SIDES - Inaugural Game Thread
In this thread, we will play a new word game called Sides. It's somewhat similar to codenames, but cooperative and different.
Sign up with /in below if you want to play.
In this game, a target word will be randed as will a row of 7 cards that have letters on them (most 1 letter, some 2/3/4 letters).
2 people will be the guessers and everyone else will be able to give a clue.
The clue given must start with the letter on either the first or last card (the 'sides' of the row).
We discuss as a team who will give the clue with open discussion in the thread such as "I have a 7 letter word starting with a C"
Once there is some agreement on who gives the clue, that person will bold the clue they want to give in the thread.
The two guessers will then discuss in the thread and bold their guess. If it's correct, we move on to the next guessers and the next word. If wrong, then the clue givers post some info like "you are warm" or "you are about 30% there" etc to give directional info on how on track/off track their guess is.
Then they discuss and give another clue. But the person who bolded a clue cannot give another clue for the same word until everyone on the cluing side has clued a word (if we take that long to get the word), so one person can't hog the cluing.
Clues have to be one word, or an acronym, etc like in codenames; they can be hyphenated words
We can also give some info on how the clues relate to each other, or even say a clue is a 0 clue, so the opposite of what cluing for (e.g., clue 'colorful' as an opposite clue because the word is zebra)
I'll provide more details and examples in the thread in the morning, but this should be enough info for you to /in and join so we can play.
link to official rules:https://captain.games/wp-content/themes/...
If you all think there’s a right side chance at getting it in two, then go for it. I don’t think D9–>F5 is a guaranteed get, so I’m open to a surer thing. If everyone thinks we need to get to C to make it happen, then I’d lobby harder for left side, but again I’d prefer more people knew what D9 was at least.
I'm pretty sure I know what both words are now, but I'm not as confident as you guys are. I prefer the opposite r8 route, but I'm still fine with it.
That was an x-post. I'm quite sure there are no guaranteed 2-balls, but if we use the left side and miss, where do we go from there?
Think we just see where we're at then, it's not easy but I think they have a shot from left side especially if they deduce the F5
I'd be pretty shocked if they deduced the f5 from that clue, but whatever. Maybe I'm on the wrong level anyway.
I don’t know what R8 is, but I much prefer us just getting things moving. Not sure what will be posted from the UNKQ card before we get to R, but if everyone else feels fine, then someone should just go for it imo.
Am I good to fire?
I'm fine with firing whatever, but I still think R4/R7 is our best shot at getting home.
dashboard
dashboard of a car or dashboard in software
car dashboard: air bag, glove box, speakers, screen, odometer/speedometer/gas gauge/etc
also a/c vents, windshield, windshield wipers, rearview mirror, windows, etc
ok my current theory is it's windshield wipers so i'm gonna go through thread assuming that and see if it fits
Ok I have a D9 to get into the realm, I have no idea how we get this in 1
We can get into an inferior realm w k3/d5/n6 but ya. Think just D9 + U8 is the way to hopefully get there
k3/d5/n6 = kia/dodge/nissan to get car, which is inferior to dashboard
not sure yet; maybe lever
I think D9 is the best out of all that stuff. And then U8 is the other planet but combined maybe has a chance
u8 = umbrella
We're never ever ever getting this in 1. I think our best chance is to free up the R. We could do R4 or R7. I think we could do a K3 or N6 that could work in combination with one of the Rs and give us a shot at a 2.
r4 = rain
r7 = raining
f5 = flood or fluid
I don't know what that is, but you'd have to be pretty confident it gets there in 2 because we could be in big trouble if it doesn't.
Coming at this from a slightly different angle, we could go for a g5 or opposite r8 which doesn't hit the word directly, but may still get there.
not sure on this yet; it's slightly different angle so will have to think about it some more
windshield wipers are right over your dashboard
(ignoring the c talk since not one of the cards on/next to the sides)
a bit worried no r5 for RainX but not gonna go just based on that
i'm not gonna give it any more thought until Filthy is here
if you have other ideas, I'm open; if not, then I'm good with windshield wipers and adjust if wrong; but I think it's got a high chance at being right
dashboard confessional
ez game lol
I had a brutal day.. needed to take a xan and wine... and I still can't sleep. sorry i'll get into this tomorrow(Saturday)
I love the windshield wiper theory. even if it's wrong, it's pretty brilliant... I'm trying to think of other options still though
The Board:
DL | EF | P | EF | C | RG | UNKQ
The Clue:
dashboard
Other Possibles:
k3
d5
n6
u8
L5
r4
r7
f5
g5
opposites:
r8
turn signal
r8 is roadrage
f5 fight lol
fluid is way better for windshield wiper though
I can't think of anything better than windshield wiper
but we do seem to under utilize opposite clues. if windshield wipers is wrong, then maybe the cluers could try to think of some more opposite clues for us to work with
If it’s wrong we weren’t supposed to get this in one anyway and they’ll course correct us
