Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512843 times)

PatH · « **Reply #2920 on:** October 20, 2012, 05:04:38 PM »

BLANKO

Welcome to our newest brain teaser

The rules are simple:

The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.

Example:

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

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

What is it?

The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.

At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)

The winner becomes the new Challenger.

Good Luck !!

PatH · « **Reply #2921 on:** October 20, 2012, 05:05:49 PM »

New quiz:

___ ___ E

___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Fiction

jane · « **Reply #2922 on:** October 20, 2012, 05:11:52 PM »

Other E's?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2923 on:** October 20, 2012, 10:09:13 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #2924 on:** October 21, 2012, 07:59:30 AM »

More Es

___ ___ E

___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ E

PatH · « **Reply #2925 on:** October 21, 2012, 11:07:12 AM »

The Ns will probably give it to you:

___ ___ E

___ ___ ___ N

___ N ___

___ ___ ___ ___ E N ___ E

JoanK · « **Reply #2926 on:** October 21, 2012, 04:15:10 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #2927 on:** October 21, 2012, 04:19:38 PM »

One

___ ___ E

___ ___ ___ N

A N ___

___ ___ ___ ___ E N ___ E

Letters guessed: A, E, N

JoanK · « **Reply #2928 on:** October 21, 2012, 04:21:31 PM »

And a "T"

JoanP · « **Reply #2929 on:** October 21, 2012, 04:39:43 PM »

Still in wonder at Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - after TWO letters!

How about a C?

JoanK · « **Reply #2930 on:** October 21, 2012, 07:24:12 PM »

"The Moon and Sixpence"?

PatH · « **Reply #2931 on:** October 21, 2012, 07:28:00 PM »

YES!

I was just about to give JoanP her C when you came in. Good job!

JoanK · « **Reply #2932 on:** October 21, 2012, 09:07:19 PM »

AAAACK. Now I have to think of something. Back tomorrow.

JoanK · « **Reply #2933 on:** October 21, 2012, 09:27:50 PM »

ok, NON=FICTION

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PatH · « **Reply #2934 on:** October 21, 2012, 09:36:18 PM »

You aren't going to give us one letter?

JoanK · « **Reply #2935 on:** October 22, 2012, 05:22:00 PM »

Sorry about that.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ T __ __ __ __ __ __

jane · « **Reply #2936 on:** October 22, 2012, 07:45:53 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #2937 on:** October 22, 2012, 10:20:56 PM »

E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __

__ __ __ T __ __ __ __ __ __

Guessed so far: E

(Note: I have seen variant spellings in references to this but, as far as I can determine, this one is correct.)

JoanP · « **Reply #2938 on:** October 23, 2012, 09:59:13 AM »

Lots of letters still needed. How about a few R's?

jane · « **Reply #2939 on:** October 23, 2012, 10:51:28 AM »

JoanK · « **Reply #2940 on:** October 23, 2012, 03:13:00 PM »

E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __

__ R __ T __ __ __ __ __ __

Sorry, no S's.

Guessed so far: E, R, S

PatH · « **Reply #2941 on:** October 23, 2012, 03:31:17 PM »

Those long words are killers. For some reason I fancy a U.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2942 on:** October 23, 2012, 03:40:19 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2943 on:** October 23, 2012, 06:28:02 PM »

Or V?

JoanK · « **Reply #2944 on:** October 23, 2012, 08:45:30 PM »

E N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __

__ R __ T __ N N __ __ __

Sorry, no U's or V's.

Guessed so far: E, R, S, N, U, V

JoanP · « **Reply #2945 on:** October 23, 2012, 08:56:54 PM »

Well, surely a B?

JoanK · « **Reply #2946 on:** October 24, 2012, 01:09:02 AM »

Sounds like you've got it, Joan.

E N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __

B R __ T __ N N __ __ __

Guessed so far: E, R, S, N, U, V, B

Frybabe · « **Reply #2947 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:22:48 AM »

Light Bulb went on so early in the morning.

Encyclopedia Britannica

JoanP · « **Reply #2948 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:25:12 AM »

Early Bird!

PatH · « **Reply #2949 on:** October 24, 2012, 10:40:56 AM »

Wow! Of course!

JoanK · « **Reply #2950 on:** October 24, 2012, 03:23:59 PM »

WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS

I think Fry and JoanP should share, since she must have gotten it to guess a B.

Technically, it's EncyclopAedia Britannica. The variant spelling I was talking about. That's the spelling on my old one, and I stuck to it. They've probably modernized it by now.

PatH · « **Reply #2951 on:** November 09, 2012, 07:57:41 PM »

No one seems to want to take credit, and it's been a while, so here is one to fill in. Substitute yours if you want.

___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___

___ ___

A

___ ___ ___ ___

JoanK · « **Reply #2952 on:** November 10, 2012, 03:21:40 PM »

Give me that E

PatH · « **Reply #2953 on:** November 10, 2012, 05:16:50 PM »

Good choice, JoanK:

___ ___ ___ E E

___ E ___

___ ___

A

___ ___ ___ ___

Frybabe · « **Reply #2954 on:** November 10, 2012, 05:21:18 PM »

Three Men in a Boat.

I have it on my Kindle, waiting to be read.

PatH · « **Reply #2955 on:** November 10, 2012, 08:07:34 PM »

BINGO!

Do read it, Frybabe, it's amusing. Then read Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog, one of her time-traveling historian books, but also a take-off on Three Men. It's light-hearted and funny.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2956 on:** November 10, 2012, 09:39:50 PM »

This one is in my wish list.

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JoanK · « **Reply #2957 on:** November 11, 2012, 12:16:13 AM »

I loved "Three Men in a boat". What is it with the English and rivers? I'm reading a mystery now abour the "longboats", long, narrow boats with a foot of draft built for England's canals, and the longboat people who spend their lives on them.

Another E please?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2958 on:** November 11, 2012, 07:24:06 AM »

I forgot to put a starter letter in there didn't I. Sigh!
There are most definitely E's in this one.

E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ -

__ E C __ E __ __,

__ __ __ __ E __ __

__ __ __

__ __ __ E

This book may be familiar to our Aussie/NZ contingent

PatH · « **Reply #2959 on:** November 11, 2012, 08:30:35 AM »

I'd like an N.

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512843 times)