Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512629 times)

jane · « **Reply #2080 on:** May 12, 2012, 02:21:02 PM »

Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO

The rules are simple:

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

The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.

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

The winner becomes the new challenger.

Ex:

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

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

What is it?

Good Luck !!

Frybabe · « **Reply #2081 on:** May 12, 2012, 02:53:12 PM »

pedln · « **Reply #2082 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:22:34 PM »

I'd like either an M or an F, please

JoanP · « **Reply #2083 on:** May 12, 2012, 07:38:35 PM »

Oh my - what to do? A, E, Y, M, F...

I'm forgetting the rules - am I supposed to give you one letter a day - or all of the letters guessed?

Until the rules are cleared, I'll tell you three things...

No, there is no Aaaaak

Yes, to all of the letters guessed. Is that fair?

Oh, and I'll tell you where the first letter guessed is placed..

- -

- -

- A - - - - ' S

- - - - -

PatH · « **Reply #2084 on:** May 12, 2012, 08:20:30 PM »

JoanP, the rules have gotten quite flexible. I think it boils down to this: you have to give one letter, but can give more at your discretion. It's good to give more, keeps the game lively, but 5 would be overdoing it.

pedln · « **Reply #2085 on:** May 13, 2012, 01:35:39 PM »

An A helps to separate the men from the boys, or the boys from the girls.

In My Father's House

JoanP · « **Reply #2086 on:** May 13, 2012, 05:34:54 PM »

Yep, you got it, Pedln. You know me - free advertising. This book is one of five or six nominated for next month's Book Club Online - we'll be voting in a few days....though there's still time to nominate a title if you wish. The title is a link to a review...

In My Father's House by Miranda Seymour

Hope you had a happy day!

pedln · « **Reply #2087 on:** May 14, 2012, 10:25:00 AM »

Quite a bunch to choose from - In my Father's House, In My Mother's House, On My Father's Grave, and on and on and on. Actually, I was thinking of the same title by Carrie Ten Boom, not Miranda Seymour. But advertise away, a good idea.

Give me a day to see what can be found.

pedln · « **Reply #2088 on:** May 14, 2012, 10:39:15 AM »

Not exactly advertising. Non-fiction, maybe a memoir? New, I think.

“___ ___ ___ ___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___”

I don't know why the quotation marks are there. Must be publisher's privilege.

jane · « **Reply #2089 on:** May 14, 2012, 11:00:42 AM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2090 on:** May 14, 2012, 11:15:33 AM »

Or "G"?

pedln · « **Reply #2091 on:** May 15, 2012, 09:31:43 AM »

Jane was first, so we'll give her an E

“___ ___ ___ ___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___”

I don't know why the quotation marks are there. Must be publisher's privilege.

JoanP · « **Reply #2092 on:** May 15, 2012, 11:11:10 AM »

How about "N"?

pedln · « **Reply #2093 on:** May 15, 2012, 07:21:59 PM »

Well, the lone N is already there, but here's the G you asked for.
I guess this could be advertising, in a long round about way.

“___ ___ ___ ___ N G ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___”

JoanK · « **Reply #2094 on:** May 15, 2012, 08:01:29 PM »

Well, we have to have an "I"

pedln · « **Reply #2095 on:** May 15, 2012, 10:26:22 PM »

Two eyes are better than one.

“___ ___ ___ I N G ___ ___ ___ I E ___”

jane · « **Reply #2096 on:** May 16, 2012, 10:00:47 AM »

pedln · « **Reply #2097 on:** May 16, 2012, 06:13:20 PM »

This book has a slight tie-in to the ones JoanP is advertising.

“___ ___ ___ I N G ___ ___ ___ I E S”

JoanK · « **Reply #2098 on:** May 16, 2012, 07:36:41 PM »

We still need vowels. An A?

JoanP · « **Reply #2099 on:** May 16, 2012, 08:08:35 PM »

It's by Anne Enright, right?

pedln · « **Reply #2100 on:** May 16, 2012, 11:02:50 PM »

Yes, indeed.

“___ A ___ I N G ___ A ___ I E S”

JoanK · « **Reply #2101 on:** May 17, 2012, 01:57:44 PM »

pedln · « **Reply #2102 on:** May 17, 2012, 08:18:09 PM »

Sorry, no D.

I think someone has solved this.

It is not "Saving Ladies."

JoanP · « **Reply #2103 on:** May 17, 2012, 08:21:59 PM »

How about a "B"?

pedln · « **Reply #2104 on:** May 17, 2012, 09:20:16 PM »

One down, one to go.

“___ A ___ I N G B A B I E S”

JoanP · « **Reply #2105 on:** May 18, 2012, 11:51:45 AM »

A "K"?

pedln · « **Reply #2106 on:** May 18, 2012, 04:02:10 PM »

Only one more guess allowed

“___ A K I N G B A B I E S”

JoanP · « **Reply #2107 on:** May 18, 2012, 06:07:36 PM »

OK, OK - but you practically gave it away, Pedln!

MAKING BABIES - same author who wrote "The Gathering" which is one of the 6 contenders for the next Book Club Online discussion in June. There's a three way tie in there now - I hope you get to vote before Tuesday. Maybe we'll have to have a run off...

pedln · « **Reply #2108 on:** May 19, 2012, 12:06:32 PM »

WINNER!!! WINNER!!! WINNER!!!

Congratulations, JoanP.

It looks like you've got a good ballot to choose from for June. I'm not voting for the June selection. It looks like I'll be home for all of 10 days, or so, in June. First the east coast, and then the west. Haven't made Seattle reservations yet, but they'll be near the end of the month.

JoanP · « **Reply #2109 on:** May 19, 2012, 07:11:10 PM »

A busy busy June, Pedln! Your new auto will take you west to east?

I won... so my prize is to put up another - hoping to stump the panel...
This is fiction - relatively new - published in the last ten years or so -

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S

jane · « **Reply #2110 on:** May 19, 2012, 07:43:51 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2111 on:** May 20, 2012, 01:34:48 PM »

Yes, Jane - there are two "Es"...

_ _ E _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S

jane · « **Reply #2112 on:** May 20, 2012, 01:56:38 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2113 on:** May 21, 2012, 08:25:56 AM »

Sorry, Jane - no "R" ....

_ _ E _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S

Letters guessed: e, r

pedln · « **Reply #2114 on:** May 21, 2012, 10:20:16 AM »

An H?

Are we looking for a US title or a British title here?

JoanP · « **Reply #2115 on:** May 21, 2012, 03:16:45 PM »

The author is Brit-ish, Pedln...

...and oh yes, there are 3 H's-

_ H E _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ H _ H _ _ _ S

Letters guessed: e, r, h

JoanK · « **Reply #2116 on:** May 21, 2012, 03:20:08 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2117 on:** May 21, 2012, 05:45:19 PM »

Yes, Maam...there are two of them - does that give it away?

T H E _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ H T H _ _ _ S

Letters guessed: e, r, h, t

pedln · « **Reply #2118 on:** May 21, 2012, 10:40:26 PM »

A vowel -- O?

JoanP · « **Reply #2119 on:** May 22, 2012, 08:46:09 AM »

Two "O" s, Pedln. They should help. This novel was later adapted for a film...

T H E _ E _ O O _ _ _ H T H _ _ _ S

Letters guessed: e, r, h, t, o

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512629 times)