Puzzle 142

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.

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 puzzle, 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.

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)

Note: As usual, I picked a puzzle with dashes "-" in it and my computer forces me to uses dashes to indicate the letters. Therefore I have replaced the dashes required in the quotes with the symbol "~". Hope this isn't too confusing. Good luck, all!

Here is the puzzle:
“--- ----- ---------- ------- ---- ------ --------, -. -., ----- - ------ ----~---- -- -- -------- -- ------ - ------ ------- ----- -------- --- -----~-- -- --- -------~------- -------. ---- --- -------~------- ------- -------- --- “---- -------” ---------- ---- -- -------- ---- --- ----- ------- ---- ------ -- ---- ------- ------- --- --- --------, ----- -- --- 14 ----- - ---.

~~ --- ----- ------- --- ---- -- ----- 1994”


letters left to guess:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Can I have an "E" please

gimme an "A" .... "A":.....ok so I was never a cheer leader;)

"I" for me this time please!;)

"O" please

I am never going to sign off now!:rolleyes:

Hows about a "U":)

"S"

K for Kitty

L please

"D"

N for me this time

"T"

R this time

"C"

gimme an H

Here is the puzzle:
"The ca-le tele-ision co--an- that ser-es Colu--ia, S. C., ai-ed a ca-era -ull~ti-e at an a-uariu- to occu-- a -acant channel -hile a-aiting the start~u- o- the Science~-iction Channel. -hen the Science~-iction Channel re-laced the “-ish channel” co--laints -ere so nu-erous that the ca-le co--any -ere -orced to -ind another channel -or the a-uariu-, -hich it ran 14 hours a da-.

~~ The -orld Al-anac and -ook o- -acts 1994”


letters left to guess:
B F G J M P Q V W X Y Z


Luckies4me E (35), I (21), U (11), L (16), N (28), R (14), H (22) = 214 points

HappyTailsRattery A (40), O (21), S (14), D (7), T (27), C (27) = 197 points

Casper & Kitty K (1) = 1 point

GOOD LUCK!!!!

W this time

It's 12:45 here and I'm going to bed. "See" you wild puzzlers in the morning... ;)

Here is the puzzle:
"The ca-le tele-ision co--an- that ser-es Colu--ia, S. C., ai-ed a ca-era -ull~ti-e at an a-uariu- to occu-- a -acant channel while awaiting the start~u- o- the Science~-iction Channel. When the Science~-iction Channel re-laced the “-ish channel” co--laints were so nu-erous that the ca-le co--any were -orced to -ind another channel -or the a-uariu-, which it ran 14 hours a da-.

~~ The World Al-anac and -ook o- -acts 1994”


letters left to guess:
B F G J M P Q V X Y Z


Luckies4me E (35), I (21), U (11), L (16), N (28), R (14), H (22) = 214 points

HappyTailsRattery A (40), O (21), S (14), D (7), T (27), C (27) = 197 points

Casper & Kitty K (1), W (7) = 8 points

GOOD LUCK!!!!

sent a guess

Good luck Delidog. I'm stuck on 2 words...:(

thanks c&k...we'll see if i got it right!!!

Delidog was soooooo close, but off on two words slightly. Let the puzzle continue. You still need a few letters yet.

:( Rats, I was hoping a guess or two would come in before I had to leave for work. I'll take my cheat sheet with me to work and see if I get a chance to pop in (it's getting harder while at work...) :(

See you later! :D (Always a cheery thought!)

F, for fast, which is how this puzzle is going.;)

B please

Guess sent from me too!:D

Wonder if I got it right.:confused:

Here is the puzzle:
"The cable tele-ision co--an- that ser-es Colu-bia, S. C., ai-ed a ca-era full~ti-e at an a-uariu- to occu-- a -acant channel while awaiting the start~u- of the Science~Fiction Channel. When the Science~Fiction Channel re-laced the “fish channel” co--laints were so nu-erous that the cable co--any were forced to find another channel for the a-uariu-, which it ran 14 hours a da-.

~~ The World Al-anac and Book of Facts 1994”


letters left to guess:
G J M P Q V X Y Z


Luckies4me E (35), I (21), U (11), L (16), N (28), R (14), H (22), B (4) = 218 points

HappyTailsRattery A (40), O (21), S (14), D (7), T (27), C (27) = 197 points

Casper & Kitty K (1), W (7) = 8 points

MomOfFuzzyFaces F(10) = 10 points

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Warning! :eek: there is at least one word with a blank in it that has been mistaken for another word whose letter has already been guessed. It's neat, logical, and WRONG. Please be careful.

M for me

Here is the puzzle:
"The cable tele-ision com-an- that ser-es Columbia, S. C., aimed a camera full~time at an a-uarium to occu-- a -acant channel while awaiting the start~u- of the Science~Fiction Channel. When the Science~Fiction Channel re-laced the “fish channel” com-laints were so numerous that the cable com-any were forced to find another channel for the a-uarium, which it ran 14 hours a da-.

~~ The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1994”


letters left to guess:
G J P Q V X Y Z


Luckies4me E (35), I (21), U (11), L (16), N (28), R (14), H (22), B (4) = 218 points

HappyTailsRattery A (40), O (21), S (14), D (7), T (27), C (27) = 197 points

Casper & Kitty K (1), W (7), M (11) = 19 points

MomOfFuzzyFaces F(10) = 10 points

GOOD LUCK!!!!

a guess is on the way

Here is the solved puzzle:
"The cable television company that serves Columbia, S. C., aimed a camera full~time at an aquarium to occupy a vacant channel while awaiting the start~up of the Science~Fiction Channel. When the Science~Fiction Channel replaced the “fish channel” complaints were so numerous that the cable company were forced to find another channel for the aquarium, which it ran 14 hours a day.

~~ The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1994”



Luckies4me E (35), I (21), U (11), L (16), N (28), R (14), H (22), B (4) = 218 points

HappyTailsRattery A (40), O (21), S (14), D (7), T (27), C (27) = 197 points

Casper & Kitty K (1), W (7), M (11) = 19 points

MomOfFuzzyFaces F(10) = 10 points

GOOD LUCK!!!!


Casper & Kitty submitted the winning guess. I bolded the areas in the puzzle where the errors in the three wrong guesses were. Most everyone prior to C&K assumed 'aimed' was 'aired'. C&K is unfortunately not feeling top of form right now and wishes to pass on hosting the next puzzle. High scorer is Luckies4Me -- are you willing to host the next?

Thank you all for participating in this one. It's been fun, thanks!

I have to pass the next puzzle, so Luckies4me, go ahead, it's all yours!!

Great, puzzle will be up shortly!:D

I can't believe it was aimed, he he.:p Makes since now!