Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512881 times)

bluebird24 · « **Reply #3080 on:** December 16, 2012, 05:37:32 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 !!

h?

JoanP · « **Reply #3081 on:** December 16, 2012, 05:59:01 PM »

Bluebird...I thought everyone had given up. Yes an H! Now maybe you've got it?

S W E E T _ _ _ TH

PatH · « **Reply #3082 on:** December 18, 2012, 11:48:52 AM »

Sounds like Sweet Tooth, though I don't know the book.

JoanP · « **Reply #3083 on:** December 18, 2012, 07:56:37 PM »

WINNER!
You guessed right Pat! Sweet Tooth is Ian McEwan's new book...on the best sellers' lists right now. Remember his Atonement? Sweet Tooth gets mixed reviews you can read here:

http://www.ianmcewan.com/bib/books/sweettooth.html

PatH · « **Reply #3084 on:** December 19, 2012, 09:51:26 AM »

Yikes. I'm it in both games. Here's this one:

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___

___ ___ E

___ ___ ___ ___

Fiction

jane · « **Reply #3085 on:** December 19, 2012, 02:38:06 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #3086 on:** December 19, 2012, 03:22:59 PM »

More Es?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3087 on:** December 19, 2012, 03:43:18 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #3088 on:** December 19, 2012, 05:01:55 PM »

No Ss, but some of the others

___ E ___ ___ ___ E

___ ___

T ___ E

___ ___ ___ ___

Letters guessed: E, S, T.

JoanP · « **Reply #3089 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:41:08 PM »

An F?

JoanP · « **Reply #3090 on:** December 20, 2012, 06:36:22 PM »

Or D?

PatH · « **Reply #3091 on:** December 21, 2012, 03:01:05 PM »

One F, no D

___ E ___ ___ ___ E

___ F

T ___ E

___ ___ ___ ___

Letters guessed: D, E, F, S, T.

JoanK · « **Reply #3092 on:** December 21, 2012, 04:55:45 PM »

fill in the O, please.

JoanP · « **Reply #3093 on:** December 21, 2012, 05:18:53 PM »

How about an R?

JoanK · « **Reply #3094 on:** December 21, 2012, 06:31:45 PM »

PatH is visiting her daughters in Oregon, so she might be a bit slow to reply.

PatH · « **Reply #3095 on:** December 22, 2012, 12:31:42 AM »

No R, but you hit the jackpot with O, JoanK.

___ E O ___ ___ E

O F

T ___ E

___ O O ___

Letters guessed: D, E, F, O, R, S, T.

JoanP · « **Reply #3096 on:** December 22, 2012, 07:39:02 AM »

People of the Book - right? That O was the tip-off, but JoanK is still asleep!

JoanK · « **Reply #3097 on:** December 22, 2012, 02:02:15 PM »

You East coasters have an advantage, but I didn't get it.

PatH · « **Reply #3098 on:** December 22, 2012, 11:56:44 PM »

WINNER WINNER WINNER

People of the Book it is, JoanP.

JoanP · « **Reply #3099 on:** December 23, 2012, 07:44:54 AM »

hahha...I really don't know how we're keeping this thing going with all the travel and family gatherings, etc...

I'm going to do an AUTHOR'S NAME this time - an AUTHOR of a recent non-Fiction. This should keep you puzzling until New Year's - will need much of the alphabet for this one!

_ _ _ _ _ _ D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Frybabe · « **Reply #3100 on:** December 23, 2012, 08:23:15 AM »

I was a little late too, JoanK.

How about an R or two?

JoanP · « **Reply #3101 on:** December 23, 2012, 11:29:35 AM »

Good guess, Fry! I might even suspect that you know this author!

R _ _ _ _ R D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Frybabe · « **Reply #3102 on:** December 23, 2012, 12:28:16 PM »

Ryszard Kapuscinski

JoanP · « **Reply #3103 on:** December 23, 2012, 12:50:31 PM »

WINNER! Oh I just knew you'd get it...with Travels with Herodotus sitting right in front of you! Spelled correctly too! Did you know before you even guessed the Rs?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3104 on:** December 23, 2012, 01:10:05 PM »

I figured the first name was Richard at first. The only name I could thing of with such a long last name was Richard Chamberlain. Then it kind of stared at me when the banner cycled up.

__ __ __

__ __ U __

__ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:

__ __ __

__ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

JoanK · « **Reply #3105 on:** December 23, 2012, 01:19:27 PM »

Oh, my! There must be some E's in there?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3106 on:** December 23, 2012, 03:54:54 PM »

Of course, but not as many as you would thinks for such a long title.

__ __ E

__ __ UE

__ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:

__ __ __

__ E

__ __ __ __ E __ __

__ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

JoanK · « **Reply #3107 on:** December 23, 2012, 04:04:55 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #3108 on:** December 23, 2012, 06:55:09 PM »

T __ E

T __ UE

__ __ __ __ T

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:

__ __ __

__ E

__ __ T T E __ __

T __

__ __ __ __ __ T __ __ __

JoanP · « **Reply #3109 on:** December 23, 2012, 09:12:00 PM »

Well, S, right? Are you all ready for Christmas? I don't even have ornaments on the tree yet...nor have I baked the Yule Log. But other than that...

Frybabe · « **Reply #3110 on:** December 24, 2012, 08:05:34 AM »

S's coming up!

T __ E

T __ UE

S __ __ __ T

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ S:

__ __ __

__ E

__ __ T T E __ S

T __

__ __ __ __ S T __ __ S

PatH · « **Reply #3111 on:** December 24, 2012, 02:49:33 PM »

I sense an M.

JoanK · « **Reply #3112 on:** December 24, 2012, 05:12:20 PM »

And I an "R".

bluebird24 · « **Reply #3113 on:** December 24, 2012, 07:45:35 PM »

h?

no I saw the 1st word sweet not the last word tooth

Frybabe · « **Reply #3114 on:** December 24, 2012, 08:50:11 PM »

You sense right Pat, and JoanK gets her R's too. Ho! Ho! Ho!

T __ E

T R U E

S __ __ __ T

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ S:

__ __ __

__ E

__ __ T T E R S

T __

__ __ R __ S T M __ S

jane · « **Reply #3115 on:** December 25, 2012, 08:51:51 AM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #3116 on:** December 25, 2012, 07:33:23 PM »

Hi Jane, there are A's.

T __ E

T R U E

S A __ __ T

__ __ __ __ __ __ A S:

__ __ __

__ E

__ A T T E R S

T __

__ __ R __ S T M A S

jane · « **Reply #3117 on:** December 25, 2012, 09:52:00 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #3118 on:** December 26, 2012, 07:26:03 AM »

C's added.

T __ E

T R U E

S A __ __ T

__ __ C __ __ __ A S:

__ __ __

__ E

__ A T T E R S

T __

C __ R __ S T M A S

Do you see it yet?

JoanP · « **Reply #3119 on:** December 26, 2012, 08:09:00 AM »

I'm seeing most of it, all except for two words...will try for them - I think it might be the missing H's?

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512881 times)