Online Puzzle Games. Pass it on…
January 22, 2009So I’m starting a thread across the blogosphere, you can pick it up here.
It’s a list of puzzle games online that don’t suck.
I’m going to start it with my personal favorite: Cluechaser and see how far it goes.
Copy and paste it to your blog but make sure to add a new site when you do.
Have Fun!
Not Lame Puzzle Sites:
I blame Canada
January 17, 2009
Nothing like promoting racial stereotypes
This is a bumper sticker I found for Francisco…
News
January 15, 2009www.cluechaser.com and has been spread through the internet via AIM, ICQ and emails. Efforts have been made to focus it to a human audience so for all the crawlers and robots out there, please disregard. Again, this isn’t spam in the sense that we’re selling something but more of an attempt to distribute information we feel the group as a whole and any potential audience they may have would be interested in.
- Budding Philanthropist
Disclaimer: This is an unofficial update about the site
Update:
From Cowpattybill’s site:
“My 9 year old son Tyler was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes three years ago. One thing he enjoys doing is going to a summer camp that is just for kids with diabetes. While he is there he is surrounded by other kids who understand how he feels and struggle with the same things he does.
The camp is called Bearskin Meadow Camp. It is run by the Diabetic Youth Foundation (www.dyf.org) and it is truly amazing. They don’t turn away any child regardless of their ability to pay. For awhile these kids are able to almost forget that they have diabetes and that they’re “different”. As a parent I can take a break from diabetes management because I know he is safe and surrounded by trained professionals.
To be able to do these camps they rely on donations and fundraising. Their biggest fundraising event of the year is the Families in the Forest walk. It’s about a mile and half. My son is going to do the walk this year. He has set up a donation page. If you would like to sponsor him and make a donation you can do so below.
His goal is to raise $2500 not for himself but so that DYF can pay for other children whose families can’t financially afford to send them.
On behalf of Tyler I thank you for your support.”
A picture of Tyler that Francisco Bernardino swiped from Cowpattybill’s Facebook page
As the author of this week’s update, I thought Tyler’s cause was worthwhile enough to disseminate it across member sites. He’s a nine year old boy who actually cares about others. As adults we have an opportunity to show Tyler and his friends and the other kids at the camp that it is good and worthwhile to be good. It doesn’t seem right to crush anyone’s hopes and dreams let alone a decent kid who by all accounts is thriving despite having to face Diabetes every day for the rest of his life. You are not obligated to donate but the least you can do is spread the word over the vast and wonderful internet in the hopes that someone has a couple bucks ready for a good cause. Thank you to anyone who has decided to post the update and thank you to anyone reading it. This is all for now but I think we can all agree, it’s more than enough.
Here’s the fundraising widget (to not allow any funny business, direct all donations to either the cluechaser site, cowpattybill or the fundraising widget- YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE ANYONE’S MONEY):
To post, just cut and paste from your email/other to your blog/social network site. If you have any problems or questions you can contact me at my blog (cluechaser.blogonize.com) or email (cluechaserfan@live.com)
Happy ClueChasing!
-Monica Hardaway
Figured it out and itfeltgood (*spoilers*)
January 11, 2009Francisco had an early lead by noting the odd numbering.
We were working on Sample Puzzle 5 and I got the wild hair to try and take the letter/symbol from the clues based on the numbers. I had to try it a couple different times because I got it wrong a few times and then I wasn’t counting spaces or symbols.
I finally hit upon ASCII and put things together from there.
The next one looks awesome but I don’t have much for ideas yet…
Ancient Puzzles
January 11, 2009The next sign to Cancer;
Pat rat without a tail;
And now, for your answer.
Sample Puzzle 5
January 8, 2009I’m a little one-track minded these days but it’s fun.
I solved sample puzzle 4 but only with a lot of help from Francisco and Monica. I’d never looked at a page source before and would have been stuck there indefinitely. I was suspicious but happy to be confirmed when they pointed out how the black line follows the question which gives the answer.
Phew! Talk about convoluted. I think that’s what you need anymore for puzzles as people know a lot of the classics and tear apart new ones just as fast.
I’m on sample puzzle 5 right now with Francisco and Monica said she didn’t have the time right now but would catch up when she could.
I’ve decided to include the puzzles on their own pages. I’ll leave the images I already have in my blog but if you want to see the individual puzzles you can go to the links on the side (or at the bottom of the main page depending on where you are). I’ve included the original links in case you want to see if you’ve got it figured out.
I’ve got the crossword solved but am not really sure where to go from here…
-TheDon
The Bernardino Triumphs
January 7, 2009Francisco beat the challenge of Sample Puzzle #3 although he generously thanked Monica and I. I guess in the end it was quite the group effort.
Which we’ll probably need for the next one:
What the heck?
But it will have to wait for tomorrow…
-Don
