Board 8 > What four stories are on the Stephen King Mount Rushmore?

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ZenOfThunder
03/23/24 7:07:51 PM
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You have to beat the devil fairly at one of these board games to escape hell. He will not cheat. He is equally skilled in all 10. Which do you choose? - Results (50 votes)
Chess
16% (8 votes)
8
Monopoly
18% (9 votes)
9
Scrabble
10% (5 votes)
5
Go
0% (0 votes)
0
Settlers of Catan
6% (3 votes)
3
Clue
20% (10 votes)
10
Checkers
4% (2 votes)
2
Backgammon
2% (1 vote)
1
Battleship
16% (8 votes)
8
Trivial Pursuit
8% (4 votes)
4
This poll is now closed.


****BONUS QUESTION: What would be the "Boardwalk" of a Board 8-themed Monopoly board?****

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Discussion Topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80708068 (if you want to complain about this topic series do it here and not in the current topic)

Rules: If you list more than 4 things I'm gonna just tally the first 4 you say. If you list the same character multiple times it won't count. Be nice. Don't shove your personal definition of "Mount Rushmore" down others' throats. Have fun. If you're going to majorly change a vote please quote your old vote to make it easier for me.

Stephen King story-specific rules: I am looking for stories told by Stephen King, and not like funny personal anecdotes he has tweeted before, but stories he has written. They need to be authored primarily by King.

Compilations do NOT count. Short stories from compilations are fine. For example, if you say "Night Shift," I will throw that out. "Jerusalem's Lot" from Night Shift would count. If you say "Everything's Eventual," that will not count as a vote for the compilation, but as a vote for the short story of the same name.

Reference links:
https://tiermaker.com/categories/books/all-stephen-king-books-ranked--357701
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King_bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King_short_fiction_bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_adaptations_of_works_by_Stephen_King
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/brand/bn3631413762/

PREVIOUS RESULTS:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 1)
Cereal Mascots: Tony the Tiger, Trix Rabbit, Lucky, Cap'n Crunch
First Ladies: Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Abigail Adams
Sonic Songs: Green Hill, Live & Learn, Escape from the City, Chemical Plant
Mario Games: Mario 64, SMB, SMW, SMB3
Best Picture Winners: The Godfather, Gone With the Wind, LOTR: The Return of the King, Schindler's List
Video Game Urban Legends: Mew Under Truck, Sonic in Melee, Nuclear Gandhi, Sheng Long
Rappers: Tupac, Eminem, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre
Pie: Apple, Pumpkin, Pizza, Cherry
Fictional Assassins: Agent 47, John Wick, Ezio, The Bride
Disney Songs: Let It Go, When You Wish Upon a Star, A Whole New World, Under the Sea
Green Characters: Kermit, Hulk, Yoda, Luigi
Greek Mythological Figures: Zeus, Heracles, Hades, Medusa
"Video Games are ART": Journey, Shadow of the Colossus, Okami, Disco Elysium
Stand-Up Comedians: Carlin, Pryor, Seinfeld, MacDonald
Cryptids: Nessie, Bigfoot, Chupacabra, Mothman
Board Games: Chess, Monopoly, Scrabble, Go

YESTERDAY: Very close race for first for a long time between Chess and Monopoly, probably due to the debate of "does chess really count??" (of course it does).

Even tighter race for 4th between Go and Settlers. The weeaboos were out in full force and by the end of the topic Go was pretty safely secure on the Rushmore.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4d8ffc1a.png

ChatGPT's Rushmore: another one we got "right"
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/9f57d03e.jpg

AI Rushmore brought to you by Microsoft CoPilot: I will post ITT, Bing is very slow today because it's the weekend

UPCOMING RUSHMORES (nominations welcome):
3/24: Nicktoons
3/25: Metal Albums
3/26: Mario 64 Worlds
3/27: Gen 3 Pokmon
3/28: Adult Swim Shows
3/29: Shonen Jump Protagonists
3/30: Time Travel Movies
3/31: Fictional Rabbits (Easter Special)
4/1: Hoaxes (April Fools Special)
4/2: Wii Games
4/3: Genesis games
4/4: NES Games
4/5: PS2 Games
4/6: N64 Games
4/7: PS1 Games
4/8: SNES Games
4/9: American Landmarks
4/10: Movie Villains
Nominations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 2)(I'll update noms posted in the discussion thread at the end of the week)

WHILE YOU ARE VISITING BOARD 8, MAKE SURE TO PARTICIPATE IN POKEMON OF THE YEAR VOTING:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests?search=Pokemon%20of%20the%20Year

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ZenOfThunder
03/23/24 7:08:56 PM
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I don't know why it made Trump, probably because of "Monopoly?"

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Snake5555555555
03/23/24 7:12:45 PM
#3:


Carrie
IT
The Stand
The Shining

Pretty hard to deny this one if you ask me

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Leonhart4
03/23/24 7:16:04 PM
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I haven't read or watched any Stephen King stuff, so I'll abstain from this one.

And when we say the Boardwalk of B8, are we talking about most valuable or most devastating thing to land on if you don't own it?

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UF8
03/23/24 7:16:23 PM
#5:


being equally skilled at a game of skill as a game of luck implies a lack of skill, so i'd go for scrabble for sure

anyway uhhhh

Firestarter
The Green Mile
It
Under the Dome

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htaeD
03/23/24 7:18:19 PM
#6:


Shining
It
Pet Semetary
Carrie

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swordz9
03/23/24 7:18:47 PM
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IT
The Shining
The Green Mile
Misery
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ZenOfThunder
03/23/24 7:19:38 PM
#8:


Leonhart4 posted...
And when we say the Boardwalk of B8, are we talking about most valuable or most devastating thing to land on if you don't own it?

I was talking most valuable property but it would be even better to find something extra insulting when you land on it and have to pay

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Obellisk
03/23/24 7:19:44 PM
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The Stand
Salems Lot
It
Pet Sematary


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KamikazePotato
03/23/24 7:20:04 PM
#10:


Carrie
IT
The Shining
The Dark Tower

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LightningStrikes
03/23/24 7:29:43 PM
#11:


One of the hardest so far!

IT
The Shining
The Dark Tower
11.22.63

HMs to Carrie, Salems Lot, The Stand, The Dead Zone Pet Sematary, The Mist, The Body/Stand By Me, The Green Mile, Misery, Under the Dome and probably others.

The first three are self-explanatory, the last one is arguably his best work, emblematic of his 2010s comeback, and also him tying his previous works together in a big way.

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ZenOfThunder
03/23/24 7:30:55 PM
#12:


The Shining
Misery

going to think about the other two but those are probably the ones I reference the most

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Bitto
03/23/24 7:31:35 PM
#13:


Carrie
IT
The Dark Tower
The Shining

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Yesmar_
03/23/24 7:33:40 PM
#14:


Carrie
The Shining
The Stand
It

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Joelypoely
03/23/24 7:34:52 PM
#15:


1408
1922
The Jaunt
The Man in the Black Suit

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Seanchan
03/23/24 7:38:39 PM
#16:


Quick, everyone saying The Shining, which are you thinking of first, the movie or the book?

If it's the movie, then I really don't think it should be picked here.

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v_charon
03/23/24 7:40:02 PM
#17:


IT
Carrie
The Shining
Pet Sematary

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LightningStrikes
03/23/24 7:41:12 PM
#18:


The book of The Shining is genuinely a great work of art and its quite impressive that the movie managed to achieve classic status despite getting large parts of the book wrong, because it does entirely different things well.

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Snake5555555555
03/23/24 7:43:58 PM
#19:


Seanchan posted...
Quick, everyone saying The Shining, which are you thinking of first, the movie or the book?

If it's the movie, then I really don't think it should be picked here.

The book - this says "stories" not "movies".

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Dancedreamer
03/23/24 7:47:29 PM
#20:


Carrie
IT
The Shining
The Gunslinger


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UF8
03/23/24 7:48:10 PM
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it's because i thought of the movie first that i was reluctant to include it tbh
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Anagram
03/23/24 7:48:38 PM
#22:


IT
The Shining
Carrie
The Stand

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DomaDragoon
03/23/24 7:53:44 PM
#23:


  • IT
  • The Dark Tower
  • Christine
  • Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

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Honko
03/23/24 8:09:58 PM
#24:


IT
Cujo
The Stand
The Shining

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fortybelowsummer
03/23/24 8:10:37 PM
#25:


IT
The Stand
The Shining
Carrie

Really want to get Misery in there but I just can't usurp any of the others. It's equal to Carrie imo, but Carrie gets the edge for being his first novel

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AbsolutelyNoOne
03/23/24 8:17:38 PM
#26:


Carrie
It
The Shining
The Stand

The only thing I feel like mentioning is that Carrie feels obligatory due to being his first big hit.

There's a bunch of stuff that can go in the last slot but I think I like The Stand for now

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Seanchan
03/23/24 8:20:29 PM
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Snake5555555555 posted...
The book - this says "stories" not "movies".

I think a lot of people, when they hear "The Shining" are thinking about Jack Nicholson and "Heeeeere's Johnny", not the book. Granted, it's been a long time since I read the book.

IT
The Stand
Salem's Lot
The Dark Tower (if it counts since I'm thinking about it holistically, otherwise 11/22/63, the best of his more recent novels)

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ZenOfThunder
03/23/24 8:25:08 PM
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Ill count the Dark Tower as one big story

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plasmabeam
03/23/24 8:25:35 PM
#29:


Salem's Lot
Pet Sematary
The Shining
IT

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Kinglicious
03/23/24 8:54:13 PM
#30:


I mean the issue with the shining is also there with Carrie, most people remember the movie. That's the hardest part about this.

It
The Dark Tower

Unsure of the last two but those at least are better known for the books. Especially those pages for It.

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Brayze_II
03/23/24 8:58:22 PM
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IT
The Shining
Pet Sematary
The Dark Tower

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AbsolutelyNoOne
03/23/24 9:13:28 PM
#32:


ZenOfThunder posted...
Ill count the Dark Tower as one big story
Yeah with that replace The Stand with The Dark Tower

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ChaosTonyV4
03/23/24 9:17:14 PM
#33:


Salem's Lot
The Shining
IT
Carrie

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changmas
03/23/24 9:27:00 PM
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don't know enough to vote today but going to make the case that regardless of what game you're the best at you should pick clue, assuming that the devil is smart enough to be better than you at every game.

with clue you can at least just guess random combinations and pray you get it before him, everything else is too skill-based to have a chance

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linkhatesganon
03/23/24 9:33:03 PM
#35:


It
1408
Carrie
The Stand


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KamikazePotato
03/23/24 9:41:57 PM
#36:


changmas posted...
don't know enough to vote today but going to make the case that regardless of what game you're the best at you should pick clue, assuming that the devil is smart enough to be better than you at every game.

with clue you can at least just guess random combinations and pray you get it before him, everything else is too skill-based to have a chance
1 v 1 Monopoly is absolutely not skill-based and that's why I picked it

Get some lucky rolls early on, then slowly, painstakingly crush the devil under the grinding bootstraps of capitalism

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Snake5555555555
03/23/24 9:42:11 PM
#37:


Most people are honestly going to think of movies when it comes to this stuff because the imagery is so iconic, and they are still Stephen King stories at the end of the day.

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Seanchan
03/23/24 10:10:33 PM
#38:


Snake5555555555 posted...
Most people are honestly going to think of movies when it comes to this stuff because the imagery is so iconic, and they are still Stephen King stories at the end of the day.

For me, it comes down to which in my mind is the definitive edition of the work. It's been a long time since I've read most of the books. And I've only seen some of the adaptations.

The Shining is easily the movie. IT is the book for me but that's a tough one more generally. The Stand...never seen any of the mini-series or whatever, so that's the book. 1408 the movie was awful so it's the story which was legit great and creepy. Misery is easily the movie. Carrie is the movie. Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me (The Body), c'mon. I'm not even going to entertain discussion on The Dark Tower.

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Mega_Mana
03/23/24 10:28:29 PM
#39:


The Shining
The Stand
Carrie
IT

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Mega_Mana
03/23/24 10:30:07 PM
#40:


Seanchan posted...
Quick, everyone saying The Shining, which are you thinking of first, the movie or the book?

If it's the movie, then I really don't think it should be picked here.

The book for sure.

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skulltrumpets
03/23/24 10:33:59 PM
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Carrie
IT
The Dark Tower
The Shining
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GANON1025
03/23/24 10:37:35 PM
#42:


IT
The Shining
Carrie
Misery

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guffguy89
03/23/24 11:27:33 PM
#43:


The Stand
It
Pet Sematary
The Green Mile


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MacArrowny
03/23/24 11:46:38 PM
#44:


IT
The Stand
The Dark Tower
The Shining

KamikazePotato posted...
1 v 1 Monopoly is absolutely not skill-based and that's why I picked it

Get some lucky rolls early on, then slowly, painstakingly crush the devil under the grinding bootstraps of capitalism
but the Devil has the devil's luck

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jcgamer107
03/24/24 2:06:13 AM
#45:


The Shining
Carrie
Misery
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

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crazyisgood
03/24/24 5:07:38 AM
#46:


It
Stand
Rita Hayworth and the shawshank Redemption
Christine


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junk_funk
03/24/24 7:38:49 AM
#47:


Shining
It
Pet Semetary
The Green Mile

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XIII_Rocks
03/24/24 7:48:13 AM
#48:


Just first thoughts

It
Green Mile
Pet Sematary
The Shining

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PeaceFrog
03/24/24 7:49:41 AM
#49:


IT
The Stand
The Dark Tower
Carrie

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bryans7
03/24/24 8:16:49 AM
#50:


It
The Stand
The Dark Tower
Carrie

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