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Help with The Cryptographic Case of the Missing Arm (puzzle hunt

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potatogrl

Posts: 13

Posted: 07:22PM Sep 21, 2008

I'm stumped on number 9 too.

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chittermouse3

Posts: 1868

Posted: 10:37AM Oct 10, 2008

Aaaaahhhhhh! I need help!!! Just reading the posts on this board has helped me with levels 1-8, but I am stumped. For level 9, is it a semaphore code? I wrote the letters down on a piece of paper exactly matching up with the image on the screen and wrapped it around a pen. Obviously it didnt work...for a semaphore you have to have the diameter of the stick you are wrapping it around.
So...where can i find said diameter?

I just lost the game...and so did you.

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TRILLIONAIRE

Posts: 2677

Posted: 01:31PM Oct 10, 2008

Find a pattern with the letters to try to figure out what matches up. For example, if the first letter is F, the second letter shouldn't be S, so make the diameter a little small/bigger until you find a letter that would follow F.

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chittermouse3

Posts: 1868

Posted: 02:33PM Oct 11, 2008

aaaayyyyy! That makes some sense! Ill try it and check up later.

Thx.

Edit: I found what it said-used paintbrushes of different diameters. Tricky but it worked. Now, i just need to solve what it said.

What statue is missing both arms?

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Malika123

Posts: 11

Posted: 01:34AM Oct 13, 2008

I'm a newbie, I need a hint for #1

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chittermouse3

Posts: 1868

Posted: 03:32PM Oct 13, 2008

I finished!!! Yaaaaaayyyyyy!

So what is number 1? Oh yeah. If the person had sisters, then it must be an actual person. Then, find the person-named cipher that shifts by a number. Then google "{person's name} number sisters. That's what I did.

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Malika123

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Posted: 11:01PM Oct 13, 2008

Sorry, what do you mean?

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chittermouse3

Posts: 1868

Posted: 03:26PM Oct 14, 2008

chittermouse3 wrote:

Ok. Ill be blunt. It's a Caesar cipher. Caesar had 2 sisters. Go to the Caesar cipher page under "cryptography" in "Brain Teasers" and shift up by two. Then put in the message that was on the screen.

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Malika123

Posts: 11

Posted: 07:20AM Oct 15, 2008

But after that?
EDIT- Wait, wait I think I know now.

~~ Is no. 2 a Morse Code?~~

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chittermouse3

Posts: 1868

Posted: 03:29PM Oct 15, 2008

Yes, but you have to change it to make it work. Try making it backward after you translate...i dont remember exactly what to do. Maybe a mirror image.

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Malika123

Posts: 11

Posted: 02:57AM Oct 16, 2008

Okay, thanks anyway.
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What kind of cipher is the level 3?

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chittermouse3

Posts: 1868

Posted: 08:29AM Oct 16, 2008

IDK. You'll have to post the message here, and then I'll help you. Don't forget to read previous posts on this board...they helped me all the way through level 9.

I just lost the game...and so did you.

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Malika123

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Posted: 05:10PM Oct 17, 2008

What is another hint for lvl.3?

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chittermouse3

Posts: 1868

Posted: 05:52PM Oct 17, 2008

Like I said earlier, you'll have to post the level on this board. I have no idea what level 3 was. I know how to solve it, but I don't remember the question. I have to see it to help you, and I can't go back. I can probably give you a hint if I see the question. You should post the hint here too.

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Malika123

Posts: 11

Posted: 10:51PM Oct 17, 2008

The key is the country where this cipher's namesake lived. hfntteyllnvmteslqymrvrusq (since I can't continue all I'll space but it's connected) meqniavlgjvjvtbiiykoy gzjcfbwvyppreljvtnj

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TRILLIONAIRE

Posts: 2677

Posted: 08:50AM Oct 18, 2008

I clue for level 3 has already been posted. I guess it was a good clue because the person trying to solve it said:

I got it shortly after I saw that hint.

It shouldn't be that hard to figure out after you find the clue.

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chittermouse3

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Posted: 04:14PM Oct 18, 2008

So, use the country of birth of the person in the hint, then use that as a keyword for the cipher named after that person. Got it?

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Malika123

Posts: 11

Posted: 02:59AM Oct 19, 2008

Thanks.

You may need a map or two to solve this one.

TENWR OHSEE ITEAE FHCTL CTDER OTSVN ERETI TSXIU ENRHA IUENO EUDET ETTOE RETET MNTSE TOGTD HASET TILVL SHNMO TEIYO AENAF RYEED GESHR YIMNT SOTLT TDADN HNRDW NYWDG ESWNY IUEWS LNIUE
(lvl.4)

What does this mean anyway?

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chittermouse3

Posts: 1868

Posted: 12:59PM Oct 19, 2008

Okay, I can't quite remember this one. I do believe that once you solve this, you will get a pair of coordinates to find on a map. If you go to Wikipedia or Google maps, plug in the coordinates and you will get a city, which is your keyword. Read previous forum posts, i can't quite remember how I solved this one. And you can always wait it out for the clue.

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Malika123

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Posted: 02:49AM Oct 23, 2008

Two rails?

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