tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post7211466961942126647..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: NG 97Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-61148415148204872822013-04-03T13:52:50.333+11:002013-04-03T13:52:50.333+11:001. COCHLEAR (I was concerned that this was only a ...1. COCHLEAR (I was concerned that this was only a proper noun)<br />2. x CONCISES (optimistic...). Sevens galore here.<br />3. 824 = (75*50-5)*5 + 100 - 25 Makes it all seem worthwhile when I get one of these.<br />4. MINERAL/MANLIER<br />5. EDITOR<br />6. 272 = 3*(100 - 1) - 25<br />7. TRAIL<br />8. 470 = 4*(100+5) + 50<br />9. EFFICIENT - 1.0sSam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-77782213192400916352013-04-03T12:32:12.911+11:002013-04-03T12:32:12.911+11:00Umm, oops. Sorry, Jan (and everyone else inconven...Umm, oops. Sorry, Jan (and everyone else inconvenienced by this). Fixed now, but too late.<br /><br />Victor: Congratulations on getting COCHLEAR -- it's definitely the word of the game.<br /><br />Mike: Your 470 may have been the long way around, but it was a good solution. Nice work!Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-32053552576156044182013-04-03T12:05:32.397+11:002013-04-03T12:05:32.397+11:00Here are mine:
ORACLE
COSSIE
1 off, Victor'...Here are mine:<br /><br />ORACLE <br />COSSIE <br />1 off, Victor's way <br />MARLIN <br />TIRED <br />3*(100-(9+1))+50/25=272<br />TRAIL <br />4*(100+25)-(50/2+5)=470 (long way around compared to Victor and Jan)<br />x- nothing after three minutes - but would be a hard word for me to 'see'.Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-55665661188499326872013-04-03T11:17:50.054+11:002013-04-03T11:17:50.054+11:00Thanks Victor.
I wish I had seen COCHLEAR and COU...Thanks Victor.<br /><br />I wish I had seen COCHLEAR and COUSINS!<br /><br />Not a game I am all that happy with<br /><br />CLOCHE<br />SCONES<br />75*(5+5) + 50 + 25 = 825. 1 away<br />MARINE<br />RIOTED<br />9*25 + 50 - 3 = 272<br />TRAIT, TRAIL<br />4*100 + 50 + 25 - 5 = 470<br />- yet again, I was all around the conundrum, but couldn't get itJannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-60923685761273999032013-04-03T10:42:19.995+11:002013-04-03T10:42:19.995+11:00Not to worry Jan, the game number is in the URL an...Not to worry Jan, the game number is in the URL and you can manually select it that way.<br /><br />1. COCHLEAR<br />2. COUSINS<br />3. 1-away: 825 = 5*(100 + 75) - 50<br />4. MARINE<br />5. ROOTED<br />6. 272 = 3*(100 - 1) - 25<br />7. TRIAL<br />8. 470 = 4*100 + 50 + 25 - 5<br />9. EFFICIENT - 1.8sVictornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-49070362414167563602013-04-02T22:58:24.770+11:002013-04-02T22:58:24.770+11:00Hey Geoff, you forgot the link to the game :(Hey Geoff, you forgot the link to the game :(Jannoreply@blogger.com