Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 490918 times)

Mippy · « **Reply #200 on:** June 15, 2010, 02:33:30 PM »

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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO

The rules are simple:

The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.

Ex:

Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

What is it?

The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.

At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.

The winner becomes the new Challenger.

Good Luck !!

List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:

1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210

E please

Frybabe · « **Reply #201 on:** June 15, 2010, 04:50:54 PM »

I don't think my spaces are showing up very well. The title is four words.

Gumtree · « **Reply #202 on:** June 16, 2010, 04:35:01 AM »

Yes it is hard to see - are the letters grouped as 5 - 5 - 2 - 5 ?

Mippy · « **Reply #203 on:** June 16, 2010, 06:37:21 AM »

Margie, if I understand the game, you only had that E yesterday, so give it, Frybabe!

Frybabe · « **Reply #204 on:** June 16, 2010, 12:15:09 PM »

Ready for another round? Mippy supplied the one and only letter. E

__ E __ E __

__ E __ __ __

__ __

__ __ B E __

Non-fiction travel adventure.

JoanK · « **Reply #205 on:** June 16, 2010, 03:46:38 PM »

Seven years in Tibet?

Frybabe · « **Reply #206 on:** June 16, 2010, 07:50:56 PM »

Right O, JoanK. Tag, you're it!

JoanK · « **Reply #207 on:** June 17, 2010, 02:46:11 PM »

I loved that book! Anyone who hasn't read it should.

It's funny, I was just reading you all talking about how it jumps out at you, and thinking there must be something wrong with me not to see it, when I saw it!

Back when I think of one.

JoanK · « **Reply #208 on:** June 17, 2010, 02:50:47 PM »

Here goes

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Nonfiction

PatH · « **Reply #209 on:** June 17, 2010, 09:26:43 PM »

How about a T?

Gumtree · « **Reply #210 on:** June 18, 2010, 05:15:59 AM »

How about ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN

JoanK · « **Reply #211 on:** June 18, 2010, 03:12:32 PM »

Oh, Gum!!! You're too clever for me! Or that was too easy! Now you're it.

Gumtree · « **Reply #212 on:** June 19, 2010, 12:13:08 AM »

NO - not too clever and not too easy - I just happened to 'see' it

Here's an easy one - Fiction

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ N __ __ __

JoanK · « **Reply #213 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:48:56 PM »

Is the first word "the"?

Maryemm · « **Reply #214 on:** June 19, 2010, 03:46:09 PM »

An O please?

Gumtree · « **Reply #215 on:** June 20, 2010, 01:37:19 AM »

Oops! I put too many letters in the last word of the title -

- the guesses today are the and O -

I choose O - there is no O in this title.

Here it is again - with the correct number of letters this time.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ N __ __

Fiction

Mippy · « **Reply #216 on:** June 21, 2010, 06:19:22 AM »

T please

Gumtree · « **Reply #217 on:** June 21, 2010, 06:23:57 AM »

H'mm... no one requesting letters today - the only suggestion I have is from JoanK who wants the first word to be The - and so it is - G'rrr

The current state of play is:

THE __ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ N __ __

Well known fiction.

Frybabe · « **Reply #218 on:** June 21, 2010, 02:03:43 PM »

Ok Gumtree, how about an L.

Gumtree · « **Reply #219 on:** June 22, 2010, 05:17:53 AM »

Oh dear! Only one player today and she wants an L

OK but it will probably give the whole show away ...

THE __ __ __ __ L __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ N __ L

Well known fiction

pedln · « **Reply #220 on:** June 22, 2010, 09:58:04 AM »

I think this calls for an A

Frybabe · « **Reply #221 on:** June 22, 2010, 04:15:33 PM »

The Scarlet Pimpernel

PatH · « **Reply #222 on:** June 22, 2010, 04:24:32 PM »

That's got to be right, Frybabe!

JoanK · « **Reply #223 on:** June 22, 2010, 05:30:49 PM »

You beat me to it, Fry.

Frybabe · « **Reply #224 on:** June 22, 2010, 06:52:19 PM »

This one should be easy.

True sea adventure:

__ __ __

__ __ __ __ __

__ __ F __ __ __

__ __ __

__ __ __ __

PatH · « **Reply #225 on:** June 22, 2010, 07:00:27 PM »

Two Years Before the Mast

Frybabe · « **Reply #226 on:** June 22, 2010, 11:05:17 PM »

YES! It is Two Years Before the Mast. You're turn PatH.

Gumtree · « **Reply #227 on:** June 23, 2010, 05:39:06 AM »

Well ! I went to bed and when I came in today I find not only has my puzzle been solved but the next one has been as well

and yes it could only be The Scarlet Pimpernel

so Congrats to Frybabe - however belatedly !

and to PatH as well - I guess you're busy 'thinking' right now Pat.

PatH · « **Reply #228 on:** June 23, 2010, 07:38:46 AM »

This title also has a sea connection:

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ O__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Gumtree · « **Reply #229 on:** June 23, 2010, 10:55:37 AM »

How about The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

PatH · « **Reply #230 on:** June 23, 2010, 12:15:30 PM »

Yes, Gumtree. That didn't take long. Tag, you're it.

Gumtree · « **Reply #231 on:** June 23, 2010, 01:03:01 PM »

Another with a sea connection :

__ __ __ __ __ __ P __ __ __ __

PatH · « **Reply #232 on:** June 23, 2010, 01:28:03 PM »

HMS Surprise

Gumtree · « **Reply #233 on:** June 23, 2010, 01:48:09 PM »

YES This is really weird ! I have to go to bed again - have fun!

pedln · « **Reply #234 on:** June 23, 2010, 03:13:06 PM »

Congratulations. Why am I not surprised?

And who will be the first to win 4 out of 7?

PatH · « **Reply #235 on:** June 23, 2010, 07:39:22 PM »

It's the sea connection that does it. Here's another.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ O __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Gumtree · « **Reply #236 on:** June 24, 2010, 03:08:45 PM »

Can't see the full title on this one ...

So let's have an E please

PatH · « **Reply #237 on:** June 24, 2010, 05:25:02 PM »

Just in case you meant the title runs off the screen, here it is vertical. New clue in a bit.
__ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ O __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __

__ __ __

__ __ __

PatH · « **Reply #238 on:** June 24, 2010, 06:36:18 PM »

Gum, I was hoping someone would come in and guess another letter, because I think the E will give it to you, but everyone's wised up.

__ __ E __ __ __

__ __ O __ __ __ __ __

__ E __ __ __ E __

__ __ __ E __

__ __ E

__ E __

Frybabe · « **Reply #239 on:** June 24, 2010, 07:46:12 PM »

Pat, I expect the last two words are "the Sea" but I can't think of any sea tales that match.

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 490918 times)