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CJ's Hex Wall #2
Topic Started: Jul 21 2012, 01:44 AM (1,621 Views)
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A while ago, I made a hex wall at The Brick Wall. Now, I've made another one:

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The rules are as follows:
  • The wall consists of 19 words (although, in this case, one of the "words" is a blank space). These form five groups of four words; one of the words is used twice. It is your task to find the groups (+25 points for the group, and another 25 points for the reasoning). Unlike on my previous walls, points will be given out for correct reasoning, even if the group is not correct.
  • Invented combos are capped at 20, and this time, they do not have to consist of 4 words. They score 5 points for every word used (so, for example, a 5-word invented combo will be worth 25 points), but expect me to be strict about combos with more than 4 words; I won't allow them if I feel the connection is too vague.
  • Invented combos may not be subsets of main combos, and may not contain any main combo as a subset, unless the reasoning given is significantly different from that behind the main combo in question.
  • This wall closes either when all main combos have been found, or three days after 20 invented combos have been found, whichever comes first.
  • Players are limited to a maximum of 4 guesses per day, for both main and invented combos.
  • I won't use my system for buying clues on this wall (as seen on my picture wall from The Brick Wall); I'll give them out for free if people are struggling.
  • All participants will receive half of their points total in posts at the end of the contest (so, for example, 100 points = 50 posts). In addition, if the winner finishes with over 400 points, they win a Posted Image Green Ribbon.




    Main Combos:

    1) Marco / Operation / Water / Volkswagen: ______ Polo. (Combo and reasoning given by PL-Stokie; +50 points)
    2) Tapes / Regis / [blank space] / Pan: _____try . (Combo given by Jarkko; +25 points - Reasoning given by PL-Stokie; +25 points)
    3) Envious / Eco-friendly / Colour / Surname: Different senses in which the word "green" is used. (Combo and reasoning given by PL-Stokie; +50 points)
    4) Lynch / Hurt / Leonidas / Hunter: Surnames of cast members from the Harry Potter films (Combo and reasoning given by thecostumedanceparty; +50 points)
    5) Murray / Darling / Alice / Hunter: All rivers in Australia (Combo and reasoning given by thecostumedanceparty: +50 points)

    Invented Combos:

    1) Regis / Marco / Alice / Hunter / Murray: All first names of people (Invented by thecostumedanceparty: +25 points)
    2) Marco / Leonidas / Lynch / Darling / Tapes: all names of towns/cities (Invented by thecostumedanceparty: +25 points)
    3) Lynch / Pan / Water / Hurt / Colour: Can all be used as verbs (Invented by PL-Stokie: +25 points)
    4) Pan / Darling / Leonidas / Alice: all Disney characters in various films (Invented by thecostumedanceparty: +20 points; +10 bonus points)
    5) Eco-friendly / Hunter / Volkswagen / Operation: all eliminate pests or harm. (Invented by thecostumedanceparty: +20 points)
    6) Darling / Murray / Lynch: all surnames of British politicians. (Invented by PL-Stokie: +15 points)
    7) Tapes / Pan / Marco / Envious / Water / Surname: All anagrams of other words. (Invented by thecostumedanceparty: +30 points)
    8) Darling / Hurt / Murray / Lynch / Hunter: All surnames of people (Invented by Jarkko: +25 points)
    9) Leonidas / Lynch / Hunter / Volkswagen: All car references (Invented by thecostumedanceparty: +20 points; +10 bonus points)
    10) Leonidas / Lynch / Hunter / Murray: All Quidditch references. (Invented by thecostumedanceparty: +20 points)
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    Scores:
    thecostumedanceparty: 280
    PL-Stokie: 165
    Jarkko: 50



    Good luck!
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Regis/Marco/Alice/Hunter: all first names of people (could add Murray for a fifth although I think he's a last name)
Marco/Leonidas/Lynch/Darling/Tapes: all names of towns/cities

-Marco, New Zealand
-Darling, Dhawalagiri (Nepal) or Darling Heights, Queensland (Australia)
-Lynch, Kentucky; also in Maryland and Nebraska
-Leonidas, Minnesota; also New Orleans and Michigan
-Tapes, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

If this doesn't work, I'm sure 4 of the 5 would.

Color/Volkswagen/Operation/Surname: kind of general, but all have categories

-colors: red, blue, yellow, etc.
-Volkswagen: different types of cars
-Operation: a series of actions completes a larger action at hand; in the board game a body has different bone parts to pick out; different operations
-surname: several different names
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Jul 21 2012, 02:41 AM.
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I can allow the first two as invented combos, but I think the third is a bit too general.

Good start, though!
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CJ
Jul 21 2012, 02:43 AM
I can allow the first two as invented combos, but I think the third is a bit too general.

Good start, though!
Fine with me!
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I did include Murray in your first combo, since there are several famous people with that first name. The one I know best is the semi-retired motorsports commentator Murray Walker (technically, his full name is Graeme Murray Walker, but he always goes by 'Murray').
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Jul 21 2012, 02:51 AM
I did include Murray in your first combo, since there are several famous people with that first name. The one I know best is the semi-retired motorsports commentator Murray Walker (technically, his full name is Graeme Murray Walker, but he always goes by 'Murray').
Okay, great, thank you!
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Colour/Water/Hurt/Lynch/Pan - All can be used as verbs?

Marco/Operation/Water/Volkswagen - The connecting word is "Polo"?
Edited by Pyrite, Jul 21 2012, 10:41 AM.
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First combo: Yes, they can. You can have 25 points for that invented combo.

Second combo: Our first main combo, with correct reasoning - congrats!
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Pan/Darling/Leonidas/Alice: all Disney characters in various films

-Peter Pan
-Wendy Darling
-King Leonidas from Bedknobs and Broomsticks
-Alice in Wonderland
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Jul 21 2012, 01:21 PM.
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Not a main combo, but it might as well be!

I'll give you 20 points for an invented combo, plus 10 bonus points, because I think it's so good.
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Regis/Tapes/Pan - All suffixed with -try:

Registry
Tapestry
Pantry

Eco-friendly/Hunter/Colour/Envious - Green.

Being eco-friendly is usually called being "green"
Hunter green is a colour.
Green is a colour.
Green with envy.
Edited by Pyrite, Jul 21 2012, 03:34 PM.
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Close on both counts, but unfortunately, I can't award any points.

However, if someone else gets either of those combos, I'll split the points with you.
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eco-friendly/hunter/Volkswagon/Operation: elimination of pests/harm

-by being eco-friendly you eliminate pollution
-a hunter eliminates animal pests in environment
-Volkswagon can eliminate pests via roadkill
-Operation is the initiative to maintain a healthy environment and clean up any litter; operation also eliminates any potential harms in said experimental factor

I know, pretty cheesy, but hey, they all eliminate something. Throw in "lynch" to eliminate someone's life.
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Jul 22 2012, 02:17 AM.
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Is the "Green" combo Hunter/Envious/Eco-friendly/Pan

Pan-Green Coalition is a political alliance which favours Taiwan independence.

Also, I have no idea what the fourth word is in the -try combo, so I'll guess:

Tapes/Regis/Pan/Darling?
Edited by Pyrite, Jul 22 2012, 04:45 PM.
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I'll have a go at the "try" combo:

tapes/regis/pan/colour

The only difference is that it is prefix "tri-colour," whereas it is the suffix "try" for the others (tapestry, registry, pantry).
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Jul 22 2012, 05:04 PM.
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Adam, that was pretty amusing, actually :P . I'll allow it as an invented combo.

Nobody's guessed either main combo correctly, but I have just remembered that on this wall, points are awarded for the reasoning alone without the combo, so I should have given Daniel 25 points for each reasoning. I'll add those points in now - which effectively accounts for the points split I proposed.
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This is so crazy, but...

Tapes/Regis/Pan/Volkswagen for ______try
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Operation/Eco-Friendly/Hunter/Envious: green
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Neither is correct.
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Operation/Eco-Friendly/Pan/Envious: green
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Nope. If anything, you've actually both been getting further away since Daniel noticed that there was a "green" combo.
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Not sure about this one:

Murray/Darling/Lynch - All surnames of British politicians or ex-politicians

Alistair Darling - Labour Party
Len Murray - Labour Party
Noel Lynch - Green Party
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I'll allow that one as an invented combo, which I believe uses your last guess for today.

Well done!
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tapes/pan/marco/envious/water/surname: all can be scrambled to make other words (paste/nap/macro/niveous/tawer/manures)

If you don't find this worthy enough, then you can count just 4 or 5 of them if that works.
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I like it! I'll allow it with all 6 words.
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Yeah, had a little help from a word descrambler, but some I noticed on my own.

I think that's all my guesses for today too.
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Jul 22 2012, 11:59 PM.
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Now that you've both used your guesses for today, here's a clue for tomorrow:

The reasoning behind the "green" combo is a bit more specific than just "Things relating to the colour green". It's "Different senses in which the word 'green' is used".
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Jul 23 2012, 12:00 AM
Now that you've both used your guesses for today, here's a clue for tomorrow:

The reasoning behind the "green" combo is a bit more specific than just "Things relating to the colour green". It's "Different senses in which the word 'green' is used".
I kind of had a feeling it had to do with that, I just still couldn't figure it out. I will have to think about it more.
eco-friendly/hunter/envious/surname: green

-eco-friendly is green
-hunter green is a colour
-envious with green
-green is a common Swedish surname
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Jul 23 2012, 10:10 AM.
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Closer, but still not right, unfortunately.

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eco-friendly/hunter/envious/water: green

-eco-friendly is green
-hunter green is a colour
-envious with green
-Greenwater, Washington (also algae is known as green water)
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Jul 23 2012, 02:36 PM.
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