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The discussion revolves around an online riddle game that challenges players to solve puzzles by interpreting clues found in images, text, and source code. Participants share their experiences and frustrations, particularly with progressing through various levels. Many express difficulty with the game's reliance on technical knowledge, such as HTML or coding, which some players find discouraging. Key clues discussed include "bag zip," which leads to a file containing hints, and various riddles that require players to analyze text closely. Players collaborate by sharing solutions and strategies, often revealing answers to previous levels while seeking help for current challenges. The conversation highlights a mix of problem-solving techniques, including deciphering letters and understanding the significance of certain words or phrases. Overall, the thread captures the community's collective effort to navigate the game's complexities, with a focus on collaboration and shared learning experiences.
  • #481
I'm still stuck on 16. The one with thedoor, the red_path, and themap. I know you guys got past it but I can't figure out how you did it. I found this earlier in the thread

Gokul43201 said:
The map has a 666 in it, but I don't think that's useful...ideas ?wait...that helped...i think

yes it did

But the map doesn't have a 666 in it at all, so that post makes no sense! And if you go to 666.htm it says "If you got here from riddle 16, you're not on the right track" so I'm guessing whoever came up with the way to 17 did it just by pure guessing/luck and didn't really finish all of 16.
 
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  • #482
Hey,

I've been working on this riddle for quite some time now, i found it on the LWS boards, and have been solving it through since then. My friend Steve google'd dracula's riddle today and this site came up. After reading the thread, i decided to join you guys, hoping adding another head to the team will work better. I'm on riddle 28 by my count, but the source says its 17...

I think I am with you guys, but just to clear it up, are you guys on the riddle with "turn two into three, then you will see..." And it has " R I E N W R" in the picture?

BTW joya, i knew something was up when in less then 12 hrs you nearly caught up to me...
 
  • #483
Hey justin...what is up :rolleyes: I'll PM you...lol

Chris J.

Ok...I'm on teh druidsland.htm and this is giving me a migraine major! ARGH! Morning Star+Flail+the roots go ho me
 
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  • #484
YAY I got the druidsland.htm! damn...My eyes hurt...

Ok...Does anyone else see an arrow at the bottom of the pic? if you look really closely, its split somewhat down the middle...Maybe it's significant, maybe not..

I also noticed that the arrow looks like a fish? at least it does to me...lol
 
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  • #485
hey guys did anybody notice that there's a mirror affect of the water?? by the way I am heather, chris' little sister lol i no i am only 11 but I am tryin to help my bro out.
 
  • #486
Denis marsh is rediculous, I've been stuck here for 3 days, any ideas?

EDIT: Anyone else notice how it says the letters twice in the sky, the shadow effect. I wonder if that has any impact.
 
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  • #487
Justin Did you try turning the two R's into three R's? then rearrange them into a word? I just got that...lol
Oh, and ignore my sister's post...

Wow...I didn't notice the shadowed letters at all! :bugeye: need to be more observant...lol

So then...it will be 3x Rwneir? What word(s) has that!?

Another Idea! In the source it says 17... MAYBE we have to go back to riddle 17...uh..anyone have the htm for that one...NVM here it is:

http://draculasriddle.co.uk/bodley/hell.htm
 
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  • #488
Maybe I'm just extremely slow, or maybe it's all the discrete mathematics I've studied recently, but I really don't get the solution to the druidlands. Help!
 
  • #489
Edited so as not to help other people...lol
 
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  • #490
I meant the solution to druidlands.htm, link>>>http://www.draculasriddle.co.uk/dora/druidlands.htm[/color] that stuff about 1337 was some way back.
 
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  • #491
just use what we have written and try to figure things out yourself. what's the point of doing the riddle if you're just going to ask for all the answers? where's everyone who originally was in this thread?
 
  • #492
Gale said:
just use what we have written and try to figure things out yourself. what's the point of doing the riddle if you're just going to ask for all the answers?


where's everyone who originally was in this thread?

Yeah, this whole thread has gotten out of hand...I feel like it is ruining the "riddler's" riddle.
 
  • #493
The source code of the druidlands changed, *thdthfg sfaz or whatever it was was changed to * ex r g on.

Edit: looks like *nextregion, with some letters missing
 
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  • #494
Omega_6 said:
Yeah, this whole thread has gotten out of hand...I feel like it is ruining the "riddler's" riddle.

yeah i feel really bad for ruining things. we were just working together and having fun. and now no one's doing the riddle for themselves...
 
  • #495
Davorac...Then try it. I got it...

Gale, we can still play the game...We would just have to nix posting the answers...If a member asks, one can say to PM (yourself) and decide whether or not to give the answer...

Me, I am going back to that riddle...I am going to try a new perspective...
 
  • #496
How do you answer? I'm on level 1 and it says
"When you find the answer, type youranswer.htm in the address-bar instead of "darkforest.htm"."
But when I do I get a broken link.
 
  • #497
take the answer you get and write it into the adress bar as http://draculasriddle.co.uk/veros/*youranswer*.htm
 
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  • #498
LeonhardEuler said:
How do you answer? I'm on level 1 and it says
"When you find the answer, type youranswer.htm in the address-bar instead of "darkforest.htm"."
But when I do I get a broken link.

Maybe your answer is wrong...

If not then I'm not really sure, the answer to #1 is back in the thread.
 
  • #499
Omega_6 said:
Maybe your answer is wrong...

If not then I'm not really sure, the answer to #1 is back in the thread.
Oh, I get it! I thought they literally meant type "youranswer.htm" into the adress bar to bring you to some page where you could give the answer, but they meant to actually type in your answer. Stupid!
 
  • #500
LeonhardEuler said:
Oh, I get it! I thought they literally meant type "youranswer.htm" into the adress bar to bring you to some page where you could give the answer, but they meant to actually type in your answer. Stupid!

:smile: I was wondering if you actually typed that in...I was like no, no way.:-p
 
  • #501
  • #502
Damn this Marsh!

The letters don't unscramble to anything. it looks like winner, but too many r's not enough ns...

Turn two into three; add another R to the mess? add a whole set of letters? Turn W (Double U) into UUU? VV into VVV?

and what's with the superimposed arrow? Follow the directions? arrow points east?

Maybe boxcutter hasn't finished the riddle yet?
 
  • #503
Woohoo! I made it to Denis Marsh! :D
 
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  • #504
Gale said:
i sort of got ghostlyopaquesky when i moved all the letters around according to the charts. zero's mean a letter stays still, otherwise you move it where the arrows say.
I don't get it? Can you (or someone who knows) explain how you did that ??
(Riddle 13)
 
  • #505
a_moron: its kind of confusing but start with the first grid, then super impose the second. if there's a zero, leave the letter alone. if there's an arrow, move the letter to the square indicated. if it points off the edge, imagine it loops around to the other side. double arrows mean move it two squares in the direction indicated. this worked for everything until the last grid, there was some overlap on like 3 letters. I'm not sure if i messed up or not. for those i just made educated guesses. [/color]
 
  • #506
Ok. Tekk and I worked together, and found out that you need to use riddle #17, and the answer has to be three words. That is as far as I got. I think Tekk got a tad farther...lol
 
  • #507
Gale said:
a_moron: *******
OK, a few more questions.. (on riddle 13)

1) What square in the grid should I start on?
2) When I move that letter to another square containing a new letter, should I then overwrite that letter?
3) When I have moved the first letter from the first square, where should I go from there? continue to square to the right/left/up/down? or should I continue to move the first letter in the direction the new square points to?
4) I guess that the first grid with directions is the first word, and the second grid the second word.. so on.. right?
5) Zero = Leave the letter alone, if that is so, the 3:rd grid (the one to the left) would contain the letters "SKOQHLYSYUA" since they are marked as Zero.
or is it viceversa? remove all those letters since they are marked with zero? Then the letters "TPGEA" will be the letters left to move... and that won't give me any of the words in the solution..
 
  • #508
no, you have it quite wrong. have you tried doing it? start with the first grid, and move ALL the letter according to the second. then take the new arrangement and move them according to the third, and yes, most stay still. you don't overwrite letters, they all should move out of each others way. so start with the first grid. create an empty grid. fill the empty grid with the placements given in the second grid. now repeat the process with the third grid. you just have to try it and keep trying till it works.
 
  • #509
hi everybody!:biggrin: do any of you no chris J. he is my brother and I am stuck on the river level help me out!:bugeye: i am only 12! please i beg of u!
 
  • #510
heather J. said:
hi everybody!:biggrin: do any of you no chris J. he is my brother and I am stuck on the river level help me out!:bugeye: i am only 12! please i beg of u!
The riddle asks how long the silent curse lasts. Look up the river Styx on google and it will tell you how long. That is the answer.
 

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