Christophero Sly Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I was returning to the contest every week or so until Room 34 finally removed the contest pages. I was stuck on #7. I had several ideas, but just couldn't fit them together into something that made sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 I meant to give some time for people to try to figure out the last few steps before revealing everything... but then I got distracted. By the time I started redesigning my website a couple months ago, I honestly had forgotten all about the contest, so the removal of the pages was inadvertent. As far as the prize money goes... well, since it was all mine in the first place, I don't think I could really misappropriate it, could I? I will look through my backups and put the contest pages back up on the site if anyone's interested in giving it another shot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 I will look through my backups and put the contest pages back up on the site if anyone's interested in giving it another shot... Could we get one more hint for #7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 (edited) OK... sitting awake in a hotel bed at 12:15 AM (because the post-nasal drip from my sinus infection is causing me to hack uncontrollably when I lay down... ), I found a backup of the contest files on my laptop, and thanks to the wonders of free WiFi in the hotel room, the contest pages are now back online! http://room34.com/contest/ Here's a hint for number 7: We are the Atari Shufflin' Crew Shufflin' on down, doin' it for you. We're so bad we know we're good. Blowin' your mind like we knew we would. You know we're just struttin' for fun Struttin' our stuff for everyone. We're not here to start not trouble. We're just here to do the RGB Shuffle. Edited October 22, 2005 by Room 34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 OK... sitting awake in a hotel bed at 12:15 AM (because the post-nasal drip from my sinus infection is causing me to hack uncontrollably when I lay down... ), I found a backup of the contest files on my laptop, and thanks to the wonders of free WiFi in the hotel room, the contest pages are now back online! http://room34.com/contest/ Here's a hint for number 7: We are the Atari Shufflin' Crew Shufflin' on down, doin' it for you. We're so bad we know we're good. Blowin' your mind like we knew we would. You know we're just struttin' for fun Struttin' our stuff for everyone. We're not here to start not trouble. We're just here to do the RGB Shuffle. 952452[/snapback] So apparently "all" we have to do is rearrange the existing colored letters in some new order. Is there a clue (other than RGB) somewhere that says what order they should go in? I'm sure we've all tried the obvious, like making the minimal changes to put them in order RRRRGGGGBBBB and RGBRGBRGBRGB, but those ain't the solution. Within either of those RGB constraints but shuffling the letters within their colors, there are still literally tens of thousands of permutations, even taking into account all the repeated letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 (edited) Thanks for putting this back online and thanks for the hint! I've previously shuffled the letters with no luck, but it's nice to know I'm on the right track. I'll keep working at it. Edited October 23, 2005 by Christophero Sly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted October 24, 2005 Author Share Posted October 24, 2005 Some combinations make sense, and some don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffy Arensmeyer Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 So are we working with "DEFENDER" or "DEFENDER*" or "DEFENDERSTAR" or "DEFENDERASTERISK"? I've pondered that for a while. And the "NINE" has puzzled me from the beginning. Does it mean to shift the letters front to back or does it mean you can fully rotate the "NIN" 180º and it will remain the same? ò¿ó Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 And the "NINE" has puzzled me from the beginning. Does it mean to shift the letters front to back or does it mean you can fully rotate the "NIN" 180º and it will remain the same? ò¿ó 953431[/snapback] I wondered the exact same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 (edited) So are we working with "DEFENDER" or "DEFENDER*" or "DEFENDERSTAR" or "DEFENDERASTERISK"? I've pondered that for a while. And the "NINE" has puzzled me from the beginning. Does it mean to shift the letters front to back or does it mean you can fully rotate the "NIN" 180º and it will remain the same? ò¿ó 953431[/snapback] I think it should be obvious from the field length and the RGB clue which letters we should be working with. However, I have to take exception to Scott's comment, "Some combinations make sense, and some don't." I used the Internet Anagram Server to check dozens of permutations that "make sense", more or less, just by making real words. There are several hundred of them, and that tool does not even put all the words in every possible order. Is there a hint that we've overlooked, providing some idea as to which particular arrangement is the preferred way in your mind to "make sense"? Or will it again only be obvious to us after we see the answer you've chosen? Edited October 24, 2005 by A.J. Franzman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 Find words (or proper names) in letters of the same color. Arrange the words in the appropriate order. There shouldn't be THAT many combinations when these conditions are applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 How odd. I can't believe I didn't try that solution for part 7 before; I'm sure it was one of those I got from the IAS. In part eight, did you know that several of the lines have multiple matches? So far I have at least one answer for each line, but 3 for line 1, 2 for line 3, and 4 for line 10, and I haven't done an exhaustive search to find any more. Using just what I have so far, I've tried all 24 "first letter, in order" solutions unsuccessfully. Should I be looking at something else, like brand names, CX numbers, or some other letters? Or do I need to find more alternate matches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 How odd. I can't believe I didn't try that solution for part 7 before; I'm sure it was one of those I got from the IAS. In part eight, did you know that several of the lines have multiple matches? So far I have at least one answer for each line, but 3 for line 1, 2 for line 3, and 4 for line 10, and I haven't done an exhaustive search to find any more. Using just what I have so far, I've tried all 24 "first letter, in order" solutions unsuccessfully. Should I be looking at something else, like brand names, CX numbers, or some other letters? Or do I need to find more alternate matches? 953902[/snapback] Hmm... didn't know about line 10, but did you notice that lines 1, 3 and 14 are all the same (with a separate clue for each)? Or are there multiple matches even WITH the clues? (I did put this together quickly, so I may have goofed there. If so, I'll provide answers to the duplicate ones.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 (edited) Or are there multiple matches even WITH the clues? Yes, there are multiple matches. I have found four matches for lines 1 and 3, and nine matches for line 10. Edited October 26, 2005 by Christophero Sly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted October 27, 2005 Author Share Posted October 27, 2005 Or are there multiple matches even WITH the clues? Yes, there are multiple matches. I have found four matches for lines 1 and 3, and nine matches for line 10. 954475[/snapback] First letters (which are really all you need): 1 - E 3 - C 10 - P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Or are there multiple matches even WITH the clues? Yes, there are multiple matches. I have found four matches for lines 1 and 3, and nine matches for line 10. 954475[/snapback] First letters (which are really all you need): 1 - E 3 - C 10 - P 955073[/snapback] OK so now I have 14 letters, but they're not working in original order. Is it another anagram? cocoon sleepers - no good o no peles soccer - no good Giving up that approach, not about to try the other uncounted thousands of possibilities. Hmmm... tried swapping Atari/Sears titles - no good Or is there another line with multiple matches that I missed? Ugh. Or maybe it's another cryptogram, and I should be checking all the 14-letter titles (ignoring spaces). Double Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Just curious, but what other titles did you guys find for #3? I only found the one that begins with C (I did find alternates for #1 and #10 though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 (edited) EDIT: n/m Edited October 27, 2005 by Keir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 First letters (which are really all you need): 1 - E 3 - C 10 - P There are two matches for #10 that start with 'P'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted October 27, 2005 Author Share Posted October 27, 2005 OK so now I have 14 letters, but they're not working in original order. Is it another anagram? No anagram with the results this time... they should work in the order they appear in the puzzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage123 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 hey check it out, my buddy just tolm me about a sly cooper contest, if you win you get all kinds of cool stuff, you should check it out, you even win a trip to alcatraz. the website is www.slymaskcontest.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffy Arensmeyer Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 hey check it out, I'm a spammer for a sly cooper contest, if you win you get all kinds of cool stuff, you should check it out, you even win a trip to alcatraz...Heh, heh. Thanx, but we're currently working on a mental escape from Room34, Alcatraz. Now, to figure out how to get a 13 character answer from 8 answers... ò¿ó Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 Now, to figure out how to get a 13 character answer from 8 answers... To be honest, right now I don't even remember how! (I'll have to review the contest a little more closely.) Take heart friends... if I hadn't created this contest, I most likely would NOT still be a contender! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Wait a minute... has someone got past #8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 #8 is the last one, then there's the grand finale. Yeah, I guess it looks like Jeffy's on the finale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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