What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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Ok, I loved that Stephen. Very amusing.
Here's one for you....
Simon pulled his dart gun and began shooting over the wall. The Kolder had changed their modus operandi. Their new allies were rotting corpses that never seemed to slow down. . .
Here's one for you....
Simon pulled his dart gun and began shooting over the wall. The Kolder had changed their modus operandi. Their new allies were rotting corpses that never seemed to slow down. . .
It's called the Novel Mash-up Game. The rules are simple the poser takes two well-known novels that share a word in their titles. Then meld the two plots into a single thread and challenge all comers to deduce the combined title.
EXAMPLE 1
Clue (melded plot summary): The courtroom becomes a media circus when two famous lawyers take the case of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad.
Answer (Melded Title): (view spoiler)[Inherit the Wind in the Willows. (hide spoiler)]
EXAMPLE 2
Clue (melded plot summary): A despotic government recruits 24 young people to play a deadly survival game that will determine who rules the seven kingdoms. Tracker-jackers and Direwolves, and Dragons, Oh My!
Answer (Melded Title): (view spoiler)[The Hunger Game(s) of Thrones (hide spoiler)]
We've a number of inventive players and are always looking for more and it's certainly more fun for avid readers than most of the games threads in GoodReads.
Here's a link to the thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Many of the older puzzles have been fitted with spoiler tags so that newcomers can try a few before joining the fray. Hope to see you there!