28 Blind Dates: A Crazy Costumed Dating Challenge (completed 9/28/21)

diego2memphis · August 2020

I’ve come up with a different sort of sim dating challenge. I wanted to test if I could do a dating challenge where 1 fully costumed female sim tries to find love among 9 fully costumed guys, sight unseen…think “Love is Blind” meets the “Masked Singer.” This challenge was originally posted on my Tumblr page, but I've recently begun moving it over to my own WordPress blog. This is how I set it up... 28 Blind Dates

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diego2memphis · August 2020

Nine fully costumed guys compete for the love and attention of one fully costumed lady, Jalisa Wells, to test whether true love can be found sight unseen. Think “Love is Blind” meets the “Masked Singer.” Only the creator of each sim knew what their guy looked like ahead of time (even I had not seen them). I played this gameplay style and used creator submitted bios, relationship levels, interactions, whims, moods…basically everything besides physical appearance to decide who stayed and who was eliminated. Readers were also allowed to vote.

After each date, one or two guys were eliminated…only then did we find out what he looked like. When the last guy was left standing…both he and Jalisa removed their costumes, went on one final date, then decide whether or not they wanted to stay together.

Below you will find the date summaries with links to help you keep up with the challenge…

Introductions – Jalisa gives a tour of where she’ll be staying, and later…meets all 9 costumed characters that’ll be competing to win her heart.

Date 1 (Introductory Dinner & Group Date) – Dinner and drinks are served…now it’s up to the guys to break the ice and get to know Jalisa.

Dates 2 – 8 (Park Dates) – Jalisa goes on solo dates in the park with each of the 7 remaining guys. Her goal is to try 5 friendly, 2 funny, and 3 romantic interactions with each guy. We’ll see how that goes…

Dates 9 – 14 (Karaoke Dates) – The 6 remaining guys go on solo dates with Jalisa at the Planet Honey Pop karaoke bar in San Myshuno. She will use the “ask on a date” interaction and attempt to complete the usual “date” goals.

Dates 15 – 19 (Guy’s Choice) – This round is guy’s choice, so each of the remaining 5 guys will plan a date, doing something they enjoy with Jalisa and do their best to show her a great time.

Dates 20 - 23 (Surprise Date) - The 4 remaining guys have to rise up to an unexpected challenge. If they do well, they may earn some bonus relationship points.

Dates 24 – 26 (Romantic Dinner) – In some of the most romantic restaurants in the area…Jalisa and the 3 remaining guys share intimate dinners and engage in deep conversations designed to help Jalisa decide who she can see herself spending the rest of her life with.

Dates 27 & 28 (Surprise Date) – It’s down to the final two. Jalisa goes on a mini “getaway” with each guy and makes the final decision on who she wants to be with.

The Final Reveals (Last date) – Jalisa has gone on 28 “blind dates” with 9 amazing guys. Now it’s time to find out if “blind” love is enough as the costumes come off and Jalisa and her chosen guy see each other for the first time and go on a three day, two night vacation to an undisclosed location.

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All Eliminations (contains spoilers) – One or two guys will be eliminated after every group of dates. Missed an elimination? See them all here.

diego2memphis · August 2020

Meet Jalisa Wells - bio
Meet the Guys - (link takes you to tumblr)

diego2memphis · August 2020

Introductions Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

diego2memphis · August 2020

Date 1: Group Date

diego2memphis · August 2020

Group Date Eliminations

The first two reveals! Who's behind the costumes?

Don't be shy! I welcome any feedback if anyone has decided to check out the challenge.

diego2memphis · August 2020

Date 2: Solo Date (Raccoon)

diego2memphis · August 2020

Date 3: Solo Date (Bunny)

pammiechick · August 2020

Cool challenge! I’m definitely going to use this!

diego2memphis · August 2020

Thanks! Feel free...just let people know where you saw it first!

It can be tricky to avoid seeing the guys before their reveal. It's easier if they don't have jobs (they might change out of their costumes into their work clothes), and they have to stay off bikes (unless you use the 'no helmet' mod). In this challenge, the guys lived in their own house, so I didn't have to worry about them undressing to get in the shower.

It's a lot of fun, though! I'd be excited to see what you do with it. Thanks again!

diego2memphis · August 2020

Date 4: Solo Date (Yeti)

pammiechick · August 2020

diego2memphis wrote: »

Thanks! Feel free...just let people know where you saw it first!

It can be tricky to avoid seeing the guys before their reveal. It's easier if they don't have jobs (they might change out of their costumes into their work clothes), and they have to stay off bikes (unless you use the 'no helmet' mod). In this challenge, the guys lived in their own house, so I didn't have to worry about them undressing to get in the shower.

It's a lot of fun, though! I'd be excited to see what you do with it. Thanks again!

Good to know! I usually have people make new sims without skills or jobs so hopefully that won't be a problem, but you never know.

I'll be using this for my next bachelor/bachelorette challenge. Such a fun premise!