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MM LINKS RESULTS JULY 2011 Wk 5
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The game closed at 5pm (this week only) as previously announced, because we are going out for a meal.
I can now reveal that The Ice Queen's chosen (scoring) links were:-
Winter SPORTS (popular with some)
Snow PLOUGH/PLOW (how do you think those piles of snow appeared at the side of the roads and carparks?)
Ice SKATE/SKATING (strongly hinted at in the preamble)
Club FOOT (of course, not chosen by members of the 'Freefall Club')
See below for the details and scoring.
I can now reveal that The Ice Queen's chosen (scoring) links were:-
Winter SPORTS (popular with some)
Snow PLOUGH/PLOW (how do you think those piles of snow appeared at the side of the roads and carparks?)
Ice SKATE/SKATING (strongly hinted at in the preamble)
Club FOOT (of course, not chosen by members of the 'Freefall Club')
See below for the details and scoring.
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Crofter used to say that the reason Ont-Ice matched so few of the links was possibly because of cultural differences.
This month has supported that as players have struggled to match The Ice Queen's linkwords.
Past setters will know that they provide a ranked order of possible links for each one. That way, if a link isn't found by any players, then instead of a no-score, the game is scored on the next-ranked link and so on.
Never have I had to invoke this rule so often. Ont-Ice is heartbroken that players aren't guessing her links. Big hug for Ont-Ice - ((((((((Onty)))))))).
The rushing horde from the shrubbery all scored nothing this week. It was those who took a moment for reflection that picked up the points.
Player #15, Strix proved to be adept at WINTER SPORTS for 2 points. Handbaglady, teacher1, ShazzaHewat & twix123 later picked up a single on this.
JOOLS of JimJools was the only player to pick up on ICE SKATE for her 2 points (maybe others thought the clues too obvious.)
Not to be outdone, JIM of JimJools pushed his luck with SNOW PLOUGH for his 2 points. Jim is actually the only player to have scored every week this month. Mrs albaqwerty and Elspeth took a single here as well.
The final link lasted until 10:00 when Mr Albaqwerty hobbled in with a CLUB FOOT. Teacher1 later claimed a single for the same.
Teacher1 is already celebrating that his youngest daughter has just given birth a healthy baby girl.
He can now also celebrate the fact that he was the only player to manage a double-hit this weekend.
****** LET DRUMMERS DRUM ******
****** AND BAGPIPES DRONE ******
****** HOTSHOT OF THE WEEK ******
****** GOES TO TEACHER-ONE******
(apologies for the visual rhyme)
Let's now go over to the leaderboard to see the final positions
This month has supported that as players have struggled to match The Ice Queen's linkwords.
Past setters will know that they provide a ranked order of possible links for each one. That way, if a link isn't found by any players, then instead of a no-score, the game is scored on the next-ranked link and so on.
Never have I had to invoke this rule so often. Ont-Ice is heartbroken that players aren't guessing her links. Big hug for Ont-Ice - ((((((((Onty)))))))).
The rushing horde from the shrubbery all scored nothing this week. It was those who took a moment for reflection that picked up the points.
Player #15, Strix proved to be adept at WINTER SPORTS for 2 points. Handbaglady, teacher1, ShazzaHewat & twix123 later picked up a single on this.
JOOLS of JimJools was the only player to pick up on ICE SKATE for her 2 points (maybe others thought the clues too obvious.)
Not to be outdone, JIM of JimJools pushed his luck with SNOW PLOUGH for his 2 points. Jim is actually the only player to have scored every week this month. Mrs albaqwerty and Elspeth took a single here as well.
The final link lasted until 10:00 when Mr Albaqwerty hobbled in with a CLUB FOOT. Teacher1 later claimed a single for the same.
Teacher1 is already celebrating that his youngest daughter has just given birth a healthy baby girl.
He can now also celebrate the fact that he was the only player to manage a double-hit this weekend.
****** LET DRUMMERS DRUM ******
****** AND BAGPIPES DRONE ******
****** HOTSHOT OF THE WEEK ******
****** GOES TO TEACHER-ONE******
(apologies for the visual rhyme)
Let's now go over to the leaderboard to see the final positions
After this most difficult month frought with problems over cultural differences it is a remarkable achievement to manage 8 points.
****** RAISE A GLASS OF VINO ******
****** OUR WORTHY CHAMPION ******
****** FOR JULY: IT'S CENTRINO ******
The top of the Leadership board ended up looking like this:
8 points: Centrino
6 points: beejay1124, grannydi, JIMjools, lysander & roslyn251254
5 points: Mr Albaqwerty
4 points: cliffyg, owllady, paulineward, regward, rockfordill &Strix
3 points: Elspeth, teacher1, ulysses100 & X-ray
2 points: 12 players
and 7 on a single point
Now I have to resolve the matter of choosing a setter for August.
I hope centrino will forgive me (I know Pauline hasn't) if I follow Crofters habit of not necessarily offering the Setter's Crown to the Leaderboard champion.
The reason is that there is a virgin player in second place. I am of course referring to JIM of the JimJools partnership who plays with Jools' permission. Hopefully, she'll permit him greater access to her computer in oder to carry out his duties.
****** SETTER FOR AUGUST IS ******
****** OFFERED TO - - KING JIM ******
Well folks, thats it for another month and hopefully we'll see you all back next weekend for a new game.
This is the MM (Michael Mepham) Links Game.
Don't forget that you can also play our sister game - the KM (Kate Mepham) Links as well. Watch out for both in Quizzes and Puzzles next Saturday morning.
Happy Holidays
Gen2
****** RAISE A GLASS OF VINO ******
****** OUR WORTHY CHAMPION ******
****** FOR JULY: IT'S CENTRINO ******
The top of the Leadership board ended up looking like this:
8 points: Centrino
6 points: beejay1124, grannydi, JIMjools, lysander & roslyn251254
5 points: Mr Albaqwerty
4 points: cliffyg, owllady, paulineward, regward, rockfordill &Strix
3 points: Elspeth, teacher1, ulysses100 & X-ray
2 points: 12 players
and 7 on a single point
Now I have to resolve the matter of choosing a setter for August.
I hope centrino will forgive me (I know Pauline hasn't) if I follow Crofters habit of not necessarily offering the Setter's Crown to the Leaderboard champion.
The reason is that there is a virgin player in second place. I am of course referring to JIM of the JimJools partnership who plays with Jools' permission. Hopefully, she'll permit him greater access to her computer in oder to carry out his duties.
****** SETTER FOR AUGUST IS ******
****** OFFERED TO - - KING JIM ******
Well folks, thats it for another month and hopefully we'll see you all back next weekend for a new game.
This is the MM (Michael Mepham) Links Game.
Don't forget that you can also play our sister game - the KM (Kate Mepham) Links as well. Watch out for both in Quizzes and Puzzles next Saturday morning.
Happy Holidays
Gen2
Yes, enjoy your evening Gen2.
I am shocked that we have a virgin as setter for next week. I thought that word was not allowed in the UK. It was my first choice for SNOW. 'The first snowfall is alway beautiful, pure and clean.' Hence Virgin Snow.
THIN ice which no one answered was, I thought, obvious 'Although most other rivers and lakes freeze over it is not recommended that one skate on them as the density of the ice is unknown and tragedy has occurred too often in the past. THIN ICE.
As a kicker for CLUB. I had the nerve to say that 'I guess that next month it will be back to a certain MM losers' club for Mr. O and myself.' In the FREEFALL Club.
The only choice that went by first ranked was Winter SPORTS. I even wrote 'As far as winter sports go we are merely spectators.'
Sorry to have confused so many of you. But I did honestly try to make things very obvious and truly was disappointed that so many links had to go to 2nd, 3rd and even 4th choices.
I am shocked that we have a virgin as setter for next week. I thought that word was not allowed in the UK. It was my first choice for SNOW. 'The first snowfall is alway beautiful, pure and clean.' Hence Virgin Snow.
THIN ice which no one answered was, I thought, obvious 'Although most other rivers and lakes freeze over it is not recommended that one skate on them as the density of the ice is unknown and tragedy has occurred too often in the past. THIN ICE.
As a kicker for CLUB. I had the nerve to say that 'I guess that next month it will be back to a certain MM losers' club for Mr. O and myself.' In the FREEFALL Club.
The only choice that went by first ranked was Winter SPORTS. I even wrote 'As far as winter sports go we are merely spectators.'
Sorry to have confused so many of you. But I did honestly try to make things very obvious and truly was disappointed that so many links had to go to 2nd, 3rd and even 4th choices.
Well, I managed to break my duck this week - As for Jim I will have to think about allowing him access to the computer. :-)) I'll email you later Gen as I know you are out tonight.
Thanks to The Ice Queen - It took me 5 weeks but I manged to get near to your wave length. I actually picked Snow Plough too and then changed my mind.:-/
Thanks to The Ice Queen - It took me 5 weeks but I manged to get near to your wave length. I actually picked Snow Plough too and then changed my mind.:-/
I echo Lysander's sentiment.
But thank you, Ont-Ice, for all your efforts.
Don't feel too down-hearted at the lack of success with people here in the UK guessing your links.
Even here, when a new setter is chosen from say the North East of England or Caledonia (stern and wild) us in the South know we will have a problem matching the words!
So not so surprising when trying to match words from Ontario!
But thank you, Ont-Ice, for all your efforts.
Don't feel too down-hearted at the lack of success with people here in the UK guessing your links.
Even here, when a new setter is chosen from say the North East of England or Caledonia (stern and wild) us in the South know we will have a problem matching the words!
So not so surprising when trying to match words from Ontario!
Lysander and Stryx.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm not crying into my beer because no one guessed. I just simply couldn't understand it. I actually had a bet on with Gen2 that you, Strix, would guess the Virgin Snow - I figured it might be on your wavelength. LOL. (No money was involved). Too much of a rush through the shrubbery gates within the alloted time would be my guess which left no time to search for some very obvious clues most of which were picked up after 0905.
Anyway, I did enjoy the experience. It's one I'm not likely to repeat unless I start getting up at 4am to gain double points. I wonder if I'll be on Jim's wavelength during August.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm not crying into my beer because no one guessed. I just simply couldn't understand it. I actually had a bet on with Gen2 that you, Strix, would guess the Virgin Snow - I figured it might be on your wavelength. LOL. (No money was involved). Too much of a rush through the shrubbery gates within the alloted time would be my guess which left no time to search for some very obvious clues most of which were picked up after 0905.
Anyway, I did enjoy the experience. It's one I'm not likely to repeat unless I start getting up at 4am to gain double points. I wonder if I'll be on Jim's wavelength during August.
Hooray I scored a point. I did think of Virgin Snow but decided against it as French Letter was a no hoper last month. Again I must be firmer with myself next month and stock to my first thoughts. Thank you Ont-ice for your very descriptive and informative insight into life in Canada. You really kept us on our toes this month.
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