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Puzzle Experiment #1

[LordIllidan]

First guess:

The smaller numbers makes me think they were added at a later date. Possible red herring. Try 1234

Second guess:

Vice versa. 1234 seems too simple. Try 3241

Third Guess:

Exponents? 1 to the third= 1, 2 squared=2, 3 to the fourth= 27, 4 to the fourth = 256. Don't know where to go from here.

[makeshift_romeo]

1st # is 3. 2nd # is 2. 3rd # is 4. 4th # is 1.

[afrokaze]

i'll guess 3434

[Highwind-School]

Good idea anyway, it'll give you some practice before you start an actual game.
As for my answer, I'll say 4213.

[Tenchizard]

I'll try not looking at the other people reasoning for my first guess:

I'd try 4213 (small number order)
If that doesn't work, then 3241 (big number order)
next try would be 5447 (sums of numbers, small number order)
and then 4475 (sums, big number order)

[tao808]

4212, the small numbers say the order one puts the large numbers in

[ncfriend]

[Nighthawk]

My guess would be 1395.

Using the subscript numbers as indexes, I'd take the digits from the image:

Image has 5319.

1-3 2-2 3-4 4-1

Therefore, 1st is 3rd digit, 2nd is 2nd digit, 3rd is 4th digit, 4th is 1st digit... 1-3-9-5



In the world of ARGs, the answer doesn't have to make sense in the story. There would be absolutely no reason, in the storyline sense, for the numbers to appear in the image. Therfore, they must be necessary for the puzzle.

What I find surprising is that nobody mentioned the image. Can you all not see the numbers?

Furthermore, the first guesses should take in to consideration ALL the information available. If that doesn't work, then begin to discern what the "red herrings", if any, there are. But, nine times out of ten, all the information *is* necessary.

[Aruvox]

To me the most logical solution would be 1-3-9-5, based on the numbers in the carvings being the order of the numbers.

I hadn't read the replies in order to start thinking about the puzzle cleanly, but since Nighthawk thought the same, I discovered as I read writing this reply, I won't explain how I came to this conclusion (same theory, useless information to you to read again)

The only diffirence that made me think of this answer is that when I looked at the initial digits, I thought that 1 to 4 and their smaller counterparts, was that it tasted like a guide-line. Like when you see a, b, c, etc somewhere. Starting follow-up things like the alphabet or a numeric line like the 1 to 4, seemed to me like a very clear explanation thing or guide to use to solve it. So there's the guideline, where's my information to put the guide to the test? And there's the numbers on the picture, and you get the 1395.

(I really hope that made sense.. my english isn't all that great)

[rowan]

[Nighthawk]

[Big_Larry]

So I would start with something simple:

1^3 = 1
2^2 = 4
3^4 = 81
4^1 = 4

Thus, the first two options for me would be:

1494
1485

The next option would be based on order:

4213

However, factoring the picture in with the metal plate:

5319 (from picture)
1 ₃ 2 ₂ 3 ₄ 4 ₁ (from plate)

5 would be the third number
3 would be the second number
1 would be the fourth number
9 would be the first number

and thus, 9351 would be my next guess.

I would the follow up with a different combination:

5^3 = 15
3^2 = 6
1^4 = 1
9^1 = 9

which would result in

6619
1129

Otherwise, I would start looking for other fun stuff, like something stegged or something in source.

[rowan]

[makeshift_romeo]

My second guess is 4475. As in: 1 # away from 3 is 4. 2 #'s away from 2 is 4. 3 #'s away from 4 is 7. 4 #'s away from 1 is 5. Get it?! 4475.