TYM DETAILED RULES
TAGGING RULES:
This rule is for the
tagging part only. You are only allowed 1 tag per day (00:00 - 11:59 EST) in each Phase. This means that if today you tag in Phase I or II, you cannot tag again from
that Phase again until after midnight. In other words, the most you can tag in any given day is 2x. This rule is here so in this way, it creates a smooth running (or non-hectic) game. You can report multiple completions of Phase II in the same day.
PHASE I
You can tag in this phase 1 time per day.
1. Find a recipe to tag in PHASE I.
The recipe chosen must not be more than 2 weeks old (found on the recipe page).
It is okay if it already has a photo on it.
It cannot have any reviews at the time of your tag.
It cannot be recently tagged by another player in this game (check the tagged and also the completed tags lists below, including 'previously reviewed').
There are 2 ways to find new recipes...
One way is to....
1. Go to the first page of the Recipezaar Home Page.
2. Go to the JUST ADDED feature on the far right side (it is located directly below the Chef of the Day feature).
3. Click “Recipes”.
4. Start scrolling through the recipes listed, and find a recipe that appeals to you. There will usually be multiple pages of newly posted recipes to scroll through, listed by the date the recipes were posted. You can find additional lists of new recipes by advancing forward one day at a time by clicking “Next Day”, or going back one day at a time by clicking “Previous Day” (located on either side of the date that is above the list of recipes).
Another way is to....
1. Go to the first page of the Recipezaar Home Page.
2. Go to the very bottom of the page and under the category of RECIPES, click "New Recipes".
3. Multiple pages of all new recipes posted for the current week will appear. Start scrolling through the recipes listed, and find a recipe that appeals to you. You can go back a week by clicking "Previous Week", or advance forward a whole week by clicking "Next Week" (located on either side of the week that is above the list of recipes).
2. Review and photograph each tagged recipe within 2 weeks from the date you tagged it.
If you find you can not meet that deadline, simply request an EXTENSION (see below). Extensions give you two more weeks to complete your tag. Only one extension will be granted per recipe, and extensions should be requested BEFORE the tag is due.
If you do not make the recipe by
that date, you will be placed on the RESTRICTED list (see below).
Posting the photo to the thread counts as a complete, but it is not be the responsibility of TYM to make sure that it gets posted onto the recipe. No reminders will be sent out. If the photo does not post to your recipe in a timely manner, please zmail the person who took it, kindly asking them to re-submit it.
PHASE II
You can tag in this phase 1 time per day. You can also report your completions of this Phase at any time, more than once per day.
Let us know that your phase I tag is complete and tag a recipe from the game cookbook.
Once you have completed the review and photo of your tag in Phase I, report back USING THE PROPER POSTING FORMAT (see below) that it is completed,
and in the same post, tag something in “The Offering Plate.”
The phase II available recipes are found lower down on this page under 'THE OFFERING PLATE'.
You can also view them here:
THE OFFERING PLATE
2. Review and photograph the recipe you tagged within 2 weeks from the date you tagged it.
If you find you can not meet that deadline, simply request an EXTENSION (see below). Extensions give you two more weeks to complete your tag. Only one extension will be granted per recipe, and extensions should be requested BEFORE the tag is due.
If you do not make the recipe by
that date, you will be placed on the RESTRICTED list (see below).
Posting the photo to the thread counts as a complete, but it is not be the responsibility of TYM to make sure that it gets posted onto the recipe. No reminders will be sent out. If the photo does not post to your recipe in a timely manner, please zmail the person who took it, kindly asking them to re-submit it.
PHASE III
Let us know that your phase II tag is complete and offer up 2 of your recipes and 1 recommendation (one you've previously reviewed).
As soon as the review posts to the recipe publicly, return back here to the game thread. USING THE PROPER POSTING FORMAT (see below), and
in the same post offer up 2 of your public recipes for tagging IN THE SAME POST. These will be added to the cookbook on the next update.
The 2 recipes of yours can be any of your recipes regardless of whether it has no reviews/photos or many. The choice is totally up to you. You can even resubmit a recipe that was previously reviewed in this game so long as it is not currently offered in the cookbook. The 1 recipe you recommend can be any recipe you have previously reviewed, so long as it is not currently in the 'Offering Plate'.
We keep a maximum of 60 recipes in the cookbook at all times. As new ones are offered up, the oldest ones get removed.
If reports are not posted together, they
will not be included in the update (and someone else could tag the recipe you tagged because of it).
on the other hand...
If you don't see anything that you would like to tag in the offering plate, simply hold off on reporting your completion of Phase I.
New recipes come available everyday, but you do have to tag something before your 2 week deadline of PI, or ask for an extension for that reason. This game is really a test of patience, but that also makes it fun.
hint: in your PI recipes that you've tagged, use the notes section and have your completion post all 'ready to go'
minus what your tagging in the offering plate.
That way, when you see something you like, you can do a cut/paste from your notes, and be quick to grab the recipe you want in PII.
OTHER THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:
POSTING FORMAT:
Record Keeping for games is a lot of work. We ask that all players use the following format for ALL reporting or mention of a recipe.
The Phase you tagged should be listed first, followed by the recipe owners name, and then the recipe name as a link followed by the number retyped as text.
You do not need to actually type the recipe name....just type the word recipe followed by the recipe number twice. It will turn into a link that gives the recipe name. Follow that with the date it was tagged.
PLEASE DO NOT boldface,
italicize,
underline, or
color any reports. This makes a lot more work for your hosts as we have to remove all the 'extras' to complete the update.
We love to see photos in the thread, but we ask that you please put
all of them at the bottom of your reporting post, not in between the reports of each phase.
The proper format for reporting of each phase is below, replacing the recipe number for the x’s:
Phase I
phase I - 2 Bleu is tagging Recipe #xxxxx, #xxxxx by Newbie
Phase II
phase I - 2 Bleu has completed (or MERP'd) Recipe #xxxxx, #xxxxx by Newbie tagged 8/22
Phase II - 2 Bleu is now tagging Recipe #xxxxx, #xxxxx by Andi of LMF
Phase III
phase II - 2 Bleu has completed Recipe #xxxxx, #xxxxx by Andi of LMF tagged 8/25
Phase III Offering Plate - 2 Bleu is now offering up for tag:
Recipe #xxxxx, #xxxxx by 2Bleu
Recipe #xxxxx, #xxxxx by 2Bleu
Recipe #xxxxx, #xxxxx by Sharon123
example:
Do NOT use the button marked ‘Recipe’ in the post screen above the text you are writing, because it does not work correctly.
EXTENSIONS:
Everyone has 2 weeks to make & review each recipe they tag. If you find you can not meet that deadline, you need to post a request stating that you need an extension. Extensions give you an additional 2 weeks to complete your tag. Only one extension will be granted per recipe, and extensions should be requested BEFORE the tag is due.
If you do not make the recipe by that date, it will be considered incomplete (see below) and you will be placed on the restricted list.
RESTRICTED LIST:
Restricted players are still obligated to make the recipe, and are restricted from tagging anything new or offer any of their own recipes until they have made, reviewed, and photographed the overdue/incomplete recipe(s).
MISTAGS/FORFEITING/INCOMPLETES/SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES:
If you find that you can't complete your tag because of lack of ingredients, didn't get a photo, didn't like the way your photo looked, or any other reason or special circumstances, please let us know on the thread (or via zmail).
If a mistag/forfeit/special circumstance is allowed, then you will be removed from the obligation. You will not be able to advance to the next phase however, but can begin at Phase I again.
INCOMPLETES: Players automatically get a 2 week extension. However, if
after 4 weeks of the original due date your tag is still incomplete OR if you have reported completion of one Phase but have not indicated your selection for the next phase, your tag will be removed and voided.
What happens to the overdue/incomplete tags?
For a Phase II tag, the recipe is returned to the offering list/cookbook making it available for another player to tag it.
For a Phase I tag, the recipe is voided or kept with the restricted player who will need to complete the tag before they can continue playing further.
INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTIONS:
You are allowed, within reason, to modify a tagged recipe, changing ingredients or cooking methods as you choose. We do recommend that you check with the recipe owner if you are making
substantial changes to the recipe to make sure that it is OK with them. Whenever possible, you should z-mail these questions to the recipe owner rather than posting them in the thread.
If you do make substantial changes to a recipe and it does not turn out to your liking, we encourage you to add only a comment in your review and to rate it with no stars, since there is no way of knowing if the recipe didn’t work due to your changes.
This is a 'players' game, so we have a separate thread where everyone is encouraged to make suggestions and discuss ideas regarding TYM. Feel free to join in with any suggestions or ideas you have to help improve the game.
TYM Discussion of Game
CF game hosts
reported completed on 10/29, awaiting for full post with tag in Phase II to update)
Offer to make one of their recipes if they use your name.
Lori Mama
Shelby Jo
Starrynews
