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On 61 (all speculation)
<Working off of the assumption of the small grid as a compass, and the current positions of letters on the grid, here is a possible re-working of the small grid to include the entire alphabet. I've arranged them into groups of three, with the central letter in each grouping being the letter indicated in the small grid on 61. 8 spots x 3 = 24 letters total, leaving two characters as 'extra.' It was a tough call for where to place X, Y, and Z respectively, but I grouped Z with A based on the visual clue that each letter on the small grid was the middle of a group of three letters. As for X and Y, I stuck them in the center of the grid, indicating no movement; this may change. I did this because I thought the clue about x may not only refer to the large grid; it may indicated (the / one of the) letters meant for the 'center' of the small grid. As currently laid out, each grouping points to a simple north, northeast, east, etc. direction.
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Possible variation: for the outlying letters in each group, for every three "steps" move two spaces in the groups direction and one in the next direction over, similar to the pattern that a knight moves in chess. Example: D is a given as north, so for every three steps, all three would be north. C is to the west of D, but still in D's group, so for every three steps, move two to the north, and one to the northwest. E, on the other hand, would move two to the north and one to the northeast.
For some reason, I don't think the 'rule of 3' carries as much weight as some of you guys think it does, and I think the skipping of letters may be more relevant when used in this way, to indicate variations on grid movement. However, it's a simple matter to just apply a 'rule of three' to each attempt and compare the results to what you get without the rule of three.[/color]>
<Working off of the assumption of the small grid as a compass, and the current positions of letters on the grid, here is a possible re-working of the small grid to include the entire alphabet. I've arranged them into groups of three, with the central letter in each grouping being the letter indicated in the small grid on 61. 8 spots x 3 = 24 letters total, leaving two characters as 'extra.' It was a tough call for where to place X, Y, and Z respectively, but I grouped Z with A based on the visual clue that each letter on the small grid was the middle of a group of three letters. As for X and Y, I stuck them in the center of the grid, indicating no movement; this may change. I did this because I thought the clue about x may not only refer to the large grid; it may indicated (the / one of the) letters meant for the 'center' of the small grid. As currently laid out, each grouping points to a simple north, northeast, east, etc. direction.
i78.photobucket.com/albums/j113/ffutahw/compassmaybe.jpg
Possible variation: for the outlying letters in each group, for every three "steps" move two spaces in the groups direction and one in the next direction over, similar to the pattern that a knight moves in chess. Example: D is a given as north, so for every three steps, all three would be north. C is to the west of D, but still in D's group, so for every three steps, move two to the north, and one to the northwest. E, on the other hand, would move two to the north and one to the northeast.
For some reason, I don't think the 'rule of 3' carries as much weight as some of you guys think it does, and I think the skipping of letters may be more relevant when used in this way, to indicate variations on grid movement. However, it's a simple matter to just apply a 'rule of three' to each attempt and compare the results to what you get without the rule of three.[/color]>
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who knows, we could still be here in a week!
any suggestion?