This is a simple game inspired by the likes of Countdown!, anagrams, scrabble...
The idea of the game is simple: every round I will post 10 random letters, and you have to find as many words as you can using these letters. If the random letters generated do not contain between 3 and 6 vowels, I repeat the randomization until they do. (These ratios of consonants to vowels may be discussed in this thread and I will consider changing them if necessary)
You will score points for every word you find based on how long it is (1 point per character), with double points awarded for your longest unique word ( a word only you find - nobody else does).
Here are the rules (very important to maintain integrity and organization):
Spoiler: Rules (Must Read)
1. ALL words must be submitted to me by PM only. Under no circumstances are you to post words in the thread. The thread will be used for mod posts, general discussion, or discussion of previous rounds. You may only post words if discussing a previous round. Posting words here only hurts you and helps other people.
2. No sign ups required. You may choose to play any round and skip any round.
3. Do not look up words or use anagram solvers or any other tools that give you an unfair advantage. Play for fun and friendly competition. I will tell you by PM if you submitted any words that will be rejected. You will have until deadline to submit alternatives.
4. I will only accept a maximum of 10 words per player per round. If you submit more I will only count the first 10. This means if you find more than 10 you should submit your best words first (longest/lesser known).
5. Only English words will be accepted. No proper nouns. If something is a proper noun but is also a common word it will be accepted. (For example 'December' wouldn't count, but 'may' would). There may be instances where it isn't clear if a word passes this rule. Ask me if you are unsure.
6. If there is any controversy over a word I will be using The Cambridge Dictionary as the official reference.
7. I will accept both British and American spellings. However, in the case that both spellings can be found in the same round I will only accept one of them. They will also count as duplicates for scoring purposes. So if one player only submits the British spelling and one player only submits the American spelling both of them will only receive 1 point per character.
8. Rules may change but never without an announcement in thread.
This sounds like a hell of a lot of a fun game! I hope I can do well at this... I'm good at Wordfeud which is something like this but only in my native language. Others will probably find 6 and 7 letter words so I don't think I'll do too well.
Retiring from LSG's and Mish Mash, for the most part. If you want to contact me, I suggest going outside and enjoying what the world has to offer, instead.
Yes my apologies guys. I will get around to scoring the first round as soon as I can. Just having some trouble finding the right time because I'm trying this new thing where I ask for more work when I have nothing to do at work.
I should be able to find some time after work by Thursday at the latest.
Round 2 has begun. Letters in the OP.
Remember, submission by PM and anybody can join!
If you have any questions about a word, PM me.
New players: please read the rules before playing.
Feel free to post any comments unrelated to round 2 here.
Unfortunately English is a complicated and constantly evolving language. I picked one source as the official dictionary for simplicity and to avoid dictionary 'politics'. Some sources do have it as a word.
I might change the source I honestly just picked it because it was the first one I thought of.
I will say the WIFOM element is kinda nasty, in that you want to pick words that you think other people are unlikely to pick. For instance I had 11 words on my 5+ list but I took out Taxed because I thought more people would find it; if I had taken out Dealt instead that would have had a huge difference in Kat's score but no difference in mine.
And putting a shorter word that nobody bothers to write (like Look, which I'm sure we all saw) can sometimes be worth more than putting a longer word, but there's not really a reliable way to know if that will work, and it incentivizes mindgames over actually finding the longest possible words. Maybe unique words should be +1 rather than double?
