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Post by ILLUMINATINPS on Sept 17, 2018 8:44:58 GMT -5
100% do tell how? I'm only swayed to the six cause when I blow it up, and especially in b&w it looks like 6...I believe you, just wondering what I'm missing... [ Easy. Just look at how he rights his numbers elsewhere
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Post by stiparest on Sept 17, 2018 9:14:59 GMT -5
100% do tell how? I'm only swayed to the six cause when I blow it up, and especially in b&w it looks like 6...I believe you, just wondering what I'm missing... [ Easy. Just look at how he rights his numbers elsewhere Last # is definitely a 6. Looking at the book, it can be read either way, but enlarged (or looked at with a magnifying glass) it is not written at all like the 8. But this takes me back to my original thought: If it's that ambiguous, is it really a clue?
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Post by astree on Sept 22, 2018 7:15:45 GMT -5
I hope this makes sense
I found the Masquerade code listed elsewhere and I applied it to the ISBN# of 014029828. , ,
Does this make sense? Are my fundamentals correct?
Are you sure that says ISBN? That’s not a usual place to put an ISBN number
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Post by goldhunter on Sept 22, 2018 8:29:21 GMT -5
Astree, I can't be sure because I'm not even sure I have the numbers correct.
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Post by ILLUMINATINPS on Sept 23, 2018 6:54:47 GMT -5
goldhunter. Maybe the higher powers gave me a gift to read the orange book correctly. Yes, it says ISBN. Yes, as astree has said, it is not where ISBN numbers go. It is not the actual ISBN number for The Lake in The Woods. ISBN numbers are either 10 or 13 digits, they also show a dash. Im leaving the orange book alone, its a distraction. I have my own interpretation of RED YELLOW BOOK. I think Stockwell went a tad bit heavy on the misdirects, hence the 11 years of zero concrete leads. Funny thing is they planned on doing more hunts towards the beginning, but since this one has gone so long, coupled with low sales, I would imagine they are reconsidering. The problem with "multiple components feeding into a Master Riddle" is you have to 1) figure out how many there are 2)figure out whether they are linear and work from front of the book to back (like the Masquerade riddle did) 3) Hope that you don't have to rearrange the order of the message. IMO, this puzzle is harder than MAsquerade. I think this occurred in part by the authors making the visual clues too subjective, coupled with treasure hunters using techniques from other hunts that are probably way too advanced for this puzzle. Keep in mind this is just me thinking out loud. I don’t have the answer , yet. But if there is anything I know about artists and painters is that they like to be original. The same may go for the construction of the puzzle.
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Post by goldhunter on Sept 23, 2018 8:13:59 GMT -5
Hello illuminatinps, thank you for your input.
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Post by ILLUMINATINPS on Sept 23, 2018 12:02:52 GMT -5
goldhunter. Your welcome. Seems to be a lot of confusion on the numbers and letters. I have a really good high res scan that I can zoom in. If there is a number that is suspect, it’s the last number on Pemetic Mtn on Harley’s map
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Post by goldhunter on Sept 23, 2018 12:24:27 GMT -5
Illuminatinps, i figured the least i could do is look at the Pemetic mtn number and it looks like a definite 1248.
Do you think the printings were inconsistent because mine is pretty clear.
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Post by stiparest on Sept 23, 2018 12:37:09 GMT -5
Illuminatinps, i figured the least i could do is look at the Pemetic mtn number and it looks like a definite 1248. Do you think the printings were inconsistent because mine is pretty clear. Mine is also clearly 1248.
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Post by rarbowen on Sept 29, 2018 19:44:46 GMT -5
Mine is a clear 1248, also. 014029828 very clear.
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Post by astree on Sept 30, 2018 6:07:10 GMT -5
The image is in dot matrix print. I had look at it under microscope. As i recall, parts of the 8 were blurred; ISBN might also have some blurs.
Pemetic Mtn is a bit difficult, looks like 1248 but pretty sure it is 1280 on map in back. (edit: should read “1240 on map in back”)
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Post by rarbowen on Sept 30, 2018 20:31:34 GMT -5
Astree, mine shows as 1240. It seems it really depends on the topo maps he used. The ESRI World Topo shows 1246. The USGS Imagery Topo shows 1220. Google maps show 1248. Who knows?
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Post by astree on Oct 1, 2018 5:14:28 GMT -5
Thanks rarbowen. I fixed the typo in my post, to 1240 instead of 1280.
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