JoaoQuique Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I will make a try - actually I doubt I'm right, but after some tips and guesses, it costs nothing make a guess. My guess is: Spoiler "Die." Considering that we have six knights on a picture, as @delboy_rules said, maybe we should do just six "knight-moves". With them we can form "Win or ?" sentence (note that "?" would be one of characters), having as probable "answers" worlds like "lose", "die" or "bust" (like Delboy said). And since we're talking about knights, the most appropriate word should be "die". Why can I guessed extremelly wrong? Nothing sures that we should do only six moves... The "?" character is good as a starting point, but only as final character - nothing sures that starting point is also related to "?" character... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 From TS Elliot's Little Gidding: What we call the beginning is often the end And to make and end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. And every phrase And sentence that is right (where every word is at home, Taking its place to support the others, The word neither diffident nor ostentatious, An easy commerce of the old and the new, The common word exact without vulgarity, The formal word precise but not pedantic,The complete consort dancing together) @JoaoQuique Nope, sorry. I like that people are trying things though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fing3rButt3r3 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 This is great, thxs. I suck at puzzles so good luck to you winners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 9 hours ago, Fing3rButt3r3 said: This is great, thxs. I suck at puzzles so good luck to you winners. Have a go at it. I think there are enough hints and clues (not just from me, but the other members who have taken a look and commented) for it to be cracked soon. They're almost there, and you might be able to crack it by taking a quick look through their comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komrade_Konrad Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Internet was dead all weekend, so I didn't work on this at all, but I'll take a random stab in the dark and go with The Zemplen Mountains. Spent a good bit of time and found a number of words, but no coherent questions or sentences yet. Also nailed down two strings of 5 letters that must go together, so that's a plus. For a minute I thought I also found a Ratchet and Clank and clank question, but it went dead after "Wrench Drek Combo." Will keep working on this throughout the week. Nice work @StrickenBiged! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckscollie Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) zurkonomniwrenchdrekcombustor what does that mean? Zurkon Omniwrench Drek Combustor I don't know what drek is but it maybe Dirt in Germany Ok after searching Drek is an enemy in Ratchet and Clank. And so does the other words. Ratchet and Clank references. Ratchet and Clank + knight is Glaciara Knight I haven't played any Ratchet game yet so I'm just using google's power. Edited February 28, 2017 by reckscollie Dumb me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xFalionx Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) 38 minutes ago, reckscollie said: zurkonomniwrenchdrekcombustor what does that mean? Zurkon Omniwrench Drek Combustor I don't know what drek is but it maybe Dirt in Germany There is a German word called Dreck and it's an informal term for dirt, but I'm guessing it refers to the antagonist of the first game of the Ratchet and Clank franchise in this case. Also, all of these words are related to R&C: Zurkon, a little Robot which is available as a weapon in later parts of the series, Omni Wrench, which is the protagonists close range weapon, and Combustor is another R&C weapon from the later parts of the franchise. All these things should be in the new R&C1 reimagining for the PS4. Is the answer by any chance "Ratchet & Clank", or "Ratchet & Clank (PS4)"? Edited February 28, 2017 by xFalionx 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 @reckscollie @xFalionx Yeah, the correct answer is "Ratchet & Clank". @Komrade_Konrad Kinda got there but didn't because he hadn't gotten the whole message, and so wasn't sure that it was the answer. It's hard to tell who got there first, because you've both edited your posts. However, because @reckscollie figured out the correct knight's tour of the whole board first, and gave the message, I'm tempted to give it to him. (Maybe I should add a rule dealing with editing posts... otherwise someone could come along while I'm not looking and just edit their earlier guess into the correct answer... hmmm.) I trust everyone agrees that it's fair for it to go to @reckscollie for deciphering the whole message first, even if he didn't know what he was looking at... @reckscollie Can you please confirm that you want the year's premium for yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckscollie Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, StrickenBiged said: @reckscollie @xFalionx Yeah, the correct answer is "Ratchet & Clank". @Komrade_Konrad Kinda got there but didn't because he hadn't gotten the whole message, and so wasn't sure that it was the answer. It's hard to tell who got there first, because you've both edited your posts. However, because @reckscollie figured out the correct knight's tour of the whole board first, and gave the message, I'm tempted to give it to him. (Maybe I should add a rule dealing with editing posts... otherwise someone could come along while I'm not looking and just edit their earlier guess into the correct answer... hmmm.) I trust everyone agrees that it's fair for it to go to @reckscollie for deciphering the whole message first, even if he didn't know what he was looking at... @reckscollie Can you please confirm that you want the year's premium for yourself? Yes please. I was afraid to spam. I think I edited my post about 4 times. But I know somehow that even if @xFalionx won, he will give it to me cause he is already a premium member plus he is a billionaire in real life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, reckscollie said: Yes please. I was afraid to spam. I think I edited my post about 4 times. But I know somehow that even if @xFalionx won, he will give it to me cause he is already a premium member plus he is a billionaire in real life. Cool cool. I'll do it tomorrow once I'm back at my desk. For some reason I can't bring up the premium options on iPhone on your PSNP profile. Congratulations! Thanks for playing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xFalionx Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 @StrickenBiged Yeah, I would have either given it to @reckscollie or, if for some reason he didn't want it, used it as a giveaway thingie in my Year-long Backlog Event thread. The only thing I did was put 1 and 1 together after recks was so confused. When I did my last edit to fix some spelling mistakes, his edit didn't show up for me yet because I didn't refresh the page, so I don't know who got it first though. Also, I'm pretty much the exact opposite of a millionaire. I guess you could call me a decilaire because my wealth does not exceed 2 figures. The only reason I have a premium membership is because @Crimson Idol was kind enough to gift it to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckscollie Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, xFalionx said: @StrickenBiged Yeah, I would have either given it to @reckscollie or, if for some reason he didn't want it, used it as a giveaway thingie in my Year-long Backlog Event thread. The only thing I did was put 1 and 1 together after recks was so confused. When I did my last edit to fix some spelling mistakes, his edit didn't show up for me yet because I didn't refresh the page, so I don't know who got it first though. Also, I'm pretty much the exact opposite of a millionaire. I guess you could call me a decilaire because my wealth does not exceed 2 figures. The only reason I have a premium membership is because @Crimson Idol was kind enough to gift it to me. I'm sorry I was selfish. I really wanted to win. I was just joking please forgive me on calling you a billionaire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 @reckscollie All done. Your PSNP Profile says that you're premium, but it might take a few minutes to come through to the forum profile. @xFalionx Thanks! @Dragon-Archon did the same thing by re-gifting the December giveaway. Stay involved for the next one, like you say, you can always gift them (though I prefer that it's gifted quickly after it's won, cuz I don't want to have a load of them stacked then have to buy loads at the same time for people). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xFalionx Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 48 minutes ago, reckscollie said: I'm sorry I was selfish. I really wanted to win. I was just joking please forgive me on calling you a billionaire. No need to apologize, after all I'm pretty sure you're the first one ever to call me a billionaire. @StrickenBiged Yeah, I wouldn't waited for the end of that year-long event but would have done something in between as some sort of motivator. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Added a new Rule 2 about editing posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckscollie Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Thank you so much! I love you all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon-Archon Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 3 hours ago, StrickenBiged said: @Dragon-Archon did the same thing by re-gifting the December giveaway. Stay involved for the next one, like you say, you can always gift them (though I prefer that it's gifted quickly after it's won, cuz I don't want to have a load of them stacked then have to buy loads at the same time for people). Yeah, sorry about that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Just now, Dragon-Archon said: Yeah, sorry about that . No no, I said in advance of the December one that, because it was a lifetime special for Xmas, I was happy for it to be held over. You don't need to apologise. Anyway, like I said earlier in the thread... my next puzzle is going to be a real stinker (I think...). Mwahahahahaha.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon-Archon Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 2 hours ago, StrickenBiged said: No no, I said in advance of the December one that, because it was a lifetime special for Xmas, I was happy for it to be held over. You don't need to apologise. Anyway, like I said earlier in the thread... my next puzzle is going to be a real stinker (I think...). Mwahahahahaha.... Ok, good to know . You're really enjoying this, congrats for becoming a sadist . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fing3rButt3r3 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 On 2/27/2017 at 2:00 AM, StrickenBiged said: Have a go at it. I think there are enough hints and clues (not just from me, but the other members who have taken a look and commented) for it to be cracked soon. They're almost there, and you might be able to crack it by taking a quick look through their comments. Omg grats guys, someone won, greatness awaits! I just realized some letters are bolded.....LOL, great one Stricken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckscollie Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Fing3rButt3r3 said: Omg grats guys, someone won, greatness awaits! I just realized some letters are bolded.....LOL, great one Stricken Those bold letters are the most important clue given. Without it, I'd still be wondering what the hell is going on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 On 2/28/2017 at 3:55 PM, Dragon-Archon said: congrats for becoming a sadist It's a bit of S, and a bit of M. Some of these puzzles take some time to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I suck at puzzles but I'll give the next puzzle a go, thanks for making these. If I win I'll give it to a friend seems I brought lifetime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 1 minute ago, Artful said: I suck at puzzles but I'll give the next puzzle a go Awesome, welcome aboard! No one really "sucks" at puzzles. I tend to make them rely on lateral thinking rather than pure logic like, say, a Sudoku. With my puzzles, it's usually a case of if you try something and it isn't working, try something else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 It's almost time for one of my giveaways. I have a plan for the puzzle, just need to construct it. Bumping the thread. If you want a year's premium membership, or know someone that does, sub to the thread to be notified when the puzzle goes live. Should be later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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