Oops! I got my math wrong. Sorry about that. It was actually $44,600. I don't routinely track my Coryat score, but after only clamming on 3 clues in the J! round, I decided to keep track last night. Normally, I will have a good run on one board or the other, but in my memory never have I had good runs on both. I ended up dropping $2200 in the J! round and $7200 in the DJ! round.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I'm guessing for the majority of us this clue boiled down to "name a 19th century Russian author." I doubt the cuckold hint helped most of us. I was pretty confident Tolstoy was around later than 1837, and considered Gogol, but ended up staying with Tolstoy simply because he's probably the most famous Russian author.John Boy wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 4:16 pmThe above is about twelve times more than I ever even suspected about Pushkin, so if you knew enough to piece this FJ together, good for you, man.
I've seen a few comments here to the effect of "who else could it be besides Pushkin?" When I saw this reveal I predicted that this would be one of the---if not THE---lowest get rate of the season. Perhaps more than a few people on this board just know way more about this than I suspected (and Josh, let me not forget). My hat is off to all of you.
Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
So stoked that Josh is kicking so much tail.
Ran the Groups category but this board felt very tough otherwise. All the bouncing around left me with very little feel for the categories.
No guess on FJ!
Ran the Groups category but this board felt very tough otherwise. All the bouncing around left me with very little feel for the categories.
No guess on FJ!
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
FJ pure YEKIOYD IMO, otherwise it's "pick a random 19th c Russian author". Went with Tolstoy, and Pushkin would've been my third guess behind Chekov.
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
This clue is the opposite of YEKIOYD IMHO[1]. I sure didn't know it, but I got it right by knowing approximate time periods. (Tolstoy and Chekhov both lived into the 20th century.) The closest I've seen to someone saying they knew it is a poster or two who knew Pushkin died in a duel. This was a total MYBGAHNOL[2].
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
So more WECIB than YEKIOYD? Playing the odds more than knowing some certain trivia nugget, that is.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 9:44 pmThis clue is the opposite of YEKIOYD IMHO[1]. I sure didn't know it, but I got it right by knowing approximate time periods. (Tolstoy and Chekhov both lived into the 20th century.) The closest I've seen to someone saying they knew it is a poster or two who knew Pushkin died in a duel. This was a total MYBGAHNOL[2].
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I'm with the penguin on this one. One could every easily get this FJ through process of elimination, which is the opposite of a "pure YEKIOYD".opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 9:44 pmThis clue is the opposite of YEKIOYD IMHO[1]. I sure didn't know it, but I got it right by knowing approximate time periods. (Tolstoy and Chekhov both lived into the 20th century.) The closest I've seen to someone saying they knew it is a poster or two who knew Pushkin died in a duel. This was a total MYBGAHNOL[2].
That's still outstanding, dude. I don't think I've ever hit $44k+ in a non-tournament game.Woof wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 4:46 pmOops! I got my math wrong. Sorry about that. It was actually $44,600. I don't routinely track my Coryat score, but after only clamming on 3 clues in the J! round, I decided to keep track last night. Normally, I will have a good run on one board or the other, but in my memory never have I had good runs on both. I ended up dropping $2200 in the J! round and $7200 in the DJ! round.
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Right. Or, that's how it was for me. I knew Tolstoy and Dostoevsky had to be too late, and didn't even think of Chekhov for that reason. Gogol crossed my mind but I dismissed him, because I was pretty sure he had died a little later and I thought he'd be too obscure for FJ. That leaves... Pushkin. Lermontov, had I known enough about him, would have drawn consideration, but again, too obscure for FJ.
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Looking up the respective clues for their names on J Archive, you appear to be correct. However, it's amusing to read that Lermontov is "too obscure", as his fame/popularity in Russia surpasses that of Gogol and at least equals that of Chekhov.Saturnalia wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 11:29 pmLermontov, had I known enough about him, would have drawn consideration, but again, too obscure for FJ.
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I didn't understand the clue that Mark and Marcia came from the same 70 sitcom. What was that in reference to?
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
This name! This name! This name! This '70s sitcom name came from the same source Mark didfloridagator wrote: ↑Fri May 25, 2018 7:46 pm I didn't understand the clue that Mark and Marcia came from the same 70 sitcom. What was that in reference to?
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
"This name! This name! This name! This '70s sitcom name came from the same source Mark did"floridagator wrote: ↑Fri May 25, 2018 7:46 pm I didn't understand the clue that Mark and Marcia came from the same 70 sitcom. What was that in reference to?
I don't think it was saying that the names come from the same sitcom (The Brady Bunch), it was saying that the sitcom name (Marcia) and Mark come from the same root.
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
What does this statement mean? Does the show keep score, and why?
Never mind - they gave back her losings, but didn't give her money for winnings. Duh.
"Nuit" is one of the first 20 words you learn in phrasebook French along with Bon Jour.
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Time to go back for a review class. It's 'bonjour' (one word).twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Fri May 25, 2018 11:22 pm "Nuit" is one of the first 20 words you learn in phrasebook French along with Bon Jour.
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Thanks for the data point. I learned long ago to speak English in Europe . And those French vowel sounds - Morbeedo can have them!alietr wrote: ↑Sat May 26, 2018 6:42 amTime to go back for a review class. It's 'bonjour' (one word).twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Fri May 25, 2018 11:22 pm "Nuit" is one of the first 20 words you learn in phrasebook French along with Bon Jour.
My first visit to Paris in the 70's I pointed at a subway map, and said "Oo ser troov le Metro" and we both repeated "le metro ?" in playback mode at least 3 times making the identical (to me) pronunciation just like a Pink Panther movie.
The Parisians worked hard back then to maintain a rude reputation, but only in the tourist areas. The French people were otherwise gracious and kind and appreciative of Yankees. I've observed that over the years that even the tourism workers have given up on the rudeness meme, at least in the low roller places I frequent.
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
This was the rerun for 6/23/20 and one of the clues comes off a little different now.
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
33 R/6 W
Coryat: $27,400 (My best since I started keeping track)
DDs: 3/3
FJ!:
Winnipeg and Black Sea seemed like negbait for Ontario and Caspian Sea.
Ran both Science and "End" Game; but "fireball" worth $2,000? Seriously?
Was clueless on FJ! and WAGed Tchaikovsky, misspelled as "Tchikovsky"
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Winnipeg and Black Sea seemed like negbait for Ontario and Caspian Sea.
Ran both Science and "End" Game; but "fireball" worth $2,000? Seriously?
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Oof, not really. Odessa is famously a Black Sea port; the Caspian Sea touches only Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran; and the J! writers never use "sea" unqualified to refer to the Caspian (if they use "sea," they put it in quotation marks or precede it with "so-called" or otherwise specify it's not truly a sea). Ontario is worse: it's a province, not a city, and therefore clearly not in the province of Manitoba.Philliesfan02 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:22 am Winnipeg and Black Sea seemed like negbait for Ontario and Caspian Sea.
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I still recognize that the Caspian also touches Ukraine.seaborgium wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:11 pmOof, not really. Odessa is famously a Black Sea port; the Caspian Sea touches only Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran; and the J! writers never use "sea" unqualified to refer to the Caspian (if they use "sea," they put it in quotation marks or precede it with "so-called" or otherwise specify it's not truly a sea). Ontario is worse: it's a province, not a city, and therefore clearly not in the province of Manitoba.Philliesfan02 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:22 am Winnipeg and Black Sea seemed like negbait for Ontario and Caspian Sea.
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Re: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Now that I reread the "Winnipeg" question, I feel
Still think that Black Sea was negbait for Caspian Sea, though, since I don't know anything about Odessa other than that it exists. And yes, I know that the Caspian "Sea" is actually a lake.
Still think that Black Sea was negbait for Caspian Sea, though, since I don't know anything about Odessa other than that it exists. And yes, I know that the Caspian "Sea" is actually a lake.