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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 #6260 on: July 15, 2014, 11:47:43 AM »
"להסתובב זה לא אומר להיות חופשי"

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6262 on: July 15, 2014, 01:08:24 PM »
duel?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6263 on: July 15, 2014, 01:08:41 PM »
apt building :-)

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6266 on: July 15, 2014, 01:33:11 PM »
thoughts on complex:  difficult or building(s) or mental issues

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6267 on: July 15, 2014, 01:37:20 PM »
thoughts on complex:  difficult or building(s) or mental issues
Difficult is the closest, but not really using complex in that way.
Complex and the link form a two word term

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6268 on: July 15, 2014, 01:45:32 PM »
Difficult is the closest, but not really using complex in that way.
Complex and the link form a two word term

martyr complex? persecution complex?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6269 on: July 15, 2014, 01:48:45 PM »
martyr complex? persecution complex?
nope

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6270 on: July 15, 2014, 02:30:42 PM »
hint: word two could have been topic as well

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6271 on: July 15, 2014, 02:36:34 PM »
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6272 on: July 15, 2014, 02:39:02 PM »
Bad
no.
I was so sure my hint would give it away... let me know when it's time for a new one.

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6273 on: July 15, 2014, 02:49:46 PM »
complex carbs?

(sorry - one track minded today...)
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6274 on: July 15, 2014, 02:50:57 PM »
^ that's what my mind kept going to also, but what's that got to do with punish?

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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6275 on: July 15, 2014, 02:52:10 PM »
^ that's what my mind kept going to also, but what's that got to do with punish?
separation anxiety
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6276 on: July 15, 2014, 02:57:22 PM »
complex carbs?

(sorry - one track minded today...)

We're all in the same boat. Though right now I'm happy I don't live in LA.
Love the creativity...your guesses are all better than what I had in mind.

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Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6277 on: July 15, 2014, 03:00:23 PM »
Though right now I'm happy I don't live in LA.
In 5.5 hours time, you'll all really pity me ;D
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6278 on: July 15, 2014, 03:39:47 PM »
In 5.5 hours time, you'll all really pity me ;D
In 5.5 hours time I can eat in NJ
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Re: Forum Games: Missing Link
« Reply #6279 on: July 15, 2014, 03:47:25 PM »
In 5.5 hours time I can eat in NJ
That is why west coasters will be pitied!