Contact

@FarhadRouhbakhsh Depends how long the defender lasts - and no you don't just get to make up the new word, whoever clues to the defender's word gets to defend next

Rubio

5:15 PM

@EriktheOutgolfer No guess (yet). Unless someone contacts I'm not actually obligated to ever guess it, but I try to guess as many as I can

Kritixi Lithos

I'm not entirely sure, but this is what the rules say: "At any time, if an attacker thinks they know the clue, they can say 'contact'.
Once the defender gives up on a clue, if any attackers have 'made contact' with the clue, they can say the answer. (Each attacker only gets one guess.) "

12: Risen

contact 12

12: It's not WOKE

It is

5:17 PM

bah. i think someone I know would be quite unhappy with me for taking this long ...

Sconibulus

6: Marsupial?

Rubio

5: It's not WOAD ?

n_palum

@KritixiLithos If someone who is attacking says contact on your clue, and Rubio passes then the person who said contact before he passed, gets 1 guess (If they're right, we get a new letter, if not, it's busted)

manshu

9: dot product of force and displacement

Sconibulus

5: correct

contact 9

Rubio

5:17 PM

9: It's not WORK

n_palum

@Rubio Me and Gareth both ;)

9: it is

19: Last place

contact 19

19: It's not WORST

5:18 PM

It is

35: Concern

n_palum

Make sure clues are getting starred when they are made, and unstarred when guessed correctly - don't overpopulate the clue list, it's a cluttered chatroom right now

Contact 35

contact 35

ninja'd

35: It's not WORRY

5:19 PM

It is

Multiple people can contact a clue

Rubio

6: It's not WOMBAT ?

manshu

everyone is ninja-ing me today.

Sconibulus

6 is live, just scrolled off my screen

6: never mind, Rubio is right

Phoenix

12: Teeter

Rubio

12: It's not WOBBLE

nor WOMBLE hehe

Phoenix

5:19 PM

It is

Sconibulus

(you didn't name it for animal, so I was hopeful)

n_palum

Need things starred - Few of us are out of them

9: Earth

9: It's not WORLD

I'm out of stars

5:20 PM

it is

Rubio

seeya @Sconibulus

oh. nvm :)

:)

123: Mathematica

81: birth

I'm out of stars also

Kritixi Lithos

5:20 PM

contact 81

Sconibulus

contact 123

Farhad Rouhbakhsh

P

Phoenix

12: /r/MarijuanaEnthusiasts

Contact 123

Rubio

123: i'm guessing WOLFRAM ALPHA or something akin

Kritixi Lithos

you're right, so what happens now?

manshu

5:21 PM

9: deserve

Farhad Rouhbakhsh

P

Business Cat

Do I just pick any random number (that's not currently in use)?

Ye

tentative contact 12

To make a clue

5:21 PM

@BusinessCat I think so, that's what I did

n_palum

@KritixiLithos Nothing - he got it, you move on and make new clues

Rubio

81: presumably WOMB - not that

Sconibulus

@BusinessCat yes, but it's helpful if the numbers are short

Leaky Nun

81: yes

Rubio

9: It's not WONT

n_palum

5:21 PM

@BusinessCat Yes you can, granted there are not an overwhelming amount of clues

Sconibulus

the longer they get, the less quick they are as a reference (their only purpose)

n_palum

Considering most of these are not being starred and people are losing track of them, we have no idea how many there are

Rubio

star 12 please

manshu

9: it is not.

Sconibulus

2-3 digits is fine, but some people were using 8-10 for a while

Leaky Nun

5:22 PM

82: hospital

Business Cat

17: fleecy

Rubio

yeah, past 2 and I'm not going to use your number, because that no longer helps me

Phoenix

Contact 17

Rubio

17: It's not WOOLY nor WOOLEN

Farhad Rouhbakhsh

what are this digits?

17/82

Kritixi Lithos

5:22 PM

122: a word that is an onomatopoeia

Sconibulus

contact 122

Rubio

someone starred the wrong 12

Leaky Nun

Sorry, I got confused

Phoenix

Contact 122

Rubio

and please bold your clues

manshu

5:23 PM

@Rubio you said so.

Rubio

122: It's not WOO or WOOT

Farhad Rouhbakhsh

what are this digits?

Rubio

the current 12 is something about marijuana

Business Cat

21: intertwined

Kritixi Lithos

122: my word is not any of them

n_palum

5:23 PM

@FarhadRouhbakhsh Clues are numbered to more easily differentiate when guessing

Rubio

21: It's not WOVEN

Kritixi Lithos

contact 21, nvm

Leaky Nun

@Rubio you gave up 82?

Rubio

what is currently contacted?

i believe 12 and 122?

Sconibulus

those are the only 2 I have contacted

n_palum

5:24 PM

It matters what is contacted @LeakyNun he will say if he passed clues or not

Phoenix

I GTG so if you pass on 12 do it really soon

Rubio

I will pass on 12

n_palum

@Rubio and @Sconibulus I'll focus on answering questions right now/giving reminders/try to keep the peace

Rubio

9: it's not WORTHY or WORTH

manshu

@Rubio it is

Sconibulus

5:26 PM

12: Weeders

Rubio

that's not WO*

Phoenix

No

I'm gone, the clues dead.

Rubio

what was it

Phoenix

The subreddit is for enthusiasts of actual trees, so wood.

Farhad Rouhbakhsh

@n_palum can you make an example? you mean for each clue we have a number

manshu

5:27 PM

i gtg too. (This game IS addictive)

Rubio

@BusinessCat was 17 WOOLY or WOOLEN btw? you never confirmed

Sconibulus

Ahh, I remembered it was Gardeners and Arborists

Business Cat

Oh sorry, yes it was WOOLY

And 21 was WOVEN

Rubio

ok thanks

n_palum

@FarhadRouhbakhsh Yes. You just pick a number (Preferably lower digits) that is not taken/already active, and you give your clue as #. Emboldened clue

Sconibulus

5:27 PM

122 is still live, right?

Rubio

I'll pass on 122, I have no idea what you're after with that

Kritixi Lithos

111: Star Wars

Sconibulus

122: Woosh?

n_palum

@FarhadRouhbakhsh So that the defender can just say # - (Their guess)

Leaky Nun

contact 111

Kritixi Lithos

5:28 PM

@Sconibulus Yup

Rubio

that's spelled whoosh

Kritixi Lithos

ಠ_ಠ

n_palum

^ It is whoosh not woosh

whatever ;)

I say it's invalid

5:28 PM

I'm sure someone ca...

yeah there that

so

Rubio defending: W O R

n_palum

Meh

Sconibulus

4 is dead, it was Wood

Kritixi Lithos

Can you have more than one clue at a time?

Sconibulus

@KritixiLithos yes, but you probably shouldn't with this many people around

Rubio

5:29 PM

@KritixiLithos yes but with an active game it can get confusing if everyone does so

n_palum

Also as Rubio said, bring the numbers down a bit, no need for 100s

one last attack

1234: clothes

dude.

And what Scon said ^^^^

manshu

5:30 PM

9: county in England

Leaky Nun

I'm sorry.

n_palum

@LeakyNun Bring em down. Like way down.

Rubio

9: it's not WORCESTERSHIRE

Sconibulus

contact 9

manshu

9: it is...

Kritixi Lithos

5:30 PM

Wait, one of my clues is now invalid with the new letter, what do I do?

Rubio

you say it's dead, and give what it was

Kritixi Lithos

111: dead; it was Wookie

n_palum

^ Usually when a new letter is given we ask what is busted

Rubio

is 82 and 79 still live?

Kritixi Lithos

65: School

Leaky Nun

5:32 PM

82 dead

Sconibulus

7: ____ Weight

n_palum

@EriktheOutgolfer - 79 valid with new letters?

Rubio

mistah!

Mistah Figgins

hey

just watching for now

Rubio

1234: i hope you're not looking for wardrobe. I'll say: it's not WORK-CLOTHES

Sconibulus

5:33 PM

tentative contact on 1234

Business Cat

14: deserving of attention

Sconibulus

contact 14

Leaky Nun

1234: no.

Rubio

14: It's not WORTHY nor WORTHWHILE

sup tech

Mendeleev

1048576: What we're guessing

Business Cat

5:34 PM

14: yep

Rubio

just. stop.

n_palum

@Mendeleev Not okay.

Rubio

pick a usable number or I will just ignore you.

in any case, it's (still) not WORDS

Mendeleev

@n_palum What is not okay?

Business Cat

contact 65

n_palum

5:35 PM

Using a number like that.

Kritixi Lithos

What about the singular form, WORD?

Mendeleev

It was WORD

n_palum

@KritixiLithos also already clued and guessed

Mendeleev

0.01: Not play

Rubio

Some latitude is afforded the defender, so we don't have to laboriously guess every form of a word

Kritixi Lithos

5:36 PM

Contact 0.01

Rubio

.01: It's not WORK

n_palum

@BusinessCat Star whatever it is you're contacting because it currently is not on the board

Leaky Nun

what happens when the defender guesses wrongly?

Sconibulus

...the point of the numbers is to be easy to reference

Rubio

PASSING on 65 School - go whoever

Sconibulus

5:36 PM

if your number is not easy to reference, you're doing it wrong

Farhad Rouhbakhsh

why doesnt the game finish?

Business Cat

65: Workbook?

n_palum

@LeakyNun Nothing until they pass - they get as many guesses as they want

Leaky Nun

@n_palum oh

Rubio

@FarhadRouhbakhsh Because the defender is good. ;)

Kritixi Lithos

5:37 PM

@BusinessCat 65: close, but no

n_palum

@FarhadRouhbakhsh Because an attacker has not clued the defender's word and Rubio is good at defending

Mendeleev

0.02: Dirt eating tiny snake

Rubio

It's not WORM, and seriously, stop

Kritixi Lithos

Contact 0.02

Leaky Nun

what the hell is 0.02

Farhad Rouhbakhsh

5:37 PM

can i start a different game while this game continues?

Leaky Nun

@FarhadRouhbakhsh that would be very confusing

n_palum

@LeakyNun It's common that the defender will try to guess clues that are heavily contacted, and pass if they cannot

Rubio

@FarhadRouhbakhsh Not in here, no.

Sconibulus

@Sconibulus could this be starred?

Rubio

what was 65 please?

Techidiot

5:38 PM

There are mods here @Mendeleev Play a fair game please

Mendeleev

@Techidiot Define fair.

GentlePurpleRain

4: Grima

n_palum

Those attacking need to contribute to starring other attackers clues.

Sconibulus

contact 4

n_palum

Hi @GentlePurpleRain!

Rubio

5:38 PM

"Don't be a jerk." I think that summarizes it nicely. Moving on.

Kritixi Lithos

What happens when you have a clue that leads to word X, but the defender already said that X was an invalid word to someone else's clue?

Rubio

4: It's not WORMTONGUE

Mendeleev

@Rubio What did I even do?

Kritixi Lithos

@Rubio WORK

Sconibulus

@KritixiLithos this is fine, leave it

n_palum

5:39 PM

@KritixiLithos If it is a unique clue - it's okay

GentlePurpleRain

@Rubio correct

Rubio

Any active contacts, please?

GentlePurpleRain

19: Screwtape demon

Sconibulus

is @Erik still here?

n_palum

@Rubio I think it's safe to ignore Erik's 79

Kritixi Lithos

5:39 PM

He left the room a few minutes ago, I think

Business Cat

33: global

Mendeleev

45: At low end of scale

Rubio

Ok I'm killing that clue then

Sconibulus

contact 33

Kritixi Lithos

Contact 33?

Mendeleev

5:40 PM

Contact 33

Rubio

33: It's not WORLDWIDE

GentlePurpleRain

contact 45

Business Cat

@Rubio correct

Rubio

45: It's not WORTHLESS ?

Mendeleev

Nope not correct

Sconibulus

5:40 PM

contact 1234

Rubio

passing on 1234 - go for it

GentlePurpleRain

okay, uncontact 45, then

1234:football

1234: Worn?

89: idolization

5:41 PM

hang on please

Kritixi Lithos

Contact 89

Rubio

don't add clues while a contact is pending

Farhad Rouhbakhsh

85: Nietzche

Leaky Nun

@Sconibulus very close, lol

n_palum

@FarhadRouhbakhsh 1) You cannot guess if you did not say contact on the clue before he passed. 2) The clue has to give a word that starts with the letters given e.g. WOR right now, so football is invalid

Sconibulus

5:42 PM

close sometimes counts

Rubio

what was the word please

Leaky Nun

1234 was wore

n_palum

@FarhadRouhbakhsh You also need to wait to give a clue while passing/contacting guesses are happening in case we need new letters. and you need to bold ** ** your clue words after the number

Rubio

that's close enough

GentlePurpleRain

I agree.

Rubio

5:42 PM

Rubio defending: W O R L

that should bust a few.

Sconibulus

7 is dead, it was Worsted

Rubio

89 was WORSHIP

Mendeleev

45 was WORST

Business Cat

@Rubio ninja'd

contact 2

Rubio

oh for the love of

Farhad Rouhbakhsh

5:43 PM

@n_palum now i should guess a word that has W O R L in it?

Rubio

pass on 2, go for it

Business Cat

2: World eater

Rubio

not in it, it has to start with it

Sconibulus

actually, lets call that unfair

Mendeleev

worldly?

GentlePurpleRain

5:44 PM

contact 63

Mendeleev

contact 63

Rubio

63: It's not WORLD WIDE WEB

n_palum

@FarhadRouhbakhsh It has to start with that yes, and your clue should give that word, you don't just guess words. Fellow attackers who contact guess on your clue if the defender cannot get it

Kritixi Lithos

@Rubio Very close, but not it

Mendeleev

5 mins ago, by Rubio

33: It's not WORLDWIDE

Kritixi Lithos

5:45 PM

nvm

GentlePurpleRain

@FarhadRouhbakhsh, Please read the rules pinned at the right if you want to play.

Kritixi Lithos

I missed that...

Mendeleev

47: How you see the ___

GentlePurpleRain

contact 47

Rubio

You can reclue things, but it's usually better if you don't

Business Cat

5:46 PM

28: top-notch

Rubio

47: It's (still) not WORLD

3: Wise

@Rubio Nope.

then pass on 47

@GentlePurpleRain

5:47 PM

Sorry, that's what I was thinking.

Oh, then WORLDVIEW

that was my word.

ayyyy

You're up @Mendeleev, good luck! :)

Mendeleev

:)

Rubio

5:47 PM

3: was worldly, i guess?

28 world-class perhaps?

Business Cat

Right on 28

Sconibulus

@Rubio yep

ffao

world is such a weird word

Rubio

whew.

Mendeleev

Mendeleev defending: C

Rubio

5:48 PM

And hi @GentlePurpleRain - missed your entrance and then was too busy to say hi :)

1: Taxonomy

GentlePurpleRain

I'm not here that long.

@Rubio Pass 1

contact 1

lol wtf

@Rubio Good effort..

5:49 PM

1: Class

Mendeleev

Oh no, you're very very close

that wasn't my word

...seriously??

Categorization

lol

5:50 PM

nope, not that either

Mendeleev

No

ffao

classification

Rubio

My word is CLASSIFICATION and I'm guessing that's the word?

n_palum

Was probably CLASSIFICATION if I had to guess

Mendeleev

Yes. WTF

n_palum

5:50 PM

Lol

Mistah Figgins

ok...

Mendeleev

How the hell does this happen

:)

...

want to go again?

5:50 PM

That was quick!

ffao

rubio too OP

Rubio

I think that's a new world record

Mendeleev

@MistahFiggins Yes

GentlePurpleRain

First clue!

Rubio

I'm not even going to take a turn, man - you can go again hehee

Mendeleev

5:51 PM

I'm just wondering... how?

Rubio

I have no idea

Kritixi Lithos

@Rubio was this game invented here in Puzzling?

Rubio

that was hilariously awesome

Mendeleev

OK.

n_palum

Not really that unique of a word

Mistah Figgins

5:51 PM

dumb, dumb, luck

GentlePurpleRain

See the italics? He can peek into your mind... ;)

Rubio

@KritixiLithos nope.

Mendeleev

Mendeleev defending: P

@KritixiLithos No

Rubio

1: Sea window

ffao

inb4 it's an incredibly obscure word now

Mistah Figgins

5:52 PM

contact 1

2: Keeping alive

contact 1

contact 2?

3: 1% inspiration

Mendeleev

puzzle blindness ftw

Rubio

5:52 PM

contact 3

Mendeleev

@KritixiLithos 3: Not PERSPIRATION

GentlePurpleRain

contact 3

Business Cat

4: scene preservation

Sconibulus

6: Persephone's bane

GentlePurpleRain

Can someone star #2

?

Mendeleev

5:53 PM

@GentlePurpleRain Not PRESERVATION

Rubio

5: It might be a middle name

GentlePurpleRain

@Mendeleev That's not it.

Mendeleev

@Rubio Not PATRONYMIC

Sconibulus

contact 3

GentlePurpleRain

(although it fits)

Mistah Figgins

5:53 PM

7: cousin to assault

Rubio

5: Not what I had in mind

GentlePurpleRain

@Mendeleev Give the number when you're responding, to make it easier to know what you're responding to.

n_palum

^ that's the point of them

Mendeleev

@Rubio Not PERISCOPE

Rubio

7: tentative contact

n_palum

5:54 PM

Also @KritixiLithos you need to confirm or deny if guesses are correct when defender attempts your clue

Kritixi Lithos

8: Foundation

Rubio

1: not PERISCOPE, no

Mendeleev

@GentlePurpleRain I'm using the reply feature, but I can do that too

Kritixi Lithos

@Mendeleev yup

@n_palum forgot that for a moment

Mistah Figgins

@Mendeleev it helps for mobile users

Rubio

5:54 PM

yeah it's faster for you and easier for us if you just use the numbers. that is why it's annoying when they're not simple integers. :)

n_palum

Just tryna keep things going along

Give defender a chance to clear some clues now - at 7 starred

Mistah Figgins

yeah

Rubio

tentative contact on 8

Mendeleev

@BusinessCat Painting?

GentlePurpleRain

How many contacted?

@Mendeleev NUMBER! :)

Business Cat

5:55 PM

@Mendeleev 4: nope

Mistah Figgins

1 has been

Rubio

i've contacted 7 and 8

contact 4

2 has been

I have 1 contacted

5:56 PM

I contacted 1 first

Pass on 1

porthole

1: PORTHOLE

PORTHOLE

PORTHOLE ✔

5:56 PM

also, PORThole

Mistah Figgins

letter!

Mendeleev

Not porthole.

Mendeleev defending: P R

Rubio

what's dead?

Sconibulus

6 is dead, it was Pomegranate

Mistah Figgins

#7 is gone - anyone want to guess?

Kritixi Lithos

5:57 PM

8 is dead, it was pillar

Business Cat

4 is dead, was PHOTOGRAPHY

Rubio

7 i think was pepper?

Mistah Figgins

yes

Rubio

terribad. ;)

Kritixi Lithos

@BusinessCat I guessed photograph, so close

Rubio

5:58 PM

5 is dead

@gpr wanna guess 5?

Mistah Figgins

dual meaning there - to pepper is to assault, and pepper goes with salt

Sconibulus

photograph to photography would be close enough

GentlePurpleRain

1: Ridiculous

Mistah Figgins

contact 1

n_palum

2: Attempting to impress

Rubio

5:58 PM

contact 2

GentlePurpleRain

I have to go, #1 is PREPOSTEROUS.

Kritixi Lithos

3: Trophy

Business Cat

11: start of a book

Kritixi Lithos

contact 11?

Rubio

contact 11

n_palum

5:59 PM

Bye GPR

Mistah Figgins

me too, cya later!

was fun

n_palum

Cya

Rubio

@GentlePurpleRain cya

@MistahFiggins cya

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