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getoffursausage 

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Posted: 04:46PM Aug 6, 2008 |
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Hi! I have been working on this puzzle hunt for a few days now, and I am absolutely STUMPED on level 5.
On this level, you were given a box divided almost like a checkerboard with different boxes filled in. The hint says that the name of the image will give you a clue, but I have no clue as to what the image is called!
Can anyone help me??
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grilledcheese

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Posted: 05:30PM Aug 6, 2008 |
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The filled in boxes are the key.
Assign each box with a letter of the alphabet.
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getoffursausage 

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Posted: 10:44PM Aug 6, 2008 |
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Ahh...thanks much. I will see if I can figure it out.
Wait, the black boxes are the key?
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getoffursausage 

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Posted: 10:50PM Aug 6, 2008 |
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YAHOOOOO!!! I got it! Thanks, grilledcheese!
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grilledcheese

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Posted: 05:00PM Aug 7, 2008 |
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You're welcome!
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nikitafullmoon 

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Posted: 01:40PM Aug 12, 2008 |
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I'm having trouble with level 7. The hint says it uses a Polybius Square, but that generates numbers, and the encyphered text is letters.
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getoffursausage 

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Posted: 10:06PM Aug 12, 2008 |
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I am also stuck on level 7, but I will post if I figure it out!
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al12121995 

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Posted: 08:22AM Aug 15, 2008 |
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Whats the answer in number 2?
just press "{[(alt-f4)]}" |
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TRILLIONAIRE 

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Posted: 10:18AM Aug 15, 2008 |
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I don't think we should be posting the answers, but I'd be happy to give you a hint if you post the question here.
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getoffursausage 

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Posted: 05:19PM Aug 16, 2008 |
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What was #2 about nikitafullmoon? I will be happy to give you a hint! Like Trillionare said, I also don't think that we should be just giving out answers.
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al12121995 

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Posted: 08:27PM Aug 17, 2008 |
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Can you give me a hint about the key in level 3?
just press "{[(alt-f4)]}" |
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TRILLIONAIRE 

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Posted: 08:33PM Aug 17, 2008 |
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Please post the question here. We cannot go back into the game once we've completed it.
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whisperedkiss 

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Posted: 09:52PM Aug 17, 2008 |
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numero dos!
After a few minutes of thinking you quickly solve the Caesar Cipher and blurt out the answer, "---------". As soon as you do this, you hear a beep coming from a previously unnoticed device sitting on the bathroom counter. You pick up the device and notice that it has a small screen with a message written on it:
==MESSAGE==
Congratulations, you have passed level 1. If you get confused about this code, don't forget to look up.
.... .--. .- .-. --. . .-.. . - ... .. -.. .-. --- .-- -.-- . -.- . .... -
==END==
Well, that is a strange message. You set to work...
It looks like morse to me, but deciphering it as morse leads to a bunch of gibberish!
EDIT: removed answer from previous level
---This message was edited on 11:04PM Aug 17, 2008---
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TRILLIONAIRE 

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Posted: 10:02PM Aug 17, 2008 |
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Just put the code in a Morse Code solver. Use that mirror to decode it, though.
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whisperedkiss 

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Posted: 10:06PM Aug 17, 2008 |
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oooo i thought at first it said "look it up" instead of "look up" as in look it up in the book. hmm...lets see
EDIT: I got it! Thanks so much!
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whisperedkiss 

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Posted: 11:07PM Aug 17, 2008 |
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Wow, 3 is difficult! I keep going through the list of ciphers looking for names, using the keyword from the previous round, all to no avail! I think I'll sleep on it, but this is very frustrating!
It didn't take long to figure out that it was a Morse Code, but when you decoded the message it didn't make any sense. Thats when you looked up and noticed your reflection in the mirror and realized that you had to read the decoded text backwards. You call out "---------------" and hear a beep come from the device in your hand. The screen has updated:
==MESSAGE==
The key is the country where this cipher's namesake lived.
hfntteyllnvmteslqymrvrusqmeqnia vlgjvjvtbiiykoygzjcfbwvyppreljvtnj
==END==
Now, you're getting the hang of it. You flip through your book and sit down at your computer to work on the latest cipher.
Braingle tells me "Please do not use words longer than 50 characters. It messes up the formatting." so I added a space, deleting it gets the original clue
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coltonr1 

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Posted: 03:08AM Aug 18, 2008 |
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getoffursausage wrote: Hi! I have been working on this puzzle hunt for a few days now, and I am absolutely STUMPED on level 5.
On this level, you were given a box divided almost like a checkerboard with different boxes filled in. The hint says that the name of the image will give you a clue, but I have no clue as to what the image is called!
Can anyone help me??
Where is this puzzle hunt?
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whisperedkiss 

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Posted: 10:19AM Aug 18, 2008 |
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Cryptographic Puzzle Hunt
Can be found by going to brain teasers > puzzle hunts
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coltonr1 

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Posted: 05:23PM Aug 18, 2008 |
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whisperedkiss wrote:
Cool, thanks!
BTW I'll try to help you out if I get up there.
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nikitafullmoon 

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Posted: 02:34PM Aug 21, 2008 |
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nikitafullmoon wrote: I'm having trouble with level 7. The hint says it uses a Polybius Square, but that generates numbers, and the encyphered text is letters.
Further to that question, here is question 7.
Beep.
==MESSAGE==
Don't be a square. Decipher this message and come down to the library.
rdaquobqftxpcnauotgmqlclcxsrcfqudtfh vuoaoppmyiisnwiohqeotwsshcsryrotpdgbqlypdctxc
==END==
So, how can I use a Polybius Square on that, when a PS generates pairs of numbers, and this is a bunch of letters? Is it a two-step process -- i.e., a PS + some other decoder?
Hint, hint? Pretty please?
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