CRYPTOGRAMS
Saturday November 22
by Catspaws
...and across Fed space there was joy and celebration for the return of the best game in Fed, Cryptograms....
Catspaws opened one eye and glanced around the Observation Bar on Magellan, then sighed. It was just a dream....wasn't it? Did she dream that six players and one spectator joined her for the return of her favorite game? Did she simply dream that a new Cryptograms player gave the mighty Fancy a run for the crown in her first game. She shook her head again.
But just in case, she would write up the dream as she remembered it. Just in case...
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The observation bar on Magellan is a great bar. You get good food, you get a cocktail stick to play with and to poke people with, and you get a great view out the windows. It was the perfect place to celebrate the return of Cryptograms. Joining us were old players Fancy, Caesar and Redrum (who hasn't played in ages) as well as new players Jezz, Meteu and Meijerman. This group proved quite compatible and quite adept at the game.
The first puzzle, to my mind, was an easy one, although, surprisingly, it even stumped Fancy for a short while. He gave a wrong answer!!!!! Eventually, however, he solved the puzzle, followed by Jezz and Caesar. Meteu and Meijerman each solved two names on the list.
Player Names Containing the Letter "C"
OPXWGM
OCNEPA
ZTWAGMOI
OWDDXNGW
GWNOIWC
OBGCPV
The second puzzle proved a bit easier, and Fancy, Jezz, Caesar and Meijerman solved it, with Redrum solving 5/6 and Meteu 2/6. Fancy, Meijerman and Jezz solved the third puzzle, with Redrum and Caesar solving 4 and 3, respectively.
Commodity Names Containing the Letter "C" http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/commod.html
NTGCVWUC
CEFNKC
NAQVTAUUKTC
NUWGC
VAJFNHLQNSKTC
NKTKWUC
Comand Names Containing the Letter "C" http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/commands/index.html
YSZZBT
EKYWBT
YFBBTYE
YUTOE
JSKYW HUF
ZKGVBOQ YUOIITBG
I love to force players to do a DI SYSTEMS. Picking names out of that scroll is a hobby of mine, which I love to share with others. Fancy, Jezz, Redrum, Caesar and Meijerman all solved the list.
System Names Containing the Letter "C"
TXKTKACOM
CTDM
TXZTCFK
TROACJJ
ZTZTAM
TXIQJKSMIQA
Fancy, Jezz, Redrum, Caesar and Meijerman all solved the last puzzle, giving Fancy the lead over Jezz, and Caesar and Meijerman tying for third.
Food Names Containing the Letter "C"
LYSLDOB
SLO LWONG
MASBNLY
YCH LCLCN
LCCDSO
LNDO
We play Cryptograms each Saturday at 4.00pm eastern. If you want to practice, you can always solve puzzles found in the back issues of the Star. With enough practice, you just might be able to steal Fancy's crown!
Catspaws put away her pencil and paper and closed her eyes, going back to sleep.....
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