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Amadeus
Boot
Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 59
Anyone managed to get anything less than $4.33?
I used
3x50
2x30
3x25
6x18
4x10
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:23 am
Amadeus
Boot
Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 59
Lucky guess from me then.
Listen. These puzzles from AQ Hawker are clearly a distraction for something bigger. Anyone else get that sense or have any idea what it could be?
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:20 am
Chaziboy
Boot
Joined: 10 Jul 2010 Posts: 26
Anyone know what to do with today's post? I'm not so good at this one.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 1:58 pm
cherrytree98765
Entrenched
Joined: 09 Dec 2008 Posts: 849
I guess i'll try to participate. I'm not sure directly what to do. But I have a feeling it has with using certain of those clock faces and connecting them? Then go 26 mintues later and use those. That's what it seems to be implying to me.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:54 pm
belazir
Boot
Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 10
cherrytree98765 wrote:
I guess i'll try to participate. I'm not sure directly what to do. But I have a feeling it has with using certain of those clock faces and connecting them? Then go 26 mintues later and use those. That's what it seems to be implying to me.
yep.
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Add 26 mins to each face, the first line will read
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TEMPUS
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add another 26 mins, the second line reads
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FUGIT
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and a further 26 gives you
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LEWIS
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So, TEMPUS FUGIT LEWIS - Translated, Tempus Fugit reads "Time flees" or commonly "Time flies"
Seems Hawker's having fun!
And thar ye be
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:12 pm
Last edited by belazir on Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:23 pm; edited 2 times in total
belazir
Boot
Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 10
had just submitted the answer to the email addy and was checking here to do a write up : )
If anyone want's a scan of the completed aticle, including ink stains lol, i'll happily oblige
Ed: here ya go: SPOILER!! http://www.ianbarrs.co.uk/private/zbtpEwzuoh
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:14 pm
cherrytree98765
Entrenched
Joined: 09 Dec 2008 Posts: 849
Happy to be on the dot on that one.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:24 pm
Chaziboy
Boot
Joined: 10 Jul 2010 Posts: 26
Lol, I can't belive I was doing the right thing but I wasn't drawing the times on the paper so I couldn't see the words it made up. DOH!
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:12 pm
Lysithea
Unfettered
Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 468 Location: Australia
belazir wrote:
had just submitted the answer to the email addy and was checking here to do a write up : )]
Great solve, belazir!
I was trying completely different strategies to try and solve this one. Well done.
_________________"Some people grow into their dreams instead of out of them." - Miles Vorkosigan
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:22 pm
mark01
Guest
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:30 am
firebird888
Boot
Joined: 01 Jun 2010 Posts: 14
god i was completely off the wrong track, the clue should however have read a new LETTER every 26 mins rather than WORD!
bad hawker!!!!!
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:58 pm
Lysithea
Unfettered
Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 468 Location: Australia
firebird888 wrote:
the clue should however have read a new LETTER every 26 mins rather than WORD!
I'll admit that I wondered the same thing as I considered different possible ways the puzzle might have been encoded. As the solution stands, however, the given clue makes sense.
a new word every 26 minutes
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First word: 26 minute offset
Second word: 2x26 minute offsets
Third word: 3x26 minute offsets
_________________"Some people grow into their dreams instead of out of them." - Miles Vorkosigan
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:33 pm
Amadeus
Boot
Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 59
I agree. 'Word' makes more sense than 'letter'.
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:51 am
Lysithea
Unfettered
Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 468 Location: Australia
Summary:
*Less than 10 people emailed in the answer to the last puzzle
*Lewis' trophy now has a dent in it .
*New puzzle from Hawker is up.
Anna wrote:
Pointing you in the right direction
25 October 2010
So it seems our hard work is being rewarded. Hawker has promised to drop us a hint about where the trophy is being held – not a generous hint, but more information than we've had so far.
It's at times like these that I miss the Intelligence Service.
Meanwhile, I'm putting the finishing touches to my plan to take us all underground, away from prying eyes.
Lewis is beyond upset since Hawker started damaging the trophy . Normally, Lewis knows how to keep his cool but Hawker has found a way to touch a nerve and he's hammering at it, literally.
I'm trying to keep him at arm's length in this investigation because he's very emotionally involved and I don't want that clouding his judgement. We all need to stay calm and focused. There's an intelligent solution to this.
Hawker wrote:
25 October 2010
As I thought. Lewis's 'army' of helpers is really just a very thin red line. You failed to muster ten correct answers to my challenge over the weekend. A mere ten was beyond you. As a result, the trophy and the hammer have had an accidental meeting. I'm disappointed in you, but more than that, I hope Lewis can forgive your weakness. I'd hate to cause disharmony in your camp.
Since it seems I overestimated you, I'm going to give you a helping hand. Every game needs balance, after all, so here's a chance to tip the scales back in your favour. I'm going to give you a clue to the trophy's location.
We're going to play a game of join-the-dots. I'm even going to join the dots for you – but that doesn't mean it's easy. Look over here and you'll see all the lines, numbered in order and pointing in the right directions. I've just scrambled them around a little. Join the arrows and you'll get the outline of a country.
Send the name of that country to aqSPLAT aqhawker.com before 5pm GMT tomorrow or the trophy will be paying a visit to the blacksmith. Begin .
I found this puzzle is easier than the previous ones. It might have helped that I guessed the correct answer before completing it.I recommend
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leaving arrow 1 where it is and adding the additional arrows from that point. There is enough space on the page to do this.
Once you have the outline, google maps will confirm the answer.the final answer is
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United Arab Emirates
_________________"Some people grow into their dreams instead of out of them." - Miles Vorkosigan
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:26 am
Chaziboy
Boot
Joined: 10 Jul 2010 Posts: 26
I wonder if 10 people really did fail to get the correct answer or if that's just part of the plan.
I uploaded a picture of the completed puzzle if anyone wants to see it.
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:17 am
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