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I will drink to that, feel your pain, had received more than 400 pieces ($5/piece) and to get burned at end cause they held key pieces till the end making combining even difficult Think CC needs to perform a tune up on their puzzle piece randomizer, but congrats to all the winners, and glad I was able to help my favs with some Xmas cash TC

I usually do not even come to cc during the contest. I know for the hosts it is good, but for the members it very expensive...More than usual....

i think during thoose contest both members and hosts lose the most important thing that is to have some fun ,theyr all disperatelly to make the puzzle ,get low on price etc etc ,makes me sick .It was the 1st time i tryed and i was away for 3 pieces but i will never get online during contests ,i prefer going online to have some fun and quiet privates that to get all disperatelly members to get some pieces .Just my 2 cents thingy .Congrats to winners anyway !

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i am

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Happy birthday sean,all your wishes to come true.Have fun and many kisses from me:)

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thank you my friends (I know im getting older, but you put a smile on my face-),, now you all load up and come to Alaska,, I give you a open invitation to come

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No, but I have some Apple in the fridge..

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Yes we both feel that 6 is the piece no one can get, no matter how hard they try...

is possible that u two missing same pieces?

the answer is simple.it doesnt matter if you have 29 pieces and your host has 29 pieces.if your both missing the same piece you can not make a puzzle....example,if you need peice 11 and your host needs piece 11 you cant win.i hope this helped.oh and btw im rather frustrated with the contest too.i tried comdinding 25 to 30 times with many different hosts.

Same thing happened to me, the combining rules seem awkward.

Between the two of you all 30 pieces must be held. So at least one of your missing 2 pieces and the host's missing 4 pieces are the same, so you don't have all 30 between you. Sorry, but is nothing to get angry about.

it seems that at least one of the two pieces that you still need is one that your host still needs as well. It doesn't have to do with the number of pieces, rather a specific puzzle piece. If you both compare the empty spot on your puzzles, you will determine this piece.

The message you receive is the standard one that everyone gets, not just for you individually.

good luck to you and your host

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good luck

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me too!

if it was about brains and not $ then all the winners would be losers and cc would go out of business...hey party at my house...ur invited as well as all the losers.

You would win any brain games.

I want that too, but the problem is we all have Google in front of us so it becomes a competition of who is best at searching for answers, not intelligence.

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I have none of these assets, so im out. :P

The problem would be , how is that fair to hosts and members from countries where english is not their native language. I agree the word puzzle was fun but not fair unless you were extremely proficient in english.

Maybe we should have it in romanian, hungarian, russian, spanish, or any one of a hundred other languages?

how about backgammon - it takes luck and brain!? no google would help there! 100$ per game! or for every 5 puzzle pices different game and member and host in video decide which game they will play that time around?!

That might be fun but not as profitable for CC. The competition is not so much about luck as it is about odds and those odds favor the big spenders (members) and big earners (hosts) to such a large extent that it is, in some ways, a reward system with a degree of randomness thrown in to make it statistically possible but unlikely that more modest spenders and earners will win too. The more you spend, the more pieces you get and your chance of winning increases exponentially. I'm sure there is an actuary* or statistician out there who could discuss the actual numbers but I believe that the numbers favor the big spenders and earners to a greater extent than one would imagine.

So I like your idea but agree with other members who suggest that it isn't going to happen because the competition is a marketing initiative and CC is a for-profit organization. **


* actually, come to think of it, I've worked with actuaries and statisticians, they probably need this site more than I do and may well count among the big spenders. ;)

** - sorry for my boring post but I am a relatively boring person who gets along very well with actuaries and statisticians.

I would like this too. The thing about brain contests is that they require the member to think with his big brain which takes the blood away from the little brain making it difficult to enjoy a show. The hosts can't show and discuss question answers at the same time. The puzzle contests allow hosts to do and members to enjoy shows in the usual way. Also some hosts go beyond their usual limits to get/keep members in video. For these reasons puzzle contests may be more popular with members.

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Disclaimer up front: I don't play the games here, so my comments are based solely on what I've observed.

Agreed that it may seem hypocritical on the surface for someone to complain about hosts winning individual prizes when members can also win by themselves. However, the clear argument is a "chicken and egg" debate. Should members have priority over hosts since it is the members who do the paying? Or, should hosts be on equal footing with members? In the end, it is CC who makes the most money out of the contests, but to be fair, they are a profit-making business.

In the past there have been complaints that some hosts actually decline a member's request to link puzzles so that they may attempt to win a solo prize. In my honest opinion, that is one flaw in the contest rules. A host should not have the ability to pick and choose her method of winning. Once a member makes a request for linkage, it should be automatic. After all, hosts don't have the counter-ability to go out looking for linkage with members. If a host wins solo after the completion of a video session, so be it; however, if she is between video sessions and a member can complete her puzzle, there should not be a "decline" option.

We members volutarily spend our money in video sessions with these fine hosts, but we are the ones who are spending the money. The hosts, through a business arrangement with CC (and studios), are service providers to us. They may be our friends or lovers, but at the end of the day it is still simply a business transaction that takes place.

It is up to the members of the site to decide for themselves whether they can live with the rules of these contests. If a member disagrees with such rules, they have the option to not play along. If they are willing to take the risk/challenge of the game, they also accept the risk of being declined by a host.

So, to conclude a long diatribe, is it hypocritical to complain? It depends on your point of view.

Have a wonderful day in fantasyland.

I disgaree that ahost should not be allowed to decline a match from a member. What if one member ha spent $000's in videos with one host on the agreement that they will share any prize that they may win. Why should another member be allowed to come along and "steal" that prize ?

you might be right altho i haven't read those complaining posts.
I think the problem is that it is almost impossible to join with a host doing the same puzzle until you have only 1 or 2 pieces left to get and then it is probably possible to complete the puzzle almost without realising it while your in a video.
my 2 cents

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There is no comparison between the 2 scenarios. The member who wins individually, has expended greatly to achieve that win and their profit (if any) is correspondingly reduced. The winning host (alone or in combination) has the prize plus all the income from the video sessions. Which, of course, is just how it should be. But the OP's original criticism is redundant.

A host is 1) greedy and 2) stupid if she does not combine with a member that has spent a lot of money on her, be it during the contest or at other times.

First, if a guy has spent a lot of money on her, she should reward him by allowing him to get some of that money back. It is only fair. In the case that she has several guys that spent a lot of money on her, then I guess she needs to pick based on either how much or how often a guy visits.

Second, a guy that probably spends a lot on her is a regular and will probably use a lot of his prize to visit her more so she will get some of this money back. Plus, if she does not combine, he will get angry and maybe stop visiting her so she will lose more money in the long run unless she can justify her decision by honestly explaining that another regular asked first, another guy spent even more money, et cetera.

It is simply bad business not to combine with a regular. It is greedy and stupid. In the alternative, the host can at least offer free or discounted video in the future to reward loyalty. To be clear, however, if some guy a host never met or that spent say $100 wants to combine, I have no problem with a host saying no. I am talking about the big spenders, say $500 or more who usually are regular viewers. In such a situation, it would be foolish and unfair for a host to refuse to combine. Then again, some members are weak and will allow a host to continue to kick them where it counts and come back for more so maybe there are times when a host can decline a regular and still keep him as a regular customer. It all depends.

One last thing: I NEVER WANT TO HEAR ABOUT HOW HARD A HOST WORKS DURING A CONTEST! They are working "harder" because they think there is more money to be made. And this extra "hard work" does NOT excuse being greedy. Unlike the member that has SPENT his money, a host is RECEIVING money during a contest. There is NO comparison. Does she EARN her money? Of course, and I have no problem with that. BUT THE CONTESTS ARE ALL LUCK!!! SHE HASN'T EARNED HER PRIZE!! SHE GOT LUCKY!!! The only thing she did to "earn" her prize was supposedly be a good person and a good host so she got extra video to improve her chances, but she needs to continue to show she is a good person and a good host by sharing with those that supported her along the way.

I should conclude with one additional thought: don't assume that a host that supposedly declined an invite to combine actually did so. Sometimes it is true, sometimes it is not. I know of one case where it is almost definitely true since I have very good info, and one where despite the rumors, I am pretty sure it is not true. But the bottom line is that unless you are either the host or the member, you never really know for sure. Of course, a member can print screen his ability to combine so then there would be some evidence, but still, maybe he wasn't a regular and this is why she said no.

Hmmmm....only about 459 more words than the subject actually deserves.

there are many members who spend a lot of money on hosts...how should she choose, the one that spent the most money or the one who was with her at the end? So whoever spends the most normally she should join with even if he did not participate as much?

And what about the money members spend normally, should she take that into consideration also?

See logically the most intelligent thing a host could do is win the puzzle individually that way she cant be accused of playing favorites by anyone.

You do the hours and work of "show this" and demands placed on them emotionally and physically. You are exactly who I was referring to in the post demanding, no compassion and treat the host like your own plaything not a human being. You must be quite the catch in real life.

(so who's stupid opinionated,demanding and a cheap bastard?)

i did get this piece 2 days ago:))i can give u it:P

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or everyone is doing AxB? I have just 3 pieces missing, take a look maybe we could join? x

axb 10, ditto

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hehe wish i could (kidding) i have #4 #6 #12 #19 left ...i guess we dont need to advertise our puzzles here .. guys can find us easily... congratulations for winners and wish everyone good luck..

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