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[Applause] Good job, Catherwood!

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:46 pm

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InSoM · Veteran Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 109 Location: Newcastle

Ok, we got to the next page of this "trial"

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:58 pm

LordKinbote · Decorated Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 261

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:01 pm

Ehsan · Entrenched Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 992

There are 52 letters, and a standard 52 card deck.

The letters are in two groups, with a red or black background.

The cards are in two groups, dealer or player.

Maybe we can number the cards in a sorted deck from 1 to 52, then use the shuffled ordering to reorder the letters? Sounds like a long shot so I'm not gonna waste time doing that Confused

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:56 pm

LordKinbote · Decorated Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 261

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:03 pm

Ehsan · Entrenched Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 992

Okay how about decrypting the letters using the cards as the key..

Something called Solitaire Encryption over here, but it uses 54 cards with 2 jokes. Another variation without jokers is over here.

What we have is probably a lot different, but those methods can give us an idea.

Also there's the quote hidden in the source code: Confucius say: "Those who partake in solitaire, just playing with themselves"

Anybody found the source? Or why there are mistakes in the text?

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:07 pm

catherwood

The page was modified today, to insert the suits and ranks to the winner's table image.

Plugging the values of the dealer and player cards down the columns, using the table for lookup, i get this:

**Posted:** Wed Mar 30, 2005 1:39 pm

punkymonkey · Veteran Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 90

Hooray new trial! from the message that we got out of the cards: "the truth will make you free" we got this:

**Posted:** Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:39 am

enaxor · I Have No Life Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 2395

We have another update to the dominoes graphic the title was changed from "Either you have it or you don't" to "In hoc signo vinces" which translates to: "In this sign thou shalt conquer".

"The motto is said to have been adopted by Constantine after his vision of a cross in the heavens just before his decisive battle with Maxentius, A.D. 312."

**Posted:** Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:29 am

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**Posted:** Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:35 pm

catherwood

recap of dominoes

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Just throwing this out there as a random passing thought, but is it possible that these could be something similar to the Braille alphabet? Braille adds extra dots to indicate captialization of both words and letters, which would increase the number of possible combinations, while keeping some repetition...

**Posted:** Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:21 pm

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catherwood-offline · Guest

yet another title update

**Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:53 am

LordKinbote · Decorated Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 261

Re: yet another title update

**Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:12 am