Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 513048 times)

Frybabe · « **Reply #3720 on:** April 26, 2013, 08:01:32 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 !!

YAY! We have a WINNER

The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon was a Nebula Winner (I think 2003). The main character is an autistic young man who is being pressured by his boss to go through an experimental therapy designed to cure it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_Dark

jane · « **Reply #3721 on:** April 26, 2013, 10:14:44 PM »

FICTION
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ A ___ ___ ___

GUESSED:

JoanK · « **Reply #3722 on:** April 26, 2013, 10:47:24 PM »

jane · « **Reply #3723 on:** April 27, 2013, 10:26:09 AM »

2 E's

FICTION

___ E ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ A ___ ___ ___

GUESSED: E

JoanP · « **Reply #3724 on:** April 27, 2013, 10:47:17 AM »

An R?

jane · « **Reply #3725 on:** April 27, 2013, 10:56:54 AM »

No, R's

FICTION

___ E ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ A ___ ___ ___

GUESSED: E, R

JoanP · « **Reply #3726 on:** April 27, 2013, 10:59:27 AM »

An M then?

pedln · « **Reply #3727 on:** April 27, 2013, 11:03:52 AM »

and a T ?

jane · « **Reply #3728 on:** April 27, 2013, 11:10:55 AM »

Hmmmm...no, no M, no T

This is a relatively new release...

"January 31, 2012
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
Entertainment Weekly • The Boston Globe • Kansas City Star"

I'll be gone for a bit...will check back later this day.

FICTION

___ E ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ A ___ ___ ___

GUESSED: E, R, M, T

Frybabe · « **Reply #3729 on:** April 27, 2013, 01:49:15 PM »

jane · « **Reply #3730 on:** April 27, 2013, 03:40:09 PM »

No, Ma'am...no L's

FICTION

___ E ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ A ___ ___ ___

GUESSED: E, R, M, T, L

JoanK · « **Reply #3731 on:** April 27, 2013, 05:18:43 PM »

jane · « **Reply #3732 on:** April 27, 2013, 08:31:49 PM »

No, S

FICTION

___ E ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ A ___ ___ ___

GUESSED: E, R, M, T, L, S

JoanP · « **Reply #3733 on:** April 27, 2013, 08:55:32 PM »

Hmmm...

N?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3734 on:** April 28, 2013, 06:53:19 AM »

jane · « **Reply #3735 on:** April 28, 2013, 08:57:38 AM »

FICTION

___ E ___ E N ___ ___ N ___

___ A C ___ ___

GUESSED: E, R, M, T, L, S, N, C

PatH · « **Reply #3736 on:** April 28, 2013, 08:59:29 AM »

jane · « **Reply #3737 on:** April 28, 2013, 09:36:28 AM »

FICTION

___ E ___ E N ___ ___ N G

___ A C ___ ___

GUESSED: E, R, M, T, L, S, N, C, G

JoanP · « **Reply #3738 on:** April 28, 2013, 10:31:41 AM »

I see it - Defending Jacob. Read a review in the Washington Post about this new legal thriller. What I remember is that the reviewer said the ending was unpredictable -
This was said in high praise, likening it to Stephen King's new book.

jane · « **Reply #3739 on:** April 28, 2013, 11:02:12 AM »

WINNER!! WINNER!

JoanP · « **Reply #3740 on:** April 28, 2013, 11:26:52 AM »

Thanks, Jane. That was a good one...we had to eliminating so many vowels until we reached the D!

A new one...Fiction -

_ _ / _ _ / _ _ : _ _ _ _ E _

jane · « **Reply #3741 on:** April 28, 2013, 11:39:48 AM »

Other E's?

JoanP · « **Reply #3742 on:** April 28, 2013, 05:01:34 PM »

That was the only E, Jane.

PatH · « **Reply #3743 on:** April 28, 2013, 06:00:04 PM »

Goodness; the punctuation alone ought to give it to us.

O?

JoanP · « **Reply #3744 on:** April 28, 2013, 06:50:23 PM »

That's what I thought too, Pat!

Yes, there is ONE O -

A new one from a very famous author...

_ _ / _ _ / _ _ : _ _ _ O _ E _

jane · « **Reply #3745 on:** April 28, 2013, 08:48:09 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #3746 on:** April 29, 2013, 09:06:18 AM »

A book with a specific date in the title? I bet my sister would know this one. It seems to me she was reading one, but the title she mentioned eludes me.

A T perhaps?

JoanP · « **Reply #3747 on:** April 29, 2013, 11:33:45 AM »

What do you think? Is a SHOUT OUT to Fry's sister allowed? Or must she guess all of the letters - or numbers?

No T, but Jane gets the N...

_ _ / _ _ / _ _ : _ N O _ E _

Letters guessed: E, O, N, T

jane · « **Reply #3748 on:** April 29, 2013, 11:47:37 AM »

V

Sure, asking Sis is fine.

JoanP · « **Reply #3749 on:** April 29, 2013, 11:49:51 AM »

You got it, Jane! One N

_ _ / _ _ / _ _ : A N O V E L

jane · « **Reply #3750 on:** April 29, 2013, 12:55:39 PM »

L

Appears to be some date and then A NOVEL
but I have no clue what the date is.

JoanP · « **Reply #3751 on:** April 29, 2013, 01:02:50 PM »

OK, you've got the NOVEL - and you know the rest of it is a date. I think if you start guessing the numbers, you'll soon recognize this very memorable date - which the new novel attempts to rewrite history...unless Fry's sister comes in with it first!

Frybabe · « **Reply #3752 on:** April 29, 2013, 02:36:07 PM »

My sister is out of town for the week (Oklahoma City).

JoanP · « **Reply #3753 on:** April 29, 2013, 02:57:47 PM »

Well, you'll just have to start guessing some numbers - maybe solve the title before she gets back!

JoanK · « **Reply #3754 on:** April 29, 2013, 02:59:12 PM »

OK, lets start with the number one (can't take more than 10 guesses now).

JoanP · « **Reply #3755 on:** April 29, 2013, 03:17:44 PM »

Good place to start...

1 1 / _ _ / _ _ : A N O V E L

Frybabe · « **Reply #3756 on:** April 29, 2013, 05:17:26 PM »

Alright, now I remember 11/22/63: A Novel

It is a Stephen King book, so naturally Sue read it.

JoanP · « **Reply #3757 on:** April 29, 2013, 05:43:28 PM »

WINNER

You're right - as I understand it, Stephen King begins this novel on the day of the Kennedy assassination...but changes some of events of that date-so the assassination doesn't take place.

Frybabe · « **Reply #3758 on:** April 30, 2013, 07:45:18 AM »

__ __ __ __ __ __

__ __

__ __ __ E

New, non fiction

jane · « **Reply #3759 on:** April 30, 2013, 09:00:42 AM »

News:

Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 513048 times)