+Carbon Hunter Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 What was the official number plate prefix for UMTATA in the old homeland country of Transkei? Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 XA? Yep - a nice quick answer to start the week. You're it Quote Link to comment
+iNokia Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 XA? Yep - a nice quick answer to start the week. You're it Easy, when you forever working in Umtata. Who is Inky, Pinky, Blinky & Clyde? Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 XA? Yep - a nice quick answer to start the week. You're it Easy, when you forever working in Umtata. Who is Inky, Pinky, Blinky & Clyde? They be the Ghosties from PacMan! Trev Quote Link to comment
+iNokia Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Second easy question this week. Trev your turn Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Second easy question this week. Trev your turn Thank you. Remaining on the subject of classic arcade games, name the two monsters in Dig Dug! Trev Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 gosh darn it, I loved dig-dug, bit don't know the monster names! Quote Link to comment
+DamhuisClan Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 Yep, also one of the games I wasted my money on as a kid. No idea to their names though. I played it a while ago on MAME. Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 If I remember there was a green and red monster - let me guess Red Dragon and Greenie? Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 If I remember there was a green and red monster - let me guessRed Dragon and Greenie? There is a Dragon thingy that is green The red thingy is not a dragon. Seems this is quite a tricky one..... I have to admit if I was asked this question I would not have come up with the answer. Thats why I did it this way instead of naming them and asking who they were! As Anton says ifyou want to relive you childhood get a program called MAME (Multi Arcade Machine Emulator) and download the ROM (Read Only Memory) images of your favorite arcade games - gamely is exactly the same and you won't tell the difference - except you will be using keyboard - and it won;t be costing you a fortune For enthusiasts you can get a control set using exactly the same type of joysticks, trackballs and buttons used on the original arcade machines. For the hard core enthusiast you can build yourself a MAME cabinet that looks and feels like the real thing!!!! Trev Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 OK this seems to be too tough? Here is a little visual clue! Good Luck Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 PINKY FLOOP ???? Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) PINKYFLOOP ???? A clue after each incorrect guess! And thats an O! Trev Edited August 3, 2010 by trevorh7000 Quote Link to comment
+Gr8Scot Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 A clue after each incorrect guess! And thats an O! Trev Pooky & Foggy ??? Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 A clue after each incorrect guess! And thats an O! Trev Pooky & Foggy ??? OK I have a better Idea - lets play master mind - will get this problem solved wuicker I think and I wont;l have to update and upload a graphic each time B - letter in the correct place W - letter in the incorrect place Order of the B or W markers insignificant!!! OK Gr8scot your score is BBBB and BBW Bear in mind the 4 given letters!!! Good Luck Trev Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 A clue after each incorrect guess! And thats an O! Trev Pooky & Foggy ??? Lets play mastermind!!! Will be more fun and I won't have to update the graphic each time - as a given you have 4 letters in the correct positions - 2 in each name - the names make "words" and are not just random letters. B = letter in correct position W - letter in incorrect position So Gr8scot you score is BBBB and BBW Trev Quote Link to comment
+Team Ginger Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Pooka & Forag Doing the ABC... hehehehe Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Pooka & Forag Doing the ABC... hehehehe BBBBB (well done) and BBWW Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 POOKA and FOPER Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 (edited) POOKA and FOPER BBBBB and BB Pooka and Frogg? BBBBB and BWW Use the knowns and the previous guesses! Ok Time for a another visual clue Edited August 5, 2010 by trevorh7000 Quote Link to comment
+Team Ginger Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 So by elimination... let's start again at 'a': Pooka and Fagar? Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 POOKA and FOGRY Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 So by elimination... let's start again at 'a': Pooka and Fagar? BBBBB and BBBB POOKA and FOGRY BBBBB and BBWW An now you have everything - no more guesing should be required - you have everything to making a reasoned deduction............... Remember B = correct letter in correct place and W means a correct letter in the incorrect place! Quote Link to comment
+cincol Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 BBBBB and BBBB POOKA and FOGRY BBBBB and BBWW An now you have everything - no more guesing should be required - you have everything to making a reasoned deduction............... Remember B = correct letter in correct place and W means a correct letter in the incorrect place! That only leaves ONE option - FOGYR Hope this one is now put to bed! Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 That only leaves ONE option - FOGYR Hope this one is now put to bed! Not Quite - but I do wish someone would get itnow that only gets you BBBW but for the sake of speeding it up I will tell you the W = Y Now there are not a lot of chances left........... Quote Link to comment
+Team Ginger Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Well then it is FYGAR. Thanks for the 'Master Mind' - I haven't played that in a while! hehe Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Well then it is FYGAR. Thanks for the 'Master Mind' - I haven't played that in a while! hehe Yay - thats right - Pooka and Fygar it is! Hers a short blurb about the game from Wikipedia The objective of Dig Dug is to eliminate underground-dwelling monsters. This can be done by inflating them until they pop or by dropping rocks on them. There are two kinds of enemies in the game: Pookas, round red monsters (said to be modeled after tomatoes) who wear yellow goggles, and Fygars, green dragons who can breathe fire. The player's character is Dig Dug, dressed in white and blue, and able to dig tunnels. Dig Dug is killed if he is caught by either Pooka or Fygar, burned by a Fygar's fire, or crushed by a rock. Go for it Team Ginger Quote Link to comment
+Team Ginger Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Games Magazine has inducted Monopoly into its Hall of Fame. More than one billion people have played it... making it "the most played commercial board game in the world." My question: The mascot for the game is a moustached man in morning dress with a top hat. What is his name? Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Mr Big or Mr Moneybags isn't it? Quote Link to comment
+Team Ginger Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Mr Big or Mr Moneybags isn't it? Well, he goes by one of two names, yes, but you have parts of both in both here... doesn't help, does it? hehe Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I thought I would recognise the name when I heard it - just googled the answer, and have never heard the name before! Quote Link to comment
+DamhuisClan Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 My wife got out our old Monopoly set, and there is the word "Waddingtons". So that is her guess. Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 My wife got out our old Monopoly set, and there is the word "Waddingtons". So that is her guess. Waddingtons is the game manufacturer! How about The twit in the Hat! Trev Quote Link to comment
+Team Ginger Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Ok I'll give a clue (or two): Mr Big or Mr Moneybags Mr ____________ or ________ ______bags Hence the "you've got parts of both names right" answer I gave.. BTW Like the 'Mr Waddington' idea.... hehe (maybe you were closer that you thought!) Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Mr Parker? Big Moneybags? Quote Link to comment
+cownchicken Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Why are we waiting? Quote Link to comment
+cincol Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Why are we waiting? The last 2 questions have been running since 27 July. There have only been 5 respondents during that time - and that includes the ones who asked the questions. It is quiet amazing how the interest wains when the topic does not have a wide interest. Still waiting for the answer though! Quote Link to comment
+cownchicken Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Let's try Big Money. Quote Link to comment
+Team Ginger Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 He is called Mr Monopoly or Uncle Pennybags. I didn't think it was so difficult. So , apologies, no more waiting... The floor is open for a question. Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Why are we waiting? The last 2 questions have been running since 27 July. There have only been 5 respondents during that time - and that includes the ones who asked the questions. It is quiet amazing how the interest wains when the topic does not have a wide interest. Still waiting for the answer though! now now cincol, play nice! I think its a jolly goood question - just a bit hard to get the answer Why don't you hit us with another, Ginger? Quote Link to comment
+Team Ginger Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 hehehehe No it's fine... just didn't want to resort to playing master mind again. Board Games is clearly not a well represented knowledge area on this forum. I'll think of another question... Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I look forward to it. I liked the question - but had no ue of his name - interesting. Strange how such a well known figure is not known by his name? Quote Link to comment
+Team Ginger Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 (edited) I've been doing a lot of sewing recently... What does the term 'with nap' mean? e.g. A pattern would recommend: 'Need 3.5m for fabric with nap.' Edited August 17, 2010 by Team Ginger Quote Link to comment
+CapeDoc Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I only know what "nap" means with regard to golf greens. There it indicates that the grass bends over in a certain direction. One can putt against or with the nap. It affects the speed and direction of the ball. So, I would guess that the fabric would have a cut of fibers that lie in a direction within the material. Probably one could create a design effect by sewing the nap in different directions......like the way they create patterns by cutting grass in different directions? Quote Link to comment
+Team Ginger Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Nicely done, CapeDoc!!! Who would have thought sewing and golf have something in common? What you have said is precisely it. When buying material for a garment, it is important to consider the nap. If it doesn't have a nap, one usually needs less material, as one can fit the pattern pieces in any direction. Some materials that have a nap, can for instance, shine in different colours/shades when viewed from different angles. This would certainly look funny if the left and right side of a dress or pants look like they've been cut from different rolls of material. So if material has a nap, one would need to lay the pattern pieces all in the same direction to cut it out. You're it CapeDoc! Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Nicely done, CapeDoc!!! Who would have thought sewing and golf have something in common? Do you also consider it a "hole in one" when you thread a needle first time (I do ) Quote Link to comment
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