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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 #6060 on: July 04, 2014, 03:12:19 AM »

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6061 on: July 04, 2014, 09:00:25 AM »
Are you using school as a verb or adjective

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6062 on: July 04, 2014, 10:22:04 AM »
Are you using school as a verb or adjective
Nope, hint I'm not using school as a noun

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6063 on: July 04, 2014, 10:22:41 AM »
Word#1 school
Word#2 escape
Level hard
bump
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6064 on: July 04, 2014, 10:26:15 AM »

Are you using school as a verb or adjective
Verb

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6065 on: July 04, 2014, 10:26:24 AM »

Not sure how that answered the question

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6066 on: July 04, 2014, 10:28:58 AM »
Not sure how that answered the question
Nor would I if I actually read what I quoted!   :-[
p.s. You brought that to my attention in a very eidel way.  TY.
I'm happy we are keeping this thread in that positive form.  Perhaps we should actually add it to the wiki?!!
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6067 on: July 04, 2014, 10:31:43 AM »
Nor would I if I actually read what I quoted!   :-[
p.s. You brought that to my attention in a very eidel way.  TY.
Don't worry i made the same mistake initially

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6068 on: July 04, 2014, 11:01:10 AM »
Train?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6069 on: July 04, 2014, 11:01:53 AM »
I can only think of two uses of school as a verb. Am i missing one?
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6070 on: July 04, 2014, 11:15:48 AM »

I can only think of two uses of school as a verb. Am i missing one?
I'm no mind reader. :)

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6071 on: July 04, 2014, 11:17:30 AM »
I'm no mind reader. :)
I.e. to school someone in basketball or to school someone in a topic

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6072 on: July 04, 2014, 11:18:14 AM »

I.e. to school someone in basketball or to school someone in a topic
Don't think your missing anything.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6073 on: July 04, 2014, 11:23:38 AM »
Don't think your missing anything.
Apparently i am

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6074 on: July 04, 2014, 11:25:43 AM »
Hint word #2 could have also been Enclave or Santa Fe

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6075 on: July 04, 2014, 11:30:19 AM »
Cell?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6076 on: July 04, 2014, 11:31:23 AM »
Hint word #2 could have also been Enclave or Santa Fe
Now you really lost me

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6077 on: July 04, 2014, 11:34:09 AM »
Well there's a pip here

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6078 on: July 04, 2014, 11:35:42 AM »
Did I mention that word #2 could have also been Encore or Edge

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6079 on: July 04, 2014, 11:36:34 AM »
Crossover?