Posted February 08, 2014
RyzaJr
Pixelicious
Registered: May 2010
From United States
OldFatGuy
Old Fat User
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
RyzaJr
Pixelicious
Registered: May 2010
From United States
OldFatGuy
Old Fat User
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted February 08, 2014
They're there, though more subtle and hidden than the last one. As I said, I wanted to make this one easier so there's a reason the patterns are more hidden with this one, that was intentional due to reasons that will become obvious eventually, otherwise it would've been waaaaayyyyyyyyyy too easy. But I may have overdone it a bit and ended up with a harder one overall than the first one.
But I'm gonna let it go for awhile and see what happens. I did mean for this one to be easier, and am sorry if that is indeed not the case.
But I'm gonna let it go for awhile and see what happens. I did mean for this one to be easier, and am sorry if that is indeed not the case.
pimpmonkey2382.313
You are obsolete. Delete!
Registered: Jan 2011
From United States
Posted February 08, 2014
The only thing I'm gonna try to do is thank you for the giveaway and give you plus 1, because i'm too stupid to try. :P
chevkoch
onward
Registered: Aug 2013
From Clipperton Island
MaximumBunny
(/(⌐■‿■)
Registered: Apr 2012
From United States
Posted February 08, 2014
All I know about matrices is that it's impossible to understand them. +1 and good luck to whoever attempts this crazy thingamajig.
DeMignon
Dad but alive
Registered: Jul 2011
From Other
THESLITHERYDEE
Abattoir
Registered: Sep 2013
From United States
Posted February 08, 2014
*stops dancing around and picks up chair again
It took several hours to decrypt it, but the joy of solving is amazing, let alone the great prize!
Great puzzle, awesome prize, thank you very much OldFatGuy!
Here's the solution for everyone interested:
Letters 1-4 of each line contain a pattern:
M 6 1 C => 1C
7 Q C 4 => 4C
B 5 N 1 => 5B
. . . .
. . . .
C 5 F 2 => 2C
A 8 G 2 => 2A
This is the position of this lines letter within the key
Block1 - Block2 - Block3 - Block4
(ABCD) - (ABCD) - (ABCD) - (ABCD)
The letter is defined by the numbers 5-8 in the first 4 characters, which correspond with the position within the line:
M 6 1 C => 9 D M H
7 Q C 4 => 1 X 9 2
B 5 N 1 => F F V 1
. . . .
. . . .
C 5 F 2 => Z A E S
A 8 G 2 => 4 E 3 5
Identifying all letters and putting them into order yields the solution: 4FDU-5MZU-6UQE-9Q9N
Sachys
Woodie Guthrie's Guitar!
Registered: Dec 2011
From United Kingdom
chevkoch
onward
Registered: Aug 2013
From Clipperton Island
grimwerk
sleeper slice
Registered: Sep 2012
From United States
wanderer_27
Traveler
Registered: Sep 2010
From United States
Posted February 08, 2014
*stops dancing around and picks up chair again
It took several hours to decrypt it, but the joy of solving is amazing, let alone the great prize!
Great puzzle, awesome prize, thank you very much OldFatGuy!
Here's the solution for everyone interested:
Letters 1-4 of each line contain a pattern:
M 6 1 C => 1C
7 Q C 4 => 4C
B 5 N 1 => 5B
. . . .
. . . .
C 5 F 2 => 2C
A 8 G 2 => 2A
This is the position of this lines letter within the key
Block1 - Block2 - Block3 - Block4
(ABCD) - (ABCD) - (ABCD) - (ABCD)
The letter is defined by the numbers 5-8 in the first 4 characters, which correspond with the position within the line:
M 6 1 C => 9 D M H
7 Q C 4 => 1 X 9 2
B 5 N 1 => F F V 1
. . . .
. . . .
C 5 F 2 => Z A E S
A 8 G 2 => 4 E 3 5
Identifying all letters and putting them into order yields the solution: 4FDU-5MZU-6UQE-9Q9N
Vitek
Master of Karate and friendship for everyone
Registered: Apr 2009
From British Indian Ocean Territory
Posted February 08, 2014
Oh, I get it.
Congratulations DeMignon and thanks for giveaway OldFatGuy.
I was on good track but still quite far from solution.
I wasn't able to determine how to order letters into code. I tried adding those numbers together, to make the first 1 number one and second one number 5 but nothing worked.
I enjoyed it and it was clever.
Congratulations DeMignon and thanks for giveaway OldFatGuy.
I was on good track but still quite far from solution.
I wasn't able to determine how to order letters into code. I tried adding those numbers together, to make the first 1 number one and second one number 5 but nothing worked.
I enjoyed it and it was clever.
OldFatGuy
Old Fat User
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted February 08, 2014
high rated
OUTSTANDING ! ! !
I was gone awhile, and came back, looked on my account page under gifts and saw it was redeemed and let out a "Whew" because I was worried I had made it tooo hard.
Yes, the first half of the columns were the guide, that included 3 pieces of information, and 1 was meaningless. Thus the first hint.
So the key was figuring out the pattern in the first four columns, and you did it perfectly. Each row in the first four columns included these three things: 1) a number between 1 and 4; 2) A letter between A and D; and 3) a number between 5 and 8. The fourth character was always outside of those boundaries.
Then it was just a matter of figuring out what each group meant.
VERY WELL DONE ! ! !
I was gone awhile, and came back, looked on my account page under gifts and saw it was redeemed and let out a "Whew" because I was worried I had made it tooo hard.
Yes, the first half of the columns were the guide, that included 3 pieces of information, and 1 was meaningless. Thus the first hint.
So the key was figuring out the pattern in the first four columns, and you did it perfectly. Each row in the first four columns included these three things: 1) a number between 1 and 4; 2) A letter between A and D; and 3) a number between 5 and 8. The fourth character was always outside of those boundaries.
Then it was just a matter of figuring out what each group meant.
VERY WELL DONE ! ! !
Post edited February 08, 2014 by OldFatGuy