vra> The Internet Hunt - April '95

[Vladimir Vrabec]

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*                     THE INTERNET HUNT                         *
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*                       THEME: GAMES                            *
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*                     Total Points: 44                          *
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*    Questions due: Midnight (CDT), Saturday, April 8, 1995     *
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Welcome to the "March" Internet Hunt! This Hunt is all about games, so grab
your surfboard and get ready to have some fun!

For the rules of the Internet Hunt, please look at the following sites:

	World Wide Web: http://www.hunt.org/
	Gopher: gopher://gopher.cic.net:2000/11/hunt
	FTP: ftp://ftp.cic.net/pub/hunt

As with past hunts, you can enter as a Team or an Individual. This month's
winners will receive a 1 year subscription to Games Magazine, courtesy of
Games Publishing Group.

Have fun!
The Internet Hunt Team

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Question 1 (4 points)
By Neil Enns, ennsnr at brandonu.ca

My friend and I were playing Scrabble last night, when in a fit
of desperation I put down the word "xyzzy". My friend does not
believe that this is a real word, but I of course think it is.
We agreed before the game that if a word could be found in
any dictionary, it would be declared valid. So far, I've had
no luck finding a definition. Can anyone find
me the definition of "xyzzy", and tell me where you got it?

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Question 2 (3 points)
By Hope Tillman and Walt Howe, tillman at babson.edu and walthowe at delphi.com

What is the current address of the Chess Server in the U.S.?

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Question 3 (4 points)
By Hope Tillman and Walt Howe, tillman at babson.edu and walthowe at delphi.com

How can I play bridge with others on the Internet?

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Question 4 (4 points)
By Hope Tillman and Walt Howe, tillman at babson.edu and walthowe at delphi.com

I really enjoyed J.R.R.Tolkien's tales of Middle Earth in his books, and
I play several games based on them. Where can I get a map of Middle Earth?

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Question 5 (3 points)
By Brian and Melinda, bjzandmt at slip.net

I'm looking for a list of mud sites. Can anyone point me in the right
direction?

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Question 6 (4 points)
By Neil Enns, ennsnr at brandonu.ca

I'm doing a history project on games, and decided to do a paper on LEGO
bricks. I'm looking for the name of the person who invented it,
but I can't find the information anywhere! Also, when did the bricks first
appear in the United States?

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Question 7 (3 points)
By Alan Shapiro, shapiroa at alpha.acast.nova.edu
What was the last revision date for the 7th Guest FAQs?

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Question 8 (5 points)
By Dr. Gerland R. Viers, grviers at CSUPomona.edu

What "game page" has the theme song "Tiptoe through the tulips?"

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Question 9 (5 points)
By Laura Windsor windsorl at bart.db.erau.edu

I want to get the game Monopoly which a friend of mine has for his Macintosh.
I need a DOS version though that would work with my computer. He said a DOS
version was available but couldn't remember the hardware requirements or who
he ordered his Mac version from. Can someone help?

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Question 10 (5 points)
By Dr. Gerald R. Viers, grviers at CSUPomona.edu

There is a game I have seen that has rows of spaces for you to fill in with
colors. When your row of colors matches exactly the target row of colors, you
win. Problem is, I have a Mac Classic. How can I play this game with a b/w
screen?

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Question 11 (4 points)
By Tony Safina and Karen Schneider, tony at iglou.com and kgs at intac.com

Our dad taught us never to gamble, said only the House wins, everyone else
loses. We heard a rumor, though, that there was a place on the Internet where
every roulette play was a winner every time around. Heard there's only one
game at this "casino" -- but Lady Luck never leaves your side and there's a
million ways to win....  though (and they warn you) sometimes you win a
big goose egg!

Where is this place?

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BONUS QUESTION (3 points)
By Neil Enns, ennsnr at brandonu.ca

I'm looking for a GIF image of the official Olympic games flag. One that is
about 60x40 pixels would be great. I suspect there is one on the Internet
somewhere... but where?

Neil

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