Puzzle # 307

[Catty1]

The quote in #306 was: "A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal
arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude."
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
French novelist

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French novelist Colette was a firm cat-lover. When she was in the U.S. she saw a cat sitting in the street. She went over to talk to it and the two of them mewed at each other for a friendly minute. Colette turned to her companion and exclaimed, "Enfin! Quelqu'un qui parle francais." (At last! Someone who speaks French!) –Anonymous

Rules and game start in Post #2.

[Catty1]

To newcomers: Read the rules before you join, please, and be prepared to host the next if you win!

The rules:

1. You may only guess one letter at a time.

2. After you have guessed a letter, you must wait for another player to guess a letter before you can go again. (see also rule #9)

3. The host of the game responding to a guess does not count as a turn. Should you choose a letter, then receive a response from the member host, you must wait for the next member to guess a letter.

4. One point will be awarded for each correct letter, 2 points for vowels.

5. Only six misses are allowed in the game.

6. If you wish to guess the phrase, send it to me via Pet Talk Private message. (This is accessible via the 'PM' or 'Profile' buttons on any of my posts). DO NOT post it on the forum. If you wish to guess a letter, post it on the forum.

7. You must have submitted a correct letter to submit your solution. Unlike letters, if you submit a wrong solution, you are disqualified from continuing in that puzzle.

8. The player who correctly guesses the phrase wins the game. If no one has guessed it correctly after six misses, then the player with the most points wins the game.

9. Only 5 guesses allowed in total until the host updates the puzzle. Any guess after 5, before the next update, won't be counted as a guess. And as always, someone else has to guess a letter before you can guess another letter.

And here is what you win...you get to create the next puzzle.
(Should you win the game and do not care to host the next puzzle, you may pass it to the member with the next highest points)

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Letters Available:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Enjoy!

[Randi]

Can I have an E, please. :)

[koxka]

May I have a W, plewase?

[Almita]

May i have an A please?

[Randi]

I'd like an I, please. :)

[Roxyluvsme13]

O, please.

[Catty1]

Randi - sorry, you have to wait til the update to post another letter! :) You wanted an "E".

Need one more before update! (See, I learned! :D )

[Randi]

Catty, it's 5 guesses and my I were no. 4, so it's OK. ;) It's always been like that.

[Catty1]

(smacks self on head) okay, I HAVEN'T learned! LOL update on its way.

[Randi]

That's OK! :D

[Catty1]

Randi E, I x 2 = 4
koxka W = 1
Almita A = 2
Roxy 0 = 2

A-e-i-a-- a-o-e -e a-- wi-- -o o- a-ori-- -e ---i- I -a- -o-e--i-- -i-e a-o-- --e-.

-eo--e -e--a-- --aw

Letters Available:
BCD FGH JKLMN PQRSTUV XYZ

[Almita]

I'll have a U please

[theterrierman]

I'll take a T

[Roxyluvsme13]

S :d

[Karen]

H, please!

[Catty1]

Update at 4 posts, as it seems a bit slow on the weekend:

Randi E, I x 2 = 4
koxka W = 1
Almita A, U = 4
Roxy 0, S = 3
terrierman T = 1
Karen H = 1

A-e-i-a-s a-o-e -e a-- wi-- -o o- a-ori-- -e u-ti- I sa- so-ethi-- -i-e a-out

the-.

-eo--e -e--a-- -haw

Letters Available:
BCD FG JKLMN PQR V XYZ

[Roxyluvsme13]

You forgot my S ;)

[Catty1]

OOPS! I looked at your post and you DID say "s" - but I saw the :-d without the smiley and thought of "d".

I'll get my brain back from the cleaners on Monday.

I'll go fix....

FIXED!

[Karen]

L, please.

[Almita]

M please

[Roxyluvsme13]

lol, it's okay. My brain needs to be cleaned, too ;).

An R, please!

[Randi]

There's something completely wrong here.... there are 10 E's = 20 points.
I don't see you gave me the I's, there are 7 of them = 14 points.

Catty, a good way of doing this, is to have a piece of paper next to you, with all the letters and names, and then add the points you give. Also, I think you'll find it easier to use Find and Replace in Word for each time a letter is taken out. ;)

Can I have an N now, please. :)

[Cincy'sMom]

W, please

[Catty1]

Randi E7 x2 = 14, I-6 x 2, N x 8 = 8 TOTAL - 20
koxka W2 = 2 TOTAL - 2
Almita A9 = 18, U2 = 4 TOTAL - 22
Roxy 07 = 14, S4 = 4, R6 = 6 TOTAL - 24
terrierman T6 = 6 TOTAL - 6
Karen H3 = 3, L3 = 3 TOTAL - 6
Cincy's Mom W2 = 2 TOTAL - 2
Almita M5 = 5 TOTAL - 5


Ameri-ans a-ore me an- will -o on a-orin- me until I sa- somethin- ni-e a-out

them.

-eor-e -ernar- -haw

Letters Available:
BCD FG JK PQ V XYZ

[Karen]

Oooh, sending a PM!

[Catty1]

WE HAVE A WINNER - KAREN!!! Quote below.

Randi E7 x2 = 14, I-6 x 2, N x 8 = 8 TOTAL - 20
koxka W2 = 2 TOTAL - 2
Almita A9 = 18, U2 = 4 TOTAL - 22
Roxy 07 = 14, S5 = 5, R6 = 6 TOTAL - 25
terrierman T6 = 6 TOTAL - 6
Karen H3 = 3, L3 = 3 TOTAL - 6
Cincy's Mom W2 = 2 TOTAL - 2
Almita M5 = 5 TOTAL - 5


Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about them.

George Bernard Shaw (who was a bit of a rascal!)

[Randi]

Catty, I have 42 points, but never mind - I guess Karen will be hosting the next. ;)

[Catty1]

Catty, I have 42 points, but never mind - I guess Karen will be hosting the next.

:( (where's the crying icon???)

Guys, I promise that I will keep score properly from the START if I get to do this again...and I missed an "s" for Roxy...I apologize.

If the person solving the quote gets to host the next game...what does the points score mean?

TTYL....*going to crawl behind a big tree* :p

[Randi]

Don't worry Catty, it can be confusing. ;) Try to read the rules slowly and I'm sure you'll get it. Of course you can join in the future. :D

The point of "points" is, that the one with the highest score get to host the next one. That's all! There are no other prizes. ;)

[Karen]

I will get a new puzzle up later today, okay folks?

Catty1, don't feel bad, it does take a little work to keep track of points, etc., I always set up a separate document and double-check it there before I post results, and even then I sometimes have missed a letter in the past.