FĂ ilt [Welcome]! Ciamar a tha thu [How are you]?

• The Fiery Cross Sign-up runs through March 1, 2011 [CLOSED]
• The Fiery Cross Clan Assignments & partners posted March 15, 2011
• Sporrans mailed by May 15, 2011

Outlandish Swap V: The Fiery Cross

Scottish clans were originally a Highland way of life. The Highland clan was, above all things, a family; a family in which everybody believed they were all, from chief to blacksmith, descended from one founder or progenitor. They regarded themselves as very close kinsmen. This Swap is dedicated to such clan families and will be organized into four clans.


Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Part 8 ~ Homework ~ A Hunting We Will Go

For this wee homework assignment, we will ask you to list 5 things that Claire would have in her wee medicine basket (or stillroom) and their uses Find a picture of this item and post it to the HOMEWORK thread on Ravelry. For example, if your find is a heart/lung bypass machine,  please show us a book reference from Part 8 where she would use the Heart/Lung machine or has one, and post the picture. If someone prior to you has used this item, you have to find a different item. The photo reference can be off-ravelry.
This assignment is for the good sisters, not for the chieftesses. Please include your swap name and clan name in the post (not everyone uses a clan badge and it helps us). The homework assignment is due on May 10th at midnight, ET.
Good luck, lasses.

Mordag and Fiona

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Alarms of Struggle and Flight

Good sisters,

Here is a wee quiz based on part 7 of the book - Alarms of Struggle and Flight. In this challenge, there are two columns - one of names, the other is something to match up with one of the given names. Please submit your answers to highlandergames (at) ymail (dot) com with the word TRIVIA in the subject line. Also, please include your swap name and your clan so we can give you proper credit.

Brianna               Afraid of thunder, killed by lightening
Deborah            Discovered bat skeleton in amulet
Isaiah Morton     Nom de Plume
Jackson Jolly      Had a feral eye for the school teacher
James MacQuiston   Called the birds
Josiah                 Received 5000 acres as compensation
Judas                 Proclaimed the bear has special scratching trees
Obadiah             Solicited the Bear-Killer
 Roger               Performed Tarot readings
Tsatsa'wi            Wagoner for Sherston's Brewery

Please submit your answers by Tuesday, May 3rd at midnight.

Respectfully submitted,

Mordag Murray and Fiona Fraser

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Adso's Ridge & Favorite Things Results

Lasses, well done on the games thus far! We now have the results from the "Marsali" (Adso's Ridge, this time around) game based on section #2, and the "Favorite Things" homework based on section #3 ready for you to see!

Adso's Ridge:

Participants:
Clan Beauchamp: Lady North Facing, Imogene, Caroline, Elspeth, Ealasaid, Muirne, Morven, Nemetona

Clan Fraser: Jeanette, Eirinn, Ciara, Magaidh

Clan MacKenzie: Ide, Jessie, Kinley

Clan Murray: Caireann, Bea, Ceana, Zella

Perfect Scores:
Caireann Murray, Bea Murray, Kinley MacKenzie and Ciara Fraser! An extra point for each o' the four of ye, lasses -- well done!

Winner (of perfect scores, by drawing from the children's wooden tea set -- the sugar bowl worked quite well!): Kinley MacKenzie!! Congrats, lass, ye've won your clan 5 extra points!


Additional Bonuses:
Early Bird: Caireann Murray
Sneaker: Magaidh Fraser (11:54 pm)
Congrats, lasses -- an extra point, each!

Scores:
Beauchamp: 55
Fraser: 33 + 1 (perfect) + 1 (sneaker) = 35
MacKenzie: 25 + 1(perfect) + 5(winner) = 31
Murray: 39 + 2 (perfect) + 1 (early bird) = 42

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Favorite Things:

Participants:

Beauchamp: Eilis, Nemetona, Muirne, Suisan, Caroline, Brighde, Sineag, Isobel, Lady North Facing, Elspeth, Imogene, Morven, Alyth, Bree, Ealasaid

Fraser: Eirinn, Ciara, Magaidh, Jullienne, Lileas, Rhona, Jocasta, Fiona, Aileen

MacKenzie: Rhona, Eadgyth, Ceitidh, Isabelle, Jessie, Seonag, Kinley, Rayanne, Ide, Mollie.

Murray: Mordag, Ruadh, Chloe, Bea, Ceana, Caireann, Toireasa, Marsali, Latharna, Arafel, Zella, Eileen, Meadth, Leigh

Scores:
Beauchamp: 150
Fraser: 90
MacKenzie: 100
Murray: 140

Thanks to all the lasses for playing. You have earned 10 points for your team, and you have helped your spoiler get to know you better!


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Final scores as of part #3 can be found on the sidebar. :)

-Respectfully submitted, Mordag Murray & Fiona Fraser

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

'Tis Better to Marry Than Burn

Lasses, Ye've been doing a braw job on all of the challenges we have set your way. This time, we have a three part challenge but ye have two weeks to complete it. Still check in every week on Ravelry.

 
For this challenge, we will ask ye to solve a crypto list, a Drop Quote puzzle and some anagrams. The puzzles will be here, but send your answers to highlandergames (at) ymail (dot) com.

 
Crypto Families: Each puzzle contains a list of related words with a simple, unique substitution code. The heading for each puzzle gives a hint as to the types of words. Each of the words are in the book, but you really don't need your book to solve the words. You just need to figure out the code. The key to solve the first crypto family is different from both the second one and the third. Good luck!

 
People (max 5 points)
  • WOWOIW FJCC AILOCYXW
  • UAIJSEJ
  • FJYYH
  • VXNIBYI OWWJB
  • AJELIW AGBFIWS
  • UAOCCOU PHCOJ
  • QIYAJE CJNCJEN
  • BYJUAJW FXWWJY
  • LIVXE SXWICS LINSXWICS
And they're off :(max 5 points)
  • LSIQA FBIUSY
  • TJKBDM
  • QIUN RDUYB
  • SI LBSSB QSIJUB
  • YNISSJDM
  • SXQIY
  • QSIUBMQB
  • NRDUDXTRLUBK
  • HUJBYJIMY
  • NBYYI
A Mac Donald by any other name: (max 3.5 points)
  • ODTHQO _________
  • ___________ DZ YQLHW
  • KHXDA ___________
  • ___________ DZ WNL UYQLY
  • ADELAW ____________ DZ YWDATDFHI
  • ___________ DZ SQHTAHTHQO
  • ___________ DZ BLVVDSN
Drop Quotes: (5 points for each one)


  Here is a link to the drop quotes. To solve a drop quote, the game is simple. Each puzzle contains a hidden quote, with the spaces for each letter in that quote laid out in a typical crossword puzzle-type black and white grid. Above each column are a series of letters. Simply "drop" each letter into the appropriate squares in each row and column to reveal the hidden quote. Each quote is in Part Five of the book, but it is not necessary to have a paper copy of the book to solve the quotes. 

 
Anagrams: ( max 5 points)

 
For the anagrams, try to find a name of someone who is or is mentioned in this sectioned by rearranging the letters. 
  • Hey, it will
  • Heft her ant, ken?
  • A fine, left owl nut
  • Ahem, sun salon
  • Cement line
  • Arm can no more
  • Chug back meal horn
  • Her room accent
  • Zinc ace on mum elk
  • Drunken arc
 Maximum points for each part is listed next to each quiz. Mix and match your challenge for a total of 25 points (this is for two weeks). Please submit your answers by midnight on April 27th.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Part 6 ~ The War of the Regulation

'Tis almost time for Jaime's birthday, and when we celebrate birthdays, or are preparing to, we usually ask what can we get for the birthday person. With Claire at his side, Jamie needs very little. Instead of presents for Himself, we will be thinking about Claire. What can we get or make for Claire. No time to make anything so we will go raiding. Your assignment ~ find two projects (two different kinds of projects) in your spoilee's profile that Claire would find useful, and explain why. Now, find two different kinds of projects in your spoiler's profile that Brianna would make for Claire and explain why, and lastly - find one project in your own profile that Mrs. Bug would want Claire to have and explain why. This is almost too easy, so I will add a few things to this - all of the project pages must have been created prior to April 5th and you should be showing us 5 different types of projects with 5 different explanations. One point for each project listed, one point for each explanation. Because we don't all fill out our project pages, if you cannot find something on your spoilees project page you can use her chieftess' project page. The same applies to your spoilers project page and your own. If you have any questions, please ask in the Games thread on Ravelry or PM me. Please send your answers to Highlandergames (at) ymail (dot) com with Claire in the subject line. Also, please include your clan and swap name in the email. Good luck, lasses! Mordag and Fiona