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Big Ben

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https://vole.wtf/big-ben/

A new game to waste hours on, and a nice BONG sound :)
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This is fun! Got to 306 after a few goes: MOTIVES, EXEDRA and GLUMLY being highlights and then managed to clear the board. Learned to value vowels since I always ran out and then couldn't clear with my pile of consonants. Not sure what dictionary they are using, but seems to accept a lot of wanky countdown words (as well as rude ones - had CUMMED one game)
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think it's scrabbly - took cid but not dic (that CSW/ODO difference lost me a tournament scrabble game on my final move!) and didn't allow one of the recently expurgated words!
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Fiona T wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 5:22 pm think it's scrabbly - took cid but not dic (that CSW/ODO difference lost me a tournament scrabble game on my final move!) and didn't allow one of the recently expurgated words!
Nope not scrabble - it likes NI !
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Challenging game - starting to use a method of spreading my words horizontally as much as possible.

#BigBenGame for 🕘20:46:59
318 points ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Longest word: MUTANTS
https://vole.wtf/big-ben/
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U

C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)

Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Had one go. Reasonably fun, but I'm not playing it again!
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Thomas Carey wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:41 pm This is fun! Got to 306 after a few goes: MOTIVES, EXEDRA and GLUMLY being highlights and then managed to clear the board. Learned to value vowels since I always ran out and then couldn't clear with my pile of consonants. Not sure what dictionary they are using, but seems to accept a lot of wanky countdown words (as well as rude ones - had CUMMED one game)
Also got to 306 myself - had CONDONERS as a particular highlight.
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Incredible that they put so much effort into reproducing Big Ben's iconic clock face, then they put a 7 in the 6 position.
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#BigBenGame for 🕤21:40:49
379 points ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Longest word: INTERLOPES
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Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U

C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)

Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Re: Big Ben

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Well I can't offer a different daily challenge every second in the Android app, but inspired by this, there will be 24 different daily challenges tomorrow! One different challenge for each hour, open for only that hour. Hoping I can do at least 10 of them!
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https://twitter.com/mattround/status/16 ... 2920623104

We can all try beat Adam!

Graeme Cole wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 6:56 pm Incredible that they put so much effort into reproducing Big Ben's iconic clock face, then they put a 7 in the 6 position.
Looks like it's been fixed - guess we know where he got the bug report from :P
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Fiona T wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:18 pm https://twitter.com/mattround/status/16 ... 2920623104

We can all try beat Adam!

'former countdown contestant' yeah and Chris eubanks 'enjoys tennis'
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That's fun that my game has been made replayable. I beat my own score by a few points just now by tweaking the shorter words I did at the end.
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U

C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)

Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Haven't got close to Adam's score, but chuffed with an 11 letter word!

#BigBenGame for 🕥22:27:11
324 points ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Longest word: SQUELCHINGS
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Nice one! I've had a couple of 12s but not finished the board on either occasion. The latest one (SERENENESSES) I had 340 without finishing the board; I think the previous one was REPRESENTING.
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U

C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)

Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Another brag:

#BigBenGame for 🕖18:46:49
394 points ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Longest word: UNDERSIZE
https://vole.wtf/big-ben/
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U

C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)

Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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#BigBenGame for 🕘21:10:19
272 points ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️➖
Longest word: ENLISTING
https://vole.wtf/big-ben/
One of da 'Muricans
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Took a few goes but cracked 300. It seems it reeally makes a difference when you play, because you need them vowels.

#BigBenGame for 🕞03:16:15
320 points ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Longest word: PRIZEMEN
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#BigBenGame for 🕞03:40:17
312 points ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Longest word: UNOPPOSING
https://vole.wtf/big-ben/

That'll do for now. Fun game!
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I lied. One more.

#BigBenGame for 🕖07:11:38
322 points ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Longest word: VELVETEENS
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Can someone work out when the vowelliest time of the day to play is?
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Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:23 am Can someone work out when the vowelliest time of the day to play is?
No point in playing PM then. Nineteen seems like a good number, or eighteen if you fancy your chances of a nice -ing spot :D
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Anything including "midnight" it turns out is quite a good time.

#BigBenGame for 🕧00:16:31
361 points ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Longest word: TELLINGS
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Cracked the 400:

#BigBenGame for 🕦23:19:46
422 points ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Longest word: CHEAPENERS
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Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U

C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)

Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Fantastic - well done!
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The rare ass/diq/ars/crunt scramble.

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