Hangman
- Eddie Muir
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Re: Hangman
Not quite there.
W, please?
W, please?
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.
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Re: Hangman
Two Ws for you.
S+OW+ALL / IS / +I+'S / LITTLE / WHITE / MO+SE
Not in it : R
S+OW+ALL / IS / +I+'S / LITTLE / WHITE / MO+SE
Not in it : R
He called the greatest archers to a tavern on the green.
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Re: Hangman
I'm trying to think of every possible 3-letter name Enid might have used that hasn't already been ruled out by what letters have already been guessed and this is all I can come up with...
Snowball is Pip's little white mouse?
Snowball is Pip's little white mouse?
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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And you are completely correct, Courtenay! Good thinking. It relates to The Boys' and Girls' Circus Book.
I would say that the key to this game is not to try letters that are already obvious in the hope that they may be repeated (the odds are against you), but to concentrate on the words you don't know, eliminate those letters that have already been used and think what might be likely from what is left. Going for consonants can be more fruitful than vowels. T/N/R/S/H/D/L are the most likely consonants in English in that order. It's easier to guess words from their consonants than just their vowels.
Example: ++O++A++ tells you nothing, but SN++B+LL is fairly obvious.
Your turn, Courtenay.
Dave
I would say that the key to this game is not to try letters that are already obvious in the hope that they may be repeated (the odds are against you), but to concentrate on the words you don't know, eliminate those letters that have already been used and think what might be likely from what is left. Going for consonants can be more fruitful than vowels. T/N/R/S/H/D/L are the most likely consonants in English in that order. It's easier to guess words from their consonants than just their vowels.
Example: ++O++A++ tells you nothing, but SN++B+LL is fairly obvious.
Your turn, Courtenay.
Dave
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Re: Hangman
Now you're back from your holiday Courtenay......? More than one puzzle awaits your attention.
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And I'm so sorry I haven't been thinking about puzzles much lately!! Here's an extra-long one to make up for it...
"_ ' _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ / _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / — / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ ?"
(That dash is a long one for a pause in the sentence, not a hyphen between two words.)
"_ ' _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ / _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / — / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ ?"
(That dash is a long one for a pause in the sentence, not a hyphen between two words.)
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: Hangman
Sure to be some Es then?
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Re: Hangman
Naaaaaah.
"_ ' _ _ / _ E _ _ / _ _ _ / _ / _ E _ E _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ / _ E E / _ / _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ E / E _ E _ , / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / — / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ E _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ ?"
(Sorry for the delay with replying — I was out for most of the day.)
"_ ' _ _ / _ E _ _ / _ _ _ / _ / _ E _ E _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ / _ E E / _ / _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ E / E _ E _ , / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / — / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ E _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ ?"
(Sorry for the delay with replying — I was out for most of the day.)
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: Hangman
How about an A?
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.
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Re: Hangman
"_ ' _ _ / _ E _ _ / _ _ _ / A / _ E _ E _ _ A _ / _ _ / _ / _ E E / A / _ _ A _ _ , / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ E / E _ E _ , / _ A _ _ / _ A _ _ / — / A _ _ / _ _ _ / _ A _ _ / _ _ _ _ E _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ A _ ?"
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: Hangman
"_ ' _ _ / S E _ _ / _ _ _ / A / _ E _ E _ _ A _ / _ _ / _ / S E E / A / S _ A _ _ , / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ E / E _ E S , / _ A _ _ / _ A _ _ / — / A _ _ / _ _ _ / _ A _ _ / _ _ _ _ E _ S / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / S A _ ?"
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: Hangman
"I ' _ _ / S E _ _ / _ _ _ / A / _ E _ E _ _ A _ / I _ / I / S E E / A / S _ A _ _ , / _ I _ / _ _ _ / _ I _ _ / _ _ _ E / E _ E S , / _ A I _ / _ A I _ / — / A _ _ / _ _ _ / _ A _ _ / _ I _ _ E _ S / _ I _ / _ _ _ / S A _ ?"
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)