Collective consciousness riddle-making. The answer must be a London Underground station name.
And so it begins...
Kim - My first is in PONY but isn't in TRAP
Raak - My second's in CRIBBAGE but never in SNAP
Projoy - My third is in FEARSOME but never in TERROR
Kim - My fourth's in MISTAKE but is never in ERROR
Raak - My fifth is in BREAD but in BUTTER's not found
Néa - My sixth is in EARTH but not present in GROUND
Raak - My seventh and last is in NEW but not OLD
Darren - My whole is the place where your legs go to fold.
([a] I hope I got the right station, [b] I hope someone understands what I posted.)
Software - Let me guess - its, its...
Neasden!My first is in CHEERFUL but not found in SAD.
Darren - My second's in MIFFED but is never in MAD.
Raak - My third is in VICARAGE, not in a MANSE
Projoy - My fourth is in FLOWERS but nowhere in PLANTS
Kim - My fifth is in ORANGE and also in GREEN
Projoy - My sixth is in POLISH but nowhere in SHEEN
Software - My seventh's in BOTTLE but not in a GLASS
Raak - My eighth is in ATOMS but not in a MASS
Irouléguy - My ninth is in FLOWER but never in BUNCH
Chalky - My tenth's served for BREAKFAST but never for LUNCH
Kim - My eleventh's in DENTURES and also in TEETH
Robin - My twelfth is in GARLAND and also in WREATH
Raak - My thirteenth's in OMEN and also in FEAR
Darren - My fourteenth's in TYNE and is also in WEAR
Chalky - My last is in CONSONANT never in VOWEL
If you can't guess this main line, just throw in the towel.
Raak - My first's in OUTRAGEOUS but not found in STAID
Chalky - My second's prolific in MILKING and MAID
Darren - My third hides in BRACKEN but stays out of GORSE
Raak - My fourth's in the ALPHABET somewhere, of course!
Néa - My fifth's in A MINUTE but not in AN HOUR
Darren - My sixth is in BLOOM and is also in FLOWER
Irouléguy - My seventh's in ARKEN but but missing from SWALE
Darren - My eighth's not in HILL but can be seen in DALE
Raak - My first half is wealthy, my second's a hill
Raak - On second thoughts:
My first half is wealthy, my second's a rise
And the gardens thereat are a sight for sore eyes.
Kim - I think it's
Richmond - is that right?
My first can be WRITTEN but cannot be DRAWN
Tuj - My second's in SUNSET but never at DAWN
Irouléguy - My third is in PIRATE but not JOHNNY DEPP
Néa - My fourth's in a MAINSAIL but not in a STEP
Software - My fith is in HAMMER but not on the NAIL
Raak - My sixth's not in DOLDRUMS but found in a GALE
Kim - Has our rhyme gone astray, or is it just me?
Néa - My seventh in MOUNTAINS and MOLEHILLS is found
[Kim] Astray how? It makes sense to me so far... Tuj - My eighth, of course, is in the UNDERGROUND
Chalky - My ninth's nicely ROUNDED not thin like a STICK
Raak - My tenth's in ADOBE but not in a BRICK
Irouléguy - My elevenses have RICH TEA but nary a HOB NOB
Darren - My twelfth's keen on WENDY but doesn't like BAD BOB
(Rex the Runt reference) Tuj - My whole sounds much like a command of some kind
But's not coloration but a station you'll find.
Darren - (Personally, I think it's more fun not to give the answer, otherwise anyone who reads this game won't have the opportunity to solve the riddles for themselves.)
My first's in the GARDEN but not in the SHED.
Robin - My second's in FOLLOWED but never in LED
Software - My third is in LIMP and never in Hard
Raak - My fourth's not in CENTAUR, but CAMELEOPARD
Darren - My fifth is in ASHES and PHOENIX as well
Irouléguy - My sixth is in CRAB but not in its SHELL
Chalky - My seventh's in PARSLEY but never in THYME
Projoy - My eighth is in GAOL but without any CRIME
Darren - My ninth is in both PARANORMAL and STRANGE
Raak - My tenth's not in FARMLAND but found on the GRANGE
Néa - My eleventh part CYCLES but can't drive a CAR
Chalky - My twelfth and the last is NEARBY not AFAR.
[Interesting how this could have been either of two possibilities until the seventh letter. Producing two station names from one set of clues might be a challenge for the future ...]
Raak - [Chalky] I've generally tried to leave most or all of the existing options open when adding a move.
Chalky - [Raak] Absolutely the best strategy .. and I hasten to add that I was unaware when I posted letter seven that I was narrowing it down to just the one station. Never mind - I'll be more open-minded in future :-)
Kim - [Everyone] I suggest also that someone provide a "my whole is...." with a more or less cryptic clue. See Tuj's one for Turnham Green (yes, I got it in the end, derr....) which is very much in keeping with traditional riddle-making and kind of rounds the whole off quite nicely.
Darren - [Chalky] I deliberately kept it open for my move 5. Dunno about the others.
Irouléguy - I have to admit that I didn't - I hadn't realised there might be more than one answer after five moves. Shall we have another one?
My first is in SECONDS but not in HOURS
Raak - My second's in GARDENS but not in the FLOWERS
Chalky - My third is quite
GAMIN and not so
ADULTE Software - I'd better be WARY so not to cause FAULT
Projoy - My fifth is in GOUACHE but nowhere in OILS
Kim - My sixth duels with SABRES but never with FOILS
Raak - My seventh's ECLECTIC, PRETENTIOUS as well
Chalky - My eighth is a BUYER with nothing to SELL
Darren - My ninth is in CORAL but nowhere near REEF
Kim - My tenth's in LAMB CUTLET and also ROAST BEEF
Raak - My eleventh's in DIDGERIDOO but not FLUTE
Irouléguy - And my whole's a trunk road which is never called 'cute'
Just to finish it off. One more round?
My first's in ELEPHANT but not in the ZOO
Software - My second's in HORRAY because I'm not BLUE
Raak - My third's in MENTATION, but nowhere in THOUGHT
Tuj - My fourth is in SHOULD and also in OUGHT
Botherer - My fifth is in AUGUST but never in MAY
Tuj - My sixth's in GERVAIS but not PETER KAY
I feel dirty Irouléguy - My seventh's in RODNEY and TROTTER as well
Botherer - And O for my eighth I would not be in HELL
Raak - My ninth is not MORTAL but VENIAL sin
Chalky - And my last is a GAME which you never can WIN
Tuj - My whole's a station on the dark blue line
And so with that riddle we now must call time.
Chalky - I'd like to carry on.
Tuj - [Chalky] Well if so, my first is in SUMMER but never in SPRING
Kim - My second's in WAGNER, but not in the RING
Raak - My third is in STROLLING, and SAUNTERING too
Irouléguy - My fourth comes in BOTTLES to ward off the FLU
Tuj - My fifth is in FISH and also in CHIPS
Kim - My sixth goes on JOURNEYS but never on TRIPS
Software - My seventh is in DANGER and can never be SAFE
Tuj - My eighth's in URCHIN but not found in WAIF
Botherer - My ninth's in AROUND but never in RING
Kim - My tenth's fast to RUGBY and stops not at TRING
Chalky - My second-to-last's both in SLOWLY and SURE
Tuj - And my last is in DUNGPILE and also MANURE
Kim - My whole is two dwellings in one, I declare,
In opulent style, a crib fit for a mayor.
Kim - Can I just mention that if Tuj's move 8 had been "My eighth's in URCHIN
and also in WAIF, the answer could have been East India?
Chalky - [Kim] yes - I'd convinced myself it was East India. Took me ages to get on the right track. Nice summing up btw :-)
More?
My first is in PAMPHLET but not so in TRACT
Tuj - My second's STRAIGHTFORWARD not MATTER-OF-FACT
Kim - My third is in LIGAMENT, but not in TENDON [Chalky] Thanks.
Raak - My fourth is in WHELKSTALL, but CHIPSHOP's offendin'
Botherer - My next is in DRINKING but narry in DRAM
Tuj - My sixth's found in CANS but isn't in SPAM
Kim - My seventh's in GOING and also in GONE
Quendalon - My eighth's in DIVINE but not in ST. JOHN
Chalky - My ninth's an IMPOSTER but never a FRAUD
Kim - Is this the last ONE (coz' I think we've got bored)?
Raak -
The first part of my first part's the first part of day
The rest of my first is quite heavy to weigh
My second you'll see in the sky late at night
Whether waxing or waning, an elegant sight.
Audience -
*shouts, screams generally goes wild for Raak*
This is the end of the line. There is no more.