Thursday, 28 August 2014

NG 459

New game 459 is now available.


Round 1: R E I O F S D E H

My selection: FORESIDE


Round 2: B A T R A S A D R

The more polite seven to go with here is TABARDS.

My selection: BASTARD


Round 3: Target 504 from 50 6 3 1 4 6

My selection: 504 = (6 + 1)*6*3*4


Round 4: S R L E I A C N K

My selection: CARLINES
Best: CLEARSKIN


Round 5: L P T W E U U O L

My selection: PULLET
Best: POLLUTE


Round 6: Target 568 from 25 75 2 4 1 10

My selection: 568 = (10 - 2)*(75 - 4)


Round 7: E U C S T N I A R

My selection: URINATES
Best: TRUANCIES*


Round 8: Target 932 from 75 3 4 8 8 7

My selection: 932 = 4*(3*75 + 8)


Round 9: PRINT CASH

My selection: [N/A -- conundrum chosen explicitly]
Best: CHINSTRAP

4 comments:

Mike Backhouse said...

FISHED and wondered about HORSIER
RADARS
(6+3+1)*50+4=504
SLACKER
PLOT and after time TOWEL
(75-25+4+2+1)*10=570 (2 off)
RECAST
(8+4)*(75+3)-(8-7)=935 (3 off)
x

Sam Gaffney said...

HORSIER is good, Mike.

1. HORDES
2. BASTARD
3. 504 = ((50-6)*3-6)*4
4. CLINKERS
5. POLLUTE
6. 568 = ((75+1)*2-10)*4. Similar to the round 3 solve.
Better: (75-4)*(10-2)
7. CURTAINS/CERATINS. I think TRUANCIES is invalid (found later on).
8. 932 = (3*75 + 8)*4. Multiplying by 4 again!
9. CHINSTRAP - 7.7s

Geoff Bailey said...

Well, HORSIER is good except for that round only having the one R in it. *grimaces*

Nice work to solve the conundum, Sam, and to find the full monty in round 7. It's not valid under the show's rules, but is acceptable under the revised rules I'm acting under.

Two full monties available today, doesn't happen too often.

Unknown said...

1. fisher
2. radars
3. (4+6)x50+3+1=504
4. rankles
5. pullet
6. (10-2)x(75-4)=568
7. scantier
8. (8+7-3)x75+(8x4)=932
9. ...all I could get was pinchstar!

Good to see 2 full monties!