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S Houghtelin12-Dec-14 2:07

S Houghtelin

12-Dec-14 2:07

He should absolutely write them on his own. I think his difficulty with the English language would make it, shall we say, more challenging? Laugh | :laugh:

It was broke, so I fixed it.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter12-Dec-14 2:39

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

12-Dec-14 2:39

So what of a rule-braker?
Or maybe in that case you start over?

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Nagy Vilmos11-Dec-14 22:21

Nagy Vilmos

11-Dec-14 22:21

OriginalGriff wrote:
So if you can't set it ~~tomorrow~~ Monday, don't enter!

ftfy

OriginalGriff11-Dec-14 22:27

11-Dec-14 22:27

Picky, picky, picky... Laugh | :laugh:

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P0mpeyBoy11-Dec-14 23:15

11-Dec-14 23:15

Scrambled Eggs!

(Don't be moving the goalposts on me)

Richard MacCutchan11-Dec-14 23:22

Richard MacCutchan

11-Dec-14 23:22

OriginalGriff wrote:
If the poster wins three times in a row, the next day CCC is set by the person who posted the previous one (unless he was on his third, in which case it goes back

Blimey, we're programmers not rocket scientists.

_Maxxx_11-Dec-14 23:51

11-Dec-14 23:51

Christ - you introduce a bit of fun and someone brings in rules!!!

Quintessential = most perfect one

Quint = five cards in the same suit (should that read card not char?)
Essential = crucial

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OriginalGriff11-Dec-14 23:58

11-Dec-14 23:58

And the major problem there is it's 14 letters... Laugh | :laugh:

As far as the rules go, I wanted to try and make it "controllerless" - so it didn't need any one person to administer it in the same way that DD's CCC needed him and so died a death when he was gagged by his election committee...
And to do that, you need to set something out to start with that prevents one person monopolising it.

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_Maxxx_12-Dec-14 0:04

12-Dec-14 0:04

OriginalGriff wrote:
And the major problem there is it's 14 letters...

Oops! always happens when I run out of fingers!

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P0mpeyBoy12-Dec-14 1:12

12-Dec-14 1:12

_Maxxx_ wrote:
Christ - you introduce a bit of fun and someone brings in rules!!!

Yeah that's what I thought, it's like the MQOTD all over again.

P0mpeyBoy12-Dec-14 1:16

12-Dec-14 1:16

_Maxxx_ wrote:
Christ - you introduce a bit of fun and someone brings in rules!!

Anyway I thought I introduced it[^]

_Maxxx_13-Dec-14 0:15

13-Dec-14 0:15

I introduced it[^]
You made the first rule Smile | :)

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P0mpeyBoy13-Dec-14 12:12

13-Dec-14 12:12

If only I had posted one the day before.[^]. D'Oh! | :doh:

_Maxxx_11-Dec-14 23:56

11-Dec-14 23:56

OriginalGriff wrote:
the poster wins and gets to do it again the next day.

It's not about winning! The poster LOSES if nobody gets it; they need to be tricky but not impossible!

I'd prefer 'if there is no correct solution, the poster loses and the previous, answered poster gets to post again.

Posts that are not answered after 24 hours are deemed silly, and should be flagged as abusive.

That'll keep 'em honest!

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OriginalGriff12-Dec-14 0:00

12-Dec-14 0:00

Not sure "abuse" is a good idea - it would be too easy for someone clever to get banned that way - and it's only a game anyway.
Perhaps "previous answered poster" is a better solution. Comments, anyone?

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Nagy Vilmos12-Dec-14 0:05

Nagy Vilmos

12-Dec-14 0:05

OriginalGriff wrote:
Comments, anyone?

Duals. Definitely use duel by DDOS Attack to resolve differences. Laugh | :laugh:

_Maxxx_12-Dec-14 0:06

12-Dec-14 0:06

OriginalGriff wrote:
Not sure "abuse" is a good idea - it would be too easy for someone clever to get banned that way

Serve 'em right for making it too damn hard then.

OK - maybe three in a row unanswered & they get banned for life ?

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OriginalGriff12-Dec-14 0:13

12-Dec-14 0:13

I can't see the hamsters going along with that! Laugh | :laugh:

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P0mpeyBoy12-Dec-14 1:13

12-Dec-14 1:13

OriginalGriff wrote:
for someone clever to get banned that way

We have clever people here? Confused | :confused:

Motor Viper12-Dec-14 0:40

Motor Viper

12-Dec-14 0:40

What if it's one of those 'how didn't I see that' ones where people kick themselves when they see the answer. Just to muddy the waters further.

One day I aspire to having a signature.

_Maxxx_12-Dec-14 0:49

12-Dec-14 0:49

then the poster better start giving clues out if the time draweth near.

For example, I based my one yesterday (abdicate) on the anniversary of Ed VIII abdication - so I could have give a clue to avoid punishment.

Don't worry - my next one is a doozy!

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_Maxxx_12-Dec-14 0:05

12-Dec-14 0:05

Quintessence

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OriginalGriff12-Dec-14 0:12

12-Dec-14 0:12

And we have a winner! Your turn Monday... Laugh | :laugh:

For the record, what I originally thought was:
Most perfect

one of five                 QUIN (as in Quins, five children in teh same pregnancy)
char                        T (as in "a cup of char", tea)
is the crucial element!     ESSENCE (as in the dictionary definition: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/essence)

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_Maxxx_12-Dec-14 0:21

12-Dec-14 0:21

Being somewhat antipodean, fitting in with your times may be difficult, so i reserve the right to post early (during Monday work hours my time) giving you Poms, Yanks and other Johnny foreigners longer to unravel my devious clues... The finish time can still be 13:00 UTC

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