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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
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6241 on: July 14, 2014, 12:47:17 PM »
Yup!!
Meh. That was obvious. Thought you would take it further.
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Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6242 on: July 14, 2014, 12:49:06 PM »
Meh. That was obvious. Thought you would take it further.
Not at 9am pre coffee :D

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6243 on: July 14, 2014, 12:59:51 PM »
1. class
2. play
for starters it's a homophone...

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6244 on: July 14, 2014, 01:03:14 PM »
Act?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6245 on: July 14, 2014, 01:06:00 PM »
nope

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6246 on: July 14, 2014, 01:10:06 PM »
You were one of the very first players four months ago.
Wow - it's been 4 months already! Time flies...
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6247 on: July 14, 2014, 01:59:37 PM »
1. class
2. play
for starters it's a homophone...

mate?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6248 on: July 14, 2014, 02:19:12 PM »
nope. Just a refresher on what a homophone is...
As long as we have had this extensive discussion on 'homowords' (sic) and we may regard ourselves as the resident 'experts' in word play, I vote that we consider ourselves of technical rank and use the words as follows:


homo+graph=same+written= written the same, different meanings
homo+phone=same+sound=  sounds the same, different spelling
homo+nym=same name =       sounds the same, different meaning (spelling same or different);
                                               therefore a homograph or a homophone can also be a homonym


 CMIIW, otherwise I will add these official game definitions to the wiki

And I'm starting to think that it's time for a hint. Think of play as a performance/show.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6249 on: July 14, 2014, 03:04:03 PM »
1. class
2. play
for starters it's a homophone...
Link is a homophone to either class or play?  So it sounds the same, but spelled differently?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6250 on: July 14, 2014, 03:25:51 PM »
Link is a homophone to either class or play?  So it sounds the same, but spelled differently?
uh huh.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6251 on: July 14, 2014, 05:01:12 PM »
Here's another hint.
Think of class in terms of a social system... and I think I used this link before.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6252 on: July 14, 2014, 05:16:06 PM »
Caste/cast?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6253 on: July 14, 2014, 05:32:42 PM »
Caste/cast?
you're up!
And now honestly did you go check my previous links ;)

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6254 on: July 14, 2014, 05:37:14 PM »
Link is a homophone to either class or play?  So it sounds the same, but spelled differently?
I misunderstood!  I didn't realize that the link itself was a homophone to itself!  I thought it was a homophone to one of the clue words.  Oh well.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6255 on: July 14, 2014, 05:43:53 PM »

you're up!
And now honestly did you go check my previous links ;)
Your hint spared me that! I had been thinking of class in terms of school until you said otherwise.

Word 1- play
Word 2- punish

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6256 on: July 14, 2014, 05:51:22 PM »
I misunderstood!  I didn't realize that the link itself was a homophone to itself!  I thought it was a homophone to one of the clue words.  Oh well.
And I misunderstood your question.
Anyway that would have been way too easy...

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6257 on: July 15, 2014, 10:29:51 AM »
Your hint spared me that! I had been thinking of class in terms of school until you said otherwise.

Word 1- play
Word 2- punish
ground?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6259 on: July 15, 2014, 10:46:18 AM »
1. punish
2. complex