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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.
  • #2,351
i will be going out for a while so you're on your own. i have realized that this riddle may be a little too hard with so few clues so I will definitely think of a new clue to put in the riddle while I am out.
i'm not saying it's impossible to solve without further clues, I'm just saying that perhaps there are a bit too many possibilites to solve this riddles given only the clues that are given now.
 
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  • #2,352
Eff, I have about 15 minutes, what are the chances we can get it by then? :-p

Yeah, camping will be fun, its just no more riddle for a week. *sigh*

Well, good luck guys. Fill me in when I get back.
 
  • #2,353
Small.. to be honest
 
  • #2,354
We won't forget about you xD
 
  • #2,355
Btw, speedy, what are you seeing?
 
  • #2,356
still getting nowhere. I am confused again as to in which direction should i start and what # combination to use. but I am cutting it down to 2. either the 32243111 or the rule of 3 (for the nth time)
 
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  • #2,357
Zarii said:
Btw, speedy, what are you seeing?

a new directional path but it was actually based on a ps2 controller and not nintendo. haha.

edit: not successful so far
 
  • #2,358
SpeedyKupad said:
a new directional path but it was actually based on a ps2 controller and not nintendo. haha.

Actually, that little compass graphic I made vaguely resembles a controller D-Pad. I wonder...
 
  • #2,359
Hmm- maybe try un-3ing it to get even smaller numbers? 0, -1, -1, 1, 0, -2, -2

0's are a problem, though, and it doesn't seem to incorperate the controller. With that, I think I have to leave, although I'll streach it out as long as possible. When I get back, I expect you guys to be nearly finished - erecting a statue in my honor, that is. Dont worry, I'll be back in time to pull you guys out of the fire. Hell, a few more riddles like 61 and I won't be more than a couple riddles behind! :-p
 
  • #2,360
FranklinDR said:
Hmm- maybe try un-3ing it to get even smaller numbers? 0, -1, -1, 1, 0, -2, -2

0's are a problem, though, and it doesn't seem to incorperate the controller. With that, I think I have to leave, although I'll streach it out as long as possible. When I get back, I expect you guys to be nearly finished - erecting a statue in my honor, that is. Dont worry, I'll be back in time to pull you guys out of the fire. Hell, a few more riddles like 61 and I won't be more than a couple riddles behind! :-p

haha. bring a copy of the riddle on camp and see if you can solve it there. :wink: who knows, we could still be here in a week!
 
  • #2,361
I have to go now too, se you in about 7-8 hours

Good luck with the riddle ya'll :)
 
  • #2,362
Oh, I'm bringin my copy. I've become quite efficent at riddle printouts ever since they started getting tough, I've been carrying em around in my pocket whenever I'm out of the house. The printout for this one even has a nice litte guide for me on where each diagonal ends up if I exit the grid on a diagonal, although I hear I won't be needing that.

On a bright note, let's all celebrate for siblings that refuse to get up! It appears I can still be here until someone successfully drags my brother out of bed.
 
  • #2,363
I tried a couple methods involving actually moving the entire grid, centered around the x, based off of that series, but stopped when something struck me.

Boxcutter said that once we got the proper method, the answer would be obvious and we wouldn't need to do any unscrambling. If the grid itself is what's actually moving around, we'd be able to eyeball an answer without shifting the grid around, I would think. Well, I've got some other stuff to try.
 
  • #2,364
ffutahw said:
I tried a couple methods involving actually moving the entire grid, centered around the x, based off of that series, but stopped when something struck me.

Boxcutter said that once we got the proper method, the answer would be obvious and we wouldn't need to do any unscrambling. If the grid itself is what's actually moving around, we'd be able to eyeball an answer without shifting the grid around, I would think. Well, I've got some other stuff to try.

go do it. for a while i thought i was already getting close to the answer but now all my directions seem unreasonable. I am kinda back to word hunting again which isn't the right thing to do. :frown: :cry:
 
  • #2,365
Zarii said:
I have to go now too, se you in about 7-8 hours

Good luck with the riddle ya'll :)

bye zarii! *waves*

i won't be here as well in a couple of hours. time surely ticks fast. by the time the new clue comes out, i'll be asleep. :cry: :cry:
 
  • #2,366
Have a great day Zarii! And have fun at camp Franklin.

It's a slow day at work so maybe I can make some progress without completely losing my train of thought each time.
 
  • #2,367
ffutahw said:
Have a great day Zarii! And have fun at camp Franklin.

It's a slow day at work so maybe I can make some progress without completely losing my train of thought each time.

go! go! go ffutahw! you can do it! I am sooo fatigued at the moment. too drained to find that path.
 
  • #2,368
SpeedyKupad said:
go! go! go ffutahw! you can do it! I am sooo fatigued at the moment. too drained to find that path.

Take a nap Speedy, I'll hold down the fort :-p
 
  • #2,369
what controller should i think of, the revolution controller or the "old school" controller which is formed like a cross? :-p :blushing: any suggestion?
 
  • #2,370
SpeedyKupad said:
what controller should i think of, the revolution controller or the "old school" controller which is formed like a cross? :-p :blushing: any suggestion?

I'm guessing the old school controller; the small grid is cross shaped.
 
  • #2,371
ffutahw said:
Take a nap Speedy, I'll hold down the fort :-p

i'm giving myself 1 more hour. but i have definitely slowed down and am practically doing nothing at the moment.

*stares at the now seemingly blurry screen*
 
  • #2,372
any controller that would let you step either W, NW, N, NE, E, SE, S or SW at the press of a button.
 
  • #2,373
Boxcutter said:
any controller that would let you step either W, NW, N, NE, E, SE, S or SW at the press of a button.

then i'd settle with my ps2. :biggrin:

you're back! any change in the source? :wink:

i don't want to be asleep whenthat comes out!

*mumbles* after all the work I've done...
 
  • #2,374
brainstorming for a new wave of attempts...
 
  • #2,375
Boxcutter said:
any controller that would let you step either W, NW, N, NE, E, SE, S or SW at the press of a button.

hmmm... something's telling me that i have the wrong set of numbers... :biggrin:

*sees another light of hope*
 
  • #2,376
a small change in the source now, I'm not sure if it will help you, but it will help future riddlers. hehe i guess that doesn't make you very happy.. oh well, perhaps it could be of use
 
  • #2,377
Boxcutter said:
a small change in the source now, I'm not sure if it will help you, but it will help future riddlers. hehe i guess that doesn't make you very happy.. oh well, perhaps it could be of use

It gave me a way to slightly adjust my 'controller' :wink:
 
  • #2,378
Boxcutter said:
a small change in the source now, I'm not sure if it will help you, but it will help future riddlers. hehe i guess that doesn't make you very happy.. oh well, perhaps it could be of use

as i see it, it led me to: AIBMCAGR :frown:
 
  • #2,379
ffutahw: have you read my pm? what do you think of that? true or false?

edit: i gave you the wrong pattern! look!

edit: nah, i did. sorry about that.
 
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  • #2,380
If you sent me a PM, I haven't received it yet.
 
  • #2,381
i sent a new one just now. what are your thoughts?
 
  • #2,382
Got your PM and responded. Tried a new tact, but just got gibberish again.

Results so far:
<So far, words I've gotten _close_ to with pathing I've tried have been 'initiate' (several spaces off for some letters) and 'incubus' (no more than one space off of each letter, and sort of in theme with the riddles thus far, but one character too short.). The actual results have still been gibberish however.[/color]>
 
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  • #2,383
I'm awake and headed to work... someone pm me the gist of the past five pages of posts, cause it's going to take me a while to wake my brains up ^^

*hugs everyone as she almost falls off the rafters*



O.o aww.. but I had that on my lil' note book...
*checks the notepad (source) on the floor...*

Just didn't know what to do with it...
 
  • #2,384
i need to focus again...

*takes a walk while wondering which road to take and how many steps to make*

*whistling*
 
  • #2,385
Melody- Theres a new hint in the source, it isn't much but it is something. Other than that, we've tried different methods of pathing our way through the grid, and have even tried moving the entire grid (centering it around x) through several paths. Still nothing solid yet.
 
  • #2,386
I had a left field thought and thought perhaps we were meant to REMOVE the letters we encountered on our little path, but that didn't shed any more light than anything else I've done, so it's a buried idea too.
 
  • #2,387
i get a strong feeling that we still don't have the right set of numbers. the directions doesn't matter much to me now cos if that's the problem then it will be easier to adjust. any ideas on this? :rolleyes:

boxcutter: how about changing the alphabet to numbers? :biggrin: :devil:
 
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  • #2,388
I'm thinking we're getting closer, but at an exponentially slower rate.
 
  • #2,389
Still nothing conclusive...
 
  • #2,390
yup, we're definitely doing the right thing now. but we have to make a few changes on each step one by one in order to hit the right one. either we change directions, the number of steps. those two are the only ones not certain now. are we to count everytime from x or just start there then connect the dots.
 
  • #2,391
I just had a crazy thought that I'm going to try...
 
  • #2,392
Nope, failure. rrz, quit there. If only it was like a maze that we could eventually solve just by continually turning left :-P
 
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  • #2,393
my letters are still over the place :cry: :cry:
 
  • #2,394
SpeedyKupad said:
my letters are still over the place :cry: :cry:

It's frustrating, because I'm forming words in the general vicinity of where my paths take me, but nothing actually on my path. That could be a clue in and of itself, but none of the words I've seen this way have actually worked.
 
  • #2,395
its funny, i know how you got INCUBUS. :smile:

edit: that's what you call word hunting

or playing a game of boggle. 4 pts.

edit: but then they're not directly in contact so minus 1 pt.
 
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  • #2,396
my path got the first 4 letters and kind of looped around the last three :-/ frustrating isn't it!
 
  • #2,397
Incubus - An evil spirit believed to have sexual intercourse with women as they sleep.

Do you really think I would use that as an answer? haha.. I'm surprised there's even a word for such a thing
 
  • #2,398
Thats only one translation of an incubus, where its seen as the male counterpart of the succubus. The most true to the mythos version of the word refers in general to evil spirits who drain their victims life essences while they sleep; attributed to crib death among other things.
 
  • #2,399
I suppose succubus and incubus is the same thing then, if you use that definition? Or is there still a difference between them even though you leave out the sexual intercourse with men and women respectively?
 
  • #2,400
Boxcutter said:
I suppose succubus and incubus is the same thing then, if you use that definition? Or is there still a difference between them even though you leave out the sexual intercourse with men and women respectively?

In the sexual aspect of things, succubi are usually associated with seduction as opposed to incubi who apparently take unwilling victims. In fact, some writers have portrayed succubi and incubi as the same demon, able to choose male or female form at will.

But the 'evil seductress' persona existed before the terms succubus and incubus, and that's where the succubus came from, as opposed to the incubus which has its roots as an incorporeal spirit.

I minored in mythology in college, it's always fascinated me :D
 

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