word up gossip

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:59 pm

unknownpseudonym wrote:INVISIBILITIES 504 at the 3 crowns on jermyn street.

Very nice work. I got IRRATIONALITY and RECOLLECTIONS in Debden today, as well as an EMBEZZLEMENTS on a new second machine at Liverpool St Spoons (which had been pre-owned by a 'TP' with 1650ish and 9 other scores before I dumped a 1954 at the top of the board).

tka · Post by **tka** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:35 pm

I know it's not great compared to some of you but I was pleased with this...

http://www.inaneasylum.org/users/geofft ... o.php?id=4

My second ever go at The Puzzle in Acton.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:27 pm

Superb word - I haven't heard of anyone else getting that one.

tka · Post by **tka** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:32 pm

Thanks Bob. I ended up with a couple of quid on WU 750=£1 so not exactly hard. But I made £15 overall

Drpepper · Post by **Drpepper** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:35 pm

£15 profit is an achievement if you ask me

...

Even though i was playing machines that were gagging for it, once you get to the £5-£8 up mark the machines just die.

Bullseye offering 701 for example, with the bullseye being 25 all the time.

And some of the other games are just a joke, allthough i did find the old version of bullseye

... paid for many a drink.

tka · Post by **tka** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:46 pm

There are a few tricks on Space Quest and new Battleships which are worth knowing.
But not in the WU thread.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:17 am

hugely unsatisfying clearance word: RET (just looked it up and it means to soak flax/spoil hay with moisture) conversely PAR + ROT = PARROT was satisfying.

angie · Post by **angie** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:48 am

Just putting in another post to make sure my membership doesn't get deleted in the latest cleanup - though not much to say as ANGIE ANDY has disbanded and I've yet to find a new protege in Glasgow

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:04 am

I've been known to play a few WU machines round Glasgow.

However, I'm not sure if my WU prowess would stand up well to scrutiny. I'm still not even close to surpassing the 2,000 point mark. The difference in dictionaries has really come back to bite me on the arse.

Managed to find a "FATBOX" machine in a pub beside Buchanan St Underground the other day. 300 points for £1. Yet again, screen calibration was up the left... quite literally. Still managed to win £4, though I was lucky to even get that.[/quote]

foxy · Post by **foxy** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:34 am

I can certainly lead you to the machines Angie- just wont be much use when we get there!!(erm, at word up that is).

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:40 am

WORD UP WORLD TITLE CHALLENGE BELT SINGLES FINAL III

The most exciting one-on-one battle so far in Word Up. Here's what happened between Unknown Pseudonym and Vajinal Bob:

player that went first mentioned first

Game 1: VB: 1335 UP: 1707 1-0 to UP

Prefight kidology from UP led me to believe that his clearing skills were rusty. Nick-of-time endgaming told otherwise.

2: UP: 1213 VB: 1337 1-1

Steady wordfinding (as ever

) from me levelled things, but my pre-clear prep was looking shoddy.

3: VB: 1440 UP: 1605 2-1 to UP

4: UP: 1868 VB: 1105 (theoretically unclearable grid) 3-1 to UP

Top score of the tie from UP. Terrible grid for me added insult to injury.

5: UP: 1221 VB: 1401 3-2 to UP

Somehow managing not to brick it completely.

6: VB: 1792 UP: 1114 3-3

A beautiful RAPSCALLIONS from UP buggered his pre-clearing and thankfully stuffed any chance of beating my score.

7: VB: 1661 UP: 1623 4-3 to VB

Concentrated on clearing, as did UP. VB retains the title.

Clears: VB: 2 UP: 4

Ave. scores (not including bonuses): VB: 1296 UP: 1193

This was a nail-biting match, with both players performing very well under tremendous pressure. Could have gone either way - well done to UP for some awesome word-finding and superb clearance play.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:54 am

appropriately the WU title fight was contested yards from where ruffians used to have bare knuckle championships. a strong start from myself but erratic thereafter. Bob's composure held to record a (begrudgingly) deserved defence. we have each played better but the standard was pretty high over 14 games; bedazzled onlookers watched agape as we traded clearances.

a joint effort of 2004 and various 18+s afterwards render st james's in London a blitzed hinterland.
i'm off to lick my wounds.

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:12 am

That's class!

Either of you considered turning pro?

I hope the honourable Bob will give UP a rematch!

Matt

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:24 am

Mattb wrote: I hope the honourable Bob will give UP a rematch!

Of course - however, I think, for the sake of variety, there should be two further rules regarding title fights:

1) there must be an interval of at least a week between one fight and the next (to prevent series of matches being played in a row leading to devaluation).

2) the same match-up can not be played twice in a row (so someone else will have to lose to me (

) before UP can challenge again).

These rules are added to the others regarding title fights:

3) all challenges must be accepted by the champion

4) the champion is strongly advised to accede to a request to play from a challenger on the champion's home turf, should it be received. Otherwise, the champion should be prepared to travel to defend his crown.

5) it is the champion's duty to bear him or herself with the decency, decorum and unashamed stratospheric self-regard that befits the WORLD'S BEST AT WORD UP.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:16 am

Herculean effort, well done chaps.

All I can say is, you're lucky I don't live in London.