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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 #12320 on: February 10, 2017, 08:41:53 AM »
Nice :)

Word 1. Cake
Word 2. Colors

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12321 on: February 10, 2017, 09:38:11 AM »
Nice :)

Word 1. Cake
Word 2. Colors
Yellow

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12322 on: February 10, 2017, 09:44:09 AM »

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12323 on: February 10, 2017, 09:44:55 AM »
Rainbow
"LESS IS MORE" It is the cumulative effect that kills deals!!! How many times do I have to say this?  >:(

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12324 on: February 10, 2017, 09:45:26 AM »
Flag
"LESS IS MORE" It is the cumulative effect that kills deals!!! How many times do I have to say this?  >:(

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12325 on: February 10, 2017, 10:38:07 AM »
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12326 on: February 10, 2017, 02:47:50 PM »
I wish the questioner would bold the first new post
We should get back in the practice of reposting the current riddle at least once on each page forum page.  Since many are using tapatalk, I think your suggestion is great to bold each new riddle.

The official format would then be:

word1= xxxxx
word2 = yyyyy

p.s. New blood, new ideas!  Welcome!!

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12327 on: February 10, 2017, 02:58:58 PM »
Sounds like you're up...
Yes, according to wiki rule #6 if the OP is not around and two players agree on a guessed link, they can continue the game.  No need to stop it for hours if there are willing players.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12329 on: February 12, 2017, 01:12:50 PM »
Nice :)

Word 1. Cake
Word 2. Colors
Circle/round

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12330 on: February 12, 2017, 01:27:14 PM »
plate/palate?  (stretching it a bit)
marble?
sheet?  (/of paper on which to color)
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12331 on: February 12, 2017, 01:31:59 PM »
No. Think about something you'd add to a cake

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12332 on: February 12, 2017, 01:33:36 PM »
No. Think about something you'd add to a cake
Got it! Nice one!!

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12333 on: February 12, 2017, 02:29:06 PM »
frosting
"LESS IS MORE" It is the cumulative effect that kills deals!!! How many times do I have to say this?  >:(

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12334 on: February 12, 2017, 02:34:59 PM »
frosting
Close enough. I was thinking sprinkles originally

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12335 on: February 12, 2017, 02:41:56 PM »
Word 1: colors
Word 2: zzzzz

Up for grabs.
"LESS IS MORE" It is the cumulative effect that kills deals!!! How many times do I have to say this?  >:(

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12336 on: February 12, 2017, 03:38:37 PM »
Close enough. I was thinking sprinkles originally
So much for my confidence.  I was thinking 'oil'.

JTZ--is our word2 'zzzzz' or it is your unique way of saying you are bowing out so therefore turn is up for grabs?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12337 on: February 12, 2017, 03:40:21 PM »
So much for my confidence.  I was thinking 'oil'.

JTZ--is our word2 'zzzzz' or it is your unique way of saying you are bowing out so therefore turn is up for grabs?
It's this thread's version of "Yo Yo Yo"

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12338 on: February 12, 2017, 03:48:55 PM »
So much for my confidence.  I was thinking 'oil'.

JTZ--is our word2 'zzzzz' or it is your unique way of saying you are bowing out so therefore turn is up for grabs?
Up for grabs.
"LESS IS MORE" It is the cumulative effect that kills deals!!! How many times do I have to say this?  >:(

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #12339 on: February 12, 2017, 03:57:39 PM »
Word 1: colors
Word 2: captcha