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das haus vom nikolaus
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dustin
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DUSTIN                            2023-12-06 22:23
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"DAS HAUS VOM NIKOLAUS" (THE HOUSE OF ST. NICHOLAS) IS A GERMAN DRAWING GAME WHERE THE GOAL IS TO DRAW AN EIGHT-LINE-HOUSE IN ONE STROKE, WHILE SAYING THE EIGHT SYLIABLES "DAS IST DAS HAUS VOM NI-KO-LAUS". THE TRICKY QUESTION IS WHERE TO START TO DRAW THE HOUSE!  
  
IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE YOU MIGHT SAY "THIS IS THE HOUSE OF SAN-TA CLAUS" WHILE DRAWING THE HOUSE :)

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DUSTIN                            2023-12-06 22:44
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I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS GAME SEEMS TO BE SUCH A GERMAN THING :D  
  
IT WOULD MUCH INTEREST ME IF YOU KNOW THIS DRAWING GAME AND IF YES, IF YOU CONNECT IT TO ST. NICHOLAS OR SANTA CLAUS AS WELL :D

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NESDORI                           2023-12-07 00:00
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I HAVE SEEN THIS PUZZLE BEFORE BUT THE SHAPE IS USUALLY DESCRIBED TO BE AN OPEN ENVELOPE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT DESCRIBED AS SOMEONE'S HOUSE :)

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HEYWOOD                           2023-12-07 01:28
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LOVE THIS ONE. I HAVE DRAWN THIS ON PAPER MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER.

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DUSTIN                            2023-12-08 20:28
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nesdori: VERY INTERESTING! I ALSO CHECKED HOW THIS DRAWING GAME IS CALLED IN DIFFERENT OTHER LANGUAGES:  
  
\ ON THE FRENCH WIKIPEDIA, THIS IS ALSO DESCRIBED AS "THE PROBLEM TO DRAW AN EVVELOPE". I HAD NEVER LOOKED AT IT THIS WAY BEFORE, BUT YES, IT LOOKS PRETTY MUCH LIKE AN OPEN ENVELOPE, A VERY COOL ALTERNATIVE FOR SEEING IT AS A HOUSE! :D  
  
\ HOWEVER, I FOUND A REFERRANCE TO A HOUSE ALSO IN THE DUTCH WIKI, WHERE IT'S CALLED "HUIS MET EEN KRUIS" (HOUSE WITH A CROSS), A VERY PRECISE DESCRIPTION AND A NICE RHYME IN DUTCH LANGUAGE :D  
arno, helena, NOW IT WOULD INTEREST ME A LOT IF YOU ALSO GREW UP WITH THIS GAME AS CHILDREN? :D  
  
\ ON THE OTHER HAND, I COULDN'T EVEN FIND AN ARTICLE ABOUT THIS GAME IN THE ENGLISH WIKI.   
  
IT SEEMS THAT THE DEGREE OF POPULARITY DIFFERS A LOT FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY. UNFORTUNATELY, I COULDN'T FIND A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE GAME'S HISTORY, SO ITS ROOTS DON'T SEEM COMPLETELY CLEAR.  
  
heywood: YES, ME TOO AS A CHILD, AND I ALWAYS FORGOT WHERE TO START :D

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ARNO                              2023-12-09 14:19
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dustin, YES WE REMEMBER THIS RIDDLE TOO AND INDEED IT IS CALLED THE HOUSE WITH A CROSS HERE. :-D

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ARNO                              2023-12-09 14:22
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BY THE WAY, NICE IDEA TO CREATE A CAVE OF THIS PUZZLE. I ONCE DID THAT FOR THE KONINGSBERG BRIDGES PROBLEM!

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DUSTIN                            2023-12-13 00:17
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THANKS arno! I CHECKED YOUR CAVE OUT, VERY NICE! I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ONE UNTIL NOW :D