Where in the world is Lackattack? {Winner: wcaclimbing}

[72o]

Just a question to 72o. Not one of the questions, just a clarification on how the game works.
Is it safe to assume that islands in the Mediterranean are included with whatever country owns them? For example, Corsica is part of France. If we asked if Lack was in France, would Corsica be included in 'France' or would you consider it separate? Same with all the other Mediterranean islands.

The questions will be answered as best as possible based on whatever the political status of the mystery location. For example, if the mystery location was in Corsica, it would be included in France, as it is a French territory. However, if the mystery location was in Cyprus, it would not be included in any other European country, as it is an independent state.

EDIT: I guess Cyprus technically isn't Europe, so it would be ruled out anyway, but hopefully you get what I mean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_in_the_Mediterranean

That being said, just because a location has a political affiliation with a country doesn't mean it's in that country's continent. I feel it would be too misleading if I had answered yes to the "Is Lack in Europe" question because he was in the Dutch Antilles, for example. This really shouldn't be a problem as long as you have narrowed down the continent before you get as granular as country.

[72o]

So does anyone want to second "Is Lack in Italy or Spain" ?

lol, this looks interesting, I'll second that wca

No, Lack is not in Italy or Spain.

[max is gr8]

Portugal, France, UK, Holland or Germany

I'm guessing France with my backup being Portugal.

Is the place south of Geneva?

Rattles down to south of France or Portugal.

Or is this place west of Calais?

Meaning it would either be UK, Portugal or West Coast France.

[Caymanmew]

Or is this place west of Calais?

i'd secound this one

[isaiah40]

Lack is sitting here right next to me here in Montreal Quebec, where else!!

[urbansloth]

I reckon time to narrow down to the country, then we can start halving the country up with N/S/E/W dividers. I reckon best bet is the south coast of France - they love those bright colours down south, and Portugal is basically out because the Streetview coverage is largely confined to city streets there. There's blue sky in the piccy so it's clearly not UK...

My vote would be go with the odds - "Is Lack in France?"

[nippersean]

I thought it looked more like France (northern) outside bet UK or one of the channel islands.
Should we go for a sector (north / south?) divide?

[urbansloth]

Would it be best to establish the outside border of the zone we're dividing first? Or are we using the "Western Europe" answer as defining the outside border?

[max is gr8]

we should wait for a response to "west from calais" before we go any further

EDIT: by the way, I'm going to guess it isn't portugal as they have next to no google street maps. And UK has none next to the ocean. So that means it's France or Holland if a no. Or Just france if a yes.

[RedBaron0]

At this point it has to be Portugal or France, right? And I'd guess Portugal over France, and with some street level views just picked out at random, I'm probably right. Seaside towns with a couple a blocks from the ocean is where we have to focus the search once the country is narrowed down.

(and a bit of hunting may have landed me in the right area... Almada Portugal, just outside Lisbon. but of course, I could be wrong )

[72o]

Or is this place west of Calais?

i'd secound this one

No, Lack is not west of Calais.

[wcaclimbing]

Just another clarification.
When you say 'he is not west of ______', does that include all possibilities of west, such as northwest or southwest?

[72o]

Just another clarification.
When you say 'he is not west of ______', does that include all possibilities of west, such as northwest or southwest?

Affirmative. That means his longitudinal coordinate is not west of Calais' longitudinal coordinate.

[the.killing.44]

Is lack south of Lyon?

And if it's a yes, we then ask if he's on continental Europe.

[max is gr8]

Is lack south of Lyon?

And if it's a yes, we then ask if he's on continental Europe.

Second

[72o]

Is lack south of Lyon?

Second

Yes, Lack is south of Lyon.

[the.killing.44]

5) Is Lack in Italy or Spain?

How stupid was that? Why not bordering Mediterranean, like Inc said? Now we need to see if he's in Portugal, France, Corsica, or the Balearics.

So, is lack on a land mass bordering the Mediterranean?

[urbansloth]

Is lack south of Lyon?

And if it's a yes, we then ask if he's on continental Europe.

Second

No, I object!! Take a punt guys - this is most likely going to waste 2 questions.

East of Calais still leaves the French Mediterranean Coast, and without Italy or Spain, the only other Country that fits the bill is Netherlands (Czech has no large bodies of water), which is as flat as a pancake so there's nowhere like in that picture - not to mention looking north towards a body of water puts the shadowing out.

I vote "Is Lack in France and within 20 km of the Med?"

Or for the more safe option, "Is Lack in France?"

[captainwalrus]

5) Is Lack in Italy or Spain?

How stupid was that? Why not bordering Mediterranean, like Inc said? Now we need to see if he's in Portugal, France, Corsica, or the Balearics.

So, is lack on a land mass bordering the Mediterranean?

No, that is a silly question, it wouldn't help us at all. He could be anywhere in Europe and still be on a landmass bordering the Mediterranean.

[urbansloth]

I still vote "Is Lack in France and within 20 km of the Med?"

Let's put a fence around it!

[the.killing.44]

5) Is Lack in Italy or Spain?

How stupid was that? Why not bordering Mediterranean, like Inc said? Now we need to see if he's in Portugal, France, Corsica, or the Balearics.

So, is lack on a land mass bordering the Mediterranean?

No, that is a silly question, it wouldn't help us at all. He could be anywhere in Europe and still be on a landmass bordering the Mediterranean.

I would think 72o could see past what I meant.

Is lack south of Lyon?

And if it's a yes, we then ask if he's on continental Europe.

Second

No, I object!! Take a punt guys - this is most likely going to waste 2 questions.

East of Calais still leaves the French Mediterranean Coast, and without Italy or Spain, the only other Country that fits the bill is Netherlands (Czech has no large bodies of water), which is as flat as a pancake so there's nowhere like in that picture - not to mention looking north towards a body of water puts the shadowing out.

I vote "Is Lack in France and within 20 km of the Med?"

Or for the more safe option, "Is Lack in France?"

Your logic makes no sense. If we had asked "Is lack in a country bordering the Med?" about 3 questions ago, we'd be fine.
Take back my question and ask:

Is lack in Portugal?

[isaiah40]

Is lack south of Lyon?

And if it's a yes, we then ask if he's on continental Europe.

Second

No, I object!! Take a punt guys - this is most likely going to waste 2 questions.

East of Calais still leaves the French Mediterranean Coast, and without Italy or Spain, the only other Country that fits the bill is Netherlands (Czech has no large bodies of water), which is as flat as a pancake so there's nowhere like in that picture - not to mention looking north towards a body of water puts the shadowing out.

I vote "Is Lack in France and within 20 km of the Med?"

Or for the more safe option, "Is Lack in France?"

I asked this question once before, and it was voted out. SO why ask it? If one answer was he is in europe, then why couldn't I ask if he was in France? Is it because some want the game to stretch out? Let's cut to the chase and ask the questions.

Oh, I second "Is LAck in France"!

[the.killing.44]

I still vote "Is Lack in France and within 20 km of the Med?"

Let's put a fence around it!

Object, this just takes off a couple miles from being South of Lyon.

Is lack in Portugal?

DO NO SECOND IS LACK IN FRANCE.

[the.killing.44]

Listen to me.

If the answer to Portugal is a no, he's in France (south of Lyon) or the Balearics. Those are the only two left who have Google Street View.

If it is a yes, well then he's in Portugal.

[captainwalrus]

Listen to me.

If the answer to Portugal is a no, he's in France (south of Lyon) or the Balearics. Those are the only two left who have Google Street View.

If it is a yes, well then he's in Portugal.

Portugal is west of Calais.


Also, I think we can assume he is in France, so we shouldn't waste a question asking that, we should try to figure out mainland France or Corsica.