Contact

It probably wouldn't be fair to clue the same thing the same way. if you can get to the same word with a completely different clue, there's nothing that prevents you from doing that, whether you give the old clue's answer or not

But in general, unless you have a particularly good reason to withhold an answer, it's more fun for everyone playing if you reveal them when they're busted

Silenus

11: This food word comes from the Latin for 'worm'

n_palum

I'll tell you then

It was VERBATIM

I was give the exact same clue

Rubio

3:16 PM

@Sp3000 PASSING on 17 as I have no idea what that is. go for it @manshu

n_palum

Verbatim = exactly the same wording

Sconibulus

1: Creator of the Nautilus

@Sp3000 verified?

Nope, VERSE

@Silenus contact 11

3:17 PM

Went a little too out of the box there to avoid the Rubio detection radar (CONVERSE, DIVERSE, INVERSE, REVERSE all clued vaguely)

Rubio

well, you evaded my radar quite effectively ;)

Sconibulus

I saw Converse, but couldn't figure out the rest and confused myself

manshu

9: fancy word for 'truth'

Sconibulus

contact 9

n_palum

Also contact 7

Rubio

3:19 PM

9: It's not VERITAS

manshu

yes it is

Rubio

@Sconibulus PASSING on 7 - go for it contacters

n_palum

also contact 1

7 is VERTICAL

Sconibulus

Correct!

n_palum

/VERTICAL JUMP for fullness

Rubio

3:20 PM

Rubio defending: V E R D

Silenus

11 is dead (was VERMICELLI)

Rubio

oh lol.

Sconibulus

1 is dead, was Verne

n_palum

Ah I was going to guess VERMIS for 11

I also had 1 right

Rubio

ah. that nautilus

manshu

3:21 PM

9: opinion

n_palum

2: Conclusion

Sconibulus

contact 9 and 2

Rubio

9: It's not VERDICT. same for 2

n_palum

Yea lol

manshu

hehe. right

Sconibulus

3:21 PM

6: Green Gearhulk

7: Not a Dutch Poet

n_palum

4: Battle of ___

Silenus

8: patina

Rubio

7: lol. It's not VERDI

Sconibulus

contact 4

7: ✓

Rubio

pass on 8

n_palum

3:22 PM

5: Lush

5: It's not VERDANT

Right

anyone on 8?

Uhhh VERDIGRIS?

Yes

3:23 PM

that wood stuff

it is VERDIGRIS.

4 was VERDUN

6 was Verdurous

You're almost through the alphabet @Rubio

Rubio

I know. I haven't decided what I'll do when I am done :)

Sp3000

3:26 PM

AA AB AC AD...

Sconibulus

Do the same with last letters, but don't tell anyone

Q will be difficult

Rubio

Iraq

if there are other candidates, I can't think of them

Sconibulus

Is that a valid word?

Rubio

No, it's not

Sconibulus

tranq might work

manshu

3:28 PM

faq too.

Rubio

faq isn't valid

manshu

so, it shouldn't be a short form of something?

Rubio

It's supposed to be a Scrabble-legal word, excluding tile restrictions

so a real, single, non-proper-noun word

manshu

I have never played scrabble.

But Verdi was a proper noun I guess.

Rubio

ah. well. abbreviations, hyphenations, initialisms are generally not valid

unless they've become words on their own

Attackers are free to use anything they can clue - words, phrases, etc, of any type

Sconibulus

3:31 PM

Attacking has laxer rules than Defense

Rubio

Defenders have to follow the restricted rules on what their word can be

n_palum

^ ^^ ^^^ etc

manshu

defending is hard. I can definitely not defend any word.

Rubio

I'm a fairly good defender. hehe

n_palum

Eh if you lose quickly it's not always the worst - I'm not great at it, but Rubio and Gareth and some others are really good at it

manshu

3:33 PM

too good.

Sconibulus

I'm a little surprised Rand doesn't play

n_palum

Might not have time

Rubio

so Silenus' turn to defend next?

Silenus

Silenus defending C

Rubio

1: Yeast

n_palum

3:36 PM

Do we do the cluer to the correct word or the contacter

Sconibulus

The cluer

Silenus

@Rubio CELL?

n_palum

Just making sure, blanked for a moment

Rubio

The attacker whose word matched the defender's

manshu

9: with great loss

Rubio

3:37 PM

not CELL

tentative contact 9

4: Firefly 😢

unpin 2

contact 4

Pass on 4.

tentative contact 1

3:40 PM

4: Canceled

n_palum

6: White "flower"

ooh a game!

4: Yes

Give a letter first

Silenus defending CH

3:41 PM

6 dies

1 dies, was CANDIDA

CAULIFLOWER

9 dead

1: What we do here

Rubio

9 was costly?

Silenus

3:41 PM

@BeastlyGerbil it's not CHAT

Sconibulus

Ahh... my guess for 1 was wrong

yep

9 was Catastrophic

1a. 1 + water

2: What we do here

Sconibulus

3:42 PM

3: Yeast

Beastly Gerbil

I literally did that exact same clue @n_palum

n_palum

I know

Beastly Gerbil

same words and everything :P

Silenus

It might be a redux with a different meaning.

Beastly Gerbil

Oh different answer, okay

n_palum

3:43 PM

Diff answer

Beastly Gerbil

I think I'll contact it actually

n_palum

playing tricks today

manshu

contact 2

Rubio

4: It can be activated

manshu

contact 4

Silenus

3:44 PM

Pass on 2.

2: contact?

we're at CH, so

oops..

BG?

i think you contacted?

manshu

then cancelling the contact on 4

Sid

3:45 PM

I am sorry for disappearing abruptly..

n_palum

8: Baked potato for each cheerful adjective (7)

Rubio

hang on

let's resolve this contact first please

Sorry yeah

@BeastlyGerbil ?

Oh sorry, CHALLENGE?

3:46 PM

No :(

Sid

Contact 2

n_palum

Manshu have contact I think?

Too late @Sid

2 is dead now

he cancelled

It's been passed

3:46 PM

@n_palum CHIPPER?

manshu

@n_palum I thought the word was contact.

n_palum

CHIPPER is right for 8 yes

Rubio

what was 2?

Beastly Gerbil

2: Being courteous

n_palum

You said cancel on 4 so wasn't sure

CHIT CHAT

Sid

3:47 PM

@n_palum was it chat?

Rubio

contact 2

n_palum

Gerbil clued the same thing for CHAT, so I used it for CHIT CHAT

Sp3000

5. What we do here (7)

n_palum

Also contact 2

Silenus

@BeastlyGerbil CHIVALRY?

n_palum

3:48 PM

Is 5 supposed to be a CC?

Beastly Gerbil

chivalrous yeah

Sp3000

No, straight

manshu

now I am realizing that we do a lot of things here. :p

Sp3000

Would be amazing if it were a CC :P

n_palum

Then contact 5

Silenus

3:48 PM

Pass on 5.

n_palum

Was gunna say that's amazing if it is

CHATTER?

Sp3000

Yeah nvm this strat's never going to work without more cluing (CHINWAG)

n_palum

Ha no not at all

Rubio

wow

Silenus

Pass on 4, go ahead @manshu

Beastly Gerbil

3:49 PM

2: They make you

Sid

6. much to his annoyance

Rubio

Ok I think that's played out. ;)

manshu

4: Connection

Sp3000

Also going to take 1a down since it's out of context and nobody's going to get it now (CHATEAU)

Rubio

hang on, pass in progress

Beastly Gerbil

3:50 PM

@manshu its CH

Rubio

manshu, we're on CH, not CO

manshu

wait...I cancelled it.

Silenus

@Sp3000 CHATEAU is my word.

n_palum

HA

Sp3000

...

Well.

n_palum

3:50 PM

You don't have to tell us that

Rubio

wow. headsplode

Sp3000

That was awkward of me then, I didn't expect that

n_palum

(Slow claps) okay I guess SP won

Beastly Gerbil

mine was CHROMOSOMES

Rubio

4 was CHARCOAL

6 presumably CHAGRIN?

Beastly Gerbil

3:52 PM

how can that be activated?

manshu

how can charcoal be activated?

ninja'd :P

Yep

hehe..

I... might have to pass the baton though, since it's 2am over here and I should really sleep

Beastly Gerbil

3:52 PM

oh wait its a language isn't it?

Rubio

webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/…

Sid

Activated charcoal. Pretty popular thing

Beastly Gerbil

so... who's next?

Sid

@Sp3000 you only get one shot at life. Why waste it on sleep?

Pretty sure, I heard that somewhere

Beastly Gerbil

because if you don't your life will be short indeed

n_palum

3:54 PM

#AustralianProblems

Sconibulus

3 was Chamatz

manshu

@Sp3000 Consider yourself Batman. And Batman don't sleep that early. :p

Sp3000

Because work :P (I was actually waiting to see if Deus would be around, but not yet so I'll just sleep first)

n_palum

I can take it up if he is dropping it/no one else wants it

Sp3000

Yep I'm dropping out, night and have fun :)

Beastly Gerbil

3:56 PM

who the hell is this guy? He's cast 5626 votes!

manshu

I should go too. Dinner time.

n_palum

@BeastlyGerbil Ha!

Beastly Gerbil

And all upvotes because he can't even downvote

n_palum

Yup

Lotta rep elsewhere

Beastly Gerbil

Our second highest voter hasn't even posted O_o

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