Tuesday 13 August 2013

NG 192

New game 192 is now ready for play.


Round 1: M D E O I T S R I

My selection: MORTISED


Round 2: I I E G B S E R E

My selection: BEIGES
Best: BESIEGER


Round 3: Target 214 from 100 75 7 9 6 10

My selection: 214 = (9 - 6)*(75 - 7) + 10


Round 4: A O E T S T I P O

My selection: POTATOES


Round 5: F A E D C O H A S

My selection: FACADES


Round 6: Target 533 from 25 100 75 1 2 8

My selection: 533 = (100 + 75)*(2 + 1) + 8


Round 7: H R A M A N R U N

My selection: HUMAN
Best: HANUMAN


Round 8: Target 697 from 25 100 75 4 9 2

My selection: 697 = 9*(75 + 2) + 4


Round 9: NAOMI MOAN

My selection: [N/A -- conundrum chosen explicitly]
Best: MONOMANIA

5 comments:

Mike Backhouse said...

Great job as usual Geoff.

SORTIED
BEERS
x- (9-6)*75-10=215 1 away (went over time)
POTTIES
CHASED
8 away- won't even bother posting - grrr...
MANNA
(9-2)*100-75/25=697
x - jumped in with wrong and too short AMMONIA. Hadn't heard of word.

Victor said...

1. STORMED
2. BEIGES
3. 214 = 9*(100 - 75) - 10 + 7 - 6
4. TOASTIE
5. CHASED
6. 533 = (2 + 1)*(100 + 75) + 8
7. UNARM
8. 697 = 9*(75 + 2) + 4
9. X - also spotted AMMONIA

Geoff Bailey said...

Oooh, I like SORTIED. I'll generally find STEROID instead from that mix, but wish I'd seen SORTIED.

Apologies a bit for the conundrum -- I realise it was a bit iffy.

Sam Gaffney said...

1. MORTISED
2. GIBES
3. 214 = 9*(100 - 75) - 10 - 7 + 6
4. POTATOES
5. FACADES
6. 533 = (75+1)*8 - 100 + 25
7. HUMAN
8. 697 = 9*(75 + 2) + 4 or (9-2)*100 - 75/25
9. MONOMANIA - 9.5s. Great word, I do not accept Geoff's apology.

Anonymous said...

Round 3, I struggled seeing an easier way so eventually found 214 = (17*75+9)/6

Ron