This is a word game. I am thinking of a five letter word. You guess a
five letter word, and I tell you how many letter matches (in both letter
and place) there are. For example, if my secret word were <color>, and
you guessed <bosom>, I would answer *2*. 

This game is marvelous for long car rides with several people. Each guesser
takes turns, and the one that finally guesses the word, then chooses a
new secret word. It is guaranteed to keep the driver awake! As a car
game, no records can be kept, so you must remember the words that have
been guessed, and the responses - which isn't so easy! Here, the game should
go much faster. However we must have a rule that no one may make two
consecutive guesses. 

In addition, things would go rather slowly if everyone would have to wait
for me to respond to one word at a time. Therefore the game has to be
adapted to a computer conference. Let's try it out that *five* (5)
persons may offer guesses, and then things must hold until I sign on again,
and give the responses to those five words. We can decide later if this
number should be modified, or other adaptations made for Grex Letter Match.

OK - Let's Go!

1000 responses total.

I am thinking of a five letter word.

 silly

power

testy

#2  0; #3  0; #4  1.

I thought you were waiting for 5?

(No, after people enter 5, they're supposed to wait for *him*.)

 quack

total

#7 - that was the intent: open to negotiation.
#8 - Yes? Oh! That's a word!  0.
#9 - 0.

grimy

grimy  0

sport

meats

truly

sport   0
meats   1
truly   1

(The plot thickens!)

I am maintaining a running list of trial words, "counts", and players,
in /u/rcurl/letter.match

laugh

The rule was that no one could make two consecutive guesses. That was
to rule out a long list from one person, and also to increase the
"competitive tension". However, if no one else is playing.....I'l
respond on this one, but ask that the rule be followed (drag a friend
into the game).

laugh   1

width

(And much thanks for the list, rcurl!)

 (If we know one letter, do we tell? Or are we competing among ourselves
as well as with you?)

grace

width 1
grace 1

You are competing among yourselves, so don't announce a letter that
(you think ;->) you know. Of course, in the travelling version, the
"guessers" get absolutely apoplectic, waiting for their next turn
(everyone goes "in order"). I will also not confirm a letter - even
by mail. In regard to an implied question, you are not competing against
me, since I can't "win" - but I do have to check letter orders and
this is what keeps the driver awake if he/she is the word proposer. 
Of course, you know you have the word, when my answer is "5"!

mouse     (I claim this will have at least 2 & I suspect at least 3.)

chute

roach

flute

mouse 2
chute 3
roach 0
flute           ****
               |**
                  |
               ****

That's a 5. Congrats, davel. Normally, the winner is the proposer of
the next word. Do you want to continue, Dave?

Cool. That was my next guess. I think davel and I are using the same
method.

Pretty obviously so, after a point.  When you said you knew one I caught
myself up & knew two, & also noted your strategy.

Hm.  I may or may not be able to check in as often as Rane, & I will also
create a file of the same sort.  If there are any special rules on word
selection, it's too late now.

flume

Um, did davel say he had a word in mind? Is it always 5 letters?

Yes, I have a word in mind.  Since Rane said 5 letters, I stuck with 5.
Would I be clever enough to pick something different by only one letter
from the last?

For the record:
flume: 1  (robh)

geese

geese  0  (katie)

fired

blast

fired  0  (rcurl)
blast  2  (robh)

frown

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