Ultimate Puzzle Challenge!

[pokeplayer984]

Correct, Mumbling!

Here they are:

9, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99.

I know that only looks like 19, but note that 9 appears twice in 99, thus making it 20.  Even if you count them out, it's easy to forget one along the way.

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So, score thus far:

Stitch: 40 points (10 Hint Points)

Flathead770: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

Mornai: 50 points (12 Hint Points)

Clawandfang: 370 points (14 Hint Points)

LBTFan13: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

Tails_155: 80 points (12 Hint Points)

lbt/cty_lover: 195 points (12 Hint Points)

Mumbling: 180 points (14 Hint Points)

action9000: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

mcr mad: 0 points (10 Hint Points)
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Okay Mumbling, your turn to pick a category.

[Mumbling]

40

[pokeplayer984]

Okay, for 40 points:

A boy and his big sister are sitting around the kitchen table chatting.

Boy: "You know, Sis, if I took away two years from my age and game them to you, you'd be twice my age, huh!"

Girl: "Well, why don't you just give me one more on top of that?  Then I'll be three times your age."

So just how old is each sibling?

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Good luck to all.

[Mumbling]

they both are 6 years old.. probably

[Clawandfang]

Yep, both six years old.

[Stitch]

They are both six.

[lbt/cty_lover]

yes. Both are six years old.

[pokeplayer984]

Mumbling, Clawandfang, Stitch, lbt/cty_lover all got it right.

Indeed, the only possible answer is if they were both six years old.

If you were to take 2 away from the brother's age, he would be four and giving them to the sister would make her 8, thus making the sister twice his age.

Then, if you were to take away one more, the boy would only be three and giving that to the sister would make her nine, thus making the sister three times his age.

Many fall for this based on the account that it says "big sister" meaning that she is older, but you can't forget that even in the case of twins one is still older than the other, they're just a certian number of minutes apart and it's very easy to not apply that rule in the end.

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So, the score thus far:

Stitch: 80 points (10 Hint Points)

Flathead770: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

Mornai: 50 points (12 Hint Points)

Clawandfang: 410 points (14 Hint Points)

LBTFan13: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

Tails_155: 80 points (12 Hint Points)

lbt/cty_lover: 235 points (12 Hint Points)

Mumbling: 220 points (14 Hint Points)

action9000: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

mcr mad: 0 points (10 Hint Points)
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Okay Mumbling, your turn!

[Mumbling]

80

[pokeplayer984]

Okay, for 80 points.

And what do you know, 2 Hint Points up for grabs.

So, for 80 points and 2 Hint Points:

As many chess players know, the Queen can move all along the board in 8 different directions.

With that in mind, on this chessboard:

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8
C1 C2 c3 C4 c5 C6 C7 c8
D1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d7 d8
E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8
F1 F2 .F3 F4 F5 F6 .F7 F8
g1 g2 g3 g4 g5 g6 g7 g8
h1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 h7 h8

3 Queens have already been placed at e4, b6 and d7.  Place the remaining 5 Queens and so that all the Queens, including the ones already placed, don't block one another's moves.

Note: For this puzzle, please put in the letter-number combo you think a Queen should be placed.

Note 2: For this puzzle, your answer must include the three that were already placed in order to count.

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Wee!  Another Chess Puzzle!  Good luck!

[Clawandfang]

Okay, that was far less time-consuming than the last chess puzzle.

A2,B6,C1,D7,E4,F8,G3,H5

[lbt/cty_lover]

A2, B6, C1, D7, E4, F8, G3, H5

[Stitch]

A2, B6, C1, D7, E4, F8, G3, H5

[Mornai]

Ah, this is the only answer i could find but it's the same as everyone else's. I'm always late on the challenges . But i didn't see a rule that you must have a different answer, so i suppose i'll post it anyway.

 A2, B6, C1, D7, E4, F8, G3, H5

[pokeplayer984]

Clawandfang, lbt/cty_lover, Stitch and Mornai all got it right.  With this puzzle, it was set up and so that there was only ONE possible solution.  There is no other way to set it up when those three are already given.

Oh and BTW, this doesn't count as being an 8 Queens Puzzle as the original tends to have you place all 8 of the Queens yourself.

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So the score thus far:

Stitch: 160 points (12 Hint Points)

Flathead770: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

Mornai: 130 points (14 Hint Points)

Clawandfang: 490 points (16 Hint Points)

LBTFan13: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

Tails_155: 80 points (12 Hint Points)

lbt/cty_lover: 315 points (14 Hint Points)

Mumbling: 220 points (14 Hint Points)

action9000: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

mcr mad: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

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Clawandfang got it right first, so it's his turn.

[Clawandfang]

35 points please.

[pokeplayer984]

Okay, this is the last 35-point question, so I'm going to be a little nice and offer up a hint point to ANYONE that gets it right.

So, for 35 points and 1 Hint Point:

On Valentine's Day, your gadget-loving, technophile girlfriend gave you a most unusual slab of chocolate.  While the jumble of letters looks like nonsense:

GRCY NW

If you manage to decode the letters written on the chocolate, a message from your sweetheart will appear.

What is she trying to tell you?

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Good luck to all!

[Mornai]

Wait, is there a word in there? Or are you not allowed to give that information out?

[pokeplayer984]

Wait, is there a word in there? Or are you not allowed to give that information out?

Like it said, the message is in code.  You have to decifer it.

[lbt/cty_lover]

"text me"