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Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:43 pm
by rjy
peteg wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:00 pm
Yep! The intent was to have people solve together, but not be able to join after the solve and glean the answer with no effort. And I think it worked out great. The nice thing about Discord is I can create a new channel for the next puzzle and do the same thing all over again. I probably won't do this every single week but definitely stay tuned for the next time we're all in despair.
The nice thing is that it rather organically evolved to support a rolling sharing of ideas and rabbit holes, while at the same time remaining spoiler-free. Don’t know that it will always manage that so deftly, but it was a nice place to communally pull our hair out, only to then be amazed by Matt’s creativity and brilliance.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 9:04 pm
by Andrew Bradburn
Cannot say I beamed up. More like "clawed my way across the finish line with a helping hand gently redirecting my aim when it was leading me astray."
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:24 am
by ajk
I officially give up on this one. Was in the discord thread in time to read everything, got a couple of kindly nudges, and am still basically at square 1. Just not my week I guess. Or month I suppose, as the same thing happened last week.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 12:52 pm
by EmilyW
Considering I didn't even get week 2 or 3 this month, I think I'll sit back, relax and enjoy the weather. I finished the grid at least! Looking forward to reading about the solution tomorrow.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 1:11 pm
by MikeyG
rjy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:43 pm
only to then be amazed by Matt’s creativity and brilliance.
I don't think it's even that extreme to say that some of these metas are art. I remember I said the same about the categories on
Jeopardy! on Twitter, and a writer reached out to me and said that was super kind. And it is! The creativity in both - crafting clever metas or great categories/clues - is of the highest order.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:01 pm
by Joe Ross
Holy WOW!
What a weekend for metas! Matt Gaffney & Patrick Berry have given us two of the best.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:00 pm
by ky-mike
Joe Ross wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:01 pm
Holy WOW!
What a weekend for metas! Matt Gaffney & Patrick Berry have given us two of the best.
One was a bit tougher than the other.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:45 pm
by gpj73
If anyone out there is willing to help, we could certainly use a nudge. Second straight week of staring at the completed grid for a couple hours and getting absolutely nowhere…
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:12 pm
by hcbirker
Finally! Thanks to all who teamed up on this diabolical meta! Sometimes it takes a village.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:38 pm
by Guffman
Remember the good old days when you'd complete one of Matt's puzzles, look at the four or five long entries and immediately see a word or common start letter that connected them all? Gee, I miss those days.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:17 pm
by firefly
I would gladly accept a nudge from any of you fine meta solver extraordinaires! I don't think I've gotten the hang of this yet.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:48 am
by paige11
I wasn't sure if I'd wake up to my name on the leaderboard, but beam me up!
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:54 am
by KayW
non-solo but non-nudge thanks to
@peteg Discord channel. IMHO everyone did a fantastic job of collaborating without spoiling.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:30 am
by patpatchica
Beamed up thanks to helpful nudges. Thanks
@Wendy Walker ! Really clever and fun meta, but I would have never have solo solved this one!
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:39 am
by DrTom
Nudged, or rather shoved, to the finish. After a couple of false starts I had an idea that something like this might be in play but I could not believe it could be done. Thanks to a kind muggle who did not leave me flailing in the surf. I cannot imagine, even for a moment, trying to construct this meta,
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:02 pm
by HunterX
One minute before the hour and I asked for beam up. Hope I materialize in one piece aboard the Enterprise....
And I never would have gotten it without help.
Edit: Beamed up at exactly 12:00 according to Matt's website. Phew!
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:16 pm
by MattGaffney
@Al Sisti
This was the "White Whale" meta that I couldn't get to work for last year's Zoom talk. Note AHAB and THAR in the grid...
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:18 pm
by MMe
Wow, that is amazing.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:19 pm
by HoldThatThought
Well done, Matt. The effort was worth it.
Re: MGWCC #734 - “Three-on-Three Matchup"
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:41 pm
by DrTom
HunterX wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:02 pm
One minute before the hour and I asked for beam up. Hope I materialize in one piece aboard the Enterprise....
And I never would have gotten it without help.
Edit: Beamed up at
exactly 12:00 according to Matt's website. Phew!
Now there's your buzzer beater!
non-solo but non-nudge thanks to