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1ThrillerFan
I am starting up a new book game.
Once upon a time, Vanna White called it quits. Nobody could buy vowels any more. This has lead to a major vowel shortage. Therefore, we need to be economical with our vowels.
Here's the rules of the game:
1. All entries must be the title of a fictional book.
2. Take the latest valid entry on the post. Determine which vowel was used the most frequently in that previous post.
3. If there is a tie in which vowel was used the most frequently, take the vowel whose first occurrance comes earliest in the entry title.
(For example, if the last entry was "Black Order" by James Rollins, since A, O, and E equally occur once, in that order, and no vowel occurs more than once, you take the A because the A comes first in the title).
4. For the sake of this game, a "Y" is always a consonant, even if it makes the sound of a vowel (like in the word "spy").
5. All entries must contain at least 1 vowel.
6. The vowel that you came up with in steps 2 and/or 3 is the vowel you are forbidden from using in the next entry. Note that you are only forbidden from using it in the title. The Author's name may contain the forbidden vowel.
I will submit the first entry. Note that this would be a valid entry if my forbidden vowel was A.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Since there are more E's than any other vowel, the next person to post is forbidden from using any E's.
You will also notice that no 2 consectutive entries will have the same forbidden vowel.
Once upon a time, Vanna White called it quits. Nobody could buy vowels any more. This has lead to a major vowel shortage. Therefore, we need to be economical with our vowels.
Here's the rules of the game:
1. All entries must be the title of a fictional book.
2. Take the latest valid entry on the post. Determine which vowel was used the most frequently in that previous post.
3. If there is a tie in which vowel was used the most frequently, take the vowel whose first occurrance comes earliest in the entry title.
(For example, if the last entry was "Black Order" by James Rollins, since A, O, and E equally occur once, in that order, and no vowel occurs more than once, you take the A because the A comes first in the title).
4. For the sake of this game, a "Y" is always a consonant, even if it makes the sound of a vowel (like in the word "spy").
5. All entries must contain at least 1 vowel.
6. The vowel that you came up with in steps 2 and/or 3 is the vowel you are forbidden from using in the next entry. Note that you are only forbidden from using it in the title. The Author's name may contain the forbidden vowel.
I will submit the first entry. Note that this would be a valid entry if my forbidden vowel was A.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Since there are more E's than any other vowel, the next person to post is forbidden from using any E's.
You will also notice that no 2 consectutive entries will have the same forbidden vowel.
2jennieg
City of Light by Lauren Belfer Easy to figure out what vowel is out for the next play.
6ThrillerFan
Cry For The Stangers by John Saul
E forbidden next entry
For message 4, E is the forbidden vowel as there are 2 E's, only 1 U, but yet, message 5 had no "E" either.
How Ironic!
E forbidden next entry
For message 4, E is the forbidden vowel as there are 2 E's, only 1 U, but yet, message 5 had no "E" either.
How Ironic!
8RRHowell
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
I forbidden next entry, not that anyone would have any difficulty figuring that one out.
Don't know why the touchstones are not working.
I forbidden next entry, not that anyone would have any difficulty figuring that one out.
Don't know why the touchstones are not working.
10ThrillerFan
Slight correction to message 9, E is the forbidden vowel (2 each of e, a, and o, the e in "Curse" comes first).
A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton
Read it in my highschool days in the early 90s.
I is forbidden next.
A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton
Read it in my highschool days in the early 90s.
I is forbidden next.
37ThrillerFan
The Shining by Stephen King
I
(How appropriate is it that "The Yellow Room" is followed by "Red rum, Red rum"?)
I
(How appropriate is it that "The Yellow Room" is followed by "Red rum, Red rum"?)
53jacqueline065
oops!!! I wasn't paying attention. Please refer back to #51
58ThrillerFan
Correction to #57. 3 A's, 4 I's (In, The, A, Is, etc. count towards vowel count).
Therefore, with the I being the forbidden letter:
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
E forbidden.
Therefore, with the I being the forbidden letter:
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
E forbidden.
66jacqueline065
I Am A Star by Inge Auerbacher
A
74ThrillerFan
#73 is a repeat entry of #71, and #72 indicated wrong letter (should be O)
Therefore, going based on 72 with "O" prohibited:
MacBeth by William Shakespeare
Read it all the way back in 12th grade, and I sure don't miss it.
A prohibited.
Therefore, going based on 72 with "O" prohibited:
MacBeth by William Shakespeare
Read it all the way back in 12th grade, and I sure don't miss it.
A prohibited.
81rolandperkins
The Fall by Albert Camus
82rolandperkins
Question: ". . .you take the A (of Black Order)
because it comes first in the title"
-- would this be the same, even if the title
were THE Black Order, or A Black Order? -- ignore any articles?
because it comes first in the title"
-- would this be the same, even if the title
were THE Black Order, or A Black Order? -- ignore any articles?
83ThrillerFan
#82
Articles Count.
I used the example because it's the book I was reading at the time (and still am, haven't had much time lately).
As mentioned in message 58, all words count, including "the", "a". Had the book been called "The Black Order", then "E" would be the forbidden letter because of frequency.
The only time you take the vowel that comes first is when there is a tie, and it's first amongst those that tied.
For example, if you submitted Firestarter, it would be "E" that's prohibited next because there are more E's than any other letter, regardless of the fact that "I" is the first vowel in the title.
However, since I can't think of a specific example to illustrate the point, let's say, hypothetically, that there is a book called "The Root Canal", here, the "E" counts, but you have only 1 E, 2 O's, and 2 A's. Therefore, you take the one that occurs first ONLY AMONGST those that tied for the most, so in this case, the E is ignored because there is only 1 E, and amongst the O and A, the first O came first, so O becomes the forbidden vowel.
However, The Firm by Grisham would lead to E being prohibited, NOT I. "The" counts.
Also, only the title, NOT the sub-title, counts.
Something like "blah blah blah, A Novel", the "A Novel" isn't part of the actual title, it's a subtitle, and so that part doesn't count.
Hope this clarifies.
Articles Count.
I used the example because it's the book I was reading at the time (and still am, haven't had much time lately).
As mentioned in message 58, all words count, including "the", "a". Had the book been called "The Black Order", then "E" would be the forbidden letter because of frequency.
The only time you take the vowel that comes first is when there is a tie, and it's first amongst those that tied.
For example, if you submitted Firestarter, it would be "E" that's prohibited next because there are more E's than any other letter, regardless of the fact that "I" is the first vowel in the title.
However, since I can't think of a specific example to illustrate the point, let's say, hypothetically, that there is a book called "The Root Canal", here, the "E" counts, but you have only 1 E, 2 O's, and 2 A's. Therefore, you take the one that occurs first ONLY AMONGST those that tied for the most, so in this case, the E is ignored because there is only 1 E, and amongst the O and A, the first O came first, so O becomes the forbidden vowel.
However, The Firm by Grisham would lead to E being prohibited, NOT I. "The" counts.
Also, only the title, NOT the sub-title, counts.
Something like "blah blah blah, A Novel", the "A Novel" isn't part of the actual title, it's a subtitle, and so that part doesn't count.
Hope this clarifies.
84rolandperkins
On #83
Banish the subtitle if you will (although itʻs just recently been admitted in the new rules of another thread). But I canʻt believe that E is the prohibited letter of The Firm. "I" is.
Banish the subtitle if you will (although itʻs just recently been admitted in the new rules of another thread). But I canʻt believe that E is the prohibited letter of The Firm. "I" is.
85ThrillerFan
No, E is. Articles count. E occurs once, I occurs once, the E comes first.
87rolandperkins
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
A prohibited.
(Glad subtitle is prohibited this time, because in this one it has an I.)
A prohibited.
(Glad subtitle is prohibited this time, because in this one it has an I.)
92rolandperkins
I was Dancing by Edwin OʻConnor
I
I
102rolandperkins
The Diggerʻs Game by George V. HIggins
108vintagebeckie
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130rolandperkins
So Red the Rose by Stark Young*
*Iʻm not as concerned as some members are about whether or not Touchstones picks up a title or not.
For what itʻs worth, I suspect that a correct title could not be picked up by Touchstones, if it has an apostrophe.
If incorrectly entered , without apostrophe, it might be picked up!
Testing: Soldiers Pay
*Iʻm not as concerned as some members are about whether or not Touchstones picks up a title or not.
For what itʻs worth, I suspect that a correct title could not be picked up by Touchstones, if it has an apostrophe.
If incorrectly entered , without apostrophe, it might be picked up!
Testing: Soldiers Pay
131jacqueline065
> I learned something interesting about the Touchstone but I believe your book has the
forbidden vowel of I in it! :)
forbidden vowel of I in it! :)
151ThrillerFan
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
I forbidden.
BTW - Vanna White has just gone to rolandperkins's house with an AK-47 for making her go out there and fetching him the "Forbidden E" in #147.
Don't forget, unlike the game where you need a title with a common word, here, articles count. Pretend you're on Wheel of Fortune. If the answer was "The Firm", and you buy an E, there is an E, you maintain your turn, etc.
Therefore, when E is forbidden, any title with "The" can't be used.
I forbidden.
BTW - Vanna White has just gone to rolandperkins's house with an AK-47 for making her go out there and fetching him the "Forbidden E" in #147.
Don't forget, unlike the game where you need a title with a common word, here, articles count. Pretend you're on Wheel of Fortune. If the answer was "The Firm", and you buy an E, there is an E, you maintain your turn, etc.
Therefore, when E is forbidden, any title with "The" can't be used.
162rolandperkins
I realize now that I broke Rule 1 in #155.
Antonin Scalia isnʻt a "fictional book"-- not intentionally anyway.
Antonin Scalia isnʻt a "fictional book"-- not intentionally anyway.
172rolandperkins
Argonautica by Valerius Flaccus
205rolandperkins
Bernard Clare* by James T. Farrell
E
*Original title of a book that he was forced, in a law suit to change the title of: (To Bernard Carr, just as good for game purposes.
E
*Original title of a book that he was forced, in a law suit to change the title of: (To Bernard Carr, just as good for game purposes.
206Carrotlady
4.50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie - if you write the time out in letters, there are still no Es
O
O
246rolandperkins
The Dynamiter by Fanny and R.L. Stevenson
267Pickle115
Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
A
A
301jacqueline065
Jennie, following your lead now I posted to the wrong game! :0
322jacqueline065
Final Crisis by Grant Morrison
I
333mr.fuzzywuzy
hello
334mr.fuzzywuzy
dose any one no any info about jack london
369jacqueline065
Thanks Jennie!
I was rushing, the school just rang for the end of the day!
Feel The Fire by Adrianne Byrd
E
I was rushing, the school just rang for the end of the day!
Feel The Fire by Adrianne Byrd
E
423jennieg
Half Magic by Edward Eager
471jacqueline065
Shiloh by Phyllis Naylor
I

