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Koneko

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Posted on 02-12-06 02:18 PM Link | Quote
The point of this game is to change one word into another, by changing one letter at a time, in the fewest number of steps possible. Each step must be a real word, as well. For example:

Sky > Pig

sky <
sly
slay
slap
sap
sip
pip
pig <

In other cases, I'll ask for an intermediate word. It's important to note that each word may only be used once in each puzzle. For example:

Duck > Wing > Fly

duck <
dunk
dung
ding
wing <
win
fin
fen
fey
fly <

For each round, the player with the shortest path earns two points. If there is a tie, then all the winning players receive one point. If you use a word that does not exist, any other player may point this out, and you will lose one point, as well as being disqualified for the round. If you attempt to correct someone, but the word does exist, then the challenger will lose one point, as well as being disqualified for the round.

You may only submit one path per puzzle. If you edit your post later, then it won't be counted.

You may use: any English word you can find on Dictionary.com that is not an abbreviation or acronym. No NASA, for example. Yet another exception: if the word has entered common usage, and it's okay to spell it without the CAPS, then you may use it. Laser and Scuba are good examples of this.

As of this moment archaic and colloquial words ARE allowed.

Prefixes and suffixes are not words, although the online dictionary will output them. Don't try it.

I suppose that's it for the rules. Let's start with a classic...

Red > Blue


(edited by Koneko on 03-13-06 06:05 AM)
(edited by Koneko on 03-13-06 03:33 PM)
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Posted on 02-12-06 04:37 PM Link | Quote
red
bed
bled
blued
blue
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Posted on 02-12-06 04:46 PM Link | Quote
Red
Bed
Bud
But
Bit
Sit
Slit
Slut
Slur
Blur
Blue

Edit: Damn, Kyouji beat me


(edited by Luigi-San + on 02-12-06 03:47 PM)
Koneko

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Posted on 02-12-06 07:09 PM Link | Quote
That is the fewest steps possible, as far as I can tell...

Scoreboard:
Kyouji 2

And here's another one...

Fire > Water
NSNick

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Posted on 02-12-06 08:01 PM Link | Quote
Fire
Fare
Fate
Late
Later
Water
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Posted on 02-12-06 09:30 PM Link | Quote
Fire
wire
wite
witer
water
Koneko

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Posted on 02-13-06 01:55 AM Link | Quote
Scoreboard:
Kyouji 4

and the next puzzle:

Heaven > Earth
Tanookirby

Buzzy Beetle


 





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Posted on 02-13-06 03:41 AM Link | Quote
heaven
haven
shaven
shave
share
stare
star
sear
hear
heart
hearth
earth
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Posted on 02-14-06 04:19 PM Link | Quote
Scoreboard:
Kyouji 4
Tanookirby 2

Solar > Lunar
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Posted on 02-20-06 11:43 PM Link | Quote
Hmm, looks like no one found a solution to this one...

Solar
Soar
Oar
Or
On
One
Tone
Tune
Tuna
Luna
Lunar

Looking back, it was stupid of me to use Luna, since it's a proper noun. Sorry about that.

Anyway.

Scoreboard:
Kyouji 4
Tanookirby 2

Loud > Soft
fabio

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Posted on 02-20-06 11:48 PM Link | Quote
loud
lout
loft
soft
Koneko

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Posted on 02-21-06 10:09 AM Link | Quote
That happens to be way faster than my original solution, which had 13 steps. I should stop thining these up at night.

Scoreboard:
Kyouji 4
Tanookirby 2
MSD flounder 2

And because I'm so fad-conscious...

Fish > Food
NSNick

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Posted on 02-21-06 08:19 PM Link | Quote
Fish
Fist
List
Lost
Loot
Foot
Food
Danielle

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Posted on 02-21-06 08:20 PM Link | Quote
I used to play this all the time when I was younger, with my stepdad. I got to be really good at it to.
...But it looks like my skillz have faded.

Fish
Fist
Fit
Fat
Far
For
Ford
Food



Edit: Aw crap, Nick.


(edited by Danielle on 02-21-06 07:20 PM)
Koneko

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Posted on 02-21-06 10:26 PM Link | Quote
Yeah, my skillz aren't around anymore either. My solutions are always way longer than the ones these people find.

Scoreboard:
Kyouji 4
Tanookirby 2
MSD flounder 2
NSNick 2

One > Two > Three

And you thought you could count...
Luigi-San

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Posted on 02-22-06 01:01 AM Link | Quote
One
Tone
Ton
Toon
Too
Two
To
Toe
Tore
Wore
Whore
Where
There
Thee
Three
Danielle

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Posted on 02-22-06 06:00 PM Link | Quote
One
On
Ton
To
Two <
To
Ton
Ten
Then
The
Thee
Three

I'm confused... Is that allowed?
Koneko

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Posted on 02-22-06 07:43 PM Link | Quote
Well, "It's important to note that each word may only be used once in each puzzle."

So no, yours doesn't work Dani. But other than that, it's fine.

I'll leave this here because this one can be improved on to such an extent.

Seriously:

Then
The
Thee

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Posted on 02-22-06 08:19 PM Link | Quote
One
Tone
Ton
To
Two
Too
Toe
Tee
Tree
Three

--Kamek77
Koneko

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Posted on 02-23-06 10:39 AM Link | Quote
Aight, that's my solution exactly, good enough for me.

Scoreboard:
Kyouji 4
Tanookirby 2
MSD flounder 2
NSNick 2
Kamek77 2

Life > Death

Yep, time to contemplate murder.
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