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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Quadrivial Quandary: four words, one illustrative sentence #188273 12/15/2009 7:59 PM Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 2 Boston, MA Quandary stranger Quandary stranger Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 2 Boston, MA Fellow word lovers, With Anu's gracious invitation, I'd like to let you know about my website, Quadrivial Quandary: http://www.quadrivialquandary.com Each day the site displays four words, including A.Word.A.Day. The challenge: write one illustrative sentence that uses all four words. Come see how people have been using the wonderful AWAD words in creative sentences -- mortmain, acnestis, subfusc, epanorthosis, doggo, lentiginous... -- and submit your sentence with today's words! -Rudi Seitz creator of QuadrivialQuandary.com Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Quadrivial Quandary: four words, one illustrative sentence Quandary #188284 12/16/2009 3:40 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky ! I tested a game last April called Literati. Five "hard" words are drawn, and the players have to write a story using as many of them as they can...in 30 seconds, iirc. It was great! Your challenge sounds similar, and fun also. Thanks. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Quadrivial Quandary: four words, one illustrative sentence Jackie #188286 12/16/2009 4:12 AM Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 2 Boston, MA Quandary stranger Quandary stranger Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 2 Boston, MA In some searching I found there's a Scrabble variant on Yahoo Games called Literati, but there's also an offline party game called Literati Challenge which sounds like what you're referring to. A few differences between the challenges: in QQ you're confined to one sentence, you have a day to write it, and you aim to illustrate the meanings of the words. In Literati Challenge (from what I gather) you invent a story in seconds and you might not know the meanings of the words -- you score points by bluffing. Sounds very fun -- thanks for pointing it out! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Quadrivial Quandary: four words, one illustrative sentence Quandary #188293 12/16/2009 10:39 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague If you could quadruply the quantity of time a day has, it would be amusing to play this Quadrivial game. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Quadrivial Quandary: four words, one illustrative sentence Quandary #188297 12/17/2009 3:28 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Literati Challenge--yes, that's it! And it's 90 seconds, not 30. Thank you. It is GREAT fun. I didn't choose it to bring home, though: there's no one here who could play it with me. Hmm--you've just sparked a memory for me...I think I'll run on over to W & F. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Website 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 View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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