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MM Links February [Week 1]
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Below is King fordward's introduction to the first MM Links Game of February.
Good morning all, I would like to start by thanking gen2 for all his assistance and doing the posting due to my work commitments, it just happens to be a bad month for me, what with the weather etc., anyway enough of that, a wee bit about me, so you know who you are dealing with, or not --! whichever the case may be. I'm not a man for making speeches, as one lady in Australia said when I was over on holiday "He's a man of few words" which is about the only thing she got right, but that's another story (it was a good holiday).
I'm just an ordinary country chap, spent my youth down on the farm doing all the things we shouldn't do. Then I joined the Royal Air Force to spread my wings so to speak (I was ground crew), eventually I got married (40 odd years at the last count) and raised a family. Two boys and a girl, the girl is serving in Afghanistan at this moment, and now I'm closing in on retirement ready to do all the things we shouldn't do, again!
Any clues there? On with the show.
By now I'm sure you know the rules, but here they are as a reminder anyway . . .
Good morning all, I would like to start by thanking gen2 for all his assistance and doing the posting due to my work commitments, it just happens to be a bad month for me, what with the weather etc., anyway enough of that, a wee bit about me, so you know who you are dealing with, or not --! whichever the case may be. I'm not a man for making speeches, as one lady in Australia said when I was over on holiday "He's a man of few words" which is about the only thing she got right, but that's another story (it was a good holiday).
I'm just an ordinary country chap, spent my youth down on the farm doing all the things we shouldn't do. Then I joined the Royal Air Force to spread my wings so to speak (I was ground crew), eventually I got married (40 odd years at the last count) and raised a family. Two boys and a girl, the girl is serving in Afghanistan at this moment, and now I'm closing in on retirement ready to do all the things we shouldn't do, again!
Any clues there? On with the show.
By now I'm sure you know the rules, but here they are as a reminder anyway . . .
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Welcomeladyalex, Yes, anyone can play. The rules are simple:
The setter chooses four word pairings.
One word of each pair is revealed on Sat mornings at 9am
Everyone tries to guess the pairings.
The required answers are all between 4 and 8 letters long.
Only the setter and the scorer know the answers.
Marks are allocated and the correct answers and scores are revealed on a fresh thread on Sunday evenings at 7pm.
The winner over each calendar month becomes the setter for the following month.
That's basically it - except that there is usually an informal gathering to discuss 'tactics' in a thread posted around 8pm on Friday evenings. This is known as "The Shrubbery".
The setter chooses four word pairings.
One word of each pair is revealed on Sat mornings at 9am
Everyone tries to guess the pairings.
The required answers are all between 4 and 8 letters long.
Only the setter and the scorer know the answers.
Marks are allocated and the correct answers and scores are revealed on a fresh thread on Sunday evenings at 7pm.
The winner over each calendar month becomes the setter for the following month.
That's basically it - except that there is usually an informal gathering to discuss 'tactics' in a thread posted around 8pm on Friday evenings. This is known as "The Shrubbery".
Ladyalex...you are very welcome!! The more the merrier!!
I will hope that somebody might post a 'simple' version of the rules....although you will just pick it up as you go along!!
Just basically try and guess the 'link' words...(4-8) lettersin length each month your score is kept weekly..and whoever scores highest gets to set the next months words....you get lots of help..and it is just for fun..although ... the men seem to try anthe better of the women!!! Note the word TRY!!! :-)
I will hope that somebody might post a 'simple' version of the rules....although you will just pick it up as you go along!!
Just basically try and guess the 'link' words...(4-8) lettersin length each month your score is kept weekly..and whoever scores highest gets to set the next months words....you get lots of help..and it is just for fun..although ... the men seem to try anthe better of the women!!! Note the word TRY!!! :-)
