The 'Shroom:Issue 198/Fun Stuff

Director's Notes
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Greetings, beautiful 'Shroom readers! Welcome into this September edition of Fun Stuff! Autumn is once again in, uh... I suppose the term "full bloom" would be a bit disingenuous. Full swing? Yeah, that works. It really is swinging. We've been keeping ourselves busy in the Fun Stuff offices, though - especially because I'm getting the jump on Halloween this year! That's right, it's time to carve those pumpkins and pray they don't rot in the next forty-five days!

Though there isn't anything particularly new to report, I do have an exciting announcement: prolific Fun Stuff writer has broken the record for most Fun Stuff sections written by one user, with a current total of 122 sections under his belt! Congratulations, Shoey! Hopefully the coming years will see many more new sections to come! And also perhaps a raise in my evil allowance...

Issue 200 looms, and so too do my fall courses, so I should bid you adieu here. Please, continue forth with your comfiest fall fit, and enjoy our Fun Stuff offerings! Take care.

Section of the Month

Congratulations to for her first place snag, and further kudos to  and  for second and third respectively. Make sure to vote for your favorites this month! I promise it's fun!

Anagrams
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Well, everyone, it looks like we've hit Autumn- that time of year when all the holiday stuff arrives in the shops too early- wait, scratch that- that mostly happened in July and August around by me- and complaining about people who call it "fall". And on an unrelated note, this month's anagrams are Donkey Kong 64 themed! As someone who hasn't played the game, I'm not sure I have any sort of somewhat-witty comment to go with this one, so just enjoy them I guess. If you would like to avoid this sort of rambling in the future, you could always help me substitute it out for me thanking someone for suggesting a theme for the month- or even a Mario-themed anagram of your own! Just let me know on my talk page or in a PM to me on the forums, I don't bite and I'd love to hear from you! And now that we're done, with all of that, I'll let you solve, some monkey 'grams, huh!

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. PSYCHIC AS MOUNDS

2. DUNE GEAR

3. CAVALRY SECTS

4. A BINARY A FAN

5. LARGER BAT

6. SCARY BLANK

7. LACE MENTOR

8. CONTRARY IF FACT

9. EEL HID MOUTH

10. TAIL COMBATS

11. LORDLY AIM

12. RECYCLE TAPES

Bonus anagram:

Word Search
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Pikmin 4 is real I played it! 10 years and it's real! So to celebrate that, we're doing a word search about the mascot enemy of Pikmin, the Bulborbs. Words can be found vertically, horizontally, diagonally, and backwards. As always have fun and stay safe!



Crossword
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Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Crosswords. This month we have a mini crossword, only having ten words so it shouldn't be too hard. Not much else to report, so I will have another fresh crossword for everyone next month!



Hiding Koopa
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Hello there, 'Shroom readers! Temperatures are cooling down, the leaves are changing colors, and companies are cramming pumpkin spice into just about anything you can buy. Yep, sure is fall. Even the Koopas are getting in on the autumn vibes! Five of them are hidden in this cozy piece of artwork from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Can you find them all?





Thanks for playing! Did you find them all?

Where in the Marioverse is Carmen Sandiego?
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“We have a request from a guest this time, gumshoe. Rayman, arriving for the latest DLC for Mario and Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, has reported that all of his weapons, power ups, and equipment has gone missing. Rayman is a beloved character and fans were excited to see him return for the thrid part of this DLC to team up with Rabbid Mario and Rabbid Peach. Without those tools, he can't continue the DLC, and it would be a major letdown to everyone who looks forward to playing the DLC pack. We had a theory that it was just that tricky Phantom at the mischief again, but it seems that it's actually a Rabbid who took everything. Your job is to track down that Rabbid, gumshoe, and get Rayman's stuff back!”

CASE CLOSED

Trivia
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I don't really have anything witty to say this month so uh, did you know you should write for Issue 200? Oh you did know that? Well uh did you know?


 * 1) That Mario Teaches Typing was the first game where Mario was voiced by Charles Martinet?
 * 2) That in Diddy Kong Racing, Bubbler is the only character that doesn't appear in the ending?
 * 3) That Daniel F. Steck is the only person ever elected to the senate despite getting fewer votes than his opponent?
 * 4) That Mario was originally a carpenter?
 * 5) That despite looking like a middle aged man, Mario is only in his mid 20's?
 * 6) That in the SNES version of Super Mario World, the level Chocolate Secret only has one Dragon Coin, while the GBA version has five?
 * 7) That Mario the Juggler was the last original Game & Watch ever released?
 * 8) That Tatanga is the only boss from Super Mario Land 2:6 Golden Coins who doesn't appear in the Mario Vs. Wario comic?