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#1 Flynapse

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Posted 04 October 2014 - 03:14 AM

It works like this. Two terms. You have to get from one to the other by any associative mind spark.

For instance, how do you get from Cadillac to Charlie Chaplin?

Cadillac => Caddyshack => Shaq => Shaquille O'Neal => Oona O'Neal => Charlie Chaplin

Use any generally accepted orthographic (Eg:- anagrams), phonetic (Eg:- rhymes, homonyms etc.), semantic, logical and factual associations. These must be well-known names, words and phrases. Phrases and sentences of your own construction cannot be used.

The two rules of the game are as follows:

  1. When using phonetic associations, if both happen to be multisyllabic, a minimum of two syllables of one must rhyme with the corresponding syllables of the other.
     
  2. ​Factual connections must be conceptually proximal distinctive associations. For instance,
    [ Roger Federer => Tennis ] isn't distinctive enough.

You score higher by using fewer associations and getting there quicker.

You can play the game over at flynapse.com

The current game is [ Tornado | Charlie Brown ].

My initial solution is:

Tornado => Hurricane => Rubin Carter => Jimmy Carter => Peanuts => Charlie Brown

Anyone have a better one?



#2 Bowsette

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Posted 04 October 2014 - 07:41 AM

 

The Pink Tornado ft. Charlie Brown

 

I'm doing it right, right?


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#3 Mister Sympa

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Posted 04 October 2014 - 09:19 AM

XIAO WINS


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#4 Flynapse

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Posted 04 October 2014 - 09:21 AM

Sure, why not? There just happened to be a close connection. But the way you'd associate would be like this,

 

Tornado => The Pink Tornado => Charlie Brown

 

You used only one association, and you were first which gives you 100 + 100 = 200 points.

 

Congratulations.

 

Alright, Game 2 is [ Routine | Levitation ]. Any ideas?



#5 The Robstar

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Posted 05 October 2014 - 12:30 AM

 

The Pink Tornado ft. Charlie Brown

 

I'm doing it right, right?

God that is such an epic win!!!!!!!


THE HELL YOU READING FOOL???





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