Ultimate Puzzle Challenge!

Mornai · **Reply #142 on:** April 19, 2008, 02:29:08 PM

I'll say 17 as well.

Just a quick question, How many point categories are left?

Stitch · **Reply #143 on:** April 19, 2008, 11:33:23 PM

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #144 on:** April 20, 2008, 01:55:06 AM

Quote from: Mornai,Apr 19 2008 on 11:29 AM

I'll say 17 as well.

Just a quick question, How many point categories are left?

If you look on the first page, you'll see a list of "point based" categories. Whatever's not in red text are the ones that still have questions in them.

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Now, as for this puzzle, lbt/cty_lover, Clawandfang, Mornai and Stitch got it right. The number the boy was going to whisper was 17.

I'm sure a number of you solved this one by logic rather than figuring out the trick to this puzzle. I'm sure a number of you would figure that it goes 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. However, you never knew the trick, right?

In this puzzle, the boy is counting the dots that are showing after he rolls it. Every time he rolls a 1, the number not showing is 6, thus 1 to 5 are added up, which equals 15. When he rolls a 6, the number 1 isn't showing, so 2 to 6 are added, which is 20. In the case of 3, the number 4 isn't showing, so 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 are added up, which is 17.

The tricks into figuring this out is using two simple facts. One, the numbers on a normal die add up to 21. The opposite sides of the die will always add up to 7. These two facts is all it takes to solve this puzzle.

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So, the score thus far:

Stitch: 320 points (12 Hint Points)

Flathead770: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

Mornai: 260 points (14 Hint Points)

Clawandfang: 620 points (15 Hint Points)

LBTFan13: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

Tails_155: 80 points (12 Hint Points)

lbt/cty_lover: 475 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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Well, lbt/cty_lover, your turn!

lbt/cty_lover · **Reply #145 on:** April 20, 2008, 08:51:01 AM

I think I'll take 40 points.

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #146 on:** April 20, 2008, 09:11:45 AM

Okay, for 40 points:

A detective who was mere days from cracking an international smuggling ring has suddenly gone missing. While inspecting his last-known location, you find a note.

The note:

710
57735 34
5509
51 7719

The note appears to be nothing more than a series of numbers, but your gut instinct tells you that this note will reveal the name of the crime kingpin.

Currently, there are three suspects in the case: Bill, John and Todd. Can you break the detective's code and find the criminal's name?

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Good luck!

Clawandfang · **Reply #147 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:29:54 AM

I'd say... John.

lbt/cty_lover · **Reply #148 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:32:24 AM

John. By the way, I haven't received your hint PM so don't deduct it from my total # of hints.

Mumbling · **Reply #149 on:** April 20, 2008, 12:03:48 PM

id say john too..

Mornai · **Reply #150 on:** April 20, 2008, 08:30:00 PM

Ok, not sure if i'm correct, but i'm guessing the answer is John.

Stitch · **Reply #151 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:25:49 PM

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #152 on:** April 21, 2008, 01:22:05 AM

I am terribly sorry to inform you all, but every single one of you got it wrong.

Deducted to 35 for Clawandfang, lbt/cty_lover, Mumbling, Mornai and Stitch.

Try again.

Here's a hint:

Be sure to look at the note from all angles.

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Good luck to all!

Mornai · **Reply #153 on:** April 21, 2008, 01:29:47 AM

My second guess will be Bill.

Note: I'm not entirely guessing on the puzzle, either.

lbt/cty_lover · **Reply #154 on:** April 21, 2008, 01:31:18 AM

Clawandfang · **Reply #155 on:** April 21, 2008, 03:25:49 AM

I have no idea. I'll guess Todd, just for the hell of it.

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #156 on:** April 22, 2008, 01:29:30 AM

Mornai and lbt/cty_lover got it right. Bill is the one behind it all.

The message is upside down. In this fashion, when the numbers are turned upside down, they form letters, thus forming the following message:

bILL IS
bOSS
hE SELLS
OIL

Some of you might've learned this trick in school or having fun with a calculator and noticed the numbers looking like letters at some points. Either way, doing it in this fashion proves to be a rather simple way to hide a message.

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So, the score thus far:

Stitch: 320 points (12 Hint Points)

Flathead770: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

Mornai: 295 points (14 Hint Points)

Clawandfang: 620 points (14 Hint Points)

LBTFan13: 0 points (10 Hint Points)

Tails_155: 80 points (12 Hint Points)

lbt/cty_lover: 510 points (13 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 Mornai, your turn!

Mornai · **Reply #157 on:** April 22, 2008, 01:37:13 AM

I actually answered right first? :blink:

How about 60 points?

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #158 on:** April 22, 2008, 09:27:25 AM

Okay, for 60 points:

When asked about her birthday, a young woman gives the following information:

"The day after tomorrow, I turn 22, but I was still 19 on New Year's Day last year."

What is her birthday?

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I won't be surprised if you guys ask for hints. This is a tricky one.

Good luck! :^.^:

Clawandfang · **Reply #159 on:** April 22, 2008, 12:14:38 PM

2nd of January.