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7:02 PM
O/
I could use a game after SE today...
 
7:16 PM
o/
 
pokes @Erik, @Eric, @John, and @GentlePurpleRain
 
o/
@Mithrandir SE was tough today, eh?
 
Anyone not in the TL has no idea.
!ping
 
7:22 PM
@BusinessCat @Rubio @Forklift @JohnDvorak @MorganG @Deusovi @You @ffao @boboquack @ConorO'Brien
@Mithrandir @GarethMcCaughan @notjagan @dcfyj @micsthepick @Wen1now @cairdcoinheringaahing @Tumbler41 @Scrooble @EriktheOutgolfer
 
yeah, didn't see the trouble you got through today
 
@quartata @PotatoLatte @Quintec
 
@EriktheOutgolfer Teachers' Lounge, network-wide mod chatroom
!newgame Mithrandir, John Dvorak, dooog, Erik the OutGolfer
 
RED: Mithrandir, dooog
 
misspelling
 
7:23 PM
BLUE: John Dvorak, Erik the OutGolfer
RED spymaster only, please click on this link to see the seed: https://onetimesecret.com/secret/esk6f5c7q8k71i47f6vddp2q3xvue5k
BLUE spymaster only, please click on this link to see the seed: https://onetimesecret.com/secret/4uul2p8zhgk11tjvkus2bz6x1kwnr5c

Please save the seed somewhere! As a last resort if any of you happens to forget the seed, you can type !recall to get a new link.
RED goes first!
 
!leave Erik the OutGolfer
 
BLUE: John Dvorak,
 
!joinblue Erik the Outgolfer
 
BLUE: John Dvorak, Erik the Outgolfer
 
Red: Vaccination (3)
summons @dooog
 
7:32 PM
...
looks like somebody left
 
Double guesser time?
 
sounds interesting
 
!joinred Erik the Outgolfer
 
RED: Mithrandir, dooog, Erik the Outgolfer
 
7:33 PM
oh no, ninja
 
BLUE: John Dvorak, Erik the Outgolfer, GentlePurpleRain
 
oh, or that
 
....hang on
let's switch GPR's team
 
I'll just assume Shiro wanted to put GPR to the blues :P
 
Erik is on both teams?
 
7:34 PM
yes, I wanted to try a double-guesser
 
my guesser went MIA
 
!leave Erik the Outgolfer
 
RED: Mithrandir, dooog
 
I mean, red guesser
 
BLUE: John Dvorak, GentlePurpleRain
 
7:35 PM
!joinblue
 
BLUE: John Dvorak, GentlePurpleRain, Erik the Outgolfer
 
uh...
 
!leave GentlePurpleRain
 
BLUE: John Dvorak, Erik the Outgolfer
 
So which team should I be on here?
 
7:35 PM
!joinred GentlePurpleRain
 
not sure, I think that's random
 
!teams
 
RED team: Mithrandir, dooog, GentlePurpleRain
BLUE team: John Dvorak, Erik the Outgolfer
 
This'll do
 
7:36 PM
 
no, my teammate left
and the image host left too
 
You don't have a teammate, Erik
 
How do you spell it?
oops
 
I had one, until he defected :-(
 
@EriktheOutgolfer What teamate?
!imagehost imgur
 
7:37 PM
...myself, I suppose :P
 
I'm wondering if I should host an image server for Codenames
 
!board
 
 
!who
 
Red currently has 4 guesses remaining.
 
7:38 PM
DISEASE
 
DISEASE is Red
 
@JohnDvorak I think you'll have to keep the images forever, or sacrifice our ability to read the transcript
 
SCIENTIST
 
SCIENTIST is Red
 
@EriktheOutgolfer I was going for the latter
 
7:39 PM
[pass]
 
 
Blue: Europe(3)
 
ROME is Blue
 
7:40 PM
TURKEY is Blue
 
CZECH is Blue
 
 
Is dooog actually here?
 
7:41 PM
yeah, I don't think so
that's probably why you were switched
 
That.
 
We are currently waiting for a clue from the Red spymaster.
 
Red: Accessory (2)
 
7:45 PM
TIE is Red
 
PIN is Red
 
I'm not too certain about the last VACCINATION one, so I'm keeping it on the back burner.
No need to double-clue it, though.
[pass]
 
 
afk for a couple of minutes.
 
7:46 PM
!leave dooog
 
RED: Mithrandir, GentlePurpleRain
 
Blue: Surf(2)
 
bak (back at keyboard)
 
!who
 
We are currently waiting for a clue from the Blue spymaster.
 
7:52 PM
No, we're not.
 
We're not? I don't see a clue...
 
5 mins ago, by John Dvorak
Blue: Surf(2)
 
yeah, I don't see a clue... yawns
 
I definitely sent it though, and I see it in my chat.
 
7:53 PM
ah, I had to refresh
 
Blue: Surf(2)
(repost)
 
@JohnDvorak please warn us if your clue doesn't become black
 
I saw it once I refreshed. I guess Shiro never saw it either.
 
and repost the clue afterwards
 
7:54 PM
Blue currently has 3 guesses remaining.
 
What do you mean, doesn't become black?
 
BOARD is Blue
 
JET is Black (assassin!).
Game over. Red wins!
 
7:54 PM
uh...alright
dunno what John was going for
 
Not sure how SURF = JET...?
 
or any of the actual blues either
 
jetskis
 
Stardate 201810182123, new game, 1v1, I'm second.
Blue words: Czech, Board, Turkey, Bank, Rose, Light, Rome, Mass
Avoid Jet. Jet will make you jittery.

Aztec is yellow, but we can still play Europe(3) = Czech, Turkey, Rome
Morning for Light/Rose? Surf for Board/Bank? Light/Rose might also fit Wine. Wine = Mass because catholics, too? Maybe risks Spring (red) / March (yellow).

Red plays Vaccination(3) = disease, scientist?, life??
Disease guessed. Scientist guessed. Pass.

Playing Europe(3). Rome guessed. Czech guessed. And a pass??? Oh, there _was_ a Turkey in the guess list, so never mind
 
jetskies?
151562236

STAR, TIE, LIFE, SPRING, BEIJING, PIN, SCIENTIST, KING, DISEASE.

DISEASE + PIN + SCIENTIST = "vaccination"? Looks worth a shot.

(gives "vaccination" clue)

After some fiddling around with the bot and the teams, things seem sorted.

DISEASE down. SCIENTIST down. And a pass.

Remaining words: STAR, TIE, LIFE, SPRING, BEIJING, PIN, KING.

Maybe I can clue TIE + PIN together. I'm a bit hesitant about double-cluing so early, but nothing else comes to mind. How to clue it? "ornament"? "well-dressed"? "accessory"? "accessory" seems the best; going with it.
 
7:56 PM
Didn't think about jet skis
 
I was actually thinking of water skiing, where you're pulled by a jet boat
 
Not sure how PIN = VACCINATION...?
I was leaning toward LIFE.
 
"worth a shot" - ha!
 
7:58 PM
@GentlePurpleRain needles
 
Jet surfs are also apparently a thing...
(= motorized)
 
@JohnDvorak um, what did you mean by Surf (2)?
 
@EriktheOutgolfer probably BANK
 
7:59 PM
Bank
 
@John are you in for another?
 
he said "0/"
 
Chat doesn't like my ... nvm. GPR's just blind :P
 
I don't see it either
 
8:02 PM
um, what? I clearly see it
 
hm?
 
above you saying "needles"
 
Just after GPR's wave
 
Nope. Didn't see it till I refreshed.
 
8:02 PM
I guess I shouldn't SM with chat doing the thing it's doing
 
Chat seems to be swallowing things more often than usual.
 
!newgame Mithrandir, GentlePurpleRain, John Dvorak, Erik the Outgolfer
 
RED: GentlePurpleRain, Erik the Outgolfer
BLUE: Mithrandir, John Dvorak
RED spymaster only, please click on this link to see the seed: https://onetimesecret.com/secret/pnjjqbtt6sz8twbb17p73tlytdksksy
BLUE spymaster only, please click on this link to see the seed: https://onetimesecret.com/secret/nkt4w91j30xg85bqfvkbh8xhj4msaeh

Please save the seed somewhere! As a last resort if any of you happens to forget the seed, you can type !recall to get a new link.
BLUE goes first!
 
@Mithrandir I think usual swallowing means nobody sees it, that's weird swallowing o_o
 
 
8:04 PM
@EriktheOutgolfer no, this is semi-normal, just not with this regularilty
 
Is it reported?
 
I don't think this can be reported
pretty sure chat is abandoned
 
Hm?
 
Blue: Hear (3)
 
8:10 PM
alright :P thanks
 
PITCH
 
PITCH is Blue
 
the one who complains about the mess gets handed a mop
 
ORGAN
 
ORGAN is Yellow (neutral)
It is now Red's turn
 
8:10 PM
Red: Animal (3)
 
... I guess the clue would have been ear in that case
 
PLATYPUS
 
PLATYPUS is Red
 
CHICK is Red
 
8:11 PM
ah apologies i had to do something
 
SPIDER is Red
 
!join
 
Hi dooog, you'll be joining team red!
 
8:11 PM
RED: GentlePurpleRain, Erik the Outgolfer, dooog
 
SPIDER is Red
You are out of guesses. It is now Blue's turn
 
...would've passed anyway
yeah, Shiro's message got sucked up
 
It's there if you refresh...
 
The worst part is that you don't even get any feedback whether your message got through
 
8:13 PM
yeah, that's what I did
um, you do
 
The message does go through; it's a problem on the receiving end.
 
if it's green, it means it hasn't went through refreshlessly
if it's light green, it means it hasn't went through at all
 
haven't you noticed that messages you send aren't immediately black?
 
8:15 PM
I get nice blinkendots next to a black text
 
Might have to do with the speed of your connection. Mine usually are immediately black, but occasionally I get one that's delayed.
 
No repro.
 
Blue: Arts and crafts (3)
 
yeah, I'm not sure if you can repro about this specific issue
 
8:17 PM
STRING
 
STRING is Blue
 
I mean, I can't see any green
OK, maybe. The contrast is poor though, and I don't trust my eyes that well.
Anyways...
KNIFE
 
KNIFE is Blue
 
FILE
 
FILE is Yellow (neutral)
It is now Red's turn
 
8:18 PM
Hm. Not metalcraft I guess.
 
weirdly enough, I can see green on others' messages now
 
Green, dark red, the black that it is ... whatever your mind says it is, it is
Oh, I do see a better match now
 
Red: Construction worker (2)
 
STAFF is Blue
Uh... what?
It is now Blue's turn
 
8:22 PM
We're hot on phrases today :P
 
 
hm
 
hm, I guess that wasn't referring to the actual worker
ah, looks like my teammate is active again
 
weeeird :P
 
its cool I would've gone with that too
nail belt probably then
 
8:24 PM
uh, or POST?
 
whats the connection?
 
Could also be PIN
 
a post is a vertical metal rod
 
I like belt like tool belt, very construction worker-y
 
(one mo')
 
8:25 PM
although not sure if posts can be considered construction :P
 
yeah I don't usually associate them with construction.. but I could see it
 
A constrution worker can stand like a post :P
 
and have signs nailed to him ;-P
 
Blue: Egypt (unlimited)
 
for the previous clue:
MODEL
 
8:28 PM
MODEL is Blue
 
PYRAMID
 
PYRAMID is Blue
 
SOUND
 
SOUND is Blue
 
!board
 
8:29 PM
 
Hmm... one hear to go and probably one Egypt
RING
 
RING is Blue
 
Now for a risky move:
PRINCESS
 
PRINCESS is Yellow (neutral)
It is now Red's turn
 
Ah, not bad
 
8:31 PM
alright, this is very dangerous
 
so we just have 2 construction worker?
 
!who
 
We are currently waiting for a clue from the Red spymaster.
 
Red: Sunshine and roses (unlimited)
 
8:33 PM
Hm. I will look that up after the game.
 
alright, two construction workers
 
seems valid to me
 
Pat & Mat?
 
hmm..
 
yes, it's valid, it comes up as a search suggestion
 
8:34 PM
Ah, nice way to check
I'll still check it out
 
can't really see anything related to the metaphorical meaning
 
@EriktheOutgolfer aha, so "why is there a dead pakistani on my couch" is a valid clue. got it.
 
let's deal with the previous clue first
 
nail and belt?
 
lol
yeah, definitely NAIL
 
8:35 PM
nail
 
NAIL is Red
 
eerie...yeah, this silence has to be broken
 
TIL there's an apple museum in Prague
 
spring and honey for the other clue?
 
hm, BELT for this one first?
 
8:37 PM
3rd one might be olive
yeah sure
belt
 
BELT is Red
 
Sunshine and SPRING definitely go together
 
SUNSHINE doesn't appear to be on the board...
 
mhm
spring
 
SPRING is Red
 
8:38 PM
OLIVE is also related to spring, although it's technically evergreen
(and it's actually related more closely to summer...)
 
I think I like honey and olive for the last two
 
but yeah, HONEY and OLIVE make the most sense
 
honey
 
HONEY is Red
 
DISEASE surely doesn't fit in the nice, soothing climate of sunshine and roses :P
 
8:40 PM
hm.. what if it was degree
 
hm, I wonder if "sunshine and roses" refers to anything like a DWARF...
 
I don't see any connections there
 
but maybe degree like it's warm?
 
In Dwarf fortress you get neither. The only thing that matters for your sun sickness is a direct line of sight to the sky.
 
8:41 PM
@Mithrandir I think so, according to the rules. They don't seem to forbid it...
 
looks like there's something shady going on here...oh, wait, that was definitely about the rules
 
alright erik what would be your final answer
im kinda stuck
 
OLIVE for me
 
olive
 
8:43 PM
OLIVE is Yellow (neutral)
It is now Blue's turn
 
nooooo!!!!!!
 
 
yuck
nooooo
 
i was like 60/40 olive/degree
 
I was hoping Olive was blue
 
8:44 PM
yeah, that will be easy now :-(
 
Super-close game
 
Blue: Personal Identification Number (1)
 
last word might not even be degree
lol
 
yeah, definitely easy
 
Hmm...
PIN
 
8:45 PM
PIN is Blue
 
!finalboard
 
could have just gone for "bowling" :D
 
 
My words: NAIL DEGREE SPIDER SPRING HONEY BELT PLATYPUS CHICK

Blue goes first.

Hear (3), presumably for SOUND, RING, PITCH.
Blue guesses PITCH but then goes for the less-likely ORGAN (?)
Good for us, though.

Obvious first clue: Animal (3) for SPIDER, PLATYPUS, CHICK
And Erik gets it without hesitation.

Mith goes with
Arts and crafts (3), presumably for STRING, KNIFE, MODEL

...and they get 2/3. Not bad.

I can't see any good connections here. Trying
Construction worker (2) for NAIL and BELT.
 
8:45 PM
ARGH!! it was degree!!
 
432288382

PIN, STAFF, STRING, MODEL, KNIFE, PYRAMID, RING, SOUND, PITCH.

STRING + MODEL + KNIFE (+ PIN?) = "crafting". Might run into NAIL, though.

PITCH + RING + SOUND = "hear"

(gives "hear" clue)

PITCH down. And ORGAN is guessed, yellow.

Remaining words: PIN, STAFF, STRING, MODEL, KNIFE, PYRAMID, RING, SOUND.

Might as well give "arts and crafts" and hope that John won't run into NAIL. Aiming for STRING, MODEL, KNIFE, and possibly PIN.

(gives "arts and crafts" clue)

STRING down. KNIFE down. And goes for yellow FILE.
 
FORCE is a hard assassin. It negates a lot of potential clues.
 
sorry about my suboptimal play
 
You guys were so close at the end. I was almost jumping up and down when you suggested DEGREE. I knew it was a long shot, though...
 
It was extremely close. Nice game!
 
8:46 PM
sooo close
 
yeah, this was a good one
 
> uh-oh, "risky move" doesn't sound good
:D
 
have to be AFK now for a bit; back in ~15 I think
 
Ping me when there's a game
 
I'll be around
 
8:48 PM
In the meantime, Rumjacks and grilled chicken dinner
 
I can't play anymore for today
 
I likely won't be available for another unless it starts very soon, but feel free to ping me.
googles "Rumjacks"
 
Gotcha. It sounded like a type of food. Rum + Flapjacks?
 
Just discovered them today. I love Irish music.
 
8:50 PM
tbh I was going for olive because it was kind of related to the metaphorical meaning of sunshine and roses.. like an olive branch
if it was just sunshine probably would've gone for degree
such a close decision though
 
except that "roses" was necessary for HONEY
 
I think we still would've gone for it, it was much more spring related than any of the other words
 
that's what GPR complained about
he wanted us to find stuff related to "sunshine and roses", not "spring"
not that my guess would've been any different
 
That's the downside of unlimited - you don't know how many words you've actually got to guess
 
8:53 PM
ah well, this is what makes it so fun, the slight difference in word choice can change the connotation a lot
 
Yup!
 
it was obviously three here
you got one word left, what else could it be? ;-)
 
Like I obviously had two Egypts? :P
I love this one:
 
the only irish songs i know are danny boy and parting glass
both amazing though
 
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