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albaugh
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Experimental new on-line word game
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Oct 17 17:14 UTC 1997 |
I was thinking about another kind of word game that might be worth trying
on-line here in the grex language conference. The idea is to respond with
another word that differs from the previous word according to these rules:
-change just one letter
-remove one of the letters (minimum word length = 4 letters)
-insert/append a letter (maximum word length = ? letters)
Example sequence: bold -> cold -> scold -> scald -> scale -> sale ...
If this were a parlor game with a set number of players, I'd envision that
each player able to offer another word would get a point, or have to pass,
and the player coming up with a word that no one could follow would get 5
points and get to pick the next word. On-line, we can't control order of
players or awarding points, so your reward for stumping others would be to
get to pick the next word.
Why don't we give it a try, and if it sux, this item will die a natural death.
Let's stick to words that can be found in an "American" English dictionary,
similarly as for the 5- and 6-letter word games. If you have suggestions for
better on-line rules, by all means offer them! :-) I'll start the game in
response #1.
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albaugh
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response 1 of 263:
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Oct 20 15:45 UTC 1997 |
game
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kami
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response 2 of 263:
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Oct 20 17:22 UTC 1997 |
lame
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albaugh
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response 3 of 263:
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Oct 20 17:40 UTC 1997 |
lime
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rcurl
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response 4 of 263:
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Oct 20 17:56 UTC 1997 |
clime
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e4808mc
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response 5 of 263:
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Oct 20 21:00 UTC 1997 |
climb
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kentn
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response 6 of 263:
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Oct 21 02:45 UTC 1997 |
limb
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rcurl
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response 7 of 263:
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Oct 21 05:27 UTC 1997 |
limbo
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e4808mc
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response 8 of 263:
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Oct 21 15:46 UTC 1997 |
bimbo
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albaugh
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response 9 of 263:
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Oct 21 16:31 UTC 1997 |
Main Entry: bilbo Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural bilboes
Etymology: perhaps from Bilboa, Spain Date: 1557
: a long bar of iron with sliding shackles used to confine the feet of
prisoners especially on shipboard
BTW, another rule is that you can't use (repeat) a word that's already
been used in the same "round".
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davel
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response 10 of 263:
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Oct 21 16:34 UTC 1997 |
<dave contemplates saying "Bilbo" & sneaks away>
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rcurl
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response 11 of 263:
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Oct 21 17:48 UTC 1997 |
Assuming bilbo has been tendered, then
bilbos
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e4808mc
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response 12 of 263:
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Oct 21 22:20 UTC 1997 |
May we be risque? If so, I'll substitute d for the first b in bilbos.
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davel
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response 13 of 263:
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Oct 22 11:27 UTC 1997 |
Admittedly the system was very slow, but how albaugh slipped in **3 minutes**
ahead of me I can't imagine. His resp wasn't there when I read prior to
entering #10 ... & I was assuming that proper nouns were out.
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albaugh
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response 14 of 263:
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Oct 22 15:39 UTC 1997 |
Re: #11: dictionary said plural is bilboes (es), so can't use
Re: #12: don't know what a dilbo is :-)
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e4808mc
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response 15 of 263:
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Oct 22 16:54 UTC 1997 |
oops, my dirty mind was racing ahead. ;-)
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davel
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response 16 of 263:
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Oct 23 11:30 UTC 1997 |
bimbo
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albaugh
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response 17 of 263:
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Oct 23 16:34 UTC 1997 |
sorry davel, bimbo was already used this "round" in #8.
I found 1 more word stemming from bilbo which can itself be extended...
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rcurl
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response 18 of 263:
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Oct 23 17:41 UTC 1997 |
OK - for the sake of proceeding....though the winning strategy in this
game is to work out what's possible, and then jump in at just the
right moment......which this is not for me as far as I have figured.
bilboa (a variant of bilbo = sword)
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albaugh
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response 19 of 263:
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Oct 23 18:06 UTC 1997 |
balboa (nope, not the proper name, unit of money in Panama)
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davel
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response 20 of 263:
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Oct 24 18:08 UTC 1997 |
balboas?
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albaugh
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response 21 of 263:
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Oct 25 00:49 UTC 1997 |
bilboas (leaves 1 other word I know of now... ;-)
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rcurl
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response 22 of 263:
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Oct 26 16:20 UTC 1997 |
This game needs a files of words used, too....
bilboes
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albaugh
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response 23 of 263:
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Oct 27 14:10 UTC 1997 |
OK, I'm convinced there are no words that can be derived from bilboes that
haven't already been used. So rcurl, your turn to pick a new word!
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rcurl
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response 24 of 263:
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Oct 27 18:27 UTC 1997 |
If that is agreeable to all, I'll pick.... bilboes! No, but it is a thought
- how the game backs out of the dead end it gets into and then finds another.
Instead, lets proceed from
plane
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