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[Astro]

Well from my time calculations on this afternoons puzzle, it was solved within 6-7 minutes flat, no more than that.  Is that even humanly possible?!   

[flamanar]

I really don't know how some people do it.  Speaking for myself, I can look at a group of letters and very quickly see the answer.  I guess it's like people who are excellent at games like "Wheel of Fortune".  They are just good at quickly processing information.    I usually can complete the wordmix in around 10 minutes or just shy of that.  Not sure how people get it in less time than that...unless they're just better at it.  I doubt they're using a solver, because that just adds time onto the completion of the puzzle.  I have a couple theories on how it can be done faster...but I don't want to corrupt anyone here...or anyone elsewhere for that matter.

That blast Pix:  are you sure that didn't include the morning game as well?  There's 3 puzzles a day:  morning, noonish and night.  I think the blast only comes up at the night puzzle...but I don't do morning puzzles, so I don't know.  Just wondering if the night blasts include the morning and noonish puzzle results (combined) or just the noonish puzzle results.

I do know that a win with the wheel is VERY rare.  I've read of people running a fair amount of clones through the wheel...with no success.  Sounds like it's easier to win a step or window wall in the mazes.  LOL

Todays noonish puzzle started at 12:30pm EST, btw...which is around where they have been before.  Just an FYI.  Not sure if they just always run late or if that is the time they expect to run that puzzle.  

There was an uber-bug in the noonish puzzle that slowed Flamanette up quite alot.  There was one answer that had no clue.  Worse, the box had no number for a clue, and clicking on it wouldn't allow you to type from left to right (it was an 'across' word).  Blech.

I did notice the first 30 places today filling up very fast...as opposed to the 'test' period.

Flamanar...at least we can look at the pretty wheel now...

[wdwdreamin]

I don't know why, since I'm not usually all that great at word scrambles, but I found the Noonish puzzle very easy today.  I zipped right through it using nothing but my good ole brain.  I didn't time myself, but I got 4th place, which is the highest for me so far.

[PrincessWendyBird]

Actually, more than one person can get the WIN. Last night, before the evening puzzle, a blast said that 5 other people had won the lamp. So, 6 lamps were won at the noonish time puzzle. Which means many can be won per puzzle time.

Yes, first to finish gets the "lamp", while 5 spun the wheel and hit "win".  At least that's how I understand it.

If you were responding to my post, I am not after a win, I just thought I had had a pretty good "completion time", yet I only got 24th position.  I know I am old and slowing down, but geez! 

I'm right with you on the regular crossword puzzles duck.he! I was racing like crazy doing last nights and didn't even make the top list.  Of course, I am the type of crossword puzzle gal in real life who will put it down and come back to it later. Still, I was getting a complex watching people finish so fast. Thank goodness for the wheel! 

[funfly]

Actually, more than one person can get the WIN. Last night, before the evening puzzle, a blast said that 5 other people had won the lamp. So, 6 lamps were won at the noonish time puzzle. Which means many can be won per puzzle time.

Yes, first to finish gets the "lamp", while 5 spun the wheel and hit "win".  At least that's how I understand it.

If you were responding to my post, I am not after a win, I just thought I had had a pretty good "completion time", yet I only got 24th position.  I know I am old and slowing down, but geez! 

I'm right with you on the regular crossword puzzles duck.he! I was racing like crazy doing last nights and didn't even make the top list.  Of course, I am the type of crossword puzzle gal in real life who will put it down and come back to it later. Still, I was getting a complex watching people finish so fast. Thank goodness for the wheel! 

Please watch the spinning wheel.....you are getting sleepy, when you awake from the spinning wheel you will NOT feel old.....

[littlebelle]

Actually I am really bad at scrambled words. My brain does not work that way. So if I can figure this puzzle out anyone can rofl. But I do like that fact that anyone has a chance at a lamp now. Congrats to my riend gold who won a lamp on the wheel

[funfly]

Woot! Congrats Gold!

 

[flamanar]

Congrats Golden!   

Flamanette won on the wheel a little while ago as well!  Flame has SUCH bad luck with spinning wheels

Flamanar...-spins-...

[sunday_monkey]

Okay...you know you've done too many crossword puzzles when you think you're seeing secret messages in them from VFK.

...bacon removes all scars...foreign teas are mere tales...roasted spiders rome asia...  What is VFK trying to tell us?

Or maybe I've just watched National Treasure too many times?

~Sunday Monkey (still lampless & going cross eyed (and maybe a little crazy?) from crossword puzzles.)

[funfly]

Congrats .It!

-gets in line behind Flame in bad spins-

Okay...you know you've done too many crossword puzzles when you think you're seeing secret messages in them from VFK.

...bacon removes all scars...foreign teas are mere tales...roasted spiders rome asia...  What is VFK trying to tell us?

Or maybe I've just watched National Treasure too many times?

~Sunday Monkey (still lampless & going cross eyed (and maybe a little crazy?) from crossword puzzles.)

Oh! Grocery list: bacon, teas, roast, uhhh pass on the roasted spiders - let's just go with bacon and teas.

Just saw National Treasure few nights back - but I too thought I saw some 'hidden messages' in those crosswords...

[flamanar]

Okay...you know you've done too many crossword puzzles when you think you're seeing secret messages in them from VFK.

...bacon removes all scars...foreign teas are mere tales...roasted spiders rome asia...  What is VFK trying to tell us?

Or maybe I've just watched National Treasure too many times?

~Sunday Monkey (still lampless & going cross eyed (and maybe a little crazy?) from crossword puzzles.)

Hmmm.....subliminal messages?    You could be onto something there...

Last crossword I saw the following:  SOON DEPENDS ON PERSPECTIVE...had some trouble with the last word... 

Flamanar...PBS = Puzzled Brain Syndrome... 

[sunday_monkey]

Last crossword I saw the following:  SOON DEPENDS ON PERSPECTIVE...had some trouble with the last word... 

Ahhhh - good one Flame!   

 

[Purpleduck]

This morning's crossword I almost missed the list, coming in at #28

But hmm, I think I like that some are at work, and others at school for the 12:30 crossword.  Duck was able to come in 19th on the finish list! 


(Don't mind me, it's those simple little things I like!  )

[flamanar]

Congrats Duck.i! 

The night puzzles seem to be much harder now.  A few of the clues they've used recently have been fairly unrelated to what the answer is.  Wish they'd make the answers match the questions again.  I seriously believe that around 90% of all VFK players aren't able to complete the night puzzles....unless someone else posts the answers and they copy them.

Flamanar

[funfly]

Congrats Duck.i! 

The night puzzles seem to be much harder now.  A few of the clues they've used recently have been fairly unrelated to what the answer is.  Wish they'd make the answers match the questions again.  I seriously believe that around 90% of all VFK players aren't able to complete the night puzzles....unless someone else posts the answers and they copy them.

Flamanar

I tried myself first...really I did.  Then I had to find the spoilers 

[sunday_monkey]

Hooray!  I finally made it into the top 30! LOL, ya, I'm normally *really* slow at doing them. 

Congrats Flame on getting done first tonight!   

[funfly]

Congrats Flame!