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Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:57 pm

Wind wrote:*puts on straight face*

Of course, I knew you're Dawn...


Sure. Of course you did. ;)

Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:32 pm

Bangel wrote:
Wind wrote:*puts on straight face*

Of course, I knew you're Dawn...


Sure. Of course you did. ;)


I did.. if only because some weirdo named Bangel sent me a PM. O_o;; I was rather confused at first, I hadn't thought I had any contact with a Bagel... of course, I found out that was wrong in the end as well...

Sat Jun 18, 2005 2:04 pm

I'm 1 day late... sorry, actually I need someone to handle the next task because I'll be in Ireland and didn't want a task to run for too long... *sends another PM crossing fingers*

Sat Jun 18, 2005 4:35 pm

Yeah! Thanks to .:Chronically Depressed:. who offered to help me with the game while I'm away...
Now, the results you've all been waiting for.

#1: Liars and Knights
B and C are Knights.
A and E are Knaves.
D and F are Liars.
The right potion is the yellow one.

#2: Squares
Here's my "short" solution.
Imagine to colour the lines alternatively black and white. You'll get 51 black lines and 50 white lines. So you need 101 black squares more than white squares.
Now, if you put a 2x2 squares on this grid, it will be half-black and half-white.
If you put a 3x3 square on the grid, it will have either 3 blacks and 6 whites, or 6 blacks and 3 whites.
So no matter how many squares you place, the difference between the number of black squares and white squares will always be a multiple of 3.
And since you need a difference of 101... the problem is impossible.

#3: Crossing bridges
Copy-pasting from shavynel's solution because I'm lazy.
The number corresponds to the number of minutes it takes for the poogle to cross the bridge:
1 and 2 leave first. (2 minutes past)
1 returns. (3 minutes past)
5 and 10 leave next. (13 minutes past)
2 returns. (15 minutes)
1 and 2 cross back over again. (17 minutes)


As for the results... Team 5 got all of them right in a surprisingly short time (they're scary, aren't them?).
Team 4 got #1 and #3 right.
Team 3 got #3 right.

Team 7 didn't send me any solution, and loses the task.

Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:00 pm

Task 9: Secret messages
Remember: send all your PMs to .:Chronically Depressed:. for this task.

Yes, there had to be one task devoted to them... they're funny to crack :P well, at least I think so.
1. 0101010001110010011110010010
000001100111011011110110111101
100111011011000110100101101110
011001110010000001100001001000
00011000100110100101110100
2. 115157163164040143157144145163
04014116214504014104015515117004
0157146040062040143157144145163
3. YIPXFTFJ, YME PULSE XIN BFTNB ULBT
4. VMV, XMT KPLPECB SM AQCPI KX GKNMRRGAJC YMBC! YMLEQPSR =B
5. 3031303030313031303131313
031313030313130313030313031
313031313030303131303131313
030313130303130313031313130
303131303131313030313100
6. 1051561571651471500401561
65155142145162163040156157167
7. 52424351204351204520494B4C4E
2E20454A4C20594B542056504B464E
2043522100

What to do:
Decode as many messages as you can and PM .:Chronically Depressed:. the answer. Please try to send all of them in a single message, or 2 at most :P
Eliminations:
In the extraordinary case that every team sends an answer, the team with less messages cracked will get eliminated. In case of a tie, the first teams to send the answers will be saved.
Reward:
Every sentence you decode is worth 3 papayas.
Deadline:
Wednesday 22, 4 pm GMT (or whatever time suits CD best)

Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:05 pm

Wind, you said they were due by saturday at 4= now. Why did you end it early? *ish mad*

edit: or did I get my timezones confused. GMT= Gerernal Mountain Time, and GST = Greenwich standard time, right?

Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:12 pm

GMT is commonly referred to as Greenwich Mean Time :)

Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:16 pm

I don't remember anything of the sort. To me, it's just 8am, or rather, the night before because chances of me waking up before 8am ... well ... that's actually pretty high. But it's the night before. If that. O_o;;

Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:55 pm

bah. Shouldve checked on that. Oh well :(

Sun Jun 19, 2005 4:53 am

4 pm GMT will be fine now get decoding everyone! ^_^

Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:10 pm

Sorry clucky, GMT is Greenwich time... I'm sure I posted the answers 4 hours after the deadline.
CD, I'll send you next task as soon as possible, which is as soon as I write it :oops: *starts packing*

Sun Jun 19, 2005 3:19 pm

Wind wrote:Sorry clucky, GMT is Greenwich time... I'm sure I posted the answers 4 hours after the deadline.
CD, I'll send you next task as soon as possible, which is as soon as I write it :oops: *starts packing*

That's fine take as long as you need. ^_^

Mon Jun 20, 2005 3:20 pm

Number 3 is hard. Crpyotgrams are had to solve when they are that short :P. Everything else was pretty easy though =)

Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:21 pm

sirclucky wrote:Number 3 is hard. Crpyotgrams are had to solve when they are that short :P. Everything else was pretty easy though =)


Agreed. Though Shavynel did all of the ones we currently have (all except three), I don't think it too her too much effort, and we've both been looking far and wide for answers to them.

Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:28 pm

Task 9 is now over

Solutions:
Some of the phrases are actually hints for the others.
1. Try googling a bit [binary code]
2. Most codes are a mix of 2 codes [octal code]
3. CONGRATS, YOU BROKE THE FIRST LINE [autokey cipher, letter W]
4. WOW, YOU MANAGED TO BREAK MY IMPOSSIBLE CODE! CONGRATS =D [keyword cipher, word PAPAYA]
5. Evilness [binary code + hexadecimal code]
6. Enough numbers now [octal code again]
7. THIS IS A CODE. AND YOU BROKE IT! [hexadecimal code + keyword cipher, word EVILNESS]

Team 5 wrote:This is coming from Team 5.

1. Try googling a bit
2. Most codes are a mix of 2 codes
3.
4. WOW, YOU MANAGED TO BREAK MY IMPOSSIBLE CODE! CONGRATS =D
5. Evilness
6. Enough numbers now
7. THIS IS A CODE. AND YOU BROKE IT!

This team deciphered 6 codes. You get 6 Papayas!
Team 4 wrote:1. Try googling a bit
2. Most codes are a mix of two codes
5. Evilness
6. Enough numbers now

You got 4 ^_^
Team 7 wrote:1. Try googling a bit

2. Most codes are a mix of 2 codes

3. YIPXFTFJ, YME PULSE XIN BFTNB ULBT(still unkown)

4. Wow, you managed to break my impossible code! congrats =D

5. Evilness

6. Enough numbers now

7. This is a code. And you broke it.

This team got 6 Congrats!

Team 3 wrote:I've got a grand total of one! :D

1. Try googling a bit

Sorry but since all of the teams answered, you are eliminated. Sorry.

Task 10 will be up as soon as I finish the dishes ^_^
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