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| − | {{Rx-letters|1|AN| | + | {{Rx-letters|1|AN|ANTIDISESTA...|PNEUMONOUL...|LOPADOTEMA...|0|45|183}} |
| − | {{Rx-letters|2|CC| | + | {{Rx-letters|2|CC|LOPADOTEMA...|METHIONYLTH... {{x}}||183|45|366}} |
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Revision as of 17:18, 28 October 2010
Spoilage is a variant often played on Apterous. In 2010 A tournament was made in the format.
Letters Rounds
Letters rounds involve making the longest word which includes those letters in that order.
Example
| Rnd | Selection | Score | Others | Max. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AN | ANTIDISESTA... | 0 – 45 | PNEUMONOUL... | LOPADOTEMA... | 183 |
| 2 | CC | LOPADOTEMA... | 183 – 45 | METHIONYLTH... ☓ | 366 |
Numbers Games
Just....Super Hard.....
Example
| Rnd | Selection | Score | Others | Max. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 742 583 852 688 3 9 8 → 6115 | 6115
(752 + 3) x 9 - (688 - 8) |
193 – 45 | — |
|
376 |
| 4 | 148 157 161 987 518 616 1 → 9218 | — | 193 – 45 | 9217 ☓ |
Best: 9217 = ((((987 - 148) - 161) - 616) x 157) - 158) + 1 |
383 |
Conundrum
The conundrum will have a 12-letter answer, but only a few letters are displayed. These are in order.
Example
| Rnd | Selection | Score | Others | Max. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | BLING | bingerings ☓
(15 seconds) |
193 – 65 | ESTABLISHING
(29 seconds) |
393 | |
| 6 | LABRAT | fingeringlabrat ☓
(1 second) |
193 – 65 | COLLABORATES | 403 |
