Riddle game - Something for you scientists

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a riddle game that challenges participants to solve various puzzles by interpreting clues from images, text, and source code. The game appears to require a mix of logical reasoning, knowledge of coding, and internet research skills. Participants share their experiences and strategies as they progress through different levels of the game.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Mathematical reasoning
  • Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express frustration with the need for technical knowledge, such as HTML, to solve the riddles.
  • Clues such as "bag zip" and references to file extensions are discussed, with varying interpretations of their significance.
  • There are multiple strategies proposed for solving riddles, including analyzing text for hidden meanings and using external resources like Google.
  • Participants share specific findings from the game, such as the discovery of file types and the interpretation of clues related to rivers and other themes.
  • Some participants report difficulty in deciphering text or symbols due to visual challenges, while others share successful solutions and insights.
  • There are mentions of specific answers to riddles, but no consensus on the best approach to solving them is reached.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share their individual experiences and strategies, but there is no consensus on the solutions to the riddles. Multiple competing views and interpretations of clues exist throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some participants note that the clues may depend on specific knowledge or skills, such as familiarity with coding or the ability to interpret visual elements, which could limit accessibility for some players.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in puzzle-solving, coding, and collaborative problem-solving may find the discussion engaging. It may also appeal to those who enjoy riddles that require a mix of logical reasoning and technical skills.

  • #1,471
By the way, I established an "official" Dracula's Riddle forum which you can continue the discussion on if you want to.
some people have asked for a forum so I started one.

http://draculasriddle.forumup.se
 
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  • #1,472
Boxcutter said:
By the way, I established an "official" Dracula's Riddle forum which you can continue the discussion on if you want to.
some people have asked for a forum so I started one.

http://draculasriddle.forumup.se

This just seems wrong to me...let people gather in their own groups. An "official" riddle forum takes away even more of the mystery.

However, it would be nice to have a forum that people couldn't just look up...I've been thinking about making a "secret" gathering place. ::evil laughter::
 
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  • #1,473
Ai ai!

*scrambles over to say hello*




*clings to Zarii*

I'm quite happy here, but I can always say hello there.





Uhoh... I think Omega is getting infected by the evil of the mansion! *Screams*
 
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  • #1,474
haha :)

Has anyone gotten a bit further with this? :P
 
  • #1,475
I've still been mulling over, but now my mind is crisscrossed.

Half of my mind is trying to make rational sense of the clues coupled with Dracula/Vampire/...things we've gone through during the whole adventure.

The other half is trying to make rational sense of the clues coupled with Lovecraft.

(And this part is frustrating since I know little about LC)
 
  • #1,476
I've had several interesting leads, all turning up dead... You know the feeling you get when you think you're right, but then you're disappointed...
 
  • #1,477
At first i tought okey.. a painting is missing at it says dark on the wall so I wrote in darkpainting.jpg and ended up at the picture that was displayed at nr 55 xD

Lol me :P
 
  • #1,478
Gregulator said:
I've had several interesting leads, all turning up dead... You know the feeling you get when you think you're right, but then you're disappointed...
What leads?
 
  • #1,479
lol, I've done that before Zarii ^^ Can you imagine if you didn't remember you just came from that riddle and you kept going in circles @.@



And yep Greg... you think you've got all the right pieces... and then you get smacked by that wall... with the carved word Dark... and you're back to square one ^^
 
  • #1,480
MelodyKitn said:
I've still been mulling over, but now my mind is crisscrossed.

Half of my mind is trying to make rational sense of the clues coupled with Dracula/Vampire/...things we've gone through during the whole adventure.

The other half is trying to make rational sense of the clues coupled with Lovecraft.

(And this part is frustrating since I know little about LC)
Haha.. you almost described me there :smile:
 
  • #1,481
Hee-hee confused minds think alike ^^
 
  • #1,482
I guess so :)
 
  • #1,483
Well, my mind is also poking me with niggling questions...

Who is 'their' referring to?

Is their any significance to knowing them? Or their creation? Is it 'their' creation that's missing?

Oh.. don't mind me, thinking out loud x.x


Is it LC and ?
Dracula and ?
Or maybe LC and Dracula's scary monstrous child...
 
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  • #1,484
Melody: I'm not sure, at first I thought it was vampires, and the answer was also vampires, because vampires can create vampires...

but I've all but buried those thoughts.
 
  • #1,485
humans? monsters? arrggl...
 
  • #1,486
Omega_6 said:
This just seems wrong to me...let people gather in their own groups. An "official" riddle forum takes away even more of the mystery.

Good point. That is what I felt as well but I guess I fell for group pressure. I will do it again by taking away the forum =)
 
  • #1,487
one thing i was thinking about that might help...

who painted all these paintings?
 
  • #1,488
*visits The Graveyard Of Dead End Thinking*
*places flowers on another tombstone*
 
  • #1,489
I'm also wondering who "their" are referring to..
 
  • #1,490
Thinking out loud... if it won't spark me, mebbe it'll light someone else up.

Who is 'Their'?

'What' is missing?

Who is 'he'?

Is 'their' creation what's missing?

Is 'their' creation a being (he)?

Is 'he' with many names missing?

We figure out who 'he' is... or what 'he' is...? Is 'he' the answer?
 
  • #1,491
I'm worried that when I head home from work in an hour I will have missed everything, lol
 
  • #1,492
*ties a line to Greg's leg*

We'll remember to bring you with us *grins*

*ties the other end of the line to a bulldozer aimed at the 'Dark' wall*
 
  • #1,493
MelodyKitn said:
*ties a line to Greg's leg*

We'll remember to bring you with us *grins*

Haha, much appreciated :smile:
 
  • #1,494
something tells me that sleep or evil is beyond that wall... :rolleyes:

but what do I know? :biggrin:
 
  • #1,495
You know bunches, and you know it :!)
 
  • #1,496
even tho we are lost as crap I am glad i know i don't have to do anything with lovecraft anymore
 
  • #1,497
iggy_killer said:
even tho we are lost as crap I am glad i know i don't have to do anything with lovecraft anymore

He's a great writer though... I wonder what it would have been like to have a conversation with him :rolleyes:
 
  • #1,498
*pulls on Greg's line and brings him back from The Land Of Meandering Side-Tracked Thoughts*

Oh no you don't! We've still got a wall to crack!
 
  • #1,499
MelodyKitn said:
*pulls on Greg's line and brings him back from The Land Of Meandering Side-Tracked Thoughts*

Oh no you don't! We've still got a wall to crack!
I've tried using a magic potion :wink:
 
  • #1,500
*buries an old thought in The Graveyard Of Dead End Thinking*

See.. at first I thought it had to do with Lovecraft's 'The Haunter of the Dark'...

Their creation > Cultists, or the Starry Wisdom cultists were 'their' (they 'create' gods or summon them)

Something Missing > Windows/Light ..the Dark Steeple...

The light was missing because the Dark Haunter couldn't go to where there was light...
The windows were sooty, and there were pictures on them, I think...
The dark steeple was the room where the shining .. I'm not even going to try to spell it offhand... was

He Had Many Names > Nyarlathotep (the cults worshiped him)

The Dark Haunter is an avatar of a god with many names (Nyarlathotep)

Robert Blake was a character made after Robert Bloch.. he wrote and painted... the seven canvases of unnamed horrors...

Lovecraft and Bloch created the trilogy of where The Haunter In The Dark was the second of the three stories...

So yeah... *pats the buried thought* It was good while it lasted...
 
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