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A small puzzle offering (unrelated to Project Syzygy!)
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Adrian
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 		A small puzzle offering (unrelated to Project Syzygy!)
To help pass the time until Project Syzygy kicks off, I had the capital idea of creating a little puzzle - totally unrelated to the game! - where three winners will each receive an invitation to Google's Gmail service. Weather or not everyone and their dog is already on Gmail is not something I know, but if you're not it's very useful, and if you are then you can pass it on to someone else. In any case the prize is not the main thing.

The puzzle will run over several days and you can submit your answers to me by PMing me here. If you are successful I will let you know. Note that each person only has a total of three guesses, so don't bombard me with all your outlandish ideas about Enigma machines and sound file analysis! Smile

Feel free to talk to each other about the puzzles but I would ask people not to reveal the solution to others if they have it. The puzzle will close when there are three winners, and I will announce each winner here.

If it's too easy I'll have to think of a harder one for next time Wink

THE PUZZLE - 'INTERCONNECTED'

Day 1

SI, LRS, LRS, SI, SD
SD, SI, LRS, LRS, SD
SD, SD, LRS, SD, SD
SD, WMLC, LRS, SD, SI

Day 2

HR, SI, SD, SD, LRS
LRS, LR, SI, SD, LR
SD, SD, RS, SD, TS
SD, SI, HR, LRS, SD

Day 3

SD, SD, SI, SD, LRS
LRS, SD, SD, SD, SI
LRS, LRS, LRS, LRS, SI
LRS, SI, SD, SD, SI

Day 4

Oops, forgot to fill this one in. Too late now. In any case, this shouldn't stop you from solving it.

Day 5

SD, TS, SI, SD, SD
SD, SD, SD, SD, SD
SD, SD, SD, SD, SD
SI, SI, BC, BC, SD

Day 6

SD, SD, SD, SD, SD
TS, TS, SD, SD, SI
SD, LR, LRS, LRS, BC
TS, SD, SI, LRS, LRS

Day 7
LR, LRS, SD, SD, LR
SD, LR, SD, SI, SD
LR, SI, SI, SI, SD
SD, SD, SD, SD, SD

Day 8
SD, SD, LR, SD, SD
BC, SD, SD, SD, SD

Day 9
SD, SI, LRS, SD, SD
SD, SD, SD, SD, SD
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:57 am
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Adrian
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 		Having thought about this for a bit, I should clarify the puzzle. There is no 'answer' to this puzzle, but there is definitely an explanation for what it all means. Things may become clearer tomorrow and on further days.
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 		U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, B, A, START? Shocked

...

Damn, I suck at (solving) puzzles. Sad
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SpaceBass wrote:
U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, B, A, START? Shocked

...

Damn, I suck at (solving) puzzles. Sad


I must suck even more since I don't know how you got that answer Sad
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Varin wrote:
SpaceBass wrote:
U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, B, A, START? Shocked

...

Damn, I suck at (solving) puzzles. Sad


I must suck even more since I don't know how you got that answer Sad


I don't think it is the actual solve, but rather a funny reply to a brainstumping puzzle. Spacely's solution is an infamous Nintendo game code for Konami games.

Of course, if I'm wrong, and he was being serious, I have just contributed more to the overall solve. Yay me!
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dmax
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SpaceBass wrote:
U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, B, A, START? Shocked

...

Damn, I suck at (solving) puzzles. Sad


well, that's code for a video game controller.

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AnthraX101
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 		Contra! Woo!

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That's not the answer Wink


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Varin
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jamesi wrote:
I don't think it is the actual solve, but rather a funny reply to a brainstumping puzzle. Spacely's solution is an infamous Nintendo game code for Konami games.


Well duh Embarassed Well, in my own defense I try not to use cheat codes Wink
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 		Adrian did say not to share the answer, too. I may be a jerk, but I'm not that much of a jerk. Usually.
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AnthraX101
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 		Interesting and utterly pointless fact:

More people on my freshman dorm floor were able to qute that code from memory then were able to say the pythagorean therom.

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AnthraX101 wrote:
Interesting and utterly pointless fact:

More people on my freshman dorm floor were able to qute that code from memory then were able to say the pythagorean therom.

AnthraX101


I think it might be worthwhile looking into this one some more. And not to completely hijack this thread, but does anyone remeber this one?

Quote:
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 		Please note that the puzzle has been updated today with additional information, and will continue to be updated daily.
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Heck yeah! That's
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 		Re: A small puzzle offering (unrelated to Project Syzygy!)
Adrian wrote:
Feel free to talk to each other about the puzzles but I would ask people not to reveal the solution to others if they have it.
THE PUZZLE - 'INTERCONNECTED'

Day 1

SI, LRS, LRS, SI, SD
SD, SI, LRS, LRS, SD
SD, SD, LRS, SD, SD
SD, WMLC, LRS, SD, SI

Day 2

HR, SI, SD, SD, LRS
LRS, LR, SI, SD, LR
SD, SD, RS, SD, TS
SD, SI, HR, LRS, SD


I've heard of TS Eliot, RS Andrews, and HR PufnStuf.
And even know about SD O'Connor.
The rest have me stumped.

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 		Pah, lots of people have Gmail accounts now, and they're virtually free on eBay. Still, it looks an interesting puzzle.

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