Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 513120 times)

JoanP · « **Reply #4080 on:** June 12, 2013, 08:05:24 AM »

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 !!

JoanP · « **Reply #4081 on:** June 12, 2013, 08:07:18 AM »

All, right, I see where a C would work...is there more than one?

Frybabe · « **Reply #4082 on:** June 12, 2013, 08:14:34 AM »

Yes, there is more than one C.
That should pretty much give away the subject if not the title.

T H E __ __ A C __ C O __ N T:

__ __ O R __, R E __ O __ __T I O N,

__ E T R A __ A __, A N __ T H E

R E A __ C O __ N T O __

__ O N T E C R I S T O

used: A, C, E, I, H, N, O, R, S, T, W

jane · « **Reply #4083 on:** June 12, 2013, 09:11:01 AM »

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo

pedln · « **Reply #4084 on:** June 12, 2013, 09:51:17 AM »

Bravo, Jane. And Frybabe, what a choice!! Unbelievable. You and JoanP need awards for most tricky or unusual titles.

Frybabe · « **Reply #4085 on:** June 12, 2013, 10:22:36 AM »

Jane takes the prize.

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An Amazon Best Book in September, this book won the 2103 Pulitzer for Biography.
Here are the NYT and NPR reviews:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/books/review/the-black-count-by-tom-reiss.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

http://www.npr.org/2012/09/19/161023945/the-black-count-cuts-a-fascinating-figure

Both seem a little less than inspiring. Still, I am determined to read it - eventually.

jane · « **Reply #4086 on:** June 12, 2013, 12:58:44 PM »

Fiction - fairly new, I think

____ ____ ____ ____ E ____

____ ____ ____ ____

JoanK · « **Reply #4087 on:** June 12, 2013, 03:49:29 PM »

More Es

jane · « **Reply #4088 on:** June 12, 2013, 09:13:14 PM »

Fiction -

____ ____ ____ ____ E ____

____ ____ E ____

Guessed: E

pedln · « **Reply #4089 on:** June 13, 2013, 02:53:42 PM »

How about an S or two ?

jane · « **Reply #4090 on:** June 13, 2013, 03:22:19 PM »

One S

Fiction -

S ____ ____ ____ E ____

____ ____ E ____

Guessed: E, S

Frybabe · « **Reply #4091 on:** June 14, 2013, 06:59:11 AM »

jane · « **Reply #4092 on:** June 14, 2013, 08:45:19 AM »

No M's

S ____ ____ ____ E ____

____ ____ E ____

Guessed: E, S, M

JoanK · « **Reply #4093 on:** June 15, 2013, 05:54:03 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #4094 on:** June 15, 2013, 06:15:48 PM »

Or R?

jane · « **Reply #4095 on:** June 15, 2013, 08:28:44 PM »

One of each...

S ____ ____ ____ E N

____ R E ____

Guessed: E, S, M, N, R

JoanP · « **Reply #4096 on:** June 15, 2013, 09:09:50 PM »

jane · « **Reply #4097 on:** June 15, 2013, 09:58:06 PM »

Yep...

S ____ ____ ____ E N

P R E ____

Guessed: E, S, M, N, R, P

JoanP · « **Reply #4098 on:** June 15, 2013, 10:06:47 PM »

Prey? Stolen Prey?

jane · « **Reply #4099 on:** June 15, 2013, 10:26:59 PM »

prey....yes

Stolen....No

S ____ ____ ____ E N

P R E Y

Guessed: E, S, M, N, R, P, Y

Frybabe · « **Reply #4100 on:** June 16, 2013, 06:39:19 AM »

Sudden Prey?

jane · « **Reply #4101 on:** June 16, 2013, 11:34:57 AM »

No...not Sudden Prey

HINT:
"The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner. ..."

JoanP · « **Reply #4102 on:** June 16, 2013, 11:51:21 AM »

Another vowel is needed...I?

jane · « **Reply #4103 on:** June 16, 2013, 11:55:23 AM »

S I ____ ____ E N

P R E Y

Guessed: E, S, M, N, R, P, Y, I

JoanK · « **Reply #4104 on:** June 16, 2013, 04:29:36 PM »

Silken Prey?

jane · « **Reply #4105 on:** June 16, 2013, 08:08:52 PM »

Yes! John Sandford's newest...

WINNER!!

JoanK · « **Reply #4106 on:** June 17, 2013, 03:03:40 PM »

Oooops. me and my big mouth. Back later with a new one.

JoanK · « **Reply #4107 on:** June 17, 2013, 03:18:46 PM »

Fiction.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ I __ __ __ __ __ __.

jane · « **Reply #4108 on:** June 17, 2013, 06:46:20 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #4109 on:** June 18, 2013, 07:05:06 AM »

pedln · « **Reply #4110 on:** June 18, 2013, 12:01:35 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #4111 on:** June 18, 2013, 07:18:08 PM »

Fiction.

__ __ __ __ E __ N __ __ __ N I S __ __ E N __.

Guessed E N S

jane · « **Reply #4112 on:** June 18, 2013, 08:01:12 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #4113 on:** June 18, 2013, 08:07:32 PM »

Fiction.

__ __ __ __ E __ N D __ __ N I S __ __ E N __.

Guessed E N S D

jane · « **Reply #4114 on:** June 18, 2013, 10:08:12 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #4115 on:** June 19, 2013, 06:34:59 AM »

JoanK · « **Reply #4116 on:** June 19, 2013, 05:47:12 PM »

Now you'll get it.

Fiction.

C __ __ __ E A N D __ __ N I S __ __ E N __.

Guessed E N S D A C

PatH · « **Reply #4117 on:** June 19, 2013, 08:28:02 PM »

Certainly will.

Crime and Punishment

JoanK · « **Reply #4118 on:** June 20, 2013, 05:00:18 PM »

WINNER WINNER WINNER

Go on Pat!

(I should have tricked you by putting in one of my favorite mysteries "Grime and Punishment" by Jill Churchill).

PatH · « **Reply #4119 on:** June 21, 2013, 12:31:02 PM »

Quote from: JoanK on June 20, 2013, 05:00:18 PM

(I should have tricked you by putting in one of my favorite mysteries "Grime and Punishment" by Jill Churchill).

You might have seen me working through 26 guesses.

New title:

T ___ ___

___ ___ ___

___ ___

___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

News:

Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 513120 times)