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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #900 on: December 29, 2020, 04:09:49 pm »
Post is Red.
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #901 on: December 29, 2020, 05:10:35 pm »
SCALEGERMANYELECTRICSPINEBUFFALO
COTTONPOLECASINOPARKLEMON
TURKEYSHOTSQUAREMOUNTCANDLE
UNDERTAKERANGELTEACHERBREADPOST
WELLPALMCOFFEEBAYSATELLITE

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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #902 on: December 29, 2020, 05:38:11 pm »
OK well so here is where we are at. They need 3 more. They could have some overlap I suppose... maybe. Whatever, the point is, if we guess one of their words, all faust has to do is string together 2 words, so that is GG. We still are not looking great even if we do not hit a word imo... but hitting there word ends it. So I say we play for the win.

Also... just realized that we need 3 and they hinted 3. So, I had this whole thing typed up about overlaps... but if there were overlaps they could of just hinted a 2... so pretty much just looking at our remaining 2 stamp words.


SCALE - absolute favorite. for the reasons you listed.

I think words that are 100% off the table are - SHOT, CASINO, COFFEE, LEMON, CANDLE (I changed my mind on candle).

That leaves the remaining words of - TURKEY, WELL, PALM, SQUARE, TEACHER, BREAD
TURKEY, SQUARE - Pasta is sharp cookie. Stamp has... multiple meanings. They could of easily gone "package" or "parcel" or something like that. We still would of got post and scale (assuming correct).... and it would remove the other words off the table.

So yeah this is all based on the idea that SCALE is gonna be correct... but I wanna remove Turkey and Square for now, or at least discuss it. That leaves....

WELL - like an ink well that you have to dip stamps into.
PALM - use your palm to press down... kind of a similar mindset to well.
TEACHER - teacher grades papers with stamps all the time, I think this is a really potential good guess.
BREAD - I have recently discovered that when you stamp a company logo onto a block of ice, the tool is called an "ice stamp". Fancy bakeries often stamp their logo onto their product, I would assume that is called a Bread Stamp... but I will give you that is a reach.

So I guess it is 2/3 Scale, Well, Teacher. I guess I lean Scale... but honestly if you are good with choosing from those 3 I really don't know which I would like best last.

** final thought while I am thinking out loud.... If we go Scale, and are correct.... then I think we go WELL. A realllly good clue for POST-SCALE-TEACHER would of been "GRADES" (teacher because... teacher, Teachers post grades, and teachers often "scale" grades of a class). Might be over thinking it... but I think that means I like Scale -> Well.



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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #903 on: December 29, 2020, 05:38:27 pm »
if you at least agree with scale feel free to lock it.
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #904 on: December 30, 2020, 03:48:19 am »
I feel Scale is a bit of a stretch, but then they all are. Happy enough to try it though.

Scale
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #905 on: December 30, 2020, 04:23:01 am »
Scale is neutral.
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #906 on: December 30, 2020, 04:23:19 am »
Columbine: 3
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #907 on: December 30, 2020, 09:08:02 am »
My best guess here is “Shot, teacher, candle”

Also, faust, you ok buddy? Cause these have been some dark clues!
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #908 on: December 30, 2020, 12:23:27 pm »
Shot -> Teacher

Agree with both - pretty straight forward there I think.

Why Candle? (Vigil?) - not that I think it’s wrong. Don’t know that I like anything better. I’m just not clear on the connection.
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TOWN Wins: M3, M5, M6, M11, M17, M28, M32, M105, M108, M114, M118, M120, M122, DM1, DoM1, OZ2, RM45, RM47, RM48, RM49, RM55
TOWN Losses: M4, M7, M8, M9, M13, M14, M18, M31, M110, M111, M113, M117, M125, RM3, RM4, RM54
SCUM Wins: M2, M19, M23, M100, DM3, RM1, RM2, RM48, RM50
SCUM Losses: M15 (SK), M102 (Tr), OZ1, RM55

Total Wins: 30
Total Losses: 20

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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #909 on: December 30, 2020, 02:27:26 pm »
Shot is Blue.
Teacher is Blue.
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #910 on: December 30, 2020, 08:31:44 pm »
Well it has a connection to cemetery. And there were a lot of vigils after Columbine. I’m open to other suggestions though.
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #911 on: December 30, 2020, 09:56:05 pm »
Quote from: jotheonah on December 30, 2020, 08:31:44 pm
Well it has a connection to cemetery. And there were a lot of vigils after Columbine. I’m open to other suggestions though.

Nah, I don’t see anything better, and I agree Cemetery is our last connection, so:

Candle
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TOWN Wins: M3, M5, M6, M11, M17, M28, M32, M105, M108, M114, M118, M120, M122, DM1, DoM1, OZ2, RM45, RM47, RM48, RM49, RM55
TOWN Losses: M4, M7, M8, M9, M13, M14, M18, M31, M110, M111, M113, M117, M125, RM3, RM4, RM54
SCUM Wins: M2, M19, M23, M100, DM3, RM1, RM2, RM48, RM50
SCUM Losses: M15 (SK), M102 (Tr), OZ1, RM55

Total Wins: 30
Total Losses: 20

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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #912 on: December 30, 2020, 11:16:00 pm »
Candle is Blue!

gg! faust brought his A game! :)

I'll throw up a post mortem some time soon. Feel free to guess our remaining 2 red words until then.
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #913 on: December 31, 2020, 12:15:43 am »
GG!

I mean given the info I suppose I would say Square, then palm/well.... probably palm.
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #914 on: December 31, 2020, 03:56:37 am »
"Columbine" is very similar to "Columbian", which would imply Coffee. I thought you were maybe going for that.

Square and Palm?
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #915 on: December 31, 2020, 04:12:50 am »
Quote from: infangthief on December 31, 2020, 03:56:37 am
"Columbine" is very similar to "Columbian", which would imply Coffee. I thought you were maybe going for that.

Square and Palm?
Those are indeed the final ones! The complete grid:

SCALEGERMANYELECTRICSPINEBUFFALO
COTTONPOLECASINOPARKLEMON
TURKEYSHOTSQUAREMOUNTCANDLE
UNDERTAKERANGELTEACHERBREADPOST
WELLPALMCOFFEEBAYSATELLITE
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #916 on: December 31, 2020, 04:27:16 am »
Closing thoughts on the game:

I felt pretty lucky this time around with the first clue. Undertaker/Shot/Angel made it clear that I wanted something death-related. Cemetery was a rather clear way to get Candle and Park. Spine was a bit of a risk, but I couldn't not do a 5 clue.

It was tough trying to connect Bay to anything, but then I thought of Slaver's Bay, and that was a clever way of connecting Cotton/Bay. Teacher was a bit of a stretch here... I thought either Slaver -> Profession -> Teacher or Slaver -> History -> Teacher might get you there. Made it a 4-word clue just to make clear that Shot could reasonably be associated with both, in the hopes of making that final guess easier. Germany was an unfortunate distraction; I hoped that someone would point out that I, a German, might not necessarily have Nazi Germany as the first thing that comes to mind there. Oh well.

Finally I just needed to clue Teacher/Shot (was fairly confident that you'd find Candle) - well, that had the obvious, if dark, connection. It also worked with Candle, which was a bonus.

so joth - I'm alright  ;D The words I had just led to a darker set of clues this time around.
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #917 on: December 31, 2020, 08:53:41 am »
Good to hear. You know it’s been a rough year for a lot of us so I was half joking but also half sincerely checking in. Good round!
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #918 on: January 05, 2021, 05:28:16 am »
Are we continuing this?
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #919 on: January 05, 2021, 07:25:52 am »
Quote from: faust on January 05, 2021, 05:28:16 am
Are we continuing this?

I hope so!

Should be Joth & Fang up next, yes?
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Mafia Record:
TOWN Wins: M3, M5, M6, M11, M17, M28, M32, M105, M108, M114, M118, M120, M122, DM1, DoM1, OZ2, RM45, RM47, RM48, RM49, RM55
TOWN Losses: M4, M7, M8, M9, M13, M14, M18, M31, M110, M111, M113, M117, M125, RM3, RM4, RM54
SCUM Wins: M2, M19, M23, M100, DM3, RM1, RM2, RM48, RM50
SCUM Losses: M15 (SK), M102 (Tr), OZ1, RM55

Total Wins: 30
Total Losses: 20

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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #920 on: January 05, 2021, 02:57:49 pm »
Okey-dokey I can set up a grid. Standby.
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #921 on: January 05, 2021, 03:00:36 pm »
Red goes first
SCALEPALMATLANTISKNIGHTRING
TABLETSOLDIERSTREAMBUGPANTS
CONTRACTAIRLIFETEACHERBOARD
SCORPIONROPESETTLESLUGSOUL
HOLLYWOODFILMSMILECLOUDMOON
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #922 on: January 05, 2021, 04:02:36 pm »
Oh, right, I never did my post mortem:

Bull (4): Buffalo, Mount, Electric, Spine
Solar (2): Satellite, Square
Stamp (3): Post, Square, Palm

Square was hard to match with others... I was hoping Solar would make you think of Solar panels (which are at least rectangular). Had you gotten it I then planned to do tall for post, pole, and palm (or you still needed spine, columnar).

I was worried about scale for stamp, but I couldn't think of anything better for those 3.

But the credit goes to faust, whose strong, aggressive clues forced my hand having to try to finish it that 3rd round.
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #923 on: January 06, 2021, 03:09:27 am »
Serpentine: 3
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Re: Codenames XI
« Reply #924 on: January 06, 2021, 12:01:38 pm »
Snakes have scales (and maybe rings)... BUT
I think I like Scorpion / Slug / Stream best

Scorpions sting like snakes.
Slugs slither like snakes.
And stream because they have serpentine shapes.

Not sure of my preferred order.
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