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| Zag |
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 12:07 am Post subject: 1 |
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| Thanks. But, of course, it's clear that Cordelia would have won if she hadn't disappeared. Out protecting our country, again, probably. |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 10:55 pm Post subject: 0 |
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Well, it probably should be pronounced dead.
Actually, part way through this game, I read an article about "Scrabble 2", a version of the game attempting to bring back the fun of making words in the game. One thing they mentioned was having a list of all the legal two lettered words available (and also removing some of the really marginal ones). So if I was to run the game again, I would provide all the legal two lettered words for you!.
Thanks everyone for playing! |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 10:24 pm Post subject: -1 |
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I assume this game is now dead, so let me be the first to congratulate Zag.
Well Played!
Next time I'm gonna check out the 2-letter words before entering a competition like this.  |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:01 pm Post subject: -2 |
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No need to apologise. I'm sure I speak for the rest of us in saying that we appreciate the effort you are making on our behalf and look forward to the next round, whenever that may be. At least it's a game that's easy to pick up where we left off without the need to revise previous posts.
Good luck with the project and update whenever. |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:25 pm Post subject: -3 |
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I am sorry.
This game was started at a time when I really didn't have much to do at work. Recently we had the approval to start on a project that will consume all my working time for the next 8 weeks. I will try to make it so that I can make updates from somewhere else to the last part of the game can be finished. |
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| Amb |
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:46 pm Post subject: -4 |
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| Any update on this? |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:02 pm Post subject: -5 |
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Mine is sent too. In fact I sent 2 words.
The first, and higher scoring, was obtained using questionable means described in my PM. I'll leave it up to MV as to whether these "questionable means" disqualifies it.
Should it be disqualified, then I quite like my second entry too. I found it in Monte Carlo, a long time ago.  |
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| Amb |
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:36 pm Post subject: -6 |
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Sent - Maybe not the best play, but a nice one  |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:37 pm Post subject: -7 |
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Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
Current letters:
O
1
[BLANK]
0
B
3
U
1
L
1
U
1
V
4
20 Jack_Ian-- ADAPT
14 Zag-- VAT
17 Amb-- DUVET
| Code: |
ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 70 | 24 | 41 | 48 | cnt
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 39 | 30 | cnt
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 32 | 48 | cnt
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 74 | 26 | -- | -- | 366
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | xx | 26 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 145
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 128
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16
- 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 TOTAL
Zag | 27 | 27 | 24 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 545
Amb | 25 | 30 | 24 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 528
Jack_Ian | 22 | 30 | 24 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 520
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next planned update: The next Monday[/quote] |
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| Zag |
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:51 am Post subject: -8 |
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| Sorry. Give me 5 minutes |
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| Amb |
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:08 am Post subject: -9 |
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Meh, I sent
To be honest I never saw the thread had been updated. Very rushed play so I doubt I will stay in the hunt. |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:22 am Post subject: -10 |
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| Amb wrote: |
[bias]I think it would be fair. They all had the same deadline as me [/bias] |
Zag? Amb?
maybe I should have updated just to help Jack_Ian jump ahead  |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:27 pm Post subject: -11 |
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Does "veugenics" mean that only beautiful people survive?  |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:03 pm Post subject: -12 |
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Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
I don't believe there were any possible bingo words on that round.
Current letters:
A
1
A
1
D
2
U
1
T
1
U
1
V
4
24 Jack_Ian-- NITRIC
24 Zag-- PRICING
24 Amb-- PRICING
| Code: |
ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 70 | 24 | 41 | 48 | cnt
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 39 | 30 | cnt
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 32 | 48 | cnt
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 74 | 26 | -- | -- | 366
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | xx | 26 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 145
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 128
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16
- 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 TOTAL
Zag | 27 | 27 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 531
Amb | 25 | 30 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 511
Jack_Ian | 22 | 30 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 500
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next planned update: The next Monday |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:17 pm Post subject: -13 |
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| OK That makes sense. But I think Zag is right, it's probably too late to introduce it now with any great effect. |
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| Zag |
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:21 pm Post subject: -14 |
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| It certainly would have kept people playing who had missed one or two rounds, since there wouldn't be so much of a gap. It's kind of late to change it now, though -- maybe for next game, if you're planning to run it again. |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:25 am Post subject: -15 |
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| It wouldn't change anything if all the player submitted every round. But as it is, this scoring method would move people around the scoreboard. Consider this: in round 1, everyone who submitted got 28 points and the people who didn't submit got 0. Under the new method, everyone would have gotten only 1 point. |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:54 am Post subject: -16 |
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How is that different?
Unless I'm missing something, it will just give people lower final scores, but will not effect the leaderboard.
Getting lower scores is probably not more fun. |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:49 am Post subject: -17 |
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Would the following scoring method be more fun?
PlayerScore = PersonalScore - LowestPlayerScore + 1. |
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| Zag |
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:02 am Post subject: -18 |
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| Dang! I had looked at STINGER, but discarded it for not reaching the X3. I didn't think of the name of this game -- GREEDY = STINGY |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:17 pm Post subject: -19 |
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Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
I don't believe there were any possible bingo words on that round.
Current letters:
C
3
P
3
I
1
N
1
R
1
U
1
I
1
33 Jack_Ian-- STINGIER
27 Zag-- CITING
33 Amb-- STINGIER
| Code: |
ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 70 | 24 | 41 | 48 | cnt
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 39 | 30 | cnt
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 32 | 48 | cnt
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 74 | 26 | -- | -- | 366
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | xx | 26 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 145
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 128
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16
- 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 TOTAL
Zag | 27 | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 507
Amb | 25 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 487
Jack_Ian | 22 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 476
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next planned update: The Monday after next, hopefully. (March 8) |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:46 pm Post subject: -20 |
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| Zag wrote: |
| OK. In the lists I linked to, it doesn't appear. |
No wonder I didn't see it.
I thought I was going blind and resorted to the find command to make sure.
If I ever get serious about scrabble, I'll certainly visit these lists. For now I just like surviving on words that I actually come across. If I take it too seriously, I might lose some of the fun. |
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| Zag |
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:27 pm Post subject: -21 |
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| Amb wrote: |
| I had no idea Toit was a word. |
I have no idea what it means. I just know that it comes up on Word Racer (Yahoo's version of Boggle) a lot. I believe that I stumbled on it accidentally in one game and just continued to use it.
Jack_Ian, shame on you for not knowing QI. It is on two different must-know lists for Scrabble: 2-letter words and Q without U
OK. In the lists I linked to, it doesn't appear. I'll find better lists.
Whew! It's on this one: National Scrabble Association, new words |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:15 pm Post subject: -22 |
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| Amb wrote: |
| I had no idea Toit was a word. |
Neither did I, but it wouldn't have helped me anyway as I didn't think qi was a word either. I haven't played scrabble in years, but I never realised that these 2-letter words could be so valuable. |
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| Amb |
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:54 am Post subject: -23 |
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Meh, if I manage to win by players dropping off - I'll take it. DOubt I could beat Zag any other way
I had no idea Toit was a word. |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:25 am Post subject: -24 |
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| Correction-- fun instead of fair |
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| Amb |
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:04 am Post subject: -25 |
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[bias]I think it would be fair. THey all had the same deadline as me [/bias] |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:14 pm Post subject: -26 |
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I was away on business, sorry.
Entry sent. "Please don't tell me I missed a bingo"  |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:51 pm Post subject: -27 |
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| Only Amb has sent anything so far. I don't really think it would be fair to update.... |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:31 pm Post subject: -28 |
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Side note:
"st" Yes ( )
"ri" No ( )
"at" Yes ( )
"opi" No ( )
"ano" No ( )
"fen" Yes ( )
TUITION was less than half invalid.  |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:13 pm Post subject: -29 |
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Apparently I'm a total cnt.  |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:16 pm Post subject: -30 |
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Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
ooops! I accidentally edited this post instead of quoting it. The picture is correct, the text isn't
I don't believe there were any possible bingo words on that round.
Current letters:
C
3
P
3
I
1
N
1
R
1
U
1
I
1
33 Jack_Ian-- STINGIER
27 Zag-- CITING
33 Amb-- STINGIER
| Code: |
ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 70 | 24 | 41 | 48 | cnt
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 39 | 30 | cnt
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 32 | 48 | cnt
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 74 | 26 | -- | -- | 366
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | xx | 26 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 145
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 128
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16
- 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 TOTAL
Zag | 27 | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 507
Amb | 25 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 487
Jack_Ian | 22 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 476
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next planned update: The Monday after next, hopefully. (March 8) |
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| mv* |
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:38 am Post subject: -31 |
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| I could give you an extra week to bang your head if you want. |
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| Zag |
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:41 pm Post subject: -32 |
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All I can say about this one is "AAAAAAAAARRRRRRGH!"
(I can see Cordy making a big comeback when she finds the bingo that has, so far, eluded me. OMG, with those letters, there HAS to be one. Right?) |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:37 pm Post subject: -33 |
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For the moment, you must pretend there is "FADE" in the bottom right corner of the previous image
Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
There are still 37 letters in the bag.
Anyone may join still.
Current letters:
T
1
I
1
O
1
T
1
I
1
N
1
G
2
48 Jack_Ian, Zag FADE (and ENGRACED)
39 Amb-- EGAD (and ME, JOG, ERA)
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ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 70 | 24 | 41 | 48 | 453
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 39 | 30 | 432
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 32 | 48 | 424
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 74 | 26 | -- | -- | 366
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | xx | 26 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 145
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 128
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16
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next planned update: Every Monday[/quote] |
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| Zag |
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:07 am Post subject: -34 |
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| Awww. I didn't want to get ahead of Cordy that way. (Of course, if it weren't for her missing the first round, I wouldn't even be close.) |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:19 am Post subject: -35 |
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[quote="MatthewV"]
Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
Current letters:
F
4
I
1
D
2
A
1
E
1
N
1
G
2
32 Jack_Ian MOO (EM, NO, GO)
39 Amb-- AHEM (EM)
41 Zag-- HOMO (EM, NO)
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ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 70 | 24 | 41 | 405
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 39 | 402
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 32 | 376
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 74 | 26 | -- | 366
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | xx | 26 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | 150
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 145
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 128
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16
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next planned update: Every Monday |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:42 pm Post subject: -36 |
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| Amb wrote: |
| Have I sent something for this? |
Just click here to find out. I'll let you do it. I don't want to read other people's mail.  |
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| Amb |
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:55 am Post subject: -37 |
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| Have I sent something for this? |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:36 am Post subject: -38 |
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| The new round will come Monday. |
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