Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Wordplay and fun Pass The Parcel Search Advanced Forum Search Forums Calendar Active Threads

Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: Pass The Parcel #17636 01/30/01 07:59 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 347 Melbourne, Australia M Marty enthusiast Marty enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 347 Melbourne, Australia Yeah, what the hell. And for what it's worth, my feeling is that the recipient should be completely anonymous - no hints of any sort, unless it proves too difficult for the participants. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pass The Parcel #17637 01/30/01 08:16 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 144 London, UK R rkay member rkay member R Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 144 London, UK Well, I'm not sure that I make enough posts at the moment to count but, seeing as though it sounds as though the whole thing is my fault ;-) you'd best count me in too! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pass The Parcel #17638 01/30/01 08:39 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A BTW, mav.... you will tell us when the game has begun, won't you? bridget=) Ipsa scientia potestas est ~Bacon Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pass The Parcel #17639 01/30/01 09:51 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 96 Ohio, USA B bikermom journeyman bikermom journeyman B Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 96 Ohio, USA What an excellent word game---even though I am new to this forum---I would like to try it---sounds like fun. enthusiast enthusiast Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pass The Parcel #17640 01/31/01 09:38 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 Ok me too, now I've read the last 300 posts! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pass The Parcel #17641 01/31/01 01:30 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA I got lost 'round about Rule 4 ... but I would follow it with great interest ... if I knew where to go look for the "answers" as they progress ... how do we find out what the selected word was after it is guessed and when a new word is in play? I will be sitting in the cheering section... just let me know when to Hip Hip Hurrah! wow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pass The Parcel #17642 01/31/01 01:57 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Rule 4 ... OK, looks like we could give it a try. Consensus seems to be to try it completely anonymously at least to begin with. The idea of the 50% scoring thing was to deter someone from setting a word like 'aardvaark', which might be too easy to guess even in our conversations! Yes, I think the word, when guessed, would be announced here by the poser of the question, together with a tally of the number of times the candidate reckoned to have slipped it into use. Then the parcel would change hands. It might be easier if I suggested clearer names for the pair of active participants in play - say, Poser and Poster? So as each Poster is rumbled, the Poser announces the result; then the Poster becomes the new Poser, sending privately a new word to whoever had successfully guessed the last one; and announces that the parcel has been passed... then in due course, announces that someone has mailed them a private note successfully guessing the word and identity of the Poster... Clear (as mud!)? Good; I'll post a separate message to keep the active position clearly flagged. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: STARTING ORDERS #17643 01/31/01 02:03 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 The fox is loose... Don't forget: only the two sections of Misc and Wordplay are fair game! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pass The Parcel #17644 01/31/01 02:04 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Deal me in. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pass The Parcel #17645 01/31/01 10:46 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... J Jazzoctopus old hand Jazzoctopus old hand J Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... Seems to me that you don't need to sign people up to play unless they want to be the Poster. Anyone else should just be able to jump in and guess the mystery word. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 4 1 2 3 4 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,345 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 889 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 20 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,547 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

Default Style BlackNTan Drab eBay GooG v2 infopop new dark new light original dark original stock rounded corners Slate snow sunny dropshadow theblues Touch Of Grey UBB.threads UBB.threads - Dark UBB.threads - Light UBBCentral UBBCentral - Crimson UBBCentral - Lime UBBCentral - Marshmallow UBBCentral - Mocha UBBCentral - Zen UBBT77 UBBT77 - Dark ubbthreads ubbthreads-dark Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org