ANSWERS
76 GAMES WORLD^ OF PUZZLES^ | may 2019
(^49) I 500 RUMMY
A C H I E V E
A A A A 10 J Q 34
A M A T E U R
A 2 3 4 Q Q Q 40
A N D R O I D
2 3 4 9 9 9 9 45
B I P L A N E
3 4 5 6 6 6 6 36
B O U D O I R
10 J Q 9 9 9 9 66
B O U R B O N
10 J Q K 3 3 3 49
C A R I B O U
K K K 9 10 J Q 69
C H A I R E D
A A A A 9 10 J 33
C L I M A T E
8 8 8 2 3 4 5 38
C R A S S E R
K K K K 10 J Q 70
D E V O T E E
J J J J 4 5 6 55
D I L E M M A
4 5 6 7 2 2 2 28
D I O R A M A
9 9 9 9 A 2 3 42
H I B A C H I
8 9 10 A A A A 31
I M B I B E S
A 2 3 4 10 10 10 40
L E I S U R E
6 7 8 Q Q Q Q 61
M A T U R E S
2 3 4 Q Q Q Q 49
P E L I C A N
5 5 5 5 A 2 3 26
P O P L A R S
2 3 4 5 K K K 44
S C A R R E D
K K K K 9 10 J 69
S E R V I C E
10 J Q 7 7 7 7 58
Total Score 983
34 I MOVING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK
September 1979: Henri LaMothe earned
his place in the record books by diving
from nearly 40 feet into a pool of water
12 inches deep.
September 1986: Craig Hosking graced
the pages of GAMES in his one-of-a-kind
plane. He would take off, fly, and land
upside down.
October 1986: Philippe Petit was an aerial
artist, best known for his tightrope walk
between the Twin Towers of the World
Trade Center in 1974.
April 2000: Brad Byers was a sword
swallower. He held the world record for
swallowing ten 27-inch swords.
He now works as a movie stunt coordina-
tor and has his own IMDb page.
Never injured in performance;last stunt
performed in 2002. Has been the
subject of several movies; currently
doing lecture tours.
Performed for years with only one minor
injury to his nose; retired from stunts and
died of old age. His record has since been
broken.
Still performing; 70-time record holder for
a variety of freakshow stunts, although
his record mentioned here has been
broken several times.
38 I LIBRETTO
PUZZLE 1: 59%0-=6,9&%6&&%7,908,69;%=ɸ&-68,(%=92*%-60=
- BROUHAHA 8. OBITUARY
PUZZLE 2: RARITY
PUZZLE 3: Play a flipped F, V or W tile at F6. You are now threatening to win on your next
play, either by playing another flipped tile at E6 or by playing UNZIP along row F. Blue cannot
block both threats in a single play.
PUZZLE 4: Play HUT at I12-14. On your next turn you can connect HUT to TERRIFIC with
a flipped tile because Blue cannot occupy all three connection squares in a single play.
PUZZLE 5: Play VODKA at F1-5. Because of the corner rule, your opponent cannot block
you from then playing flipped tiles at F6 and F7 over your next two turns.
PUZZLE 6: Play the word CUP using the C in BACON. Now using flipped tiles you have
two ways of connecting MAGIC to BACON/CUP and two ways of connecting BACON/CUP
to LEASING. Blue can block only one of these in a single play, so whichever location he
chooses, you’ll choose the other.
PUZZLE 7: Neither player can play a single tile at J9 or K9 because of the corner rule. The
only way to break through is to play to both J9 and K9 in a single turn. S is the only letter
you can play at J9, so you need to find a word beginning with AS, with O as the fourth letter,
and with a third letter that can be placed before an I. There are several words that fit this
pattern, but you’ll have to acquire any missing letters by playing or swapping tiles until you
have what you need. In the meantime, if Blue plays to M9 your plan will be thwarted! The
only viable strategy is to play R to M9 and E to N9, making ORE. On subsequent turns, play
or swap all your tiles except for the S and await the appearance of an H or a wildcard. You
can then play ASHORE to win.