The 'Shroom:Issue 176/Fun Stuff





Staff Notes
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Greetings, beautiful 'Shroom readers! Welcome into the Fun Stuff office. It's another late night of 'Shroom work for me. Tucked up at my desk with a blanket around my torso and some lo-fi playing, what more could a college student ask for, right?

I don't have much to say this November issue, and I used up all of my braincells to complete an essay a few hours ago! But hopefully your fall has been treating you well so far, and you've managed to see the shades of the changing trees. I tell you, there's nothing more beautiful in November than when the leaves turn completely red over here. I'm going to be thinking about leaves a lot now. I like leaves. I need sleep.

Take care everyone, and please enjoy this edition of Fun Stuff!

Section of the Month

Major congratulations to and  for placing first and second respectively, especially for your first issues of the paper! Very well done, and well-deserved too! Congrats to for placing third, and thank you to all of our contributors, readers, and voters!

Anagrams
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Hi everyone! Welcome to the Anagrams section for November, which, following the release of Mario Party Superstars, I've decide to theme around Mario Party 9- going for a different console to select the party this time! :P So expect to see boards, bosses, etc.- but don't worry, I've spared you the minigames. The names are always changing and no one wants to have to deal with that game. If you can come up with a theme that needs less explanation for my next issue, I'd love to hear about it on my talk page or in a PM to me on the forums- any suggestions for Mario-themed anagrmas are welcome too, I'm sure I'll be able to link it into another theme. OK them, onto the anagrams- let's party!

How it works... Basically, this puzzle consists of solving the anagrams. Each month has a specific theme, which will give you a clue about what sort of words or phrases the anagrams will be. I've also included the boxes that the anagrams will fit into, so you'll be able to tell how many words it will solve to be and how many letters will be in each word, which should give you a hand too. You'll also notice that within each set of boxes, one of the squares are yellow. As you solve each anagram, note down the letter which appears in the yellow squares, and if you can solve all of the anagrams, you'll also get a bonus anagram to solve from completing all of the others. I've included the letter configuration for this one at the bottom too, just to give you an extra helping hand. Best of luck!

1. INK BOMB BOG

2. TO SET RAINBOWS

3. SECRETIVE MOPPED

4. MARTINIS

5. UPSET PIT

6. GAMMA IN ME

7. ECHO GLEN CHALICE

8. HI AMP CONCH

9. TEN NAP ACTIVE

10. BEE BAL BROOCH

11. HILL ERR GOSH

12. COMFORT BY A BOB

Bonus anagram:

Crossword
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Hello everyone, happy November and welcome back to another edition of Crosswords, presented by MarioMorty. This month's theme is focused on the enemies of the original Donkey Kong Country for the SNES.



Answers

Hiding Koopa
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Hello, everyone! I am here today with another round of Hiding Koopa just for you!

As usual, there are five Koopas hidden in the artwork below. This month, my Koopas went into hiding in an artwork of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, a game that I quite enjoyed playing this year. That said, have fun looking for the little Koopas!



Answer:

Did you find them all? Regardless, thank you very much for your support, and I hope you will come back next month! In the meantime, look at our sign up page, and apply to the 'Shroom!

Picross
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Greetings, 'Shroom readers, and welcome back to Picross! With the recent release of Sora marking the end of the Fighters Passes in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, plus the fact that this month is the 20th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it would be only fitting to commemorate that with some Super Smash Bros. themed picrosses. Enjoy! For new readers:

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Solutions:

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

I hope you enjoyed this issue! Come back next month for a special themed Yoshi issue!

Where in the Marioverse is Carmen Sandiego?
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“Gumshoe, you’re on the case again. We’ve gotten a special request from Mona- it seems that someone has stolen her red scooter! Mona’s scooter has been a part of her look for years- not only has she used it for transportation, but also as a way to deliver her pizzas! Needless to say, she’s frantic to get it back, or she’ll have to stop offering pizza delivery! She needs your help to get it back, and she’s prepared to pay you in free pizzas! We’ve looked over the evidence we have, and it doesn’t seem like this is connected to Carmen in any way. Since Carmen has been uncharacteristically quiet as of late, we’re sending you on this job while we continue to try and track her down. The pies are getting cold, gumshoe, you need to hurry!”

Musical Quiz
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Hi, I'm WildWario, and this is Musical Quizzes. This game is simple, just listen to the music and guess where it comes from. The answers can be found at the bottom of the list. This time, there is no specific theme, so try your best to get them correct.

 That's it for this issue's Musical Quiz. See you next issue for another quiz.

Guess This Game's Facts
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Hello 'Shroom readers! I'm back again for another round of Guess This Game's Facts! This issue, we've got a new topic, Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS.

How to play: Simply solve the questions using the clue provided. There are four difficulty levels, so enjoy!

Subject: Mario Kart 7 (3DS)

Easy: One big new feature here was the introduction of one-lap courses. How many one-lap courses are in this game?

Hint: Wuhu Island has a lot of land to explore!

Normal: A lot of wacky drivers were introduced here. Can you name two new drivers?

Hint: An organizer, a clone, a helpful character and a harmful one.

Hard: As well as characters, this game has a lot of interesting tracks. Where do these tracks belong?

CUPS
 * 1) Mushroom Cup
 * 2) Flower Cup
 * 3) Star Cup
 * 4) Special Cup

TRACKS
 * 1) Rock Rock Mountain/Alpine Pass
 * 2) Wario Shipyard/Wario's Galleon
 * 3) Shy Guy Bazaar
 * 4) DK Jungle

Hint: The harder tracks are in the Star and Special cups, while easier tracks are usually from Mushroom or Flower..

Extreme: This game is fascinating, filled to the brim with facts galore! Which of these is FALSE?


 * 1) Blue Shells don't have wings in this game.
 * 2) Lucky Sevens contain a Mushroom, Banana, Green Shell, Red Shell, Blooper, Bob-omb, and Coin.
 * 3) Lightning attacks everyone except the user, not just those ahead.

Hint: I hope you know your items!