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warzgas Champion Author Maryland Posts:16,173 Points:1,039,950 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Sep 20, 2006 12:08:37 PM Ignore warzgas Report Abuse The author works with a 5-letter word with no duplicate letters, and each guess will be labeled with the number of letters found in the word. It's sorta like mastermind, only because this is using common words, there isn't anything telling you the placement of the letters. NOTE to Authors: Be careful not to have duplicate letters like the word "fence". Also, don't get cute with proper nouns, etc. Players can have a hard time with common words just as easily as quirky ones. Here is an example game with the word "MANGE": U L T R A - 1 N E W S Y - 2 Y E A S T - 2 S P A R K - 1 T R A M P - 2 S T O R M - 1 A L O N E - 3 N E A R S - 3 From the 4th and 8th words guessed (SPARK & NEARS) you can see that both "E" and "N" are in the word. Eliminating "K" and "P". From the 2nd word (NEWSY), eliminate the letters "S", "W", and "Y". From the 3rd and 4th words (YEAST & SPARK), either "A" or "T" and "A" or "R" is correct. Since both "R" and "T" cannot be correct from the first word (ULTRA), then "A" must be correct, and you can eliminate "L", "R", "T", "U". From the 5th word (TRAMP), "M" must be correct also, and from the 6th word (STORM) eliminate the "O". So, we have "A","E","M",and "N" and available are "B C D F G H I J Q V X Z ". E N A C T - 3 Eliminated the "C". A M E N D - 4 Eliminated the "D". M A N E H - 4 Eliminated the "H". F L A M E - 3 Eliminated the "F". M A N G E - Answer found!!! Okay, let's play!!!

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The author works with a 5-letter word with no duplicate letters, and each guess will be labeled with the number of letters found in the word. It's sorta like mastermind, only because this is using common words, there isn't anything telling you the placement of the letters.

NOTE to Authors: Be careful not to have duplicate letters like the word "fence". Also, don't get cute with proper nouns, etc. Players can have a hard time with common words just as easily as quirky ones.

Here is an example game with the word "MANGE":

U L T R A - 1
N E W S Y - 2
Y E A S T - 2
S P A R K - 1
T R A M P - 2
S T O R M - 1
A L O N E - 3
N E A R S - 3

From the 4th and 8th words guessed (SPARK & NEARS) you can see that both "E" and "N" are in the word. Eliminating "K" and "P".
From the 2nd word (NEWSY), eliminate the letters "S", "W", and "Y".
From the 3rd and 4th words (YEAST & SPARK), either "A" or "T" and "A" or "R" is correct. Since both "R" and "T" cannot be correct from the first word (ULTRA), then "A" must be correct, and you can eliminate "L", "R", "T", "U".
From the 5th word (TRAMP), "M" must be correct also, and from the 6th word (STORM) eliminate the "O".
So, we have "A","E","M",and "N" and available are "B C D F G H I J Q V X Z
".

E N A C T - 3 Eliminated the "C".
A M E N D - 4 Eliminated the "D".
M A N E H - 4 Eliminated the "H".
F L A M E - 3 Eliminated the "F".
M A N G E - Answer found!!!

Okay, let's play!!!

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thejackbox Champion Author Phoenix Posts:16,277 Points:2,378,975 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: May 19, 2013 2:34:11 AM Ignore thejackbox Report Abuse Now we start the next game with a B L A N K slate.
357revo Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:18,107 Points:2,380,930 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 3:02:57 PM Ignore 357revo Report Abuse Well, I managed to cover options to come up with a winner.
NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,825 Points:2,457,200 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: May 17, 2013 10:36:32 PM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə revo guesses the eighth letter, and wins! A I T C H was it! sorry for the snafu; this on-the-road stuff is really difficult! ə
frankt66 Champion Author Worcester Posts:7,486 Points:1,593,150 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 17, 2013 3:51:01 PM Ignore frankt66 Report Abuse D I T C H
357revo Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:18,107 Points:2,380,930 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: May 16, 2013 11:37:55 AM Ignore 357revo Report Abuse You missed my guess of T H I N K from yesterday, and attributed GN's guess of TONIC to me. I'll guess again, as A I T C H could be a winner. [Edited by: 357revo at 5/16/2013 11:46:50 AM EST]
NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,825 Points:2,457,200 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: May 16, 2013 7:03:32 AM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə i was chasing signals all day yesterday, but was unable to catch one! so i can post today. you should get it with this information. S T O I C (tjb displays no sign of trauma, finds three) P O I N T (frank scores twenty points, but only gets two letters) T O N I C (revo, need some gin wiht that, or is i ta chord? in either case, you have three.) C H EA T (tig may or may not be cheating, finds four) K I L T S (tig finds two in the scottish garments) F L I R T (frank (flirts with the solution, finding two) S H O C K (gn gets a shock to discover only two) T R I P S (tjb drives out of town to find two) T R A I N (revo, absorbed in a train of thought, finds three) B L A N D (gn finds one in the uninspiring word) T R I C K (tjb uses a cute trick to come up with three; it was not a trick that i found that word, just logic (and i do need cloth sometimes)) ə
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357revo Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:18,107 Points:2,380,930 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 7:00:58 PM Ignore 357revo Report Abuse Let me T H I N K about that, Tig Is it considered cheating to bluff? At poker or to the IRS?
TigKargman Champion Author Virginia Posts:17,871 Points:1,725,295 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 3:12:27 PM Ignore TigKargman Report Abuse I'm no tax C H E A T. Nor at poker. :)
NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,825 Points:2,457,200 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 1:00:25 PM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə K I L T S (tig finds two in the scottish garment) F L I R T (frank (flirts with the solution, finding two) S H O C K (gn gets a shock to discover only two) T R I P S (tjb drives out of town to find two) T R A I N (revo, absorbed in a train of thought, finds three) B L A N D (gn finds one in the uninspiring word) T R I C K (tjb uses a cute trick to come up with three; it was not a trick that i found that word, just logic (and i do need cloth sometimes)) ə
TigKargman Champion Author Virginia Posts:17,871 Points:1,725,295 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 11:33:53 AM Ignore TigKargman Report Abuse K I L T S
frankt66 Champion Author Worcester Posts:7,486 Points:1,593,150 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 8:17:30 AM Ignore frankt66 Report Abuse F L I R T
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thejackbox Champion Author Phoenix Posts:16,277 Points:2,378,975 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 2:59:00 AM Ignore thejackbox Report Abuse T R I P S
NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,825 Points:2,457,200 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 1:50:51 AM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə T R A I N (revo, absorbed in a train of thought, finds three) B L A N D (gn finds one in the uninspiring word) T R I C K (tjb uses a cute trick to come up with three; it was not a trick that i found that word, just logic (and i do need cloth sometimes)) ə
357revo Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:18,107 Points:2,380,930 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 11:41:25 PM Ignore 357revo Report Abuse T R A I N
NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,825 Points:2,457,200 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 6:33:48 PM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə B L A N D (gn finds one in the uninspiring word) T R I C K (tjb uses a cute trick to come up with three; it was not a trick that i found that word, just logic (and i do need cloth sometimes)) ə
GotNews Champion Author Lincoln Posts:20,587 Points:2,418,940 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 8:00:14 AM Ignore GotNews Report Abuse B L A N D
thejackbox Champion Author Phoenix Posts:16,277 Points:2,378,975 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 2:57:31 AM Ignore thejackbox Report Abuse Was it a T R I C K that "Naked" driver guessed cloth? :)
NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,825 Points:2,457,200 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: May 11, 2013 9:39:57 PM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə thanks. new game. ə
357revo Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:18,107 Points:2,380,930 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: May 11, 2013 3:08:47 PM Ignore 357revo Report Abuse Sometimes, simple words can be difficult to identify. But Naked had a scrap of C L O T H and wasn't fooled. [Edited by: 357revo at 5/11/2013 3:10:12 PM EST]
NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,825 Points:2,457,200 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: May 10, 2013 11:16:13 PM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə hmmmm. i see only one possibility. C L O T H ə
357revo Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:18,107 Points:2,380,930 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: May 10, 2013 10:07:54 PM Ignore 357revo Report Abuse _ _ _ _ _ L I G H T - 3 Good guess to shine some L I G H T on this game, frank S W E A T - 1 Tig gets a single hit for all that S W E A T S W I F T - 1 And TJB is S W I F T to do the same --------------- C R U M B - 1 Sorry, GN. I opened the window before you entered your guess, I didn't notice it when I posted the scoring. R I G H T - 2 Tig, you got 2 R I G H T H O T L Y - 4 Frank makes the game somewhat H O T L Y contested O U G H T - 3 GN comes back with another guess, and O U G H T to be happy I got them all this time. ---------------
GotNews Champion Author Lincoln Posts:20,587 Points:2,418,940 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 10, 2013 1:14:16 AM Ignore GotNews Report Abuse Oh C R U M B, you O U G H T to score my previous guess that was made just prior to your update of the scores. [Edited by: GotNews at 5/10/2013 1:17:46 AM EST]
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357revo Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:18,107 Points:2,380,930 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: May 9, 2013 9:02:05 AM Ignore 357revo Report Abuse _ _ _ _ _ L I G H T - 3 Good guess to shine some L I G H T on this game, frank S W E A T - 1 Tig gets a single hit for all that S W E A T S W I F T - 1 And TJB is S W I F T to do the same ---------------
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GotNews Champion Author Lincoln Posts:20,587 Points:2,418,940 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 8, 2013 1:03:25 PM Ignore GotNews Report Abuse revo's got the rhythm now with the winning C O N G A!!! Let's all get in line for the next game to see where he leads us!! Thanks to the mighty fine group of other players: frank, Tig, ND and tjb!!
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GotNews Champion Author Lincoln Posts:20,587 Points:2,418,940 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 8, 2013 8:58:22 AM Ignore GotNews Report Abuse _ _ _ _ _ (5-Elimination, no dups) V I T A L (1) frank - found one VITAL letter W H E A T (1) Tig - gets letters 1 grain at a time A U D I O (2) ND - turns it up a notch and gets two T R I A L (1) tjb - the verdict is 1 letter S C O U R (2) revo - only able to SCOUR up 2 letters R I V A L (1) tjb - found 1 RIVAL S T I C K (1) ND - one decided to STICK around C O R P S (2) tjb - of CORPS you got two M A S O N (3) revo - builds it up to three M O A N S (3) ND - sadly gets the same 3 B L A N K (2) Tig - gets two for drawing a BLANK S N A C K (3) ND - someone SNACKed on two of the letters C Y A N O (3) revo - matches only 3 B O N E S (2) Tig - gets a skeletal score of two B O A T S (2) tjb - only finds two in the BOATS
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NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,825 Points:2,457,200 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: May 6, 2013 3:20:56 PM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə time for a S N A C K now. ə
GotNews Champion Author Lincoln Posts:20,587 Points:2,418,940 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 6, 2013 3:05:18 PM Ignore GotNews Report Abuse _ _ _ _ _ (5-Elimination, no dups) V I T A L (1) frank - found one VITAL letter W H E A T (1) Tig - gets letters 1 grain at a time A U D I O (2) ND - turns it up a notch and gets two T R I A L (1) tjb - the verdict is 1 letter S C O U R (2) revo - only able to SCOUR up 2 letters R I V A L (1) tjb - found 1 RIVAL S T I C K (1) ND - one decided to STICK around C O R P S (2) tjb - of CORPS you got two M A S O N (3) revo - builds it up to three M O A N S (3) ND - sadly gets the same 3 B L A N K (2) Tig - gets two for drawing a BLANK
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NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,825 Points:2,457,200 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: May 6, 2013 10:08:28 AM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə looks good, but just in case, it isn’t, we may hear M O A N S from some of the others. ə
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GotNews Champion Author Lincoln Posts:20,587 Points:2,418,940 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 6, 2013 7:32:18 AM Ignore GotNews Report Abuse _ _ _ _ _ (5-Elimination, no dups) V I T A L (1) frank - found one VITAL letter W H E A T (1) Tig - gets letters 1 grain at a time A U D I O (2) ND - turns it up a notch and gets two T R I A L (1) tjb - the verdict is 1 letter S C O U R (2) revo - only able to SCOUR up 2 letters R I V A L (1) tjb - found 1 RIVAL S T I C K (1) ND - one decided to STICK around C O R P S (2) tjb - of CORPS you got two
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GotNews Champion Author Lincoln Posts:20,587 Points:2,418,940 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 5, 2013 8:12:23 AM Ignore GotNews Report Abuse _ _ _ _ _ (5-Elimination, no dups) V I T A L (1) frank - found one VITAL letter W H E A T (1) Tig - gets letters 1 grain at a time A U D I O (2) ND - turns it up a notch and gets two T R I A L (1) tjb - the verdict is 1 letter S C O U R (2) revo - only able to SCOUR up 2 letters R I V A L (1) tjb - found 1 RIVAL
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