Riddle game - Something for you scientists

  • Thread starter Thread starter Boxcutter
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Game Riddle
Click For Summary

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.

  • #151
Where did you find this site? I did a search on google high and low and couldn't find a link to it anywhere. Are you associated or know anyone associated with this site?

Also, I would like to point out the fact that "a lot" is repeated twice.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
  • #152
a "friend" gave it to me and he apparently knew the creator of it.
the friend is just a fellow musician on another continent so it's not like i know them personally.
yes the riddle is new, it was published a couple of days ago he said
he refuses to give me clues though, he says he's not aloud to :P
 
  • #153
Don't ask for a hint, just ask for the ftp username/password to the website. hehe

ftp://ftp.draculasriddle.co.uk[/URL]
 
Last edited by a moderator:
  • #154
Gale said:
yomamma and schrodingers dog, google styx river, its the very first link. i don't know where you got 100 years, but that's not the right answer. this is a great link cause you can see how all the other clues on the page fit in too. also Schrödinger's dog, i don't know anything at all about html coding either so you'll be as good at this as me... I'm still stuck on four, so you guys hurry up and help me. [/color]

Thanks it was late last night and had to go to bed just tell me the answer I've done all you suggested in fact before you suggested it and all the web sites >>Archeron or Cocytus< [/color] lead to have no web sites with riddles in them, I've tried all the web sites on the first page for both and tried including so and so river, that's what I did originally but nothing? I think either My google is broken or I'm just an internet moron, what's the website or better still just give me the link I'll catch you up if I can I'm good at riddles usually, just not literate with computers obviously. Anyone else who remembers that dimly back in time might want to help too :smile: Oh just to make sure I tried all the other rivers too in case.
 
Last edited:
  • #155
Well I don't know if this has been cleared up yet...but the answer to the Deborah Cliff is <<chainreaction[/color]>>
 
  • #156
Ah Omega what's the answer to three, short of someone giving me the answer I've tried all the spoilers and done all they suggest and nothing, now google should throw up the same for everyone: type in liar first entry: Tony Blair:Biography guaranteed,everyones the same right? So I'm being dense obviously, this is drving me nuts I've typed in all the river names and nothing like what gale has suggested as site comes up or any text like a riddle in google, you remember the answer? PM I'd like to get through this, I really feel I should have come up with an answer when I figured out Styx and then the river names but my internet tom foolery is unsurpassed :smile:
 
Last edited:
  • #157
Schrödinger's Dog said:
Ah Omega what's the answer to three, short of someone giving me the answer I've tried all the spoilers and done all they suggest and nothing, now google should throw up the same for everyone type in liar first entry tony blair guaranteed,everyones the same right? So I'm being dense obviously, this is drvingg me nuts, you remember the answer?

If you are speaking of "the river" level then the answer is <<nineyears[/color]>>

It describes how long one will be silent after drinking of the river Styx.
 
  • #158
Thanks:Sorry I see what you mean, When gale said answer the riddle I thought she meant a riddle on the site ie what has 4 legs in the morning two in the aftenoon etc,etc... and I couldn't see anything riddle style format wise not that she meant just read the text? Doh I am a moron :smile:
 
  • #159
hey omega gotten passed the wicked ditch yet?
i think i have some ideas about that one
 
  • #160
Boxcutter said:
hey omega gotten passed the wicked ditch yet?
i think i have some ideas about that one

Well the first part is <<antonin This takes you to another part of the riddle[/color]>>
 
  • #161
yeah. and i some other clues as well
 
  • #162
Boxcutter said:
yeah. and i some other clues as well

Do tell...:biggrin:
 
  • #163
i searched for what is in the ditch, and got a name (fits right in with antonin).. don't know how to use it though =/
 
  • #164
I tried <<dvorak.htm[/color]>>, but got a screen that said " how will <<dvorak[/color]>> help you solve the riddle ?"
 
  • #165
Yeah I got that too...hmm

The title is "more than a composer"

Dvorak is a type of keyboard just as qwerty is...

Now it makes sense...
 
Last edited:
  • #166
ah yes i guess it's only to decrypt that stuff then! =)
 
  • #167
but the obvious decryption of substituting keyboard characters between dvorak and qwerty (on hadja_brcobam) only gives gibberish...??
 
  • #168
Dont' forget: Red: D->Q | Green: Q->D

Here is a tool to convert:

http://wbic16.xedoloh.com/dvorak.html

From wikipedia:

"Dvořák wrote his Symphony No. 1 in C minor when he was only 24 years old. Later subtitled The Bells of Zlonice after a village in Dvořák's native Bohemia, it is clearly the work of an inexperienced composer. The scherzo is considered to be the strongest movement. It has many formal similarities with Beethoven's 5th Symphony (for example, the movements follow the same keys: C minor, A flat major, C minor, C major), yet in harmony and instrumentation, Dvořák's First follows the style of Franz Schubert."
 
Last edited:
  • #169
well you translate from Dvorak to qwerty then from qwerty to dvorak, like the hint in the source code says. and then you get mansion_ahead[/color]
 
  • #170
Okay, my keyboard must be weird...
 
  • #171
So it seems that we still have a ways to go...

Do you notice the span in between red and path?
 
  • #172
yeah i got that, but i don't know what to call it, "door" "entrance" "front door" am i dense?
 
  • #173
Ohh, Dracula's mansion. We're almost there, I think?
 
  • #174
Try <<red_path[/color]>>
 
  • #175
no no, i got that, what do you do after that??
never mind i got it... thedoor[/color]
 
  • #176
dduardo said:
Ohh, Dracula's mansion. We're almost there, I think?
It says there are 5 more mansions to go through before you get to the castle...still a long ways off methinks.
 
  • #177
bah, I tried, tothedoor and door and decided it had to be something much more clever
 
  • #178
yeah, i was getting frustrated with that too. so once we have the map, anyone know what to do with all these coordinates??
 
  • #179
:biggrin: Has anybody "walked along the path" yet
 
  • #180
Do you think the words have to be split up by an underscore? That seems to be the trend for the last two solutions.
 

Similar threads

High School A whole bunch of dice -- Statistics riddle
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
High School Dividing the jewel maker's diamonds -Riddle (Easy)
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
How do you acquire your PC games? (If you play them)
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Beat Not Pron: 0.0009% Succeed - Deathball.net
  • · Replies 82 ·
3
Replies
82
Views
34K
Countdown to Doom Release: Revisit the Original and Celebrate with Easter Eggs
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14
Views
5K
I could really use some help picking my optional module [GameDev]
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
The Scientist as Hero - or not
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
3K
Job Skills Overwhelmed by Choices: Seeking Advice on Staying Engaged with Project
  • · Replies 21 ·
Replies
21
Views
3K
Dreaming to become a scientist (physicist), can I?
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
3K
Some questions about math education -- my time limit for solving a problem
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
2K