Backchatter is a game about Twitter trendspotting. Pick words that you think people will tweet about and then get points when those words are used in tweets with #GDC and #GDC10.
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How to Play
GETTING STARTED
1. Register for Twitter if you don't already have an account
2. Follow the game by sending this tweet:
follow bcgame
3. Pick your first three words by direct messaging the game with this tweet:
d bcgame word1 word2 word3
HOW IT WORKS
1. Score points and win prizes by guessing what everyone at GDC is going to be tweeting about.
2. Each round, pick three words that you think are going to be popular in tweets marked with #GDC or #GDC10.
3. Every conference session slot is a new round.
4. You get points when other people tweet your words. The more players that bet on a word, the less valuable it is each time it scores.
5. Check out scores for each round at www.backchatter.com.
HOW SCORING WORKS
1. Bets lock at the start of each round. Once a round starts, your words can't be changed. The three words you picked start scoring for you.
2. Words score each time they're tweeted. When a word appears in a Tweet marked with the hashtag #GDC or #GDC10 it scores its value for everyone who picked it.
3. The more bets on a word, the lower its value. The more people that pick a word for a round, the less points it will give you per Tweet. Less frequently picked words have a higher scoring value.
Note that your Tweets will never score for you. Common words like "the" and "at" don't count.
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