Author Topic: Home made new word game (Read 16993 times)

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #50 on:** November 01, 2023, 09:37:03 AM »

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Well three of them were British writers, but I don't know who Crawford is/was.

Now that those doing this have all commented, the 'missing link' is Olympics men's 100m champions. I had started with that and put one each in the others, Paddock, Bailey, Wells. I had thought about doing an English writers one as well but couln't see a way of making it specific enough.

I had thought that Bolt would stand out without ever thinking of Robert Bolt. I've been experimenting with how to construct them, and I think this would still work if the base starting one - the 100m winners in this case, is by far the most obvious, and attracts the first guesses.

Hence why here, not seeing it makes the others easy, and it by elimination.

jeremyp · « **Reply #51 on:** November 01, 2023, 09:44:08 AM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 01, 2023, 09:37:03 AM

Now that those doing this have all commented, the 'missing link' is Olympics men's 100m champions. I had started with that and put one each in the others, Paddock, Bailey, Wells. I had thought about doing an English writers one as well but couln't see a way of making it specific enough.

I had thought that Bolt would stand out without ever thinking of Robert Bolt. I've been experimenting with how to construct them, and I think this would still work if the base starting one - the 100m winners in this case, is by far the most obvious, and attracts the first guesses.

Hence why here, not seeing it makes the others easy, and it by elimination.

The trouble is that I saw "Greene" and immediately thought of Graham Greene. CS Lewis then fell into place and Robert Bolt followed a few minutes later. As I only had three, I left that category and did purple and orange and then I had eight things left and Crawford seemed the best option to join the "writers".

I think this is an excellent example of confirmation bias. I formed a hypothesis ("writers") and then made the clues fit.

Aruntraveller · « **Reply #52 on:** November 01, 2023, 09:53:49 AM »

Another effort, hopefully a little easier than my last one:

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9ID38G4AHgexfllYb

jeremyp · « **Reply #53 on:** November 01, 2023, 09:57:49 AM »

Quote from: Aruntraveller on November 01, 2023, 09:53:49 AM

Another effort, hopefully a little easier than my last one:

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9ID38G4AHgexfllYb

Yep

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Steve H · « **Reply #54 on:** November 01, 2023, 10:03:56 AM »

Quote from: Aruntraveller on November 01, 2023, 09:53:49 AM

Another effort, hopefully a little easier than my last one:

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9ID38G4AHgexfllYb

Yep also.
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Nearly Sane · « **Reply #55 on:** November 01, 2023, 10:12:37 AM »

Quote from: Aruntraveller on November 01, 2023, 09:53:49 AM

Another effort, hopefully a little easier than my last one:

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9ID38G4AHgexfllYb

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And another very themed one from me

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9Krf8cGaHaW2WpYme

jeremyp · « **Reply #56 on:** November 01, 2023, 10:16:20 AM »

I think this might be the best one I've made so far.

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9NApTySzA5bClZhmo

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #57 on:** November 01, 2023, 10:24:59 AM »

Quote from: jeremyp on November 01, 2023, 10:16:20 AM

I think this might be the best one I've made so far.

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9NApTySzA5bClZhmo

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It's very good. The green category was oddly one I had considered recently but hadn't seen a way to work it. You do have a misspelling though.

Steve H · « **Reply #58 on:** November 01, 2023, 10:25:39 AM »

Strong theme to this one, which may or may not be obvious, and may or may not make it easy.
https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9PGrDj-zVRIRZRibt

Aruntraveller · « **Reply #59 on:** November 01, 2023, 10:32:06 AM »

Quote from: jeremyp on November 01, 2023, 10:16:20 AM

I think this might be the best one I've made so far.

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9NApTySzA5bClZhmo

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Enjoyed tht one.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #60 on:** November 01, 2023, 10:34:31 AM »

Quote from: SteveH on November 01, 2023, 10:25:39 AM

Strong theme to this one, which may or may not be obvious, and may or may not make it easy.
https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9PGrDj-zVRIRZRibt

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Purple was what was left. Il would have struggled more were it not that I got the theme because of reading your posts on another thread, and then some of the categories were helped by your specific comments.

Steve H · « **Reply #61 on:** November 01, 2023, 10:35:38 AM »

Quote from: jeremyp on November 01, 2023, 10:16:20 AM

I think this might be the best one I've made so far.

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9NApTySzA5bClZhmo

Struggled with the last two rows, even though one of the links was obvious, until I spotted the other link. Plenty of ambiguity to trip one up!
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jeremyp · « **Reply #62 on:** November 01, 2023, 10:35:45 AM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 01, 2023, 10:24:59 AM

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It's very good. The green category was oddly one I had considered recently but hadn't seen a way to work it. You do have a misspelling though.

Indeed. I was a bit unsure of the spelling but decided not top look it up.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #63 on:** November 01, 2023, 01:01:29 PM »

Another themed one

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9yBXG_meB3HiUdh2W

Aruntraveller · « **Reply #64 on:** November 01, 2023, 03:30:01 PM »

And another themed-ish one:

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-NiAVHCdmWqcvTZ2qfMV

Aruntraveller · « **Reply #65 on:** November 01, 2023, 03:36:17 PM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 01, 2023, 01:01:29 PM

Another themed one

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ni9yBXG_meB3HiUdh2W

I'm not even copying my attempts here as it could break the site. I really should have got that much more easily. But why did I have it so firmly in my mind that somebody was involved in something which they clearly weren't involved in!

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #66 on:** November 01, 2023, 03:48:30 PM »

Quote from: Aruntraveller on November 01, 2023, 03:30:01 PM

And another themed-ish one:

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-NiAVHCdmWqcvTZ2qfMV

Good one

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Steve H · « **Reply #67 on:** November 01, 2023, 04:14:12 PM »

And another themed one:
https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-NiAeGLdYbnJTTogcK3m

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #68 on:** November 01, 2023, 04:40:39 PM »

Quote from: SteveH on November 01, 2023, 04:14:12 PM

And another themed one:
https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-NiAeGLdYbnJTTogcK3m

And another good one, got distracted by a different related possible category

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Nearly Sane · « **Reply #69 on:** November 01, 2023, 06:42:24 PM »

Another very themed one

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-NiBBFpWGIDlvUK1wMJt

Aruntraveller · « **Reply #70 on:** November 01, 2023, 06:55:57 PM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 01, 2023, 06:42:24 PM

Another very themed one

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-NiBBFpWGIDlvUK1wMJt

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Very good. I didn't know the last category as not my genre, but I'm not feeling like a dumb witness on this puzzle.

Steve H · « **Reply #71 on:** November 01, 2023, 08:16:35 PM »

I can't even do my own game in under 18 goes - I couldn't remember what was what for the last two.
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jeremyp · « **Reply #72 on:** November 02, 2023, 09:22:36 AM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 01, 2023, 06:42:24 PM

Another very themed one

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-NiBBFpWGIDlvUK1wMJt

That was easy thanks to the theme

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Nearly Sane · « **Reply #73 on:** November 02, 2023, 09:25:42 AM »

Quote from: jeremyp on November 02, 2023, 09:22:36 AM

That was easy thanks to the theme

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I was a bit worried that it looked like there was a book called NORM in it

jeremyp · « **Reply #74 on:** November 02, 2023, 09:27:54 AM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 02, 2023, 09:25:42 AM

I was a bit worried that it looked like there was a book called NORM in it

You mean there isn't....?

4.50 from Paddington was the first Christie book I ever read. It's always been my favourite, although I think The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is her masterpiece.

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Author Topic: Home made new word game (Read 16993 times)