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Post by cherry on May 2, 2021 4:13:01 GMT -5
Very good points and I am on board with your reasoning. My issue with puzzle one is making some sense of the jumbled letters in the picture......for the English version I deduced a book, an author and places associated with him, one of which fitted with castle but the place was not the final location I believe is right...this was much further north. Any comments on this appreciated. You are on a good track with book, author and places. I also found a northern and a southern place and first believed it was the northern, but in fact it's the other one. Look for something near the castle and you know that you're right when it matches both the riddle text and a detail from the picture. The picture can be divided in two halfs vertically; one side belongs to England, the other to France. The "letters" on the left side are a certain code. Once you found and decoded it, it clearly names the location.
As to the French version I deduced a person and noted a coastline from which there were two potentially relevant places ( one shown and one where things built)) but again nothing from the jumbled letters and the roman numerals did not lead me anywhere. Again any comments appreciated as without some mutual co operation we are not likely yo get too far.
The roman numerals on the right led me to the right track. I knew I had seen the building from the right side somewhere, but withouth the number. It is a bit of self-advertisement of one of the hunt's organizers. The number does not belong to the building itself, but to the arsenal in the same town. From that I found the person and I guessed that the code on the right is the name of that person.
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Post by cherry on May 2, 2021 4:32:04 GMT -5
Mockenrue...thanks so much for your openness....I find mutual sharing a real plus in long puzzles where you know down the track you are going to hit a huge brick wall. I will be equally open. The important thing is that the first puzzles have confirmed the process that you outlined.....solve a code and use it to complete the poem (or as an extra clue) and then determine the answer to the riddle, which is likely to be a location. I still need to find out the answers to the Adventurers Notebook link in and which puzzles they relate to (I have completed the ones numbered 3,4,5 in English one).
Am happy with puzzle one French, although I had believed the outline of the face was the Normandy coast around St Valery sur Somme ....amazing how you can get side tracked! As to English one agree with result but have not worked out code to confirm it....I see LLJLCCFEC....so not anagram?
How are you getting on with Puzzles 2? I haven't solved either yet but have some ideas?
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Post by cherry on May 2, 2021 4:39:35 GMT -5
PUZZLE NUMBER TWO ....English and French
THE ORIGIN OF THE CLANS DIVIDED To follow the pathway you have to measure Use the one of Emile not the fool Don't be greedy if you want the treasure Not too big not too small that the rule
Pour ne pas te perdre sur ta longue route Il te faut la seule vraie mesure Celle d'Edouard est faite pour l'aventure Choisis-la pour ne pas finir en déroute
To not get lost on your long journey You need the truck measure Edouard's is made for adventure Choose it to not end-up routed / in failure
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Post by Namtabeht on May 2, 2021 8:58:52 GMT -5
You need the truck measure I think it's better translated as "You need the one and only true measure"
As for the "letters" in the first image, take a look around the farm.
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Post by cherry on May 2, 2021 9:29:11 GMT -5
You need the truck measure I think it's better translated as "You need the one and only true measure"
As for the "letters" in the first image, take a look around the farm.
Thanks .... a bit of a typo on my part! Although think I have solved the riddle. In first picture I have deciphered the letters on the 'French' right hand side but not those on the 'English 'left' and don't understand your 'farm' reference ....sorry if being slow!
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Post by Namtabeht on May 2, 2021 10:10:02 GMT -5
... don't understand your 'farm' reference ....sorry if being slow! No worries, maybe you prefer Peanuts?
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Post by tootingjo on May 2, 2021 16:07:44 GMT -5
... don't understand your 'farm' reference ....sorry if being slow! No worries, maybe you prefer Peanuts? Peanuts and Farm references are both lost on me! lol They look like letters but they're clearly not letters. Hmm.
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Post by Namtabeht on May 2, 2021 17:25:41 GMT -5
They look like letters but they're clearly not letters. Hmm. It's almost like they're substitutions for letters...
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Post by amagerdk on May 3, 2021 7:30:11 GMT -5
Anyone got a hint for puzzle 1 in the notebook? I’ve tried folding it so many ways. Maybe it’s just part of letters? But all straight lines doesnt make much sense to me. Doesnt seem to match Runes either. I have solved 0, 3, 4, part of 5, part of 6. Now need to figure out how they connect to the puzzles in the book. So much fun :-)
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Post by cherry on May 3, 2021 8:05:13 GMT -5
Anyone got a hint for puzzle 1 in the notebook? I’ve tried folding it so many ways. Maybe it’s just part of letters? But all straight lines doesnt make much sense to me. Doesnt seem to match Runes either. I have solved 0, 3, 4, part of 5, part of 6. Now need to figure out how they connect to the puzzles in the book. So much fun :-) I have had same problem with 1 but have done 3,4 and both parts of 5 Any clues to 0 and the candles? Hint for second part of 5 .....look at English twin towns to the flag.
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Post by cherry on May 3, 2021 8:13:36 GMT -5
PUZZLE THREE ENGLISH AND FRENCH
THE DAY OF THE ECLIPSE BLACK SUN
Your King fell down
In the forest the secret can be found
Help your King and grateful will be the crown
He has a grave message to propound
En remontant vers le nord boréal
Tu arriveras à bon port
Ton escale à mesures de l'arsenal
Se trouve le débarcadère ancestral
Going up to the boreal North
You will arrive safely
Your stopover in line with the arsenal
Is the ancestral landing stage
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Post by AreasGrey on May 5, 2021 8:40:45 GMT -5
PUZZLE THREE ENGLISH AND FRENCHTHE DAY OF THE ECLIPSE BLACK SUN Your King fell down In the forest the secret can be found Help your King and grateful will be the crown He has a grave message to propound En remontant vers le nord boréal Tu arriveras à bon port Ton escale à mesures de l'arsenal Se trouve le débarcadère ancestral Going up to the boreal North You will arrive safely Your stopover in line with the arsenal Is the ancestral landing stage I've solved the French side of this one but those numbers on the left which I assume are the English side of the image are a mystery. Anyone have any luck with this?
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Post by cherry on May 5, 2021 11:32:35 GMT -5
PUZZLE THREE ENGLISH AND FRENCHTHE DAY OF THE ECLIPSE BLACK SUN Your King fell down In the forest the secret can be found Help your King and grateful will be the crown He has a grave message to propound En remontant vers le nord boréal Tu arriveras à bon port Ton escale à mesures de l'arsenal Se trouve le débarcadère ancestral Going up to the boreal North You will arrive safely Your stopover in line with the arsenal Is the ancestral landing stage I've solved the French side of this one but those numbers on the left which I assume are the English side of the image are a mystery. Anyone have any luck with this?
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Post by cherry on May 5, 2021 11:36:33 GMT -5
PUZZLE THREE ENGLISH AND FRENCHTHE DAY OF THE ECLIPSE BLACK SUN Your King fell down In the forest the secret can be found Help your King and grateful will be the crown He has a grave message to propound En remontant vers le nord boréal Tu arriveras à bon port Ton escale à mesures de l'arsenal Se trouve le débarcadère ancestral Going up to the boreal North You will arrive safely Your stopover in line with the arsenal Is the ancestral landing stage I've solved the French side of this one but those numbers on the left which I assume are the English side of the image are a mystery. Anyone have any luck with this?
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Post by cherry on May 6, 2021 4:52:59 GMT -5
I've solved the French side of this one but those numbers on the left which I assume are the English side of the image are a mystery. Anyone have any luck with this? Have made progress with the English side (to do with William Rufus) and the text but not the French ...... any clues as to this?
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