Topic: Codenames XIII (Read 67333 times)

jotheonah · « **on:** September 09, 2021, 02:22:12 pm »

The randomizer: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TXkY5snm_uhZQNYvGqwrLSHjuHARIZouOP5pBEWRMXA/edit#gid=0
The rules: https://czechgames.com/files/rules/codenames-rules-en.pdf

Additionally, there's a standing "no Googling" rule.

Interested parties:

jotheonah
Eevee
scolapasta
Jimmmmm
Swowl

Would be great to get at least one more.

Galzria · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2021, 02:38:28 pm »

I’m always /in

jotheonah · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2021, 04:35:14 pm »

Six is enough! Once everyone checks in and re-confirms we can pick teams.

scolapasta · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2021, 05:06:23 pm »

Checking /in.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #4 on:** September 09, 2021, 08:48:18 pm »

Quote from: scolapasta on September 09, 2021, 05:06:23 pm

Checking /in.

Swowl · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2021, 12:09:21 am »

sorry! In

infangthief · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2021, 01:33:06 am »

Oo, I already know how codenames XII plays out. I think this thread should be codenames XII 2...

jotheonah · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2021, 07:49:50 am »

Changed! You wanna play?

infangthief · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2021, 02:12:45 pm »

Quote from: jotheonah on September 10, 2021, 07:49:50 am

Changed! You wanna play?

I wanna watch. I only check in occasionally these days.

Eevee · « **Reply #9 on:** September 13, 2021, 07:06:32 am »

Yep still in, didn't log in for a while but I'll try to remember now that we are starting.

jotheonah · « **Reply #10 on:** September 13, 2021, 10:49:47 am »

Ok, via RNG:

Red Team: jotheonah, Jimmmmm, Galzria
Blue Team: Eevee, scolapasta, Swowl

We'll cycle spymasters in that order for simplicity sake, so Eevee and I are spymasters first.

I will PM the grid.

Blue goes first

IVORY	MARCH	SATURN	CHERRY	LUCK
BISCUIT	KILT	BUTTON	BLIZZARD	RAY
SLUG	TIP	SHOE	LOCK	AMAZON
SKI	POPCORN	VOLUME	FROG	MAPLE
SWORD	GREEN	BRUSH	JUPITER	LOCUST

Eevee · « **Reply #11 on:** September 14, 2021, 09:16:00 am »

Trayful: 2

scolapasta · « **Reply #12 on:** September 14, 2021, 11:23:55 am »

Hmm, not really sure what trayful means... Swowl?

(unless it's just something like a full tray?)

Swowl · « **Reply #13 on:** September 14, 2021, 03:59:13 pm »

It is like a full tray unless it has a meaning in Evees language I do not know

Swowl · « **Reply #14 on:** September 14, 2021, 04:00:28 pm »

Biscuit would be my first.
Popcorn would be second.

What ya think.

scolapasta · « **Reply #15 on:** September 14, 2021, 04:02:11 pm »

I also liked Biscuit for some reason. (not sure of a 2nd).

So let's start with that: Biscuit

jotheonah · « **Reply #16 on:** September 14, 2021, 04:19:03 pm »

Biscuit is blue.

scolapasta · « **Reply #17 on:** September 14, 2021, 04:25:04 pm »

For the 2nd guess, I'm not as much a fan of popcorn as I wouldn't think maybe "bucket' for both that and biscuits? (though that could also lead us to maple or other words). I just don't think of popcorn as a "tray" food.

What about Cherry?

Or more out there, Tip, since you tip waiters who carry trays?

jotheonah · « **Reply #18 on:** September 15, 2021, 01:33:45 pm »

Galzria · « **Reply #19 on:** September 15, 2021, 01:35:06 pm »

Swowl will be a little slow until sometime on Thursday/Friday, as he’s on vacation in Cabo right now.

Swowl · « **Reply #20 on:** September 15, 2021, 02:27:08 pm »

So cherry would be a great one too.
It’s just in movie theaters when you get popcorn and it overflows they normally put it in a tray. But I’m fine with either

Think we should avoid tip for now.

scolapasta · « **Reply #21 on:** September 15, 2021, 03:37:25 pm »

Cherry

jotheonah · « **Reply #22 on:** September 15, 2021, 04:42:46 pm »

Cherry is neutral.

jotheonah · « **Reply #23 on:** September 15, 2021, 04:43:42 pm »

Pianist 3

jotheonah · « **Reply #24 on:** September 15, 2021, 04:44:30 pm »

Blue goes first

IVORY	MARCH	SATURN	CHERRY	LUCK
BISCUIT	KILT	BUTTON	BLIZZARD	RAY
SLUG	TIP	SHOE	LOCK	AMAZON
SKI	POPCORN	VOLUME	FROG	MAPLE
SWORD	GREEN	BRUSH	JUPITER	LOCUST

Galzria · « **Reply #25 on:** September 15, 2021, 05:15:20 pm »

I think Ivory, clearly.

Saturn & Jupiter both jump out at me because of connections to Holst’s The Planets - but I don’t think either is what we’re going for here.

Maple is, I believe, a high end wood used in pianos. Although I’m not entirely sure why we would be given pianist & not piano.

Beyond that… my brain could see connections to March, Button, Shoe, Tip & Volume… but I don’t really know much about pianos or pianists, and again, not sure what the latter would clue that the former wouldn’t.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #26 on:** September 15, 2021, 08:25:43 pm »

I don't know much about pianos either, but does a pedal Lock something in place?

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #27 on:** September 15, 2021, 08:29:28 pm »

Was/is Ray Charles (?) a blind pianist?

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #28 on:** September 15, 2021, 08:29:52 pm »

Happy to go ahead with Ivory.

jotheonah · « **Reply #29 on:** September 15, 2021, 08:31:50 pm »

Ivory is Red

Galzria · « **Reply #30 on:** September 15, 2021, 10:14:38 pm »

Ooh, good call with Ray Charles. That would point towards Pianist over Piano.

There’s definitely pedals on a piano - but I don’t believe they lock anything. I think they press against the strings inside to change the frequency of the vibrations. They push pads onto them I believe.

Galzria · « **Reply #31 on:** September 15, 2021, 10:16:17 pm »

I’m definitely good with Ray next if you want to lock that.

Pianos have keys though, and keys are used on locks… so you could get there by that extrapolation even if they aren’t completely related.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #32 on:** September 15, 2021, 10:44:43 pm »

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #33 on:** September 15, 2021, 10:45:27 pm »

I think I'm inclined to pass now.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #34 on:** September 15, 2021, 10:45:54 pm »

(if that was correct)

jotheonah · « **Reply #35 on:** September 15, 2021, 11:47:46 pm »

Ray is Red

Galzria · « **Reply #36 on:** September 16, 2021, 12:36:26 am »

LaLight · « **Reply #37 on:** September 16, 2021, 05:09:22 am »

/in for a future installment

Eevee · « **Reply #38 on:** September 16, 2021, 07:15:44 am »

polish: 3

scolapasta · « **Reply #39 on:** September 16, 2021, 12:22:14 pm »

Clearly SHOE. And likely BRUSH. (feel free to lock these in)

What else can you polish? Maybe SWORD or even SKI?

Plus we still have one for trayful.

Swowl · « **Reply #40 on:** September 16, 2021, 12:38:29 pm »

Shoe
Brush

Sword Ski and Lock would be the only others I see, but I like sword the most.
Still think best bet for trayful is popcorn, but again we could sit on it if we are not sure.

scolapasta · « **Reply #41 on:** September 16, 2021, 12:40:53 pm »

Let's do sword next (if both are right) and then I'm ok with trying Popcorn at this point.

jotheonah · « **Reply #42 on:** September 16, 2021, 12:44:32 pm »

Shoe and Brush are Blue

Swowl · « **Reply #43 on:** September 17, 2021, 01:02:57 am »

sword

Swowl · « **Reply #44 on:** September 17, 2021, 01:03:40 am »

if blue, I am down with popcorn if you are, if you check in before I do tomorrow.

Swowl · « **Reply #45 on:** September 17, 2021, 01:06:17 am »

Blue goes first

IVORY	MARCH	SATURN	CHERRY	LUCK
BISCUIT	KILT	BUTTON	BLIZZARD	RAY
SLUG	TIP	SHOE	LOCK	AMAZON
SKI	POPCORN	VOLUME	FROG	MAPLE
SWORD	GREEN	BRUSH	JUPITER	LOCUST

jotheonah · « **Reply #46 on:** September 17, 2021, 08:49:54 am »

Sword is the assassin!

Sorry Fam. GG. How do we want to incorporate LaLight? Mismatched teams?

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #47 on:** September 17, 2021, 09:19:53 am »

Ouch!

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #48 on:** September 17, 2021, 09:20:13 am »

Can we see the full board please?

jotheonah · « **Reply #49 on:** September 17, 2021, 09:52:15 am »

IVORY	MARCH	SATURN	CHERRY	LUCK
BISCUIT	KILT	BUTTON	BLIZZARD	RAY
SLUG	TIP	SHOE	LOCK	AMAZON
SKI	POPCORN	VOLUME	FROG	MAPLE
SWORD	GREEN	BRUSH	JUPITER	LOCUST

For the record I was going for IVORY, RAY (for Ray Charles, yes!), and MAPLE (for the Maple Leaf Rag, a famous early ragtime piano piece). I was a bit worried about The Planets, though one of them was mine. And I was very worried about VOLUME, because if I had used piano instead of pianist someone might have thought I was being very clever and referring to the volume marker piano (vs forte). So pianIST was for two reasons -- to evoke Ray Charles and to steer you away from Volume.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #50 on:** September 17, 2021, 09:54:19 am »

I was worried about volume too, which is why I said I wanted to pass without further discussion.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #51 on:** September 17, 2021, 09:55:00 am »

I would have never got Maple.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #52 on:** September 17, 2021, 09:56:56 am »

Quote from: jotheonah on September 17, 2021, 09:52:15 am

And I was very worried about VOLUME, because if I had used piano instead of pianist someone might have thought I was being very clever and referring to the volume marker piano (vs forte).

Wait, what about simply the volume at which you play?

jotheonah · « **Reply #53 on:** September 17, 2021, 09:57:53 am »

Yeah idk what I was thinking. Scott Joplin songs from 1899 are probably not a reliable cultural touchstone in 2021. But it was funny that Galz got to Maple a totally different way.

scolapasta · « **Reply #54 on:** September 17, 2021, 10:58:41 am »

Ouch! It's never good when you log in, still expecting your turn, and see a whole bunch of conversation going on...

oh well, gg.

So was the 2nd Trayful actually tip?

jotheonah · « **Reply #55 on:** September 17, 2021, 11:54:34 am »

Jimmmmm and scola you're up next.

Swowl · « **Reply #56 on:** September 17, 2021, 01:59:14 pm »

woops!

For LL best would be if we could find one more.

jotheonah · « **Reply #57 on:** September 17, 2021, 02:03:41 pm »

lemme ping Didds

jotheonah · « **Reply #58 on:** September 17, 2021, 02:16:34 pm »

she's in I think!

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #59 on:** September 17, 2021, 02:16:40 pm »

I’ll play

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #60 on:** September 17, 2021, 02:16:51 pm »

What are the teams?

jotheonah · « **Reply #61 on:** September 17, 2021, 02:18:44 pm »

Red Team: jotheonah, Jimmmmm, Galzria, LaLight
Blue Team: Eevee, scolapasta, Swowl, WestCoastDidds

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #62 on:** September 17, 2021, 02:20:59 pm »

Sweet! This are awesome people! Hello friends!

Blue, blue. I’m blue, don’t forget….I’m blue. Got it.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #63 on:** September 17, 2021, 08:31:43 pm »

Wow, the randomiser's cool!

Red goes first

SHOWER	BIG BEN	SADDLE	POOL	CAR
TELESCOPE	SIGN	POTATO	SILVER	YELLOWSTONE
AFRICA	MAKEUP	BACK	PITCHER	CANADA
ROCK	WASHINGTON	STEP	STORY	WIND
BUNK	DRIVER	FINGER	SQUARE	WINE

I'll come up with a clue in the next few hours.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #64 on:** September 18, 2021, 12:07:29 am »

Bronze: 2

jotheonah · « **Reply #65 on:** September 18, 2021, 12:20:50 am »

My best guess is silver and makeup in that order.

Galzria · « **Reply #66 on:** September 18, 2021, 12:37:29 am »

I see other possible connections, however I think there would’ve been better clues if they were ours. I’m not sure discussing them is an entirely good move right now.

I’m good with Silver -> Makeup, unless someone thinks Jimmm would’ve given us a different clue word for that connection.

jotheonah · « **Reply #67 on:** September 18, 2021, 09:49:52 am »

LaLight, feel free to lock in if you agree. I’ll PM to make sure he knows he’s playing now.

LaLight · « **Reply #68 on:** September 19, 2021, 04:14:17 am »

Silver for sure and why make up?

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #69 on:** September 19, 2021, 04:17:40 am »

Silver is Red

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #70 on:** September 19, 2021, 04:18:48 am »

Whoops, nearly wrote that it's blue until I remembered I was red, but forgot to change the font colour.

Silver is Red

LaLight · « **Reply #71 on:** September 19, 2021, 04:20:05 am »

ok, i don't see much better options, and maybe you natives know something I don't

makeup -> pass

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #72 on:** September 19, 2021, 04:21:47 am »

Makeup is Red

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #73 on:** September 19, 2021, 04:23:55 am »

Red goes first

SHOWER	BIG BEN	SADDLE	POOL	CAR
TELESCOPE	SIGN	POTATO	SILVER	YELLOWSTONE
AFRICA	MAKEUP	BACK	PITCHER	CANADA
ROCK	WASHINGTON	STEP	STORY	WIND
BUNK	DRIVER	FINGER	SQUARE	WINE

LaLight · « **Reply #74 on:** September 19, 2021, 04:48:15 am »

oh, bronze makeup is a thing. til

jotheonah · « **Reply #75 on:** September 19, 2021, 07:51:26 am »

Yeah, bronzer is a makeup. Idk much more about it.

LaLight · « **Reply #76 on:** September 19, 2021, 12:45:38 pm »

I am usually a pretty terrible at codenames in english, but it's so fun! thank god i have a team. also I would beat you all if we played in Russian

Galzria · « **Reply #77 on:** September 19, 2021, 03:25:51 pm »

Quote from: LaLight on September 19, 2021, 12:45:38 pm

I am usually a pretty terrible at codenames in english, but it's so fun! thank god i have a team. also I would beat you all if we played in Russian

Haha I would be using Google Translate to guess at all the words and then trying to find connections from there - even though the translations surely wouldn’t be exact!

LaLight · « **Reply #78 on:** September 19, 2021, 04:26:08 pm »

Quote from: Galzria on September 19, 2021, 03:25:51 pm

Quote from: LaLight on September 19, 2021, 12:45:38 pm
I am usually a pretty terrible at codenames in english, but it's so fun! thank god i have a team. also I would beat you all if we played in Russian

Haha I would be using Google Translate to guess at all the words and then trying to find connections from there - even though the translations surely wouldn’t be exact!

exactly what I've done for 20% of the table

jotheonah · « **Reply #79 on:** September 19, 2021, 10:52:41 pm »

scola’s turn for a clue!

scolapasta · « **Reply #80 on:** September 20, 2021, 11:53:39 am »

Hi,. sorry I was away this weekend, but let me check my messages and I'll get out a clue later today.

scolapasta · « **Reply #81 on:** September 20, 2021, 02:28:17 pm »

IDAHO: 3

Swowl · « **Reply #82 on:** September 20, 2021, 03:10:41 pm »

ok obv POTATO

Then YELLOWSTONE Nat Park is technicallyyyyyyy considered to be in Montana, but parts of it do reach into Idaho (they have a famous waterfall at the state line, its actually super sick).

need to think about 3. Snap reaction is saddle but that is just lazy.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #83 on:** September 20, 2021, 10:49:29 pm »

Potato is Blue

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #84 on:** September 20, 2021, 10:50:04 pm »

Damn sorry I missed that you didn't both that

Swowl · « **Reply #85 on:** September 21, 2021, 12:26:23 am »

nah we are good. there was no world I was allowing not potato as #1

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #86 on:** September 21, 2021, 12:28:00 am »

Quote from: Jimmmmm on September 20, 2021, 10:50:04 pm

Damn sorry I missed that you didn't bold that

EBWOP

Swowl · « **Reply #87 on:** September 21, 2021, 12:28:44 am »

blue team - open to other thoughts for #2 on this one. Yellowstone is specific to states and I am not 100% in memory where Pasta is from.

Eevee · « **Reply #88 on:** September 21, 2021, 06:06:48 am »

I world go washington surely, it being another state. Yellowstone sounds good for third.

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #89 on:** September 21, 2021, 08:07:36 am »

Yellowstone is in Idaho, a little bit, I think

And yeah, the other state is good, too.

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #90 on:** September 21, 2021, 08:08:02 am »

Also, totally forgot I was playing! Sorry, loves!

Eevee · « **Reply #91 on:** September 21, 2021, 08:41:50 am »

Oh and the other trayful was volume, a trayful being a measurement of volume Completely overlooked one might want to polish a sword, not my finest game. Tried to go for shiners brushing shoes for tips, but it was tough to find a single word that didn't have the word shoe in it. I did have some big clues lined up to finish the game if some red words were eliminated, had to start with the trickiest words because of some overlaps like Jupiter/Saturn.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #92 on:** September 21, 2021, 08:57:56 am »

Quote from: Eevee on September 21, 2021, 08:41:50 am

Oh and the other trayful was volume, a trayful being a measurement of volume

Yeah, I thought so; otherwise I would have suggested volume for pianist.

Swowl · « **Reply #93 on:** September 21, 2021, 01:00:51 pm »

WASHINGTON
then
YELLOWSTONE

scolapasta · « **Reply #94 on:** September 21, 2021, 01:08:02 pm »

WASHINGTON is Blue.
YELLOWSTONE is Blue.

scolapasta · « **Reply #95 on:** September 21, 2021, 01:11:00 pm »

Quote from: Eevee on September 21, 2021, 08:41:50 am

Oh and the other trayful was volume, a trayful being a measurement of volume Completely overlooked one might want to polish a sword, not my finest game. Tried to go for shiners brushing shoes for tips, but it was tough to find a single word that didn't have the word shoe in it. I did have some big clues lined up to finish the game if some red words were eliminated, had to start with the trickiest words because of some overlaps like Jupiter/Saturn.

When you say "a trayful being a measurement of volume" are you saying just as a concept, because you put stuff on trays? Or is that a specific definition? If so, never heard of that before.

jotheonah · « **Reply #96 on:** September 21, 2021, 01:11:29 pm »

I think technically we have to wait for a pass here.

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #97 on:** September 21, 2021, 02:14:55 pm »

Pass!

Swowl · « **Reply #98 on:** September 21, 2021, 02:44:51 pm »

we pass
just to make it official

Swowl · « **Reply #99 on:** September 21, 2021, 02:46:58 pm »

Updated Grid - Red is up.

SHOWER	BIG BEN	SADDLE	POOL	CAR
TELESCOPE	SIGN	POTATO	SILVER	YELLOWSTONE
AFRICA	MAKEUP	BACK	PITCHER	CANADA
ROCK	WASHINGTON	STEP	STORY	WIND
BUNK	DRIVER	FINGER	SQUARE	WINE

LaLight · « **Reply #100 on:** September 23, 2021, 02:32:36 am »

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #101 on:** September 23, 2021, 02:57:15 am »

MEASURE: 5

jotheonah · « **Reply #102 on:** September 23, 2021, 10:06:48 am »

Zoinks! A five clue!

Big Ben measures time, plus it's Big, which is a measurement
You can measure things with your fingers.
You can measure things with a pitcher. (I like this one the best)
You can measure area in square feet or square meters.
A sign sometimes gives measurements.
Sailors and meteorologists have to measure the wind.

LaLight · « **Reply #103 on:** September 23, 2021, 11:06:52 am »

i actually think Step is the one as well. I love Square, Pitcher, Fingers

LaLight · « **Reply #104 on:** September 23, 2021, 11:09:31 am »

Big Ben is a maybe, and I oppose wind as something being measured, as you can say that people measure rocks or wine just as well

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #105 on:** September 23, 2021, 11:38:38 am »

+1 for “Zoinks!”

Galzria · « **Reply #106 on:** September 23, 2021, 12:11:19 pm »

I like Square -> Fingers -> Pitcher

Galzria · « **Reply #107 on:** September 23, 2021, 12:20:51 pm »

I also like Wine and then Wind. Step is good as well, as is Big Ben.

I think Sign is about the only one I don’t like.

LaLight · « **Reply #108 on:** September 23, 2021, 12:26:52 pm »

maybe it's a russian thing, but we measure distance with steps on daily basis.

jotheonah · « **Reply #109 on:** September 23, 2021, 12:30:52 pm »

Square -> Finger -> Pitcher

scolapasta · « **Reply #110 on:** September 23, 2021, 12:35:42 pm »

SQUARE IS RED

FINGER IS THE ASSASSIN!

(PITCHER IS RED)

scolapasta · « **Reply #111 on:** September 23, 2021, 12:38:37 pm »

Tough luck there - big clues can be risky like that...

gg

Before revealing the board, I am curious to see what my team (or anyone) would have done with my other potential clues:

BUS: 2

and after:

UMBRELLA: 3

jotheonah · « **Reply #112 on:** September 23, 2021, 01:43:43 pm »

oof.

Lots of assassinations this game!

Galzria · « **Reply #113 on:** September 23, 2021, 02:22:07 pm »

Yikes whoops!

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #114 on:** September 23, 2021, 08:32:49 pm »

Oof!!

For bus, I’d guess “driver” and then talk out “back” and “car”

For umbrella “shower”, “wind” and then I’m not sure at all

And I definitely think steps is a measure, LaLI

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #115 on:** September 23, 2021, 09:14:25 pm »

Ah well. I was really struggling to get 3-clues, and at 7-5 I definitely needed to take some risks.

It seems like it was actually pretty close to working. I knew Wind and Finger were risks, and I was hoping that the conclusion would be that you use your fingers to count, not measure.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #116 on:** September 23, 2021, 09:15:23 pm »

To clarify, the other 3 were Step, Big Ben and Wine.

LaLight · « **Reply #117 on:** September 24, 2021, 01:47:42 am »

oh! unlucky

scolapasta · « **Reply #118 on:** September 24, 2021, 07:32:04 pm »

Quote from: WestCoastDidds on September 23, 2021, 08:32:49 pm

Oof!!

For bus, I’d guess “driver” and then talk out “back” and “car”

For umbrella “shower”, “wind” and then I’m not sure at all

And I definitely think steps is a measure, LaLI

So Bus would've been driver and back (trying to avoid, in fact car); but knowing car might get picked, it was my round 2, so that it could be the extra guess the next round

Umbrella would've been shower, wind, and pool (thinking about umbrellas for sun around pools). I also considered some other weather type words (rain, water), but was worried about Africa, or Wine or Pitcher. So would've depended on what words Red got before then.

scolapasta · « **Reply #119 on:** September 24, 2021, 07:32:21 pm »

Here's the full board:

Quote from: Jimmmmm on September 17, 2021, 08:31:02 pm

Red goes first
SHOWER BIG BEN SADDLE POOL CAR
TELESCOPE SIGN POTATO SILVER YELLOWSTONE
AFRICA MAKEUP BACK PITCHER CANADA
ROCK WASHINGTON STEP STORY WIND
BUNK DRIVER FINGER SQUARE WINE

scolapasta · « **Reply #120 on:** September 24, 2021, 07:36:17 pm »

Oh, and great job getting the Idaho words perfectly; that clearly put the pressure on them!

Yes, Yellowstone does (barely) extend into Idaho, and Washington, is not just any state, but borders Idaho...

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #121 on:** September 24, 2021, 07:55:27 pm »

Good job Scola!!

Swowl · « **Reply #122 on:** September 25, 2021, 01:49:06 am »

Quote from: scolapasta on September 24, 2021, 07:36:17 pm

Oh, and great job getting the Idaho words perfectly; that clearly put the pressure on them!

Yes, Yellowstone does (barely) extend into Idaho, and Washington, is not just any state, but borders Idaho...

human life hack. My dad took me to the waterfalls when I was a kid, so I just remembered that it reached into Idaho

Swowl · « **Reply #123 on:** September 25, 2021, 01:49:23 am »

whos up?

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #124 on:** September 25, 2021, 08:46:23 am »

Dunno. I’m new around here.

jotheonah · « **Reply #125 on:** September 25, 2021, 09:18:53 am »

Galz and Swowl are up.

LaLight · « **Reply #126 on:** September 25, 2021, 03:04:24 pm »

I'm up

Galzria · « **Reply #127 on:** September 25, 2021, 07:14:12 pm »

Red goes first

GOAT	PLATYPUS	DIRECTOR	FRANCE	BOOM
ASTRONAUT	GAS	WHALE	PARK	FORCE
GIANT	RAY	WHEEL	GREENHOUSE	WAR
RAIL	CHIP	COLD	TEAR	FIGURE
KANGAROO	CRAB	FIDDLE	MILL	SPELL

Galzria · « **Reply #128 on:** September 25, 2021, 07:15:46 pm »

Whoops - well, we went first last time so you guys should go first this time, which means you guys are Red this round. Swowl has board.

scolapasta · « **Reply #129 on:** September 25, 2021, 07:22:32 pm »

Quote from: Galzria on September 25, 2021, 07:15:46 pm

Whoops - well, we went first last time so you guys should go first this time, which means you guys are Red this round. Swowl has board.

It's fine if who goes first doesn't switch - I'd rather we keep our same colors. I think switching will be too confusing.

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #130 on:** September 25, 2021, 10:46:51 pm »

Same. Can we just be blue?

Swowl · « **Reply #131 on:** September 26, 2021, 12:04:35 am »

I will just send a new grid and everyone can keep the same everything.

Swowl · « **Reply #132 on:** September 26, 2021, 12:06:19 am »

We will just use this instead.
Everyone is same teams and same colors.

Blue goes first

COLD	ROLL	PEARL	SWORD	TEMPLE
BACK	SPELL	TORNADO	MOUSE	LUMBERJACK
SHOOT	KUNG FU	ROPE	FIRE	TEA
WOOD	SEAL	STEEL	DWARF	BASS
WINDOW	TELESCOPE	FORCE	DRAGON	MOUNTIE

Swowl · « **Reply #133 on:** September 26, 2021, 12:29:06 am »

LOGS: 3

jotheonah · « **Reply #134 on:** September 26, 2021, 08:50:35 am »

Red Team: jotheonah, Jimmmmm, Galzria, LaLight
Blue Team: Eevee, scolapasta, Swowl, WestCoastDidds

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #135 on:** September 26, 2021, 10:22:05 am »

Thank you, Swowl.

I fell completely certain about lumberjack and then I’d say wood.

Then I’m less sure… roll? Mountie?

scolapasta · « **Reply #136 on:** September 26, 2021, 10:31:48 am »

Quote from: WestCoastDidds on September 26, 2021, 10:22:05 am

Thank you, Swowl.

I fell completely certain about lumberjack and then I’d say wood.

Then I’m less sure… roll? Mountie?

I agree with this, adding rope, and even fire, as possibles for the 3rd. Though i think i prefer roll better than either of those (or mountie).

Eevee · « **Reply #137 on:** September 26, 2021, 04:08:10 pm »

definitely lumberjack and wood first.

i like roll or mountie for third, or could also be back (backlog is word), kind of a stretch.

scolapasta · « **Reply #138 on:** September 26, 2021, 04:45:18 pm »

LUMBERJACK
WOOD

Galzria · « **Reply #139 on:** September 26, 2021, 04:54:57 pm »

Both Blue

Eevee · « **Reply #140 on:** September 26, 2021, 05:56:58 pm »

Maybe pass? We can probably get this later with an extra.

Eevee · « **Reply #141 on:** September 26, 2021, 06:00:41 pm »

fire is also good for logs, but these are not the safest guesses.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #142 on:** September 26, 2021, 11:51:27 pm »

What's a mountie?

scolapasta · « **Reply #143 on:** September 26, 2021, 11:59:58 pm »

My style is more aggressive, and I say we pick whichever is safest, so that if it's wrong we can try a different word with a future extra. I'd go with roll (though back isn't bad either, I could see swowl missing that connection).

I'm also fine being outvoted to pass.

Jimmmmmmm, a mountie is Canadian police.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #144 on:** September 27, 2021, 12:08:10 am »

Ah, thanks!

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #145 on:** September 27, 2021, 10:06:08 am »

I say we go for it, too.

I think roll is the best call. Scola or Eevee...you can pull the trigger

Eevee · « **Reply #146 on:** September 27, 2021, 10:15:12 am »

Roll

Galzria · « **Reply #147 on:** September 27, 2021, 11:58:36 am »

Roll is Red

Galzria · « **Reply #148 on:** September 27, 2021, 12:02:21 pm »

Ninja: 4

jotheonah · « **Reply #149 on:** September 27, 2021, 01:11:05 pm »

oof. there are almost too many options here.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #150 on:** September 28, 2021, 12:02:48 am »

Yeah. I'm trying to think what in particular ninjas are known for other than stealth and shurikens. Kung Fu seems the most likely I think.
Otherwise, I imagine some ninjas fight with weapons - Sword/Steel. They might Shoot you with a poison dart. They might use Rope to come in through a Window. They probably use Force. There might even me magical ninjas who use a Spell.

jotheonah · « **Reply #151 on:** September 28, 2021, 07:26:53 am »

And then there’s Dragon, which I feel like is always showing up in Kung fu movies as like the name of an order of ninjas or whatever.

I think we start with Kung fu? Then I like sword, rope, dragon.

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #152 on:** September 28, 2021, 07:32:51 am »

Yeah, seems reasonable.

LaLight · « **Reply #153 on:** September 30, 2021, 02:12:54 am »

I like force a lot.

let's do Kung Fu -> Rope -> Sword first

Galzria · « **Reply #154 on:** September 30, 2021, 03:11:12 am »

All Red

LaLight · « **Reply #155 on:** September 30, 2021, 06:09:40 am »

oh, i missed the Dragon

LaLight · « **Reply #156 on:** September 30, 2021, 06:10:02 am »

then pass

Galzria · « **Reply #157 on:** September 30, 2021, 02:03:30 pm »

Dragon is Neutral

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #158 on:** September 30, 2021, 02:15:22 pm »

Blue goes first

COLD   ROLL   PEARL   SWORD   TEMPLE
BACK   SPELL   TORNADO   MOUSE   LUMBERJACK
SHOOT   KUNG FU   ROPE   FIRE   TEA
WOOD   SEAL   STEEL   DWARF   BASS
WINDOW   TELESCOPE   FORCE   DRAGON   MOUNTIE

LaLight · « **Reply #159 on:** September 30, 2021, 04:34:42 pm »

thank god i missed the dragon, I would've named it second after kung fu. pretty strong association

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #160 on:** October 01, 2021, 08:14:09 am »

Good work, y’all! That was impressive.

Swowl · « **Reply #161 on:** October 02, 2021, 07:19:51 pm »

totally missed this was on me sorry one sec.

Swowl · « **Reply #162 on:** October 02, 2021, 09:18:47 pm »

BREAK: 5

scolapasta · « **Reply #163 on:** October 02, 2021, 09:53:32 pm »

I love 5 clues! Though they're risky...

I'd say the first two most obvious to me are BACK and WINDOW.

Maybe FORCE or SPELL. I could also see SHOOT or TORNADO but way less confident about those.

I'd be happy for us to lock in the first two if others agree, and then maybe even SPELL (before FORCE).

scolapasta · « **Reply #164 on:** October 02, 2021, 10:21:05 pm »

SEAL is also a possiblity.

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #165 on:** October 03, 2021, 11:09:00 am »

I like back, window, and seal

I don’t like shoot or tornado, really. What about fire (isn’t a fire break the area that protects houses?) and tea (the British version of a coffee break, but Swowl is not British at all).

jotheonah · « **Reply #166 on:** October 04, 2021, 12:55:16 pm »

scolapasta · « **Reply #167 on:** October 04, 2021, 01:19:11 pm »

Waiting to hear from EVEE. If we don't by tomorrow, we'll lock in a couple of guesses. (or we could lock in 1 or two now, WCD, if you're happy with the first option or two).

My current guess order is:
BACK -> WINDOW -> SEAL -> SPELL -> FORCE

And I do think Tornado and Shoot are not great.

We also still have one for LOGS, but that could well be BACK...

scolapasta · « **Reply #168 on:** October 05, 2021, 02:17:57 pm »

OK, let's go ahead then and at least guess a couple:

BREAK -> WINDOW

scolapasta · « **Reply #169 on:** October 05, 2021, 02:19:15 pm »

WCD, fire and and tea, but definitely like SEAL and SPELL for the next two...
what are your thoughts? (and Eevee, where are you?)

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #170 on:** October 05, 2021, 02:36:03 pm »

Quote from: scolapasta on October 05, 2021, 02:17:57 pm

OK, let's go ahead then and at least guess a couple:

BREAK -> WINDOW

I think you mean BACK, then WINDOW since Break was the clue

Then SEAL

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #171 on:** October 05, 2021, 02:37:31 pm »

I’m not as sure about spell, but I can see it. I still like fire, but maybe that is too specific of a reference?

Galzria · « **Reply #172 on:** October 05, 2021, 02:41:28 pm »

Blue, Blue & Blue

scolapasta · « **Reply #173 on:** October 05, 2021, 02:47:06 pm »

Quote from: WestCoastDidds on October 05, 2021, 02:37:31 pm

I’m not as sure about spell, but I can see it. I still like fire, but maybe that is too specific of a reference?

Oh, yeah, of course that's what I meant.

For me SPELL was thinking of the breaking a curse, or maybe even the D&D way, (e.g. someone casts a charm spell, or something like that).

I'm just haven't heard FIRE break, really.

Since we managed 3 guesses, should we give Eevee another day, or guess again? (I'd rather not pass)

I'm also warming up to TEA. What would your preferred next two guesses be?

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #174 on:** October 05, 2021, 03:59:12 pm »

I am warming up to spell. We can try that if you want.

Go ask the next person you see if they know what a firebreak is. If they do, lets keep it on the table. If they don't, it goes.

scolapasta · « **Reply #175 on:** October 06, 2021, 11:28:44 am »

OK, still no eevee...

So I walked into a nearby office (masked, of course!) and asked two people if they knew and neither one did.

So let's try SPELL.

If it works, I'm fine with whichever of TEA and FORCE you prefer.

Galzria · « **Reply #176 on:** October 06, 2021, 11:51:04 am »

scolapasta · « **Reply #177 on:** October 06, 2021, 11:56:53 am »

Whew!

WCD, Preference for the next guess? I like the options we have, so prefer guessing to passing. (and getting it right, allows Swowl to only have to connect 2 words next clue)

Eevee · « **Reply #178 on:** October 06, 2021, 08:45:03 pm »

Sorry guys! Good job team while I was gone!

I like tea the best, but I'm pretty ambivalent between tea, tornado and force.

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #179 on:** October 07, 2021, 07:05:01 am »

Thank you for checking on fire for me, Scola. If it turns out to be correct it it will be in the context of the CA wildfires which is pretty specific. But we’ll let it go.

I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around force. Force breaks something? But it’s been on your list, Scola, since the beginning so you see something there.

I’d feel way better about tea if I wasn’t so tied to a different culture. But then again, it’s not like Swowl is uncultured, and if he had a list of words and tea was on it, he’d be more likely to consider tea-break than otherwise.

Tornado seems more of a reach. Scola, you’ve been on fire this game… what’s your preference.

scolapasta · « **Reply #180 on:** October 07, 2021, 12:10:31 pm »

OK, let's go with TEA. 🤞

Galzria · « **Reply #181 on:** October 07, 2021, 12:26:01 pm »

scolapasta · « **Reply #182 on:** October 07, 2021, 01:21:11 pm »

Excellent! Well done, team and great clue Swowl! (I'll be curious to see if we got the actual 5 you were thinking or got a little lucky).

Either way, while we could still have one for LOGS, my likely got it with BACK, and even, if not, it's best to just PASS here with 2 left.

Feel free to lock in, if no objections.

Eevee · « **Reply #183 on:** October 07, 2021, 05:18:13 pm »

Agree with pass, great job guys!

Swowl · « **Reply #184 on:** October 08, 2021, 04:05:27 am »

Updated - Red is Up

COLD   ROLL   PEARL   SWORD   TEMPLE
BACK   SPELL   TORNADO   MOUSE   LUMBERJACK
SHOOT   KUNG FU   ROPE   FIRE   TEA
WOOD   SEAL   STEEL   DWARF   BASS
WINDOW   TELESCOPE   FORCE   DRAGON   MOUNTIE

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #185 on:** October 08, 2021, 12:56:17 pm »

Whoo hoo! Good job, team

WestCoastDidds · « **Reply #186 on:** October 08, 2021, 12:57:32 pm »

Gah! Look at the board. I know the “logs” word now.

Galzria · « **Reply #187 on:** October 08, 2021, 01:29:12 pm »

Napoleon: 3

jotheonah · « **Reply #188 on:** October 08, 2021, 02:06:47 pm »

I have to assume Dwarf is being clued here.

Beyond that though...

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #189 on:** October 08, 2021, 06:26:01 pm »

Mountie?

jotheonah · « **Reply #190 on:** October 08, 2021, 08:52:27 pm »

Quote from: Jimmmmm on October 08, 2021, 06:26:01 pm

Mountie?

How so?

Jimmmmm · « **Reply #191 on:** October 08, 2021, 09:04:09 pm »

Isn't Napoleon always pictured mounted? I assume mounties are so called because they're also mounted?

jotheonah · « **Reply #192 on:** October 08, 2021, 10:52:52 pm »

I suppose. And you could connect through Canadians, who (generally) speak French.

But it all feels like a stretch.

LaLight · « **Reply #193 on:** October 09, 2021, 02:48:57 am »

we also have one ninja left, yeah? i was thinking about Force. As to Napoleon, Dwarf, Mountie and/or Fire or Shoot as an allusion to the war maybe

LaLight · « **Reply #194 on:** October 09, 2021, 02:49:26 am »

Steel as well. Stretch for sure

LaLight · « **Reply #195 on:** October 09, 2021, 02:51:26 am »

Blues have 2 words left, by the way. I'd risk it.

anyway let's start with Dwarf

oh i just remember some trivia! when Napoleon came near Moscow, our warchief Kutuzov set the city on Fire so it wouldn't go into enemy's hands

Swowl · « **Reply #196 on:** October 09, 2021, 02:57:30 am »

dwarf is red

LaLight · « **Reply #197 on:** October 09, 2021, 08:51:58 am »

i think Fire is the best bet, but i'll wait for you

jotheonah · « **Reply #198 on:** October 09, 2021, 09:21:40 am »

idk guys. I guess I like Force, but I'm not thrilled with any of them. I could support Fire or Mountie. To me Mountie very specifically refers to the Canadian Royal Mounted Police, not just to anyone on horseback.

LaLight · « **Reply #199 on:** October 09, 2021, 10:14:22 am »

Quote from: jotheonah on October 09, 2021, 09:21:40 am

idk guys. I guess I like Force, but I'm not thrilled with any of them. I could support Fire or Mountie. To me Mountie very specifically refers to the Canadian Royal Mounted Police, not just to anyone on horseback.

yes about Mountie, but given that Police is too narrow of a meaning, i would think we should enlarge it. Let's wait for Jimmmmm making a decision

DRIVER	SOUTH	WHISTLE	HEART	WAVE
PIANO	CHARGE	WEDDING	SNOW	THIEF
BLIND	SERVER	SUB	KNOT	SMOOTHIE
JAM	FRANCE	KANGAROO	WAGON	CRICKET
RUST	CIRCLE	BEAN	PEANUT	BUTTERFLY

DRIVER	SOUTH	WHISTLE	HEART	WAVE
PIANO	CHARGE	WEDDING	SNOW	THIEF
BLIND	SERVER	SUB	KNOT	SMOOTHIE
JAM	FRANCE	KANGAROO	WAGON	CRICKET
RUST	CIRCLE	BEAN	PEANUT	BUTTERFLY

DRIVER	SOUTH	WHISTLE	HEART	WAVE
PIANO	CHARGE	WEDDING	SNOW	THIEF
BLIND	SERVER	SUB	KNOT	SMOOTHIE
JAM	FRANCE	KANGAROO	WAGON	CRICKET
RUST	CIRCLE	BEAN	PEANUT	BUTTERFLY

DRIVER	SOUTH	WHISTLE	HEART	WAVE
PIANO	CHARGE	WEDDING	SNOW	THIEF
BLIND	SERVER	SUB	KNOT	SMOOTHIE
JAM	FRANCE	KANGAROO	WAGON	CRICKET
RUST	CIRCLE	BEAN	PEANUT	BUTTERFLY

DRIVER	SOUTH	WHISTLE	HEART	WAVE
PIANO	CHARGE	WEDDING	SNOW	THIEF
BLIND	SERVER	SUB	KNOT	SMOOTHIE
JAM	FRANCE	KANGAROO	WAGON	CRICKET
RUST	CIRCLE	BEAN	PEANUT	BUTTERFLY

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