+me N u Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 The game possibly called GO - played in the far east and the subject of the recent competition between a human and a computer. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Go was created about 2000BC, so no, sorry. Not only that it is too far East. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 7 hours ago, speakers-corner said: Go was created about 2000BC, so no, sorry. Not only that it is too far East. That eliminates Chinese checkers? Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 27 minutes ago, colleda said: That eliminates Chinese checkers? I decided to ask uncle Google and it appears that Chinese Checkers was invented in Germany in 19th century. Who'd have tought it? Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Presumably from the Middle East then. I believe there was a Roman version of tic-tac-toe or nine mans morris, but whther they invented it or imported in from further east I don't know. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Optimist on the run said: Presumably from the Middle East then. I believe there was a Roman version of tic-tac-toe or nine mans morris, but whther they invented it or imported in from further east I don't know. Its not one of those games, but your getting there,.It isnt Roman, but the Romans were in the country where this game comes from. 5 letters beginning with "S". So no more hints Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I had three games in mind , my first choice would have been go, third mancala , but your hint confirms you want the Ancient Egyptian senet . I'm surprised people still play senet, I've only come across it in a historical context whilst the other two are still popular. Plus I suspect as the age of these games must rely on archaeological evidence I bet the Chinese would say go (which is of course how you start a pudding race) was the oldest, ditto Africa and mancala Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 DING !! over to hal-an-tow Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Thanks. Sticking with the board game theme: Where would you find the games Scrabbleship, Connect3 and Ravenous Ravenous Rhinos ? Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Well, I can think of two places where these games aren't but have't yet remembered where they are! Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 14 hours ago, searcherdog said: Well, I can think of two places where these games aren't but have't yet remembered where they are! Think TV ... Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 It's not Red Dwarf or Pratchett which leaves ..... Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Sounds a bit Wallace and Gromit to me Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Searcherdog, you are absolutely right, it's neither of those (altho' in honour of pterry instead of a ding I shall greet the correct answer with a thud ) , and Boggin's dad, look further west than West Wallaby Street . Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Big Bang Theory...? Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Bazinga ! No, sorry, not BBT . Altho' I was tempted to use it when setting the question, just managed to resist "Rock , paper , scissors, lizard, Spock "though ... Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 OK, a hint: think yellow and fewer fingers than usual. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 It can only be The Simpsons Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 It can only be a 'thud' of approval ! Over to you Boggin's Dad Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Sticking with The Simpsons Who drives the school bus? Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 The Junkie guy that listens to music all the time Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Think his name is Otto, no idea on surname. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Me N u has it right, it is Otto Mann Speakers-corner have the description right, however me N u have the ding, or maybe should it be a bong? Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Thank you for the ding/bong. Next question - what colour are Bow street, vine street and Marlborough street on a monopoly game board? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Orange, and I reckon one of the best value sets on the board. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Ding to MartyBartfast - and have to agree about being the best value too. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thanks. Name the area on the moon where the Apollo 11 mission landed. Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 The Sea of Tranquillity? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 The Eagle has landed! Over to Mellers. Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Wide Sargasso Sea was a prequel for which famous novel? Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Trying to think of novels involving the sea. Moby Dick? Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Not Moby Dick. The original more famous novel doesn't (as far as I recall) include much, if any, reference to the sea. Wide Sargasso Sea is a backstory for one of the characters... which is where the 'sea' bit comes in to it. Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) Jane Eyre Written by Jean Rhys as a story of the early years of Mrs Rochester before she became the mad woman in the attic. Edited January 25, 2019 by grimpil Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 That’s a ding to grimpil Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Thank you! Staying on the literature theme here is a quote from a favourite book. I often used to keep these words on my desk or as a screen saver, but where does it come from? "I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours" Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Marx Brothers? Quote Link to comment
+tyzack4 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 17 hours ago, grimpil said: Thank you! Staying on the literature theme here is a quote from a favourite book. I often used to keep these words on my desk or as a screen saver, but where does it come from? "I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours" Jerome K. Jerome. Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) You have to say where does it come from rather than who to qualify for the ding! ? Edited January 26, 2019 by grimpil Quote Link to comment
+tyzack4 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, grimpil said: You have to say where does it come from rather than who to qualify for the ding! ? Three men in a boat Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 And it's a well earned DING! to Tyzak. Quote Link to comment
+tyzack4 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 On a slightly less high brow literature theme, Sam Vimes is a Commander in which city? Quote Link to comment
+tyzack4 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, mellers said: Ankh Morpork Ding..., to mellers Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Cheers! The fictional Ankh Morpork takes part of its name from the River Ankh which runs through the city... so What was the historical name of the real-life area of land, situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; a translation for which can mean literally "between two rivers". Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, mellers said: Cheers! The fictional Ankh Morpork takes part of its name from the River Ankh which runs through the city... so What was the historical name of the real-life area of land, situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; a translation for which can mean literally "between two rivers". I remember this from my long gone uni days....the same name is used for an area of Oxford - Mesopatomia Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Ding! Over to you, Sharpeset. Quote Link to comment
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