© David Pitt 2000-2007
COMMON DENOMINATOR contains the mix of skill and luck that is the hallmark of all great diversions. Strategy and fun, simplicity and complexity, gender and demographics all included in a package that sparkles with originality. Take the words from Crosswords; take the trivia from Trivial Pursuit®; take the cards from Monopoly®, and the skill from Scrabble®; add in the strategy from Risk® and the sadness from Sorry® - We're getting there! Now sprinkle in action, anticipation and competition and imagine the freshness and uniqueness. Okay, I think you have it. Now hold that thought!
To help you along there are some more details below (mostly from the original actual board game). Each day we will be adding a new puzzle so be sure and come back often. If you like the game, please invite a friend to tricolors.com. Have fun and I hope you will have some comments and suggestions - please e-mail me at: david.pitt@tricolors.com
To whet your interest just a tad I can tell you that COMMON DENOMINATOR is the middle of a three game series all built around similar base cards but of considerably varying difficulty, complexity and categories. The first is CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE a devilishly complex internet contest designed for a portal with a very large prize as a motivation. The third is VERTICALIZE the French version with an expanded interactive nature. But those are another story.
These series of puzzles are the prototypes of the board game COMMON DENOMINATOR which will soon be coming to market. Actually the game has evolved and is evolving as it comes to market. The idea here is to build interest in the game and consider constructive suggestions. The individual cards can be played without the background of the game. Be careful they are addictive. Simply look at the clues and try to fill in the blanks. When you have filled in all the horizontal spaces you will be able to find the hidden word by reading one of the lines vertically. Note the vertical is occasionally the last letter of the horizontal words in which case it might not be strictly vertical. Both the vertical and all the horizontal lines will fit within the same category.