Monday 18 August 2014

NG 451

New game 451 is now available.


Round 1: U E O B S T H I L

My selection: HOSTILE
Best: HOLIBUTS


Round 2: P A N O U I R V R

My selection: PIANO
Best: PAVIOUR


Round 3: Target 775 from 75 7 8 1 4 5

My selection: 775 = ((7 + 4 - 1)*8 + 75)*5


Round 4: L D W O S E N D I

I wondered about DOWNSLIDE here; it is valid in Scrabble, but (fortunately for my piece of mind) not listed in the Macquarie.

My selection: DWINDLES


Round 5: O C G O E A R P M

My selection: MOORAGE


Round 6: Target 647 from 75 1 9 2 6 4

My selection: 647 = 75*9 - 4*(6 + 1)


Round 7: T E R A S T M C A

My selection: CASTRATE


Round 8: Target 785 from 50 100 5 5 10 1

My selection: 785 = 5*(100 + 50 + 5) + 10


Round 9: MANIC TRIO

My selection: [no answer]
Best: MORTICIAN

4 comments:

Louise said...

1. HOLIEST
2. VAPOUR
3. Out of time with (75-5)x(7+4)+8-1=777 (2 off)
4. SWINDLED
5. COOPER
6. 9x75-(6+1)x4=647
7. CAMERAS
8. 5x(100+50+5+1)=780 (5 off)
9. unsure with MATRICION (17.4s)

Geoff Bailey said...

Well played today, Louise, particularly VAPOUR. (I was a bit too slow to see UPROAR in that mix.) It's not MATRICION, but it was a hard conundrum.

Mike Backhouse said...

Great games both of you.

SOUTH
POUR
(7+4)*(75-5)+8-1=777 (2 off)
SOILED
CAMPER
9*(75-2-1)=648 (1 off)
MASTER
Geoff's way
Saw the -ICITOR fragment from yesterday but couldn't get this one.

Sam Gaffney said...

1. HOLIEST
2. VAPOUR
3. 775 = ((75-1)*8/4+7)*5
4. x DOWNSLIDE. Had three eights!: SWINDLED/DOWNSIDE/DISOWNED
5. COMPARE
6. 647 = (75 - 6/2)*9 - 1
7. CASTRATE
8. 785 = (100+50+5)*5 + 10
9. MORTICIAN - 11.4s