Doubled for Friday, February 9, 2024
One picture, one hidden three-word chain. The first two words make a familiar phrase, the last two make another, and the middle word belongs to both. New to the game? Read how to play first.
Hints
Open them one at a time. Each one gives away a little more than the last.
Hint 1
The answer is 3 words long, with 4, 5 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
One half rides waves; the other sits on a table with dice and counters.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Surf Game
Surf board and Board game, joined on Board.
Surf board
A surfboard is the long, buoyant board a surfer stands on to ride a wave, shaped with a pointed nose and fins underneath.
Board game
A board game is any game played on a marked board with pieces, dice or cards: chess, Monopoly, Scrabble and the rest of the shelf.
How players did
Across 183 plays, 60% got the whole answer in one guess, 12% solved it without a miss, 13% got there after at least one wrong guess, 11% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 4% did not get it.