[CaptainEd]

(I've tried "search" and I've looked over the various forums, and I can't find examples of this. I'm sorry if I've duplicated a post.)

I like BUTTER but I don't like GOATS

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For people who haven't played this game, here's how it works in general:

First, the OP makes a statement of the form "I like xxxx but I don't like yyyy".

Then, players ask questions.

You can ask, "Do you like zzz?"

--the OP will answer "Yes, I like zzz" or "No, I don't like zzz"

--if the OP wants to show off his/her erudition and/or quick thinking, he/she will answer as much as possible with something like "Yes, I like zzz, but I don't like www" or "No, I don't like zzz, but I DO like www"

If a player wants to show off how well they understand the OP's rule, their query might take the form,

"I bet you like qqq" or

"I bet you don't like qqq"

The OP will answer as before.

If a player wants to guess THE RULE, he/she should put it in a spoiler. If it's wrong, the OP will expose the guess, along with a counterexample. If it's right, the OP will congratulate the player, and announce that the rule is now known. (Might leave the game in play, I suppose. How do you folks do this in MasterWord?

I see that in Masterword, the OP's responses contain all past queries and answers. That seems very humane. That should probably be done here, too.

[Gmaster479]

Uggh, I am so lost now! I thought I was sort of close but now...Uggh

Do you like GEICO?

Edited May 13, 2009 by Gmaster479

[akaslickster]

Uggh, I am so lost now! I thought I was sort of close but now...Uggh

Do you like GEICO?

I like cabs not rides

I like peace not war

I like garfield not tweety

I like images not mirrors

I like cages not monkeys

I like ceiling-fans not blowers (allowing ceiling only)

I like decals not plates

I like cabbies not poolers

I like peaches not pears

I like alcatraz not gaol

I like cough not cold

I like gale not sough

I like daytime not night

I like bough not stump

I like arrivederci' not ciao

I like cage not cell

I like gate not door

I like hockey not golf

I like havoc not panic

I like eating not starving

I like cake not icing

I like gigantic not big

I like bicep not muscle

I like freedom not jail

I like geico not lizard

Edited May 13, 2009 by akaslickster

[Gmaster479]

Uggh. Okay akaslickster i really need to know this. Can you give a really big hint or something?

[akaslickster]

Uggh. Okay akaslickster i really need to know this. Can you give a really big hint or something?

Okay, and for those who do not want help." Keep out of this spoiler!!!"

Notice that in the words I dislike, the letters seem later in the alphabet, and in the likeable 3 or more of these, are not.

Edited May 20, 2009 by akaslickster

[Guest]

So you like brains but not organs?

And you like quiche but not pie?

Do you like jumping?

[akaslickster]

I like cabs not rides

I like peace not war

I like garfield not tweety

I like images not mirrors

I like cages not monkeys

I like ceiling-fans not blowers (allowing ceiling only)

I like decals not plates

I like cabbies not poolers

I like peaches not pears

I like alcatraz not gaol

I like cough not cold

I like gale not sough

I like daytime not night

I like bough not stump

I like arrivederci' not ciao

I like cage not cell

I like gate not door

I like hockey not golf

I like havoc not panic

I like eating not starving

I like cake not icing

I like gigantic not big

I like bicep not muscle

I like freedom not jail

I like geico not lizard

I like heads not brains

I like grinders not organs

I like qui'che not omelet

I like cherry not pie

I like treading not jumping

Supposedly, this is tougher than I anticipated so, giver uppers may peek in the spoiler, 2 posts above.

[Guest]

Dang, I really thought I figured it out. I even read the spoiler.

[akaslickster]

Dang, I really thought I figured it out. I even read the spoiler.

This rule is

BTW, I'm from Chgo.

No more hints guys. I practically told the rule in the spoilers.

quantity and group.

Edited May 20, 2009 by akaslickster