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 Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:20 pm
Hey everyone! I thought about trying something for a little bit of fun. Each day, I will place up a problem. It will most likely go up in the morning unless the previous problem has yet to be solved. It could be an equation, puzzle, riddle, anything. First to solve it correctly will be rewarded with a little bit of gold. (Probably like 100 gold. exclaim )
I know it isn't much but these are just to have people have more fun in the guild. (That and I couldn't think of anything else to do. stressed )
I can also take a problem someone would like to have posted for a day if you want to try and stump our guildmates. (Though you can't participate in your own problem since you know the answer already. xp )
With this said, let the torture...I mean fun, begin. lol
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:21 pm
Today's problem is a Hitori. One of my favorite puzzles. A Hitori is a neat little puzzle game where you solve it by crossing out duplicates. The rules are as followed:
1. You have to eliminate until there are no duplicates in any row/column.
2. You eliminate numbers by marking them in black. (For on gaia, it will be by bolding the number as well as striking it out. Like this: ( Number )
3. You cannot have two black'd out numbers touching horizontally or vertically. Diagonal is ok.
4. You cannot black out numbers in such a way where a nonblack'd out number is isolated from the rest of the board.
An example of a solved Hitori (5x5):
11152
15413
33145
12431
24511
Problem #1 Hitori (7x7)
4652475
7635126
3224267
5266442
7527641
6277365
2741153
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Aesthir the Winged Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:33 pm
Problem #1 Hitori (7x7)
4652475
7635126
3224267
5266442
7527641
6277365
2741153
This right?
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:28 pm
Aesthir the Winged Problem #1 Hitori (7x7)4652475
7635126
3224267
5266442
7527641
6277365
2741153This right? Solution Correct. 100 Gold to Aesthir 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:43 am
Today's Problem is a Patchword. With Patchwords, you use the two letter pieces to form words in the section provided. Any conjoining pieces must form a word horizontally and vertically. The words must be valid english words. If a two letter piece is horizontal, it can only go into the horizontal spaces marked in red.
(Sorry if it looks a little weird. I can't make blocks on gaia so I have to improvise. The red two letter pieces can only go in the red blanks which are horizontal. The vertical ones can go in any of the vertical spaces. the vertical ones are marked in various colors. )
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An example Patchword (9 tile):
MA
DE
ST
RD
M
A
A
W
A
T
E
A
R
Y
Solution to Patchword (9 tile):
MAMA_
AWARD
DETER
_STAY
Problem #2 Patchword (9 tile):
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ES
CL
TR
OM
T
E
H
E
A
R
T
I
D
O
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:02 pm
*Pulls out a pencil and blank paper and begins writing for 30 min, often going deep in throught and staring at the letters as if to scare them into the right order. After awhile he sighs angrily, crumples the paper, and tosses it away from him..."
Well I give up... I'm guessing CL and TR have to be in one of the bottom two cause I can't think of any word ending in CL/TR. By the way, what does Awes, Matt, and Deter mean?
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Aesthir the Winged Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:32 pm
Deter means to impede or stop someone or something, from for example going the way they are going, in a frightening way. As in, "She would not be deterred by threats."
As for awes, "standing in awe of something"
As for matt, I dont know other than the name.
At any rate...*pops his knuckles as he sets forth on the challenge*
I believe I got it.
ATOM_
RIDES
CLOTH
_TREE
Horizontally-
Atom
Rides
Cloth
Tree
Vertical-
Arc
Tilt
Odor
Mete, as in "mete out punishment"
She
Well I'm feeling a little rejuvenated after that. Time to work on my 4x4 grid Sudoku again. 1-9 can be bad enough at times, but 1-16 is just evil.
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:07 am
Ah, tilt... I kept trying to put hilt... Not familiar with the word mete so I was hopeless there... I thought of atom arc and tree though... well good job. guess its 1 to 1 so far.
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Aesthir the Winged Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:52 pm
The Volsa Deter means to impede or stop someone or something, from for example going the way they are going, in a frightening way. As in, "She would not be deterred by threats." As for awes, "standing in awe of something" As for matt, I dont know other than the name. At any rate...*pops his knuckles as he sets forth on the challenge* I believe I got it. AT OM_ RID ESCLOTH _ TREE Horizontally- Atom Rides Cloth Tree Vertical- Arc Tilt Odor Mete, as in "mete out punishment" She Well I'm feeling a little rejuvenated after that. Time to work on my 4x4 grid Sudoku again. 1-9 can be bad enough at times, but 1-16 is just evil. Solution Correct. 100 gold to Kaze. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:56 pm
To put things into a better perspective for you. I work these puzzles myself before putting them up. The sample and the actual problem.
On the patchword sample when I finished it on the site, it said it was correct so I didn't put much thought to the wierd words. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:22 pm
Though I haven't been on as of late, I praise your creative idea. Perhaps I will be able to solve one before others do in the future.
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:41 am
I love brain teasers! I too wish to be in on this fun!
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Miss Freaky Rose Vice Captain
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Aesthir the Winged Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:16 am
Miss Freaky Rose I love brain teasers! I too wish to be in on this fun!That made me smile ^.^
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:27 am
Today's Problem is a riddle in a literal sense I think. Sorry, short on time today so I can't do a big one like I was planning on. I might do it tomorrow.
Problem #3
Can you find a word that means perimeter and by adding a letter A into the word, another word is created that means a lodger?
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 4:36 pm
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