I don't have interest in the game but just in solving the puzzle :p For letter 1, aren't there supposed to be commas instead of minuses? It would make it more clear.
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It's a pity we do not have any clue at what letter is capitalized. This way you basically have to brute-force three combinations every time you want to try a new idea for an answer that comes to your mind. I do like the idea of ciphering both the numbers and their positions, though. This is very neat.
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Please read again.
Edit: It's the one on left-most of the keyboard out of the three letters.
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"This seemed to be a bit confusing... so here's some examples: if the roots found are 1,2,2&3, then the code may look something like 2x2xx(positions=1&3,value=2&2). Or if the roots found are 1,2,9&5, then the code may look something like 2xxx9(positions=1&5,value=2&9), 9xxx2(positions=1&5,value=9&2), 95xxx(positions=1&2,value=5&9), 59xxx(positions=1&2,value=9&5), x1xx9(positions=2&5,value=1&9) or x9xx1(positions=2&5,value=9&1)."
Hm. Not sure if I'm interested in From Dust, but I'll comment on the puzzle. If a puzzle explicitly and knowingly (i.e. by design) contains such ambiguities, with no other hints suggesting which option is the right one, then it's a poorly designed puzzle. I mean, what quality are you looking for in your entrants? Is it their cleverness, or their willingness to try all possible number combinations for every answer they find? That's making it a chore, rather than a puzzle.
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Oh yes, definitely. I'm glad and grateful for every giveaway posted. :-) I'd just prefer it if puzzles contained ambiguities only by mistakes, not by design.
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It has two unique roots and one double root. Let's suppose for a moment that they're 1, 2, 3, 3.
numbers are 3, 3, on positions 1, 2:
33xxx
numbers are 2, 3, on positions 1, 3:
2x3xx
3x2xx
numbers are 1, 3, on positions 2, 3:
x13xx
x31xx
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Thanks for your opinion, I hope I can improve on making puzzles in the future.
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May people enjoy both your puzzles, and the games. :-)
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Well if YOU used this pattern for giveaway than it's quite obvious which number should be where.
Even though I still cannot get the right answer. =/ I wander whether I am having the problem with Sparkle or something else. And now there are periods instead of minuses. Ok..I guess at least I understand how this answer should be.
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just a question to the OP: would you call "-1" negative one or minus one?
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I've got the most of them but the "X Sparkle" one. What is that supposed to mean? Is it a title of sorts?
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If you can figure out what it is, welcome to the herd.
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Yay, I've figured it out :) It was actually the chinese keyboard one that was wrong for me, not the Sparkle one :)
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Im not sure which one im getting wrong since there are about 4 different keys that have that symbol and 3 of those have it in the bottom right corner.
85% sure i have the numbers.
90% sure i screwed up on this one
50% sure i got the chineese symbol
and 100% sure i got the last one :P
Well done on the puzzle though, its the only one that ive spend over a day trying to solve XD
Edit: Thanks for the last hint, i was able to rough my way through it with that one ^_^
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So many variables that could go wrong that i dont actually know which one of mine are wrong. which thing does x sparkles refer to?
Is the first one what i think it is? Am i using the right word for 2?
Now that i dont have to guess the math positions the other ones dont seem to be what i thought were the obvious answers.
I really dont care about the actual giveaway anymore i just want to understand this puzzle that i thought would be easy.
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I've got it, I've got it !!! I made a small mistake on the first letter but it makes perfect sense now :)
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Thank u very much, I realy like puzzle giveaways, especially when I find the answer ;)
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I thought I had it but I guess not. question for those who know is there 5 different number combinations or just one?
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The giveaway had ended.
Solution would be posted soon.
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Here comes the puzzle. First, numbers.
the unknown value X is represented by the numbers' positions(1,2,3,4&5), and their value(0-9).
Edit: This seemed to be a bit confusing... so here's some examples: if the roots found are 1,2,2&3, then the code may look something like 2x2xx(positions=1&3,value=2&2). Or if the roots found are 1,2,9&5, then the code may look something like 2xxx9(positions=1&5,value=2&9), 9xxx2(positions=1&5,value=9&2), 95xxx(positions=1&2,value=5&9), 59xxx(positions=1&2,value=9&5), x1xx9(positions=2&5,value=1&9) or x9xx1(positions=2&5,value=9&1).
X can be found by solving the following equation.
x^4 - 12x^3 + 51x^2 - 88x + 48 = 0
note: There are 2 equal roots.
Edit: The 2 equal roots are not positions.
Second, letters. Take the first letter of the answer.
Which letters are capitalized? 1 of them.
Edit: It's the one on left-most of the keyboard out of the three letters.
Note: you need to solve the equation first to find the numbers' positions, then the rest are the letters, with the permutation of 1-2-3(there maybe numbers in between them)
This is the solution:
First, numbers.
By factorizing the equation x^4 - 12x^3 + 51x^2 - 88x + 48, you'll get (x-4)^2(x-3)(x-1), which the roots are 4, 4, 3 & 1.
The 2 equal roots are not positions, so the position would be 1 & 3, and the values are 4 & 4, which means the code discovered so far is 4x4xx.
Second, letters.
1. (0,3)-(0,0)-(0,1)-(1,1)-(1,0)
Simple enough, like connecting the dots, once you do it, you'll soon find out you drew a letter.
2. on some Chinese keyboard, this key has 日 on it's right-bottom corner.
The keyboard I recently bought. Look at letter D.
3. X Sparkle
If you're a brony, the answer is quite obvious. The answer is Twilight sparkle.
After those, you'll get the code 4h4dt.
Finally, capitalized letters.
It's the one on left-most of the keyboard out of the three letters.
Look at your keyboard, it's D.
So once you solved those, you will get the code 4h4Dt.
Congratulations to those 46 users who solved the puzzle.
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