Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:32 pm
I like Rachel's dress. Having said that, I thought the black cocktail dress with the tan boots a few days ago was a bit odd.
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Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
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Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:38 pm
Aha it's another FUNNEST style one. Does it specify the double M?
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:39 pm
Another 792 would be:
8 * 3 * 4 = 96
96 + 3 = 99
99 * 8 = 792
8 * 3 * 4 = 96
96 + 3 = 99
99 * 8 = 792
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:53 pm
outroar for the round where orator was the best they could do
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:57 pm
I think you've confused outrage and uproar; outroar isn't there.Rory MacDonald wrote:outroar for the round where orator was the best they could do
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:02 pm
COAXER for 6 too ?
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:05 pm
Is BODYMASS 1 or 2 words ?
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:08 pm
samoyeds for 8
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:08 pm
Rd 14 numbers (25-1)x(6+4)x3+2
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:09 pm
Soz but it's capitalised. SOMEDAY as equaller.John Brackstone wrote:samoyeds for 8
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:15 pm
Yeh I got that too.Mike Brailsford wrote:COAXER for 6 too ?
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:17 pm
ROTAMERS is an equaller
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:48 pm
...and REARMOST. I had a 13 max game today, was quite pleased (missed TAGMEMES which I missed yesterday in practice too and 722). Neil looks very hard to dethrone and I make the max of today's game to be 115, which is very low. This isn't helped by 6 small numbers and in the most part 3 vowel or 5 vowel selections by Neil.Jimmy Gough wrote:ROTAMERS is an equaller
Neil, what is your thinking behind the 5 vowel strategy?
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:10 pm
They used to have TEAROOMS as a single word didn't they?
What are the rules that govern whether a word stays a single word or broken into two words/hyphened and vice-versa?
What are the rules that govern whether a word stays a single word or broken into two words/hyphened and vice-versa?
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:13 pm
Kirk Bevins wrote:Neil, what is your thinking behind the 5 vowel strategy?
Neil Zussman wrote:You could argue that I should've been trying to maximise my score, but I wasn't really thinking like that. Part of me was convinced that everyone I played against would be a genius, and so as soon as I got a small lead I played it ultra safe (such as picking 5 vowels to ensure that, even if they beat me, they'd only get 5 or 6 points). It never dawned on me that I'm not *that* bad, so maybe I could extend my lead.Pessimism rules.
Also, I quite wanted to see a round where there was nothing greater than a 3 or something low like that, so if the first 4 consonants were rubbish I generally picked lots of vowels...
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:50 pm
Cheers, Ben was just about to give Kirk a nudge in the direction of that post myself 
Although maybe rather than pessimism, I should've written paranoia rules.
I'm relieved I avoided a crucial conundrum today, I must say...
Although maybe rather than pessimism, I should've written paranoia rules.I'm relieved I avoided a crucial conundrum today, I must say...
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:14 pm
That conundrum was interesting! Was it just me or were the Teatime Teasers more difficult than usual today? I could have just been on bad form...
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:54 pm
The BAGPIPER one, you just have to switch the two vowels. PS APPETISE in the NAPPIEST round.Hannah O wrote:That conundrum was interesting! Was it just me or were the Teatime Teasers more difficult than usual today? I could have just been on bad form...
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:40 pm
Great game again today Neil, congratulations.
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:16 am
I noticed today that Jeff asked Neil to declare first on a round which he picked. Usually Jeff asks player 2 to declare on player 1s pick and vice versa. It's annoying sometimes if he's not consistent as if you wanted to risk a word or not, it's nice to know who is going to be asked first.
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:45 am
I thought that too Martin but it's not in which I was a bit surprised about considering APPETISER is.Martin Gardner wrote: APPETISE in the NAPPIEST round.
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:28 pm
Another great game, Neil!
OT I got GAMETES in round 4, REARMOST in 7, and COAXER in 11.
OT I got GAMETES in round 4, REARMOST in 7, and COAXER in 11.
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:28 am
Kai rightly said that samoyeds is capitalised ( a member of a people of northern siberia). but in my dictionary there is also an entry spelt without a capital s (a dog of a white arctic breed)
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:55 am
Which dictionary is that?John Brackstone wrote:Kai rightly said that samoyeds is capitalised ( a member of a people of northern siberia). but in my dictionary there is also an entry spelt without a capital s (a dog of a white arctic breed)
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:04 pm
The dictionary I use is the concise oxford dictionary ninth edition. The entry for Samoyed is:
Samoyed n.1 a member of a people of northern Siberia. 2 the language of this people.
3 (also samoyed) a a dog of a white Arctic breed. b this breed [Russian samoed]
Samoyed n.1 a member of a people of northern Siberia. 2 the language of this people.
3 (also samoyed) a a dog of a white Arctic breed. b this breed [Russian samoed]