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by Eldy
Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:05 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4974
Views: 439205

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Wordle 565 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hurdle 369 https://hurdle.games 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Final 2/2 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Accidentally dragged a letter to the space next to the one I was aiming for in Waffle. :n...
by Eldy
Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:00 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4974
Views: 439205

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Eldy, for me personally, in addition to the strategy reasoning, it's mostly the frustration of the whack-a-mole method when one comes across a group of words like: taint, faint, haint, paint, saint, etc... That drives me crazy and advances nothing/is based on sheer luck not skill. :D One can always...
by Eldy
Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:31 am
Forum: The Shibboleth of FΓ«anor
Topic: Yet another new Tolkien book!
Replies: 4
Views: 5617

Re: Yet another new Tolkien book!

If this is of comparable quality as a critical edition to Flieger's edition of The Story of Kullervo, I imagine it will be a worthwhile read for people interested in the scholarly side of Tolkien fandom, especially those without access to paywalled academic journals.
by Eldy
Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:30 am
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: Chaos in Congress
Replies: 645
Views: 100150

Re: Chaos in the House

"Architect of the Capitol" is the name of the agency (and the title of the head of said agency) in charge of maintaining the physical Capitol Building and the larger complex of which it is the centerpiece. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architect_of_the_Capitol I don't really like agreeing ...
by Eldy
Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:06 am
Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
Topic: The last movie you saw Thread
Replies: 1886
Views: 713281

Re: The last movie you saw Thread

I finally dragged myself to the theatre (not normally a big investment, but it's a ... fun time of year :P) to see Avatar: The Way of Water today. I figured this deserved to be seen on the biggest screen possible, so I drove a bit further than usual to catch it in IMAX 3D. My thoughts are broadly in...
by Eldy
Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:20 am
Forum: The Shibboleth of FΓ«anor
Topic: Tolkien Birthday Toast
Replies: 92
Views: 140090

Re: Tolkien Birthday Toast

:toast:
by Eldy
Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4974
Views: 439205

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Wordle 563 3/6*

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Hurdle 367
https://hurdle.games

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Final 1/2*
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#waffle347 5/5

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πŸ”₯ streak: 143
🌟 #wafflecenturion
wafflegame.net
by Eldy
Tue Jan 03, 2023 1:50 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4974
Views: 439205

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Wordle 562 4/6* πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bad day in Hurdle today. I've been considering switching back to normal modeβ€”Rose has made a persuasive case for there being a greater strategy aspect to that version of the gameβ€”but in all honesty it's frustrating days that make me consider it most. :P I trie...
by Eldy
Mon Jan 02, 2023 12:02 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4974
Views: 439205

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Wordle 561 3/6* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hurdle 365 https://hurdle.games 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 4/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 4/6* 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 3/6* 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Final 2/2* ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I think this is the first time I've seen a Final Hurdle with no green or yellow letters derived...
by Eldy
Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:16 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4974
Views: 439205

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Nice one, V!

Wordle 560 4/6*

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Hurdle 364
https://hurdle.games

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by Eldy
Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:21 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: World News Thread
Replies: 801
Views: 218288

Re: World News Thread

I'm reading a BBC article about the flooding now. I'm not great at staying on top of the news these days, and the severity of them had passed me by, too.

In unrelated world news:

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies in Vatican monastery aged 95 - CNN
by Eldy
Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:17 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4974
Views: 439205

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

According to Wiktionary, dowar/douar means "a camp or village of tents in an Arabic country." Merriam-Webster gives a similar definition but without listing the alternate spelling.
by Eldy
Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:35 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: The Tolkien Translation Game!
Replies: 7952
Views: 1637129

Re: The Tolkien Translation Game!

Does "journey" appear in the original?
by Eldy
Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:31 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4974
Views: 439205

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Huh. Can't say I was familiar with DOWAR before looking it up just now, either.

Doing Waffle early again, just to be on the safe side:

#waffle344 5/5

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πŸ”₯ streak: 141
🌟 #wafflecenturion
wafflegame.net
by Eldy
Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:40 am
Forum: The Shibboleth of FΓ«anor
Topic: Asking ChatGPT about Tolkien
Replies: 17
Views: 12503

Re: Asking ChatGPT about Tolkien

I've never read The Eye of Argon , so you'll have to tell me how accurate this is. :D Retell Bilbo's party scene in the style of The Eye of Argon. In the hall of Bag End, the mighty hobbit Bilbo Baggins did hold a grand feast to celebrate his birthday. The guests did gather 'round, their eyes aglow ...
by Eldy
Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:19 am
Forum: The Shibboleth of FΓ«anor
Topic: Asking ChatGPT about Tolkien
Replies: 17
Views: 12503

Re: Asking ChatGPT about Tolkien

As far as ChatGPT's talent for writing narrative fiction goes, I'll give it this: the results are better than its lyrics. Write some Eminem-style bars that include the phrase "tra-la-la-lally." I'm the king of the rap game, ain't no one comin' close Tra-la-la-lally, ain't no one messin' wi...
by Eldy
Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:10 am
Forum: The Shibboleth of FΓ«anor
Topic: Asking ChatGPT about Tolkien
Replies: 17
Views: 12503

Re: Asking ChatGPT about Tolkien

How does it do with discussions about opinions, or personal preferences? What about questions like "What's your favourite part of the book?" Or, "Which part did you find the most scary?" It goes out of its way to remind people that it's an AI when asked to give personal opinions...
by Eldy
Sat Dec 31, 2022 12:40 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4974
Views: 439205

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

:hug: Rose Wordle 559 4/6* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hurdle 363 https://hurdle.games 5/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 4/6* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 4/6* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 3/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Final 2/2* ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #waffle343 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ”₯ streak: 140 🌟 #wafflecenturion ...