tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post4290668393800950253..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: NG 396Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-37756608409012734842014-06-04T17:49:39.794+10:002014-06-04T17:49:39.794+10:00Congratulations on finding the full monty, Sam. I...Congratulations on finding the full monty, Sam. It should be familiar -- it almost turned up in one of your games! (<a href="http://playinglettersandnumbers.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/ep-343-sam-gaffney-lewis-robinson.html" rel="nofollow">Episode 343</a>, as it turns out; I recalled David mentioning this at the time.)Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-41955571926515904712014-06-04T14:33:49.406+10:002014-06-04T14:33:49.406+10:001. MANIFESTO. Always tough; I started with MASONIT...1. MANIFESTO. Always tough; I started with MASONITE, then it just rang a bell.<br />2. NATION<br />3. 736 = (736-10+2)*(9-1)<br />4. CATHODES<br />5. MUSICAL<br />6. 471 = (50+3)*7 + 100<br />7. MATURED<br />8. one off: 960 = 9*100+75-25+8+2<br />9. -Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-84308503090767989512014-06-03T20:14:22.978+10:002014-06-03T20:14:22.978+10:001. foamiest
2. nation
3. (100+5)x(10-2-1)=735 (1 o...1. foamiest<br />2. nation<br />3. (100+5)x(10-2-1)=735 (1 off)<br />4. ditches<br />5. manuals<br />6. 3x(100+50+7)=471<br />7. mustard<br />8. 9x[100+(8/2)]+25=961<br />9. x trailableAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341377626740484112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-48670548434410856582014-06-03T17:42:40.264+10:002014-06-03T17:42:40.264+10:00It is plausible that it got mentioned at some poin...It is plausible that it got mentioned at some point, anyway -- MONTIE is not listed, and although MONTY is as a variant form of MONTE (both a type of card game, and colloquial for "a certainty"), the plural form MONTIES is not explicitly listed. So a strict interpretation would rule it out.<br /><br />You were right to avoid UNCLAIMS (UNCLAIMED is listed, though). And I like BALLERITA! *chuckles*Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-57720074726686095142014-06-03T12:34:41.619+10:002014-06-03T12:34:41.619+10:00In glancing at my notes, I realised I missed MUSTA...In glancing at my notes, I realised I missed MUSTARD in round 7. Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-80475882580493524982014-06-03T05:00:10.822+10:002014-06-03T05:00:10.822+10:00STONE and wondered about MONTIES as I thought this...STONE and wondered about MONTIES as I thought this might have been excluded recently?<br />TRAIN<br />(9-2)*(100+5)+1=736<br />COASTED<br />CLAIMS and presumed UNCLAIMS was not valid<br />4*100+7*10=470 (1 off) and just after time 3*(100+50+7)=471<br />STARED<br />9*100+75-25+8+2=960 (1 off)<br />x BALLERITA (made up word-a SENORITA who is also a BALLERINA!)Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.com