<Game> Pokemon BrainStrain v.8 (approved by Lady Vulpix)

[Knight of Time]

Pokemon BrainStrain

Version 8

Admin Approved by Lady Vulpix

Workers: Knight of Time, Shadow Wolf

This game is similar in ways to Pokemon Hangman, The Riddle Game, and Lingo. However, it has some differences. To play this game, you are given the name of a Pokemon, but only the first letter. You are not given the number of letters in the Pokemon's name though, so to figure a puzzle out, you have to use a bit of logic. Basically, you have to guess Pokemon names that start with the same letter as the one being done (unlike in Pokemon Hangman, you cannot guess letters, you have to find at least one more of their positions through the guesses made, besides the first letter). The thing is, each time a guess is made, the one whose turn it is has to indicate how many letters the guess has in common with the Pokemon being done, if any (aka the same letter(s) in the same place(s) the guess has with the correct Pokemon, for example, if the Pokemon is Breloom, and someone guesses Bronzor, you'd post Br???o*, where the question marks each represent a single letter, and the asterisk represents at least one letter (hence why the asterisk is on the end when applicable). If someone correctly guesses the Pokemon, they will win a figurine of the Pokemon, and can now make their own logic Pokemon puzzle for everyone else to figure out.

When a puzzle is being done, individuals can make a max of 5 guesses each per puzzle, and there is a max of 9 incorrect guesses allowed on a puzzle, if a 10th incorrect guess occurs on a particular puzzle, the Pokemon that was being done is revealed, but nobody wins the figurine, and either me or Shadow Wolf will do the next puzzle (it's similar to what happens if the man hangs in Pokemon Hangman; a worker has to do the next puzzle if a "hanging" here happens).

In the event someone accidentally misspells the name of a Pokemon while another person is doing a puzzle, the person doing the puzzle needs to disregard the guess, since a misspelling of a Pokemon's name can still give away information. For such a situation, the misspelled guess isn't counted as an incorrect guess, thus no information comes out of it.

When someone here is doing a puzzle, you're welcome to use the BrainStrain Calculator, a big thanks goes to Lady Vulpix for making this calculator.

A note on legendaries- even though they can come up here, only workers can give out legendary Pokemon figurines.

We encourage players here to take responsibility in using the Gallery, so if you win a new figurine, you should update your post there (or make one, if you have at least one figurine, but haven't posted in the Gallery yet) to reflect the addition of your new figurine.
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I do believe it is Gabi's turn to do the next puzzle.

[Lady Vulpix]

Thanks, Kyle. The next one begins with an E.

[BTPoke]

Excadrill?

[Knight of Time]

Emolga?

[Lady Vulpix]

Excadrill: E*
Emolga: E????a*

[BTPoke]

electabuzz?

[Lady Vulpix]

Yep. Congratulations, BTPoke! You get an Electabuzz figurine.

[BTPoke]

yay! I remember reading a few fanfictions that included electabuzz, and now I love electric types (especially jolteon, but you can tell THAT by my profile pic xD)

Next letter is very Lovely :3

EDIT:wow, a bolded L doesn't really look too bolded at all. If you can't tell, the letter is L

[firepokemon]

Luvdisc please.

[Lady Vulpix]

Let's start with Lumineon.

[BTPoke]

:OOOOOO wow, vulpix. you got it on the first guess! does that ever happen?

[Lady Vulpix]

Sometimes.

OK, the chances of this one being guessed on the first try are the lowest, as it begins with an S.

[BTPoke]

Sharpedo?

maybe I'll get lucky

[Lady Vulpix]

I don't think you got as lucky as you expected, but it was still quite a good guess. So good, in fact, that there is only one possible Pokemon now.

Sharpedo: Sh???e*

[BTPoke]

shuckle. it's definitely shuckle


by the way, if I do win this one, I'm putting it up for grabs, 'cause I feel I'm winning too much today xD

[Lady Vulpix]

Sorry, I think you've miscounted the question marks.

Shuckle: Sh*

[BTPoke]

DARN poor counting skills!

ok, let's try shuppet

[Lady Vulpix]

Shuppet: Sh???et

Shuppet shares a p with Sharpedo, but this should give it away.

[BTPoke]

wow, what is wrong with me?

how about shelmet?

[Lady Vulpix]

Mistakes are easy to make. But now you've got it.

[BTPoke]

ok, last one of the day for me, I promise xD

next letter's an M

[firepokemon]

Milotic.

[BTPoke]

Milotic: M*

[firepokemon]

Magnemite.

[BTPoke]

Magnemite: Ma*

[firepokemon]

Mamoswine?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

What about Maractus?

[DarkestLight]

Masquerain

[Knight of Time]

Machamp?

[BTPoke]

Mamoswine: Ma*
Maractus: Ma*
Masquerain: Ma*
Machamp: Ma*

[Lady Vulpix]

Mantine?

[Knight of Time]

I think it could also be Mantyke.

[firepokemon]

Magby?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Could it be also Mawile? The 10th guess.

[Lady Vulpix]

Sorry, but it's either Mantine or Mantyke. Magby shares a G with Magnemite, and Mawile shares an E with Masquerain. Now we have to wait for BTPoke to say who got it.

[BTPoke]

it's mantine. nice job

[Lady Vulpix]

Thanks.

A is next.

[BTPoke]

alomomola?

[Lady Vulpix]

Alomomola: A*

[BTPoke]

Arbok