ECLIPSE is total deletion. You have to rebuild a text that has been completely masked out. Impossible? Well no, much easier than you might think. You can see the word shapes and the punctuation, and you see a title. Guess a word that might be in the passage, and it will be filled in everywhere it occurs. Start with common words like THE or AND. Try all the words of the title. If you are really stuck, you can ask for a hint--a free letter.
| Nasreddin's Shirt | Nasreddin and the Pot | Nasreddin's Visitors | Accuracy Matters |
| Not a Laughing Stock | The Price of Eggs | What is Truth? | Trick or Treat? |
Almost all of these are stories about Nasreddin, a figure from Middle Eastern folk lore, strongly associated with Turkey. Stories about Nasreddin are said to be addictive; if you hear one you will not be happy until you have heard six more. For that reason I have included seven Nasreddin stories above, as well as one recent newspaper item.
This version of the program was written by Martin Holmes, and lacks some of the facilities of the full version. A new version is under development.
ADDENDA is new. You see the start of three different texts and one word which you have to add to the right text, then carry on till the texts are complete. All we have at present is a version with three short texts, but we are working on an extended version with a wide range of texts.
SEQUITUR is about putting words, phrases or sentences in order. You see a title of a text and three possible continuations. Pick the one you think is right and it will be added, and then you get three more possibles. Here are two more Nasreddin stories from an older version and one from the new version we are creating.