Contact

Deusovi

00:03

I just got a message that said "An event is starting 3 minutes ago"

n_palum

Lol

Guess that's a no

Deusovi

I mean, I'm still up for it if we can get anyone else.

boboquack

Hello!

Deusovi

Hey look, it's anyone else!

boboquack

I'm up for it, though I'll be off in about 1-1.5 hours

@Deusovi Yeah, I got that too! Weird

@n_palum You want to defend?

Deusovi

00:13

Welcome, @HsMjstyMstdn!

@n_palum - you still there?

n_palum

I can come back in a couple min if you want

boboquack

Or maybe @Deus, do you have enough time to defend?

Deusovi

I mean... I was working on a puzzle, and I have CS homework due tomorrow...

Sure, I'll defend.

Deusovi defending S

boboquack

@Rubio @Sconibulus @dcfyj @GarethMcCaughan Any of you here?

n_palum

1: Unsure if he's here

boboquack

00:19

2: zx3

Deusovi

not Sconibulus

not sleep

n_palum

Yeah lol

Deusovi

(sleeping?)

boboquack

@Deusovi +1

Deusovi

or snoring

n_palum

00:20

Thoughtful

boboquack

1: Ambiguous grids author

n_palum

Contact grids

Deusovi

...crap, I forgot who wrote that

Silenus?

n_palum

Yeah

boboquack

@Deusovi +1

1: Common accompaniment to tea in England

Deusovi

00:21

scones?

boboquack

+1

n_palum

Feudal Overlord

boboquack

Ho ho ho

n_palum

contact ho

Deusovi

not Santa

boboquack

00:22

+1

tSl

Deusovi

not Sphinx('s)

n_palum

Nothin on mine still?

SP is coming btw

boboquack

@Deusovi +1

n_palum

Pants holder

boboquack

all rooms ? rooms

Deusovi

00:23

Not suspender(s)

n_palum

Yes

Deusovi

not site

boboquack

+1

Word the defender is thinking of

Deusovi

not secret

boboquack

@Deusovi +1

NEXT SCHEDULED EVENT: UTC April 21 at 0000. Come if you can!

Deusovi

00:25

pass

:P

boboquack

70-year old

n_palum

Delete thoughtful

Deusovi

not septuagenarian

n_palum

Wrong word

boboquack

@Deusovi +1

n_palum

00:26

Nostalgic

boboquack

@Sp3000 You here?

n_palum

Fake sugar

boboquack

@n_palum Contact

Deusovi

sucrose? Splenda?

n_palum

Splenda

Sp3000

00:27

@boboquack Yeah I am, just replying to your comment on my answer to your puzzle actually, gimme a sec

boboquack

Another fake sugar

Bald Bantha

what are the letters so far

Deusovi

just S - it's on the sidebar

have you played before?

Bald Bantha

no first time

Deusovi

welcome then!

Bald Bantha

00:28

I've read the rules, sounds fun

sorry If I mess anything up

Deusovi

it's no big deal if you do c:

n_palum

Just look at the general scheme of it and then try your hand at it

xnor

contact on "Another fake sugar'

Deusovi

whoa, xnor is here

Bald Bantha

@boboquack contact

Deusovi

00:30

sweetener? substitute?

Bald Bantha

hey it's xnor from ppcg

n_palum

You say contact if you think you know it (only get one guess)

xnor

hi :-)

Bald Bantha

contact stevia

Deusovi

you don't guess until I give up

Bald Bantha

00:30

Ohhh

I thought you only got one guess. Sorry!

boboquack

@Deusovi -2

@BaldBantha -1

xnor

how are simultaneous reveals done? is it just honor system?

boboquack

@xnor Yeah

Deusovi

yeah, because countdowns are hard to do

we've changed a few rules to make it work over text

n_palum

@BaldBantha The people who contact guess once after the defender has passed, the defender gets as many guesses as they want

Deusovi

00:32

(also, no using the internet for game-related things allowed, by the way)

boboquack

Apart from this chatroom :P

Bald Bantha

@n_palum so the defender says "pass" to pass?

you mean like googling clues

Deusovi

no. you have to disconnect your router and attempt to use this room. good luck

@BaldBantha right

n_palum

Yes (on a specific clue)

Deusovi

alright, I pass on the "fake sugar" clue - go for it

boboquack

00:33

(@xnor)

Bald Bantha

Even moooore fun :D

Sp3000

Type of group with size n!

Deusovi

@Sp3000 not symmetric

xnor

do i reveal my answer now?

Deusovi

yep!

xnor

00:33

saccharine

boboquack

@xnor +1

n_palum

If you contacted on it yeah - if you're right, we get a new letter

Deusovi

@boboquack I still don't understand why you all use "+1" and "-1" for right/wrong - it only confuses people

xnor

next letter?

boboquack

(BTW we're usually lenient on spelling)

Bald Bantha

00:34

what do the +1 and -1mean

ohhhh

n_palum

Current standing clues get starred on the right

Sp3000

@Deusovi Yup

Deusovi

Deusovi defending S H

xnor

any clues still stand?

n_palum

Both of mine are busted

boboquack

00:34

Encryption system

xnor

@boboquack contact

Sp3000

Gimmick, comedic routine

Deusovi

@boboquack not SHA

boboquack

@Deusovi +1

xnor

@Sp3000 contact

Deusovi

00:34

@Sp3000 not shtick

n_palum

Mine were Sentimental and Suzerain

Sp3000

Correct

boboquack

Star 2: It's sort of an ingrained tradition from when the game first started here.

Bald Bantha

Can I give a clue at any time

Deusovi

yeah - just be reasonable about it

boboquack

00:35

@BaldBantha Yep

Deusovi

don't give 20 clues at once

Bald Bantha

American Indian Tribe

Deusovi

Shawnee?

Bald Bantha

correct

boboquack

Something on ASX or NYSE

n_palum

00:37

Should begin to put up greeting in city (8)

Deusovi

not share

Sp3000

Contact n_palum

boboquack

@Deusovi +1 or correct

n_palum

It's not a good one but it's a quick throw together lol

Bald Bantha

I'm really confused with that one wow

Sp3000

00:38

For an on-the-spot Contact clue, it's close enough :P

boboquack

Put yourself in someone's

xnor

@boboquack contact

Bald Bantha

@boboquack contact

Deusovi

@BaldBantha It's a cryptic clue, a type of crossword clue involving wordplay that's common in England

n_palum

I'm glad it's close enough xD

Deusovi

00:38

@boboquack shoes

n_palum

___ town

boboquack

@Deusovi Correct (+1)

Deusovi

I've written a cryptic guide here:

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A: Cryptic Clue Guide

(Throughout this post, I will be using cryptic annotations in code blocks. The answer word is made up of all of the capital letters; the punctuation, lowercase letters, and spacing is a guide to help understand how the answer was derived from the clue.) What is a cryptic clue? A cryptic cross...

xnor

@n_palum contact

boboquack

@n_palum Contact ______town

Sp3000

00:38

Contact n_palum again

Deusovi

@n_palum shanty

n_palum

Correct

Deusovi

@n_palum SHANGHAI?

n_palum

Close

And yes :)

That's kind of correct right?

boboquack

Cast off the ? of yesterday

Deusovi

00:40

Ehhh. The last part isn't

@n_palum shut

n_palum

Nope

boboquack

? to ? into the fray

(the two clues are linked)

Bald Bantha

@boboquack contact

Deusovi

ugh, it's a pop-culture reference

n_palum

@Deusovi Is that because greeting doesn't really mean hai lol

boboquack

00:41

@Deusovi Not pop-culture now, I don't think

Deusovi

@n_palum no, it's because "hai" is not the same thing as "hi"

n_palum

Fair enough - I'll try harder next time :P

boboquack

@Deusovi Let's go into LOLCODE again!

Deusovi

@BaldBantha Yeah, I dunno. Go for it

Bald Bantha

Can I receive help from friends IRL?

Deusovi

00:42

Um. We've never really had that happen. (People here have friends IRL? What a weird concept. :P )

Bald Bantha

@boboquack Shame? Probably not.

xnor

ohhh

Deusovi

I guess there's nothing wrong with it, as long as they're not looking things up

xnor

wait, contact

maybe

on "Cast off the ? of yesterday"

n_palum

I think it's fine if they aren't googling

boboquack

00:43

@BaldBantha No (-1) Cast off the shackles of yesterday

Deusovi

it's a bit late, xnor

boboquack

@xnor too late, unfortunately.

Bald Bantha

@Deusovi Ok. I'll only do it if I really get stumpted

xnor

that's ok

boboquack

Can't contact after the defender gives up

Try the second part...

xnor

00:43

i have no idea on that

boboquack

I'll reveal where they come from afterwards

n_palum

Remove mine I think I used the wrong word again

Faults

That's what I meant

Bald Bantha

____ Splints

Deusovi

shin?

n_palum

Contact splints

boboquack

00:44

Fault ____

Bald Bantha

@Deusovi correct

xnor

You might get in it by running, and out of it by eating.

n_palum

Contact

Sp3000

Contact xnor

Bald Bantha

dangit i'm a runner what is this

contact

Sp3000

00:45

(Might be easy for Deus, but I like that clue!)

Deusovi

shape

(and so do I!)

xnor

yeah, i think i said too much

n_palum

Cut or lop off

Deusovi

@n_palum shave

n_palum

Nope

Bald Bantha

00:46

contact

Deusovi

shear?

n_palum

Yea

boboquack

#

Deusovi

sharp

boboquack

@Deusovi Yes

(I hoped you would get mixed up by the many variants of that clue we've had)

n_palum

00:46

No that clearly means number, Sheventy Five

xnor

Hushedly walks, slowly (wordplay, not cryptic)

n_palum

Contact walks

boboquack

@xnor Contact perhaps?

n_palum

Un start clues that get guessed

boboquack

Distribute a snake-headed rabbit

Deusovi

00:48

share

xnor

nice one!

boboquack

@Deusovi Correct

n_palum

OH nice

boboquack

Removing Fault ____

Deusovi

Alright, I pass on "hushedly walks"

boboquack

00:49

Uncontact walks

n_palum

Shuffles

xnor

nope

n_palum

Dang

xnor

that was everyone?

Deusovi

yep

boboquack

00:49

Yep

xnor

it was SHAMBLES = SH + AMBLES

n_palum

Mmm I thought about that but just went with shuffle

Board game

Deusovi

...Shmonopoly? :P

Bald Bantha

her

boboquack

Disaster sounds like an address in a troll

Deusovi

00:51

@BaldBantha She

Bald Bantha

correct

I couldn't think of a better way to put that one

Sp3000

Wanting to put two together in one's mind? (7, straight)

Bald Bantha

contact mind

n_palum

Not shmonopoly

Sp3000

It's clearly shcrabble :P

n_palum

00:52

Overthinking it

Deusovi

I pass on "mind"

Bald Bantha

ship?

boboquack

12p

Sp3000

Well... shipping :P

Bald Bantha

to ship

Deusovi

00:54

that's 8

Sp3000

...

headdesk

boboquack

(Clap, clap, clap)

in The Sphinx's Lair, 2 days ago, by Gareth McCaughan

@boboquack Ho ho. No, I think it's just that "five" and "nine" sound kinda similar and my brain is an idiot.

Bald Bantha

So my guess doesn't count I suppose

boboquack

Here's another one to add to the collection

xnor

contact on board game

Deusovi

00:55

We normally count plurals and removal/addition of tenses, but I'm not sure if that one should count

xnor

but there's some many, it's probably chance

Deusovi

I'll leave it up to you all

Sp3000

Contact 12p

Deusovi

@boboquack shilling

xnor

i think you should be off the hook with the wrong length

boboquack

00:55

I don't that it should count, unfortunately...

@Deusovi Correct

Sconibulus

wrong length doesn't matter at all, clue validity doesn't matter, just someone else guessing

boboquack

(:,-( correct is so many more keystrokes than +1)

Sconibulus

ship vs shipping seems at the edge of what might count, but I'm not sure what side its on

n_palum

Oh Scon is here! Hello comrade

Sconibulus

hey, just got back to my computer :)

n_palum

00:58

Mine really aren't that hard ;_;

boboquack

Contact | chat.stackex(427*) or something similar?

Deusovi

@xnor, go ahead on "board game"

xnor

Sheriff of Nottingham

n_palum

You got this

Noooo

Deusovi

ooh, that's a good game

n_palum

00:58

Shuffleboard

xnor

ah

n_palum

I just talked about shuffle and thought it'd be funny but obvious xD

Sconibulus

bah, that's just Curling for people who hate the cold

n_palum

It is

Sconibulus

contact on Disaster

xnor

00:59

While I'm depressed, everyone else grows up.

boboquack

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