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RebekahJP
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Re: Page 12

Post by RebekahJP » Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:00 am

So I'm beginning to realize there is a lot of stuff on these pages that you don't use, stuff that is just there to confuse you, like ...
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The three symbols at the top of the page that represent 245 and the down arrow. They have no bearing on the answer, correct? Even though they are also in the same order beside the QR code?!
And then there are so many steps to this solution.
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1. Solve Suduko
2. Figure out how the letters and numbers in the suduko can interact with the key words at the bottom.
3. and then unscramble the letters you find that way!
DarkHorse
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Re: Page 12

Post by DarkHorse » Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:31 pm

This was an intresting puzzle though the internal logic to find the soloution seems to be off, why was switching letters neccesery for one of the key words but not the other two?

Theres nothing other than a basic comprehension of English/spelling to lead you towards the intented soloution.

Here’s my solve process, perhaps i did something incorrectly though i noticed quite a few others also needed to switch letters around.
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On the Sudoko we have x2 a, b and c on the grid, the numbers in these grid locations represent the letter of a word. The number tells you how far into the word the letter is.

For each key word, i would take the highest number on the grid relating to it, for example C has a 2 on the top portion of the grid so i placed that first then the lower C second. I followed this system for each key word.

This gave me:
A. 1 - 2
B. 3 - 2
C. 2 - 4

Which becomes:
A. W - E
B. V - A
C. E - R

Clearly this is intended to spell out Weaver but instead i got “wevaer”.
Again my own logic was able to sort this, though the logic of the riddle is inconsistent. It informs through the solve process that each number becomes a letter in an exact sequence, nothing within the riddle tells us to rearrange any letters.

My only conclusion is one of two possibilities.
1. The developers messed this particular part up
2. There’s more than one method of solving the grid

I would be interested in reading what others make of this.
wthit56
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Re: Page 12

Post by wthit56 » Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:25 pm

Agreed! I've been staring at that same answer for ages, while looking at all the hints. It was so close to a real word I thought I must have missed something. But I now agree, it's most likely a bug in the puzzle. Thankfully it's close enough that some here have figured out what it's *meant* to be so we can even progress...
Rbaylis
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Re: Page 12

Post by Rbaylis » Tue Apr 04, 2023 5:09 pm

I F'in hate soduko. Can someone please post under a spoiler tag the numbers I need in the boxes containing letters from left to right, top to bottom. Then those who enjoy the mind numbing tedium of pencelling in guesses at numbers, only to have to erase them and start again when it doesn't work out can carry on doing that. I can get on with enjoying the puzzles in the rest of the book that involve actual intellectual challenge instead of dumb guess work. Thanks.
Meagie
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Re: Page 12

Post by Meagie » Mon Jan 01, 2024 8:45 am

I got "WEAVER" by solving the sudoku grid, which gave me....
C2
A1
B3
C4
A2
B2
I then did them in order...
A1 A2 B2 B3 C2 C4
Which gave the correct answer.
DarkHorse wrote: Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:31 pm This was an intresting puzzle though the internal logic to find the soloution seems to be off, why was switching letters neccesery for one of the key words but not the other two?

Theres nothing other than a basic comprehension of English/spelling to lead you towards the intented soloution.

Here’s my solve process, perhaps i did something incorrectly though i noticed quite a few others also needed to switch letters around.
Spoiler!
On the Sudoko we have x2 a, b and c on the grid, the numbers in these grid locations represent the letter of a word. The number tells you how far into the word the letter is.

For each key word, i would take the highest number on the grid relating to it, for example C has a 2 on the top portion of the grid so i placed that first then the lower C second. I followed this system for each key word.

This gave me:
A. 1 - 2
B. 3 - 2
C. 2 - 4

Which becomes:
A. W - E
B. V - A
C. E - R

Clearly this is intended to spell out Weaver but instead i got “wevaer”.
Again my own logic was able to sort this, though the logic of the riddle is inconsistent. It informs through the solve process that each number becomes a letter in an exact sequence, nothing within the riddle tells us to rearrange any letters.

My only conclusion is one of two possibilities.
1. The developers messed this particular part up
2. There’s more than one method of solving the grid

I would be interested in reading what others make of this.
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