Friday quiz - letter from a madman.

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It is Friday! You are about to leave for work when a bizarre message cut from the inlays of Spectrum games lands on the doormat. But what does it mean?...

Each word is from one game. Usual rules - 3 guesses until midday, then it's open season. There is also a theme which may help to get the trickier ones.

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Only a psychopath can write in such a way!

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CAT - Atic Atac
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BOB - The Hobbit
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All correct, easy!

Best not to openly guess the theme yet as it would be a massive spoiler.
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All correct.

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grill - Fairlight ?
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Theme - winners of the Letters poll
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All correct, except:
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:23 am ATE - Codename Mat
But it is exactly the same font!

The theme should help:
Theme - winners of the Letters poll
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R-Tape wrote: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:45 am All correct, except:
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:23 am ATE - Codename Mat
But it is exactly the same font!

If so, it must be another Micromega game... Deathchase perhaps?
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:57 am If so, it must be another Micromega game... Deathchase perhaps?
Yep! All done. Too easy?

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Not sure yet but I might not be able to manage a quiz next week, volunteers welcome.
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It's been a very cool idea, but maybe too short. More words would have been great (but also more laborious to make! :mrgreen: )
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Is each line also an anagram?
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Doh - missed this one..! Nice quiz.. :)
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Morkin wrote: Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:25 pm Doh - missed this one..! Nice quiz.. :)

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Morkin wrote: Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:25 pm Doh - missed this one..! Nice quiz.. :)
Yeah, R-Tape mixed it up a bit this week, by doing it on ... a Friday morning. ;)
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Kweepa wrote: Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:23 pm Is each line also an anagram?
Of something I imagine! Nothing intentional though. Why? did you spot some?

The last one is a useful reminder for me to 'remix all ergot'.
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