Tuesday 6 June 2017

NG 937

New game 937 is now available.

2 comments:

Mike Backhouse said...

LOAFERS
SHEIK
6*50+3-1=302
CRIED
FATTEN
9*(6+6)*9=972 (1 off-used your divide by the largest number method, Geoff)
TINGED
3*100+50+25=375 (1 off)
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Geoff Bailey said...

Nice work on round 6, Mike -- it's an important technique, and led you to the best answer.

1. ARSENAL (also LOANERS; best: FARNESOL)
2. OBEAHS (also BOHEAS and HAKEAS -- all fairly obscure! Rightly rejected BEAKISH)
3. 302 = 6*50 + 1 + 1
4. [invalid -- UPCURLED] (let down by the Macquarie; had PRICED otherwise. Best is PURLIEU)
5. ANTHEM (best: TOMENTA)
6. 972 = 9*9*(6 + 6) [1 off]
7. ENTICED (and GENETIC after time)
8. 374 = 9*50 - 100 + 25 - (4 - 3)
9. ASHAMEDLY (2.8s)

Round 6 is unsolvable, so one off is the best to be done there.