The Werewolf Game
Game #2903: CIA: Bermuda Triangle
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This game finished in 7 rounds.
RFM
MOD EDIT: Thanks
Alright, my best and brightest, I have received this cipher from an agent in Genovia through the telegraph:
"All night," George quite hesitantly inquired.
The boy, very nervous about everything George had mentioned, covered his eyes. He replied, "Mister, I didn't! You have to call my mom. Let her explain!"
"Understand, if you ever-"
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But something happened during the transfer. I fear the worst for our agent. The message was cut off and the telegram just repeated "3W, 3W, 3W" for one hour.
Use your best skills to decipher this. You will be rewarded. Let's beat these scum!
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Livin' that mom-life...
MOD EDIT: Thanks
Alright, my best and brightest, I have received this cipher from an agent in Genovia through the telegraph:
"All night," George quite hesitantly inquired.
The boy, very nervous about everything George had mentioned, covered his eyes. He replied, "Mister, I didn't! You have to call my mom. Let her explain!"
"Understand, if you ever-"
----
But something happened during the transfer. I fear the worst for our agent. The message was cut off and the telegram just repeated "3W, 3W, 3W" for one hour.
Use your best skills to decipher this. You will be rewarded. Let's beat these scum!
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Livin' that mom-life...
So, I was told you all had a game going on and didn't let me know about it! How rude! *hmphs*
Then, I found the game, and it had one spot left. So, what could I do? I just had to join, didn't I? Just as a disclaimer, though, I do have an extremely busy schedule, including studies, work, etc., but I figured this would be a good source of procrastination.
Anyhoo, I do need to get to bed, and seeing as how I am the first person on here, there isn't much to go off of yet. I will be back on tomorrow, though.
Livin' that mom-life...
Then, I found the game, and it had one spot left. So, what could I do? I just had to join, didn't I? Just as a disclaimer, though, I do have an extremely busy schedule, including studies, work, etc., but I figured this would be a good source of procrastination.
Anyhoo, I do need to get to bed, and seeing as how I am the first person on here, there isn't much to go off of yet. I will be back on tomorrow, though.
Livin' that mom-life...
lol, I tried to get in touch with you via Google but you weren't ever around :noway:
And the game has 2 day days =o So even your schedule should be doable xD
I also think you will not be the only one here for long :noway:
Edit: I also use :noway: too often :noway:
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And the game has 2 day days =o So even your schedule should be doable xD
I also think you will not be the only one here for long :noway:
Edit: I also use :noway: too often :noway:
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Skinny!!!!! YOU MADE IT!!!!
We've got some time, so I'm in no rush to vote, however, I plan on voting for someone inactive if there is any by this time tomorrow night.
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
We've got some time, so I'm in no rush to vote, however, I plan on voting for someone inactive if there is any by this time tomorrow night.
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
This mocha person seems pretty inactive, only one post so far... I am not sure I can see keeping her around...
ETA: 3W, 3W, 3W makes me think 3 wolves....
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ETA: 3W, 3W, 3W makes me think 3 wolves....
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Limerick, we know there will be three wolves in a 15 player game.
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
Well, actually, Mochs, if you read the rules carefully, you would know there are no wolves in this game, only spies. *hides*
I'm holding back for a lil bit. mocha613 and Limerick, do you guys have some history?
Why, yes, they do. If memory serves, Limerick has proposed to our dear mocha.
I will vote to help the seer for now.
I'm on Braingle far too long, I stay on the computer from dusk to dawn. Playing games and chatting with friends, the novelity of it never ends.
I'm on Braingle far too long, I stay on the computer from dusk to dawn. Playing games and chatting with friends, the novelity of it never ends.
Simba, yeah, limerick and I are friends. Same with el, skinny (witty kitty), tuku, and nicats.
4wheels, I appreciate the SPF as much as anyone else, but I might consider voting for someone inactive. Somewhere I've got written a great reason why it is best to shoot in actives first, I'll have to try and find it, not easy since I've lost all mu records of previous games when my wiki disappeared.
In the end I know you will vote where your gut tells you, but I have seen more good games ruined by inactive people. :/
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
4wheels, I appreciate the SPF as much as anyone else, but I might consider voting for someone inactive. Somewhere I've got written a great reason why it is best to shoot in actives first, I'll have to try and find it, not easy since I've lost all mu records of previous games when my wiki disappeared.
In the end I know you will vote where your gut tells you, but I have seen more good games ruined by inactive people. :/
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
El-ahrairah wrote:
Only because you abandoned your post and let chaos ensue!
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
Why, yes, they do. If memory serves, Limerick has proposed to our dear mocha.
Only because you abandoned your post and let chaos ensue!
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
I still maintain that putting me in charge of that nuthouse a scant 15 minutes before the end of my work day was a tactical error. In fact, the only thing that was "in charge" was Limerick's taser, which I have absolutely no idea how he got into his cell.
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Yay, we've started! I was busy this weekend and afraid it'd start before I could get back on, but then I remembered the 2-day rounds. That can be helpful!
First thing I thought of when I saw the "3W" was World Wide Web (www).
I'm going to go see if we have any multi-day Inactives for a seer protection vote (SPV). If there aren't any, I'll hold my vote for now.
Edit to add: Hm, nope. No one Inactive more than 1 day. So, I'll wait to vote until we get some more time under our belts.
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"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered." - Chesterton
First thing I thought of when I saw the "3W" was World Wide Web (www).
I'm going to go see if we have any multi-day Inactives for a seer protection vote (SPV). If there aren't any, I'll hold my vote for now.
Edit to add: Hm, nope. No one Inactive more than 1 day. So, I'll wait to vote until we get some more time under our belts.
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"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered." - Chesterton
I am not very good at clues in games, but I will do my best to try and decipher some of them. 3W could mean what, when, and where. Or why. I also thought of 3 wolves when I first read it, but that is almost too simple. 3W's is 6V's: VV VV VV. I don't see how that could help us, though. I am going to play around with some of the codes and ciphers to see if I can come up with anything.
Since we've still got plenty of time left in the round, I will hold off on voting until later on in the round.
Livin' that mom-life...
Since we've still got plenty of time left in the round, I will hold off on voting until later on in the round.
Livin' that mom-life...
For the time being, I'm going to toss out an SPV. I know it's early, but it'll be easier to tell who's inactive by who hasn't voted, as some might vote, but not post. (Though it's not recommended)
I won't bother posting my analysis or thought processes regarding "3W" until I have something that might be useful. Also, I'm wondering if the fact that it was repeated for exactly an hour has anything to do with it. The fact that a timeframe was mentioned at all makes me think that it has some significance.
More to come...
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I won't bother posting my analysis or thought processes regarding "3W" until I have something that might be useful. Also, I'm wondering if the fact that it was repeated for exactly an hour has anything to do with it. The fact that a timeframe was mentioned at all makes me think that it has some significance.
More to come...
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Sorry fo the inactivity guys, I had no idea that the game had started! For now I'll vote for anyone who is inactive, unless someone appears to be extremely suspicious.
As for the cipher, It seems that one of the two, most likely the child, is a spy. I think this because the man was cut off while talking. This could also be wrong, as the man was the one who seemed he was about to pull the trigger on the boy, and he could just be defending himself. Or maybe someone els came and attacked him, a fellow spy? For the 3W, I am strongly convinced that that stands for 3 wolves. Still nothing conclusive, or that would help us in anyway though.
[Edit] @Mocha, didyou ever find out what limerick did to get us to propose to you?
[Edit] I'm an idiot, don't listen to me, this isn't about werewolves, it's about spies!
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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
As for the cipher, It seems that one of the two, most likely the child, is a spy. I think this because the man was cut off while talking. This could also be wrong, as the man was the one who seemed he was about to pull the trigger on the boy, and he could just be defending himself. Or maybe someone els came and attacked him, a fellow spy? For the 3W, I am strongly convinced that that stands for 3 wolves. Still nothing conclusive, or that would help us in anyway though.
[Edit] @Mocha, didyou ever find out what limerick did to get us to propose to you?
[Edit] I'm an idiot, don't listen to me, this isn't about werewolves, it's about spies!
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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
I see the game started... And I already have 2 votes! Fun stuff...
Will think about the clue, and post if I come up with any ideas...
Five-by-Five...
Will think about the clue, and post if I come up with any ideas...
Five-by-Five...
VVVVVV is a game where gravity is altered in order to maneuver a player moving through an environment.
Will look into it.
"This thaw took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw." -George W. Bush, on liquidity in the markets.
Will look into it.
"This thaw took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw." -George W. Bush, on liquidity in the markets.
Miss (or Mrs.) Faith, I'm not sure why uloseha followed my lead in voting you, as you were merely my SPV, but I've no desire to see a charge led against someone for no good reason. I will, thus, change my vote to some other Joe Somebody until such time as someone around here begins to smell suspicious.
List of people who have not commented : uloseha
List of active people : WittKitty, Limerick, mocha613, El-ahrairah, 4wheels, Elios, TheSlyMrSly, FaithDushku, Innovative, Lunasim, bababawhomp, Kaipper, nicats, jpost
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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
List of active people : WittKitty, Limerick, mocha613, El-ahrairah, 4wheels, Elios, TheSlyMrSly, FaithDushku, Innovative, Lunasim, bababawhomp, Kaipper, nicats, jpost
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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
Umm.. Sly, all those people are active, they've all logged on today. I haven't gotten anywhere with the clue. Probably going to random vote, but, I have time to decide.
Sly, Lunasimba posted earlier... he asked if I was friends with Limerick.
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
Yeah, sorry about that Luna, and you too baba, No hard feelings?
and also, what I mean by inactive is that they haven't posted yet, probably should have worded that better
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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
and also, what I mean by inactive is that they haven't posted yet, probably should have worded that better
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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
Hey guys, for clarification: The ciphers are not the clues. There is a correct answer to the cipher, which must be PMed to me and the first person to do so correctly gets the actual clue.
EDIT: for grammatical issues... my brain doesn't work in the morning.
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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
EDIT: for grammatical issues... my brain doesn't work in the morning.
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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
TheSlyMrSly wrote:
No, I didn't. Care to fill me in?
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
[Edit] @Mocha, didyou ever find out what limerick did to get us to propose to you?
No, I didn't. Care to fill me in?
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
TheSlyMrSly wrote:
uloseha has posted a vote, so I would take them off the inactive list. Disappointing they are not posting, but they are at least participating.
Looks like we are just waiting for nicats, Kaipper and jpost to be here, but it is likely their absence has to do with the timing of the game starting, rather than actual inactivity. However, come tomorrow morning if we still haven't heard from them, one of them will get my vote.
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
List of people who are completely inactive: uloseha
List of people who only talked last round: nicats, Kaipper, jpost
List of people who only talked last round: nicats, Kaipper, jpost
uloseha has posted a vote, so I would take them off the inactive list. Disappointing they are not posting, but they are at least participating.
Looks like we are just waiting for nicats, Kaipper and jpost to be here, but it is likely their absence has to do with the timing of the game starting, rather than actual inactivity. However, come tomorrow morning if we still haven't heard from them, one of them will get my vote.
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
Sorry for three posts in a row... (I don't like to edit in werewolf games because it causes suspicion... what did you change?)
I looked up who has been online... Kaipper and nicats have not been online today, so it makes sense that they have not posted, but jpost has been online, which means that he would have seen the notification of the game starting and still did not come. Could have been a quick check with no time to write anything knowing it was a 2 day round, but something to keep in mind.
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
I looked up who has been online... Kaipper and nicats have not been online today, so it makes sense that they have not posted, but jpost has been online, which means that he would have seen the notification of the game starting and still did not come. Could have been a quick check with no time to write anything knowing it was a 2 day round, but something to keep in mind.
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
@El You are totally ridiculous
This clue is definitely stumping me so far...
As a cipher I am approaching it as 3 W meaning 3 and Words
I have tried:
3 letter words (all the boy had his you mom let her you... starts off well...)
Every third word starting from the first (All quite the nervous George covered he...)
Every third word starting with the third (George inquired very everything...
Every third word starting from the last (Ever understand let call...)
The third word in each paragraph (George very you)
The third word from the end of each paragraph (If let quite)
The first word in each paragraph (3 total words) (All the understand)
The last word in each paragraph (Inquired explain ever)
The third letter in each word (LGOI...)
The third word in each quotation (Mister you call let understand ever)
Third word in each quotation starting with the 3rd (Didn't to mom...
The 3rd to last word in each quotation (If let..)
3 words that appear off or misused... Nothing here, hesitantly inquired feels potentially stretched as does the ending, "Understand, if you ever.."
And probably more I haven't mentioned....
Also of note, there is not a single W within the cipher text, adding w's to the words does not particularly create anything new other than the word wall at the beginning...
As far as activity, I can't say I am thrilled with anyone not talking whether they vote or not >_> It is pretty much impossible to pin someone down based on voting patterns alone so.... it kind of grates against the spirit of the whole game and potentially is worse than being idle. It shows you are here but can't even bother to say SPV or something... I don't know. If it is totally innocent though and simply a case of wanting to participate but not having time... I think we have two days to figure that out.
This cipher is really bugging out my mind...Any ideas?
This clue is definitely stumping me so far...
As a cipher I am approaching it as 3 W meaning 3 and Words
I have tried:
3 letter words (all the boy had his you mom let her you... starts off well...)
Every third word starting from the first (All quite the nervous George covered he...)
Every third word starting with the third (George inquired very everything...
Every third word starting from the last (Ever understand let call...)
The third word in each paragraph (George very you)
The third word from the end of each paragraph (If let quite)
The first word in each paragraph (3 total words) (All the understand)
The last word in each paragraph (Inquired explain ever)
The third letter in each word (LGOI...)
The third word in each quotation (Mister you call let understand ever)
Third word in each quotation starting with the 3rd (Didn't to mom...
The 3rd to last word in each quotation (If let..)
3 words that appear off or misused... Nothing here, hesitantly inquired feels potentially stretched as does the ending, "Understand, if you ever.."
And probably more I haven't mentioned....
Also of note, there is not a single W within the cipher text, adding w's to the words does not particularly create anything new other than the word wall at the beginning...
As far as activity, I can't say I am thrilled with anyone not talking whether they vote or not >_> It is pretty much impossible to pin someone down based on voting patterns alone so.... it kind of grates against the spirit of the whole game and potentially is worse than being idle. It shows you are here but can't even bother to say SPV or something... I don't know. If it is totally innocent though and simply a case of wanting to participate but not having time... I think we have two days to figure that out.
This cipher is really bugging out my mind...Any ideas?
Nice progress Limerick!!! I'm really impressed!
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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
Hello everyone! I'm not a cipher genius or anything, and Limerick's clearly much more into it than I am But I was thinking it might have something to do with repeating "3W" for an hour?
3W x 60 minutes = 180W
Made me think that it might be the 180th word, but the post doesn't have 180 words :/ So I'm not sure right now. I'll check back later to vote.
3W x 60 minutes = 180W
Made me think that it might be the 180th word, but the post doesn't have 180 words :/ So I'm not sure right now. I'll check back later to vote.
lol, Kai, yeah, I thought the same thing... wondering if there was a significance to the hour timeframe, but that was even more a deadend than the 3Ws so, I don't know either...
ETA: Maybe it is a 180W *hides*
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ETA: Maybe it is a 180W *hides*
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I am here of course! Three eye private eyes has been notified. Lol
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El-ahrairah wrote:
Just Faith is fine... No problem, not mad about it, jst thought it was funny that I had 2 already...
Been trying to figure out the cipher w/no luck so far... I tried taking the first letter of each word and tried a few different ciphers to try and translate it, but not working... Will keep trying...
Five-by-Five...
Miss (or Mrs.) Faith, I'm not sure why uloseha followed my lead in voting you, as you were merely my SPV, but I've no desire to see a charge led against someone for no good reason. I will, thus, change my vote to some other Joe Somebody until such time as someone around here begins to smell suspicious.
Just Faith is fine... No problem, not mad about it, jst thought it was funny that I had 2 already...
Been trying to figure out the cipher w/no luck so far... I tried taking the first letter of each word and tried a few different ciphers to try and translate it, but not working... Will keep trying...
Five-by-Five...
Fyi i work nights remember that most of my posts will be early morning or evening like now before i head off to work.
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Might as well say as well before anyone else bothers trying, I tried all 25 Caesar ciphers, none of them worked I wasn't expecting much, because, after all, it would be rather difficult to hide that and maintain an English sentence, but still... nothing. Transposition ciphers also seem fruitless. Sooooo, I am still at a bit of a loss xD
ETA: Interesting, the cipher post has changed verrrrry slightly....
tuku edited it from: "3W, 3W, 3W" for an hour -> "3W, 3W, 3W" for one hour.
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ETA: Interesting, the cipher post has changed verrrrry slightly....
tuku edited it from: "3W, 3W, 3W" for an hour -> "3W, 3W, 3W" for one hour.
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Guys, keep in mind that this is not the clue, ather a cipher to get the clue. I would like to know what exactly are we looking to find if we decode it though,
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
Hey, so everyone is active! YAY! Ok, feel free to vote for whomever you please.
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
ok, ok, I'll post something. I was actually here last night when the game was three hours old, but like now, I really have nothing constructive to offer to the conversation. My vote, since there seem to be no inactives, will be purely random. (for now).
God began calling the light Day, but the darkness he called Night.
God began calling the light Day, but the darkness he called Night.
TheSlyMrSly wrote:
That's precisely what makes this so difficult. We don't know how to approach it because we're not even sure what it is that we're trying to figure out.
Guys, keep in mind that this is not the clue, ather a cipher to get the clue. I would like to know what exactly are we looking to find if we decode it though,
That's precisely what makes this so difficult. We don't know how to approach it because we're not even sure what it is that we're trying to figure out.
I'm going to place a vote for uloseha - I don't want to shoot anyone who may help us out in-game. Uloseha has voted, yes, but that doesn't do much to help with clues, discussion, etc.
"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered." - Chesterton
"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered." - Chesterton
I have to agree with Elios. Uloseha did vote, yes, but did not post even to say "SPV." Just imagine if everyone here were to vote but not post...it would make for a pretty random game. I would feel bad putting Uloseha in a majority if he/she has a good reason for not being able to post when he/she voted. So, I will hold off on throwing a vote that way, but if Uloseha has not posted by tonight, I am leaning towards voting that way (unless something more substantial surfaces).
Also, I couldn't come up with anything as far as the cypher is concerned. I am at a complete loss as to what it could be... Then again, I have not been very good at cyphers in the past, so... xD
Livin' that mom-life...
Also, I couldn't come up with anything as far as the cypher is concerned. I am at a complete loss as to what it could be... Then again, I have not been very good at cyphers in the past, so... xD
Livin' that mom-life...
I, too, am tempted to vote for uloseha for the same reason. I'd rather keep around people who are trying to contribute to the conversation. But, I will also wait until after school to place my vote to give them a chance to come in.
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
mocha613 wrote:
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
I, too, am tempted to vote for uloseha for the same reason. I'd rather keep around people who are trying to contribute to the conversation. But, I will also wait until after school to place my vote to give them a chance to come in.
Normally I would agree mocha, but if you go to his user page, it says that he logged on today, so maybe he just won't comment. I'm going to put my vote in for him, unless he decides to show up.
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ― Dr. Seuss
Well, since time somehow seems important in this cipher, I will look at that a little deeper.
Per Wikipedia:
Thus, we are looking at anything between 1500 and 1800 characters per hour.
From this, we have a 8 character repeated CSV string, which, depending on how you look at it could also be 6 characters, yielding 250-300 or 187.5-225 repetitions. Also possible is this is either supposed to be taken as a per minute example meaning we would have 60*3W*3 = 540Ws, or a per second example, in which case we have 3600*3*3W = 32400Ws...
Neither of these numbers jump at me with an obvious significance. It could also not be a timed sample, and have us to suppose 60 of them total, 60 3W.
What is interesting also is that literally speaking... This would look as follows...
3W, 3W, 3W 3W, 3W, 3W
Whether this should be taken literally is another question all together.
Continuing...
Beyond the 3W interpretation, it could also mean, as discussed 3 watts, but that seems unlikely... It could also mean 3 weeks to fit within the time interpretation, it could also mean 3W longitude, 3 steps west perhaps too. Or even perhaps with 60 3 W case, be 60N 3W or even 63W.
It simply does not work for a secret key cipher, as 3W never appears within the message.
To arrange it in a 3W grid...
All Night George
Quite Hesitantly Inquired
The Boy Very
Nervous About Everything
George Had Mentioned
Covered His Eyes
He Replied Mister
I Didn't You
Have To Call
My Mom Let
Her Explain Understand
If You Ever
Not seeing anything there.
Still working here. Store closed.
ETA: Oops, multiplied 60*30wpm rather than 60*150char=9000... I don't really have enough there to keep focusing on the rest of the math though. Change those maxes to 1500 and 1125 and you will get the idea...
ETA 2: Using calculator deciphering (imagine 3W written on the led display and flipping it) this would become ME, ME, ME... meaningful, maybe, but telling us anything? :/
ETA 3: Well, P=IV, 1 Watt = 1 CV/s, 3W = 3CV/s. For 3600 seconds, this is 10800CV. CV,Curriculum Vitae means resume, so they are requesting us mail 10800 copies of their resume? *hides*
ETA 4: Okay, let's go a different path.... Telegraphs generally transmit in morse code... 3W in morse code is...
...-- .-- for 1 hour...
1 is .----, so, if the W were a cut off one, we could be dealing with 31, but I don't see anything here either...
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Per Wikipedia:
Transmission speeds vary from 5 words (25 characters) per minute, by novice operators, up to about 30 words (150 characters) per minute by skilled operators.
Thus, we are looking at anything between 1500 and 1800 characters per hour.
From this, we have a 8 character repeated CSV string, which, depending on how you look at it could also be 6 characters, yielding 250-300 or 187.5-225 repetitions. Also possible is this is either supposed to be taken as a per minute example meaning we would have 60*3W*3 = 540Ws, or a per second example, in which case we have 3600*3*3W = 32400Ws...
Neither of these numbers jump at me with an obvious significance. It could also not be a timed sample, and have us to suppose 60 of them total, 60 3W.
What is interesting also is that literally speaking... This would look as follows...
3W, 3W, 3W 3W, 3W, 3W
Whether this should be taken literally is another question all together.
Continuing...
Beyond the 3W interpretation, it could also mean, as discussed 3 watts, but that seems unlikely... It could also mean 3 weeks to fit within the time interpretation, it could also mean 3W longitude, 3 steps west perhaps too. Or even perhaps with 60 3 W case, be 60N 3W or even 63W.
It simply does not work for a secret key cipher, as 3W never appears within the message.
To arrange it in a 3W grid...
All Night George
Quite Hesitantly Inquired
The Boy Very
Nervous About Everything
George Had Mentioned
Covered His Eyes
He Replied Mister
I Didn't You
Have To Call
My Mom Let
Her Explain Understand
If You Ever
Not seeing anything there.
Still working here. Store closed.
ETA: Oops, multiplied 60*30wpm rather than 60*150char=9000... I don't really have enough there to keep focusing on the rest of the math though. Change those maxes to 1500 and 1125 and you will get the idea...
ETA 2: Using calculator deciphering (imagine 3W written on the led display and flipping it) this would become ME, ME, ME... meaningful, maybe, but telling us anything? :/
ETA 3: Well, P=IV, 1 Watt = 1 CV/s, 3W = 3CV/s. For 3600 seconds, this is 10800CV. CV,Curriculum Vitae means resume, so they are requesting us mail 10800 copies of their resume? *hides*
ETA 4: Okay, let's go a different path.... Telegraphs generally transmit in morse code... 3W in morse code is...
...-- .-- for 1 hour...
1 is .----, so, if the W were a cut off one, we could be dealing with 31, but I don't see anything here either...
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Wheels, Womp and Witty are the only people with W in their name.
Is this a hint as well?
HM.
"This thaw took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw." -George W. Bush, on liquidity in the markets.
Is this a hint as well?
HM.
"This thaw took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw." -George W. Bush, on liquidity in the markets.
@Innovative No, tuku has indicated this code is not in and of itself a hint. We will PM her a decrypted version of the code which is storyline related to get a hint which is game related
I follow what ur all coming up with but i am really clueless on the hint sorry i am not much help just wanted to let u know i was keeping up but have nothing to help us out. I was trying to see what 3w did searching but i was thinking network stuff but why use telegraph if u have network ? Anywho will not sure who i want to vote for.
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Not a whole lot of talk today. Uloseha hasn't input anything, either, but (s)he has been on today. A lack of input is not going to help us track down the spies. Therefore, I am going to throw my vote in for Uloseha.
Livin' that mom-life...
Livin' that mom-life...
I did a google search for "3W" and the top two results were a German model engine company and a management in Arizona. It could be way off, but seeing as it's all we really have to go off of so far, this is my theory. Those are companies. Companies try to be innovative. Therefore, I am placing a vote for Innovative.
But the cipher isn't a hint :p.
I am not one for majorities, especially early but I don't have a better suggestion than ulo right now...
The lack of a post just bothers me, not quite as much as the cipher has been though, I have to be missing something obvious... But whatever it is is still beyond me...
I am not one for majorities, especially early but I don't have a better suggestion than ulo right now...
The lack of a post just bothers me, not quite as much as the cipher has been though, I have to be missing something obvious... But whatever it is is still beyond me...
I'm happy people are active! But disappointed about uloseha not wanting to participate in discussion. As such, I am also going to vote for uloseha for lack of anything else to go by. I look forward to the next round when we at least get some feedback from our wolves in regard to who they decide to eat.
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
"Wir müssen wissen, und wir werden wissen." -David Hilbert
Men, I have a lot of super secret meetings at night, therefore, if you want to make a go at the cipher, it must be done by the end of the day it is given. There is no penalty for a wrong guess, but if you don't answer it at all, we are more likely to lose our men.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Still no luck on the cipher... So going to go along and vote for uloseha...
Five-by-Five...
Five-by-Five...
Hmm... nothing... closest thing that made sense was "George George didn't let her explain. Understand if you ever-" which is every word that contains 3 (so 3, 13, 23, 30, 31, 32, 33...) or "George George didn't understand" (3, 13, 23, 33)... any ideas?
Expected Actual Occurrences
a 8.2% 4.2% 8
b 1.5% 1.0% 2
c 2.8% 1.0% 2
d 4.3% 4.7% 9
e 12.7% 15.2% 29
f 2.2% 0.5% 1
g 2.0% 3.1% 6
h 6.1% 4.7% 9
i 7.0% 7.3% 14
j 0.2% 0.0% 0
k 0.8% 0.0% 0
l 4.0% 4.2% 8
m 2.4% 2.6% 5
n 6.7% 5.8% 11
o 7.5% 5.8% 11
p 1.9% 1.0% 2
q 0.1% 1.0% 2
r 6.0% 6.3% 12
s 6.3% 3.1% 6
t 9.1% 6.8% 13
u 2.8% 3.7% 7
v 1.0% 3.1% 6
w 2.4% 0.0% 0
x 0.2% 0.5% 1
y 2.0% 4.2% 8
z 0.1% 0.0% 0
Frequency analysis of the cipher text doesn't seem to show much either, suggesting very little word manipulation on a letter basis was done, if any. A couple peaks here and there, it is ironic that W is one of those said peaks that is unexpectedly low here... Anything?
ETA: 50% variance from the norm (non expected zero): A - low, C - low, F - low, W - low (yes, it is zero, but unexpectedly so)
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a 8.2% 4.2% 8
b 1.5% 1.0% 2
c 2.8% 1.0% 2
d 4.3% 4.7% 9
e 12.7% 15.2% 29
f 2.2% 0.5% 1
g 2.0% 3.1% 6
h 6.1% 4.7% 9
i 7.0% 7.3% 14
j 0.2% 0.0% 0
k 0.8% 0.0% 0
l 4.0% 4.2% 8
m 2.4% 2.6% 5
n 6.7% 5.8% 11
o 7.5% 5.8% 11
p 1.9% 1.0% 2
q 0.1% 1.0% 2
r 6.0% 6.3% 12
s 6.3% 3.1% 6
t 9.1% 6.8% 13
u 2.8% 3.7% 7
v 1.0% 3.1% 6
w 2.4% 0.0% 0
x 0.2% 0.5% 1
y 2.0% 4.2% 8
z 0.1% 0.0% 0
Frequency analysis of the cipher text doesn't seem to show much either, suggesting very little word manipulation on a letter basis was done, if any. A couple peaks here and there, it is ironic that W is one of those said peaks that is unexpectedly low here... Anything?
ETA: 50% variance from the norm (non expected zero): A - low, C - low, F - low, W - low (yes, it is zero, but unexpectedly so)
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Nothing. I can't make sense of it. At times I feel like it's just out of reach, but I can't put anything together. Switching my vote to uloseha for obvious reasons.
So this has just been brought to my attention, the answers to the ciphers do not necessarily have anything to do with the actual plot, because then they could also be used as clues. I will also not consider anything an answer unless it is PMed to me.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
ANSWER: 3W-1 was the key to read the cipher which is in blue. Every 3rd Word, 1st letter.
"All night," George quite hesitantly inquired.
The boy, very nervous about everything George had mentioned, covered his eyes. He replied, "Mister, I didn't! You have to Call my mom. Let her explain!"
"Understand, if you ever-"
Which ends up being "Give me my clue"
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"All night," George quite hesitantly inquired.
The boy, very nervous about everything George had mentioned, covered his eyes. He replied, "Mister, I didn't! You have to Call my mom. Let her explain!"
"Understand, if you ever-"
Which ends up being "Give me my clue"
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