April Fool's Joke

by **wercool** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:24 am

didn't get me. when i first saw it i knew it was a joke

by **GloryOfThe80s** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:41 am

MajorRT wrote:FLIP THE BOARD?!?! WTF... and then i realized april 1st...NICE ; had me for a minute! haha

you my friend are not alone... when I saw the flip the board thingy my first reaction was:

"Flippin' rip-off ! now they're gonna start giving people the opportunity to cheat and earn money off it too !?"

thank God I realized what date it was and That I hadn't sent a complaint to CC :oops:

by **GloryOfThe80s** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:43 am

karel wrote:kinda lame and childish if you ask me,for real what was so funny about it

let me guess, you're one of the people who thought it was real and wanted to try it... :lol:

by **jefjef** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:30 am

GloryOfThe80s wrote:
MajorRT wrote:FLIP THE BOARD?!?! WTF... and then i realized april 1st...NICE ; had me for a minute! haha

you my friend are not alone... when I saw the flip the board thingy my first reaction was:

"Flippin' rip-off ! now they're gonna start giving people the opportunity to cheat and earn money off it too !?"

thank God I realized what date it was and That I hadn't sent a complaint to CC

GloryOfThe80s wrote:
karel wrote:kinda lame and childish if you ask me,for real what was so funny about it

let me guess, you're one of the people who thought it was real and wanted to try it...

Seems that you thought it was real for a bit. :roll:

by **hoytdwow** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:09 am

by **silvanricky** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:04 pm

Is this an April Fool's joke?

by **nagerous** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:10 pm

hoytdwow wrote:dumb

Hilarious.

by **wercool** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:14 pm

nagerous wrote:
hoytdwow wrote:dumb

Hilarious.

Hilariouly dumb

by **natty dread** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:19 pm

There's always a few bad lemons in the basket... No matter what the admin/site does, some people just have to complain about anything and everything... lighten up, guys. Life is not so serious.

I think this was a brilliant & amusing joke, even though I didn't fall for it myself. Good job CC!

by **Beckytheblondie** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:28 pm

ALERT* from associated press:

Quebec - Conquerclub founder and web administrator Brandon Lack claims that revenues have increased four-fold after the website implemented it's new "Flip the board" feature. Lack states; "our margins are higher, and while our moderators are dealing with a few more complaints, the community, in general, couldn't be happier," he continues, "we've all had times when flipping out or tossing the game board was, seemingly, our only option left. Our users now have the ability to pay to have digital tantrums." Conquerclub.com, an internet gaming website that provides users with an opportunity to play diced-based war simulations, has seen its ledgers explode. Site moderator, and Shawshank Redemption protagonist, AndyDufresne, stated, "In one game alone, three players have alternatingly continued to flip their game board a total of 345 times to gain advantage." This reporter has now heard that these same three players, Aalmeida17, army of nobunaga, and Dwayne have flipped the board over 600 times resulting in revenues of over U$15,000 for the website.

by **army of nobunaga** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:30 pm

There is a saying in the great midwest.

"If they can't take a joke, f*ck'em"

by **yeti_c** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:42 pm

I'm confused - why isn't it pink?

C.

by **gordon1975** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:41 pm

for a good 5 mins it had me hook line and sinker ,good one

by **Fruitcake** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:52 pm

I did wonder about it all....then thought...'nah, surely not'

A very good and funny idea, well done admin.

by **karel** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:57 pm

jefjef wrote:
GloryOfThe80s wrote:
MajorRT wrote:FLIP THE BOARD?!?! WTF... and then i realized april 1st...NICE ; had me for a minute! haha

you my friend are not alone... when I saw the flip the board thingy my first reaction was:

"Flippin' rip-off ! now they're gonna start giving people the opportunity to cheat and earn money off it too !?"

thank God I realized what date it was and That I hadn't sent a complaint to CC

GloryOfThe80s wrote:
karel wrote:kinda lame and childish if you ask me,for real what was so funny about it

let me guess, you're one of the people who thought it was real and wanted to try it...

Seems that you thought it was real for a bit.

i did not even try it,cuz if it was real i would not waste my money on it

by **natty dread** on Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:10 pm

I've seen at least guy get huffy on the game chat because of this. Good job CC!

by **Blue Comet** on Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:44 am

lol this is the first time i started playing again in a while, so i figured you guys had made some additions or something with "Flipping the Board"

Didn't want to touch it for the life of me, so i came here to see what it was lol. Good ol april fools xD

by **BigBallinStalin** on Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:33 am

karel wrote:
jefjef wrote:
GloryOfThe80s wrote:
MajorRT wrote:FLIP THE BOARD?!?! WTF... and then i realized april 1st...NICE ; had me for a minute! haha

you my friend are not alone... when I saw the flip the board thingy my first reaction was:

"Flippin' rip-off ! now they're gonna start giving people the opportunity to cheat and earn money off it too !?"

thank God I realized what date it was and That I hadn't sent a complaint to CC

GloryOfThe80s wrote:
karel wrote:kinda lame and childish if you ask me,for real what was so funny about it

let me guess, you're one of the people who thought it was real and wanted to try it...

Seems that you thought it was real for a bit.

i did not even try it,cuz if it was real i would not waste my money on it

No need to get angry because you got fooled.

by **Night Strike** on Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:31 pm

Sorry to bump this topic, but this could have been our April Fools Joke:

A computer game retailer revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of online shoppers, thanks to a clause in the terms and conditions agreed to by online shoppers.

The retailer, British firm GameStation, added the "immortal soul clause" to the contract signed before making any online purchases earlier this month. It states that customers grant the company the right to claim their soul.

"By placing an order via this Web site on the first day of the fourth month of the year 2010 Anno Domini, you agree to grant Us a non transferable option to claim, for now and for ever more, your immortal soul. Should We wish to exercise this option, you agree to surrender your immortal soul, and any claim you may have on it, within 5 (five) working days of receiving written notification from gamesation.co.uk or one of its duly authorised minions."

GameStation's form also points out that "we reserve the right to serve such notice in 6 (six) foot high letters of fire, however we can accept no liability for any loss or damage caused by such an act. If you a) do not believe you have an immortal soul, b) have already given it to another party, or c) do not wish to grant Us such a license, please click the link below to nullify this sub-clause and proceed with your transaction."

The terms of service were updated on April Fool's Day as a gag, but the retailer did so to make a very real point: No one reads the online terms and conditions of shopping, and companies are free to insert whatever language they want into the documents.

While all shoppers during the test were given a simple tick box option to opt out, very few did this, which would have also rewarded them with a £5 voucher, according to news:lite. Due to the number of people who ticked the box, GameStation claims believes as many as 88 percent of people do not read the terms and conditions of a Web site before they make a purchase.

The company noted that it would not be enforcing the ownership rights, and planned to e-mail customers nullifying any claim on their soul.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/15/online-shoppers-unknowingly-sold-souls/