Everyone is welcome to enter. You can only win one time initially, but, as usual, after a few days, we will probably be opening it up again to everyone.
The contest gives 20 sets of 3 clues each. Your job is to identify the SIM horse described in the clues. SIM horses may be of any breed, active, retired, pensioned or deceased, but each horse must have SIM race earnings of at least $100,000.
Mixed up names can be:
Alternate meanings for horse name (for example: Defeated by Musical Rhythm = Beat By Beat)
Restatements of name (for example: What an EKG Detects = Beatofmyheart)
There may also be puns, anagrams, and other such devilish tricks. We can’t give away TOO much here.
Great thanks to Bill Outsilver, Cathie Morris, Cleo Patra, Iggy Timeeczech, Kelley Wachter, and Ramey Furney for sending in puzzles!
A word of caution: as the puzzles were made up by different people, they will not be completely consistent. For example, capital letters may matter in one puzzle, but not in another; sometimes a run together clue will signify a horse with a run together name, but don't count on it; where the clues “sound out” a horse's name syllable by syllable, sometimes they'll be separated by a “+”, sometimes a “;”and sometimes not at all, and so on.
To win a prize, you need to correctly identify all three of the SIM horses described in any ONE of the sets. Disclaimer: "This game is intended to be fun; the authors realize that there may be arguments for more than one 'correct' answer. However, to make it fair to all, we must only accept what we have come up with. Sorry if you don't like a clue or its answer, but we've tested and retested all of these, and must stick to our guns! Thanks for understanding! - Leonard and Jeb"
The first players to get a set correct gets their pick of any prize still available.
Entering:
You can answer in either of two ways:
First, find each horse's ID number, add them up and post only the total. (To find the horses ID#, go to the horse's page and look at up at the URL address; the horse's ID# is given at the end of the address.)
So, for example, if I thought the right answers to Set #13 were A Bus, A Crown Awaits, and Acapulco, I would add 9415 + 14273 + 18042 = 41730 so I would post ONLY: (Set 13) 41730
-OR-
Post one horse's name and the sum of the other two. For example, if the answers actually were Awestruck, A Crown Awaits and Acapulco and you posted: Set 13 - A Bus; 32315; you'd get back the response No and Yes. This way, you get more information, but you give away more information to others.
More Rules:
You may enter as many times as you want until you win, but only win once until we announce differently.
ONLY ONE GUESS PER POST. You will need to wait until you get a YES or NO from Jeb, Leo or Ronnie Dee before you can post any new answer to any set. We'll try to be prompt!
Discussing/brainstorming/asking/bouncing ideas off of/working with anybody inside or outside of the SIM while you're solving these puzzles is perfectly fine. So go, talk, chat, message ... just have fun; that's the whole point! (But please don't use this thread – it gets very crowded already.) The only thing you might want to remember is that it's likely that we will be opening up the contest again later -- you might not want to give away an answer that might get you another win!
Starting when 15 sets have been solved, we'll add a little Lagniappe or “sweetener” to each prize:
Won by Adela Nowak Solve the 16th set to be solved and win your pick of the remaining prizes + 1,000 GPs + $10K SIM
Won by Keith Maidlow Solve the 17th set to be solved and win your pick of the remaining prizes + 2,000 GPs + $15K SIM
Won by Ramey Furney Solve the 18th set to be solved and win your pick of the remaining prizes + 3,000 GPs + 20K SIM
Won by Laura Cameron Solve the 19th set to be solved and win your pick of the remaining prizes + 4,000 GPs + $25K SIM
Won by Amy Atkins Solve the 20th set to be solved and win your pick of the remaining prizes + 5,000 GPs + $30K SIM
PRIZES:
1) Won by Skyla Tate Ronnie Dee - CAM (you give the specs) plus a foal (you specify the gender) from that mare sired by Chretiens.
2) Won by Jay Trotter Sean Furney - free breeding to Man Down, Mighty Black or Shades of Fire
3) Won by Keith Maidlow Bill Outsilver - free breeding to Gonzalo
4) Won by Adela Nowak Chani Ruzzo - free breeding to Okami, Sampson, Light Shines Thru or Star of Azamour + 1,000 GPs + $10K SIM
5) Won by Iggy Timeeczech Leonard Beagle - free breeding to Lionize
6) Won by Cleo Patra Meagan D'Amoure - free breeding to So Hot I'm Shocking (Paint) plus a foal from Painting By Number*
7) Won by Amy Atkins Cleo Patra - free breeding to Apollinaire (Paint) plus a foal from Raising a Ruckus* + 5,000 GPs + $30K SIM
8 ) Won by Laura Cameron Ramey Furney - free breeding to Kings (Quarter Horse) plus a foal from Snow on Ceders* + 4,000 GPs + $25K SIM
9) Won by Ramey Furney Laura Ferguson - free breeding to Four Sixes (Quarter Horse) plus a foal from Pick Me Pick Me*+ 3,000 GPs + 20K SIM
10) Won by Iggy Timeeczech Leonard Beagle - free breeding to Gin On the Rocks (Standardbred Trotter) plus a foal from We Have A Winner*
11) Won by Keith Maidlow Amy Atkins - free breeding to Dream Of Her + 2,000 GPs + $15K SIM
12) Won by Keith Maidlow Tim Matthews, Jr - free breeding to Throwing Punches
13) Won by Amy Atkins Bryan Doolittle - free breeding to Automobile
14) Won by Happy Trails Alex Puderbaugh - free breeding to Most
15) Won by Neil Thorne Lisa Strummer - freebreeding to Wherethecircleends AND I Already Rule AND Giacomo Puccini
16) Won by Sean Furney 5,000 GP
17) Won by Ramey Furney 5,000 GP
18) Won by Cleo Patra $35,000
19) Won by Brooke Gn $35,000
20) Won by Adela Nowak $35,000
Thanks for the GPs to Amy Atkins and Jeb Clampett!
Thanks for the SIM$s to Bryan Doolittle, Clinton Jacinto, Lisa Strummer, Sean Furney, Laura Ferguson, Leonard Beagle!
* I'm adding the foals as many players might be interested in the free mixed breed breedings, but not have an available mare. If you win one of these prizes, I'll breed the mare to your specifications. You can use the free breeding for the mare lease or pay the fee for a different stallion. -- Jeb
Good Luck! Have Fun! PUZZLES:
1 Solved by Skyla Tate
Not true; Theological virtue = False Hope
Alaska digits = Classical Charm (horse id is Alaska's area code)
Where spangled stars are = Banner
2 Solved by Brooke Gn
Charles in black and Diana in white = A Royal Wedding
What lies beyond the end of the tunnel = A Source of Light
Reversed Candy Is Perfect Everyday = Epic (CIPE reversed is EPIC)
3 Solved by Amy Atkins
Mixed up ask leo lego = Look Eagles
She's a chip off the old sun = Star's Daughter
Designated Driver = Keeper Of Keys
4 Won by Ramey Furney
Belligerent Rum = Fighting Spirit
Movie (not so very super) Superdog = Bolt
Movement after WWI = Surrealism
5 Solved by Sean Furney
This island may sleep with the fishes = Atlantis
Chubbyesque History = Checkered Past
Soft Nudge = Gentle Persuasion
6 Solved by Keith Maidlow
Capone Employee = Boot Legger
General Custer's Crew = Cavalry
Unsurpassed Texas town = Best
7 Solved by Cleo Patra
Make You Miss = Evasive Maneuvers
Swing dance = Jitterbug
Intensity scale = Fujita
8 Solved by Jay Trotter
Soft Cell love = Tainted
Manifestation of Aspirations = Dreams Realized
Performance for the owls = Midnight Showing
9 Solved by Ramey Furney
What do a demolition crew and a Superstar have in common?They both ... = Bringdownthehouse
Fear nothing = Dreadnaught
imapMyRide is simple to use = Appease
10 Solved by Amy Atkins
Soldier's Tribute = Yellow Ribbon
He works three shifts = Jack Bauer
No Strings Attached = Air Guitar
11 Solved by Laura Cameron
Mixed Up Plane Hang Legless = Angels Help Angels
Performance Receptors = Audience
Beagle fun (pun) = Leopardi
12 Solved by Iggy Timeeczech
Censored Win = Edited Victory
Antikermit = Itsezbeingreen
Seven Cities of Gold = Coronado's Quest
13 Solved by Adela Nowak
Icouldntfindwhattosay = I Neverhadthewords
Sayonaraaaaaaaa = A Long Goodbye
Cletus' Friend = Bandit
14 Soved by Happy Trails
Harvey Pack has runners in the upcoming races = Aliveinthepickfour
What a new penny is = Bright And Shiny
Yawkey Way = Street By The Park
15 Solved by Keith Maidlow
Quiz about Italian flowers (pun) = Testarosa
She Always Gelds Abundantly = Saga
John's electric music = Benny And The Jets (Elton John)
16 Solved by Cleo Patra
Barbie's Boy Toy + Madonna's job + unit of measure = Kensington
A “coined” phrase = E Pluribus Unum
Seize; The opposite of solid water = Take Notice
17 Solved by Iggy Timeeczech
King of Dance = Sultan Of Swing
Goose's partner = Maverick ("Top Gun")
Calm for now, but... = A Storm Is Brewing
18 Solved by Adela Nowak
MDVI = Indian Dancer (horse id #)
Two Donkeys before going Out = Assassin
Not gender ..., but ... = SuccessintheCity
19 Solved by Keith Maidlow
Chimp Tool = Monkey Wrench
Annie Oakley = A Sure Shot
Professional Poet (pun) = Barred (Bard pun)
20 Solved by Neil Thorne
Those clouds look like feet! = Footprintsinthesky
Running After Phantoms = Chasing Shadows
Dry Women = Big Girls Don't Cry
