"Verbectomy" - October 3, 2021
- Jeremy Smith
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Nice one!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
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Ooookay.....
I got it correct....
Now can someone tell my why????????
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Some people refer to answers as 100%er where when you get the mechanism and it yields an answer you know for certainty that your answer is correct.
Unless I'm missing something entirely, I'd be generous to call this a 56%er. Am I missing something entirely?
I got it correct....
Now can someone tell my why????????
.......
Some people refer to answers as 100%er where when you get the mechanism and it yields an answer you know for certainty that your answer is correct.
Unless I'm missing something entirely, I'd be generous to call this a 56%er. Am I missing something entirely?
I guess I should change my signature, and start promoting this meta: Hungry Little Creature. I was going to sent it to people for testing but I dropped the ball on it.
- hcbirker
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Finally got it. Was stumped for awhile until I remembered something.
Heidi
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1 out of 10, huh? Does that ratchet up a bit if you've never heard of the game?
Lost after step 0.5
Lost after step 0.5
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Google is your friend
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Finally! The meta mechanism is clear, but it took me forever to finally envision the game that applies.
- joequavis
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Ok thanks I didn't think that would work...
DINO'd but not my favorite
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Two weeks in a row with no idea where to begin since my guess was wrong. This is a "1"? Last weeks was a 5 and I still don't even understand it. I think these last two metas are the ones that jumped the shark for me. Oh well.
- woozy
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I got the game easily enough be it is fair? The mechanism gives you words associated with the game but not the game itself. And the mechanism imitates the end result of the game (you are left with a grid with all the objects removed from it--much like you would in the game). And the title hints at the game. But the game itself is never revealed. Is that fair? Others seem to think so but it leaves me feeling it is incomplete.
I guess I should change my signature, and start promoting this meta: Hungry Little Creature. I was going to sent it to people for testing but I dropped the ball on it.
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In my mind, there is a key factor that separates "easy" from "moderate" puzzles - is the answer extracted from letters in the puzzle or not. This one was one of those that I would call more moderate as the answer has to be pulled from the given clues. Along those lines - guess you also felt Al's MMM (Leap of Faith) was also incomplete for the same reason. All the statements you applied to Verbosity, could apply there as well.
Rather than use this thread to talk about puzzle ratings / mechanisms / etc - perhaps this is a topic for a dedicated thread?
Rather than use this thread to talk about puzzle ratings / mechanisms / etc - perhaps this is a topic for a dedicated thread?