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EDIT: I wonder if Ben fancies Marge Simpson
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Yeah I got that as well.Joseph Bolas wrote:R4: ZLOTIES
It's a good 7 letter bingo play in Scrabble using the ZMartin Gardner wrote:Yeah I got that as well.Joseph Bolas wrote:R4: ZLOTIES
Martin
I know I read Ben's post earlier RE: PRAETORS + any vowel gives a 9, then it came up and he asked for a friggin consonant!Martin Gardner wrote:I thought it was a bit of a flat game to be honest. I think they chose only 3 vowels in almost all the letters game, when a vowel would have probably given some sevens and eights. The quality of the game was good, but the selections really weren't.
Martin
No thanks, she's a little old for meJoseph Bolas wrote: EDIT: I wonder if Ben fancies Marge Simpson?
Benji Hanks wrote:No thanks, she's a little old for meJoseph Bolas wrote: EDIT: I wonder if Ben fancies Marge Simpson?
I presume then that you never opt for 5 vowels?Benji Hanks wrote:Personally, I've always preferred 3 vowels in 80% of cases, but that's more how I like to work, and always leave it til the last letter before deciding.
Well, like you say, I like to get them down quickly, so I have the choice. But generally unless I've got 3 Us down, i'm not interested in a 5th vowel. If I've got EAIE after 8 letters, I'm unlikely to want/need another vowel, is my general opinion.DaveC wrote:I presume then that you never opt for 5 vowels?Benji Hanks wrote:Personally, I've always preferred 3 vowels in 80% of cases, but that's more how I like to work, and always leave it til the last letter before deciding.
Hi BenBenji Hanks wrote:Well, like you say, I like to get them down quickly, so I have the choice. But generally unless I've got 3 Us down, i'm not interested in a 5th vowel. If I've got EAIE after 8 letters, I'm unlikely to want/need another vowel, is my general opinion.
My favourite was "Can I have an adjective please Carol?", which was a few series ago now.Corby wrote:While I was picking the letters, I was so busy concentrating on saying the right words and making sure I didn't do anything "stupid" (like hesitate for too long, or say "cowel" or "vonsonant")
Corby wrote:Hi BenBenji Hanks wrote:Well, like you say, I like to get them down quickly, so I have the choice. But generally unless I've got 3 Us down, i'm not interested in a 5th vowel. If I've got EAIE after 8 letters, I'm unlikely to want/need another vowel, is my general opinion.
I dunno about you, but I much preferred it when my opponent was picking the letters, as I could then play along as I do at home (i.e. trying to make words as you go along, spot stuff that might come out etc). While I was picking the letters, I was so busy concentrating on saying the right words and making sure I didn't do anything "stupid" (like hesitate for too long, or say "cowel" or "vonsonant") that I barely even noticed what letters had actually been put up. So while I'm aware that PRAETORS + a vowel makes a nine, I might not necessarily spot that or process that information at the time. Picking letters is a stressful business which requires a lot of concentration. Honest.
Just my 2p.