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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.
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13560 on: December 15, 2019, 04:14:32 PM »
Word 1: Driver
Word 2: Weight(s)
valet?
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13561 on: December 15, 2019, 04:22:54 PM »
Well, Uber is really close, but not because you wait for a driver...

I fell like @srap knows but just doesn't want to say
If I am right, you have a GREAT link, @chief_mag, just trying to beat a deadline over here.
Let me know when I may guess a first letter.  :)   (or a giveaway letter within the link)
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13562 on: December 15, 2019, 04:50:37 PM »
If I am right, you have a GREAT link, @chief_mag, just trying to beat a deadline over here.
Let me know when I may guess a first letter.  :)   (or a giveaway letter within the link)
Go for it ;)

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13563 on: December 15, 2019, 05:03:21 PM »
Lyft/lift?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13564 on: December 15, 2019, 05:09:03 PM »

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13565 on: December 15, 2019, 05:22:09 PM »
Word 1: Weight
Word 2: Bob

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13566 on: December 15, 2019, 05:56:24 PM »

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13567 on: December 15, 2019, 06:40:19 PM »
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13568 on: December 15, 2019, 07:05:49 PM »

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13569 on: December 15, 2019, 07:07:28 PM »
Small people talk about other people.
Average people talk about things
BIG PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IDEAS.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13570 on: December 15, 2019, 07:08:40 PM »

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13571 on: December 15, 2019, 08:19:38 PM »
apples?
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13572 on: December 15, 2019, 08:30:03 PM »
apples?
No.

Is it time for a hint already or should I give people more time?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13573 on: December 15, 2019, 08:45:33 PM »
Hint
Only on DDF does 24/6 mean 24/5/half/half

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13574 on: December 15, 2019, 10:24:02 PM »
Hint

There is a lesser known meaning for one of the clue words.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13575 on: December 15, 2019, 10:37:10 PM »
There is a lesser known meaning for one of the clue words.
According to m-w.com, bob can mean "a hanging ball or weight (as on a plumb line)"
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13576 on: December 15, 2019, 10:42:53 PM »
According to m-w.com, bob can mean "a hanging ball or weight (as on a plumb line)"
That would be a great one. Is it right, plumb?
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13577 on: December 15, 2019, 10:43:40 PM »
I will go the other way.
pressure
burden
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13578 on: December 15, 2019, 10:51:36 PM »
According to m-w.com, bob can mean "a hanging ball or weight (as on a plumb line)"
That would be a great one. Is it right, plumb?
No, although it is a good answer.

I will go the other way.
pressure
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No.


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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #13579 on: December 15, 2019, 10:54:37 PM »
Hint: The aforementioned clue is not an American word.