Why is there a poll?
Yeah, probably too ambitious of me. I went ahead and put the hint up on the puzzle.
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Easily solved Q1 and Q3, but can't find the pattern for Q2 yet.
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Noooooo! It can't be that drunken. What part you fail?
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Q2 (my best guess was wrong) and Q3 (I'm afraid I can't solve it).
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I thought the clues pretty much give it away to a master puzzler such as yourself. I'll see if I can come up with some more hints later if I don't get some more solvers soon.
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Thanks for the kind words. Don't worry, I can solve some puzzles, I can't solve others, it's normal.
I think I understand the hints, and even my guess for q2 fits the hint, but I can't think of another way to use it. And q3... well, I just don't know how to play nice xd
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Yes, I'd have to agree. I don't know what I was thinking. You'd need way more text to attempt it without something else to go on.
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solved Q1 and Q2. But my english is not good enough to solve 3 =(
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another hint for Q2 would be splendid (also seeing as hint 2 says literally nothing) (unless there's something I'm missing and it's a mega big uber awesome hint O: O:)
my original comment doesn't say too much does it¿
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I just thought the first hint was all kinda suggesting it with the 'leave no stone unturned' and shizz
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The first hint for Q2 is key. The second hint is a reminder that there is no trick and that those are equations.
Look at the words in the first hint carefully.
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thought it was something like that but I just wasn't getting anywhere - thanks for a quick response ;)
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I covered all my bases but non of them lead to the correct answer. But since there are 7 solver you couldn't make a mistake... or?
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Yes, I thought I got the hint too. Starting to wonder if an error was made too.
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Q3 would require lots of tries since there indeed are many rules.
Edit : Done Q3... Q2 is left :/
Can't think what Q2 can be... I've solved maths puzzles before but this I can't get no ideas for at all...
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Too Hard (The Q2)!
I think another hint is a good idea :P
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Q1 & Q2 is easy and solved....but Q3... omg, as a player from asia...still trying to figure out how to play nice these letters
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I cry... Q2 is very hard for me... Q3 with the hint is simple...
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wikipedia is a great help for Q3, and yep, without Q3 hint 1 , even one got the hint 2 is useless; and for Q2, try to reverse your common sense, Q2's hint 2 actually has already told you the answer
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Thanks for help it was useful indeed.
Q2 is ducking ridiculous! :-/
And bump or whatever...
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bump for solving Q3, Q3 actually too hard if no hint
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Bump for Q1&Q3 solved.
.. how can two numbers of the same value added give an odd number?
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I'm thinking like x,5 + x,5 = odd number, but i don't know if is a mate question or a trick question....
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Pretty sure it's a math question. But i'm stuck.
Your idea is interesting though. Will think about that ^^
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No tricks (at least I wouldn't label it as such); it is indeed a math question. Just slightly unconventional.
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i have a good idea of what you have done there, but i can't find the answer.
Maybe, if i get the first and second equotation right (which i might have now ^^), then i don't know how to use that on the third. It's then a piece of the pattern, which i don't see :-(
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Aaaaaah okay, i got it now. Stupid me sigh :D
Have a Bump!
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Bump for solving Q1 and Q3 (impossible without hints, this one)
Now Q2...
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So this is my first try at a puzzle. . I hope I didn't make this puzzle either too hard or too easy. There is a prize. A game type prize. No tricks.
Get cracking
So it seems I messed up the hint delay...
everyone gets free hints after the first hour :PI change it so no hints in puzzle. I will give the hints here after 24 hours.Hints:
Q2: If you are stuck, make sure you cover all your bases in order to leave no stone unturned.
Q3: The answer is ‘simple’ if you know how to play nice.
new hints:
Q2: Hint 2: Given the previous two equations, what should be the expected value for the right side of the third equation
Q3: Hint 2: Sir Charles Wheatstone
ANSWERS
1: Spaniard
2: 102
the first equation is in base 8: 6 (base 8) + 6 (base 8) = 14 (base 8)the second equation is in base 7: 14 (base 7) + 14 (base 7) = 31 (base 7)the third equation is in base 6: 31 (base 6) + 31 (base 6) = 102 (base 6)3: not all men are created equal
the text is encoded using a Playfair square cipher with a keyword of 'SIMPLE'
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