CZ writes...

Hello.
More guesses:

293. philosophy
507. cyborg
517. captured
518. attention
519. completely

Someone's answered 67 and 148?

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

238: Natsilane

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

238: Natsilani

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

236: Natsilani

Alternate spelling. "Nicholas Natsilani Maza." I've got a good feeling about this one.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

236: Natsilane

Phil writes...

Another G2198 guess

244: WARRIORS

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

233: Thaddeus
235: Thaddeus
241: Thad
408: Thaddeus

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

233: Nicholas
235: Nicholas
241: Nick
408: Nicholas

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

129: submissive

How about that. Two posts after promising to pay more attention, I manage to post the same answer twice. God I'm good.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

125: system

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

322: system

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

306: L-X-D
307: L-X-D
318: L-X-D
320: L-X-D
328: L-X-D
332: L-X-D
333: L-X-D
335: L-X-D
409: L-X-D
420: L-X-D

You used hyphens, so I'll use hyphens too. Just in case.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

2198 CONTEST

306: L.X.D.
307: L.X.D.
314: drones
318: L.X.D.
320: L.X.D.
328: L.X.D.
332: L.X.D.
333: L.X.D.
335: L.X.D.
409: L.X.D.
420: L.X.D.

Sorry, I just realized that 421 was already answered. And that L.E.X. couldn't possibly be correct, considering the second word is "Xanatos." I'll try to pay more attention.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

421: 994

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

507: mutant

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

306: L.E.X.
307: L.E.X.
318: L.E.X.
320: L.E.X.
328: L.E.X.
332: L.E.X.
333: L.E.X.
335: L.E.X.
409: L.E.X.
420: L.E.X.

Did I read the clues right this time?

Aris Katsaris writes...

254: Sentinel

Aris Katsaris writes...

133: descend

Aris Katsaris writes...

17: enslaved
134: enslaved

Phil writes...

Another G2198 submission:

74: diversity
134: overcome

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

306 LXG
307 LXG
333 LXG
335 LXG
409 LXG
420 LXG

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

306 LXT
307 LXT
333 LXT
335 LXT
409 LXT
420 LXT

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

306 LXM
307 LXM
333 LXM
335 LXM
409 LXM
420 LXM

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

306 LXD
307 LXD
333 LXD
335 LXD
409 LXD
420 LXD

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

306 LXN
307 LXN
333 LXN
335 LXN
409 LXN
420 LXN

Ray Kremer writes...

Hmmmm. We now have two out of three words in the robot acronym. Which runs the possibilities down to 26. (Well, 25. LXR was guessed.) And as painful as brute force is, it's just, well, so much faster. Oh man, I'm such a bastard... I promise I'll only do a few to start out.

306 LXS
307 LXS
333 LXS
335 LXS
409 LXS
420 LXS

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

506: spies
507: covert

Are you SURE these two are wrong?

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

450: planet

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

290: planet

Bud-Clare writes...

129. frightened

Bud-Clare writes...

134. pacified

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

236: Jefferson

He's a-movin' on up....to a deeeelightful apartment in the skyyyyy.....

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

233: Theodore
235: Theodore
241: Theo

His father could be voiced by Bill Cosby...

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

233: Hercules
235: Hercules
241: Herc

Herc-u-les! Her-cu-les! Her-cu-les! (clapping hands like Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor)

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

233: Muhammad
235: Muhammad
241: Uhh...Muha?

It might be the most common name in the world, but somehow I seriously doubt that this guess is correct.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

233: Gaberiel
235: Gaberiel
241: Gabe

I'm not sure if "Gaberiel" is the conventional spelling, but it's the one with eight letters, so I'm using it.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

233: Jonathan
235: Jonathan
241: John

Phil writes...

Another G2198 guess

444: tracking

Aris Katsaris writes...

226: records

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest:

336: 1000
410: 1000

(Frozen in stone for ...)

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest:

336: 2198
410: 2198

(Naw, couldn't be)

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest:

336: 1996
410: 1996

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest:

336: 1995
410: 1995

(Season 2)

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest:

336: 1994
410: 1994

(Season 1)

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest:

336: 1940
410: 1940

(M.I.A.)

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest:

336: 1057
410: 1057

(CoS 5th and final Flashback)

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest:

336: 1034
410: 1034

(CoS Flashback 4)

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest:

336: 1032
410: 1032

(CoS Flashback 3)

Ray Kremer writes...

It almost seems like the contest went on hold during the Louisiana trip. Back into the grind now. Yes, I stopped my "let's try every three digit number possible" after about thirty entries. I didn't want to go too far before getting a reaction to what I was doing. Now I'm almost dreading that reaction. In the meantime somebody actually guessed one of them, and it was the year of the Wyvern massacre. So now I must try some other significant years for the other robot (which I noticed is a four digit number, not another three). So here goes:

G2198 contest:
336: 1020
410: 1020

(City of Stone flashback #2)

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

517 upgraded

That URL again folks is
http://bobcat.bradley.edu/~rkremer/garg/

Fireball writes...

G2198 Contest

Hi :)

17 helpless
106 volcano
127 knowledge
129 unprepared
256 rock
290 world
323 antarctica
404 watchdog
436 empire
438 technology
450 earth
472 archenemy

Man Mountain writes...

One other thing... This new contest hurts my head. Just trying to keep up with the right answers is tough enough. I haven't even dared trying to formulate any guesses and I can't imagine how much work it is for you answering everyone. Bless you and those that enter the contest and thank you all for those of us trying to keep up.

Blaise writes...

Just want to say SORRY! for all the answers I inadvertantly repeated.
I had really checked the archives and kept a written list. How could I have missed those? Heck, I thought I really was the first one to hit Lancelot (silly me).

Ambrosia writes...

Gargoyles 2198 contest :)
76. congruity
133. attacks
244. ISHIMURA
472. adversary
490. kidnapping
517. inspired
thank you!

Shari B writes...

2198 contest:

290 - globe
450 - globe

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

It's getting harder and harder.
444: tracking

Blair writes...

2198 Contest

Hi Greg,

It's been a long time since I posted a question here, and I can see that I'm late for the current game, but better late than never, eh?

17. defeated
67. repopulate
68. 2138
127. operating

Hopefully more to come later. I've got some questions/thoughts on your 2198 outline, but I'll hold off until the contest ends. Thanks for posting the outline! I've enjoyed piecing it together.

Regards,
Blair

Aris Katsaris writes...

256: head
290: world
336: 971
472: scapegoat
502: advanced
517: expanded

Shari B writes...

2198 contest:

519 - tendencies

Shari B writes...

2198 contest:

17 - overcome
517 - extended
519 - propensity

Shari B writes...

2198 contest:

490 - onslaught
502 - advanced
506 - heads
517 - enlarged
519 - proclivity

Shari B writes...

2198 contest:

17 - defeated
76 - expansion
125 - center
327 - center
336 - 1994
410 - 1994
421 - 994

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

225 reasoning
233 Cannmore (really really wild guess)
235 Cannmore
292 total
313 servant
321 master
322 master
326 master
327 master
408 Cannmore
444 antigrav
472 scapegoat
490 conquering
502 powerful
506 robot
507 mutate

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

Thesaurus time!

225 thinking

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

017 enslaved
124 master
125 master
127 operating
133 invaded
134 defeated
225 spiritual

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

Wait, I though someone had gotten this one already:

254 SENTINAL

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

332: LEXs

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

318: LXR
320: LXR
328: LXR
332: LXRs
333: LXR
335: LXR
409: LXR
420: LXR

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

306: LEX
307: LEX
318: LEX
320: LEX
328: LEX
332: LEX
333: LEX
335: LEX
409: LEX
420: LEX

Phil writes...

Just a few more guesses

43: harassed
226: ancient
317: half

Blaise writes...

GAGROYLES 2198

317: five

Shari B writes...

2198 contest:

308 - product
318 - Lexington
436 - domain
472 - scapegoat

Shari B writes...

2198 contest:

407 - Zafiro
435 - nova
436 - nation
446 - substance
472 - objective
519 - revolution

Shari B writes...

2198 contest:

148 - individual
226 - unusual
308 - variant
311 - corporation
318 - spherical
395 - bred
404 - champion

Shari B writes...

2198 contest:

17 - captured
22 - release
61 - slaying
68 - 2158
77 - foremost
117 - caldera
119 - caldera
127 - archiving
129 - acquiesces

Ray Kremer writes...

"It would probably help if some fan did what Vashkoda did for the clan contest and set up a website that fills in the blanks. I think that would help get this horrible monster of a contest I created over with more quickly. So, please, somebody... "

Ask and you shall receive. I've been keeping a running tab, a quick html conversion gives us:
http://bobcat.bradley.edu/~rkremer/garg/
Not fancy by any means but it gets the job done.

But how come I never heard that someone had a clan contest website? And what about this?
"(It was described as a cobra's tail in Vashkoda's prize...)"
I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering now, what's the URL where we can see this?

Faieq writes...

Gargoyle 2198 contest
(this is a long shot, but here goes nothing.)
236:Pendragon
238:Pendragon

Faieq writes...

Gargoyles 2198 contest:
236.Gregarino
238.Gregarino

Phil writes...

(Robin, thanks for the vote of confidence, but it's still too early for congratulations.)

Greg,

Earlier I promised to stay logical and not resort to random trial and error guessing. But after thinking about it a little more, I have a question.

I have made the assumption that the answers can be reached logically, but is that really the case? In the clans contest, Korea was (as far as we're concerned) completely out of the blue. Are any of these answers "not hinted at"?

Specifially I'm thinking of the Maza descendent in paragraph 233-253. Is he named after someone (either in-universe or out) or is it just a name you picked out of the air.

Also the robots' designations in paragraph 306-339. Do they have any significance, or are they random numbers?

(P.S. You've already given us plenty of hints, so feel free to reply with "Not saying." I'm just hoping to prevent tons of random mindless guessing, if possible.)

Thanks

Aris Katsaris writes...

236: Monmouth
238: Monmouth

I was going to write "Castaway" when I remembered the Monmouths... If it turns out to be Castaway, what a stir *that* will create :-)

(and oh - if it's Monmouth or Castaway, you had wrongly said it's a nine letter word :-)

Robin Wynn writes...

Ok, I hope those answers haven't been guessed already, they hadn't as of your Sept. 30 ramble, but I didn't bother to look at the ones that were being submitted, but haven't been checked yet, becuase they may not be right.

Robin Wynn writes...

Gargoyles 2198 Contest
alternate answers...

450. WORLD
455. EARTH

Robin Wynn writes...

Gargoyles 2198 Contest
alternate answer...

290. EARTH

Robin Wynn writes...

Gargoyles 2198 Contest
Alternate answers of the above...

104. VOLCANO
117. VOLCANO
119. VOLCANO

noticing that, though the contest started out quickly, it seems like those that are left are kinda hard...some of them anyway...

Robin Wynn writes...

Gargoyles 2198 Contest

22. FREEDOM
59. ENDANGERED
61. KILLING
68. 2188
104. ROOKERY
117. ROOKERY
119. ROOKERY
151. GRANDSON

Bud-Clare writes...

306. LXR
307. LXR
313. Xanatos
314. Robots

DrFaust writes...

2198 Contest.

When this contest started, Greg, I thought you'd gone starkers. Now I find myself caught up in in the excitement.

(And yes, I checked the answered and queued responses. I was disappointed to see so many other people guessed the same as I did with some.)

134. enslaved
135. gargoyle
290. world
298. Corporation

The Phantom Dreamer writes...

Hi,

I guess I should give a brief introduction since I'm new here (this being my first post and all). My name's Eleanor and I'm from NYC. I've been a fan of Gargoyles since it came out back in '94 when I was in fourth grade. I remember rushing back home from school Mondays thru Thursdays so I could manage to record the show on tape (much to my grandmother's bewilderment). My favorite episodes had been "Eye of the Beholder," "The Mirror," "Hunter's Moon" trilogy, and "The Journey". I was saddened to hear the series was cancelled in 1997, but wonders what the internet could offer (I discovered this part of the site 1 week ago) - I never knew there would be so many fans! I loved how you interwoven so many legends/myths into your show; my knowledge of Shakespeare had been limited (well, I was in grade school) until I watched the episodes. Last year my English 10 Honors class was studying "MacBeth" - I was able to recognize many of the names from the play. Thank you for expanding the imagination of the child I was six years ago and making me the lover of legends I am today.

All right, I think I'm getting too off-topic... wouldn't want to put anyone to sleep :) Anyway---

*****Garg. 2198 Contest*****

My guesses. Just hope no one mentioned them yet...

44: Hated
68: 2198
108: hatching
183: Delilah
186: cloned
356: obliterate
378: brand

Thanks,
~E.L.

Blaise writes...

Look out, here come's another one.

253: being's

Bråndeewine writes...

Gargoyles 2198 contest
374 - forward

Bråndeewine writes...

Gargoyles 2198 contest:
145 - 2158

Phil writes...

Greg,
By now you can see that things are slowing down with the G2198 contest. It started out as a sprint, but I think in the long run it will still be a marathon. We've filled in all the easy ones, and the rest might take a while.

Although some may resort to the trial and error method, I will continue to base my guesses on careful thought and logic. (Except for the occasional wild guess.)

And speaking of wild guesses:
42: expectorated (??)

PS: I'm sorry this contest isn't turning out like you thought, but I'm enjoying it. }:)

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

318: ANT
320: ANT
328: ANT
332: ANTs
333: ANT
335: ANT
409: ANT
420: ANT

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

318: BOT
320: BOT
328: BOT
332: BOTs
333: BOT
335: BOT
409: BOT
420: BOT

Aris Katsaris writes...

Ray, I'm thinking something quite rude about you now :-)

So, Greg, how much have you regretted starting this contest? :-)

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

408: Lancelot

In case Bud-Clare is right about that Pendragon connection.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

306: BAT
307: BAT
318: BAT
320: BAT
328: BAT
332: BATs
333: BAT
335: BAT
409: BAT
420: BAT

I very much doubt that this one could be right, given the potential copyright problems with the G.I. Joe people, but just to cover all the bases.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

306: RAT
307: RAT
318: RAT
320: RAT
328: RAT
332: RATs
333: RAT
335: RAT
409: RAT
420: RAT

More of the same.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

306: CAT
307: CAT
318: CAT
320: CAT
328: CAT
332: CATs
333: CAT
335: CAT
409: CAT
420: CAT

More of the same.