"When You Get Right Down To It" by benchen71
- jhseeman
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First nudge triggered the Trebuchet and launched me over the Moat.
Thanks for the puzzle and fun Meta
Thanks for the puzzle and fun Meta
- ReB
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Over the MOAT after a change of perspective facilitated by the second nudge pushed me past unnecessary distractions.
- woozy
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Can someone give me a nudge to the nudges?
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
- benchen71
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This is a BIG nudge:
5.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
- benchen71
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A quick solver update, bringing us to 26:
Ergcat
ajk
Hector
Pair O Ducks
Bbaack
Jaclyn
Tyrpmom
heidi
JHSeeman
ReB
Next update will occur directly before the answer reveal.
Ergcat
ajk
Hector
Pair O Ducks
Bbaack
Jaclyn
Tyrpmom
heidi
JHSeeman
ReB
Next update will occur directly before the answer reveal.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
- woozy
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So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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Thanks for the BIG nudge, Ben. I liked this meta alot.
- Cinny
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Finally crawled across the moat. Even with ALL the nudges, I still needed an extra push. Fun one, nonetheless. Thanks!
Cindy Heisler
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- benchen71
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A final solver update before the answer reveal:
Dow Jones
amy nelson
Cindy Heisler
jbird
Carolyn
CPJohnson
SeamusOL
BarbaraK
dplass
That's 35. Not bad for a "week 5"!
Dow Jones
amy nelson
Cindy Heisler
jbird
Carolyn
CPJohnson
SeamusOL
BarbaraK
dplass
That's 35. Not bad for a "week 5"!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
- benchen71
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Here's the solution to "When You Get Right Down To It":
Definitely a SAD (simple and difficult) puzzle. The answer is right there, but hard to spot!
Definitely a SAD (simple and difficult) puzzle. The answer is right there, but hard to spot!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
- woozy
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Well, I couldn't solve it. So I decided to satirize and make a joke of it.
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
- KayW
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*Snicker* and it's a pretty funny - and fun - meta. Thanks!woozy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:56 pm Well, I couldn't solve it. So I decided to satirize and make a joke of it.
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- MikeyG
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Didn't make the deadline, technically (I can never keep the posting schedules straight, though that's on me); I got it upon the fourth and fifth nudges - I was thinking right, then down - but never thought both simultaneously through the diagonal.
Definitely a SAD meta!
Definitely a SAD meta!
- DrTom
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DOH!!! I had the mechanism but did not apply it correctly and never got back to it. I kept trying to go RIGHT -> then DOWN v as opposed to diagonal. Clever of course, far too clever for me. RATS!
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!