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- Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4th September
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1776
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4th September
Only an equaller, but I suppose FEINTER might be allowed as 'more feint', even though it's not listed as a derivative of the verb.
- Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4th September
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1776
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4th September
VENERATES or ENERVATES
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd September
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1839
- Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 28th August
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1865
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 28th July
CASTOR as equaller
- Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: No Countdown next week :(
- Replies: 74
- Views: 8052
Re: No Countdown next week :(
Doesn't this thread belong under "off-topic" ? - though presumably words with apostrophes are disallowed.
BTW, GBShaw never used them, as he didnt (sic) consider them necessary.
BTW, GBShaw never used them, as he didnt (sic) consider them necessary.
- Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Arithmetic
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3051
Re: Arithmetic
I agree with the banning of powers, as the problem is to use the four standard operations, whilst negative numbers can always be avoided by a simple rearrangement. However, it's likely that some combinations of target and given numbers could only be achieved using fractions - my example didn't use t...
- Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 26th August
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2989
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday, 26th August
PLENTY also
- Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Arithmetic
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3051
Arithmetic
Has it been stated that fractions are not allowable in the numbers round?
For example in the last round yesterday (August 25th) the target was 342, from 100,75,50,25,5,1.
Could one have said (75+1)x(5-25/50) ?
For example in the last round yesterday (August 25th) the target was 342, from 100,75,50,25,5,1.
Could one have said (75+1)x(5-25/50) ?
- Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday, 25th August
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2913
Re: Spoilers for Monday, 25th August
I agree that Carol (presumably having been thinking of that solution) did seem to correct what had been said, so I hope contestant had written down a correct method. I'd have been really unhappy if the game had turned on the result of the round. BTW, my method (out of time) was (75+1)x(100+5x25)/50=...
- Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 23 July 2008
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2884
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 23 July 2008
Another alternative for last numbers (found in time )
(25+9)x(8+5+1)=476
(25+9)x(8+5+1)=476
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22 July 2008
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1961
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22 July 2008
UNPERSON round 2
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 17th July 2008
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3047
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 17th July 2008
I did (9+5+5-6)x75+1=976
Also the initial number needn't be less than 10, as you just get a 4-digit answer, and you just take the first two. (You do need to be aged less than 100, though. )
Also the initial number needn't be less than 10, as you just get a 4-digit answer, and you just take the first two. (You do need to be aged less than 100, though. )
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 15th July 2008 (Series 59 Prelim 17)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2038
Re: Tuesday 15th July 2008 (Series 59 Prelim 17)
No, it took most of the ad break, saw 13x76 immediately (hence my initial cancelled post which got that wrong )Julian Fell wrote:Peter you actually got that within the 30 seconds?
As that didn't work, looked at 19x52, 26x38 being a non-starter.
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 15th July 2008 (Series 59 Prelim 17)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2038
Re: Tuesday 15th July 2008 (Series 59 Prelim 17)
The solution given for the first numbers is wrong, and doesn't even use the given numbers.
My solution was (50+2)x(75-25+7)/3 = 988
My solution was (50+2)x(75-25+7)/3 = 988
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 15 July 2008
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2689
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 15 July 2008
First numbers
(50+2)x(75-25+7)/3=988
(50+2)x(75-25+7)/3=988
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 15 July 2008
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2689
Spoilers for Tuesday 15 July 2008
First try was wrong
- Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: [20080711] Friday's game, 11th July 2008, S59 G15
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1664
Re: [20080711] Friday's game, 11th July 2008, S59 G15
A few others I've come across - AREG (plural of ERG - desert, not work) and EMALANGENI (from LILANGENI). Chambers also has AFLAJ (from FALAJ) - useful in Scrabble, but they're not in NODE.
- Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 10th July 2008
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1618
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 10th July 2008
After having WALDOS in an earlier round, I was hoping ANSIBLES might also have made it from SF to the dictionary, but are disadvantaged by not having being really invented yet. (Though the device does give its name to an invaluable SF newsletter)
- Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 9th July 2008
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1720
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 9th July 2008
sorry - was it round 6?Matt Coates wrote:strange answer for a numbers roundPeterMabey wrote:HELOTISM - round 5
- Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 9th July 2008
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1720
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 9th July 2008
HELOTISM - round 5
- Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July 2008
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2606
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July 2008
alternatively (75-10-7)x(8-5) = 174smjg wrote:(10 + 7 - 8) × (6 + 5) + 75 = 174
- Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July 2008
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2606
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July 2008
equaller DISHIER
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 4th July 2008
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1856
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 4th July 2008
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1856
Re: Spoilers for Friday 4th July 2008
enforces was there
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday, 2nd July
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3053
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 2nd July
STRIDDEN
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 1st July
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2845
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday, 1st July
Just four small: 8x9x(6+3)
- Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday, 26th June
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1817
Re: Spoilers for Thursday, 26th June
R11 MILIUM (but not MILIUMS)
- Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th June 2008
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2282
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th June 2008
1st numbers alternative: (25x2+1)x(9+4+4)=867
2nd numbers:10(25+9(7-1)=790
2nd numbers:10(25+9(7-1)=790
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20th June 2008
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6047
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20th June 2008
Would DEEDIEST be allowable?
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2754
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
A less-obvious alternative: (75-6)x(4+1)/3Joseph Bolas wrote:3rd Numbers Alt: 75 + ((6 + 3 + 1) x 4)
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 17th June 2008
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2711
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 17th June 2008
Alternatively (25+6+7-8-1)9=261
- Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 12th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4508
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 12th June 2008
Are EQUINOIDS (PSEUDO-HORSES) in NODE2?
- Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 12th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4508
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 12th June 2008
Sorry, meant 75x8 etc.PeterMabey wrote:(75+8)/50=12
(100+12+25)7=959
- Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 12th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4508
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 12th June 2008
(75+8)/50=12
(100+12+25)7=959
(100+12+25)7=959
- Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 5th June 2008
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2536
- Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd June
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3400
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd June
AGONISTS
- Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd June
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3400
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd June
Equaller EDITABLE
- Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd June
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3400
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd June
Equaller MALONATE
- Thu May 29, 2008 3:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday, 29th May
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2419
Re: Spoilers for Thursday, 29th May
I was hoping for SAXATILE in round 2, but it seems to be Scrabble-only
- Wed May 28, 2008 4:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Wednesday 28 May 2008
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2947
Re: Wednesday 28 May 2008
Another alternative
(6+1)50/2-8=175
(6+1)50/2-8=175
- Mon May 26, 2008 3:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Monday 26th May 2008
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2704
Re: Monday 26th May 2008
Alternatively
(75-1)x(6+4)/4=185
(75-1)x(6+4)/4=185
- Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:43 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "...and a better one..."
- Replies: 89
- Views: 11326
Re: "...and a better one..."
I've never thought X or Z particularly bad, given the chance of EX- or -IZE words: J is often more awkward. I haven't applied yet, but I think it would be fun to ask for the two middle numbers from the top, the two under them in the next row, and the one to our left under them in the next two rows, ...
- Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Brass monkeys
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1407
Brass monkeys
I'm surprised that Susie gave credecence to the 'polite' explanation of "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey". According the Royal Navy archives, there is no evidence that cannon balls were ever stored on brass plates called 'monkeys'. In any case, if such were made with so ...