Mini Non-Reading Games & Puzzles for Cupcakes - September - from Captain Cupcake & LK

[Captain Cupcake]

Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "Puzzle 140--gave me a headache just looking at it. I think those are the kind you have to have a drink before you can decipher them."

Come here tomorrow then. I'm sure you'll find something nice and easy. After couple of drinks, of course. ☺

[Ezi]

Captain Cupcake wrote: "Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "Puzzle 140--gave me a headache just looking at it. I think those are the kind you have to have a drink before you can decipher them."

Come here tomorrow then. I'm..."

Ummm, well, I think I'll start tonight with a glass of wine with my dinner...just to take the edge off for tomorrow :)

[Captain Cupcake]

Be sure to look closer at the artist’s drawing in chalk,
discovered by these lovers on their little walk.

PUZZLE #141 - Spot the Difference: “Music Box of Life - Part 1”

Please DO NOT post solution here. Mail to ratminichallenges@gmail.com with Puzzle # in subject line. Be sure to tell me what Team you are assigned, though I have most of you memorized!

Yes, this puzzle is worth two “bouncing” cupcakes.

For this puzzle there are at least seven (7) differences between the side-by-side pictures.

Eighth in the series.

Larger size here.

      

[Zara's Retreat]

Puzzle #141 emailed for B'dazzled Blue. Completed by Zara.

[Nichole]

Puzzle 141 for LJB emailed.

[Captain Cupcake]

A first in a series of “Two in Ones.”
Giving you entertainment, tons and tons.

First a slider and then jigsaw,
I wish I could give you a day at the spa.

I’ll cover all the Team colors, what a run.
Each set worth three “bouncies” when you are done.

One more thing; these puzzles are unique.
No need to hurry and finish them next week.

You have until the end of October, a nice long time.
Nevertheless, I must end here, to get this to rhyme.

PUZZLE #142: Mango Tango/Atomic Tangerine. Larger picture here.

Fifteen piece Slider puzzle is here. Please take a screen print and show the "Very good, you win." box.

Jigsaw is here . Be sure to select “22 Piece Polygons” as the cut.

Okay to post in thread.

This set of puzzles is worth three “bouncing” cupcakes .

    

[Barbara ★]

Puzzle 142 for Team Mauvelous

[Rebecca NJ]

#142 for Moonstone

[Zara's Retreat]

Puzzle #142 for B'dazzled Blue

[Hina]

Puzzle #141 emailed from team Mauvelous

[Captain Cupcake]

Wait. What is that? A wedding announcement?
What will happen with this momentous pronouncement?

PUZZLE #143 - Spot the Difference: “Music Box of Life - Part 1”

Please DO NOT post solution here. Mail to ratminichallenges@gmail.com with Puzzle # in subject line. Be sure to tell me what Team you are assigned, though I have most of you memorized!

Yes, this puzzle is worth two “bouncing” cupcakes.

For this puzzle there are at least eight (8) differences between the side-by-side pictures.

Ninth in the series.

Larger size here.

      

[Hina]

Puzzle #143 emailed from team Mauvelous

[Jackie]

Sent #141 and #143 for Forest Green.

[Ezi]

Puzzle #141 & #143 emailed for Cerulean Hobbit Blue

[Zara's Retreat]

Puzzle #143 emailed for Bdazzled Blue.

[Jackie]

Puzzle 142 - Forest Green

[Dawn]

142 blast off bronze

[Captain Cupcake]

It is back, again, but in Rampage Red & Yeowza Yellow.
Definitely still mean, and definitely worth a bellow.

But the rewards are also much, much more.
With “Triple Threat” & “Cutthroat” cupcakes, certainly less of a chore.

One book is posted for a total of nine.
That’s pretty easy, and probably fine.

Eight books are listed twice.
And seven listed thrice.

Six books are listed four, each repeated.
Five books are listed five times. Getting heated?

Four are there six, and three times seven.
Stop at nine. Aren’t you glad we didn’t go to eleven?

Do you understand the trend?
The last are eight books listed twice. The end.

Puzzle #144
Find the duplicates, "Rampage Red & Yeowza Yellow". The books that are posted more than once are featuring the same covers as well as titles.

You do NOT have to make a copy of all the bookcovers. Just send in the names of the books, indicating the number (Example: “Call of the Wild X6”) & mail to ratminichallenges@gmail.com with Puzzle # in subject line. Be sure to tell us what Team you are assigned.

Yes, indeed! This puzzle is worth one “Triple Threat”
    and one “Cutthroat Competitor”

[Captain Cupcake]

Quickie Explanation of Cupcakes

• Cupcakes appear during a Mods’ Monthly Challenge.

• You earn cupcakes from Captain Cupcake for participating in mini-games and puzzles as posted in this thread for September. They’re totally optional, but a Team can cash them in to get free passes on challenges, or for extra points for larger books read. (More on this last below.)

• Cupcakes are tracked on a Google Spreadsheet on Captain Cupcake’s World of Puzzles & Cupcakes.

• There are links to the puzzles at the top of each column.

• Any column with a regular cupcake () only needs to be done once per team. These are usually easy jigsaws and slider puzzles.

• Any column with a “blinkie” cupcake () may be done by as many Team Members as want to participate. In fact, the more Team Members who complete the “blinkie” cupcake puzzles, the more options you will have when you cash them in. These are Word Finds, Crosswords, Doublets, Find the Duplicates and types of puzzles that are generally a bit more difficult.

• While “blinkies” may also be redeemed by the person who earned them (such as for hints for encryption puzzles), the cupcakes for BAPs are redeemed by Captains in the Captains’ Group.

• Sometimes puzzles are set up as a series. For these, on the spreadsheet they will change from a regular cupcake () to a cupcake of higher worth after the series is finished. Spot the Differences puzzles are an example of a series run and are coded grey in color. They only need to be done once per Team, but may be done by different Team Members. It is fine if you want to get together and work the solution.

• For regular and higher worth cupcakes you don’t get any bonuses for multiple Team Members completing them, but if you want to do them just for fun, there’s no reason not to! :)

• Blue cupcakes ( ) are ones that were earned during a “48 Hour Cupcake Crazy” make-up period.

• Sunday Update ★'s are earned by Captains, or their proxies, if they are on vacation.

• There are three different type of cupcakes worth BAPs*. Below are the different size books/word count/page count breakdown :

Cup			Word 	 Page 	 Added	 Look Upon
cake	Name		Count	 Count	 BAPs*	 Redemption
	“bouncy” or
	 “chunkster” 	112,500	 450	 1	 

	 “Triple 
	 Threat”	200,000	 800	 2	 

	“Cutthroat
	 Competitor”
	 or Cuatro	350,000	 1,400	 4	 

*BAPs = Book Advantage Books, which are each equal to one book read.

[Captain Cupcake]

The above post with the “Quickie Explanation of Cupcakes” may also be found in Post #4

[Blakely]

#139 for Magenta!

[Lisa Kay]

Puzzle #142 Cadet Blue

[Jenn]

turned in 141 and 143 for radical red

[Mary X]

emailed 141 & 143 for pewter blue

[Mary X]

OK are you super fast with updating or did I misse where another member of my team did 141 & 143? (I still have the spreadsheet open).

[Captain Cupcake]

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "OK are you super fast with updating or did I misse where another member of my team did 141 & 143? (I still have the spreadsheet open)."

It was you. ☺

[Rhonda]

LJB - Puzzle 142 - jigsaw

[Lisa Kay]

Cadet Blue, Spot the Differences - #128, #129, #130, #132, #133, #135, #136, #141, & #143 mailed.

[Barbara ★]

puzzle #144 submitted for Team Mauvelous

[Rhonda]

LJB - Puzzle 143 sent via email.

[Megan]

Electric Lime

Puzzle #141 - email sent

Puzzle #142




Puzzle #143 - email sent

[Jenn]

emailed puzzle 149 for radical red

[Megan]

Email sent for puzzle #144 for Electric Lime.

[Blakely]

Emailed #144 for Magenta!

[Kimberly]

Puzzle # 141 & #142 (doubled-up) & #144 emailed for Bdazzled Blue

[Nichole]

Puzzle 144 sent for LJB

[Jackie]

Puzzle 140 sent for Forest Green.

[Kimberly]

Captain Cupcake wrote: "

Quickie Explanation of Cupcakes

• Cupcakes appear during a Mods’ Monthly Challenge.

• You earn cupcakes from Captain Cupcake for participating in mini-games and puzzles as posted in this thread..."


THIS IS SO USEFUL! Thank you!!

[Zara's Retreat]

Kimberly wrote: "Captain Cupcake wrote: "

Quickie Explanation of Cupcakes

• Cupcakes appear during a Mods’ Monthly Challenge.

• You earn cupcakes from Captain Cupcake for participating in mini-games and puzzles ..."

Hi Kimberly,

I have cut and pasted this cupcake information so I have ready access to it.

I have already redeemed a few cupcakes but I have some more I can redeem as well so all this will help with our team's scores.

By the way, are you any good at picking out repeats of book covers like in Puzzle #144 above? If so, would you like to do this puzzle for the team?

[Kimberly]

Zara wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Captain Cupcake wrote: "

Quickie Explanation of Cupcakes

• Cupcakes appear during a Mods’ Monthly Challenge.

• You earn cupcakes from Captain Cupcake for participating in mini-g..."


Hey Zara - I sent in #144. It did my head in. Hopefully I've done it right. : )

[Mary X]

Jigsaw part of 142 for Pewter Blue

[Zara's Retreat]

Kimberly wrote: "Zara wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Captain Cupcake wrote: "

Quickie Explanation of Cupcakes

• Cupcakes appear during a Mods’ Monthly Challenge.

• You earn cupcakes from Captain Cupcake for participat..."

Awesome. You're a real champion. I hope you did well on it too. I can appreciate it doing your head in. I tried a Mean Green one they had early on in this round of the challenge; I gave up as they all started looking the same. lol

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

# 141 and #143 sent in for Mango Tango.

[Captain Cupcake]

Kimberly wrote: "THIS IS SO USEFUL! Thank you!!"

You are welcome. Glad you liked it.

Just added this (and fixed some type-o's)

• Sunday Update ★'s are earned by Captains, or their proxies, if they are on vacation.

[Captain Cupcake]

May I have a 'test bunny' for a doublet worth two blinkies?

[Stacie]

I'll test the doublet!

[Rebecca]

Puzzle 142: For PMM

[Captain Cupcake]

Stacie wrote: "I'll test the doublet!"

Thanks! On its way to you, Stacie.

[Imke]

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "Jigsaw part of 142 for Pewter Blue

"

And here's the slider part of 142 for Pewter Blue:

[Stacie]

Captain Cupcake wrote: "Stacie wrote: "I'll test the doublet!"

Thanks! On its way to you, Stacie."

Finished and sent back!