The 'Shroom:Issue 172/Fun Stuff





Staff Notes
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Greetings, beautiful 'Shroom readers! Welcome to this edition of Fun Stuff! I don't have very much time - I'm typing this in the car on my way to a ten day vacation! I hope you all are enjoying your summer so far, and I hope you all enjoy what we have to offer! Take care <3

Section of the Month

Congratulations to for placing first yet again, and further congrats to  for taking second and third place! Make sure to vote for your favorite section this month!

Anagrams
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the July edition of anagrams! I hope you're all looking forward to the awards next month. Anyway, for the anagrams today, I've made a set for you based on Super Mario Bros. 3- all sorts of things from that game, enemies, items, etc. If you have any ideas for a theme I could use in the section next month, or funny Mario-related anagrams that I could make part of it, feel free to let me know via a message on my talk page or a PM to me on the forums. I haven't really got anything else to say, so I'll just leave you with 3 rein on these anagrams!

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. GO SHOO BEAMS

2. SNUG YARNS

3. SAD GNARLS

4. MAJOR NOOK PORT

5. REFUEL ASP

6. CHAMP OF ELM

7. TOWER USES BAT

8. FAIR GROOM

9. A KIMONO RATIO

10. APPLE DIN

11. BE BEE TURTLES

Bonus anagram:

Word Search
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Welcome, 'Shroom readers, to another exciting Word Search!!! This month, in honor of Rose’s Awards Panel De Pon tournament, I've decided to do this month’s Word Search based on its Yoshied up American release, Tetris Attack, a game that I love. Once again, words can be found horizontally, vertically, diagonally, backwards, and inside other words! Have fun find words!



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Crossword
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Welcome to this edition of Crossword. This month, we'll be focusing on Super Smash Bros. Melee fighters. Without further ado, the puzzle:



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Hiding Koopa
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Hello there, 'Shroom readers! I am here for a new round of Hiding Koopa.

It won't be long, since I am quite busy, but I heard my five Koopas are into an expedition with the Star Fox team. Since I don't have a lot of time to dedicate at trying to bring them back, I figured you could try to find them in my stead. :-P

Have fun looking at them in this beautiful artwork of Star Fox Zero.



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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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Welcome to another edition of Picross! Let's cut to the chase - since this month is the 40th anniversary of the game Donkey Kong, this month's couple of picrosses are based on that game. Hope you enjoy! For new readers:

Level 1

Level 2

Solutions:

Level 1 Level 2

I hope you enjoyed this month's round of picrosses! As always, I'll be back next month for another batch.

Trivia Time!
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'' Trivia Time! ''

Hello, it’s me Kirbyo, and this is another edition of Trivia Time!, this time with six questions! Crazy, right? So, did you like Kirby Music Madness? Well, I hope you did, but you’re not here to chat about a one-off Palette Swap section, you’re here for trivia! Now you might be wondering what game I’m doing this time, as I gave a hint as to what it would be last time, and by now you’ve seen the picture of the box art for the game that’s on the right while reading this, so you should’ve put two and two together and figured out what game I’m doing. So now, without further ado, I present to you trivia questions on my favorite Mario RPG, Super Paper Mario. (Bonus: get all six right without the help of the wiki.)

Question 1: In Super Paper Mario you get to control four characters: Mario, Peach, Trouser Bowser, and Luigi. Where do you unlock Bowser as a playable character?

Question 2: In Super Paper Mario you can get Catch Cards which show various enemies and partners. You can even get partners from the two previous games in the series. You can get the Catch Cards for the partners from the original Paper Mario via the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials, but how do you get the Catch Cards for the partners for Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door?

Question 3: In Super Paper Mario you’re able to go to either Saffron or Dyllis to combine items to get food. What do you get when you combine a Turtley Leaf and an Ice Storm?

Question 4: One of the most well-known facts about Super Paper Mario is that it has an incredible story and lore, with the main characters of the lore being Timpani and Blumiere, or as you probably know them, Tippi and Count BLECK!!! Now the question is: how did Blumiere turn evil, or to put it in different terms, how did he become Count Bleck?

Question 5: In Super Paper Mario, what is the enemy in Catch Card 150 based on?

Question 6: In Super Paper Mario Pixls are your companions (besides the playable characters) and they all have a use... except Piccolo, who seems to be useless besides changing the SFXs and breaking certain blocks... or so it seems. There’s actually one incredibly useful thing you can do with Piccolo, what is it?

Well, that’s it for this edition of Trivia Time! I must admit, writing trivia questions on Super Paper Mario helped me remember when I first played the game and realized that there was so much to discover, and I’d recommend you give it a try sometime, as long as you have a Wii (or Wii U). Now on the subject of next issue, I won’t give you a hint as to what game is next, because I’m letting you decide! Go to the poll here and vote on which game you want me to cover next! Until then, thank you so much for playing, and I’ll see you… NEXT TIME! (I made this in a single day, good thing I had a template to use and that Super Paper Mario has so much content. You know what, I could make another section about it... let me check if it’s on the poll... ok it is.)

Where in the Marioverse is Carmen Sandiego?
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“We’ve got an official request for you this time, gumshoe. Mayor Pauline has joined Mario and co. on a golf outing in Mario Golf: Super Rush, but her golf clubs have been stolen! I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that you can’t play golf without golf clubs, and golfers like Mario and co. have personalized clubs to use that are not only decorated with their color scheme and motifs, but that are also custom made for them to have the best performance possible. Now, Pauline has reported her own set of clubs is gone! We’re not sure if Carmen is behind this or not, gumshoe, but Pauline mentioned that Mario had recommended you to her- looks like you’re gaining quite the reputation! Now, it’s time to get down to business to solve this case and get those golf clubs back!”