tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post4310604729271891676..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: NG 224Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-30299464515265117682013-09-28T12:01:08.660+10:002013-09-28T12:01:08.660+10:00Welcome back, Andrew, and congratulations on the m...Welcome back, Andrew, and congratulations on the maximal game!Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-58742261407543187392013-09-27T17:21:34.234+10:002013-09-27T17:21:34.234+10:00Mine were:
SOPRANI
NARRATES
116 (2x58)
REALLOTS
PO...Mine were:<br />SOPRANI<br />NARRATES<br />116 (2x58)<br />REALLOTS<br />POWERING<br />136 (25+50+75-8-6)<br />COMEDIC<br />866, at the last gasp (3+4 x 7 x 25 - 9)<br />1.5sAndrew Fishernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-38984049463184331372013-09-27T16:56:05.102+10:002013-09-27T16:56:05.102+10:00Yes, very nearly identical -- nice game, Victor. ...Yes, very nearly identical -- nice game, Victor. At the risk of sounding self-serving. *chuckles*<br /><br />And congratulations, Sam -- LATERALS and the fast conundrum ensured your victory. Good to see that people have been learning words from this process (PARISON).<br /><br />And general well-done to people on finding STELLAR. I realised this morning that ROSELLA is another seven in the mix -- post updated to include it.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-69439662093872254672013-09-27T15:09:24.158+10:002013-09-27T15:09:24.158+10:001. sprain
2. arrest
3. (2x50)+10+7-1=116
4. stella...1. sprain<br />2. arrest<br />3. (2x50)+10+7-1=116<br />4. stellar<br />5. powering<br />6. (75+50+25)-6-8=136<br />7. medico<br />8. [(5x4)-3]x50 +25-9=866 but out of time...<br />9. courgette 14.4sAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341377626740484112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-7804190808057092722013-09-27T10:38:53.772+10:002013-09-27T10:38:53.772+10:00Correction, Round 8 was on target, not 2-away (cli...Correction, Round 8 was on target, not 2-away (clipboard-related error).<br /><br />While I'm at it, my NG 223 Round 6 solution was actually 330 = 7*50 - 100/5 (same malfunction).Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-86050783453946125872013-09-27T10:29:16.382+10:002013-09-27T10:29:16.382+10:001. PARISON
2. ANTLERS
3. 116 = 2*(50 + 7 + 1)
4. L...1. PARISON<br />2. ANTLERS<br />3. 116 = 2*(50 + 7 + 1)<br />4. LATERALS<br />5. FINGER, I really hate missing electricity-related words.<br />6. 136 = (75-6-1)*50/25<br />7. COMEDIC<br />8. 2-away: 866 = (4*50-25)*5 - 9<br />9. COURGETTE - 1.0s, this has nearly been in recent letter rounds, hence the speed, perhaps.Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-55545478534700098592013-09-27T04:45:54.724+10:002013-09-27T04:45:54.724+10:00Here are mine:
POURS
ANTLERS
Geoff and Victor...Here are mine:<br /><br />POURS <br />ANTLERS<br />Geoff and Victor's way <br />STELLAR <br />ROPING (love POWERING)<br />Victor's way <br />MEDICO<br />x- out of range <br />x-tough indeed!Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-58457431910847297222013-09-26T23:49:59.489+10:002013-09-26T23:49:59.489+10:00Almost identical answers to Geoff, so I'm pret...Almost identical answers to Geoff, so I'm pretty happy about my performance today.<br /><br />1. PARISON<br />2. ANTLERS<br />3. 116 = 2*(50 + 7 + 1)<br />4. STELLAR<br />5. POWERING<br />6. 136 = 75 + 50 + 25 - 8 - 6<br />7. COMEDIC<br />8. 2-away: 864 = 4*((50 + 25)*3 - 9)<br />9. COURGETTE - 13.2s - happy to solve this in time, I thought it was a bit toughVictornoreply@blogger.com