word up gossip

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 9:33 am

BigEd wrote:
unknownpseudonym wrote:the new word up recognises over 10million words (none of which is VEXILLOLOGY) and there are a couple of QwithoutU words. Mercifully QAT is not there.
How do you know that?

you'd be astonished by how much i know, btw QWERTY is okay now as is MOUE.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:37 pm

take your pick:

a. i have attempted to play the words mentioned on the new version and have been allowed them or had them rejected, hence i can know their validity or otherwise.

b. i had a role in developing the new word list.

c. i waved a magic wand and backhacked.

d. none of the above.

if you pressed b or c, you are wrong. game over. you lose.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 1:16 pm

I doubt the game has 10 mill words - the international scrabble word list has less than 200,000, and there are still plenty of scrabble words WU doesn't take.

The old game had a 'Collins Gem and a bit' word bank (about 50,000 words, I reckon), as far as I could tell.

Demmerz · Post by **Demmerz** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 2:24 pm

If option A is correct, option D should be incorrect. That's a fantastic example of an itBox spoiler!

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 3:10 pm

perhaps my arithmetic/guesswork was slightly out (maybe even by 2 d.p.) let's put it down to a rush of blood. seems i may need to get rid of my "maths gremlin".

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 3:13 pm

don't be scared kids; it's just a man in a gremlin costume

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:31 pm

The Vaginal Bob and the Bobsketeers almost got a world record 1950 on Saturday, but ran out of time on the last word (MOA... which was a word under the new version).

Demmerz · Post by **Demmerz** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:49 pm

don't be scared kids; it's just a man in a gremlin costume

How far away is he?

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 4:44 pm

NEWS

The Vaginal Bob website (press www below) now has a Word Wall board as well. 4500 or above required. Please post scores (or pm to me).

Also, got Psychotically on the old version of WU but wasn't accepted. Bugger.

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:22 pm

Got Rattlesnake (220) today, and Crucifixions (48) on the old version of WU, which were pleasing words even if not quite as high scoring as I would have liked.

tka · Post by **tka** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:14 pm

JEW is not allowed any more. I assume WOG has gone too.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:48 am

not sure about the new prize structure.
i've cleared a few times lately, nothing spectacular; 1800 at mad bishop&bear, paddington, 1872 lord moon of the mall, traf square and each time it gave a £4 prize but for the next game £1 is at 1850-odd. and you'd have to be a mug or a genius to be confident of getting that every time. (and that goes for the rest of the punters whose worduppery is sluggish in comparison to fc whingers' heroic efforts)
so in effect you can kill a machine for weeks with a single clearance, i don't think any of us need £4 so badly that we want the game to be unplayable. maybe it will all come out in the wash (?)

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:17 am

So now it behaves more or less like the other games in terms of prize structure.
BTW please submit all 1700+ scores to me for the national board.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 6:36 pm

WU Individual/Overall World Record beaten today (a day after finding our old best pipped by Dave & Jon):

1952pts Edwards, Chelmsford

Lots of high-point tiles and a fluky take of KOPS at the end for a £4 jackpot.

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:32 am

Today's Vajinal Bob outing to Oxford featured the Bubkaesque triple breaking of the Word Up world record (which was 1952 at the start of the day):

The Cock and Camel - 1954
Antiquity Hall - 2015
Turl Bar - 2070

Pictures to follow on the VB website on Monday.