Here's a link to it

Let me take a second to once again thank those of you who have played/tried PYRAWORD since its inception.
I think it's a fun game, and everyone's participation is an integral part.

May 1st begins a brand new MATCH, so all scores will be zeroed.
Now's a great time to come on in and build with the rest of us.

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*SUMMARIES*

• For a recap of MATCH 2, please see this thread.
  
• For a recap of MATCH 3, please see this thread.

*CURRENT RECORD SETTERS*

• LONGEST PYRAWORD BASE - METAMORPHOSING (14 letters) posted by SYPHER on 04-06-2001
  
• SHORTEST PYRAWORD BASE - SYMMETRIZE (10 letters) posted by GTHO4 on 03-21-2001
  
• SHORTEST BASE # 2 - CHALKINESS (10 letters) posted by MRYETI on 04-26-2001
  

[ 04-30-2001: Message edited by: Jabberwock ]

Sypher, gotta run to the airport, goin' interstate, cya at the end of the week, and congrats!

SYPHER - Your challenge of GT's word in MATCH 3 was successful. That came close to being the deciding factor of the MATCH.

I'm still playing with idea of updating the rules this month/week.
I also had a couple of new ideas.
One was a bonus MATCH, wherein all entries must be part of a recognizable proper name. (Someone that at least one other player has heard of)
example round:
ALI (Baba)
ALDA (Alan)
ALLAN (Edgar _ Poe)
etc...

Watch for that to appear at sometime.

I'm also toying with the idea of giving more points than 2, according to how many letters the BASE WORD has. (BASE WORD means the last word played)
Something like;
If BASE WORD is 9 letters or less = 3 points +1 for every one under 9
If BASE WORD is 13 letters or more = 3 points +1 for every one over 13

-OR- maybe have a random number (from 8-14) at the start of every ROUND and if the BASE WORD is the same length as that, then there is a bonus 1/2 point...

-OR- some combo of those two ideas...

ok then
ttfn

(did it end up making any difference? if I didn't stuff it up I think Sypher was still the winner)

hey Sypher,
did see jw's post, he's gonna give me half a point or so anyway

[ 05-05-2001: Message edited by: Jabberwock ]

*CURRENT RECORD HOLDERS*

• LONGEST PYRAWORD BASE - METAMORPHOSING (14 letters) posted by SYPHER on 04-06-2001
  
• LONGEST #2 - SLATTERNLINESS (14 letters) posted by PLING on 05-04-2001
  
• SHORTEST PYRAWORD BASE - SYMMETRIZE (10 letters) posted by GTHO4 on 03-21-2001
  
• SHORTEST # 2 - CHALKINESS (10 letters) posted by MRYETI on 04-26-2001
  
• SHORTEST #3 - ASSISTLESS (10 letters) posted by GTHO4 on 04-28-2001
  

quote:

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jw, no worries
onelook is set at definitions in English at this end as per the rules, and zuruck came up with that setting .. just checked and it still comes up; you may need to revisit the rules and amend if needed

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What do you think ?

The English language takes in so many words from all other cultures (a lot of other cultures e.g. Latin, Greek, OE etc), and calls them its own, that if you put two linguists in a room together you'd get 3 different answers as to whether the word was foreign or was English, much like when you put 5 accountants in a room with a set of books and you end up with 9 different answers.

naw that doesn't sit right with me.

If only a user could omit ALLWORDS from the search string. hmm..

I will think on exactly how to word the change.

Do you guys agree with me that zuruck breaks the rules?
I hate to complicate things, but at the same time, it doesn't seem right to allow only the foreign words that ALLWORDS.com has in their definitions.
might as well just say use all dictionaries, but that would be sad.
i like to think players use their brains rather than relying solely on ONELOOK for words.
If we open up other languages, it doesn;t put everyone on an even level. English words are what we're aiming for here. Too bad English words are really foreign words "anglicized".
We could use another source
The only other one I would like is DICTIONARY.COM.
oh I just don;'t know.
I'l sleep on it and read any thoughts from you 4 other players in the morning.

Whoever chose onelook as the main source of words is depriving some poor village of it's idiot...

Therefore your entry is Invalid. No-one is doubting your entry is an actual word....just that according to the rules your word is invalid because it does not show up on Onelook.com......Sorry

anyhoo, we have had a new LONGEST BASE posted in MATCH 4.

*CURRENT RECORD HOLDERS*

• LONGEST PYRAWORD BASE- ANTIOESTROGENIC (15 letters) posted by GTHO4 on 05-16-2001
  
• Runner up #1 - METAMORPHOSING (14 letters) posted by SYPHER on 04-06-2001
  
• Runner up #2 - SLATTERNLINESS (14 letters) posted by PLING on 05-04-2001

• SHORTEST PYRAWORD BASE - SYMMETRIZE (10 letters) posted by GTHO4 on 03-21-2001
  
• SHORTEST # 2 - CHALKINESS (10 letters) posted by MRYETI on 04-26-2001
  
• SHORTEST #3 - ASSISTLESS (10 letters) posted by GTHO4 on 04-28-2001
  

ttfn