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tallerbird
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Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 278 Location: Birmingham,UK
I'm stuck on one of Emerson's puzzles. The one with gibberish text that is arranged to spell "NO". Any hints. I tried anagrams but didn't get anything useful.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:00 pm
dreddy99
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Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 50
If the Emerson puzzle you're referring to is the one with three rows of text with NO at the end of the second row, the hint is
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top to bottom
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:02 pm
ndemeter
Entrenched
Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 1037 Location: Sunny California!
Two new connections today and already solved. I am kinda worried that this will end without us being able to solve every single puzzle out there. I want to see them all, even if they don't count for points or anything. Just for the brainjob.
In any case, here's the latest from the SC tech support forum:
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You might have an odd number of connections if you connected to Stanley, since those connections were refunded. For example, if you solved 2 of his puzzles, then you'll seem to have 2 extra connections, giving you a weird number.
Once Madame Z was threatened, she dropped the connetions per day to 2 to limit any potential poltergeist influencing.
This was as a response to a question posed by carlwebb
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:03 pm
tallerbird
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Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 278 Location: Birmingham,UK
This is the one i am stuck on
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:07 pm
axissally
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Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 66 Location: New York, NY USA
oh, i figured that one out
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it is a vigenere cypher
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:11 pm
tallerbird
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Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 278 Location: Birmingham,UK
ahh. Can't believe i didn't think of that. Thanks
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:13 pm
Killalaz
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Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 165 Location: Philadelphia, PA
I am having trouble with these two puzzles can anyone help me out?
I am also kinda dissapointed in this ARG there isn't really interactions like I had hoped for ala CTW. But it is still kinda cool.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:00 am
vincir
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Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 23
The first one:
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It looks so neat and orderly in how those letters are spaced out - they just look a bit lonely. It reminds me of A Treasure's Trove
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:20 am
Lola_66
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Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Upstate NY
The second one
Hint 1:
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was a type of cipher used in the civil war
EDIT:
Hint 2:
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It is a substitution cipher
Hint 3:
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It was developed in the 18th century by the Freemasons
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:47 am
ndemeter
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Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 1037 Location: Sunny California!
RE interactivity: Check out the thread for Anton and you'll see that he will be on AIM this Friday to chat with us.
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:03 pm
axissally
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Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 66 Location: New York, NY USA
i could use a nudge for this one:
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it looks like it could be an anagram but theres so many letters and i couldn't really make anything out.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:39 pm
carlwebb
Veteran
Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 101 Location: California
One nudge (in several subnudges) by request from axissally:
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You're right -- you don't need all of those letters.
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Is there any way to divide the letters into several groups?
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There are at least two sides to every story.
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Or three.
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But only one will give you what you need.
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:38 am
ALISDAIRPARK
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Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 1646 Location: Everywhere else
Killalaz, there's also clues in the list of puzzles on page one of this thread.
Well I've got my payback for moaning I was getting all the same puzzles, I'm currently stuck on 4! Being:
The Name that tune one mentioned on pg4
The Who am I one
and 2 new ones :
one's a picture of the night sky with the phrase A CODDLED NIGHT'S WHIRR which is probably another word substitution one, but can't get anything (spoilt eve's buzz???)
posted, as I have no idea where to start:
BTW I'm maybe going too far, but do you think there is any relevance to the type of picture used? The first ones were all jpgs but I noticed a gif and this was a bmp....probably nothing though.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:40 am
axissally
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Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 66 Location: New York, NY USA
thanks carl, go it. also, i posted a hint about the name that tune one, but i'm not sure if it was right. did you try it?
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:43 am
tallerbird
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Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 278 Location: Birmingham,UK
Alisdairpark, I think i figured out the music one you posted.
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It is not the words or the meanings that are important. I got it when i asked myself "Why is there a cross there and why is the center of it in the A?
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:53 am
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