Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, May 17, 2004

12:11 am

CalamityJames

Anyone know how the Player Rankings work? I'm number 29, but I don't know what that means.

12:34 am

theonleething

The player ranking system compares your scores against other players' scores for each puzzle and results in your average rank. Rankings range from 0-1000 and are updated after every puzzle. Players must have played at least three puzzles in the past 30 days in order to be ranked.

12:36 am

CalamityJames

I understand that much.. but do you know the specifics of how the scores are compared?

12:41 am

itzie

I know that the number next to your name isn't an average of all of your scores - I've only played 4 games and I know what my average is for sure. I don't get it either. I don't understand why General Vanya isn't at the top since he/she is almost always at the top of the scores.

12:45 am

CalamityJames

Vanya's ranking is the reason I'm wondering, too.

12:57 am

Marilyn Manson

hey biatch.

1:00 am

CalamityJames

Now THIS is a puzzle. Finally some vowel opportunities. And it's only an hour in.

78 -- 4.74 -- 1005

1:10 am

itzie

Almost too many opportunities - it's rather daunting. I'm not finding many words under 5 in this one.

1:21 am

sapphie

I can always find plenty words under 5 ;)...it's over 5 that troubles me !LOL

1:25 am

qu0s

Ok, I'm officially stuck. 61 - 4.69 - 701. I'm rather impressed that I managed to get 45 points for one word though. ;) Best day yet.

1:32 am

CalamityJames

Don't give up, qu0s. There are so many suffixes and roots in here-- don't overlook them. "-ined", "-ier", etc. Look for these. =)

1:40 am

qu0s

Thanks Calamity Jane. I just added a few new words - I'm up to 729 points now. I always feel vaguely guilty for some reason when I use plurals and things like that - it feels like I'm cheating. ;)

1:42 am

qu0s

Erp... Calamity James, not Jane. Sorry. I'm still dazed from staring at this damn puzzle.

1:50 am

CalamityJames

Not a problem, qu0s. This puzzle really stretches from those high school vocabulary books. I bet if you just guessed at what sounds/looks like words, you'll get at least a quarter of your guesses, right. Then look at them and see if they resemble words backward.

1:54 am

CalamityJames

Only one 8 so far. I'm sure a 9 is in the midst somewhere.

For those of you who are on the hunt for bigger words but aren't sure how many are on here, there are indeed at least 16 six-letter words, 4 sevens, and one eight. Hopefully there are ever more. =)

137 words--4.67--1544

2:36 am

Huh

you obviously have not folded the Luandry yet Calamity *wink* lol

2:45 am

CalamityJames

::laughs:: Indeed. I actually had the nerve to not pick up yesterday's game at all. So I got killed with 5xx points. C'est la vie, n'est-ce pas?

That's okay. All my laundry's done, so instead, I'm going to sleep now. Consider that your eight-hour free play time. =)

2:48 am

Huh

Sleep well Cj hope you dont see that grid when you close your eyes ;)

2:55 am

CalamityJames

Thank you, Huh. I'll do my best, but unfortunately, my inner eyelids have been burned with a bright Babble box.
From which, I saw one more five, six, seven, and eight letter word. So it wasn't all that bad. ::winks::

141 words--4.72--1672

3:09 am

Aussie Goddess

HOY HUH ...get ur cute toosh ova ere :O

3:28 am

Huh

You called Sunshine?? :)

3:31 am

Aussie Goddess

Yes baby....<ecg>

5:47 am

liz

why do we do this?

5:51 am

skittledog

Good question. 64 words currently and losing the will to live.

5:58 am

qu0s

Ah, skit, you quitter. Stop whingeing and get back to it! I'm currently 90 words 4.81 - -1138, and feeling like a smartypants for beating my old high score by so much. ;)

6:00 am

Liz

Hmmm. There seems to be someone playing as liz (lowercase) - this could get confusing! Liz (uppercase)!

6:19 am

beluga

you should be sincerely flattered

6:22 am

liz

Fair point, but I'm sure that everyone here has fine attention to detai l

6:25 am

skittledog

Quitter yourself, quos. 86/4.88/1156, and that's whilst trying to talk to you at the same time...

6:31 am

liz

I said this in reply to Liz, not beluga, sorry (i.e. fair point about confusion...)

6:33 am

qu0s

So, the gauntlet has been thrown down. May the best babbler win... which means I will, of course. :p (Yes, I'm aware I will be eating my words in a few hours once you overtake me. Mmmm, words.)

6:38 am

skittledog

fancy eating them now? 90 words, 1190. And I just found a chaucerian one...obviously this game is actually good for me, instead of being a waste of time...

6:43 am

qu0s

*munch munch* Mmm, words....

6:44 am

liz

again though, why do we do this?

7:05 am

cbullock

given:

Sy = your score
Sm = max score,

i think your rating is something like:
R = avg((Sy / Sm) * 1000)

In other words, the best scorer each day gets 1000, and everyone else get a percentage there of

7:07 am

cheeto44

has anyone successfully used the N in the bottom right corner?

7:39 am

skittledog

Nope. I can't see any way to.

But woo! Over 100 words, now: 102/4.85/1343. And there are at least three 8s.

8:16 am

liz

some nice moon-related words.

8:22 am

cbullock

six 7's, four 8's

9:06 am

AnnoyingWench

Ah want YOOOOOO, to make me your WORD-SLAVE.....ohahoh, YOOOOOOOO...please doo-ooh-ooh....

9:09 am

AnnoyingWench

Player Rank = (42*estimated player IQ as determined from mean Babble score)/(78*estimated player IQ as determined from mean Babble posting)

11:32 am

Liz

From Liz to liz... just don't say anything I wouldn't, and we'll all be find. And vice versa, of course...

12:13 pm

April

I don't understand how every one is getting so many words. Maybe the possibilities are too much for me little brain...

12:27 pm

beluga

don't know how much mental capacity is needed for this. you can improve as you go along & start learning words, even though you don't know what they mean!

12:29 pm

April

well, I am just not seeing the words. I keep typing possibilites and they don't work. Do people just type and type. I discovered yesterday all these words I thought I put in but only ran through my brain and did not type in.

12:38 pm

beluga

sometimes i type in what looks like a word, except for one or 2 letters and find it's another word, or an alternate spelling. but just random typing doesn't work that well for me. but adding prefixes & endings is a must, such as -ed, -er, in-, un-, re-, -s, -ing, etc.

12:40 pm

April

that is starting to work for me, I am up to 45 words, but what a struggle! Just in the last few minutes, things are a little better. THANKS!

12:43 pm

Louisa

how long does it take you to find a word? i just found out about this today and its taking me ages just to find a 4 letter word.

12:45 pm

April

seconds to hours

12:49 pm

beluga

april, most welcome. good luck, there's a lot left to find.

speaking only for myself, many words i find instantly, but some words i never find, especially the longest ones. in general, i find short words fairly quickly, but there's no pattern in finding long words, you either spot them or you don't. :(

1:11 pm

ejackg22

62/4.47/595
4-6'S, NO 7'S, 8'S OR 9'S
NOT VERY GOOD AT FINDING THE LONGER WORDS (Joey)

1:20 pm

Babygirl

kudos to beluga and joey. . . U R Not Alone!!!!!!!!!
57/4.46/570

general V, U ROCK!!!! [;0

1:27 pm

April

let's see, slowly tooling around...
47/4.64/560 6-6's, 2-7's, and no 8's or 9's...I'll try tonight (Pacifin Northwest)

1:27 pm

Delta

My hint to finding words (besides actually having some time to burn), is start out by inputting everything you just see right away. Then focus on a specific starting letter and begin searching for longer words and words you missed the first time. Just work your way around the puzzle. Also, if in doubt, type it in!!

1:31 pm

beluga

incidentally, ne1 who's a regular here will undoubtedly enjoy JUMBLE online at
http://www.uclick.com/client/jum/tmjum/
i've played it for years, only glitch is, it sometimes shows the wrong cartoon which makes it difficult to get the bonus.

2:04 pm

beluga

big thanks to babygirl for the encouragement, even though i'm not *that* challenged. still, b4 babble i thought i was well-lettered, but now i see there's another level above, with GV presiding of late.

2:25 pm

discodave

I never thought I'd get 28 points for playing with myself...

2:31 pm

beluga

there's always a first time

2:33 pm

discodave

And here was me thinking it would be the 9 letter words that would make me go blind.

2:59 pm

seaotter

How long are these puzzles up? I just got on for the first time and there are 9 hours left. Where do you go to see standings?

3:00 pm

seaotter

Whoops. I am so into the puzzle I did not see player rankings.

3:18 pm

beluga

otter--from one sea mammal to another--keep in mind that the rankings are based on a scale from 0 to 1000. this game, for instance, has lot more than 1000 points in it--i have close to 1500 right now--while others have lots less.

3:25 pm

seaotter

Thanks Beluga! I just started a little before 3 and have 41 words and about 418 points. My contacts are drying out and I am afraid I can't leave this puzzle. I'm hooked!

3:34 pm

Foulke29

Alright, 70 /4.91 / 1005

3:41 pm

qu0s

Argh, 99 words! Must... break... 100...
Time to start typing in random letters, I think. ;)

4:21 pm

sapphie

82 words 4.72 988 .....and I am just plain stuck, I have the greatest admiration for peeps like beluga who are near 1500 on this grid, cos I feel like I've been banging my head against a brick wall for the past hour.

Night all!!

4:34 pm

CalamityJames

I'm back and I have an hour to play.. I'll try to make it count. I want 2,000 points. And I will make it happen. Or I won't. We'll see.

4:54 pm

beluga

i have great respect for ne1 who can hammer away at this for an hour. :) but i'm resting my neurons for now at 127/4.76/1547.

5:10 pm

CalamityJames

I'm running out of time! Graar...
154 words--4.75--1878

Just 122 more points!

5:16 pm

CalamityJames

90 more points left, but there's just no time. There's a small chance that I'll get home before 10:00 my time (when the game resets), so if school smiles on me, I'll be back to finish this.

5:18 pm

Kaetchen

Why can I not enter 'paneer', as in the Indian cheese curd?

5:38 pm

seaotter

I tried paneer too! Bummer.

5:46 pm

ladylikebag

the word pioneer is almost there and its making me angry

5:49 pm

beluga

i suppose i won't get in trouble if i drop a hint; there *is* a word that starts with p and ends in r, but start with the 'other' p.

5:51 pm

liz

(lowercase liz) i know that feeling, however i just found one for 60 points!

7:25 pm

runningforhome

Only 40 words? I suck tonight... but I have found 2 7-letter words.

8:31 pm

Twisted

Not too bad today. Too many vowels though. I got a few 6 letter words, which makes it a good day for me.

I dunno how you people keep getting 7 letter words. It's just not natural.
You can't be human. Some sort of android perhaps? It's the only explanation!

9:31 pm

liz

86-4.79-1121 and i think i'm done

9:33 pm

ladylikebag

i think somebody should just say one of the 7 letter words! ;-)

10:40 pm

CalamityJames

I'm back, with 56 more points to go. I'm going to make it!

10:49 pm

derrr

i know a certain seven letter word.. ;)

10:51 pm

ladylikebag

would u like to share your word? heh

10:57 pm

Jesic

Arg. Am extremely frustrated!

10:58 pm

ladylikebag

i feel ridiculously stupid. i think my brain just wasnt up for the challenge today

10:59 pm

CalamityJames

You're doing wonderfully; don't feel stupid. Help me get 2,000 instead!

11:01 pm

ladylikebag

ill cheat and give u a 33 point word, which u probably already have: spaced

11:03 pm

Jesic

yep, already have spaced

11:04 pm

CalamityJames

::smiles:: Thank you. I did have it, but it's all good. Just hit me upside the head and say "Find those words, damn it."

11:06 pm

ladylikebag

haha ::hit:: well, im off to bed, its past midnight here and i've given up too easily tonight

11:28 pm

CalamityJames

Bummer. Looks like I'm not going to make it. I've got to go home. =(

159 words 4.76 1944

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