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== Branch: "Sonar" ==
== Branch: "Sonar" ==

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Introduction

This is a fun and simple game. It's in the Sandbox - feel free to join in! It's a good place to practice making links to articles, and to start looking for interesting articles on Wikipedia.

How to Play

By way of example, a game might start off with: cat. Then, the next person might add cat, dog. And after a few more rounds, we might get cat, dog, pet, animal, forest, tree, ...

Simply, the game involves adding a single word to the list that is related to the previous one. Avoid repeating words, and keep the links tasteful! Please use only blue links when associating. Piped links are acceptable in certain circumstances, such as [[Queen (band)|Queen]]. Clearly, as the game develops, one gets a pretty long list! If you're stuck for ideas, link to the last word in the list and add the first link that appears on that page as the next link. Thus Sebastian Junger would be followed by 1962, and Latin by ancient.

Try to update the word count each time you add a word. The official limit for the main game is 400 words.

Occasionally, it's good to have some branches that diverge the main game into several sections. The official limit for said branches is 80 words. Try not to make a branch when the main game is about to close down; that will only store your branch away in the archives. Please only branch when the word exists in the word list.

In spirit of the game, please only type one word consecutively. Then, another person can respond to your word, and the game continues!

The Game

We are now on Game #11!

Main word: "Bioprocessor"

Bioprocessor, Brain, Biology, Zoology, Cryptozoology, Cryptography, Cryogenics, Futurama, Matt Groening, The Simpsons, Hair, Mammal, Spleen, Inherently funny word, Doodle, Sketch, Stitch, Lilo and Stitch, Elvis Presley, parsley, Scarborough Fair, Melody, Melody Maker, NME, Enemy, Enemy of the State, State diagram, Venn diagram, Vacuum Diagrams, Vacuum cleaners, Dyson, Cyclonic separation, Wind tunnel, NASA, NOAA, Oceanography, Sonar, Submarine, Yellow, Banana, Republic, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Philosophy, Sophie's World, Norway, Sweden, Swedish Chef, Swedish meatballs, Ikea, Futon, Japan, China, The China Syndrome, Chinese restaurant syndrome, Headaches, Hangover, Chugging Boxed wine, Box jellyfish, Sponge, Cake, Icing, Hockey, Game, The Game, Life, Death, Ghost, Ghostbusters, Marshmallow, Sweet, Chocolate, Orange, Vodafone, Mobile phone, SMS, SOS, Lost, found, Newfoundland, Canine, Canaan, James Caan, Las Vegas, Nevada, Desert, Storm, X-men, Gambit, King's Gambit, boring, bore hole, anus, anal, Anal retentive, Pedant, Critic, Jon Lovitz, Saturday Night Live, TFI Friday, Chris Evans, Dave Evans, Evanescence, My Immortal, Zeus, Lightning, Grease, The Word, Terry Christian, Hans Christian Andersen, Jesus Christ, Superstar, Dave Grohl, Nirvana, Oblivion, Alton Towers, Fawlty Towers, The Two Towers, The Two Ronnies, The Veronicas, The Supremes, The Incredibles, Animation, Crazy Frog, Two-stoke engine, Internal combustion engine, Fossil fuel for reciprocating piston engines equipped with spark plugs, Sparky Plug, Sparky the Seventh Chaos, Chaos theory, Jurassic Park, Dinosaur, Brachiosaurus, Brontosaurus, Brontë sisters, Scissor Sisters, Scissors, Tweezers, The Tweenies, The Twits, James and the Giant Peach, The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl, Sophie Dahl, model, Tyra Banks, America's Next Top Model, America's Sweethearts, American Beauty, American Pie, Alyson Hannigan, Allison Krauss, Bluegrass, Bermuda grass, Bermuda shorts, Rum, Brandy, The Boy is Mine, My Girl, Macaulay Culkin, Home Alone, Daniel Stern, Howard Stern, Aunt Jemima, Robin Quivers, Robin Hood, Merry, Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen of the South, Queen of the Night, Nightmare, Knightmare, Knight Rider, KITT, KISS, Gene Simmons, Richard Simmons, Richard Rogers, Mr. Rogers, Ginger Rogers, Ginger Snaps, Kaine, Kane, Citizen Kane, Cane sugar, "Sugar, Sugar", Sucrose, Carbohydrate, Potato, Idaho, The B-52s, bomber, Bomber Harris, Keith Harris, Orville,

Word count: 197/400 as of word: Orville.

Branch: "Sonar"

Sonar, Bat, Club, Society, High Society, Crooners, Frank Sinatra, Dobedo, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Acronym, WYSIWYG, Whig Party, Wig, Wigtown, Whigfield, Saturday, Blue Monday, Blue Öyster Cult, Reaper, Death, Grave, Grave accent, Acute accent, Acute angle, Kurt Angle, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, enlightenment, Rationalism, Kant, Cant, Third Rail, Electricity, Ben Franklin, Ross Perot, Dumbo, Elephant, Heffalump, Gruffalo, Buffalo, Bison, Oxen, Boxing, Frank Bruno, Grand Order of Water Rats, Splinter, Wood, Tree, The Trees (song), Trees (poem), O Tannenbaum, Christmas, Cliff Richard, Wimbledon, Tennis, Tennis for Two, Tea for Two, Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down, Rich tea, Richie Rich, Richie Benaud, Lionel Richie, Hello, Ahoy-hoy, Pirate, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Dead Man's Chest Island, Gilligan's Island, Tasman's island, Tasmanian Devil, Thylacine, Tiger, Frosties, Robert Frost, Poetry, Please, Thank You, Thank U, Dido, Dodo, Dove, Doves, The Doves, Sub Sub, TomTom, Automotive navigation system, GPRS, GPS, Satellite, Phone, Call, The Calling, The Shining, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, Jack Nicholson, Jack Nicklaus, Golf, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Polo, Polo, Hockey, Canada, America, The Star-Spangled Banner, Jimi Hendrix, Guitar, Amp, Volume, Sound, Soundtrack, The Sound of Music, Solfege, Sedge, Hedge, Over the Hedge, Avril Lavigne, Sum 41, 42,

Word count: 120/150 as of word: 42.

Branch: "Cake"

Cake, Yellowcake, Cheesecake, Shortcake, funnel cake, angelfood cake, Angel Delight, Blancmange, Monty Python, Terry Gilliam, Simple suspension bridge, Simple Plan, Perfect, Perfect Day, BBC, CBC, CFC, KFC, Colonel Sanders, Burger King, Taco Bell, Junk food, Supersize Me, Morgan Spurlock, Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption, Shikaka, Ace Ventura, Pet, Golden Retriever, Air Bud, Wii, Nintendo, Atari, Pac Man, Arcade game, Street Fighter, Tommy Gunn, Billy Gunn, Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Donovan, Donovan McNabb, Donovan Bailey, Bonnie Bailey, Bonnie Doon, Brigadoon, Lorna Doone, R. D. Blackmore, Blackmore, Leonard of Blakemore, Leonard Rossiter, Leonard Nimoy, Spock, I Am Not Spock, I Am Spock,

Word count: 55/125 as of word: I Am Spock .

Other Games


Archive of old games

Normal

(normal games are played out one word after another, with occasional splitting branches.)

Lasted until we had about 400 words on the list, and a bunch of repeated ones.
Our first attempt at word disassociation. Creativity was somewhat lower.
Our third word association game. Lasted until there were around 849 words on the list, including four "branches".
Our fourth word association game. Was limited to 400 words in the main branch, but several branches arose, including two invisible branches.
The fifth word association game.
The sixth word association game, with 400 words in the main branch and 5 other branches totaling another 510 words.
  • Game #7 ("Tram" → "Tom Bombadil")
The seventh word association game.
  • Game #8 ("NIMBY" → "Crystal Cave")
The eighth word assocation game, with branches "King", "AAA", "Dudley" and "Iowa".
The ninth word assocation game, with three normal branches and a branch of a branch.
  • Game #10 ("Pennsylvania" → "Alphabet soup")
The tenth word association game, with 400 words and four branches.

Ultra

(Ultra games are played out on a 7x15 table, associating from the upper left to the bottom right)

The first Ultra Association game on a 7x15 grid.
Second Ultra-Association game, random seed on 7x15. The game only got to 7x14 when it ended.
Third Ultra-Association game, random seed on 7x15.
Fourth Ultra-Association game, random seed on 7x15.
Fifth Ultra-Association game, random seed on 7x15.
Sixth Ultra-Association game, random seed on 7x15.
Lucky sevens!
No hiding behind the 8 ball during this game!
No myths about this 9th game, just word associations.
What do Monty Python and taxidermy have in common? Find out here...
From a small English village to tropical produce in 105 easy steps!
There's a lot of space in this game!

Fixed

(fixed games are played on a 7x15 grid, starting with the top and left filled and going to the bottom right.)

The branch of an older game, with slightly different rules than ultra that started it all.
The second ultra fixed game.
The third ultra fixed game.
The fourth ultra fixed game.
The fifth ultra fixed game.
Wikipedians hit this game for 6!
Lucky or the seventh deadly sin? Look at the archive and decide for yourself
A somewhat European game!
From a god to a ship via Birmingham, Discworld and the Soviet Union
Another eclectic gathering including Desperate Housewives, Meat Loaf and Shrinkwrap.

Radial

(Radial games begin in the center of a 7x15 table and expand outwards.)

  • Radial Ultra #1 ("Albert Einstein" → "Child", "Malnourishment", "L'Inferno (1911)" and "Sexual slavery")
The first game of Radial Ultra Association
  • Radial Ultra #2 ("Crackpot" → "Piracy", "Stephen King", "Bikini" and "Madame de Staël")
The second game of Radial Ultra Association
  • Radial Ultra #3 ("Language" → "BBC Two", "Christmas special", "Fish" and "La Francophonie")
The third game of Radial Ultra Association
  • Radial Ultra #4 ("Curling" → "Trail of Tears", "Tony Blair", "Electra" and "Red")
The fourth game of Radial Ultra Association
  • Radial Ultra #5 ("Rutland" → "Witchfinder General", "Second Avenue Line", "Computer Virus" and "Coolness")
The fifth game in the increasingly inaccurately named Radial Ultra Association trilogy
  • Radial Ultra #6 ("ColdFusion" → "Prison", "Dutch courage", "Sexual abstinence" and "Top Ten")
The sixth game - it seems Wikipedians enjoy radiating words
  • Radial Ultra #7 ("True Lover's Knot" → "James Bond", "Incineration", "Fireplace" and "Sunset Strip")
Seventh heaven?
  • Radial Ultra #8 ("Beit Al Qur'an" → "Punch", "Poverty", "Legendarium" and "Colon")
The eighth game, I'm sure you understand it all by now.
  • Radial Ultra #9 ("World Sevens Series"→"π", "Slapstick", "Can't Sleep, Clown will eat me" and "Orange Juice")
Game number nine; a rip-roaring ride of fun!
  • Radial Ultra #10 (Sam Brown (Rastafari)→"Calories", "Shoe", "George VI of the United Kingdom" and "Plasma TV")
The Radial game goes to double figures

Radial Ultra Cross

(Radial ultra cross games begin in the center of a 7x15 table and expand outwards with predetermined letters forming a cross shape.)

  • Radial Ultra Cross #1 ("One" → "Word surfing champion", "Percussion", "War Pigs" and "Human evolution")
The first game of Radial Ultra Cross Association. The start letters were: "W O R D A S S O C I A T I O N" (vertical) and "C R O S S" (horizontal, centred on the 'O' of 'association')
The second game of Radial Ultra Cross Association. The start letters were "EMERALD", "RINGS" across and "PEARLANDDIAMOND" down.
The third game of Radial Ultra Cross Association. The start letters were "SOUTH" and "CHINA" accross, and "DEUSEXMACHINA" down.
  • Radial Ultra Cross #4 ("North Sea" → "Isaac", "Killing In The Name", "Prawn Cocktail" and "Green curry")
The fourth game of Radial Ultra Cross Association. The start letters were "LSANGER" across, and "JIMMY DONAL WALES" down.
The start letters were "CIVITAS" across, and "QUEEN ELIZABETH 2" down.

Psychadelic

(Psychadelic games feature unusual ultra ideas. Games 1 to 6 were started by Xhin. Thryduulf has started the games from number 7 onwards)

The first game of Psychadelic Word Association; featured ten words in random places.
Featured four unknown words that had to be guessed at.
In possibly the best effort of word associationists, you had to play the game like psychadelic #1, except all of the first letters are fixed, some of them t, e, a, e, or s. There were only three letters remaining at the end. Well done.
In this edition, you had to Expand out the entire table from one word, reaching all four corners of an 8x8 grid.
In this flavor, you had to-- Well, why don't you read the instructions for yourself?
Your run of the mill radial word association, with one exception...
A remake of game #1, this time the words were the names of islands and the word "island" was prohibited.
A development on the 10 islands idea, except the starting words were placed in a diamond pattern around the board.

Misc

(An archive of different game concepts that haven't had four in a series yet.)

Radial Ultra association in reverse - start at the corners and work to the middle.
The second game of working towards the centre from the corners
  • Reverse Radial Ultra #3 ("Varduli", "Andover, South Dakota", "Yi Yi: A One and a Two" and "Claus Spahn" → "The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarve")
The third game that became strangely syncronised towards the centre
  • Enigmatic #1 (Scratching post, Garfield:The movie, pink panther, Dowsing rod, the internet movie database.)
The first game of Enigmatic. Was like a condensed version of psychadelic #2.
  • Enigmatic #2 (Tuxedo, Channel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Tutles, Dominoes, Microwave)
Like the first Engigmatic game, although this took a little longer.
Like the normal assocation games, but with words not associated with the previous one.
Like the Ultra Fixed association games, but the words don't associate with each other.
Same as last time but with different disassociations.
Same as last two times but with different disassociations.
Associate with a sprial of disassociated words.
Each player adds one word, and selects location of next move, and whether to associate or disassociate.
Based on the film Sliding Doors, this was two games of radial ultra in one. This game inspired the other Sliding Doors associations.

Players

Here is where you can place your name and become a common player.

Active players

Nickptar, Takitei, Rixth, User:fratboy, Hosterweis (talk) (contribs), Sirmob, Enkauston, GeeJo, CannotResolveSymbol, 24.83.111.176, Craig3410, Mark J, Snhivhitavae, Jimmyatic, Soo, Occono, jaurisova6, Braddie,  Grue , FunFuBarMan, RobyWayne,  Alfakim --  talk , Larrymels, Gururvishnu, Bearbear, gkhan, Catamorphism, Neoballmon, Akako|☎, Peter T.S., Stix, hydnjo, Malacandra, GVOLTT, WAvegetarian, Algebra, Luigi30, mikecb, MatthewF, Francs2000 , Cristi Is Awsome, PinkDeoxys, 86.145.132.168, Maltmomma (chat),  chsf , Thryduulf, Simply MP WriterFromAfar755, Sparky Lurkdragon, Melaen, User:FlorenceWynne, dposse, 81.151.156.0, PhatePunk, mahlered, Phileas,   Jordy540 , Aaronak, Mazzy, Michaelritchie200, 64.229.218.70, Rholton, T.o.n.y, Perimosocordiae, Paragon12321, Deyyaz, Michael J, 2KT, Uncke Herb SeanMcG, Andy Blak, Kookykman|(t)e, PatDonovan130,

Total: 70

Casually Observing Players

ANNA REXIA, Corey520, knoodelhed, PryItOpen, Kodukadvakch (KOE-due-KODD-vahk), Jonathan Weiss, Nil Einne, Yayasirrah, FrankCostanza, Dewar912, Milk77, Aquarius Rising, Xiagu, PrinceDog, Calibration, Ilyanep, mahlered, HappyCamper, Sceptre (Talk), ArkansasTraveler, gobeirne, Daniel, Ian Manka, Ghelae, Anthon, Majora4, Sotakeit, talktothehand07, Sonicrazy, Midgetmogget, Keeperoftheseal, Bubzie29!, Mproud Jordan Elder (talk) 17:10, Monday, July 8, 2024 (UTC), MarinBeth, Qwertyuiop, User:Think Fast, He Who Is, Pharaoh Hound, BJK, Algebra Total: 41

Template

I have devised a template for those of you who believe you are addicted to this game and would like to tell the world:

Left side template:

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