A TRAINFUL OF (PAINFUL?) PUZZLES

What is this?
This is a puzzle event. Yay! Let's call it a train even though it really isn't a train -- but "train" is such a popular catchword around here that I felt I should use it no matter what. Anyway, there are two months worth of puzzles awaiting you, altogether 22 of them, all of various difficulty and design (some common on SG, some -- I hope -- entirely new and unheard of).

What is it for?
The main purpose of this event is to have fun and provide some exercise for those little grey cells. The puzzles are not meant to be hardcore, and I believe any average solver should make it to the final metapuzzle. This is also my little giveback event and a humble homage to all the great puzzlemakers here on SteamGifts.

How about the gibs?
No worries. There will be gifts for solving each puzzle and a little extra treasure for solving the metapuzzles. Everything will be restricted to level 1+ and a basic SGTools check.

How long will the giveaways be open?
I will post a new puzzle every three days. Each giveaway will last for ten days. This means we will have several things running at the same time and it might get a bit messy but I will try to make it as organized as humanly possible. (I chose this unusual format for my event to make all puzzles /except for metapuzzles and the bonus puzzle/ accessible to everyone. Even if you fail seventeen times you can still try your luck with the eighteenth one -- and maybe succeed.)

Will there be... er... any hints?
You haven't even seen the puzzles yet! But yes, of course, since you will need to solve all 18 of them to get to the final metapuzzle, I feel a hint system of some sort is a necessity. I will be even as generous to give two hints for each puzzle. Will they be free for everyone? Yes... kind of. The schedule for hints will probably vary, depending on how much will people struggle with given puzzles.

Can I contribute to this event?
Oh, glad you asked! Yes, definitely. If you have any unused keys lying around, if you planned to hide your next giveaway from bots anyway, if you just want to make this event even more awesome, please don't hesitate and contact me. The more the merrier! Thanks a lot in advance.

PUZZLE GIBS STATUS HINTS SOLUTIONS
1. The Magnificent Ten FINISHED OPEN Hint 1.1, Hint 1.2 LINK
2. One Dot Dot FINISHED OPEN Hint 2.1, Hint 2.2 LINK
3. Quipu FINISHED OPEN Hint 3.1, Hint 3.2 LINK
4. Wall of Numbers FINISHED OPEN Hint 4.1, Hint 4.2 LINK
5. Piggy Time FINISHED OPEN Hint 5.1, Hint 5.2 LINK
6. A Shortlist FINISHED OPEN Hint 6.1, Hint 6.2 LINK
7. Broken Nonogram FINISHED OPEN Hint 7.1, Hint 7.2 LINK
8. Chesswords FINISHED OPEN Hint 8.1, Hint 8.2 TO BE DONE
META 1 FINISHED OPEN nope LINK
9. Dungeon of Liars FINISHED OPEN Hint 9.1, Hint 9.2 TO BE DONE
10. Version 101.2 FINISHED OPEN Hint 10.1, Hint 10.2 LINK
11. Sniper FINISHED OPEN Hint 11.1, Hint 11.2 LINK
12. Word Search with a Twist FINISHED OPEN Hint 12.1, Hint 12.2 LINK
13. Cabal of Pleasure FINISHED OPEN Hint 13.1, Hint 13.2 LINK
14. 8E28 FINISHED OPEN Hint 14.1, Hint 14.2 LINK
META 2 FINISHED OPEN nope LINK
15. Mastermind FINISHED OPEN Hint 15.1, Hint 15.2 LINK
16. Starry Night FINISHED OPEN Hint 16.1, Hint 16.2 LINK
17. No Way Out FINISHED OPEN Hint 17.1, Hint 17.2 LINK
18. The Magnificent Seven FINISHED OPEN Hint 18.1, Hint 18.2 LINK
META 3 FINISHED OPEN nope LINK
BONUS FINISHED OPEN nope LINK

Notable contributors: Potvora, Ameto, Cornpops

6 years ago*

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Bump for 1 and 2 solved.

6 years ago
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Bump for the hint system revealed

6 years ago
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Hint should be helpful for non solvers!

6 years ago
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Dont know what to do on the second one. I got the code and I encode the message. But the message is not the answer :(

6 years ago
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If you decoded the message you must find the answer soon enough.

6 years ago
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Yeah...Im very stupid..the message is a description......now I got it :)

6 years ago
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Bump for first one !

6 years ago
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Bump for "I'll try these later".

6 years ago
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I hope you will, I need more entries!

6 years ago
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Bump because why not.

6 years ago
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Bump for "even though I scratch the nineteens, nothing happens"...:(

6 years ago
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You must be close if you scratch the nineteens the right way!

6 years ago
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I added a note (beneath the main chart) which may clarify things a bit, I hope it will help...

6 years ago
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Tell me please, in q1 should be some kind of word or set of letters

6 years ago
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Well, words are sets of letters... It's meaningful.

6 years ago
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I meant a set of letters without communication

6 years ago
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It's funny, how you can sometimes answer a question without answering the question. *wink*

6 years ago
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I added a note (beneath the main chart) which may clarify things a bit, I hope it will help...

6 years ago
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i'ts going to help, although I haven't been able to find (the time to know) how to translate the short message...

awaiting patiently for the next hint.

(grey cells are slowly gaining a little heat)

6 years ago
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It should have been obvious at least for puzzle 1 to 8 if people looked at the meta 1 question 9. :D

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6 years ago
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I'd like to ask you to delete the previous comment as it hints the solution of the puzzle to those who haven't solved it yet... thanks!

6 years ago
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So this is not the right way. Or driving along the wrong path is also a hint: D

6 years ago
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ahhahhaahha I did this but here's the restriction on multiple wins ommmgggg lol......

6 years ago
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The Wrath of Anna? Looks like a genuine mistake to me so I guess I can bend the rules for you a bit;-) ...if you want to enter the giveaways, send me a friend invite on Steam...

6 years ago
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Bump for the third puzzle out... enjoy!

6 years ago
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Got one down.

6 years ago
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Staring at third for 15 minutes now, did some Google-fu...but no logic found yet :)

6 years ago
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No Google-fu needed here, the name is just a fancy reference to the shape of the puzzle but has no meaning for its solution.

6 years ago
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Argh! Okay, that's one hour gone then, lol, and its bedtime, more tomorrow after work :)

6 years ago
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I'm sure you learned some interesting new things so it wasn't a completely wasted time! ;-)

6 years ago
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Ahhh... I too went down the google-ful rabbit hole. 3 is still bothering me. By contrast, I saw the method for 4 immediately, and solved it quickly.

6 years ago
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Struggling with puzzle 3 at the moment but I've beaten my time for Hint 1! :D

6 years ago
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It is probably the hardest one from the first eight but I believe it is solveable without any hints... How many tries to get this time? :) I only allowed myself two tries on each hint jigidi...

6 years ago
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I didn't count them but i had a bad mouse for the tries maybe 15.

6 years ago
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wow, you must know the picture by heart by now, I doubt I could beat your time ...I should probably make a harder version especially for you! :) ...I'll post two more later tonight...

6 years ago
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Yeah I know the picture. I'm trying to find a logic with the quipu but my brain is on error 404 today xD

6 years ago
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q2 very easy with a hint :)

6 years ago
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Bump for having no clue on car #3.

6 years ago
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If nobody solves it within 12 hours, I'll post a different version of the puzzle reveal one letter from the solution.

6 years ago*
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have some clues I think but I have just no idea how to use them :D

6 years ago
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EDIT because I finally figured out Car 2. Funny thing I had the right gut after the puzzle hint, but it didn't click what it could mean.

6 years ago*
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Bump beacause it deserves so, but i'm still no closer :3

6 years ago
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Bump of adding to the chorus of confusion on car #3.

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6 years ago
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Bump :)

6 years ago
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Bump! 1 was tricky. 2 was easier. 3 is out of this world (and my grasp)! I can't imagine the rest...

6 years ago
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I guess I should have used #3 somewhere later in the train but no worries, the rest of the first eight are easier (I hope!)... And hints will be coming anyway

6 years ago
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A small part of #3 solution was revealed, let's see if it will help... first hint coming in 2 days...

6 years ago
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Thanks for that :)

6 years ago
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Bump for solvation!

6 years ago
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kk

6 years ago
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Bump, managed to figure out 1 and 2 but wow I have no idea what the heck I'm supposed to do with 3 so I don't understand how people managed to understand that one.

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bump for 3rd puzzle solved! I'm being slower and slower :D

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