miscellaneous blurb

bimbogami is only a game - it's free to join and play and there is no prize for competing/completing the puzzle, other than perhaps some element of self satisfaction amd an entry in the hall of fame (it's free to play so where would the prize come from?). please bear this in mind should you feel a crazy urge to complain about something.

that said, if you had a great time playing, and you want to put something back as a sign of appreciation, feel free to make a donation via the paypal button on the left there.

you have to register to take part in bimbogami's challenge. this allows the sensei to track your progress through the puzzles so you can come back and continue where you left off - assuming of course you can drag yourself away from the puzzles once you get started.

it also means he can give you all sorts of great stats on how well you are doing. we like stats, we do. no really, we like them a lot.

your selected user id will be valid for all future puzzle seasons on bimbogami, and even any spin-off stuff he may decide to do. so you don't need to register again next time round.

please be assured that bimbogami respects your privacy and will not pass your email address or any other details on to anyone else.

are you sure?
it should work*, with the same password you have on the main site. all that nonsense was back in the old days.

now all new users are automatically registered on the forum too with the same user id and password. (you still have to log in separately though)

*nb. please mail the sensei if it's really not working and he'll get one of his underlings on to it.

the puzzles on the site are all original, from the tricky mind of the sensei or his minions - or at least bimbogami believes them to be. any similarities to other sites are purely coincidental.

however, should you believe you have genuine copyright over any of the question materials used, please let bimbogami know and you'll either get a mention or it will be removed.

it shouldn't need to be said, but it seems there's no accounting for some individuals:
registering on bimbogami, answering questions or posting/pm'ing to the forum with offensive, abusive, or otherwise inappropriate user names or comments or materials will result in a ban for the user and removal of the inappropriate materials.

we've heard all of those words before, it's not smart. please play nice.

the site has been tested on internet explorer v6/7 and firefox 2 (other browsers are available). sorry, but you minority browser users will have to live with that for now.

if that's a problem for you, drop bimbogami a note and, if there's enough demand, your flavour/version of browser may even make it to the top of the 'we'll get round to that one tomorrow' list.

you need to allow cookies, because that's how bimbogami lets you progress through the puzzles - it saves you starting at the beginning again each time you come back.

some of the puzzles use javascript to work their magic - if you don't have javascript enabled, you won't be able to solve them, and that would be a shame because some of them are great.

no other plugins are required - no flash, obscure java versions etc, nada.

the questions are intended to start off fairly easy and get progressively harder. although what will be easy for one person can be hard for another. if you have problems solving the questions, feel free to use the bimbogami forum for clues and discussion on the questions, but please remember; while nudging and hinting are generally acceptable behaviour, spoiling is neither big nor clever, and bimbogami frowns on that sort of thing.

you can also use bimbochat if you're logged in and there's anyone around.

good for you, the questions are intended to start off fairly easy and get progressively harder. although what will be easy for one person can be hard for another. not many have solved all the questions so far (so be honest, have you actually finished all of bimbogami yet?).

if you think you're good at creating original puzzles that would fit with the bimbogami style, feel free to send them in. you can use the 'contact us' link from the menu there, or drop a pm to MorFF on the bimbogami forum.
note: by sending something to bimbogami, you warrant you:
1. own the rights to material(s) submitted,
2. grant bimbogami all rights to use it, modified or otherwise, and
3. understand that pretty much all you'll get in return is a namecheck in the credits.

please be aware that all content on this site is copyright © bimbogami, all rights reserved

it is prohibited to copy, duplicate, reproduce or otherwise use any of the questions, content, style, images, or concepts on this site without prior, written consent from bimbogami. this includes, but is not restricted to the technology (code, including javascript), graphics, individual questions and merchandise.

that's not to say the sensei won't allow you to use it, but it's nice to ask first.

kayleigh for artwork and jeanette (aka. mrs. bimbogami) for support and understanding of a puzzle obsession.

slinky (aka. hotblack), maximum (aka. mrs. slinky) for their contribution of puzzles and ideas

mcgenius for proposing the concept of using wrdl images for a lyrics quiz.

the above plus big kev, stu, john and rachael and a number of others for beta testing to various degrees, feedback and corrections!

slinky for feedback on content/style/etc, sql advice and his god-like javascript skills, without which, the site would be lacking in most of its interactivity.

the guys at netlobo for a great implementation of displaying and hiding div's (in use on this page - and maybe more)

walter zorn for the wz_dragdrop.js library (copyright ©2002-2003 walter zorn), used in 'licensed to quiz'.

and to the various technical sites out there, such as w3 schools and the cool sounding 4 guys from rolla.