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[NanaV]

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The Hustler

[Tsherman]

Aaarrrghhh I just don’t get this one! I feel like I’m being really stoopid! Please someone give me the answer

[NanaV]

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the picture is just an example of what it represents use the value of each colour for a 4 digit number

[Tsherman]

I got the score for each of the four snooker colours and it doesn’t work! This one has ruined the book for me

[Tsherman]

Would someone please give me the answer so I can move on? Thanks

[NanaV]

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not snooker - similar game

[Tallis]

Cool 'out of context' kind of puzzle that may require a small Google search to solve. Easy once you eliminate the distractors. Below are some graded hints leading to the solution, which is a 4-digit code. It assumes you know keys 94, 66, 116, and 117. If you don’t know them, then don’t continue. . .

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There is a lot on this page that puts it in a distracting context to confuse you. Ignore the 'black hole ##' labels and the orbital rings around the orbs in the middle. They are not meaningful for you. Don't worry about the clue phrase either for now. Taking a new look at the picture overall, does it look like anything else? 6 dark holes around a rectangular area with round orbs in the middle?

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It's a pool table. The numbers on the orbs represent the numbers on the solid colored balls. Now look at the clue phrase 'blue, red, brown, black'

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In the game of pool, what numbered ball is blue? Which ball is red? Brown? Black?

And the solution is below. DO NOT CLICK IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW THE ANSWER!!

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2378

[Hurry]

What on earth was the point of the numbers on the black holes!? I never even noticed the two lower black holes because they weren't numbered. I really hate puzzles that put in red herrings like this! So frustrating!

[Gary]

This is pathetic. Apart from being incredibly obscure and misleading, it is wrong. The required answer (2378) does NOT represent the numbers on the pool balls identified by the colours Blue, Red Brown and Black. While there is a brown ball in snooker (with different number values) there is no brown ball in pool. The third required number (7) is on a maroon ball. This book is disappointingly inferior to the first, both in terms of accuracy and cleverness
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