tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post8398345704902261420..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: Ep 276: Paul Breen, Barry Cook (March 9, 2015; originally aired September 19, 2011)Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-18415281133871260272015-03-10T18:30:49.449+11:002015-03-10T18:30:49.449+11:00I hadn't thought of that Geoff. Thanks for the...I hadn't thought of that Geoff. Thanks for the tip as I would like to keep playing along with the TV episodes. Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-27906585375207351162015-03-10T17:42:35.619+11:002015-03-10T17:42:35.619+11:00You might want to be a bit careful with that, as w...You might want to be a bit careful with that, as we'll hopefully continue the re-runs through into series 4 (episode 301 and co). Fingers crossed, anyway.<br /><br />Starting at either episode 1 or NG 18 (when I shifted to the more helpful format for showing the games) would make sense, though. I can provide links if those are not easily findable.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-49609249025512299052015-03-10T12:54:23.107+11:002015-03-10T12:54:23.107+11:00Thanks for the info. I'll try and remember tha...Thanks for the info. I'll try and remember that trick for remembering TINAMOU. <br /><br />I must have started playing here after episode 372 so did not see your comment. But it gave me an idea to go back and play the earlier games, being careful not to scroll down past the letters, so I don't see the answers. That way I get some more practice with the benefit of your commentaries. (I need all the practice I can get, although I do detect some improvement since my earlier games, so I guess that's something). Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-81027482763900332302015-03-10T12:02:19.154+11:002015-03-10T12:02:19.154+11:00You were right to avoid MORISH, Mike -- the Macqua...You were right to avoid MORISH, Mike -- the Macquarie has MORE-ISH (with the hyphen) as the spelling. So if the E is present, go with HEROISM instead.<br /><br />I used to want to try MANITOU, but the Macquarie does not have it. (I mentioned this the first time in <a href="http://playinglettersandnumbers.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/ep-372-colin-shnier-alice-wheeler.html" rel="nofollow">episode 372</a>, I think.) It has made TINAMOU stick in my memory, though: I think "Ah, MANITOU. No, wait, that's not valid: TINAMOU."Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-85240571000573397372015-03-10T10:56:47.743+11:002015-03-10T10:56:47.743+11:00Great first four letter rounds from Barry.
I like...Great first four letter rounds from Barry.<br /><br />I liked the way the two name tags read "Paul Barry".<br /><br />1. AMBUSH<br />2. RELATE<br />3. 539 = (75-25+5)*10 - 8 - 3<br />4. OUTMAN<br />5. CAPERED<br />6. 989 = 10*(75 + 25) - 8 - 3<br />7. INCUBATE<br />8. 486 = 5*(75 + 25) - 10 - 3 - 1<br />9. VACCINATE - 8.9sSam Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974226775029093087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-55866526195348364052015-03-10T06:25:44.420+11:002015-03-10T06:25:44.420+11:00Actually, I checked dictionaries online and MANITO...Actually, I checked dictionaries online and MANITOU is there without a capital, just not in the Macquarie presumably.Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-79577127990591468872015-03-10T06:14:20.714+11:002015-03-10T06:14:20.714+11:00BRASH (wondered about MORISH but thought it dodgy)...BRASH (wondered about MORISH but thought it dodgy)<br />TANKER<br />Lily's way <br />x MANITOU (remembered this as the name of a movie, but on checking, it had a capital and was not in my second edition)<br />CARPED<br />Paul and Geoff's way<br />BANTER<br />5*(75+25-3)+1=486<br />xMike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-83515352914888659032015-03-09T23:12:12.731+11:002015-03-09T23:12:12.731+11:00Justin: So true! It's perfectly understandabl...Justin: So true! It's perfectly understandable in Lily's case -- she just has to pick numbers quickly, and it's natural to fall into familiar patterns -- but it should definitely have been someone's job in the crew to mix up the numbers between rounds.<br /><br />(I can sort of see why they don't do this -- the chance of dropping things and messing up other filming is there -- but still.)<br /><br />Well done to find BARIUMS and INCUBATE!Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-128335265415909202015-03-09T19:58:29.216+11:002015-03-09T19:58:29.216+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081430915626414854noreply@blogger.com