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Kaya said:
@Zarii - or someone else - can you please answer my question? Thanks :smile:

yes..its the "what" and "it"
 
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Kaya said:
@Zarii - or someone else - can you please answer my question? Thanks :smile:
Yeah, the W from What and the I from It has changed from capital letters to small letters since yesterday.
 
infront

Anyone notice that 'infront' is one word in the clue?

The box on the left is obviously like a compass, it tells you where to go. You start at x, but how do you know where to go next?

Just brainstorming here.
 
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Aha, the first letters of sentences were changed. This doesn't help. :rolleyes:
 
Quick bit of assistance with number 60. I don't have the best eyesight and I'm having difficulty determining which of two of the shades is actually darker; I can see that they're different shades, but it's an extremely difficult call to make. Since that's related to the riddle and you guys have already solved it, you can tell me that without giving the whole thing away. Of the U and H on the first line, which is a darker shade?
 
FranklinDR said:
Anyone notice that 'infront' is one word in the clue?

The box on the left is obviously like a compass, it tells you where to go. You start at x, but how do you know where to go next?

Just brainstorming here.
That's the thing we haven't manage to figure out yet
 
FranklinDR said:
You start at x, but how do you know where to go next?
Maybe the letters from source should be of help to find the next start point. But how? :confused:

Did you notice that the "x" is at the intersection of the row and column that have A and H as their first/last letters (A and H being the first two capital letters in the source) Maybe it's just a coincidence.
 
And the x is on the "diagonal" that begins/ends with H/A. Don't think this is of any use though.

<edit> And the other diagonal is RM, the following two letters in the source!

Too many coincidences here! </edit>

<edit2>But the other letters from source don't follow this "rule". </edit2>
 
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AHRMTYD:
A means 'northwest'
M means 'southeast'
D means 'north'
Maybe the other letters have somethign to do with their position in the alphabet?

But then how do you divide the other four letters amont those three directions?
 
*thinks out loud in song while swinging her legs in the air from her perch in the rafters.*

AHRMMTYD... the letters capitalized and given to me...
ADGUJSPM... the letters in the mini-grid... what do I do with them?...
RTYEBOSN... the letters in the bigger grid... where I'm supposed to begin?...
 
FranklinDR said:
A means 'northwest'
M means 'southeast'
D means 'north'

Where did you get that from? :confused:
 
FranklinDR said:
X, dummy. :smile:

>.> I know that...

It's just part of the song...
 
Kaya said:
Where did you get that from? :confused:

Thats translating from the compass

Well, my latest attempt yeilded "nnau" - its almost a word
 
Zarii, any success with the scissors? I hope you didn't hurt yourself so you cannot type anymore :smile:
 
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FranklinDR said:
AHRMTYD:
A means 'northwest'
M means 'southeast'
D means 'north'
Maybe the other letters have somethign to do with their position in the alphabet?

But then how do you divide the other four letters amont those three directions?

Maybe try putting the alphabet in a rough circle?

M is in the middle of the alphabet, so should be opposite A which is in the beginning of the alphabet. D would be between A and M, but much closer to A, so North. that would put R at South, T at southwest, Y at west...

I'm not on 61 so I don't know exactly what you're seeing, but just a thought.
 
FranklinDR said:
Thats translating from the compass

Of course! My brain is on fire, so I can't see even the obvious.

But, are the cardinal points of any help? :confused:
 
FranklinDR said:
X, dummy. :smile:

*flies down and tugs on Zarii's shirt while pointing accusingly*

He's being meeeaaaan...

*sulks back up to the rafters to stare at the puzzle more*
 
Haha.. I'm cutting out some figures..

I've tried replacing the capitalized letters with numbers, that might tell how many steps to move with the compass pointing out where to, but i don't really get something usefull by that either
 
I don't think it takes rocket science to complete, none of the others have had really complecated methods - just arcane ones. Maybe we shouldn't be looking at the actual capital letter, but its position in the sentence? Probably not, but just thought I'd throw that out there.
 
hi, i would like to try this, but I can't even get past level one...any help?
 

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