Games
/Entertainment
/ArcaMax
More Ana-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are anagrams of each other (each sentence describes a different set).
1) The big lamp threw a dazzling light upon the royal robe.
2) The goose put his life in jeopardy when he ate the flowers in the plot.
3) Startled by the warning signal, Jack tumbled into the sap; yet he only had to lightly wash his hair to remove the residue.
4) As Ed traveled around the country, he was directed to an alternate highway.
View full teaser and answerAna-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are anagrams of each other (each sentence describes a different set).
1) The entire squad dined on domesticated animal flesh.
2) The influential person wore a purplish-red identification card on his tuxedo.
3) You do not deserve for me send payment for the broken stopwatch.
4) Do not scold the clerk if you do not get a discount on the purchase of the egg whisker.
View full teaser and answer
White to Play
A startling brilliancy by Joseph Blackburne of England against Simon Lipschutz in the great New York tournament of 1889. Blackburne said that even world champ Steinitz’s reaction was priceless: “Steintiz bent his head over the board and would scarcely believe that a mating position had been created.
View solutionAnagram Riddle
Anagram words, three to please.
A belt, a tower, and used with cheese.
Ana-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are anagrams of each other (each sentence describes a different set).
1) The jail keeper counseled the prisoners not to stray beyond the barricade.
2) Due to the warning, Mary had to change her plans to arrive at a future time.
3) The crippled man had eggs and toast for his breakfast.
4) Paul was not excited about making large bundles of black rope.
View full teaser and answerCountry Club
Which country in Group B can be added to Group A? Why? It has nothing to do with their spelling or pronunciation.
Group A: Australia, Denmark, Egypt, Venezuela
Group B: Bulgaria, Japan, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Zaire

White to Play
I first thought of just putting the diagram, but people might wonder how the heck that position actually came about in a real game. So, you get a whole briefly annotated game well worth playing over.
View solutionAnagram Riddle
An anagram riddle to tease you;
Three five-letter words, each gets one clue.
A guillotine's use,
An act to get deuce,
And what you are reading now in view.
What are the words?
View full teaser and answerWords with GH
Five words that contain GH as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?
GH---, -GH---, ---GH-, ----GH, ---GH--
Pool: A, A, E, I, M, O, O, O, R, R, S, S, S, T, T, T, T, U, U, W
View full teaser and answer
White to Play
A very cute mate in two. White’s first move allows Black five choices.
View solutionLing o'Tree
Each of the following clues describes two words. One of the words is a type of tree. The other word is that tree with one of the following changes: a letter added anywhere (pine spine), a letter deleted anywhere (larch arch), a letter changed anywhere (birch birth). There is no rearrangement of the other letters. No tree is used more than once.
1) This is an older tree.
2) This is a well-known tree.
3) This is a feeble tree.
4) This is a man tree.
5) This tree is related to an ox.
6) This tree makes hasty decisions.
7) This tree is used to steer a ship.
8) This tree is a soothing lotion.
9) This is tree hair.
10) This is something a ...
Country Club
Which country in Group B can be added to Group A? Why? It has nothing to do with spelling or pronunciation.
Group A: Argentina, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Malaysia
Group B: Cambodia, France, Greece, Norway, Portugal, Somalia
Fake Stone
I am a fake stone,
I am green without envy.
I am three in one,
I can symbolize the Trinity.
What am I?
View full teaser and answerClass Photo
Jacob's class picture has 40 photos arranged in a 8 x 5 grid. The photos in the top row are numbered 1 through 8 from left to right, with the photos in the remaining rows similarly numbered (as shown below). Given the following clues (bordering includes horizontal, vertical, and diagonal), where is Jacob's picture?
X X X X X X X X (1 - 8)
X X X X X X X X (9 - 16)
X X X X X X X X (17 - 24)
X X X X X X X X (25 - 32)
X X X X X X X X (33 - 40)
1) There are 20 boys and 20 girls.
2) Each row and column has at least two girls, but no more than four girls.
3) Every girl borders at least one other girl.
4) Girls are located at positions that are prime ...
Call 911
What is the meaning of this rebus?
Buse, train derailment!
Emic, head-on collision!
Larm!
Oint, apartment on fire!
Rena, bank robbery in progress!

White to Play
As White you’re in a tough spot. Can you figure out a way to avoid a loss here?
View solutionSlice & Splice
Slice the six 3-letter words in Group A into individual letters. Then create three 6-letter words for Group B. Each of the Group B words is constructed by splicing one letter from each of the Group A words together. The letters can be spliced in whatever order necessary to create a word in the English language. Each letter from Group A can only be used one time. The Group B words share a common characteristic. One letter of each Group B word is provided.
Group A: ARC, HUT, RID, RIP, SON, TAR
Group B: -A----, --R---, C-----
Sum of the Parts
What famous phrase is represented by this rebus?
(K + I + N + G) = (D + U + K + E) = (S + I + R) = (M + I + S + T + E + R) = ...
View full teaser and answer
White to Play
Maia Chiburdanidze, women’s world champion for 13 years, won this gem against GM Bent Larsen in 1993.
View solution