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[Puzzle] /ace [solved]
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chaotic_mind
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[Puzzle] /ace [solved]

Update to /chaton page, everyone. Looks like tonight's puzzle is at http://www.againstthewillofgod.com/ace/

Let's get solvin'.

Update -
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The card hand displayed there is aces and eights, for anyone who didn't know that.

Edit - Which is saying a lot. Boof. Sorry, aces and eights are the Dead Man's Hand that Bill Hickok had when he was shot while serving as sheriff of the South Dakota town Deadwood.


Update -

Once again, team work has lead to an excellent solve. The out-of-the-park kudos go to nadif(in IRC) and to prism here on the forum.

Good job all!

Luke P.

PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:08 am
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jordanmc
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yep looks like we've got 2 pair ace high, i'll raise

just thought i'd post those numbers at the bottom

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127150157 150157154144163 155145077


also just noticed that there is backwards text behind not a bad hand, cant read it yet

edit: ive got it, it says
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if you like to die...


sounds like either a movie quote, or we need a hand that beats it like 3 of a kind i believe is the next highest above two pair ace high
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OrthodoxParadox
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The backwards text is
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If you want to die

EDIT: Gah you beat me to it

PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:22 am
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Chorus
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It's a terrible hand. Not only is it the Dead Man's Hand, but nobody with four cards wins in a game of five card draw.

The last card to the Dead Man's Hand is not verified, but apparently it's either

Five of Diamonds
Nine of Diamonds
Queen of Clubs
King of Spades

In order of Credibility, according to rec.gambling.poker FAQ

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jordanmc
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here's a link to a site that explains where those cards came from, same order as yours i believe

http://www.robohoo.com/poker_26.html

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Nadif
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The numbers are
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octal (base 8 ).
Converting octal in ascii gave us:
"who holds me?"


M.

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chaotic_mind
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All right, IRC has gotten pretty far. Still, like last night, we've stalled again.

NightmareTony realized that...
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the numbers were octal numbers. More specifically ASCII characters rendered in octal. Translating the numbers back into characters we got the phrase

Who holds me?

The historical answer to that is Wild Bill Hickok.


IRC has tried a number of possibilities centered on this guy, but we haven't been able to figure out a link.

Edit- Sorry, nadif. Simulpost I guess.

Luke P.

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OrthodoxParadox
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damn I've been pounding away at this with my bro on all possibilities....maybe Wild bill had another name, James Butler Hickok doesn't work in any combination. Maybe someone else experienced this hand.

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Nightmare Tony
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We are at a dead standstill. I am now reminded of where.gif. NOwhere to finish this. we solved the puzzle. yet the key remains unlocked.

I now give a cry of despair into the night sky.

GIVE US A CLUE ON THE WEB PAGE! WE ARE DEAD STUCK AND CANNOT PROCEED! SYN! SYN! HELP US!!!

There.

I needed that.

Thank you.
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prism
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It kind of looks like the 5th card is partly visible on the left, you can see the edge of it. The 4 possibles are

Five of Diamonds
Nine of Diamonds
Queen of Clubs
King of Spades

Apologies if this has been seen before, I just picked up this thread today

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http://www.againstthewillofgod.com/5diamonds/


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Omnie
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That was a beautiful first post. Nice.

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Nightmare Tony
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Agreed. Props there. Miracles do happen Smile
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Nightmare Tony
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At least now we have the next log. A personal spec is about HIM dsrawing up a device to unshackle her spirit. Spec is that its the communicator for Syn to talk to all of us. Ecce is in charge of it all, which is why sdhe monitors the conversations.
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chippy
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very well done everyone! good solve!
the "unshackle Synagoga's chains" thing reminded me of the last chat where syn said of her new friend "She said that names restrict oneself".
[spec]...
i think that this new friend may be the way that They and The Man seek to increase Syns powers. Perhaps also, the new friend is Ecclesiastia, as Ecc doesnt show up, and the new friend appears , and the log file asks if ecc wants to be the one, to do this.
[/spec]
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Caterpillar
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What about the "Who holds me?"

Is there a reason for this?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:07 am
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