Expression for "medium difficult"?

Question

In my game, I have three levels of difficulty, each represented by an icon. Of course, each level is also indicated by a word; the icons are there just to spice things up, and as a visual pun.

Easy is represented by a "piece of cake".
Medium is represented by ...?
Hard is represented by a "tough nut".

So, what could be used for the medium difficulty level?

Lots of things come to mind. I think this question would benefit from having a single community-edited answer. — RegDwigнt, Feb 18 '11 at 08:35
@RegDwight: If lots of things come to mind, please post them! :) — Thomas, Feb 18 '11 at 08:59
I would, but right now I'm contemplating whether this might be a better fit for the Game Development StackExchange. — RegDwigнt, Feb 18 '11 at 09:01
I don't think so. The fact that it's for a game is secondary; I'm looking for English expressions and idioms here. — Thomas, Feb 18 '11 at 09:02
@RegDwight: Regarding CW status, what is different between this and all other “what is is called” questions? I believe CW isn't used as much as it was in the past, and I don't think it's warranted here. — F'x, Feb 18 '11 at 09:43
@FX_: I'm not saying that the question should be necessarily CW. I'm just saying that the best answer might be a community-edited one. Kind of like here: List of Simple Word From English Alphabets A-Z for Children Book Illustration. — RegDwigнt, Feb 18 '11 at 09:52
@kiamlaluno: yes, it's about visual interpretation of an English word. I think that falls under usage. — Matt E. Эллен, Feb 18 '11 at 10:49
@Matt Ellen: To me it sounds like asking for the English interpretation of a picture. — apaderno, Feb 18 '11 at 11:14

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '11 at 10:01

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A steak? Cooked Medium, of course.

answered Feb 18 '11 at 10:01

Andy F

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Mmm, good one, I like it! – Thomas Feb 18 '11 at 10:03
You could extend this visual metaphor to your other difficulties if you wished, from Rare (easy) to Well Done (tough). – Andy F Feb 18 '11 at 11:03

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 18 '11 at 08:34

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Maybe a crystal ball? (Used by a "Medium") :-)

answered Feb 18 '11 at 08:34

PaulRein

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 12 '11 at 08:30

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What about "Bittersweet Salad"?

edited Aug 12 '11 at 08:30

Thursagen

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answered Feb 18 '11 at 09:49

Mehper C. Palavuzlar

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 18 '11 at 09:57

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I would suggest the word-

Springboard or Trampoline

as it is the first word that came to my mind

answered Feb 18 '11 at 09:57

ikartik90

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Doesn't answer the question, per se, but a good point nonetheless. I think "intermediate" is better. – Thomas Feb 18 '11 at 10:00
oh, sorry, I read the question halfway and was in the edit phase as you were commenting. :) – ikartik90 Feb 18 '11 at 10:02

Expression for "medium difficult"?

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