Monday 24 November 2014

NG 521

New game 521 is now available.


Round 1: T T O I A R S K P

My selection: PATRIOTS


Round 2: E C T R M A I E W


My selection: CREMATE
Best: CREWMATE


Round 3: Target 468 from 50 7 5 2 1 8

My selection: 468 = (8 + 1)*(50 + 2)


Round 4: T A F E I R S H O

My selection: HOARIEST


Round 5: N D E I S L D A N

I talked myself out of the valid ISLANDED, annoyingly.

My selection: DENIALS
Best: ISLANDED


Round 6: Target 570 from 50 100 1 1 4 9

My selection: 570 = (9 + 1)*(50 - 4 + 1) + 100


Round 7: M S O D M O O E F

My selection: MOODS
Best: MODEMS


Round 8: Target 154 from 50 75 4 8 8 10

My selection: 154 = (10 - 8)*75 + 4


Round 9: ENABLE WHO

My selection: WHALEBONE (18.0s)

4 comments:

Mike Backhouse said...

PASTOR
RECITE
(7+2)*(50+2)=468
FATHERS
SINNED
9*(50+1+1)+100=568 (2 off)
MOOED
(10-8)*75+4=154
x

Sam G said...

1. TROIKAS
2. EMIRATE
3. 468 = (50 + 7)*8 + (5+1)*2
4. HOARIEST
5. ISLANDED
6. 570 = (50-4+1)*(9+1) + 100
7. MOODS
8. 154 = (10-8)*75 + 4
9. WHALEBONE - 6.6s

Geoff Bailey said...

Mike: Your round 3 answer has the right idea, but uses the 2 twice, I'm afraid.

Mike Backhouse said...

Thanks Geoff. Can't work out why I didn't just go for (8+1)*(50+2)=468.