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Originally posted by demonseed
Yeah I can't bloody get 552 either.
But if it is doable I am going to keep trying.
Tha't the bloody problem with this game. When someone says they have got the number total, or an 8 letter word, I lose sleep, work and food to find it! Took me the whole weekend to get ORPHANS, when some one said they had a 7 letter word. You get strange looks when you are in the shops with a pen and paper, muttering to yourself...


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ha ha I know what you mean.

Sometimes, I did wonder if somebody was playing a bit of a cruel trick.

552 is doable though (is doable a word?) it must be it has so many factors.

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553 for Favs, who wishes he was better at maths than his five year old daughter, but isn't.

NB:- Aren't I being the egotist referring to myself in the third person!

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Can I get in on this game? I know it's late, but I've been very busy lately...
And I can get 552 😉

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Originally posted by Crowley
Can I get in on this game? I know it's late, but I've been very busy lately...
And I can get 552 😉
Of course u can. You might be a bit late for this game, but at least you'll be warming up for the historic, one of a kind, 5th game, which should be kicking off towards the end of the week.

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Originally posted by Crowley
Can I get in on this game? I know it's late, but I've been very busy lately...
And I can get 552 😉
show off 😉

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DoDooDoDooDoDooDidiDummmmDiDiDiDummmmmmmmmm

Wow, that was a tough round. A website that solves the letters and numbers games rated that at 82% difficulty. The next toughest numbers game that has been played so far was 66%. So well done to those who got 552; Freddie, Mayharm, demonseed, marcusr and Crowley. Congrats to those who got within 1; Favs, Starrman, Mat, wucky, The Plumber and Jacko.

Here are all the solutions…

Fred
50 - (100/25) = 46
75/5 = 15 - 3 = 12
46 x 12 = 552

Marcusr
100+50=150
150/25=6
75-6=69
5+3=8
69*8=552

Mayharm
(75 - ((100 + 50)/25)) * (5 + 3) = 552

demonseed
75 - ((100 + 50)/25) = 69 * (3 + 5) = 552

Crowley
150/25 = 6
75-6 = 69
5+3 = 8
8*69 = 552

Favs
5*(100+25) = 625
625-75 = 550 and add the 3!

Jacko
5*100=500
500+50+3=553

Starrman
5 x 100 =500
500 + 50 = 550
550 + 3 = 553

Mat Kelley
5*100=500
50+3+500=553

The Plumber
551: 100x5 + 50 + ((75/25)/3)

wucky
100x5=500+50+3=553

That round has really changed the game around and the scores now look like this…

Mayharm 43
Marcusr 42
demonseed 42
The Plumber 40
Starrman 33
Alcra 33
Chris 32
Freddie 24
Favs 23
Jacko 17
wucky3 15
Mat 10
KingThrone 10
Crowley 10
Darvlay 8
GalaxyShield 7

*Smell of ammonia emanates from senile audience as excitement gets too much*

And going straight into today’s Crucial Countdown Conundrum. Anyone of 6 people can win the game, and the Crucial Countdown Conundrum is…

*** T O R N S T R A P ***

And your time starts now. Best of luck.

R

PM me your solutions. All people who correctly solve it get 10 points. In case of a tie, there will be a conundrum playoff. DO NOT USE ANY third party assistance/webpage of any kind.

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Apologies to Chris, who also got 552...

(50+3)x(100/25+5)+75

So the table looks like this...
Mayharm 43
Marcusr 42
demonseed 42
Chris 42
The Plumber 40
Starrman 33
Alcra 33
Freddie 24
Favs 23
Jacko 17
wucky3 15
Mat 10
KingThrone 10
Crowley 10
Darvlay 8
GalaxyShield 7

D

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Originally posted by Ragnorak


*** T O R N S T R A P ***
Well, there's a very obvious 8-letter word there (or is that two 4-letter words?), but we won't go there....😲

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Originally posted by The Plumber
Well, there's a very obvious 8-letter word there (or is that two 4-letter words?), but we won't go there....😲
Favs already has. In his excitement, I don't think he spotted that it was only 8.

D

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
Favs already has. In his excitement, I don't think he spotted that it was only 8.

D
If I don't get my brain in gear, I may end up with Favs....😕

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Aha! The brain is now officially in gear!😏

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* alcra cries foul! He never had a chance to submit last round! Anyway, 553 would not have cut it anyway (grapes, sour, throws on ground). The eight letter word every one is sniggering about, is indeed two four letter words (four letter word? bad pun, sorry. Averts eyes from Richard, who glares at the pun-theft).

Any way, I have a 9 letter word, so adieu folks till next time.

EDIT: alcra realizes that 9 letters is the target anyway, since it is a conundrum. Blushes, and hides under the table.

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Dammit, I'm only good at the numbers game.
For someone who uses English as a second language, this is tough...

* Tries to look inconspicuously at Alcras' answer

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*Starrman got it last night, shortly after it was put up, so blows a 😛 at Crowley*

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