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#234 Mosaically Challenged (Hex)

**Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:24 pm

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Words along the top left to right
again, she, ground, shall, messenger, seek, subtle, their, the, of, there, a

Bottom
drown, pain, order, precious, race, land, wage, man, where, clique, the, with

Left (bottom to top)
tree, light, brown, obfuscate (EDIT corrected word ), globe, then, ultimate, weave, echo, forge, obscenity, apple, canvas, lime, strange, green, sliced

Right (Bottom to top)
promise, the, never, night, path, shards, blood, fresh, lest, essence, time, those, way, precious, creator, and, truth

To me this card shouts construct a message but where to start?
Co - ordinate investigation gives the following
1 echo messenger
2 canvas there
3 tree shall
4 then ground
5 lime the
6 lime messenger
7 brown seek
8 apple seek
9 then the

Maybe we need to create a pretty mosaic from the pieces.

All the number tiles are different with mini mosaics

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primalfear · Boot Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 14

looking at this card there are little pictures with numbers 1 to 9 and if you read the words that up, right, down and left you get this

**Posted:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:39 am

primalfear · Boot Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 14

SORRY FOR DOUBLE POSTING BUT I HAVE ANOTHER idea sorry for caps too

**Posted:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:21 am

Bakers_12

Thought I would post some facts about mosaics to help with some Ideas.
I fould some stuff about Mosaics and maths and how Mosaics are made.
Don't know if any of this will help?

Mosaic in mathematics
The best way to arrange various shaped tiles on a surface can lead to complicated mathematical problems - see tessellation for details. Roger Penrose is a mathematician who has worked with tiling problems - see Penrose tilings.

The artist M.C. Escher was influenced by Moorish mosaics to begin his investigations into tessellation.

Mosaic technique
There are three main methods - the direct method, the indirect method and the double indirect method.

Direct method
The direct method of mosaic construction involves directly placing (gluing) the individual tesserae onto the supporting surface. This method is well suited to surfaces which have a three dimensional quality such as vases.

The direct method suits small projects which are transportable. Another advantage of the direct method is that the resulting mosaic is progressively visible allowing for any adjustments to tile placing or colors to.

The disadvantage of the direct method is that the artist must work directly at the chosen surface which is often not practical for long periods of time. It is unsuitable for large scale projects. Also, it is difficult to control the evenness of the finished surface. This is of particular importance when creating a functional surface such as a floor or a table top.

A modern version of the direct method, sometimes called "Double Direct" is to work direct onto fiberglass mesh. The mosaic can then be constructed the right way up and then transported to its final place. Large work can be done in this way, with the mosaic being cut up for shipping and then put back together for installation. It enables the artist to work in comfort in a studio rather than at the site of installation. South African mosaic artist Stevie Godson is widely acclaimed for her works using this method.

Indirect method
The indirect method of applying tesserae is often used for very large projects with repetitive elements. Tiles are applied upside down to an adhesive backing paper, and later transferred onto walls, floors or craft projects. This method is most useful for mosaics with simple or geometric patterns, solid blocks of color, and extremely large projects. Mosaic tabletops are usually made using the indirect method, as it results in a smoother and more even surface.

Double indirect method
The double indirect method is often used when it is important to see the work during the creation process as it will appear when completed. The tesserae are placed face-up on a medium (often adhesive-backed paper or sticky plastic) as it will appear when installed. When the mosaic is complete, a similar medium is placed atop it. The piece is then turned over, the original underlaying material is removed, and the piece is installed as in the indirect method described above.

Both indirect and double-indirect methods are often performed in sections, allowing extremely large projects such as murals to be completed off-site and transported to their destination without large trucks being needed.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:37 pm

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primalfear · Boot Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 14

another option is maybe some kind of mosiac law like on this link

http://www.jewish-history.com/mosaic/chaptr23.htm

**Posted:** Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:10 am

Bakers_12

can't see why I put tessellation on the post now Embarassed

**Posted:** Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:12 pm

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Bendover · Veteran Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 111 Location: San Jose

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**Posted:** Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:12 am

lpobjoy · Boot Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 12

Hello everyone.

This is my first post here, but i have been a regular reader Smile

Has anyone tried vons clue? i texted but got no reply.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:02 am

magicmancraig · Boot Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 25

lpobjoy I have tried twice and I haven't got a reply either.

Is it fault? Or is the no reply the clue?

**Posted:** Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:56 pm

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a11420151425 · Boot Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 10

clue

**Posted:** Tue Apr 11, 2006 4:31 pm

MikeRobinson · Boot Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 10 Location: MK

I tried the hint line yesterday morning and didn't get a reply. I then emailed hintsSPLATperplexcity.com and haven't had a reply to that either!

Given how hard hard this card is to even get started it's a little bit annoying!

**Posted:** Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:16 am

lpobjoy · Boot Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 12

For what it's worth, have tried scanning in the card and reducing the size to see if there was an image but no joy.

I wonder if we are supposed to make the 10th icon and match up the words???

**Posted:** Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:28 am

donxkey · Kl00 Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 42

Can anyone give a better description of the little pictures with numbers 1 to 9 and there locations. its pretty hard to make out from the image

**Posted:** Wed Apr 12, 2006 7:34 am

JayJay

More details on the numbered tiles

All the tiles have a black boarder (3 mini tiles deep from the top) at the top some have a minus sign before the number some after(see below).
1-, 2-, 3-, 5-, 8-
-4, -6, -7, -9
Looking at these it just looks like a repeating mosaic before or after the number. Actually being even more observant reveals a slight differance in pattern before and after the number... A mirror image except for the bottom line. (but hey you need the card to see this)

The numbers are in white with a black border.

All numbered tiles have similar but different background mosaic patterns on them.

I would post blowups but alas rules must be rules!

Hope this fills a few gaps!

**Posted:** Wed Apr 12, 2006 7:44 pm

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