GAME: MindTrap

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Originally Posted by gazzak

woohoo, now I have 4

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7 total.

Doesn't anyone check out the first page for scores? :p

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Has to be a word, not an abbreviation or an acronym. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif

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Only because I didnt see a answer a shorter UND word is under

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

MindTrap

It's not what you know... it's how you think

I've been wanting to do something like this for a while,

in honour of one of my favourite board games.

RULES
First person to correctly answer the question I post wins that round. He/she who accumulates the most points in this thread wins. Length of game will be decided arbitrarily. Googling is forbidden. Please use your own brain to resolve these.

Questions will usually be posted during my lunchtime on weekdays, so anywhere from 11:30 AM to 2 PM (EST). Be aware that this is just the most likely occurence and that they may come at any time I have available.

Post titles will indicate whether or not a question has been answered correctly and completely (question mark http://forums.windrivers.com/images/icons/icon5.gif will be replaced by an exclamation point http://forums.windrivers.com/images/icons/icon4.gif).



POINTS

• 1 point for the right answer (without correct explanation)
• 1 point for the right explanation (without correct answer)
• 3 points for right explanation of right answer.
• X bonus points under special (even arbitrary) circumstances, such as suggesting a problem or question to me by PM that is eventually used in the game.

PRIZE
None. Actually, I'm open to suggestions. We'll see how it goes from there.

Suggestion 1: Having all participants include a line in their signature indicating the winner's impressive intellectual prowess in contrast to their own lameness.

Suggestion 2: Custom "title" to replace "Registered User".

Points accumulated per player

36 players

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Deity: 267

edball: 159

Mindwarp: 105

Ya_Know: 93

Machodkis:92

Camaro80z: 57

RIOT: 48

Jaeger: 46

SirGraystone: 40

Noonoo: 35

Guntz: 33

Damned Angel: 26

Spork: 24

Commander Klarg: 19

notorious_carl: 18

Matridom: 15

gazzak: 14

Kymera: 13

Kato2274: 9

OskarTheSmurf: 8

gazzak: 7

Kineda: 7

Cisco2: 6

geoscomp: 6

meatwad: 6

Atodini: 5

Cobra X: 4

Diver01: 4

firemonkey: 4

King Grover: 4

Sunshine: 4

GrandDad: 3

pmetal: 3

Wayward Clam: 3

ClickHere2Surf.com: 2

DocPC: 1

ebra: 1

Mayet: 1

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Adept you have me listed twice. Could you add my scores together please? 21 sounds good!

and I might as well have Sporks points too :devil:

Thorian: I'll have to check that older question before I can reply.

Gazzak: I'll deal with that once I get home - sorry.

Spork: your points are safe unless you tell me otherwise ;)

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Thorian: I'll have to check that older question before I can reply.

Gazzak: I'll deal with that once I get home - sorry.

Spork: your points are safe unless you tell me otherwise ;)

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dont mind me it was 3 pages after the question ill crawl back in my hole now :(

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to the last letter.

What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?

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restarted, restated, restate, estate, state, sate, ate, at, a

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Originally Posted by notorious_carl

restarted, restated, restate, estate, state, sate, ate, at, a

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That was not the expected answer, but I'm still giving you 3 points. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif


Question is still open for another answer.

I assume you are looking for something other than restarted, restated, restate, estate, state, sate, sat, at, a ?

took me some time, but I have another:
pilasters
pilaster
plaster
paster
paste
past
pas
as
a

I think that is it, can't read my chicken scratches no more lol

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Question is still open for another answer.

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How about Startling - starting - staring - string - sting - sing - sin - in - I

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Originally Posted by 3fingersalute

How about Startling - starting - staring - string - sting - sing - sin - in - I

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We have a bingo!

That's the one I was looking for.

3FS gets 3Pts.




I'll only give you 1 pt for the second one, Oskar, as it included a plural. :p

So you were looking for sin then?

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Originally Posted by gazzak

So you were looking for sin then?

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Why?

Did you find some? :p

Riddle:

I am bound in a book but you cannot read me,
I am struck and played but not musically,
I am your equal in skill and also in stature,
I am used in heat and light manufacture.
What am I?



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A match.