Find the Building: Solve the Clues & Show the Map!

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The thread revolves around a game where participants provide clues to identify buildings or locations, requiring players to post Google Maps images as proof of their findings. The discussion includes various clues related to different locations, with participants engaging in guessing and providing feedback on each other's answers.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
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  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant introduces a game involving clues to find buildings, starting with a set of clues related to a location in Warwickshire, England.
  • Some participants recall a previous thread on a similar game but note that it was based on pictures rather than descriptions.
  • Another participant suggests the Chesterton Windmill as a possible answer, fitting some clues but expressing uncertainty about its classification as a building.
  • Subsequent clues lead to discussions about various locations, including the Colosseum and Griffith Observatory, with participants confirming or denying guesses.
  • One participant presents a complex set of clues leading to Jackson Square in New Orleans, with detailed explanations of how the clues relate to the location.
  • Participants express uncertainty and challenge each other's guesses, with some providing additional hints or clarifications.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on the answers to the clues presented, with multiple competing views and ongoing guesses throughout the discussion. Participants frequently express uncertainty about the correctness of their guesses.

Contextual Notes

Some clues are open to interpretation, and participants often clarify their intentions or the meanings behind their clues, which may lead to varying conclusions about the locations being discussed.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in games involving geography, riddles, or community engagement in a forum setting may find this discussion appealing.

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  • #482
This is not the "lowfat grass" name the location. (note: at least one player has an advantage on this one) :wink:

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  • #484
  • #485
1oldman2 said:
(note: at least one player has an advantage on this one)
You mean someone here is from Montana?
 
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  • #486
Jonathan Scott said:
You mean someone here is from Montana?
According to his profile, 1oldman2 is from Montana. Cool, 1oldman2 :smile:

EDIT: Hey, look OCR is from Montana, too.
 
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  • #487
Jonathan Scott said:
You mean someone here is from Montana?
Guilty as charged. :smile:
 
  • #488
1oldman2 said:
Guilty as charged. :smile:
So you're expecting OCR to be able to identify that battlefield, then?
 
  • #489
ProfuselyQuarky said:
According to his profile, 1oldman2OCR is from Montana. Cool, 1oldman2 :smile:

EDIT: Hey, look OCR is from Montana, too.
It's a small world,I'm from the western(mountain side of the state" and I believe OCR is from the "less mountainous" side. ( I posted a pic lately in the "Beautiful universe" thread of the lake I live on)
Jonathan Scott said:
So you're expecting OCR to be able to identify that battlefield, then?
Oh yes, It's not much of a challenge, practically in his back yard. I suspect your familiar with my clue about the "native name" for the area.
 
  • #490
1oldman2 said:
I suspect your familiar with my clue about the "native name" for the area.
Actually, I wasn't until I read the first line of the Wikipedia entry about the battle just now, but I see how it fits the clue.
 
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  • #491
Jonathan Scott said:
Sorry, that may seem very convincing, but the record I had in mind was broken more than 75 years ago (and still stands), and this time it was the real thing in the museum, not a replica.
Lol, you sure had me fooled.....:doh:

And, it was 1oldman2s fault for making me overconfident ... :oldmad: ...:oldtongue: ... :oldbiggrin:
Jonathan Scott said:
... isn't a duck despite sounding like one?
"Mallard" ... brilliant, really!

1oldman2 said:
York's National Railway Museum?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-23158389

You also, 1oldman2, brilliant, really! ... :bow:AND, I ain't going to play any more... so there! ... :oldtongue:
 
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  • #492
OCR said:
overconfident ... :oldmad: ...:oldtongue: ... :oldbiggrin:
Same here, gets me every time :smile:
OCR said:
AND, I ain't going to play any more... so there! ... :oldtongue:
o_O Reconsider?
 
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1oldman2 said:
This is not the "lowfat grass" name the location.
Well, it looks like... "Last Stand Hill" ?

But I'm not sure... because now, I'm so shy....:olduhh: ... :oldtongue:
 
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  • #495
:smile: "Pretty much"
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  • #496
1oldman2 said:
This is not the "lowfat grass"...
No, but this sure is...

Waiting for a Chinook.jpg
 
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  • #498
1oldman2 said:
:smile: "Pretty much"
:check:
 
  • #499
1oldman2 said:
I love CM Russel's stuff.

:thumbup:
 
  • #500
1oldman2 said:
I love CM Russel's stuff.
Dang, seeing that painting will always put some tears in my eyes.....:redface:
 
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  • #501
OCR said:
Got it, but how ?... that was kind of a piss-poor clue... :redface:
Googled on "started" with the date, and it was on the first page.
 
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  • #502
Jonathan Scott said:
Googled on "started" with the date, and it was on the first page.
:check:... Yes, that's why I included the date. The "clue" was way to vague .....:doh:

Nice work, though.....:thumbup:
 
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  • #503
I hope you are all enjoying All around the world, sorry i have not been on, i have been to depressed, any way i am waiting for the next clue:biggrin:
 
  • #504
wolram said:
I hope you are all enjoying All around the world, sorry i have not been on, i have been to depressed, any way i am waiting for the next clue:biggrin:
Its good to hear from you again, I believe the ball is in Jonathan's court. We await the next riddle. :bow:
 
  • #505
1oldman2 said:
Its good to hear from you again, I believe the ball is in Jonathan's court. We await the next riddle. :bow:
I was assuming it was OCR's turn. I've not got a lot of time for creating puzzles.
 
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  • #506
Jonathan Scott said:
I've not got a lot of time for creating puzzles.
Well, I've not got a lot of skill for creating puzzles.

Carry on.....:oldsmile:
 
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  • #507
No shortage of modesty in this thread, someones got to post a riddle. :biggrin:
I've not got a lot of time for creating puzzles.
Well, I've not got a lot of skill for creating puzzles.
 
  • #508
I have loads of time to create riddles , but i am not very good at it, but here goes:

They say a big man created this path, and there is some thing very unusual about it, where is it?
 
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