Welcome to Crossword! Like it says on the tin: given a topic and clues, fill out the crossword!

This round's theme is 2012 anime series.

( make us free )

For every 2 correct answers, you will receive 1 random single card (rounded down), for a total of 5 possible cards. If you complete the whole puzzle correctly, you will receive 1 random puzzle card.

This round will close September 23rd @ 6:00PM EST.

Uh-oh! Looks like Makoto Naegi's found himself in a bit of trouble with Monokuma once again, and to make matters worse, he's clumsily spilled all of his evidence on the courtroom floor. Help Makoto unscramble his clues and prove his innocence in the classroom trial or face an untimely and gruesome execution!

You will be provided with five words to unscramble with a given theme each week. For each correct answer, you will receive 1 random single card. If you manage to solve all five, you will receive 1 more random single and 1 random special, for a total of 6 possible singles and 1 special. The answers must be spelled correctly in order to win the prizes!

Last week's answers: Lloyd Irving, Shing Meteoryte, Cress Albane, Senel Coolidge, Ludger Kresnik. The culprit was Lloyd. He will die a virgin, as some of you predicted. :(

This week's trial features detectives. This round will end Saturday, September 13th, 12:01PM EST. Closed!
( you've got that wrong! )

It looks like Inuyasha is causing some trouble for poor Ranma... Well, while they get it sorted out, can you help me? I'm thinking of this old series but I can't remember its name...

Throwback Thursday (or #tbt) commemorates the anime, manga, and games of yore. (Yore = original debut in 2001 or earlier.) Based on the provided clue, can you tell me the title of what I'm thinking of and its original Japanese release year? I'll give you 3 random single cards for your trouble!

There's this really long series... you've probably never heard of it... about a girl who falls down a well and ends up 500 years in the past in Sengoku era Japan. She is attacked by a demon and is saved by a half-dog demon spirit, plus it turns out that she's the reincarnation of some priestess...? Anyway, they have to work together to find the shards of this crazy powerful jewel. Yeah, no one will be able to get this one.

This round will end September 11th at 6:00PM EST. Closed!

Last round's answer: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers released in 1997.

At Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan, one will often find a site to purchase an omikuji, or a random fortune, for a small price. They hope to draw a blessing for the future, rather than a curse. Those who do draw a cursed slip tie it to a tree in hopes of negating their poor fortune ahead. But those who are blessed have much to look forward to... or so they say.

Maybe you're not superstitious, but a small offering will appease the Himitsu gods and maybe even grant you a blessing! But our omikuji will be slightly kinder than the ones at shrines. Anyway, here's how the game works:

1 card will buy you 1 fortune, so it must be a single card. You can only buy 1 fortune per round. Your fortune will be determined by a randomizer. Simple enough, right? Here are the possible results:

大吉 (daikichi, "great blessing") - 7 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 random special card, 1 random pencil.
中吉 (chuukichi, "average blessing") - 5 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 milk
小吉 (shoukichi, "small blessing") - 3 random single cards
半吉 (hankichi, "half-blessing") - 1 random single card
半凶 (hankyou), "half-curse") - You don't win anything... but you do get to keep the card you used to buy your fortune. Basically, nothing happens. :,)
凶 (kyou, "curse") - You don't win anything, and you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune. :(
大凶 (daikyou, "great curse") - You don't win anything, you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune, and the next time you play, your entry will cost you an extra card. Bummer! Better tie that puppy to the nearest tree for better luck next time.

The cards used to purchase fortunes will all go into the Grabby Hands pile (unless you draw the half-curse fortune). If you drew a great curse in the last round you played in, please note that in your comment; we'll operate on the honor system since I will forget after awhile. :)

This round will end September 9th at 6:00PM EST.

Uh-oh! Looks like Makoto Naegi's found himself in a bit of trouble with Monokuma once again, and to make matters worse, he's clumsily spilled all of his evidence on the courtroom floor. Help Makoto unscramble his clues and prove his innocence in the classroom trial or face an untimely and gruesome execution!

You will be provided with five words to unscramble with a given theme each week. For each correct answer, you will receive 1 random single card. If you manage to solve all five, you will receive 1 more random single and 1 random special, for a total of 6 possible singles and 1 special. The answers must be spelled correctly in order to win the prizes!

Last week's answers: Megurine Luka, Luo Tianyi, Kamui Gakupo, YOHIOloid, Yuzuki Yukari. The culprit was YOHIOloid. I don't know anything about Vocaloid so I don't have anything clever to say here. He's gonna die I guess.

This week's trial features Tales protagonists. This round will end Saturday, September 6th, 12:01PM EST. Closed!
( you've got that wrong! )

It looks like Inuyasha is causing some trouble for poor Ranma... Well, while they get it sorted out, can you help me? I'm thinking of this old series but I can't remember its name...

Throwback Thursday (or #tbt) commemorates the anime, manga, and games of yore. (Yore = original debut in 2001 or earlier.) Based on the provided clue, can you tell me the title of what I'm thinking of and its original Japanese release year? I'll give you 3 random single cards for your trouble!

This game only recently made it to the West despite being close to twenty years old. The setting is a Japanese city transformed into a model city for the future that has access to a virtual world, developed by a "benevolent" corporation. The protagonist belongs to a group of amateur hackers. When demons appear in the virtual world, the hackers use their newfound demon summoning skills to launch an investigation. Turns out the virtual world isn't as great as it seems, and is just a clever vehicle for stealing people's souls...

This round will end September 4th at 6:00PM EST. Closed!

Last round's answer: Slam Dunk released in 1990 (or 1993, for the anime).

At Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan, one will often find a site to purchase an omikuji, or a random fortune, for a small price. They hope to draw a blessing for the future, rather than a curse. Those who do draw a cursed slip tie it to a tree in hopes of negating their poor fortune ahead. But those who are blessed have much to look forward to... or so they say.

Maybe you're not superstitious, but a small offering will appease the Himitsu gods and maybe even grant you a blessing! But our omikuji will be slightly kinder than the ones at shrines. Anyway, here's how the game works:

1 card will buy you 1 fortune, so it must be a single card. You can only buy 1 fortune per round. Your fortune will be determined by a randomizer. Simple enough, right? Here are the possible results:

大吉 (daikichi, "great blessing") - 7 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 random special card, 1 random pencil.
中吉 (chuukichi, "average blessing") - 5 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 milk
小吉 (shoukichi, "small blessing") - 3 random single cards
半吉 (hankichi, "half-blessing") - 1 random single card
半凶 (hankyou), "half-curse") - You don't win anything... but you do get to keep the card you used to buy your fortune. Basically, nothing happens. :,)
凶 (kyou, "curse") - You don't win anything, and you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune. :(
大凶 (daikyou, "great curse") - You don't win anything, you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune, and the next time you play, your entry will cost you an extra card. Bummer! Better tie that puppy to the nearest tree for better luck next time.

The cards used to purchase fortunes will all go into the Grabby Hands pile (unless you draw the half-curse fortune). If you drew a great curse in the last round you played in, please note that in your comment; we'll operate on the honor system since I will forget after awhile. :)

This round will end September 2nd at 6:00PM EST. Closed!

Uh-oh! Looks like Makoto Naegi's found himself in a bit of trouble with Monokuma once again, and to make matters worse, he's clumsily spilled all of his evidence on the courtroom floor. Help Makoto unscramble his clues and prove his innocence in the classroom trial or face an untimely and gruesome execution!

You will be provided with five words to unscramble with a given theme each week. For each correct answer, you will receive 1 random single card. If you manage to solve all five, you will receive 1 more random single and 1 random special, for a total of 6 possible singles and 1 special. The answers must be spelled correctly in order to win the prizes!

Last week's answers: Chandelure, Vanilluxe, Braviary, Kabutops, Fletchinder, Tentacruel, Mewtwo, Lumineon, Bellossom, Munchlax. The "culprit" was Chandelure. Pokemon are too cute to execute, though, so we'll leave Chandelure to be free.

This week's trial features Vocaloids. This round will end Saturday, August 30th, 12:01PM EST. Closed!
( you've got that wrong! )

It looks like Inuyasha is causing some trouble for poor Ranma... Well, while they get it sorted out, can you help me? I'm thinking of this old series but I can't remember its name...

Throwback Thursday (or #tbt) commemorates the anime, manga, and games of yore. (Yore = original debut in 2001 or earlier.) Based on the provided clue, can you tell me the title of what I'm thinking of and its original Japanese release year? I'll give you 3 random single cards for your trouble!

This award winning sports series did basketball manga before basketball manga was cool. An unpopular outcast meets the girl of his dreams, who spots his potential as an athlete and introduces him to the high school basketball team. Despite his temper and delinquent attitude, he soon realizes that he loves playing basketball and together with his team, he aims to become a star - and to win the girl's heart.

This round will end August 28th at 6:00PM EST. Closed!

Last round's answer: Kaze to Ki no Uta, released in 1976 (or 1987, if you go by the anime).

Welcome to Crossword! Like it says on the tin: given a topic and clues, fill out the crossword!

This round's theme is Himitsu deck names.

( make us free )

For every 2 correct answers, you will receive 1 random single card (rounded down), for a total of 5 possible cards. If you complete the whole puzzle correctly, you will receive 1 random puzzle card.

This round will close September 2nd @ 6:00PM EST. Sorry all my games are late, prizes are coming soon. Had a rough week. Closed!

Uh-oh! Looks like Makoto Naegi's found himself in a bit of trouble with Monokuma once again, and to make matters worse, he's clumsily spilled all of his evidence on the courtroom floor. Help Makoto unscramble his clues and prove his innocence in the classroom trial or face an untimely and gruesome execution!

You will be provided with five words to unscramble with a given theme each week. For each correct answer, you will receive 1 random single card. If you manage to solve all five, you will receive 1 more random single and 1 random special, for a total of 6 possible singles and 1 special. The answers must be spelled correctly in order to win the prizes!

Last week's answers: Chizuru Yukimura, Tsukiko Yahisa, Tamaki Kasuga, Alice Liddell, Hiyoko Tosaka. The culprit was Tsukiko. Well, when you're surrounded by thirteen crazy boys, who can blame her?

This week's SPECIAL trial features Pokemon. This round will end Saturday, August 23rd, 12:01PM EST. Instead of the usual five names, you will get ten! That means 10 possible single cards, and a possible bonus single and special for solving them all. Since we know Pokemon are all beautiful and innocent (N Harmonia voice) there will be no execution... but go ahead and pick a "culprit" anyway so you have a chance of winning a milk. :)
( you've got that wrong! )

It looks like Inuyasha is causing some trouble for poor Ranma... Well, while they get it sorted out, can you help me? I'm thinking of this old series but I can't remember its name...

Throwback Thursday (or #tbt) commemorates the anime, manga, and games of yore. (Yore = original debut in 2001 or earlier.) Based on the provided clue, can you tell me the title of what I'm thinking of and its original Japanese release year? I'll give you 3 random single cards for your trouble!

This classic series tackles some heavy subject matter. In 19th century France, two boys end up rooming together at their boarding school - one, a cynical, abused, and somewhat wild child raised and manipulated by his uncle; the other, an orphaned but kind and altruistic aristocrat. At first they don't get along, despite the latter's attempts to make friends, but eventually, the one boy's tortured past comes to light and the two of them are able to bond, eventually falling in love and escaping together in hopes of living a simple life and overcoming past trauma.

This round will end August 21st at 6:00PM EST. Closed!

Last round's answer: Final Fantasy III, released in 1990.

Brief mod note: Omikuji will return once the site is back up (along with all the prizes everyone is owed everywhere!). Windfall is being discontinued, hopefully I will come up with something to replace it soon. (Any suggestions are welcome!)

Uh-oh! Looks like Makoto Naegi's found himself in a bit of trouble with Monokuma once again, and to make matters worse, he's clumsily spilled all of his evidence on the courtroom floor. Help Makoto unscramble his clues and prove his innocence in the classroom trial or face an untimely and gruesome execution!

You will be provided with five words to unscramble with a given theme each week. For each correct answer, you will receive 1 random single card. If you manage to solve all five, you will receive 1 more random single and 1 random special, for a total of 6 possible singles and 1 special. The answers must be spelled correctly in order to win the prizes!

Last week's answers: Ulquiorra Cifer, Karin Kurosaki, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Yumichika Ayasegawa, Nanao Ise. The culprit was Nanao. Can shinigami even die more than once...?

This week's trial features otome game protagonists. This round will end Saturday, August 16th, 12:01PM EST. Closed!
( you've got that wrong! )

It looks like Inuyasha is causing some trouble for poor Ranma... Well, while they get it sorted out, can you help me? I'm thinking of this old series but I can't remember its name...

Throwback Thursday (or #tbt) commemorates the anime, manga, and games of yore. (Yore = original debut in 2001 or earlier.) Based on the provided clue, can you tell me the title of what I'm thinking of and its original Japanese release year? I'll give you 3 random single cards for your trouble!

After an earthquake opens up a hidden cave, four orphans discover a crystal of light that grants them powers and beckons them to return balance to their world. When they leave their home village they discover that their world consists of far more land than they'd ever known, and it turns out that a warlock is attempting to possess the world's crystals of light for himself in order to bring about chaos and darkness. The four warriors must defeat the Cloud of Darkness lingering over the world in order to restore the crystals of light.

This round will end August 14th at 6:00PM EST. Closed!

Last round's answer: Love Hina, released in 1998 (or 2000 if you go by the animation).

At Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan, one will often find a site to purchase an omikuji, or a random fortune, for a small price. They hope to draw a blessing for the future, rather than a curse. Those who do draw a cursed slip tie it to a tree in hopes of negating their poor fortune ahead. But those who are blessed have much to look forward to... or so they say.

Maybe you're not superstitious, but a small offering will appease the Himitsu gods and maybe even grant you a blessing! But our omikuji will be slightly kinder than the ones at shrines. Anyway, here's how the game works:

1 card will buy you 1 fortune, so it must be a single card. You can only buy 1 fortune per round. Your fortune will be determined by a randomizer. Simple enough, right? Here are the possible results:

大吉 (daikichi, "great blessing") - 7 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 random special card, 1 random pencil.
中吉 (chuukichi, "average blessing") - 5 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 milk
小吉 (shoukichi, "small blessing") - 3 random single cards
半吉 (hankichi, "half-blessing") - 1 random single card
半凶 (hankyou), "half-curse") - You don't win anything... but you do get to keep the card you used to buy your fortune. Basically, nothing happens. :,)
凶 (kyou, "curse") - You don't win anything, and you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune. :(
大凶 (daikyou, "great curse") - You don't win anything, you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune, and the next time you play, your entry will cost you an extra card. Bummer! Better tie that puppy to the nearest tree for better luck next time.

The cards used to purchase fortunes will all go into the Grabby Hands pile (unless you draw the half-curse fortune). If you drew a great curse in the last round you played in, please note that in your comment; we'll operate on the honor system since I will forget after awhile. :)

This round will end August 12th at 6:00PM EST.

Welcome to Crossword! Like it says on the tin: given a topic and clues, fill out the crossword!

This round's theme is Danganronpa series characters.

( never too much DR. )

For every 2 correct answers, you will receive 1 random single card (rounded down), for a total of 5 possible cards. If you complete the whole puzzle correctly, you will receive 1 random puzzle card.

This round will close August 19th @ 6:00PM EST. Closed!

Uh-oh! Looks like Makoto Naegi's found himself in a bit of trouble with Monokuma once again, and to make matters worse, he's clumsily spilled all of his evidence on the courtroom floor. Help Makoto unscramble his clues and prove his innocence in the classroom trial or face an untimely and gruesome execution!

You will be provided with five words to unscramble with a given theme each week. For each correct answer, you will receive 1 random single card. If you manage to solve all five, you will receive 1 more random single and 1 random special, for a total of 6 possible singles and 1 special. The answers must be spelled correctly in order to win the prizes!

Last week's answers: Kyo Sohma, Atsushi Otani, Soichiro Arima, Tamaki Suoh, Tsukasa Domyouji. The culprit was Arima. We all knew Mr. Perfect wasn't so perfect deep down...

This week's trial features Bleach characters. This round will end Saturday, August 9th, 12:01PM EST. Closed!
( you've got that wrong! )

It looks like Inuyasha is causing some trouble for poor Ranma... Well, while they get it sorted out, can you help me? I'm thinking of this old series but I can't remember its name...

Throwback Thursday (or #tbt) commemorates the anime, manga, and games of yore. (Yore = original debut in 2001 or earlier.) Based on the provided clue, can you tell me the title of what I'm thinking of and its original Japanese release year? I'll give you 3 random single cards for your trouble!

This classic harem comedy features a would-be college student trying to fulfill a childhood promise he made with a girl that they would attend Tokyo University together. Unfortunately, he keeps failing the entrance exams and his parents kick him out, leading him to stay at his grandmother's hotel, which has been recently converted into an all-girls dorm! When he's made the manager of this dorm, he slowly gets to know all of the girls who live there - one of whom he suspects may be the girl from his past. The story follows the twists of their "will they or won't they" romance and the protagonist's repeated attempts to enter Tokyo U.

This round will end August 7th at 6:00PM EST. Sorry this is late, I've been very busy this week. ;; Prizes will go out for last round soon.

Last round's answer: Chrono Trigger, released in 1995. Closed!

At Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan, one will often find a site to purchase an omikuji, or a random fortune, for a small price. They hope to draw a blessing for the future, rather than a curse. Those who do draw a cursed slip tie it to a tree in hopes of negating their poor fortune ahead. But those who are blessed have much to look forward to... or so they say.

Maybe you're not superstitious, but a small offering will appease the Himitsu gods and maybe even grant you a blessing! But our omikuji will be slightly kinder than the ones at shrines. Anyway, here's how the game works:

1 card will buy you 1 fortune, so it must be a single card. You can only buy 1 fortune per round. Your fortune will be determined by a randomizer. Simple enough, right? Here are the possible results:

大吉 (daikichi, "great blessing") - 7 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 random special card, 1 random pencil.
中吉 (chuukichi, "average blessing") - 5 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 milk
小吉 (shoukichi, "small blessing") - 3 random single cards
半吉 (hankichi, "half-blessing") - 1 random single card
半凶 (hankyou), "half-curse") - You don't win anything... but you do get to keep the card you used to buy your fortune. Basically, nothing happens. :,)
凶 (kyou, "curse") - You don't win anything, and you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune. :(
大凶 (daikyou, "great curse") - You don't win anything, you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune, and the next time you play, your entry will cost you an extra card. Bummer! Better tie that puppy to the nearest tree for better luck next time.

The cards used to purchase fortunes will all go into the Grabby Hands pile (unless you draw the half-curse fortune). If you drew a great curse in the last round you played in, please note that in your comment; we'll operate on the honor system since I will forget after awhile. :)

This round will end August 5th at 6:00PM EST. Closed!

Uh-oh! Looks like Makoto Naegi's found himself in a bit of trouble with Monokuma once again, and to make matters worse, he's clumsily spilled all of his evidence on the courtroom floor. Help Makoto unscramble his clues and prove his innocence in the classroom trial or face an untimely and gruesome execution!

You will be provided with five words to unscramble with a given theme each week. For each correct answer, you will receive 1 random single card. If you manage to solve all five, you will receive 1 more random single and 1 random special, for a total of 6 possible singles and 1 special. The answers must be spelled correctly in order to win the prizes!

Last week's answers: Yosuke Hanamura, Shinjiro Aragaki, Ulala Serizawa, Lisa Silverman, Masao Inaba. The culprit was Lisa, despite how many of you wanted to pin it on poor Yosuke. Ah, well, I doubt even Lisa's chingyan can get her out of this pickle...

This week's trial features shojo manga love interests. This round will end Saturday, August 2nd, 12:01PM EST. Closed!
( you've got that wrong! )