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NEW GAME - MISSING LINK - A Creative Thinking Game of Associations

(NOTE: This thread is for THIS game ONLY.  All other games can be played here: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=34043.0)

Rules:
1.  You need to figure out the ONE or TWO word Missing Link which connects two separate game words, word1--> Missing Link--> word2.

2.  The Missing Link must be somehow associated to word1 AND to word2.  (see examples below)

3.  Any member can guess the Missing Link by posting this:  link="Missing Link guess"?

4.  The Poster of the correct Missing Link gets to post the new word2 in the following format:
  • word1= "old word2"
  • word2= "OP's new word"
5.  The Poster of word2 is encouraged to give hints if members have difficulty finding the Missing Link (until it is so easy that a member gets it).

6.  In case the current OP of the riddle is offline or not responding, any logical Missing Link guess that is posted and then seconded
     by another member is good enough to win that riddle.  The OP member who thought of the link can CMIIW.  This way we don't have to wait.

7.  3MR=The 3 Minute Rule:  The member correctly guessing the Missing Link has 3 minutes to post word2, otherwise any member may post it in order to keep the game flowing.



This is not just a free flow association game, but rather, each pair of words is its own new, challenging riddle to be solved before continuing.

Example:   If Riddle#1 were "Sunday-->Superbowl-->cereal"   then   Riddle#2 could be "cereal-->spoon-->fork"
       In Riddle#1, if a member correctly guesses the Missing Link for word2 of "cereal", then "cereal" now becomes new word1 in Riddle#2.
       The member then thinks of a Missing Link to a new word2 and posts the new word2.   (The guessed link DOES NOT become word2.) 

Possibilities:
Word1Word2LinkLevel
cereal,fork-you eat cereal with a spoon, which is a utensil just like a fork (easy)
cereal,cow-you eat cereal with milk, which comes from a cow (easy)
cereal,soup-you eat cereal in a bowl, as you do soup (easy)
cereal,lane-you eat cereal in a bowl, and you bowl down a lane (moderate)
cereal,hear-cereal starts with "see", which is one of the 5 senses, as is hear (moderate)
cereal,bounce-cereal ends with "roll", which is an action like bounce (moderate)
cereal,trout-cereal sounds like "sole", which is a fish, like trout (hard)
cereal,celery-cereal is crunchy, just like celery (hard)

Ready?  I propose we start off with easy/moderate until members feel comfortable joining.

NOTE: Players agree to ignore any posts that do not comply with the rules, and instead, to refer those posters to the wiki.
« Last edited by srap on February 10, 2017, 02:55:52 PM »

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12060 on: February 02, 2017, 09:21:02 AM »
Still no, I didn't think this would be that hard but I can't think of another hint that doesn't give it away.
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12061 on: February 02, 2017, 09:24:09 AM »
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12062 on: February 02, 2017, 09:26:28 AM »
Still no, I didn't think this would be that hard but I can't think of another hint that doesn't give it away.
What about my guess?  >:(
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12063 on: February 02, 2017, 09:27:12 AM »
Going deep again.
polio
How does that connect to either?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12064 on: February 02, 2017, 09:29:27 AM »
How does that connect to either?
Get polio from pool and intern treats polio. I said I was going deep.  :)
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12065 on: February 02, 2017, 09:30:18 AM »
Get polio from pool and intern treats polio. I said I was going deep.  :)
Way too deep, the answer is much simpler.
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12066 on: February 02, 2017, 09:31:37 AM »
Yeah, that's quite deep

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12067 on: February 02, 2017, 09:32:55 AM »
Get polio from pool and intern treats polio. I said I was going deep.  :)
Stroke would be the same idea just not quite as deep
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12068 on: February 02, 2017, 09:35:34 AM »

I didn't think this would be that hard
happens every time...

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12069 on: February 02, 2017, 09:36:41 AM »
(Rat) race?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12070 on: February 02, 2017, 09:37:45 AM »
Floater?
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12071 on: February 02, 2017, 09:38:00 AM »
"JS [is] a fetid cesspool of unvarnished linguistic manure, with lots of useless drivel and post-padding." -Moishebatchy

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12072 on: February 02, 2017, 09:38:40 AM »
Summer?

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« Reply #12073 on: February 02, 2017, 09:39:04 AM »
"JS [is] a fetid cesspool of unvarnished linguistic manure, with lots of useless drivel and post-padding." -Moishebatchy

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12074 on: February 02, 2017, 10:21:18 AM »
Up for grabs

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12075 on: February 02, 2017, 10:30:48 AM »
Up for grabs
Ill give it a whirl...

1. summer
2. McCormick
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12076 on: February 02, 2017, 10:31:15 AM »
Season(ing)

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12077 on: February 02, 2017, 10:32:27 AM »
Season(ing)
guess it was a bit too easy
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12078 on: February 02, 2017, 10:35:53 AM »
guess it was a bit too easy
I'll pass take it again

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12079 on: February 02, 2017, 10:40:42 AM »
1- McCormick
2 - Corvette

Super easy
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