Recently, I discovered this extension. (After you install it, go to the guy's website for the explanation on how to activate it.) It works every bit as well as the GT does in IE. So I've been playing around with a list of search terms that will highlight all the rare items in the store but will not highlight any non-rare items.
For instance, if I put 'el' as a search term, all of the elven items will highlight (good), but I also get things like 'Kite Shield' (bad). I don't want to have to sift through non-rare items, I can do that without any highlighting whatsoever. You can put multiple terms, so if you were to enter 'ma te fo' as the search term, you'd see that 'Mace', 'Steel Brigandine', and 'Enforcer's Crossbow' would all have highlights, among others.
So, here's the contest: Give me the shortest series of search terms that will highlight every rare item in the store but will not highlight even a single non-rare item. The shortest entry will win $250K CB2.
Simple enough. There are two ways a search phrase can be short: Number of letters total and number of terms. So it's possible that one person can provide an entry with 13 terms with a total of 50 letters and another entry could have 14 terms with 48 letters. In this case, each of the winning entries will receive $150K CB2. Spaces are not counted as part of the total number of letters.
Here is the list of items that I consider rare:
Vorpal Blade
Morgul-Hammer
Blade of Thuringwethil
Blacksword of Nan Elmoth
Elven Long Sword
Executioner's Sword
Katana
Elven Long Bow
Assassin's Crossbow
Enforcer's Crossbow
Compound Bow
Slayer Bolts
Seeker Bolts
Slayer Arrows
Seeker Arrows
Explosive Shots
Adamantite Cuirass
Combat Gi
Mithril Cuirass
Mithril Chain Mail
Cloak of the Istari
Shadow Cloak
Elven Cloak
Pair of Displacement Boots
Set of Chain Mail Leggings
Pair of Elven Boots
Pair of Helm's Gauntlets
Pair of Tulkas' Gauntlets
Pair of Beleg's Gloves
Pair of Elven Gloves
Cornuthaum
Helm of Ecthelion
Helm of Durin
Mage Shield
Buckler of Mandos
Mithril Shield
Tattoo of Jigorokano
Rune of Enlightenment
Fire Familiar
Ice Familiar
Steel Familiar
Tattoo of Augmentation
Tattoo of Endurance
Tattoo of Balrog Flame
Lesser Fire Familiar
Lesser Steel Familiar
Lesser Ice Familiar
Lesser Tattoo of Balrog Flame
Lesser Tattoo of Endurance
Lesser Tattoo of Augmentation
If it's not on that list, I don't consider it rare, so if your search terms highlight an item not on that list, your entry is automagically disqualified. Also, you will notice a few supporter items on that list that don't spawn in the store. It's possible for someone to sell those items to the store, so I'm including them in my list of rares.
Your search phrase may highlight other words outside of the item lists in the store or in the sidebar: that's OK. It's only the non-rare weapons and armor I don't want highlighted. A couple of good places to practice your lists to see if you get all the rare items are the Rare Auctions page and the Stats->Items->Overview page.
Only one entry per person, so make sure your entry is a good one. Contest will end at Noon EST on Sunday. In your entry, give the search term, number of terms, and the total number of letters (not counting spaces.) For example:
fee fi fo fum
4
10
Good luck and have fun!
