SIDES - Inaugural Game Thread

J5 should get it instantly

N3 and S5 confirmers

Another S5 as well

Yeah j5 is huge

I think any of j5, w11, or a7 should get it tho

Keep the A card imo so J5 or W11

j5 better than w11; it's slightly better than a7 even

I prefer having jovw card because more letter options, but am fine with j5 and keeping the a card if ya'll want

are we all thinking of the same j5? not everyone knows what it is but if they do seems pretty slam dunky?

I interacted with someone once that I obviously thought 100% should know...and they hadn't heard of it before...and for that person not to know....makes me have some concerns about our guessers perhaps not having heard of this and this may not be as common everywhere

i know the w11 but you think it'll get it on its own? sort of easy from our side what we're going for but could go several ways from theirs couldn't it?

I'd be shocked if both zeus and bolt haven't heard of J5

I'm playing poker all night so don't wait on me i'm fine with any of the 3 just have a slight preference for J5

A seems like the more annoying card, would lean to using that

I also would prefer getting rid of the A card.

idk what a7 is but if it's great do it

the j5 I would know myself - I'd honestly be surprised if zeus knew it being from UK, bolt i'm not sure - so fine with that if you think they'll know it, obviously if they do they'll get our target

good with either

Jovw was much better card for western confirmers

Just more options in general with the 4 letters; a is kinda mid

I vote a7

Altoids

I wish I could think of what J5 is, but the lightbulb isn't going on, at least not immediately.

An altoid is a "curiously strong breath mint". The original flavor is peppermint (I think) and there's also a wintergreen, or some such variety.

J5 is julep. Mint julep is a cocktail. I'm pretty sure it's traditional to drink one at the Kentucky Derby while wearing an extravagant hat.

Aahahahba

Yh its mint

mint

great job!

well done

yeah, wintergreen, altoids and julep

s5 for spear(mint)

I went to a Hard Rock casino in Florida where the bartender hadn't heard of a mint julep before. He said he could make anything if I explained what it was - I told him it was pretty popular especially further north and after looking it up he made one, and said it was pretty good!

Some other people also had no idea so that experience made me think it may be a regional/not too common thing

My N3 was new, other S5 sauce

ha I thought one of the s5's was sprig

Round 18:

Cards used: 20
Guessers: bolt/d1

The Board:

S | T | M | IH | UNKQ | JOVW

The target word:
I've pmed the word to doctor zeus, amazingervin, pogcrazy94, ibedrummin, insanity31

NOTE: These are the last 6 cards in the round

t5 the obvious confirmer
and t4/5 as well

T5 and S8 first thoughts

S6 is pretty good - mildly shadowfaxy

yeah s8 should get it with the confirmers
2 different s8s but one is much better

there is an s6 that's more generic but there is an excellent S6 that could be a shadowfax

I'm not a huge drinker, so I wouldn't know how regional it actually is, but I can't recall ever seeing anyone order a mint julep.

I'll bet the Hard Rock bartender knew how to make a mojito!