Enjoy.

This has been claimed. CONGRATULATIONS DeMignon! And it was in fact done quicker than the first one. I hope that all those who tried but didn't solve weren't too put off by my puzzle. No way would I intentionally try and frustrate the very fine folks here at GOG who have helped me more times than I can count.

M-6-1-C-9-D-M-H
7-Q-C-4-1-X-9-2
B-5-N-1-F-F-V-1
3-C-5-K-Q-B-M-U
8-2-9-D-F-5-Z-U
6-T-A-4-L-9-E-A
I-4-D-5-N-C-4-7
1-8-D-R-4-9-R-U
B-4-X-6-D-Q-Y-R
D-E-7-3-Q-I-E-P
9-2-6-B-W-M-Q-1
7-X-A-3-E-D-6-2
A-1-L-8-3-T-9-4
3-U-7-B-A-7-U-B
C-5-F-2-Z-A-E-S
A-8-G-2-4-E-3-5

HINT 1:

There are 16 rows of data. And there are half as many columns.
Half of those contain the key, the other the guide.
But which is which? Which comes first, the key??? Or the guide??
And within the guide, one of these things is not like the others.
One of these does not belong. It's only taking up a space.

Thanks, but...a little hint? :D

I hate being too stupid to claim codes for great looking games! :-(

+1 and thanks for your generosity though!

LOL, if it's not claimed in a couple of hours, I plan on giving a hint (or two, if that's what it takes, but like before, I doubt it ever gets that far).

But since you asked, I'll give you a piece of the first hint.....

One of these things is not like the others...

Good luck.

(LOL-That little piece alone might actually have made it harder... :O)

My stupidity wins. Again :D
Thanks anyway :)

It's always been a wonder for me - how the hell do people figure these things out?

Or are these giveaways targeted at cryptography specialists?

They read the answer in sheep entrails .

Superior minds. Mine was ruined by 40 hours of La Mulana.

I assure you I made this completely up, and I am in no way, shape, or form a cryptography specialist, or even a cryptography novice. LOL

Anyone that knows me would know that the good news in the above sentence is the "I made this completely up" part because I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, by a long long shot. -P

I actually expect this one to last less than an hour.

Had a couple of ideas, but they didn't work.

Thanks again for another puzzle, OldFatGuy.

By the way, this time I not only double checked, but I worked backwards (i.e. instead of checking that the data matched my notes, I set my notes aside and, then "solved" the puzzle just from looking at the screen) and got the right code, so there are no mistakes in this one.

Why, oh whyyy..

C'mon... let me check your notes... ;p


I need a drink...

I got a slightly above average iq, but this...

That's one great giveaway puzzle!