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Game b
Apr 3, 2012 14:36:21 GMT
Post by alice on Apr 3, 2012 14:36:21 GMT
Odd One Out
Which is the odd one out in this group?
NXF VTL HZA MWE
Hint: more of a puzzle than a word game
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Game b
Apr 4, 2012 5:57:53 GMT
Post by gurthbruins on Apr 4, 2012 5:57:53 GMT
I'd guess VTL - but there might be more than one way it could be different!
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Game b
Apr 4, 2012 11:14:50 GMT
Post by gurthbruins on Apr 4, 2012 11:14:50 GMT
If it's right, I'll explain how I got it.
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Game b
Apr 4, 2012 23:53:32 GMT
Post by alice on Apr 4, 2012 23:53:32 GMT
That is not what I have, but I would love to hear another way!
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Game b
Apr 5, 2012 4:56:50 GMT
Post by gurthbruins on Apr 5, 2012 4:56:50 GMT
Take NXF. The first of these three letters, alphabetically, is F. The second is N. The third is X.
The first letter is placed at the end of the word.
The second letter is placed at the beginning.
The third letter is placed in the middle.
Can do the same with HZA and MWE, but not with VTL.
But I'll keep looking, I have some new ideas to try out still.
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Game b
Apr 6, 2012 11:15:01 GMT
Post by gurthbruins on Apr 6, 2012 11:15:01 GMT
Two more ways to get VTL:
1. It's the only one that can be made into a word by insertion of vowels.
2. It's the only brag hand that does not contain a pair, if letters are changed to numerals by taking mod 9 of their alphabetic position.
(customary practice in numerology)
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Game b
Apr 7, 2012 4:25:02 GMT
Post by alice on Apr 7, 2012 4:25:02 GMT
The answer will seem rather trite now after your wizardry !
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Game b
Apr 7, 2012 5:59:40 GMT
Post by gurthbruins on Apr 7, 2012 5:59:40 GMT
I've been trying to decode your 3-letter groups into 3-letter words - so far without success. Am I wasting my time, or is this a code I should crack?
Anyway, by working on this I have got many new ideas for the art of coding (cryptography), which always fascinates me.
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Game b
Apr 7, 2012 6:04:22 GMT
Post by gurthbruins on Apr 7, 2012 6:04:22 GMT
If we make a roulette wheel with 26 slots and string the alphabet around the wheel, then HZA will be the only one with two adjacent letters.
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Game b
Apr 9, 2012 5:23:49 GMT
Post by alice on Apr 9, 2012 5:23:49 GMT
Well as I said it is more of a puzzle .. you would be better off with matches than a roulette wheel ..... your solutions are far too clever !!!
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Game b
Apr 9, 2012 8:03:31 GMT
Post by gurthbruins on Apr 9, 2012 8:03:31 GMT
Ha ha, it looks to me the first one doesn't match! (NXF) I owe you for this! (or that).
NKF might be slight improvement too. A better internal match.
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Game b
Apr 11, 2012 4:29:15 GMT
Post by alice on Apr 11, 2012 4:29:15 GMT
Yes, correct it is NXF .... just to be sure what is your observation  |
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Game b
Apr 11, 2012 6:09:32 GMT
Post by gurthbruins on Apr 11, 2012 6:09:32 GMT
My observation is that the first 'word' ought to be something like CCS - or IOU as I suggested.
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Game b
Apr 14, 2012 7:18:05 GMT
Post by alice on Apr 14, 2012 7:18:05 GMT
er ... I don't know if I quite understand your last .....
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Game b
Apr 14, 2012 7:32:30 GMT
Post by gurthbruins on Apr 14, 2012 7:32:30 GMT
I'm using matches like you said.
I must use one match for each letter of the first word. That does need a warping of the matches, if I'm not going to be stuck with III.
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