Kick Ass Commandos

Description

I wanted to do a nice puzzle instead of a simple quiz, but I didn't have any brilliant ideas, so I went with the quiz and added a few puzzles along the way (crossword, word search and chess).

Are you ready to kick some ass? Good, step into the puzzle cube!

Puzzle Cube

Use the ←, ↓, ↑, → keys to move the cube or drag it with the mouse.
Use the "Esc" key to reset its position or double click it with the mouse.
Use the "Alt" key to disable / enable mouse movement.
Use the mouse wheel to scroll each side.

Note: For the best experience, use Google Chrome. The cube was not fully tested in other browsers and therefore might not work properly. Feedback on other browsers is appreciated and I will try to fix it if it's in my reach. Also, it doesn't work well on mobile. If you are having problems with the cube / seeing an old version of it, press "Ctrl + F5" to force a refresh.

The cube uses local storage to remember the questions you've already answered, but it will not remember any alterations made in the tables. Also, this is a free hosting service, so I'm not sure how much it can handle.

Solving the first set of questions in each puzzle unlocks a giveaway. Solving the second set of questions unlocks another giveaway.

You might also need this later on.

Middle Puzzle

Introducing this alternate puzzle for those who don't want to go through the hassle of the cube. It will lead you directly to jeff's giveaway.

Tested on Chrome and on mobile, and it works well on both of them. If you run into any problems, please let me know.

Science Puzzle Event

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Hints

Puzzle I

Each word has an unique place in the crossword. If you hover over the buttons, you will see some restrictions such as rows / columns that only allow vowels or consonants and other important details. This information should guide you to the correct place where you need to insert the word.

A closed interval [x1, x2] means that the word begins in the point x1 and ends in the point x2. In a line, from the origin rightwards / upwards, the point is positive, and leftwards / downwards, negative. The negative point is always the first one. For example, "GEOMETRY" is located at the closed interval [-3, 4].

Puzzle II

You simply have to find the word in the word search and insert its set of initial and final coordinates. The initial coordinate is where the first letter of the word is located, and the final, where the last one is. For example, the "G" of "GEOMETRY" is located at the coordinate (1, 6) and the "Y" at (1, -1), so its set of coordinates is {(1, 6), (1, -1)}.

Puzzle III

The chess pieces can be moved infinitely, as they will come to a point where they will be in a loop and will never leave that path. The figures for Q1, Q2 and Q4 should be pretty straightforward. For Q3 and Q5, try to draw the figures on paper connecting the dots, or imagine it in your head, Drawing a straight line in the chess wasn't possible for these questions.

Regular polytopes can be defined by the notation {p, q, r, ...}, named after the geometer Ludwig Schläfli. So when I ask what Ludwig would say, I'm asking what is the Schläfli symbol of the figure.

Puzzle IV

The format used for the angles is the exact same one that I used in puzzle V. It's a simple copy-paste job. There are five buttons. If you can't see that, what is the one angle that can have two different values at the same time?

Puzzle V

List only the features that are present. For example, if a figure does not contain parallelism or perpendicularity, skip these two entirely. So its list would be "Congruence, Similarity, Symmetry".

First Set Of Questions

Each first set of questions will unlock a giveaway that contains a time encrypted as an angle in the description. After you figure out what position of the clock the angle is located, you simply have to use the clock to get a character of the next giveaway code. The hour hand indicates the position of the character in the code, and the minute hand indicates the character itself. This is not the first time I have used this clock in my puzzles. Check out my "What time is it?" series if this information still hasn't helped you.

Second Set Of Questions

All the second set of questions will unlock a single giveaway. Each side of cube will give you a character. Seeing the cube from a different perspective might help.

4-Character Codes

The two giveaways resulted from both set of questions will each give you a 4-character code. The two codes must be joined in the correct order and used somewhere else in order to finish the puzzle. 8-character codes are not used in a lot of places on SG.

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