I've noticed that the random-page is the most used feature on the website, so I made a game which is basically the exact same thing, except you have to guess the age of the drawer, which I think is more fun!
I feel I need to explain why I made this game. It's actually not just for fun. The server costs are really starting to build up momentum now and I need to find new ways to pay for them. That's why there are ads on this game. I hate that I have to do this, but I see no other way around it. And again: I do not intend to make money on this. If I ever make more money on the ads than the servers costs, I will remove the ads. I promise.
The first time you go to the game you get instructions on how to play, but it should be pretty simple. I've designed it so that you only need your keyboard when you play. Just type in what age you think the creator is and hit enter. You'll get a result in a blue box and a new giraffe on the left. Then you just type in what age you think the new giraffe is and that's pretty much it!
There's even a counter that will calculate how good you are at guessing the age. And get this: Whenever two people have guessed the age of your giraffe, you can go to the "ID-page" of that giraffe, like this one, and just below the picture you'll see the average age people think you are! Pretty cool, huh?
I've asked friends to play around with this and it's actually much harder than I thought it would be. We've had quite a few laughs because of this game and I really hope you like it!
Written on the 1st of February
Eva: I'm right almost every time... But after about 15 right's I figured there might be something wrong? (written on the 1st of January)
One Million Giraffes: Really?!? Maybe you are just good... But I'll look into it... (written on the 1st of January)
Eline Mangen: Yeah, that happened to me too. I was right every time, and it had stopped counting beneath the box. So I couldn't see my average anymore! O: (written on the 1st of January)
One Million Giraffes: Oh no! Then there's something wrong!! Arg. I'll see if I can find the error... (written on the 1st of January)
Herk: Well, obviously it's fixed. I got 4 out of 45 right but I miss by 10 years in average. I tend to think people were younger than they are based on their giraffes. Also: I really think the "built" giraffes are a lot harder than the drawn ones. I love the game :) (written on the 1st of January)
Ragnar: Just one little problem: Many of the giruffians have written their age on the drawing, which makes it pretty easy to "guess". Apart from that I think the most interesting bit is going to be looking at your own drawings and finding out how old people think you are! (written on the 1st of January)
One Million Giraffes:
@Herk: When I get a tag system going I will remove the "built" giraffes from the game. Untill then; just hit refresh if you don't want to guess on those giraffes...
@Ragnar: There's nothing I can do with the ones that have written their age on the drawing. But if you don't want to "cheat" you can just hit refresh and you get a new one! (written on the 1st of January)
@Herk: When I get a tag system going I will remove the "built" giraffes from the game. Untill then; just hit refresh if you don't want to guess on those giraffes...
@Ragnar: There's nothing I can do with the ones that have written their age on the drawing. But if you don't want to "cheat" you can just hit refresh and you get a new one! (written on the 1st of January)
Rianne: Haha, it's already addictive :) But it's pretty hard. I'm on average 10 years off... (written on the 1st of January)
Kitiamara: I got lucky - it asked me for the age from people I "stalked", like Jacques, Ehouse, Jeanelizabeth or Tegum and Ediktonia, where I know the ages :D Therefore I guessed right 8 times within 45 guesses :) Average 6.2. (written on the 1st of January)
Blackcat: Hey, that's a really cool feature. I don't mind you showing ads on your page. It would be too sad if the project would not go on cause you had to much losses because of it. (written on the 1st of January)
Jen Sloan: Fun game - I got to guess my own age :) (written on the 1st of January)
Jayelle: I love it! Though I am a terrible guesser. At one point I was averaging over 12 years off, but managed to get it to about 10 years. Like Herk I am guessing much younger! (written on the 1st of January)
Ragnar: Jen, they say you are only as old as you feel. So how do you feel? ;-) (written on the 1st of January)
Renata: It's really great! Even if after 44 guesses I'm on average 12.7 years off and I only once I guessed exactly right age... ;) I have one little suggestion. I had the same giraffe two times... ;) (written on the 1st of January)
One Million Giraffes: I'll try to fix that, but it's a kinda hard problem to solve... I'll see what I can do... :D I'm glad you liked it! (written on the 1st of January)
Ikea: This game is great fun! Especially for a giraffe, like me. I wonder if they guess my age, hehe. (written on the 1st of January)
Cheese!: I love the game, it's great fun! But I got three right in a row and after that it only said that I only had got one right! I don't know if it was just me doing it wrong! And I had the same one twice too! =D (written on the 1st of January)
Hannah. Aka Extreme Giraffe Lover: I love you, this web site made my life! I played the game and it was fun, I just was sooooo happy when I found this web site. I love giraffes so much. (written on the 1st of January)
Henrik: By the way, there's something wrong with the comment dates, I'm seeing "(written -14645 days ago)" and similar here. (written on the 1st of January)
One Million Giraffes: Henrik: Thanks for letting me know. I'll get on that bug straight away! (written on the 1st of January)
Ragnar: I noticed the high numbers too but not the minus. Are we getting messages from the future? (written on the 1st of January)
Tayla: That's nice. (written on the 1st of January)
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