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Aluminus · Veteran Joined: 30 May 2009 Posts: 71

The rest of the photos that carmady took are in the ship. Now we can try to solve the 5x5!

**Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:54 pm

Everfalling

call from his wife's lawyer. evidently Mark sold everything he could to get on that boat. it's all or nothing.

**Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:13 pm

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Everfalling

here's the map pasted together.

**Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:26 pm

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Preliminary thoughts:

1. Well, it doesn't take a genius to see that the question mark is going to be important... the question is, is it the start point or the end point... or both?

2. I was hoping we'd get a hint by finding a way to spell R-A-P-T-U-R-E with knight moves, but there's only one P, and it's not within knight-range of any T.

3. So, looks like we're in for a brute-force puzzle session... who's up for it?

**Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:56 pm

LC2009 · Boot Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 50

I think there is a starting point noted here, in the middle of the chess board there is a "?" symbol, i have a feeling we need to make knight moves from that point to make any sense of this thing.

EDIT I just noticed that the puzzle box is still glitching, its not on the boat and its still not there reliably at marks home. Even if we do figure out the answer to the white knights question where the hell do we input it?!

**Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:32 pm

mmm · Veteran Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 82

Interesting, my first reaction was to start on one of the knights starting places now that we're dealing with a full chessboard. That question mark is pretty strange. Maybe we have to ask the knights question and then answer it...

**Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:42 am

gb14 · Boot Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 44

Taken from another forum:

W I E E B N D L
S H H G E O D E
E T R S E O M P
T S F E D A U A
S R U I Q E E W
B ? L H E I N N
E I O E O I N H
N S F I L T S T

Starting from he question mark, I have been able to spell out "the red pawn lies" following a knight's path.
Figured I'd post my data for now while I work on the rest.
Have yall found different starting points, or ways to work the board?

by ZombieJennifer

GBEDIT - I found this website to be useful in trying to figure out the phrase.

http://web.telia.com/~u85905224/knight/eWarnsd.htm

**Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:19 am

gb14 · Boot Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 44

Sorry for the double post, but something just occurred to me. The starting point can't be the question mark, because the only place you can go from that spot without it ending in a dead end if the n in the corner which just leads to nonsense words, so my guess is its the end, which then leads me to believe we are answering the knights questions with another question thus it ending in a question mark.

**Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:37 am

bonehead47 · Boot Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 20

I believe that the Knight's Question is hidden in the tiles. The question mark is probably where the deciphered phrase is supposed to end. Once we know the question, we'll be able to solve that damned 5x5 box.

**Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:56 pm

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**Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:13 pm

Sylocat

I have a feeling that will be included in the next update...

**Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:55 pm

mmm · Veteran Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 82

**Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:22 pm

Aluminus · Veteran Joined: 30 May 2009 Posts: 71

The solution is definitely a knight's tour of the 8x8 board:

**Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:28 pm

Sylocat

Wow... a path that takes you over each square exactly once. I had a feeling it was going to be that complicated... where is Vulpius?

**Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:09 pm