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rafaelgomesxyz

I just removed everyone from my blacklist. It must be Christmas madness! Well, nobody in my blacklist actually broke any rules. They were only there for not reading giveaway descriptions or not commenting after winning a giveaway. So what if some people don't bother to read or leave a comment after they win? I shouldn't punish them for that... Or should I? I should... I should punish them with a puzzle.

Here, have 5 grids as a lovely gift:

: + + + + + : + + + + + : + + + + + : + + + + + : + + + + + :
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
: 0 0 1 0 1 : 0 0 0 0 1 : 0 0 0 1 1 : 0 0 1 0 0 : 0 0 0 1 0 :
: 0 0 1 1 1 : 0 0 1 1 0 : 0 0 0 1 0 : 0 0 0 1 0 : 0 0 1 1 0 :
: 0 0 0 1 0 : 0 0 0 1 1 : 0 0 1 1 1 : 0 0 0 0 0 : 0 0 0 0 1 :
: 0 0 1 1 1 : 0 0 1 1 0 : 0 0 0 1 0 : 0 0 0 0 1 : 0 0 1 1 0 :
: 0 0 1 0 1 : 0 0 0 0 1 : 0 0 0 1 1 : 0 0 1 0 0 : 0 0 0 1 0 :
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
: X X X X X : X X X X X : X X X X X : X X X X X : X X X X X :

You have 5 * 2 days to solve it. No sharing the giveaway URL or hints / solutions.

Hints

  • The first step is simple math.
  • There's no line on the horizon. The song is unrelated. I just wanted to post it.
  • Try to associate the grids with the header and footer of the table.
  • There are two number bases involved. In order to correctly apply the simple math, you have use the correct base.
  • None of the bases is binary.
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rafaelgomesxyz

Okay, format is messed up here. Let me see what I can do.

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AllTracTurbo

And I was all ready to start solving. Not like i'm going to be able to solve it anyway, lol.

9 years ago
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rafaelgomesxyz

That's the puzzle, you can start solving it already. It's just that the table was wider on the giveaway page I tested. Here in the thread it gets shrunken.

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rafaelgomesxyz

Yay did it!

9 years ago
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rafaelgomesxyz

Hint posted. Not really a big one, but still.

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rafaelgomesxyz

New hints posted.

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rafaelgomesxyz

New hints posted.

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EzraTheEmoDuchess

I hate the number 5 now. First periods, now this.

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rafaelgomesxyz

But 5 periods are so lovely.....

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IDrake

Its just one gift?

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rafaelgomesxyz

Yep

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AllTracTurbo

Are you sure all the numbers are correct? I feel like I see something that is wrong, but I have absolutely no idea how I am even supposed to begin solving this so I may just be wrong.

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rafaelgomesxyz

Oh no, have I made another hard puzzle? :P

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AllTracTurbo

Yup, it's been over an hour and I have gotten nowhere.

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rafaelgomesxyz

I'll post a hint in about half an hour.

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oclaymoreo

You should rename yourself riddler. I've got no clue how to solve this yet although I already tried various things.

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perrolijo

Is the fourth grid right?

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AllTracTurbo

Same thing I am talking about in the comment I just posted.

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rafaelgomesxyz

Yep, everything is correct.

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IDrake

10 2 6 8 4 ?

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rafaelgomesxyz

No idea how you came up with that...

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IDrake

Depois te mando em off ainda acho que pode ser parte da solução rs

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Pearadise

Damn you revilheart! I have backlog games to play. Stop making these fiendishly hard puzzles that I want to solve but can't, wasting precious hours on futile endeavors when I could be wasting time playing games instead.

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rafaelgomesxyz

Hey, I have backlog games to play too! :P

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Pearadise

As far as the math involved, will the result need to be plugged into some sort of translator? Because I've tried a little something and I only got three characters. (Well, I got 5 but two of them wouldn't work in a GA link.)
let me know if I've said too much and I'll edit/delete comment.

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rafaelgomesxyz

Yes

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BloodHood

Will there be 5 "GRID"s? =d

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rafaelgomesxyz

Nope

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BloodHood

"Here, have 5 grids as a lovely gift:"
Would be "great" =D

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thed4rkn1te

One thing I've learned is that it's very rarely "simple".

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rafaelgomesxyz

This time it is. Well, at least the first step is. :P

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fateshaper

I just learnt that you can comment on closed (and won) giveaways, lulz and thanks for the hint :P

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rafaelgomesxyz

Huh?

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fateshaper

reading about your blacklisted, I didn't even tought to thanks on a win, cause I always tought that I couldn't comment on a closed giveaway :|

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rafaelgomesxyz

Oh I understand now. :)

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chour

Solved properly :P

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Domazo

Bump for beating the madness the proper way, yay!

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PapaSmok

Bump for solved :)

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thed4rkn1te

Bump for simple math

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aapje

Bump for the fun puzzle

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m3rc

Bump for...uhm...yea, dunno really. I have an idea but I can't really do it :P

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K1R4D3L

Nope, still not happening... :\

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PrivateJokerGen

bump

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Zekler

BUMP!!!

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alcapone226

Bump!

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Eudora

bumpity

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TrinityBlade

Alright... I think I understand it...

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Closed 9 years ago by rafaelgomesxyz.