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Next rounds: R1 - Letters - AOIMFTANH R2 - Letters - EIOTMNJAA R3 - Numbers - 8 7 9 8 2 7 @993 R4 - Letters - IIOPBHWTI R5 - Letters - UIUBBMNDR R6 - Numbers - 9 3 6 2 7 8 @538 R7 - Letters - AOUMGPRSC R8 - Letters - IOIMCTXAA R9 - Numbers - 100 50 8 6 4 2 @529 R10 - Letters - OOUTPSHTS R11 - Letter...

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Dang, I got sniped on mine. Gonna post it anyway. Here's a Masters game, for anyone who wants to party like it's 1991 (as well as early in the morning on a weekday). ----------------------------------- R01: SLUIMSOAR R02: 75,7,6,3,1,8 @ 356 R03: USERSTATE (conundrum) R04: IAIPWTARE R05: 75,100,6,8,...

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Dang, I got sniped on mine. Gonna post it anyway. Here's a Masters game, for anyone who wants to party like it's 1991 (as well as early in the morning on a weekday). ----------------------------------- R01: SLUIMSOAR R02: 75,7,6,3,1,8 @ 356 R03: USERSTATE (conundrum) R04: IAIPWTARE R05: 75,100,6,8,...

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Here's mine: R1 - Letters - DCHOUIERI R2 - Letters - RCDAOETPG R3 - Numbers - 75 9 8 4 3 2 @719 R4 - Letters - NNDOEAHIG R5 - Letters - SLRIOEJNA R6 - Numbers - 100 75 8 6 4 1 @561 R7 - Letters - VBSAAETUL R8 - Letters - TPZEOOOBA R9 - Numbers - 25 9 6 5 4 2 @751 R10 - Letters - DYTOUIMCN R11 - Let...

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Edited because Ray posted one.

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Winners so far:
Board 1 - Bra (good fluke:P)
Board 2 - Stephen

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Four Xs? Did Elliott buy the Talaxian edition? (Star Trek: Voyager joke -- I'll see myself out.) Anyway... 129, I fink. My answers in tiny text below. VANITY, RAVELINS, 102 not written down, TENUTOS, INSIPIDLY, 532=(25*(3+2)+8)*4, PERORATES, ADMOTIVE, 704=(6+8)*50+4, POTAGES, LARIAT, EXPIATE, POSTB...

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Maxes for r1 and 11 (the only ones missed by everyone) were ANTIBODY and OXALURIA respectively (I think).

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I think he just forgot to put the X to one side with the other used letters. Tinytext incoming: BANDITO (7) INTERVALS (18) (75x25+1)x50/100+1 (10) TENUTOS (7) INSIPIDLY (18) (25-2-1)x3x8+4 (10) PERORATES (18) ADOPTIVE (8) (100-6)x8+3-50 (10) POSTAGE (7) TAILOR (6) EXUVIATE (8) POSTBOX (7) (6+6)x50-...

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Gonna pop off for a bit, here's some rounds for y'all to try in the meantime: R1 - Letters - AIOBTYNVD R2 - Letters - AEISTNRLV R3 - Numbers - 100 75 50 25 1 1 @939 R4 - Letters - OUOHTSTNE R5 - Letters - IIIPYSDNL R6 - Numbers - 25 8 4 3 2 1 @532 R7 - Letters - EEAPRSROT R8 - Letters - AEOMTVPID R9...

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Simulated Tracey Mills banter: Here is a photograph of Robin Mckay https://debbieweber.deviantart.com/art/ ... -336317789

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Next!

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Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:58 am R7 max was RIPRAP

wow

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Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:55 am Any guesses (a R8 max ) for the 6?

No idea sorry

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Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:54 am BTW the OED accepts GAMBIERS, but the app max only had MIRAGES....

It's a dodgy one, apterous doesn't allow it.

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Tracey Mills: Elliott you hag

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Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:50 am
Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:49 am
Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:47 am LSPATOISE
HRHERIEEN
TTPATEAGT
25 50 75 3 2 4-938
CD_DINTAGAVE
SPOLIATES
REHIRE?
AGATE
(75*50+2)/4
NAVIGATED
5 app maxes there, well done Elliott

ty

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Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:49 am
Ray Wilding wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:44 am 75*10+7*3+7 <-- Whoops, made 778 instead of 788
RAPID
JESSIES
(75+1)*(100/25+2)
OUTDOES
NIcely done there Ray, but there is an app beater in the 1st letters....

RUPIAR?
DIAPUR?
Not sure

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Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:47 am LSPATOISE
HRHERIEEN
TTPATEAGT
25 50 75 3 2 4-938
CD_DINTAGAVE

SPOLIATES
REHIRE?
AGATE
(75*50+2)/4
NAVIGATED

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To make this as realistic as possible, I have taken the liberty of adding some assumed dialogue for Tracey.
Tracey: Hagmeister does it again

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75*10+7*5+3 for the 788.
Same as Ray for the rest

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Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:41 am 75 7 7 10 5 3- 788
RRPAFIUDP
GSJESUISE
75 100 50 25 1 2- 456
WKTESOODU

I can't help but see JESUS, and considering it's palm Sunday tomorrow, I can't help but spot this, which surely isn't a coincidence...

(it is)

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Bradley Horrocks wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:41 am
Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:31 am Too difficult for you though wasn't it
God Bra, try harder!
Some things with or without apterous remain constant

Of course!

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Do wish the app would pick more vowels

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Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:32 am GRSAMIEBY
NNIRIALNG
10 7 4 3 1 1 - 942 (note 942 is impossible)
NOSERBASX
ZFLENVITA

GAMBIER
RAINING (wanna go RINNALING but don't know if it's in)
945
BARONESS
INFLATE

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Now the real question here is, are we allowing GAMBIERS?

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Anyone for: R9 - Numbers - 100 75 50 25 5 5 @984 R12 - Letters - UEAWZQNHP ? I'm impatient: 984 = (100*50-75-5)/5 WHENUA Neat 4L trick, that wasn’t so difficult really. WHENUA hoping for us to get words like WHENUA, you may be waiting longer than Apto coming back up :P Too difficult for you though ...

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Anyone for: R9 - Numbers - 100 75 50 25 5 5 @984 R12 - Letters - UEAWZQNHP ? I'm impatient: 984 = (100*50-75-5)/5 WHENUA Neat 4L trick, that wasn’t so difficult really. WHENUA hoping for us to get words like WHENUA, you may be waiting longer than Apto coming back up :P Like for the pun :D

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Awaiting more rounds...

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Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:22 am Anyone for:
R9 - Numbers - 100 75 50 25 5 5 @984
R12 - Letters - UEAWZQNHP
?

I'm impatient:
984 = (100*50-75-5)/5
WHENUA

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Anyone for:
R9 - Numbers - 100 75 50 25 5 5 @984
R12 - Letters - UEAWZQNHP
?

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Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:18 amNumber 2

DING DING DING!

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Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:17 am lezorapam, lorazepam, lorezapam

Pick one:P

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Conundrum's still proving a toughie, it does begin with L and end PAM.

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Tom S wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:09 am I think the conundrum is something ending in -pam, like Lazorepam or something like that...

Not a million miles off!

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Bradley Horrocks wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 10:45 am Blah blah blah blah
R11: poturans (0) - always forget how to spell that one.
Blah blah blah blah

Paturons is the 8 you're thinking of I think.

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Rounds 9, 12 and 15 remain unmaxed (totally a word) in or out of time (people clearly are bad at multiples of 3 rounds). Will post a new set soon, even though it seem only 2 people are playing...

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Bradley Horrocks wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:01 am
I can definitely get it up to 10... Hopefully someone can fill in the gaps!

Well then...

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108 raw score and 8 maxes are our best totals so far...keep em coming guys!

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Here's what I got... timing the rounds. R1: CREATINE (8) R2: BUTTON (6) R3: 596 (10) (this was a fun one) R4: ATOMISED (8) R5: CANISTER (8) R6: Nowt in 30 seconds R7: COUGAR (6) R8: MATELOTS (8) R9: 985 (7) R10: BUFF (4) (lol missed the -oon) R11: OUTSPRANG (18) R12: QUEAN (5) R13: VEXES (5) R14: 4...

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Here’s what I got in 30 seconds: R1: PICTARNE (8) R2: UNCOUTH (7) R3: 596 (10) R4: ATOMISED (8) R5: NAVICERTS (18) R6: 566 (7) R7: GROUCHY (7) R8: MATELOTS (8) R9: 985 (7) R10: BUFFOON (7) R11: poturans (0) - always forget how to spell that one. R12: QUEAN (5) R13: STEEVE (6) R14: 451 (10) R15: not...

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While apterous has indefinite downtime, here's some rounds to keep y'all occupied; R1 - Letters - AEIPRCETN R2 - Letters - UOUCTHBTN R3 - Numbers - 100 75 50 3 1 1 @596 R4 - Letters - EOISTMDEA R5 - Letters - AEISCVRTN R6 - Numbers - 25 9 3 3 9 7 @568 R7 - Letters - AOUYCHPGR R8 - Letters - AEOTMLST...

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((100+10)*75+50)/25 another method in R6. Did DC not mention ANODIZER to beat ANODIZE in R8? No, likely didn't want to embarrass John tbh They would normally mention this sort of contestant-beater. I find it quite unsatisfying when they don't. Similarly with that numbers I mentioned above. It can b...

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((100+10)*75+50)/25 another method in R6. Did DC not mention ANODIZER to beat ANODIZE in R8? No, likely didn't want to embarrass John tbh Really gutted John lost today - he was such great viewing and was one of the rare few who actually look like they're enjoying every minute of it, thoroughly fun ...

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Tom S wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 1:22 pm Can one have AGARISED for R1?

Yes

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Still down:(

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Still down:(

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"JE" is of an ability to do so, likewise a few others like Matt Hall and of course Elliott- thinking of potential top players who could make an appearance at some point inbetween the next year or so.... Ability is one thing, accomplishment of such a goal is another. I don't think it's ver...

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Had a random one recently where me, Ian Birdman and Innis Carson were part of an involuntary scientific experiment to see whether humans could survive for 110 years frozen inside giant lumps of ice. Remarkably, despite 110 years without food, water or anything we hadn't aged at all or died. I then s...

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(100+7)x50x9/75+25 = 667 :) If you legitimately got that, especially in time, that's amazing. Way out of time - took around half an hour after exploring blind alleys (2001/3 and 23x29 obviously weren't going anywhere, but 100+567 looked promising) lmao reminds me of my sis on conundrums - always in...

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I didn't notice it in previous games but the champion guy was asking for letters like they were helpings of dinner. Instead of asking for a second one etc. he was asking for seconds and thirds. I noticed this too! Also asking for seconds when it was his fifth... Anyone laugh at the unintentional ha...

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Peter Mabey wrote: ↑Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:49 pm (100+7)x50x9/75+25 = 667

If you legitimately got that, especially in time, that's amazing.

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It's called being human, maybe you should try it ;) Also proves that you don't reedit to rectify human error. It also gives a lot of viewers pleasure to beat her for once. Yeah great - that's what it's all about. Which is why it's better than the French version which used a machine - beating Rachel...

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It might just be me, but there is something about Mohsin that I slightly dislike- perhaps find him a bit over-confident? Or maybe it's just me who thinks that.... Racist, that's a shame. 100% Not! I am rooting for him because this show lacks diversity imo which is a shame, and is time we had a cont...

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It was nice to see Nick contribute in one of the rounds today - I wish he'd do this more often.

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Zarte seems to be haunting my dreams...in one last night I was playing a football match. On the opposite team in goal was Zarte and a man I know who seemed to alternate. By the time 90 minutes was up my team was losing 4-3, so I made the executive decision to have "a large amount of extra time&...

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Suzi Perry was on the ball today as she uttered the comment after a letters selection "yeah, just a jumble of letters that."
I never knew that...

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At least some rise in play today with an alright challenger..
Still quite dire though

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"2 good players"
mmm...yeah....
No disrespect intended but it stretches the definition of good a bit...

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