LINGUIST List 17.1208

Fri Apr 21 2006

Prizes: Still Left!

Editor for this issue: Megan Zdrojkowski <meganlinguistlist.org>

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Directory         1.     linguist, Solve Puzzles, Win Prizes

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Message 1: Solve Puzzles, Win Prizes
Date: 21-Apr-2006
From: linguist <linguistlinguistlist.org>
Subject: Solve Puzzles, Win Prizes


Fund Drive is over...but the fun isn't over yet!

Take a break from writing and grading papers and refresh your mind withsome of the many puzzles and games still available on the LINGUISTcruise:

http://linguistlist.org/games-puzzles.html

There are still prizes available for the following puzzles, which willbe open for just one more week (until May 1st):

*CryptogramsDecipher the code to read the linguistics-related phrases:

http://linguistlist.org/newpuzzleindex.html

-3 prizes left for Cryptograms 1 and 2 -4 prizes left for Cryptogram 3

*MegaLingokuThis puzzle uses a Sudoku format, but it uses vowels from the IPA chart.There is one unique solution, and the ones who give it to us first willwin fabulous prizes:

http://linguistlist.org/mega-lingoku.html

-4 prizes left

*Lewis Carroll/Through the Looking GlassLewis Carroll was a clever man: he was an author, mathematician,logician, and photographer. In addition to his literary output, LewisCarroll created a vast range of games and puzzles that depend uponwordplay of various kinds. See if you can solve our Lewis Carrollpuzzles:

http://linguistlist.org/lewis-carroll.html

-1 prize left for solving numbers 1&2 -1 prize left for solving numbers 3&4 -1 prize left for solving numbers 5&6 -2 prizes left for solving number 7 -1 prize left for solving number 8 (the *only* prize for this difficult puzzle)

*GeocacheTo win this game, you must search through our Hometown Tours to find thecity that matches each clue. Happy hunting!

http://linguistlist.org/virtualgeocache.html

-4 prizes left

We hope you enjoy these activities. Remember--prizes are available onlyuntil May 1st, so get cracking!

Sincerely,-The LINGUIST Crew