandoned teammates (including dark on yellow)ā¦ then on my āway inā to OGF this morning the google design isā¦
ā¦and my first thought was āHoly crap - mammals, 5!ā. So apparently Iām still thinking about it.
Side comment: this is why I quit Rengo. Itās one thing to screw up when solo, another to let down a team. Anyway, go the Blues!
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I agree. We must indeed consider that endgame is not exclusive to Go. Speaking of which, we must consider the implications of why the clue was not āBaduk, 2ā.
I think A1 and E2 should not simultaneously be blue, because that would be more easily resolved by the clue I just mentioned. I donāt think the Zeppelin thingy or the kinda gross open-sandwich would be the first two picks for anyone.
I then prefer we go for E2 (not an official guess yet). That really looks like and endgame to me and I believe itās a safe pick. A1 looks more like a bunch of black stones on a 9x9, like what youād do if you were teaching the rules or something (āSee?, eye-shape good, empty-triangle badā).
Since I think we must also consider one of the Chess games, Iām actually torn between the Big Ben (A4) and Confucius v. Einstein (B3).
Technically Queens off the board, you say 
? Thatās a interesting proposition. A4 seems to fit that bill, although itās hard to tell because the picture is a bit awkward.
B3 is also a bit hazy to make out for sure, but it looks like thereās only 4 tall pieces left on the board (the other ones captured and set aside). Maybe a Queen and a Bishop? Certainly Einstein looks a bit sad heās about to lose 
Not sure what to make of it. What do you think of this one?
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I think I completely skipped over the fact that one had pieces in it
Yeah I donāt think itās a rigourous definition, but I donāt think Iām the only person whoās heard that before
I have heard and read in several places, from several GMs that when the Queens are off the board it is the Endgame. What is the reason for this?
(not really a source for the term, but more a āIām not the only crazy personā Queens off the board equals Endgame - Chess Forums - Chess.com, and queens - Why is there association between a queenless position and the endgame? - Chess Stack Exchange)
I think itās just the case that the king is in less risk of being immediately check-mated when thereās no queens, so can become active to capture pieces.
However it wouldnāt really be consistent with something like Queen_and_pawn_endings - wikipedia - which of course have very little pieces so you would expect it to be considered endgame.
So while Iām not sure if @martin3141 is still on our team, itās probably safe enough to try
Red guesses E2
and then we can decide a bit more which āEndgameā seems to suit best.
@Leira I suppose the other notions one could think of with endgame would be Avengers: Endgame - Wikipedia but Iām not really seeing any marvel characters unless the space/psychedelic sheep in C2 is some kind of reference Iām not getting
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There is also the idea that
(apologies smurph, you probably have no interest in this forums game :P)