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Date Posted: 12:45:03 01/01/07 Mon
In reply to:
's message, "Re: LINGO" on 12:44:47 01/01/07 Mon
>>>>>>>>>>I'll need four players for a game of Lingo.
>>>>>Here's
>>>>>>>>>>how it works.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>You'll be divided into two pairs. Each pair
>>>will
>>>>>>>get
>>>>>>>>>>a Lingo card. It has 25 numbers, a number of
>>>>>which
>>>>>>>>>>are already marked off. The numbers that are
>>>>>>marked
>>>>>>>>>>are arranged so that no line of five in any
>>>>>>>direction
>>>>>>>>>>has more than two marked.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I'll toss a coin to determine which team goes
>>>>>>>first.
>>>>>>>>>>When it's your turn, I'll give you the first
>>>>>letter
>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>>>a five-letter word, like this:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>[font=Courier New]L _ _ _ _[/font]
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>You'll have 24 hours to S-P-E-L-L your guess
>>for
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>>word. I'll then give you color-coded clues as
>>>to
>>>>>>>how
>>>>>>>>>>close you are to the word. For example, if
>the
>>>>>>word
>>>>>>>>>>were "lingo", and you guessed "L-O-N-E-R", I'd
>>>>>give
>>>>>>>>>>you this clue:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>[font=Courier New]
>>>>>>>>>>[COLOR=red]L[/COLOR] [COLOR=green]O[/COLOR]
>>>>>>>>>>[COLOR=red]N[/COLOR] E R
>>>>>>>>>>L _ N _ _
>>>>>>>>>>[/font]
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>The red letters are in their correct places.
>>>The
>>>>>>>>>>green letters are in the word, but not in that
>>>>>>>>place.
>>>>>>>>>>The black letters aren't in the word at all.
>>If
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>>word isn't gotten within five guesses, it goes
>>>>>over
>>>>>>>>to
>>>>>>>>>>the opp
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>If you get the word, you earn a point and the
>>>>>right
>>>>>>>>to
>>>>>>>>>>pick up to two balls from your bowl. To start
>>>>>off,
>>>>>>>>>>there are 20 balls. Most of them have numbers
>>>on
>>>>>>>>your
>>>>>>>>>>card. The others are blank, and they'll cause
>>>>you
>>>>>>>to
>>>>>>>>>>lose your turn if you draw one. If you get
>>five
>>>>>>>>>>numbers in a row, either across, up and down,
>>or
>>>>>>>>>>diagonally, that's a Lingo! You earn two
>>>points,
>>>>>>>and
>>>>>>>>>>you get a new card and a new set of balls.
>>>(Wait
>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>>>minute, that doesn't sound right...)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>PENALTIES: You will lose your turn and your
>>>>>>>>opponents
>>>>>>>>>>will get the next letter in the word if A) you
>>>>run
>>>>>>>>out
>>>>>>>>>>of time guessing a word, B) you don't get the
>>>>word
>>>>>>>>>>within 5 guesses, or C) you guess a word that
>>>>>isn't
>>>>>>>>>>legal (see below).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>LEGAL WORDS: Any five-letter word that's in
>>the
>>>>>>>>>>[i]Official Scrabble Player's Dictionary, 3rd
>>>>>>>>>>Edition[/i] is OK to guess, but as a rule, the
>>>>>word
>>>>>>>>>>you're trying to guess will never be a very
>>rare
>>>>>>>>word.
>>>>>>>>>> If a team guesses an illegal word, it won't
>be
>>>>>>>>>>judged, and they'll lose their turn.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>WINNING: The team with more points when time
>>is
>>>>>>>>>>called wins and goes on to the Bonus Round.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>BONUS ROUND: Your aim here is to guess enough
>>>>>>words
>>>>>>>>>>correctly to get a Lingo within 12 guesses.
>>>With
>>>>>>>>each
>>>>>>>>>>new word, you'll start with the first letter
>>and
>>>>>>>>>>another letter already given to you. Each
>word
>>>>>you
>>>>>>>>>>guess correctly lets you draw a ball. If you
>>>>>>>succeed
>>>>>>>>>>in getting a Lingo within 12 guesses, you win
>>$V
>>>>>>>>>5,000.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Just post to play
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