How to Play - Round 2

Welcome to Round 2 of The Compound Word Project! If you've played before, you know the drill, and if this is your first time, greetings - it's lovely to have you.

The rules are straightforward:

• During the next fortnight, 10 diptychs will be posted on this blog - each will represent a compound word. 

• Take a look and guess the solution to each one (but please, don't be tempted to post your answer in the comments section - just note it down privately).

• When you have seen all ten, drop an email with one answer for each diptych to me {alisonhudson03@hotmail.com} - I will let you know how many you got correct. Your first submission is the only one I can accept - no second chances!

• I will publish the correct answers on the blog once the deadline for submitting guesses has passed.

Really hoping you enjoy the chance to join in. Please do feel free to spread the word about the game. Also, there are links to all of the Round 2 photographers in the sidebar if you'd like to pay them a visit.

Ready for a trial run? Have a go at this diptych:

Photo by Shelley 

Did you guess right? Though don't get over-confident - they aren't all straightforward...

Bonne chance!

Round 2 - recruiting photographers

Spring is springing, the sun is (momentarily) shining, and I'm feeling like it's time to play another round of The Compound Word project.

Would you like to join in?

Not only can you start getting your lateral thinking skills in order, but you might also want to take part as a photographer this time! I have some slots free*** and all it requires is for you to take (or dig out from your archives) a photograph which illustrates a word which I will mail out to you next week. You will have about a week to get your photo back to me before the game begins.

If you'd like to be a photographer this round, will you please drop me an email at alisonhudson03@hotmail.com asap, and I'll get back to you with all the details.

*** Edited to say all slots for photographers are filled for this round - thanks so much to all those who offered to help!

The background

Way back in 2006, I played along with the original Compound Word Project - it was started by Shari, who has given her blessing for another round of the Compound Word Project to take place. Yay - we're open to play again.

The idea is a simple one. A group of photographers have been issued with a word to illustrate. Those photographs have been paired up into diptychs, which illustrate a compound word. Your challenge is to guess the word!

Simple? Well, the idea is. Any idea what compound word this diptych represents? Don't guess in the comments section - no spoilers allowed!

Like it? Want to play some more? Game on... we begin on Monday 12th November. Are you going to play?