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[draghkar]

Hey rammer,

Guy sent me the answer to the puzzle in an email..:

[chichiri]

That's the answer to the library book puzzle, but the clovers and bird one is still unsolved, I think that was the one rammer was refering to!

no da

[valkyrie_lisa]

If Andy is allowed to ask questions during the interview, I think he should definitely ask about that briefcase (sorry, am I stating the obvious again?). Also, it would be good if he could get info from Vincent regarding his and Don's favorite hiding places. Of course, you can't just ask, "Where do you think Don is hiding?" It'll have to be subtle.

[draghkar]

got another message from guy:

[Rammer]

Numer game...

[ItWasntMeISwear]

You're breaking the "3 are odd" rule...

Try 3198 or 3194 or 3192 or 3176
These fit all of the rules so far

Now, it could be that we are supposed to read "the last" as "the last number in each column and row" and not as "the last = the fourth". However, when you get to the end of the last row, which one is the fourth number? The first one in the first row? Or how about when you are doing the columns? Which one is the fourth number for the first column? the "1"?

It really doesn't make too much sense to me right now. But I'll work on it some more later.

EDIT:

Figured something out...which basically tells me that this puzzle maybe itsn't supposed to be solved.

"one is even"

In the way that it is written I would assume that this means that one number in each row or column is even or one of the four numbers is even.
Either way, it can not be so. Here is why:

In order for one number to be even and also be one of the four, the grid must look like this:

EOO
OEO
OOE

There are only 5 Odd numbers, not six (as would be needed for this to work out. Also, there are 4 Even numbers, not 3.

The above "solution" is also the case if we are to only have one even number in each row or column.

Maybe there is something that I'm missing. I have search Google for a possible solve to this riddle but can not find anything as of yet.

Oh, and just for completions sake... the line "one is a multiple of two" doesn't need to be in there because all even numbers are multiples of 2". Unless it means that one number is equal to two numbers multiplied. Which could be. But I don't think so...

The only two sets of numbers that multiply together to equal another number which is 1-9 are:

3X2=6
4X2=8

"1" multiplied by any of the numbers equals that number and no number is supposed to repeat. Unless it counts as the same number. Who knows?

Brain Buster, indeed.

[PatRol]

Re: Numer game...

[draghkar]

I just received another mail from Michael:

subject: The holliday is over.

[draghkar]

Just received another mail from Andy:

[ItWasntMeISwear]

Logically? Hmmmmm.... well, logically doesn't work. There are just too many veriations, even with the 4 numbers (see my earlier post). And even if we do get it right, what would the answer be? Are we supposed to e-mail the outcome back? find a webpage? What?!?

Excuse me if I get a little frustrated when things to don't the way that they are supposed to for me. I now that I should get this puzzle and I just can't. I know that I'm searching to hard for the answer, maybe oversteping some things and messing it up completely.. but that's just me.

Logically? Okay, I'll try that route and see what happens.

[draghkar]

I answered andy:

[draghkar]

got a reply form andy:

[draghkar]

got an email from andy:

Draghkar,

Since you're having so much trouble solving the code I thought I
might write a break-down of the technique.

Enjoy..

- -Andy


attached was this document:

[PatRol]

I received an email from Andy today. Here it is:

[draghkar]

got another mail from guy: