Puzzle 206

[Miss Meow]

Here’s the next puzzle – are you ready? Enjoy!

To newcomers: Read the rules before you join, please!

Here 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 personal email. 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 your puzzle play to the member with the next highest points)

[Miss Meow]

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Letters available:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

[koxka]

Hi Nicocle, a "e" please...

(It's the first time I can ask for a e)

[Miss Meow]

--e -----e- ---- e-e------ -- --e ----- -- ---- --e- -e---e --------e. e-e- --
--- ----e - ----- -- --e-, --- ---’- -e---- -ee --e-. -------- --’- -e----e --
----- --- -ee- -- -e- -e-----e-- ----e -- ------ -e---e --- --- -ee --e-, ---
--e -e-- ---e -- -- e-e----- -- ----e ---e-- -- -e---------e --e- -- --e ----e
------. --- --- -ee -- -----e--.

-- - ---e - ---e- -- ----- ------- -- -----, --- --e ------ e-e---- ---e-
---e----- - ------ -------- ---- --e -----, - --- -- -----e --- -- ----e ---e
-- --e ----. ---- ------- ---e, --e ------e ---- -- -- e-e----- ----
----e- -- ----e- --- ---e -- --e -e-- -- --e -e--------. -e --- --- -e--
-- --e ----e- ------e-- --e ---- --- --- -e---- -- --e ----- ---e----
-- ----- -- --. - -----e- -- --e ----e-,-------- -- ----- ---e- --e
e-e-----’- ----. --- ---- -e-- -----e- -- --e --ee- (-- -------
----e-- --e- -- e-e----- -- ------e-) --- --- e------- ----e---- -e---
-e--e----- ---- --e ----e-. ------- --- --e -------- ------, - ----e-
-- e-e-, --- ------- --e e-e----- -----e- --- ---- ----- ------- ----
--- -----e- ---, ---e----- ---- -----e------- -- -e -----e- -e--------e--
------- --e ----. --e --------e -----e-e-. -- ------e-- -----e-. - --- --
----- --- -- -ee-- -----e-e- --e -e-- -- --e --- ---e.

~ --e ----e--e-- ------

Letters available:
A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scores:

Koxka - 133 E x 2 = 266!

[koxka]

I think I 'll send you a guess:D

[*LabLoverKEB*]

"S", please!:) ;)

[koxka]

A , please...

[The Cat Factory]

O please :)

[delidog]

"I " Please

[luckies4me]

How's about a U

[Karen]

T, please!

What a long puzzle, cool! :)

[luckies4me]

Give me an R!:p

[delidog]

"H"Please

[luckies4me]

L please

[Miss Meow]

Oooh, more than 5 guesses, brain hurting. Need chocolate and then I can update all letters :)

PS Anna (Koxka) don't scare me with threatening to guess so early!!!

[luckies4me]

Ok I am confused. Is it 5 guesses total per person or five for everyone....it isn't clear in the rules. And that was an added rule since when?

Anywho.... does my guess count, because I really want an R. If it doesn't count I will use it after you update.

[Nomilynn]

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.


It's five guesses - period :D It's way too hard to try and update a whole bunch of letters at once.. As for whether it counts... It is kinda up to Nicole if she wants to do it all at once.. technically it doesn't but sometimes the moderator will let it go with a warning. :D

[Miss Meow]

The -ro-le- -ith ele-ha-ts i- the -i-ht is that the- -e-o-e i--isi-le. E-e- i-
-ou shi-e a li-ht on the-, -ou -o-’t reall- see the-. -ossi-l- it’s -e-ause at
-i-ht -ou -ee- to -et relati-el- -lose to thi--s -e-ore -ou -a- see the-, a--
the -er- si-e o- a- ele-ha-t u- -lose o--ers -o re-o--isa-le -ie- o- the -hole
a-i-al. All -ou see is -ar--ess.

As a rule I trie- to a-oi- -ri-i-- at -i-ht, -ut o-e -ri-a- e-e-i-- a-ter
atte--i-- a s-hool -u--tio- -ith the -irls, I ha- -o -hoi-e -ut to -ri-e ho-e
i- the -ar-. A-out hal--a- ho-e, the -assi-e -ul- o- a- ele-ha-t -ull
loo-e- u- rather too late i- the -ea- o- the hea-li--ts. He ha- his hea-
i- the -ushes alo--si-e the roa- a-- his -ehi-- o- the tra-- -ire-tl-
i- -ro-t o- us. I sla--e- o- the -ra-es, -ulli-- u- ri-ht u--er the
ele-ha-t’s ru--. His hi-- le-s -u--le- at the --ees (as usuall-
ha--e-s -he- a- ele-ha-t is startle-) a-- his e-or-ous -osterior -e-a-
-es-e--i-- o-to the -o--et. -aiti-- -or the -olossal -ru--h, I -lose-
-- e-es, -ut lu--il- the e-e-ha-t -ha--e- his -i-- a-out sitti-- -o--
a-- -har-e- o--, s-rea-i-- -ith -o-ster-ati-- as he -rashe- -estru-ti-el-
throu-h the -ush. The la--s-a-e shu--ere-. -- -au-hters -i--le-. I -as i-
sho-- a-- -- teeth -hattere- the rest o- the -a- -o-e.

~ The -il-er-ess -a-il-

Letters available:
B C D F G J K M N P Q V W X Y Z

Scores:

Koxka - 133 E x 2, 72 A x 2 = 410!
LabloverKEB - 65 S = 65
The Cat Factory - 65 O x 2 = 130
Delidog - 70 I x 2, 80H = 220
Luckies4me - 33 U x 2, 44 R, 50 L = 159
Karen - 88 T = 88

[luckies4me]

Yes well I think the rule needs to be more clear. It should say 5 guess per person or five guesses for the puzzle.

That rule never used to be there.....


I know the basic rules already. I have done and hosted lots of puzzles, just has been a while. But now I come back and there is another rule!

[Miss Meow]

I am just going to plead whichever amendment allows ignorance :) I've updated them all so we're ready to rock and roll again.

[luckies4me]

D please


And a big thanks for usingmy guesses! Much appreciated!

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by Miss Meow
I am just going to plead whichever amendment allows ignorance :) I've updated them all so we're ready to rock and roll again.

Are you calling me ignorant? :confused: :(

[Nomilynn]

p please

I think the rule is pretty clear myself, but ever since I have played it's been there. :)

[Nomilynn]

Originally posted by luckies4me


Are you calling me ignorant? :confused: :(

She's calling herself ignorant.. as in unaware.. saying that she doesn't know and doesn't want to cause a conflict!!

at least that's how I read it.. I hope I'm not putting words in your mouth Nicole!! :D

[luckies4me]

N please

[Nomilynn]

G please

[luckies4me]

F please:)

[Miss Meow]

Originally posted by luckies4me


Are you calling me ignorant? :confused: :(

No, not at all. I'm pleading ignorance for myself; I don't know what the earlier rules were, so I thought I'd just put the letters in and we could have some more guesses.

Hopefully all clear :)

[luckies4me]

I must have read wrong...sorry, hehe.

[Miss Meow]

The pro-le- -ith elephants in the night is that the- -e-o-e in-isi-le. E-en if
-ou shine a light on the-, -ou don’t reall- see the-. Possi-l- it’s -e-ause at
night -ou need to get relati-el- -lose to things -efore -ou -an see the-, and
the -er- si-e of an elephant up -lose offers no re-ognisa-le -ie- of the -hole
ani-al. All -ou see is dar-ness.

As a rule I tried to a-oid dri-ing at night, -ut one Frida- e-ening after
attending a s-hool fun-tion -ith the girls, I had no -hoi-e -ut to dri-e ho-e
in the dar-. A-out half-a- ho-e, the -assi-e -ul- of an elephant -ull
loo-ed up rather too late in the -ea- of the headlights. He had his head
in the -ushes alongside the road and his -ehind on the tra-- dire-tl-
in front of us. I sla--ed on the -ra-es, pulling up right under the
elephant’s ru-p. His hind legs -u--led at the -nees (as usuall-
happens -hen an elephant is startled) and his enor-ous posterior -egan
des-ending onto the -onnet. -aiting for the -olossal -run-h, I -losed
-- e-es, -ut lu--il- the elephant -hanged his -ind a-out sitting do-n
and -harged off, s-rea-ing -ith -onsternation as he -rashed destru-ti-el-
through the -ush. The lands-ape shuddered. -- daughters giggled. I -as in
sho-- and -- teeth -hattered the rest of the -a- -o-e.

~ The -ilderness Fa-il-

Letters available:
B C J K M Q V W X Y Z
Scores:

Koxka - 133 E x 2, 72 A x 2 = 410
LabloverKEB - 65 S = 65
The Cat Factory - 65 O x 2 = 130
Delidog - 70 I x 2, 80H = 220
Luckies4me - 33 U x 2, 44 R, 50 L, 50 D, 73 N, 18 F = 294
Karen - 88 T = 88
Nomilynn - 17 P, 28 G = 45

[Nomilynn]

B please

[Miss Meow]

The proble- -ith elephants in the night is that the- be-o-e in-isible. E-en if
-ou shine a light on the-, -ou don’t reall- see the-. Possibl- it’s be-ause at
night -ou need to get relati-el- -lose to things before -ou -an see the-, and
the -er- si-e of an elephant up -lose offers no re-ognisable -ie- of the -hole
ani-al. All -ou see is dar-ness.

As a rule I tried to a-oid dri-ing at night, but one Frida- e-ening after
attending a s-hool fun-tion -ith the girls, I had no -hoi-e but to dri-e ho-e
in the dar-. About half-a- ho-e, the -assi-e bul- of an elephant bull
loo-ed up rather too late in the bea- of the headlights. He had his head
in the bushes alongside the road and his behind on the tra-- dire-tl-
in front of us. I sla--ed on the bra-es, pulling up right under the
elephant’s ru-p. His hind legs bu--led at the -nees (as usuall-
happens -hen an elephant is startled) and his enor-ous posterior began
des-ending onto the bonnet. -aiting for the -olossal -run-h, I -losed
-- e-es, but lu--il- the elephant -hanged his -ind about sitting do-n
and -harged off, s-rea-ing -ith -onsternation as he -rashed destru-ti-el-
through the bush. The lands-ape shuddered. -- daughters giggled. I -as in
sho-- and -- teeth -hattered the rest of the -a- -o-e.

~ The -ilderness Fa-il-

Letters available:
C J K M Q V W X Y Z

Scores:

Koxka - 133 E x 2, 72 A x 2 = 410
LabloverKEB - 65 S = 65
The Cat Factory - 65 O x 2 = 130
Delidog - 70 I x 2, 80H = 220
Luckies4me - 33 U x 2, 44 R, 50 L, 50 D, 73 N, 18 F = 294
Karen - 88 T = 88
Nomilynn - 17 P, 28 G, 22 B = 67

OK, it's my tea time, see you all tomorrow :)

[Nomilynn]

v please

I'm stuck on one word.. what a bother!! :D

[Miss Meow]

The proble- -ith elephants in the night is that the- be-o-e invisible. Even if
-ou shine a light on the-, -ou don’t reall- see the-. Possibl- it’s be-ause at
night -ou need to get relativel- -lose to things before -ou -an see the-, and
the ver- si-e of an elephant up -lose offers no re-ognisable vie- of the -hole
ani-al. All -ou see is dar-ness.

As a rule I tried to avoid driving at night, but one Frida- evening after
attending a s-hool fun-tion -ith the girls, I had no -hoi-e but to drive ho-e
in the dar-. About half-a- ho-e, the -assive bul- of an elephant bull
loo-ed up rather too late in the bea- of the headlights. He had his head
in the bushes alongside the road and his behind on the tra-- dire-tl-
in front of us. I sla--ed on the bra-es, pulling up right under the
elephant’s ru-p. His hind legs bu--led at the -nees (as usuall-
happens -hen an elephant is startled) and his enor-ous posterior began
des-ending onto the bonnet. -aiting for the -olossal -run-h, I -losed
-- e-es, but lu--il- the elephant -hanged his -ind about sitting do-n
and -harged off, s-rea-ing -ith -onsternation as he -rashed destru-tivel-
through the bush. The lands-ape shuddered. -- daughters giggled. I -as in
sho-- and -- teeth -hattered the rest of the -a- -o-e.

~ The -ilderness Fa-il-

Letters available:
C J K M Q W X Y Z

Scores:

Koxka - 133 E x 2, 72 A x 2 = 410
LabloverKEB - 65 S = 65
The Cat Factory - 65 O x 2 = 130
Delidog - 70 I x 2, 80H = 220
Luckies4me - 33 U x 2, 44 R, 50 L, 50 D, 73 N, 18 F = 294
Karen - 88 T = 88
Nomilynn - 17 P, 28 G, 22 B, 10 V = 77

[Randi]

Y, please :)

[luckies4me]

M please

[luckies4me]

Guess sent!:D


Of course, I'm probably wrong but oh well, this puzzle was cool!

Thanks Miss Meow

[luckies4me]

Fister looks just like my cat Spanky!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to send you a pic Randi! They could be twins!:D

[RockyRoad]

Ok can I still guess cause I missed out on this! If there were not any correct guesses yet then W, please but if not I'll catch the next one!

[luckies4me]

C please

[koxka]

I left for one day, and it's already done!

A K , if there's any.

[Miss Meow]

Oh my god, I can't believe this! I got guesses from Nomilynn and Luckies4me and both had the same word wrong. What a weird coincidence!

OK, I'll go back to the other letters and update the puzzle.

[Miss Meow]

The problem with elephants in the night is that they become invisible. Even if
you shine a light on them, you don’t really see them. Possibly it’s because at
night you need to get relatively close to things before you can see them, and
the very si-e of an elephant up close offers no recognisable view of the whole
animal. All you see is darkness.

As a rule I tried to avoid driving at night, but one Friday evening after
attending a school function with the girls, I had no choice but to drive home
in the dark. About halfway home, the massive bulk of an elephant bull
loomed up rather too late in the beam of the headlights. He had his head
in the bushes alongside the road and his behind on the track directly
in front of us. I slammed on the brakes, pulling up right under the
elephant’s rump. His hind legs buckled at the knees (as usually
happens when an elephant is startled) and his enormous posterior began
descending onto the bonnet. Waiting for the colossal crunch, I closed
my eyes, but luckily the elephant changed his mind about sitting down
and charged off, screaming with consternation as he crashed destructively
through the bush. The landscape shuddered. My daughters giggled. I was in
shock and my teeth chattered the rest of the way home.

~ The Wilderness Family

Letters available:
J Q X Z

Scores:

Koxka - 133 E x 2, 72 A x 2, 9 K = 419
LabloverKEB - 65 S = 65
The Cat Factory - 65 O x 2 = 130
Delidog - 70 I x 2, 80H = 220
Luckies4me - 33 U x 2, 44 R, 50 L, 50 D, 73 N, 18 F, 22N, 26 C = 342
Karen - 88 T = 88
Nomilynn - 17 P, 28 G, 22 B, 10 V = 77
Randi - 21 Y = 21
Floppsy - 12 W = 12

[luckies4me]

Oh man! I know it. I can't believe that, just one letter, lol. That is just too funny. And it was so easy.

[Miss Meow]

Luckies, yep it was that final word!

No one has sent a new guess yet ... who wants to host the next puzzle, hint hint!

[koxka]

Maybe a Z?
With only two guesses I tihik I have the highest score.Haven't I? LOL.

Bytheway the quote is from Gerald Durrell?

[luckies4me]

If no one wants to host I will! It has been a very long time since I hosted a puzzle!

[Miss Meow]

The problem with elephants in the night is that they become invisible. Even if
you shine a light on them, you don’t really see them. Possibly it’s because at
night you need to get relatively close to things before you can see them, and
the very size of an elephant up close offers no recognisable view of the whole
animal. All you see is darkness.

As a rule I tried to avoid driving at night, but one Friday evening after
attending a school function with the girls, I had no choice but to drive home
in the dark. About halfway home, the massive bulk of an elephant bull
loomed up rather too late in the beam of the headlights. He had his head
in the bushes alongside the road and his behind on the track directly
in front of us. I slammed on the brakes, pulling up right under the
elephant’s rump. His hind legs buckled at the knees (as usually
happens when an elephant is startled) and his enormous posterior began
descending onto the bonnet. Waiting for the colossal crunch, I closed
my eyes, but luckily the elephant changed his mind about sitting down
and charged off, screaming with consternation as he crashed destructively
through the bush. The landscape shuddered. My daughters giggled. I was in
shock and my teeth chattered the rest of the way home.

~ The Wilderness Family

Letters available:
J Q X

Scores:

Koxka - 133 E x 2, 72 A x 2, 9 K, 1 Z!!! = 420
LabloverKEB - 65 S = 65
The Cat Factory - 65 O x 2 = 130
Delidog - 70 I x 2, 80H = 220
Luckies4me - 33 U x 2, 44 R, 50 L, 50 D, 73 N, 18 F, 22N, 26 C = 342
Karen - 88 T = 88
Nomilynn - 17 P, 28 G, 22 B, 10 V = 77
Randi - 21 Y = 21
Floppsy - 12 W = 12

I guess it's Koxka's as she guessed the puzzle in a funny kind of way and has the highest points! Anna, if you don't have time, maybe Luckies4me can do the next one?

It's from The Wilderness Family by Kobie Kruger. She spent years living on South African reserves with her ranger husband and family. It's the most gorgeous book if you're looking for a gift for bookworm animal lover :)

[luckies4me]

Size, lol! I won't get over that for a long time. It's just he funniest thing:rolleyes:

[koxka]

You can host the next puzzle if you like.
In fact I'm pritty bussy rightnow. I just play for fun .http://http://www.whoohoo.net/images/eledance.gif http://www.ciudadfutura.com/gifsanimados/x_elefantpintat4r.gif http://www.ciudadfutura.com/gifsanimados/x_elefant.gif http://www.ciudadfutura.com/gifsanimados/x_elephant1.gif

[luckies4me]

yah!!!!!!!!! Whoo hoo! I will start it tomorrow morning, thanks!