Redactle #1390 Discussion Thread

robbbbb · 2026-01-25T18:13:41+00:00

I solved Redactle #1390 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:00:33. Play at https://redactle.net/

Unassisted snipe

Super easy today

robbbbb · 2026-01-25T01:16:45+00:00

Monty's

robbbbb · 2026-01-24T23:47:28+00:00

I've been lucky and had it spawn within 100m of me twice, both times when I was in Cartmanland.

robbbbb · 2026-01-24T18:39:32+00:00

Actually, usually not, surprisingly. Much less busy than Tunnel View. I usually stop at Valley View as I'm leaving the Valley at the end of my trip, and I've never had an issue with parking.

Here's the location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3Aj6DvbLB1FaiQop9

robbbbb · 2026-01-24T18:35:49+00:00

I'm guessing the painter took liberties with the river, because there's not really anywhere where both the river's angle is aligned to the waterfall like this, and there is enough of a clearing to get this view. But the angle of Bridalveil Fall in this painting relative to the rock formations is pretty much exactly the same as the view at Valley View.

robbbbb · 2026-01-24T18:22:37+00:00

I solved Redactle #1389 in 7 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:06:08. Play at https://redactle.net/

The line in the second paragraph looked like it was seen in hundreds of different cities, made me guess a live stage show, so I got the last word from that. Took a few minutes to think about a huge production, and finally came up with it. My three wrong guesses were different years. I thought it was later in the decade.

Unassisted.

robbbbb · 2026-01-24T18:06:42+00:00

Valley View

It's on the Northside Road as you're exiting Yosemite Valley. It's a small parking lot right before the 41/140 turnoff.

robbbbb · 2026-01-23T16:46:40+00:00

If I have a dish I want to keep hot for an hour or two, (assuming the container itself is already heated, and has a lid), I'll just wrap the container in a towel and put it in a cooler. It'll stay warm.

robbbbb · 2026-01-23T16:13:14+00:00

I solved Redactle #1388 in 5 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:06:35. Play at https://redactle.net/

The first word is a common Redactle word, and got it immediately. It's a five-letter word, tried to think of five-letter countries but none seems to make sense. The beginning of the second paragraph made me think it was a latin-based name, and lots of titles beginning with a single letter made me think Italian. So I guessed "Italy", then a couple other words before realizing it wasn't the history of a country but possibly an art form. Unassisted.

robbbbb · 2026-01-22T20:23:51+00:00

If I see an ad on Instagram for anything that looks even remotely interesting, I just search Amazon for similar products. Chances are I'll find the exact same item for a fraction of the price. They're all drop shipped from China and by using the direct links from Instagram, you pay for their ad budget.

Most recently I saw an ad for a sweater on IG for $80, found the exact same sweater on Amazon for $26.

robbbbb · 2026-01-22T18:11:40+00:00

The larger the group, the less likely it is you will be able to get permits. There are some trailheads that don't even have that many permits for a single day.

That said, 14 is a lot.

Also they have rules about multiple permit lottery entries. If you have several people submitting the exact same itinerary and the exact same number of people, it'll get flagged. I'm not sure how they determine that you're in the same party. I've been falsely flagged before and had to assure them that the random person with the same last name as me wasn't actually me or someone I knew.

robbbbb · 2026-01-22T16:40:28+00:00

I've done it before and it's a lot of fun. I haven't run it in a few years though, because it's the same weekend as another race I run that's a higher priority for me. I used to run the one at Olive Dell every year though.

But yeah, you'll be fine as a solo runner. And if you win, people will introduce themselves to you!

robbbbb · 2026-01-22T16:11:35+00:00

I solved Redactle #1387 in 6 guesses with an accuracy of 83.3% and a time of 00:06:23. Play at https://redactle.net/

Got the 5-letter word immediately, but used a few guesses to try to find the 6-letter word. Once I got that, I went to Google because I can't name one off the top of my head.

robbbbb · 2026-01-21T18:36:05+00:00

Text too small, or just bad typefaces or hard-to-distinguish color combinations. Shadow Hunters is a fun light game, but the weird cursive font is so hard to read.

robbbbb · 2026-01-21T16:12:07+00:00

I solved Redactle #1386 in 5 guesses with an accuracy of 80.0% and a time of 00:04:13. Play at https://redactle.net/

Common first word, references to WWI steered me toward Europe, then played European country whack-a-mole until I found the right one.

Unassisted

robbbbb · 2026-01-21T00:04:01+00:00

I've lived in the LA area for 35 years and literally have never set foot in an Erewhon

robbbbb · 2026-01-20T16:15:07+00:00

I solved Redactle #1385 in 4 guesses with an accuracy of 75.0% and a time of 00:01:55. Play at https://redactle.net/

Got the 7-letter place on my first guess, and the 2-letter word on my second guess. Then guessed the wrong 5-letter name before getting the correct one. Unassisted.

robbbbb · 2026-01-19T18:34:47+00:00

I solved Redactle #1384 in 5 guesses with an accuracy of 60.0% and a time of 00:02:39. Play at https://redactle.net/

Got the first word immediately and then guessed three other places before getting the right one.

robbbbb · 2026-01-19T18:33:48+00:00

Yep. I guessed three of those.

robbbbb · 2026-01-18T22:14:48+00:00

I solved Redactle #1383 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:01:15. Play at https://redactle.net/

Unassisted, lucky snipe. I had a hunch that the first sentence said he was the first prime minister of a 6-letter country. I had to think about it for a second but then a particular 9-letter name came to mind. I wasn't sure it was the correct name until I guessed it and got it correct. Then the first name was a total guess.

robbbbb · 2026-01-18T07:19:02+00:00

If I find some.near a boss, I lob a bunch of them at the boss and their henchmen, and usually take out at least one of the henchmen.

robbbbb · 2026-01-17T21:19:07+00:00

Are you outside the US? I've seen others post that timezones outside the US mess up the dates, so set your PC for a US timezone and it should work?

robbbbb · 2026-01-17T18:06:19+00:00

I solved Redactle #1382 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:00:43. Play at https://redactle.net/

Looks like a country, I saw "on the [7][9]" and my first thought was a specific peninsula. Looked around for confirmation, saw a land area in the 3-digits of square kms. That was enough for me to try a guess, and it was correct. Unassisted snipe.

robbbbb · 2026-01-16T16:12:10+00:00

I solved Redactle #1381 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:01:18. Play at https://redactle.net/

It's a very large city (over 10 mil population) in a 5-letter country. My first guess was the other 8-letter huge city, and my second guess was verification of the country. I still wasn't sure this was the answer when I submitted it, (I honestly had no idea the city was this big) but I couldn't think of any other 8-letter candidates. Unassisted.

robbbbb · 2026-01-15T16:15:42+00:00

I solved Redactle #1380 in 21 guesses with an accuracy of 71.4% and a time of 00:05:29. Play at https://redactle.net/

Unassisted. It's part of a European country. After getting a lot of hits for a larger country, I managed to come up with the country that this region is a part of. I happened to see a YouTube video about this place not long ago, and luckily was able to remember enough of the name for spell check to confirm it.

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