How exactly do power ups work??

[angstlessk]

this stuff in fun alright...but the powerups?? how do they work? do you have to select the right one at the right time or .. do you have to select how YOUR power up will work THEN wait for some random selector to chose whose powerup comes to the fore??

does anyone know?

[Duer 157099]

1. I think it's the sort of thing where you don't need to ask

that is, if you get one, you'll know

they are given randomly

[angstlessk]

2. do they need to be filled in ahead of time?? I filled all my choices

but what if I had not done so? could I still be randomly selected..then asked to fill in the info?

[Duer 157099]

8. I don't understand what you mean -- "filled your choices"

Did you get a powerup? I had thought that if you "find" one, that it is a specific one, not that you can choose which one.

After you win one, I think you then can fill in the choices and thus "activate" it.

No?

We need the 4 powerup winners to clue us in on this mystery.

[angstlessk]

15. no, when you scroll down all the powerups are there and you get to

fill in each choice..I have not gone back to see if they stuck or not??? but I picked each one not yet allocated and made MY choices??

[Duer 157099]

17. I think that's just to show what the choices are

but unless you actually "find" a powerup, it's for demonstration purposes only (imho)

I'm just guessing though

[Atman]

3. Mario has to bonk the mushroom with his head.

:shrug:

.

[angstlessk]

5. thank you so much..I searched for how it works..thought I was just

some dumb neophyte..seems it is not only randomly done..but randomly ruled ..thanks my confidence has been raised a nanometer!

[Jack Bone]

4. I think Skinner's claiming "Executive Privilege" on this matter

;-)

[angstlessk]

7. well, he does have gonzo..er uh, elad to back him up, I suppose?

[blondeatlast]

14. I was kinna thinking the same thing!

He's kind of earned the privilege I guess. He's put up with me for five years!

[DS1]

6. click on them and it will tell you

it's all been painstakingly explained to make the most amount of sense to the largest amount of people

[angstlessk]

11. I did..it tells me what WILL happen if MY name appears next to the YES

but not HOW my name could appear next to the YES activated???

[DS1]

16. First you have to win one of them, like the video daily double in Jeopardy

[Junkdrawer]

9. It's a computer simulation of our privatized vote-counting process...

;)

[tridim]

10. If you donate $1000+ you get to single handedly change the outcome of the race.

Just like real life!

Not really, but until I know that's what I'll assume. ;)

[angstlessk]

13. dern and I gave my last thousand to rue paul! damn!

its the constitution damnit!

[Selatius]

12. You eat the mushroom. For instance, if John Edwards eats the red mushroom, he doubles in size/height

Then he can break stacks of bricks with his head like in Super Mario Brothers. If he eats the blue mushrooms, though, he dies if he's normal size or reverts back to normal size if he's in his double-size state.

[Skinner]

18. Powerups.

There are 11 powerups. All eleven are listed on the FUN RUN page, along with a brief description of what they do, whether (and by whom) it has been found, and whether it has been activated. For longer descriptions, click the name of the powerup. They're pretty funny, actually:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=funrun#powerups

Whether anyone finds a powerup is random. Whenever you move any candidate on the FUN RUN page, there is a chance that you will find a powerup. If you find one, you will get a notification telling you which powerup you found, and how to activate it. You don't get to choose which powerup you find, but you do get to choose which candidate(s) the powerup will affect.

If you are the person who found a particular powerup, then a button will appear on the powerup so you can activate it. You do not have to activate it immediately, but you need to activate it before the DU fund drive takes in 900 donations, or else you miss your chance.

One more thing: We set it up so they cannot be found after the fund drive takes in 900 donations. If you're waiting until after 900 donations to move your candidate without fear of your moves being undone by a powerup, you are going to miss your chance to (maybe) find one. There are still some powerful ones left.

[angstlessk]

20. so basically if you get say 30 moves..it behooves you to move 1 increment

at a time to get more chances of having a powerup popup?

[DS1]

21. .

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[Skinner]

22. The official answer is:

Maybe.

;)

[angstlessk]

23. Now we know......... ............ ........... ............. .................NOTHING!

this is too fun to even worry about..but I may need to contribute again to get my $1 incrimental going!!

[Bluebear]

19. I think it's just a random Easter egg that only a few will get if they donate at the 'right' time

[NYVet]

24. When you eat one, you get to chase the ghosts around the board.

Just be sure to be quick, because they will not last forever and if they catch you, Pacman dies.