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by Alatar
Thu May 09, 2024 2:32 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Technically I wasn't in a movie, but including TV...

Alatar has a Bacon number of 3.


Alatar
was in
Mattie
with
Pat Shortt
was in
Calvary
with
M. Emmet Walsh
was in
The Gift
with
Kevin Bacon
by Alatar
Thu May 09, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

The word I'm not sure about is bacon. "Bacon number"? Is that a thing? I think its safe to answer this. Have you heard of the 6 degrees of Bacon? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon or Bacon's Law is a parlor game where players challenge eac...
by Alatar
Wed May 01, 2024 9:31 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #59
“A token of our appreciation”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

This was tricky, and I'm pretty sure it must be US Centric!

Wordle 1,047 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Failed Connections completely!
by Alatar
Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #57 “Name dropping” 🔵💡🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵 Not impressed with this one Names are not recognised as valid words and these are all artists names. Since the first one I sound was Prince, and the clue was "Name Dropping" I looked for other pseudonyms, but kept getting "Not a word" becau...
by Alatar
Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:28 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Inanna wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:39 am I didn’t get to solve Strands completely - but the two words I did solve made no sense to me in connection with the clue.

Help?!
If you mean "Staff Members" they were all musical notations
by Alatar
Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #54
“Staff members”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵

Wordle 1,042 4/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #320
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
by Alatar
Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Voronwë the Faithful wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:10 pm
Hidden text.
I didn't think that was a real word, but I guess it is.
I didn't think my first guess was either!
by Alatar
Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:06 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Connections
Puzzle #319
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Strands #53
“That’s cap!”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵

Wordle 1,041 3/6

⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩


Dammit... so close
by Alatar
Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #52
“This is a puzzle”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵

Wordle 1,040 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #318
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟦🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟦
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪


Barely, and by guessing a few
by Alatar
Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #51
“As easy as pie”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵

Wordle 1,039 4/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
by Alatar
Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: The Library of Rivendell
Topic: What are you reading?
Replies: 756
Views: 213331

Re: What are you reading?

Currently reading the Priory of the Orange Tree. Nice fantasy world with a Medieval/Japanese flavour. Very diverse, with a lot of female heroes. Its been branded a "feminist Lord of the Rings" which I think is unfair. Its a strong book in its own right and really doesn't need any compariso...
by Alatar
Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:36 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #40
“You can say that again!”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵

Needed a hint to get me started

Wordle 1,028 5/6

⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
by Alatar
Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #38
“In closing”
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🟡🔵🔵


Wordle 1,026 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dammit...
by Alatar
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:19 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #36
“It goes by fast”
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by Alatar
Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #32
“Consumerism”
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🔵💡🔵🔵
🟡🔵
by Alatar
Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
Replies: 1005
Views: 452589

Re: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!

Slow Horses is Fab. Picard and Discovery on the other hand... so disappointing.
by Alatar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4878
Views: 419103

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Just about the only puzzle game I play these days is nonograms on the Katana app. Most nonogram apps have a limited number of puzzles, but Katana allows users to upload content so it's pretty much limitless. And just as I was hitting the limit of my interest, I noticed it has an Adventurers Guild, ...
by Alatar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
Topic: List of Books By and About Tolkien
Replies: 96
Views: 158889

Re: List of Books By and About Tolkien

Crossposting here also

https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=120337246011

Tolkien on sale on Kindle today