This or That

Closing in on 5,500 high scores on letter or number! Pretty...

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 08:31:11 -0600

Closing in on 5,500 high scores on letter or number! Pretty exciting for a small game

This or That Championship Series - Milwaukee 2010: The Recap

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:58:00 -0500

The This or That Championship Series kicked off in Milwaukee Thursday at the great social media bar AJ Bombers on Water. The event kicked off at 8pm with 6 players (The original World Series of Poker only had 8 players, and they gave out bracelets…so I figure we’re not doing to bad). Matt Stockton and I bowed out of the tournament to make it more competitive…but based on the scores logged, we may need to mix it up in future events.

The registered players for the event were a mix of first time players as well as players as the “I dabble” level. No players who were self-proclaimed “experts” were in the field so it was anyone’s game.

The tournament consisted of 3 rounds of competition.

Round 1: Everyone plays, up to 3 re-starts per game

Letter or Number – 15 seconds (Top score was 10,291 by Andy Shannon)

Dinosaur or Disease – hard – 30 seconds (Top score was 18,541 by Brandon Henak)

Hot or Heavy – 45 seconds (Top score was 22,728 by Monica Weber)

Country or Capital – World – 30 seconds (Top score was 14,718 by Andy Shannon)

Girl Name or Boy Name – 45 seconds (Top score was 30,700 by Monica Weber)

So after the first round, here were the standings:

1^st place: Monica Weber – 90,567

2^nd place: Andy Shannon– 87,457

3^rd place: Luke Sparks – 77,227

4^th place: Brandon Henak – 71,531

5^th place: Timothy “Hot Stuff” Knutson: 69,093

6^th place: Juliette: 58,793

After the first round, the top 10 players advance to the second. In this case, that was all registered players. In future events, this “cut” will be even more upsetting to the players that didn’t make it. Here, all players continued to the next round

Round 2: Top 10 players only, 0 Restarts

Hair or Hare – 30 seconds (Top score was 15,026 by Andy Shannon)

World Language or Programming Language – 45 Seconds (Top score was 16,998 by Andy Shannon)

City or State – US – 30 Seconds (Top score was 20,556 by Andy Shannon)

After the must faster and higher pressure round, here were the standings (scores do not carry over from previous rounds)

1^st place: Andy Shannon– 52,850

2^nd place: Monica Weber – 44,462

3^rd place: Lukas Sparks – 43,393

4^th place: Brandon Henak – 39,653

5^th place: Timothy “Hot Stuff” Knutson – 33,860

6^th place: Juliette – 23,546

The 3^rd and final round only the top two players advanced. This lead to an all-or-nothing head to head and iPhone-to-iPhone showdown between the leader Andy Shannon and the challenger Monica Weber. Round 3 is a best of 3 game face-off to determine the champion.

The finalists took their positions, and after the first game (Musical Instrument or Surgical Instrument – 30 seconds) was announced, they clicked start at the same time and were off. While there was much profanity, after the last item was swiped, Monica Weber took the first round.

Monica leads 1-0.

With one more win, Monica will be the This or That Championship Series Milwaukee 2010 champion.

The next game announced was the ever-difficult Two Legs or Four Legs – 30 seconds pack.

The competitors touched iPhones and went after the game. When the dust settled, Monica Weber scored the solid victory, and thus won the first ever, This or That Championship Series Milwaukee 2010.

A brief award ceremony followed the event to recognize the following players:

1^st place: Monica Weber with a 2-0 win over 2^nd place

2^nd place: Andy Shannon, the crowd favorite coming in, who couldn’t deliver in the head-to-head showdown.

The “Bad Beat” award: Luke “1,069 points short” Sparks, for narrowly missing the final.

Overall it was a great event at a fun venue and we want to extend our congratulations to Monica, Andy and all our players for a fierce, but sporting battle.

If you want to host a ToTCS event in your city, let us know!

Full scoresheets to come.

This or That Championship Series - Milwaukee, July 8th

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:19:18 -0500

Psyched to kick off our live, Champsionship series.

Please RSVP on Facebook so we can make sure we have enough room.

Details below:

The This or That Championship Series is kicking off in Milwaukee on Thursday. We begin in my home city of Milwaukee with a fast-paced, edge of your iPhone event filled with fabulous drink specials and bare-knuckle trivia action.

For more information, check out thisorthatforiphone.com or app2.it/thisorthat to download the game through the App Store.

Please BYO iDevice (iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad), or plan to share with a friend.

$2 tall boys and $3 jack mixers all night…more than enough reason to participate.

7:00p - Fuel up for the game with an amazing Bomber Burger and get ready for the event.

7:30p - Registration begins.

8:00p - The contest begins

Round 1: Open Call - 5 games series, top 10 players advance

Round 2: Top 10 players compete in round of 5 games, top 2 move finals.

Round 3: The Finals puts 2 players head to head for the Title. 3 games, all action.

Fame, a guest author spot in the next version of This or That and a small token of our appreciation go to the winner, a big ‘ol hug to second place.

It’s going to be a fun event at a fun bar, so please feel free to invite friends!

We’re on free app alert to celebrate us giving the app...

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:10:58 -0500

We’re on free app alert to celebrate us giving the app away this weekend! Enjoy!

app2.it/soccer

This or That - Summer Soccer 2010 edition is out and free for...

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:26:23 -0500

This or That - Summer Soccer 2010 edition is out and free for the weekend!!! App2.it/soccer

Our new This or That summer soccer 2010 came out today! Filled...

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:06:52 -0500

Our new This or That summer soccer 2010 came out today! Filled with awesome world cup trivia questions! $0.99 — that’s cheap!!

This or That - Version 1.1 new features and packs!

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:19:41 -0500

Here’s a rundown of all the new goodies in our 1.1 release. You should have it within 24 hours, and if you don’t, just search “This or That - Super Addictive” or go to app2.it/thisorthat for the new version.

Psyched to get more content out there, and also introduce our great friends at HDNet’s Inside MMA mixed martial arts pack. The first of many new partners putting content on the This or That platform.

Here what we got in:

- 20 new FREE This or That Game Packs (because we love you)

- 3 new featured game packs from Inside MMA on HDNet (Fridays at 9pm EST)

- 11 new packs from the AlDavisPlusthePoints.com podcast and comedian Rick Katschke

- Categories! Now you can find gamepacks by category as well as name, and see the featured games

- Improved leaderboards/performance

- More content on demand! Try out ou new in-app buys (with more all the time) by clicking the “Get More” button

Easy Math (9 packs)
Hard Math (10 packs)
Rhyming (11 packs)
Speed (10 packs)
Disable all ads (cheap)

Much more to come!

This or That 1.1 is released!

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:32:18 -0500

You should be getting the update later today!

Get excited for lots of new goodies, more details to come.

App2.it/thisorthat on iTunes

So I always knew This or That would enhance relationships (The...

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:48:58 -0500

So I always knew This or That would enhance relationships (The Zynga of text-based-categroization games….it’s a niche), but there’s some pretty awesome smack talk coming across Facebook today.

In the defense of Jane, Dinosaur or Disease is a difficult gamepack and a Dinosaur could have Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis…so I can see how it’s easy to get confused.

I’ll also note that I felt like a FBI agent blacking out names and profile images in the shot…it’s been redacted.

Happy friday everyone! Here’s a little tip: If a bar is empty, challenge the bartender to your favorite This or That pack (try a lateral thinking one like Hot or Heavy) , and get yourself a free shot.

To celebrate This or That version 1.1 being submitted to Apple...

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:37:15 -0500

To celebrate This or That version 1.1 being submitted to Apple (full feature list to come), here’s a little previews of the remix…

@mstockton made the shiny buttons…I think they look space age

Trying out a new Tumblr Theme

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:49:19 -0500

What do ya think?

Nice to keep it fresh with new themes on a great platform like Tumblr.

New app updates and packs to announce soon!

More 1.1 work

Sun, 23 May 2010 15:57:10 -0500

@mstockton keeps popping out new versions with new enhancements, we’re pumping on new packs from get partners like AlDavisPlusthePoints.com and a few others we’re excited to announce over the next few days!

Setting up leaderboards because we love you,

—Eli

This or That v1.1

Thu, 20 May 2010 12:31:47 -0500

We’re cranking on more game packs, performance improvements and a few awesome new features.

Thanks to the thousands of players around the works for your support and feedback in the app store!

Sharing location enables these great map leaderboards. Check it...

Sat, 15 May 2010 10:09:33 -0500

Sharing location enables these great map leaderboards. Check it out!

Pretty cool to see 1,000+ scores for a gamepack! Competition is...

Sun, 09 May 2010 18:24:00 -0500

Pretty cool to see 1,000+ scores for a gamepack! Competition is intense.

Big thanks to JSOnline.com for some local publicity. Proud of...

Tue, 04 May 2010 16:28:19 -0500

Big thanks to JSOnline.com for some local publicity. Proud of to rep the Mil.

A user supplied screenshot of This or That live on the iPad with...

Mon, 03 May 2010 16:01:49 -0500

A user supplied screenshot of This or That live on the iPad with 3G. It’s nice to use on iPad…we’ll just make it prettier in a future release.

Almost 400 registered users on letter or number - speed -15...

Sun, 02 May 2010 11:47:57 -0500

Almost 400 registered users on letter or number - speed -15 seconds, and @mstockton is currently #1 globally

We made the top 20! Thanks everyone…spread the word...

Sat, 01 May 2010 10:50:57 -0500

We made the top 20! Thanks everyone…spread the word app2.it/thisorthat

We’re in the top 20… What up Miley Sirus!!!!

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:38:39 -0500

We’re in the top 20… What up Miley Sirus!!!!