Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
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Voronwë the Faithful
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Wordle 1,418 6/6
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Wordle 1,418 4/6
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Wordle 1,418 3/6
"Aargragaah. It mean lit’rally der time when you see dem little pebbles and you jus’ know dere’s gonna be a great big landslide on toppa you and it already too late to run. Dat moment, dat’s aagragaah.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
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Wordle 1,419 3/6
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Wordle 1,419 4/6
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Wordle 1,420 3/6
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Wordle 1,420 3/6
"Aargragaah. It mean lit’rally der time when you see dem little pebbles and you jus’ know dere’s gonna be a great big landslide on toppa you and it already too late to run. Dat moment, dat’s aagragaah.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
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Wordle 1,420 2/6
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Voronwë the Faithful
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Wordle 1,421 3/6
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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RoseMorninStar
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Wordle 1,421 3/6
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Don’t look now, but a confirmed gamer is leading the Catholic Church
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/05/ ... r-pontiff/
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/05/ ... r-pontiff/
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Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
I don't think playing Wordle qualifies someone as a gamer, but otherwise they make some intersecting observations.
"Aargragaah. It mean lit’rally der time when you see dem little pebbles and you jus’ know dere’s gonna be a great big landslide on toppa you and it already too late to run. Dat moment, dat’s aagragaah.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
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Yayyy! A new numbers game in nyt magazine. And looks like an easy one too. Am So excited!!
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Wordle 1,422 5/6
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RoseMorninStar
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Ugh. I forgot to do wordle yesterday.
Wordle 1,423 3/6
Wordle 1,423 3/6
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Voronwë the Faithful
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Did you lose a long streak as a result?
Wordle 1,423 4/6
Wordle 1,423 4/6
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RoseMorninStar
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Yes.
But not as long as the first streak I had.
After my initial word, depending on the results, I determine how to proceed. Sometimes I use one of my 'regular' second words, especially if there are lots of options, especially regarding vowels. Other times, if the options are relatively few, I evaluate the possible words and either choose one of the possible answers that is a good 'winnowing' word or go with a (not possible answer) word that has the most in common with the possible choices. And yes, I sometimes count how many possibilities have a 'T' or 'L' (etc..) in them. When I do that, I wait until I have time to concentrate on it and yesterday I just forgot to get back to it.
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That's a bummer. It is stupid that the streak disappears if you don't play that day. It should be like a hitting streak in baseball.
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RoseMorninStar
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We'll be leaving on our trip soon and I'm thinking with the time difference I may miss one or two. Still, it's annoying.
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Voronwë the Faithful
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At least your percentage is unaffected by missing days.
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