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.

  • #1,921
if x is where to start where do you finish?
 
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  • #1,922
If there's something in the picture.. then I can't get it, regardless (like a source code info)... So it has to be something else...

Finishing still doesn't explain the capital lettered hint...
 
  • #1,923
MelodyKitn said:
If there's something in the picture.. then I can't get it, regardless (like a source code info)... So it has to be something else...

Finishing still doesn't explain the capital lettered hint...
I don't think it's anything in the picture
 
  • #1,924
hmm.. start at x, but not at THE first picture?

*confused*
 
  • #1,925
thought of xray.. lol me
 
  • #1,926
Then i thought okey.. if you start at x then you might finish at y.. + the "THE" makes "They" but no luck there either
 
  • #1,927
Oi, be right back one moment ^^;
 
  • #1,928
If you start at x.. maybe you pass through y and finish at z
 
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  • #1,929
Got it *evillaugh*

still 61 but the next picture
 
  • #1,930
*tugs on Zari's line*

*knocks on the window*

Hey! Zariiiii



Watches 'The Obvious' smack her in the forehead as she crashes into the window next to Zarii.

Oh man... I hate it when that monster does that...
 
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  • #1,931
I'm bad at this xD
at 6 am in the morning, haha
 
  • #1,932
haha.. Now help me, remember, we start at x
xD
 
  • #1,933
Oi... 6am and you're still awake?

Be careful and remember to get some rest..

But okay.. we start at X... look at the source, there's more of that craziness...

We got to figure out what to do with all this.. junk!

*sits on the floor of the entranceway to the door of the mansion and starts fiddling with the parts and pieces*

What a mess!
 
  • #1,934
Capitalletters in the sourcecode..

AHRMMTYD
 
  • #1,935
What about the capital letters W and I?

*tosses the pieces behind her*

Okay then.. let's see...
 
  • #1,936
Gregulator said:
can someone link me to 59 in a PM, i lost it at work...
Check your pm box.
 
  • #1,937
Oh.. forgot, they might be something
 
  • #1,938
x.x No ... more... letters...
 
  • #1,939
So we have to move from x by moving by the lettercoordinatesthingy that does not match, as i can see
 
  • #1,940
60...i didnt even knwo i passed 59..i just thought it was to the second part
 
  • #1,941
*grins and looks out the window she broke, waving at Iggy*

Get in here then!
 
  • #1,942
(w)ahr(i)mmtyd?
 
  • #1,943
MelodyKitn said:
*grins and looks out the window she broke, waving at Iggy*

Get in here then!

dont worry ill be there soon...as soon as solve this ferrymans riddle...he doesn't give u many letters to work with between the lights and shadow letters
 
  • #1,944
*stares at the new puzzle and pokes each piece*

Zariii... I don't even know where to begin with this?

*picks up a piece*

There's a bajillion of these things!

*places it on the grid*

Well.. not a bajillion... but waay too many...




*squeezes her eyes shut*

I need a break and some dinner... I'll be right back!
 
  • #1,945
im taking a text twist break to practice my skills.
 
  • #1,946
capital letters+ coordinates, form a word by moving from x.. hmm
 
  • #1,947
Coordinates? x.x

Zarii, you're obviously seeing things I'm not...

*hands the pieces to Zarii and takes out a tupperware with some lemon-herb baked chicken and starts nibbling*

I'm hopelessly lost on this kind of puzzle...
 
  • #1,948
Can you form ERRNAS into any form of real word
 
  • #1,949
Zarii said:
Can you form ERRNAS into any form of real word

One word, I can do. I don't know if it relates though.
 
  • #1,950
Kitn.. you se the big grind right?
and the litte square.. I believe that that little square exists in the purpuse to tell us how to move our way from x
 

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