Tuesday, January 27, 2009
1500 challengers
the sensei is delighted to announce that there are now over 1500 challengers taking part in the puzzles, with a significant number of new players joining as a result of the launch of musigami.
musigami launched!
today sees the launch of musigami; a fun, alternative quiz to the main bimbogami challenges.
on the surface it's a simple song lyrics quiz. all you have to do is name the song from the lyrics you can see. but, as you would expect from the tricky sensei, there's a bit of a catch.
the song lyrics are represented in a 'word cloud', where all the words are mixed up on the screen. individual words that are repeated in the song appear larger then those that appear less often. oh, and all the words that appear in the title of the son'g have been removed...
have a look at the taster and you'll see what it's all about.
on the surface it's a simple song lyrics quiz. all you have to do is name the song from the lyrics you can see. but, as you would expect from the tricky sensei, there's a bit of a catch.
the song lyrics are represented in a 'word cloud', where all the words are mixed up on the screen. individual words that are repeated in the song appear larger then those that appear less often. oh, and all the words that appear in the title of the son'g have been removed...
have a look at the taster and you'll see what it's all about.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
musigami in beta testing
bimbogami is in the final stages of pre-launch preparation for the release of musigami - a new concept in song lyrics quizzes. it's intended as a fun diversion from the main bimbogami seasons, so it's a bit easier - but see if you can do it without using bimbogoogle.
all the puzzles have been prepared and beta testing is now in progress, so not long now.
launch date still tba but will be before the end of january 2009.
there will be a new taster puzzle launched at the same time.
all the puzzles have been prepared and beta testing is now in progress, so not long now.
launch date still tba but will be before the end of january 2009.
there will be a new taster puzzle launched at the same time.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
new features launched
the sensei is pleased to inform his worthy challengers of some improvements to the free puzzling experience that is bimbogami.
a slight facelift has been done to the landing area for the site; the sensei hopes you like it. this also means you can now log in directly from the landing page as well as gain quick access to the site and the new features from here too. this new style will be rolled out to the puzzle page, player statistics and hall of fame in the coming months.
secondly, and more importantly, the sensei is at last in a position to provide some free puzzling tools to help you solve puzzles, both on bimbogami and other sites, and create your own puzzles.
a newly launched 'puzzler tools' section, is accessible from the landing page. this contains the following tools:
caesar solver
this puzzler tool allows you to encode text using a caesar cipher and also helps you decode any caesar encoded text you have. this is easy to use and flexible.
scrabble solver
this puzzler tool allows your to enter up to 7 letters plus a wildcard and will provide you will a list of words that can be made from your letters. ideal for solving anagrams, word puzzles and playing word games.
random word generator
this puzzler tool will give you a random set of words. the sensei leaves it up to you what you would want some random words for, but would be delighted to hear what you use this for.
next in line for inclusion in puzzler tools will be the nonogram generator, which many have been eagerly awaiting.
if you have any comments on these tools, or suggestions for new tools you'd like to see, please let the sensei know.
a slight facelift has been done to the landing area for the site; the sensei hopes you like it. this also means you can now log in directly from the landing page as well as gain quick access to the site and the new features from here too. this new style will be rolled out to the puzzle page, player statistics and hall of fame in the coming months.
secondly, and more importantly, the sensei is at last in a position to provide some free puzzling tools to help you solve puzzles, both on bimbogami and other sites, and create your own puzzles.
a newly launched 'puzzler tools' section, is accessible from the landing page. this contains the following tools:
caesar solver
this puzzler tool allows you to encode text using a caesar cipher and also helps you decode any caesar encoded text you have. this is easy to use and flexible.
scrabble solver
this puzzler tool allows your to enter up to 7 letters plus a wildcard and will provide you will a list of words that can be made from your letters. ideal for solving anagrams, word puzzles and playing word games.
random word generator
this puzzler tool will give you a random set of words. the sensei leaves it up to you what you would want some random words for, but would be delighted to hear what you use this for.
next in line for inclusion in puzzler tools will be the nonogram generator, which many have been eagerly awaiting.
if you have any comments on these tools, or suggestions for new tools you'd like to see, please let the sensei know.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
new bimbogami challenge
the sensei is pleased to announce that work has started on a new concept for a mini-challenge series for the puzzling population on bimbogami.
it's a little bit different from the traditional bimbogami 'season'-type questions. something that will be quicker to play, and will hopefully provide an interesting diversion while season 3 is devised.
the new concept will likely be set in a similar format to the standard challenges; comprising 5 rounds of 8 questions. the sensei can reveal that the title of the first mini-challenge will be 'musigami', further details will remain under wraps for now.
musigami launch date tba. watch this space!
it's a little bit different from the traditional bimbogami 'season'-type questions. something that will be quicker to play, and will hopefully provide an interesting diversion while season 3 is devised.
the new concept will likely be set in a similar format to the standard challenges; comprising 5 rounds of 8 questions. the sensei can reveal that the title of the first mini-challenge will be 'musigami', further details will remain under wraps for now.
musigami launch date tba. watch this space!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
1300 challengers
the sensei is pleased to announce that there are now over 1200 challengers taking part, with over 200 of them taking part in season 2.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
oops - forum problems
in the never-ending quest to stem the continuous flow of spam into the forum, one of the sensei's minions caused a bit of a 'forum event' yesterday.
as a result *everyone* on the forum was banned for a time.
the problem has been resolved by re-winding the database, however a number of days posts and pm's have been lost. anyone recently registering on the forum may have to do so again.
bimbogami apologises for any inconveninece caused.
as a result *everyone* on the forum was banned for a time.
the problem has been resolved by re-winding the database, however a number of days posts and pm's have been lost. anyone recently registering on the forum may have to do so again.
bimbogami apologises for any inconveninece caused.
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