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@Mithrandir, it's been more than 1.5 minutes since GentlePurpleRain provided a new letter, and you still haven't indicated whether clue #3 is alive or dead.

GentlePurpleRain

73: FORMALDEHYDE?

John Dvorak

73 x

GentlePurpleRain

Lens, you're behind the times...

!clues

Lens

73 : HCOOH (by John Dvorak)
3 : This mite be home to a bunch of hairy little bugs (by Mithrandir) (contacted by Eric Tressler) (status uncertain)

GentlePurpleRain

!kill 3

John Dvorak

8:05 PM

74 "God is real unless declared otherwise"

GentlePurpleRain

Lens has hit a blind spot with 3. It will just have to stick around being conspicuous.

Mithrandir

1: I do this on behalf of music. Lucky me.

John Dvorak

75 If you find this on a road, take it

Eric Tressler

c75

GentlePurpleRain

75: FORTUNE?

Mithrandir

8:06 PM

2: Lucky Roman Goddess

John Dvorak

75 x

c2

GentlePurpleRain

75: FORTUNA?

John Dvorak

75 x

76 Alphaville once said they want to be this

GentlePurpleRain

!contacts

Lens

The following clues are currently contacted:
#75 by Eric Tressler
#3 by Eric Tressler
#2 by John Dvorak

GentlePurpleRain

8:07 PM

pass 2

Lens

Clue #2 (Lucky Roman Goddess) was contacted by: John Dvorak. Make your guess!

John Dvorak

2 Fortuna

GentlePurpleRain

darn it.

Mithrandir

2: FORTUNA is correct.

Lens

You guessed correctly. GentlePurpleRain must give up a letter!

GentlePurpleRain

8:08 PM

My 75 above was meant to be a 2.

Just realized.

Ah, well.

Defending: F O R T

John Dvorak

73 dies, formic acid

74 lives

75 dies, fork

76 dies, forever young

Mithrandir

1 lives

John Dvorak

77 "Go _ and ..." ~~God

GentlePurpleRain

1: FORTUNE?

Lens

Clue text must be bold (surround it with ** or __). Please try again.

GentlePurpleRain

8:09 PM

77: FORTH

John Dvorak

77 ✔️

Mithrandir

1: FORTUNE is correct.

2: the nose on your face

Lens

@JohnDvorak, it's been more than 1.5 minutes since GentlePurpleRain provided a new letter, and you still haven't indicated whether clue #74 is alive or dead.

@Mithrandir, it's been more than 1.5 minutes since GentlePurpleRain provided a new letter, and you still haven't indicated whether clue #3 is alive or dead.

GentlePurpleRain

I didn't really entirely get 1, but the lucky and the music led me to FORTUNE and TUNE.

John Dvorak

What.

Eric Tressler

8:10 PM

"do this / on behalf" = tune, for -- no reversal indicated

John Dvorak

74 lives, like I said

GentlePurpleRain

Yeah, Lens is having issues again.

Mithrandir

@GentlePurpleRain on behalf of > "for" | music > "tune" | lucky > "fortune"

GentlePurpleRain

Gotcha.

John Dvorak

78 Alcatraz, perhaps?

GentlePurpleRain

8:12 PM

78: FORTRESS

John Dvorak

78 ✔️

78' The main part of 78

GentlePurpleRain

74: FORTUNE?

John Dvorak

74 x

Eric Tressler

well... I can't think of good clues at the moment

GentlePurpleRain

78: FORTIFICATIONS?

Lens

8:15 PM

There doesn't appear to be an active clue with the number 78, so you can't make a guess.

Mithrandir

1: strong bunker dude

1: FORTIFICATIONS?

20: Forbearance

20: FORTITUDE

20 correct

8:15 PM

1: FORTIFICATIONS is incorrect.

GentlePurpleRain

1: FORTIFY

John Dvorak

78' ✔️

Lens

There was no guess made for #78'. What exactly are you confirming?

Mithrandir

1: FORTIFY is incorrect.

GentlePurpleRain

It just seems not to like you, for some reason...

No, that was my fault.

!kill 78'

!clues

Lens

8:16 PM

1 : strong bunker dude (by Mithrandir)
2 : the nose on your face (by Mithrandir)
74 : "God is real unless declared otherwise" (by John Dvorak) (status uncertain)
3 : This mite be home to a bunch of hairy little bugs (by Mithrandir) (contacted by Eric Tressler) (status uncertain)

GentlePurpleRain

let me try something:

!kill 3, FOLLICLES

John Dvorak

40: ...

GentlePurpleRain

!clues

Lens

40 : ... (by John Dvorak)
1 : strong bunker dude (by Mithrandir)
2 : the nose on your face (by Mithrandir)
74 : "God is real unless declared otherwise" (by John Dvorak) (status uncertain)
3 : This mite be home to a bunch of hairy little bugs (by Mithrandir) (contacted by Eric Tressler) (status uncertain)

GentlePurpleRain

40: FORT

John Dvorak

8:17 PM

40 x

Eric Tressler

3 testing

Lens

There is already an active clue #3. Please edit or repost with a different number.

c40

40: FORTY

40 ✔️

8:19 PM

25: A ____

Mithrandir

4: Contact is my thing

John Dvorak

c4

GentlePurpleRain

pass 4

Lens

Clue #4 (Contact is my thing) was contacted by: John Dvorak. Make your guess!

John Dvorak

4 forté

Mithrandir

8:20 PM

4: correct

Lens

You guessed correctly. GentlePurpleRain must give up a letter!

GentlePurpleRain

Defending: F O R T U

Lens

@Mithrandir, John Dvorak guessed FORTÉ for clue #4. Please confirm or deny the guess.

John Dvorak

74 dies, Fortran

Eric Tressler

25 dies, fortiori

Mithrandir

8:20 PM

2 dies; FORTHRIGHT

1 dies; FORTITUDE

Eric Tressler

26: Shakespeare character?

John Dvorak

75 Woman with a magical sphere or pack of cards

Eric Tressler

wait, your clue has to be in the dictionary

GentlePurpleRain

Mine does. Not yours.

Lens

@Mithrandir, it's been more than 1.5 minutes since GentlePurpleRain provided a new letter, and you still haven't indicated whether clues #3 and #4 are alive or dead.

Eric Tressler

8:22 PM

sorry, I resorted to bad clues in a stupid way

75: FORTUNE TELLER

75 ✔️

Just ignore Lens

5: Happenstance

pass 5

8:23 PM

...but clue #5 hasn't been contacted!? Ok, I guess you know what you're doing... (You can !unpass if you made a mistake.)

GentlePurpleRain

Yes, Lens, I know what I'm doing...

Eric Tressler

5 fortune

i sort of thought we'd covered fortune/fortunate

Mithrandir

5: FORTUNE is incorrect.

John Dvorak

We totally do have covered fortune

GentlePurpleRain

I'm fairly certain that's it.

(The answer to 5)

My word was FORTUITOUS

Lens

8:24 PM

Game over! Mithrandir wins with the clue Happenstance, guessed by . The solution (and presumably GentlePurpleRain's word) was FORTUITOUS.

Remaining clues (for reference):

5 : Happenstance (by Mithrandir)
26 : Shakespeare character? (by Eric Tressler)
4 : Contact is my *thing* (by Mithrandir) (waiting for confirmation of guess FORTÉ by John Dvorak) (contacted by John Dvorak) (status uncertain)
3 : This mite be home to a bunch of hairy little bugs (by Mithrandir) (contacted by Eric Tressler) (status uncertain)

Mithrandir

5: FORTUITOUS is correct.

Lens

There was no guess made for #5. What exactly are you confirming?

GentlePurpleRain

If we're playing again, give me a minute to try to fix the bug that was causing Lens to not clear clues. Should only take a minute.

John Dvorak

o/

Mithrandir

Uh... not sure I can defend at the moment; will probably be moving somewhere else mid-game

GentlePurpleRain

8:26 PM