Puzzle 461

[Killearn Kitties]

Attention new players! Read the rules before you join, please, and be prepared to host the next if you win!

These are 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)

Here is the puzzle –

- --- ---- -- ---- “--- ------- -- ---” ---
--- --- --- ------- ---- --- --- -- --- ----------
----- -- ---- --- ----- ---- ------.
“---, - ----- ---- --- ---- ---- -- ----- --- --
------- ---- --- ---- ------- ---- --.”
--- ----- -- --- ----- -- --- ---- ----. “---’-
-- ----------,” --- -----. “- ----- --.”
~ ----- -----

[Randi]

Here we go again! E, please! :)

[lvpets2002]

:) " I " please

[Grace]

A, please. And one quick question - that line of dashes at the bottom, right above the names of your pets - that is just a separator, correct?

[Killearn Kitties]

Yes, the "~" just separates the quote from the author's name.

I --- ---- -- ---- “--e -ea-i-- -- -e-” a--
-ee --e -a- --i-i-- i--- -e- --- a- --e -e-i-a-e--
----- i- -i-- -e- ----- -i-- -----e.
“-a-, I ----- -e-- --- --i- ---- -- ----- --- i-
a--ea-- --a- --- -a-e a--ea-- -ea- i-.”
--e ----- -- a-- -i-e- -e -e- ---- -a-e. “---’-
-e -i-i------,” --e -----. “I ----e i-.”
~ -i--- -ai--

Letters remaining:
BCD FGH JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Randi E(25)=50
Lvpets2002 I(20)=40
Grace A(16)=32

[Karen]

T, please!

[Killearn Kitties]

I --t ---- -- ---- “T-e -ea-i-- -- -e-” a--
-ee t-e -at --i-i-- i-t- -e- --- a- --e -e-i-ate--
----- it -it- -e- ----- -i-- t----e.
“-at, I ----- -e-- --- t-i- ---- t- -t--- --t it
a--ea-- t-at --- -a-e a--ea-- -ea- it.”
--e ----- -- a-- -i-e- -e -e- ---- -a-e. “---’t
-e -i-i------,” --e -----. “I ---te it.”
~ -i--- -ai--

Letters remaining:
BCD FGH JKLMNOPQRS UVWXYZ

Randi E(25)=50
Lvpets2002 I(20)=40
Grace A(16)=32
Karen T(21)=21

[lvpets2002]

:) " R " please

[Grace]

S, please.

[Pinot's Mom]

"n" please!

[Killearn Kitties]

Here we go -

I --t ---n -- ---- “T-e -eanin- -- -en” an-
see t-e -at s-i-in- int- -er --r as s-e -e-i-ate--
----s it -it- -er r---- -in- t-n--e.
“-at, I ----- -en- --- t-is ---- t- st--- --t it
a--ears t-at --- -a-e a-rea-- rea- it.”
S-e ----s -- an- -i-es -e -er ---- -a-e. “--n’t
-e ri-i-----s,” s-e --rrs. “I -r-te it.”
~ -i--s -ain-

Letters remaining:
BCD FGH JKLM OPQ UVWXYZ

Randi E(25)=50
Lvpets2002 I(20)+R(12)=52
Grace A(16)+S(15)=47
Karen T(21)=21
Pinot's Mom N(13)=13

[Grace]

O, please.

[lvpets2002]

:) " H " please

[Grace]

G, please.

[Killearn Kitties]

I --t -o-n -- -oo- “The -eaning o- -en” an-
see the -at s-i-ing into her --r as she -e-i-ate--
-o--s it -ith her ro-gh -in- tong-e.
“-at, I -o--- -en- -o- this -oo- to st--- --t it
a--ears that -o- ha-e a-rea-- rea- it.”
She -oo-s -- an- gi-es -e her ---- ga-e. “-on’t
-e ri-i---o-s,” she --rrs. “I -rote it.”
~ -i--s -aing

Letters remaining:
BCD F JKLM PQ UVWXYZ

Randi E(25)=50
Lvpets2002 I(20)+R(12)+H(13)=65
Grace A(16)+S(15)+O(19)+G(7)=92
Karen T(21)=21
Pinot's Mom N(13)=13

[Pinot's Mom]

I have to go for the last vowel...."u" please! :)

[Grace]

PM on the way.

[Killearn Kitties]

We have a winner! Grace guessed correctly.

I put down my book “The Meaning of Zen” and
see the cat smiling into her fur as she delicately
combs it with her rough pink tongue.
“Cat, I would lend you this book to study but it
appears that you have already read it.”
She looks up and gives me her full gaze. “Don’t
be ridiculous,” she purrs. “I wrote it.”
~ Dilys Laing

Grace has agreed to host the next puzzle and will post in a few days. Thank you everyone for playing.