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    From Daryl Stout@618:250/33 to Mike Powell on Sat Nov 22 15:14:29 2025
    Mike,

    Pinball was something I was never very good at, but I did
    sometimes enjoy watching others (who were good at it) play.

    I've got an app on my Android phone, but have been playing
    Pyramid Solitaire more often.

    Daryl

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  • From August Abolins@618:400/23.10 to Daryl Stout on Fri Dec 12 08:48:00 2025
    Hello Daryl!

    ** On Thursday 04.12.25 - 23:08, Daryl Stout wrote to Jimmy Anderson:

    [...] I need to find more time to play it, but
    I've been playing Pyramid Solitaire like crazy, to keep my brain
    sharp.

    Having a sharp mind is dangerous - one wrong thought and
    suddenly you've sliced open a whole existential crisis.

    Be careful with that razor-sharp mind. You could be a safety
    hazard.

    --
    ../|ug

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  • From Daryl Stout@618:250/33 to August Abolins on Fri Dec 12 12:14:02 2025
    August,

    Be careful with that razor-sharp mind. You could be a safety
    hazard.

    I'd like to be cutting off some weight...but I'm building up
    insulation for the cold winter. I feel like a polar bear getting
    ready for hibernation. <G>

    However, the sharp mind has helped with pun humor.

    Daryl

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  • From August Abolins@618:400/23.10 to Rob Mccart on Sun Dec 14 09:47:00 2025
    Hello Rob Mccart!

    ** On Sunday 14.12.25 - 07:55, Rob Mccart wrote to DARYL STOUT:

    I've been playing Pyramid Solitaire like crazy, to keep my brain
    sharp.

    I play a few games before shutting my computer down for the night
    and one of them is a Solitaire game, a 2 deck version of Golf ...

    I might tackle the NYT Wordle, occasionally.


    --
    ../|ug

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  • From Rob Mccart@618:250/1 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Tue Dec 16 08:08:50 2025
    I play a few games before shutting my computer down for the night
    and one of them is a Solitaire game, a 2 deck version of Golf ...

    I might tackle the NYT Wordle, occasionally.

    I'd heard of that but not tried it. I thought it would be something
    like a Jumble game but I just had a look at it online.

    I lost on my first/only try though.. B(

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  • From August Abolins@618:400/23.10 to Rob Mccart on Wed Dec 17 08:39:00 2025
    Hello Rob!

    ** On Tuesday 16.12.25 - 08:08, you wrote:

    I might tackle the NYT Wordle, occasionally.

    I'd heard of that but not tried it. I thought it would be something
    like a Jumble game but I just had a look at it online.


    There is even a fine bbs version of it.
    See https://bbswordle.com/

    It's an independent game (not a duplication of the real NYT
    version) ..although, I've heard (and maybe even tried) one bbs
    that does the real one over telnet on their system.


    I lost on my first/only try though.. B(

    There is a pseudo-strategy to it. Think "wheel of fortune"
    strategy - RSTLN for first pick consonants, and start with a
    couple of vowels.

    --
    ../|ug

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  • From Sean Dennis@618:618/1 to August Abolins on Wed Dec 17 19:14:04 2025
    Hello August,

    17 Dec 25 08:39, you wrote to Rob Mccart:

    There is a pseudo-strategy to it. Think "wheel of fortune"
    strategy - RSTLN for first pick consonants, and start with a
    couple of vowels.

    There's this also: https://word.tips/wordle/

    I use the RSTLN idea when I play "Flip The Bits".

    -- Sean

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  • From Rob Mccart@618:250/1 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Fri Dec 19 08:11:14 2025
    I might tackle the NYT Wordle, occasionally.

    I'd heard of that but not tried it.
    I lost on my first/only try though.. B(

    There is a pseudo-strategy to it. Think "wheel of fortune"
    >strategy - RSTLN for first pick consonants, and start with a
    >couple of vowels.

    Yes, I realized in that first game that there would be a method,
    using specific words to narrow down the needed letters faster
    than just randomly picking out words. On that first try I did
    try to use some common sense, and I had 4 of the 5 letters
    needed, but I didn't hit the correct word in the end.

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    * SLMR Rob * I know everything. I just can't remember it all at once
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  • From Sean Dennis@618:618/1 to Rob Mccart on Fri Dec 19 09:23:37 2025
    Rob Mccart wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS:

    Yes, I realized in that first game that there would be a method,
    using specific words to narrow down the needed letters faster
    than just randomly picking out words. On that first try I did
    try to use some common sense, and I had 4 of the 5 letters
    needed, but I didn't hit the correct word in the end.

    Once you figure out a method, it's a lot more fun.

    -- Sean



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