The LINGO Thread

[MJ4H]

I think most of you are familiar with the game. If not, here is what happens:

Your goal is to guess the 5 letter word.
Only everyday 5 letter words are used. You start, given only the first letter, by guessing a 5 letter word. Any words that are in common with the key word are highlighted. Letters in the correct position are differentiated from letters that are in common but in the wrong position. A sample round might consist go like this:

T - - - -

player guesses TRADE

[T](R)AD(E)

[] will indicate letters in the correct position.
() on this board will mean letter exists, but in wrong position.

player guesses TONER

[T]ON[E][R]

player guesses TILER

[T]L[E][R]

player guesses TIMER

[T][i][M][E][R]

which is correct.

This is how the game works. For our FOFC message board game, we will let anyone guess a word. The first valid 5-letter word will be accepted as a turn (for simplicity's sake--edited posts will have to be ignored, so get it right the first time). If the player gets the word right, they are the word-maker for the next turn and posts the first letter. (They also get a point!) If they don't the word-maker will show which letters are in common and which are in the right place. The game ends when

[I]NEVER

Ok, I'll start us off.

C - - - -

[terpkristin]

This is how the game works. For our FOFC message board game, we will let anyone guess a word. The first valid 5-letter word will be accepted as a turn (for simplicity's sake--edited posts will have to be ignored, so get it right the first time). If the player gets the word right, they are the word-maker for the next turn and posts the first letter. (They also get a point!) If they don't the word-maker will show which letters are in common and which are in the right place. The game ends when

NEVER

Ok, I'll start us off.

C - - - -

C L A M P

[SirFozzie]

Ok, I'll start us off.

C - - - -

CRAZY

[MJ4H]

C L A M P [C][L]A M P

[Arctus]

C L I N G

[MJ4H]

C L I N G

[C][L]I(N)G

[Solecismic]

clown

[st.cronin]

CLOWN

[MJ4H]

clown

WINNER. Your turn.

[Solecismic]

This is a variation of a game we used to play on Michigan's internal forum system (called MEET:Students) back in 1990. We called it Word Mastermind.

The difference was the words could be any length, we didn't give a starting letter and, instead of telling you which specific letters were correct, we just gave a number count.

For example, if the hidden word was CLOWN, and you guessed CRONE, you'd receive a score of 2,1 (2 right for the C and the O and 1 right but in the wrong position for the N).

So, for my word, we're going to play it this way.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (9 letters)

[Eaglesfan27]

enlighten

[Aylmar]

Where's the hot chick with the British accent? This game doesn't work without her.

[Solecismic]

enlighten (0,2)

[Eaglesfan27]

tremulous

[tanglewood]

variation

[Solecismic]

enlighten (0,2)
tremulous (0,5)
variation (0,4)

[tanglewood]

violators

[Solecismic]

enlighten (0,2)
tremulous (0,5)
variation (0,4)
violators (0,4)

[Eaglesfan27]

introvert

[timmynausea]

multiples

[sabotai]

retroware

[tanglewood]

expediate

[st.cronin]

visualize

[Solecismic]

E N L I G H T E N (0,2)
T R E M U L O U S (0,5)
V A R I A T I O N (0,4)
V I O L A T O R S (0,4)
I N T R O V E R T (3,1)
M U L T I P L E S (0,5)
R E T R O W A R E (2,1)
E X P E D I A T E (2,1)
V I S U A L I Z E (0,2)

[sabotai]

emulation

[timmynausea]

Plentiful

[Solecismic]

E N L I G H T E N (0,2)
T R E M U L O U S (0,5)
V A R I A T I O N (0,4)
V I O L A T O R S (0,4)
I N T R O V E R T (3,1)
M U L T I P L E S (0,5)
R E T R O W A R E (2,1)
E X P E D I A T E (2,1)
V I S U A L I Z E (0,2)
E M U L A T I O N (1,4)
P L E N T I F U L (0,4)

[sabotai]

impromptu

[tanglewood]

I N T R O V E R T (3,1)
R E T R O W A R E (2,1)
E X P E D I A T E (2,1)
E M U L A T I O N (1,4)


Looking for possible matches.

[tanglewood]

extrovert

[tanglewood]

fantastic

[Solecismic]

impromptu

Nice job. You're up.

[tanglewood]

Lol, fat lot of good my little chart did. :)

Nice job Sab.

[sabotai]

I like Jim's set of rules so let's keep using those.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8 letters)

(off to bed so don't expect responses until at least 4pm tomorrow)

[Aylmar]

phantasm

[sabotai]

P H A N T A S M (0,3)


I'll try to be back at lunch to update

[Ramzavail]

national

[Eaglesfan27]

Standard

[sabotai]

P H A N T A S M (0,3)
N A T I O N A L (2,2)
S T A N D A R D (0,3)

[Eaglesfan27]

Crusader

[sabotai]

P H A N T A S M (0,3)
N A T I O N A L (2,2)
S T A N D A R D (0,3)
C R U S A D E R (0,2)

[Solecismic]

palacial

[Swaggs]

variable

[Eaglesfan27]

Intimate

[timmynausea]

ransacks

[sabotai]

P H A N T A S M (0,3)
N A T I O N A L (2,2)
S T A N D A R D (0,3)
C R U S A D E R (0,2)
P A L A C I A L (2,0)
V A R I A B L E (0,4)
I N T I M A T E (0,3)
R A N S A C K S (1,2)

[Solecismic]

eminence

[timmynausea]

tribunal

[sabotai]

P H A N T A S M (0,3)
N A T I O N A L (2,2)
S T A N D A R D (0,3)
C R U S A D E R (0,2)
P A L A C I A L (2,0)
V A R I A B L E (0,4)
I N T I M A T E (0,3)
R A N S A C K S (1,2)
E M I N E N C E (0,2)
T R I B U N A L (2,3)

[digamma]

Colonial

[wheels]

fandango

[timmynausea]

brutally

[sabotai]

P H A N T A S M (0,3)
N A T I O N A L (2,2)
S T A N D A R D (0,3)
C R U S A D E R (0,2)
P A L A C I A L (2,0)
V A R I A B L E (0,4)
I N T I M A T E (0,3)
R A N S A C K S (1,2)
E M I N E N C E (0,2)
T R I B U N A L (2,3)
C O L O N I A L (3,2)
F A N D A N G O (1,2)
B R U T A L L Y (0,4)

[primelord]

colossal

Edit: Bah it can't be this.

[Eaglesfan27]

critical

[sabotai]

P H A N T A S M (0,3)
N A T I O N A L (2,2)
S T A N D A R D (0,3)
C R U S A D E R (0,2)
P A L A C I A L (2,0)
V A R I A B L E (0,4)
I N T I M A T E (0,3)
R A N S A C K S (1,2)
E M I N E N C E (0,2)
T R I B U N A L (2,3)
C O L O N I A L (3,2)
F A N D A N G O (1,2)
B R U T A L L Y (0,4)
C O L O S S A L (3,1)
C R I T I C A L (2,1)

[digamma]

OFFICIAL

[Franklinnoble]

CORNHOLE

[Franklinnoble]

(ok... was just goofing off with that one... how about):

BALLPARK

[primelord]

ABNORMAL

Edit: Bah can't be that one either. This is harder than it looks at first.

[st.cronin]

diagonal

[sabotai]

ABNORMAL

Edit: Bah can't be that one either. This is harder than it looks at first.

Unless I fucked up the scoring somehow (which is possible...), it certainly can be this one, because it is. Good job.

You're up.

[Solecismic]

I was drawing a blank. Palacial should have been 2,1.

[primelord]

I was drawing a blank. Palacial should have been 2,1.

Yep. That was what told me it couldn't be correct.

[sabotai]

I was drawing a blank. Palacial should have been 2,1.

Ok. It tried to figure out the scoring by how you scored yours. I didn't think a letter got counted again if you already had it for getting it in the right spot. Now I see since there was another 'A' in Abnormal, I should have counted one of the other 'A's in Palacial for a letter in the wrong spot. (Right?)

[primelord]

Ok next word.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8 letters).

[digamma]

MUTUALLY

[sabotai]

OBLIVION

[primelord]

M U T U A L L Y (0,1)
O B L I V I O N (2,2)

[st.cronin]

TORTOISE

[primelord]

M U T U A L L Y (0,1)
O B L I V I O N (2,2)
T O R T O I S E (3,2)

[st.cronin]

SOLSTICE

[primelord]

M U T U A L L Y (0,1)
O B L I V I O N (2,2)
T O R T O I S E (3,2)
S O L S T I C E (4,1)

[timmynausea]

solecism

[primelord]

M U T U A L L Y (0,1)
O B L I V I O N (2,2)
T O R T O I S E (3,2)
S O L S T I C E (4,1)
S O L E C I S M (2,2)

[timmynausea]

practice

[primelord]

M U T U A L L Y (0,1)
O B L I V I O N (2,2)
T O R T O I S E (3,2)
S O L S T I C E (4,1)
S O L E C I S M (2,2)
P R A C T I C E (4,0)

[Solecismic]

positive

[primelord]

positive

You're quite good at your own game. :)

Positive is the correct answer. You are up sir.

[Solecismic]

Timmy's last guess made that one jump out, he gets an assist.

I'll have a new one up as soon as I do the Idol ratings.

[Solecismic]

The new word has 7 letters.

[st.cronin]

NUCLEAR

[Solecismic]

N U C L E A R (0,4)

[st.cronin]

REACTED

[sabotai]

TRAILER

[Solecismic]

N U C L E A R (0,4)
R E A C T E D (1,1)
T R A I L E R (0,2)

[st.cronin]

NERVOUS

[Solecismic]

N U C L E A R (0,4)
R E A C T E D (1,1)
T R A I L E R (0,2)
N E R V O U S (0,2)

[digamma]

CURLIER

[digamma]

COURIER

[st.cronin]

RAUNCHY

[timmynausea]

unicorn

[Solecismic]

N U C L E A R (0,4)
R E A C T E D (1,1)
T R A I L E R (0,2)
N E R V O U S (0,2)
C U R L I E R (1,3)
C O U R I E R (2,1)
R A U N C H Y (1,2)
U N I C O R N (1,1)

[Franklinnoble]

NUCULAR

[Solecismic]

N U C L E A R (0,4)
R E A C T E D (1,1)
T R A I L E R (0,2)
N E R V O U S (0,2)
C U R L I E R (1,3)
C O U R I E R (2,1)
R A U N C H Y (1,2)
U N I C O R N (1,1)
N U C U L A R (0,3) so yes, there's an E


We always debated whether guesses had to be words spelled correctly. Someone was always trying to guess "AAAAAAAA" or something like that.

I forget what we agreed upon, but for now, whatever you want to guess is okay.

[Eaglesfan27]

Enquire

[digamma]

CALLERS

[oykib]

REACTIVE

[st.cronin]

ENTROPY

[oykib]

I gotta learn to count...

REACTOR

[Passacaglia]

This is a variation of a game we used to play on Michigan's internal forum system (called MEET:Students) back in 1990. We called it Word Mastermind.



Man, they had that back in '90? I was on that for a little bit in '95 -- killed time on it when I was working as a consultant in the computer lab at MoJo. The forum system was called 'confer' then, but it sounds like pretty much the same thing.

[Solecismic]

N U C L E A R (0,4)
R E A C T E D (1,1)
T R A I L E R (0,2)
N E R V O U S (0,2)
C U R L I E R (1,3)
C O U R I E R (2,1)
R A U N C H Y (1,2)
U N I C O R N (1,1)
N U C U L A R (0,3)
E N Q U I R E (1,1)
C A L L E R S (1,2)
E N T R O P Y (0,1)
R E A C T O R (1,1)
E X C L U D E (1,3)

[digamma]

EXCLUDE

[Solecismic]

Man, they had that back in '90? I was on that for a little bit in '95 -- killed time on it when I was working as a consultant in the computer lab at MoJo. The forum system was called 'confer' then, but it sounds like pretty much the same thing.

I joined in 1988 when I returned to Michigan for grad school, and was part of the group that met weekly to play cards. Met a lot of good friends through that card game.

The whole system was called Confer from the beginning, which was invented by Bob Parnes in 1975. The conferences (MEET:STUDENTS and MEET:PLANNERS - I moderated M:P for one semester) started up in 1985. Kathy Aupperle, who helped start the conferencing system, is the person who taught me to play bridge.

Back then, you received $30 in computing time every month. It was a little sad toward the end of the month, because people would run out of money and be off the system for a week or two. Moderating was a good gig because you'd get an account with $200 a month (not that you could use all that).

[Passacaglia]

I joined in 1988 when I returned to Michigan for grad school, and was part of the group that met weekly to play cards. Met a lot of good friends through that card game.

The whole system was called Confer from the beginning, which was invented by Bob Parnes in 1975. The conferences (MEET:STUDENTS and MEET:PLANNERS - I moderated M:P for one semester) started up in 1985. Kathy Aupperle, who helped start the conferencing system, is the person who taught me to play bridge.

Back then, you received $30 in computing time every month. It was a little sad toward the end of the month, because people would run out of money and be off the system for a week or two. Moderating was a good gig because you'd get an account with $200 a month (not that you could use all that).

I don't know if they have it now, but we had ITD "funny money" when I was there, too. I forget how much they gave you, but they charged you for dial-up access, and for printing from the computer labs. I think that if you spent all your "funny money" then they just started charging your tuition account. I remember a couple stories about people not knowing they were being charged for dial-up, and getting screwed when it was time to register for classes.

[Solecismic]

Back then, registering for classes meant standing in line for three hours and hoping you'd be next to a pretty girl, and not some acne-scarred idiot with a runny nose and a cough.

If your student number range was late in the lottery, you'd never get any of the classes you wanted. I remember carrying a stack of blank add-drop slips with me the entire first week of classes, my ID number was cursed.