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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 #2420 on: March 31, 2014, 12:03:34 PM »
cigarette?
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2421 on: March 31, 2014, 12:04:49 PM »
Yup :)

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2422 on: March 31, 2014, 12:08:08 PM »
:)
word1: Match
word2: fish
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2423 on: March 31, 2014, 12:10:06 PM »
:)
word1: Match
word2: fish
'good catch' ?
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2424 on: March 31, 2014, 12:14:14 PM »
'good catch' ?
close enough - I was thinking "catch"
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2425 on: March 31, 2014, 12:44:31 PM »
close enough - I was thinking "catch"
yes, "catch" was my first word, but had to clarify, as not intending a 'football catch'...

how does this game work? Is it my turn now?
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2426 on: March 31, 2014, 12:49:42 PM »
yes, "catch" was my first word, but had to clarify, as not intending a 'football catch'...

how does this game work? Is it my turn now?
Yep - you guessed it, so now it's your turn. You get to use my word2 (fish) as your word1, and make up a word2. Then we get to guess your link.
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2427 on: March 31, 2014, 12:51:52 PM »
word 1: Fish
word 2: (positive) Adjectives

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2428 on: March 31, 2014, 01:22:45 PM »
how does this game work? Is it my turn now?
I don't remember seeing you play.  Welcome!

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2429 on: March 31, 2014, 01:27:03 PM »
word 1: Fish
word 2: (positive) Adjectives
mind is blank. can we have a hint?
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2430 on: March 31, 2014, 01:35:29 PM »
mind is blank. can we have a hint?
okay: "fishing for   _________________"
is also positive adjectives: _______________ .
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2431 on: March 31, 2014, 01:37:29 PM »
okay: "fishing for   _________________"
is also positive adjectives: _______________ .
compliments??
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2432 on: March 31, 2014, 01:42:02 PM »
compliments??
yes --
(was going to write "fishing" as word one to help out, but one can fish for compliments, too.)    Your turn.
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2433 on: March 31, 2014, 02:05:57 PM »
:)

word1: adjective
word2: remedial

level: probably hardish
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2434 on: March 31, 2014, 02:21:34 PM »
:)

word1: adjective
word2: remedial

level: probably hardish
English? lesson? grammar/verb?
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2435 on: March 31, 2014, 02:25:05 PM »
English? lesson? grammar/verb?
right direction...
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2436 on: March 31, 2014, 02:28:05 PM »
right direction...
homework? school?
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2437 on: March 31, 2014, 02:32:19 PM »
homework? school?
now you took the wrong fork in the road
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2438 on: March 31, 2014, 02:34:15 PM »
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #2439 on: March 31, 2014, 02:38:12 PM »
nope. closest so far was "grammar/verb"
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