Split Decisions & Other Word Puzzles [Paperback]

George Bredehorn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1998

Anagram loops, mixagrams, pentads, and phrase forays: if you love wordplay, these intriguing puzzles are better than crosswords! They don't have those awful, never-before-heard words meant just to trip you up. And 7 out of these 10 puzzles have no clues at all! You complete them by doing anagrams or by using the three or four letters provided to get you started. Begin with the simplest and make your way up the ladder to the hardest and trickiest. Split decisions have letter pairs in a grid, surrounded by empty squares. Each answer consists of a pair of words that share the letters that should be entered in those squares. For example: Go two by two to complete miniature crisscross puzzles: the vowels are there, but you have to add the correct consonants. Mixagrams have a five- and a four-letter word on each line; their letters have been mixed together, but their order is unchanged--just like this: D A R I U N V E T = DRIVE + AUNT It's hours and hours of braintwisting! 96 pages, 63 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

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About the Author

George Bredehorn is a retired teacher who lives in Wantagh, New York and is a member of Mensa. His puzzles appear regularly in publications such as The New York Times and Games.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (December 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806959622
• ISBN-13: 978-0806959627
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,020,577 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for those who enjoy word games!, October 3, 1998

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This review is from: Split Decisions & Other Word Puzzles (Paperback)

This book is just great! I would have sent an e-mail to the author had one been in the book. I'm buying several for Christmas gifts - my friends are also crazy about Split-Decsions. We had been hoping a book like this would come out and when I found this, I was overjoyed.

Glad to have this opportunity to let the author know how much we all like Split-Decisions. It's just great for those of us 'word game lovers'. I don't want to forget the other word games in this book, they're also good (haven't finished them yet - still working on them) but I can't wait for the next book to come out.

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5.0 out of 5 stars want more like this, April 13, 2011

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This review is from: Split Decisions & Other Word Puzzles (Paperback)

I discovered split decisions last year and I am addicted to them. I have already sent for this book, and completed the puzzles, but I can't find any new ones, so I'm ordering the book again. I figured it's been a while since I've done the ones in this book, so I probably forgot most of the answers, so I will still enjoy doing them again. But I hope George comes out with another whole book of them again soon.
Paul, Saugus, MA