Arrogant Bastard's BASTARD Month Riddle Contest

[camecha]

I get the phoenetic bit, which gives the four letter word, but has to be more to it than that, is it something to do with the last line????

I have been trying number 3, the fish thing, for about 2 hours now. ive read every post and i am still none the wiser. can I get some help pretty please with sugar on top???

[robinia]

I just got it. Look at the words that are there.

[free2bcool912]

if you really need a hint this should help
what words on there have the SOUNDS of the word fish?
think of the 3 main words only

[robinia]

Good clue free2bcool912, was trying to think how to clue!!!!

[free2bcool912]

cuz i know i was stuck on that one for awhile too....wait till you get to 5 here man i don't know what to do...i just downloaded a base number converter...does ALL the bases...but that number on the page still don't make a word

[robinia]

Are you still on 5? I am stumped

[free2bcool912]

yea and so was everyone else

i really think these are times
111 344 237 819 207
how can these be used in the way of bases though?

[robinia]

I've not been on this one long, still getting head around it!!!

[free2bcool912]

sent you a PM robinia

oh well i give up...i haven't finished any of these riddles on here yet...i'm guess you 2 left already too

[Donna]

I'm still here..just busy googling. I think it it's base 60 as Sam said earlier. I'm on it...

[robinia]

I'm here too, was just looking at the source code, god i wish my daughter was here, she'd get it!!!

So are we talking babylonian!!!!

[Joanna]

I am utterly clueless on where to go with stage 5 :(

[robinia]

omg Donna, can you understand any of it, i could put an answer in the box, if only i had a babylonian keyboard!!!!

[Joanna]

Can someone give me a nudge in the right direction for 5 please? Tried lots of thing so far, none of which work!

[robinia]

Joanna

Think we are all in the same boat, Donna seems to know what she's doing, but everything I have tried has bombed.

[Spacechild399]

I dont have a clue!

About 5

[robinia]

What, for 5?

[Spacechild399]

Ive only just got here so could it be something to do with binary clocks?

[robinia]

Gonna come back later guys, my head is mush! cold shower in order! leave me a hint if you get anywhere please, I will keep pondering.

[Spacechild399]

Is anyone here to help with 5?

[Donna]

Well everything I have tried so far is wrong :(

Thought I was onto something. I will keep at it.

[Spacechild399]

Could it be that

the numbers are already in base 60 or something, and you need to translate them?

I can't find a base 60 translator anywhere!

Has anyone got any ideas?

[Donna]

Nah we must all be overthinking this...surely it's not this difficult grrr

[Spacechild399]

I know! But its soooo annoying!


also look at the title of the page...that has to be a binary number which could represent a word?

I think the titles actually a clue because i tried to translate it and its not a valid binary number.

[Donna]

The Binary # in the title represents the number 26.

[Spacechild399]

Oh right, thanks!

I tried changing the numbers to binary and i got this

00110001 00110001 00110001 00110011 00110100 00110100 00110010 00110011 00110111 00111000 00110001 00111001 00110010 00110000 00110111
If this is the answer, im sorry, tell me and ill edit it.

[Donna]

OMG I did it.....sort of it's took me onto stage 5.5!!!!

I used a decimal base number converter. Type that into google and away you go :)

[Spacechild399]

What base do you convert it to??

Please help!!

[Donna]

The title is the big hint there ;)

[Spacechild399]

Ahhh!!! Thanks!

Got it!! Yes!! (stage 5)

Now im stuck again!

[Donna]

I know what the title AND the clue mean, but thats it so far.still googling.

[Spacechild399]

Try http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/cml/rcape/vcrc/catalog-sidebar.html

Then click Julius Caesar at the side.

Im all out of ideas, ive tried everything.

[robinia]

Hi, just got back, but having read your mssgs, think i am going to have to quit, it's an awful long time since i did maths, and i never did understand all that stuff, you two much be soooooo clever!!!!! One hint in case i carry on while you two speed ahead, is it a word or a number i'm looking for!!!! Sorry to be so dim.

Oh, this is for no. 5 by the way!!!!

[Spacechild399]

just google a decimal base number convertor then do some converting, hint hint

[robinia]

ok, will have a go, keep your fingers crossed for me!!! hahaha

[Spacechild399]

good luck!

[free2bcool912]

i still don't get 5....i think i got it converted to binary and i tried that number as the answer and it didn't work...what to do now?

[robinia]

I got cd14bc1beb72!!!!! which i know is ok to post, cos it's not right!!!

WOW I got it, thanks guys, just clicked. WOW WOW WOW

Read over the previous posts, the clue is there, that's how i got it

[Spacechild399]

i still don't get 5....i think i got it converted to binary and i tried that number as the answer and it didn't work...what to do now?
read posts 315-318, then youll get it

Anybody got any ideas about 5.5?

[Lizzy McItchy]

I'm really dumb - I can even work out Stage 1, I have all the letters but I dont know the order they should be in!

[Spacechild399]

Just google them

[free2bcool912]

can someone just PM the answer for 5...i've been at this since 1am and it's now 745am...i only had maybe 2 hrs sleep lol

[Lizzy McItchy]

Tried that - my search did not match any documents!

Must be doing something wrong :)

[Donna]

free2bcool, look at my post 315 :)

5.5 seems to be just as hard as 5:(

[Spacechild399]

Lizzy, i just PM'd you.

[robinia]

free2becool912, have sent you a PM

[Lizzy McItchy]

Oh my God! I am so dumb - I had written them down wrong!!!!

[Spacechild399]

Everybody struggles sometime!

I am sooo stuck on 5.5!! Grrr!

[Mistery]

I have read your post on level 5 but I'm still confused :-(

[Spacechild399]

Read post 315, then 328.

Does anyone have any idea about 5.5?

[Donna]

I have found that the title wwjd, has more than 1 meaning. I have been down so many paths now it's getting confusing! When I think I'm on to something - a new path opens! GRRR

[Spacechild399]

What other meanings??

[Donna]

I'll PM you.

[Spacechild399]

Ok.

Right then.

[Joanna]

I think I found what wwjd is on 5.5 and I have found the coin but that's where it stops for me so far!

[Donna]

Well I've never been down so many paths in a riddle before now! I'm sick of seeing that train pic!

[jack]

Welcome to Gamershood Joanna. :)

[Joanna]

Thanks jack, joined ages ago just never usually have anything to say:smile:

Is anyone having any luck on 5.5? I'm losing the will to live...slowly!

[Spacechild399]

Joanna, I just PM'd you.

That might help.

[Donna]

Anyone getting close on 5.5?

I have googled everything. I have also been searching Roman Gods for ages and I don't even know if I'm on the right path, yet it seems so right. :(

[Spacechild399]

What if its nothing to do with WWJD? What if the clue means a female version of something, like a female elephant, etc.?

[Donna]

What if its nothing to do with WWJD? What if the clue means a female version of something, like a female elephant, etc.?

LOL been there done that. It's just that all the routes I've been down, my latest one makes more sense. Well I thought it did.

[Spacechild399]

Fair point.

[Donna]

And why is it 5.5? But how can it relate to stage 5 in ANY way?? That was my first route btw LOL

[Spacechild399]

What if that wasn't the right answer to 5? I know this sounds stupid but it would be why it didn't go to 6.

[Donna]

Here I go again I found something else. Watch this space...

[Spacechild399]

What did you find?

[Joanna]

I found another roman coin with an elephant on it, maybe it is the one without the phalus but it's not helping me at all!

[Spacechild399]

I think we need to find
the one with the phallus on it because it says close, but no phallic symbol

[jack]

I solved 5.5, I'm on 6 now. Think what else 26 could apply to. Use the man on the coins cipher on the results.

[Spacechild399]

Please PM me, jack. I know the cipher but i dont know what youre on about.

[Mistery]

Hmmm, I had this idea of the cipher already but no idea what to "convert"...

[jack]

Heres a big hint. Apply it to the previous answer.

A=1 through Z=Q

[Spacechild399]

I tried that and got random letters. Please help!

[jack]

Really big hint, I can't get any bigger than this without spoiling it.


Think about in hex where A=10 and B=11. The same thing applies here, only it goes up to 26. So Q=26 or Q=Z. Just convert each digit that way.

[Joanna]

Ok I officially give up now! That was probably a great hint but I still can't sus it out!

[Spacechild399]

Same here!

[jack]

PMed you.

Remember you have to decipher the results using the man on the coins cipher.

[Donna]

Would you kindly pm me too Jack? I've been going round in circles for hours :(

[Joanna]

I ended up with a word that made perfect sense after using his code but unfortuately it was the wrong one!

Edit, thanks jack!
6 looks worse, I need a rest!

[Mistery]

Got it, thank you :-)

[Vivien]

Hi everybody.
I got your point about Q=Z, but though I might sound stupid, what about the numbers in the previous answer - 4, 3 etc?

[Spacechild399]

Yes!! Got it!!!

[Vivien]

Ok, oficially I am the newest and the dumbest here :)

[jack]

Do you need another hint vivien, or did somebody already help you?

[Spacechild399]

I dont understand 6!

[Vivien]

I am really stuck, Jack. I tried 'seeing' 4 as a letter like 26=Q, but the resulted letters don't make a word when deciphering them...

[Mistery]

I dont understand 6!

I'm trying to understand it but it will take some time I guess. :-)

[Joanna]

I understand 6 I just haven't got the answer yet :apl:

[jack]

PMed you Vivien

[Donna]

On to 6 at last! I have promised myself one thing - not to OVERTHINK :)

[Spacechild399]

Good idea!

[Vivien]

Now I agree I am dumb. Thanks a lot Jack.

[Spacechild399]

Anyone understand 6 yet?

[Joanna]

I'm going to take it into paint and mark the positions on it I think, but I do need a break so maybe I will save doing that for another time!

[Mistery]

Yep, got it finally. It was half logic (narrowing down possibilities) and the rest was guessing (well, maybe logical guessing, I don't know), so I think I can't give logical hints :-(

[Spacechild399]

If anyone wants it to study, i have put 6 in paint already and marked positions and i could put it up here as an attachment if you want.

[baboonfish]

stuck on 5.5 the WWJD? one please pm or post something

[Spacechild399]

PM'd you free2bcool912.

[Spacechild399]

Now stuck on 6b!

[Mistery]

Me, too.

[Vivien]

Not that familiar with English phrases...what do you say in '....the spoils!'

[Spacechild399]

I dont know.

[Spacechild399]

PM'd you free2bcool912.

[Mistery]

jack, on which level are you?

[jack]

Anybody here solve 6B yet?

[Spacechild399]

No.

[Mistery]

No, I don't quite understand it yet.

[Vivien]

Maybe it's something cops will be using in Vegas, 2506...
I ran out of verbs.

[Spacechild399]

I had none to start with! :-(

[jack]

I didn't solve this myself, but somebody else did. Google the names.

[Mistery]

I didn't solve this myself, but somebody else did. Google the names.

Thanks, got it :-)

[Spacechild399]

Anybody got 7?

[Spacechild399]

Jack, are you on 7?

[Samuel]

can i get a hint for 5? just came and saw everyones blown by me

[Spacechild399]

read posts 315-318, then 328, that should be enough.

[jack]

I'm on 7, but I don't know what to do though.

[Spacechild399]

Have you read the source yet?

[jack]

I read it but I still have no idea what to do, I'm assuming that the spacing between the letters is important somehow.

[Samuel]

i dont understand that was the first thing i tried for 5! argh, oh dammit i had left in the capitals
(hits self in head)

[Spacechild399]

Do you know why the alt will help?

[jack]

I don't, but if you do please share :)

[Samuel]

ive read the hint for 5.5, but i still dont understand how to convert the digits, help?

[jack]

PMed you, still lost on 7 myself.

[Spacechild399]

I PM'd you as well.

[Spacechild399]

I still cant figure out the spaces, if you count the letters that would go in there, you get
1222122
i dont think thats helpful but anyway.

[Donna]

Whats with the alt thing??

[Spacechild399]

Welcome back, and, i dont know!

[Mistery]

I still cant figure out the spaces, if you count the letters that would go in there, you get
1222122
i dont think thats helpful but anyway.

Hmm, I got sth else if I use a text program to find out how much space there is:
231342213

[Spacechild399]

Oh, but thats still not helpful, or maybe it is, i dont know.

[Donna]

I have been here all along...can't drag myself away lol

[Spacechild399]

Same here!

[Samuel]

thanks jack and spacechild for the table :)

[Spacechild399]

No problem!

[Spacechild399]

Samuel, are you on 7 yet?

[Samuel]

Samuel, are you on 7 yet?
nope im working on the map of 6

[Spacechild399]

Yeah, so do i.

[jack]

Anybody try combining the pic name and the spaces in the text somehow. The pic name is very odd looking.

[Mistery]

Anybody try combining the pic name and the spaces in the text somehow. The pic name is very odd looking.

I thought of that but could not really do it (and getting anything that would have made sense) so far.

EDIT: And I wonder what the word means on the send button.

[Samuel]

oh lemme guess the answer for 6 involves the street with no name. how convenient

[Mistery]

No, both streets have names Sammy.

[Spacechild399]

originally posted by Mistery

EDIT: And I wonder what the word means on the send button.[/QUOTE]

I thought of that as well, but i still dont know.

[Mistery]

Well I thought that there was a next famous game maybe, but didn't found such names of players that would fit.

[Spacechild399]

Im completely stuck here. I dont know what to do or where to go next. GRRRR

[Donna]

Well I googled the pic name which gives us an obvious clue., something else to go on I suppose lol.

[Spacechild399]

Yeah, but not much.

[Spacechild399]

If you google the follower, you get more things to go on.

[jack]

Just found something, might not be anything but I thought it worth sharing:


On the first four letters if you find the button on the phone that letter is on, count the spaces after it, than count that many letters on the button you get the word "body". It doesn't work after that however.

[Samuel]

lol i musta tried every intersection

[Spacechild399]

Did you put the north-south street first?

[Samuel]

definitely

[Mistery]

lol i musta tried every intersection

Maybe you misspelled one of the streets as I did first.

[Samuel]

well im not much of a strategist so i dont know what the actual answer is so now im just going through every single one, except for the ones i believe it cannot be

[Spacechild399]

Thats what i did!

[jack]

For 7 I tried adding the Alt character values of all the letters, spaces, and punctuation all together. I didn't get anywhere though.

[Donna]

Yeah some of those letters on that street map are quite difficult to read.

[Spacechild399]

For 7 I tried adding the Alt character values of all the letters, spaces, and punctuation all together. I didn't get anywhere though.

I think youre on the right lines though. Google the picture name to see what i mean!

[Samuel]

finally got it and i was thinking not vertically too but i was going 2 or 3 away instead of only one. (hits self in head, its starting to hurt now)

[Spacechild399]

Well done!

[jack]

I did already, thats why I tried that.

[Spacechild399]

Oh right. Well we can just keep trying.

[Spacechild399]

I need a break. Ill be back soon.

[Samuel]

is 6b some kinda joke, cause i dont get it. i tried googling the street name, but didnt get anything, thats all i can think of?

[jack]

Google the names of the people involved.

(It is sort of a joke, you'll figure it out)

[Donna]

is 6b some kinda joke, cause i dont get it. i tried googling the street name, but didnt get anything, thats all i can think of?

Its not the street names you need to google ;)


Geez I'm slow at typing!

[Samuel]

i havent found the answer yet, but i get it. i have to admit that was pretty
clever

D'OH on 7

[lamont]

I need a little more help with 5.5 please

[Spacechild399]

I PM'd you, Lamont.

[lamont]

still can't quite get it

[Donna]

Hey Spacechild, any luck with 7?

[Spacechild399]

No, just googling alt now. Im only doing it now because i was a bit slow on this one!

[jack]

Alt+number is the same as ASCII if that helps. I don't know if that is what needs to be done though.

[Spacechild399]

Can you have alt+letters and get something??

EDIT: I'm completely lost on this one. I have absolutely no idea what to do. GRRR

[jack]

Not on a PC that I know of. You can use some of them as shortcuts, but thats it. Apparently on a mac it is different, but I wouldn't know.

[free2bcool912]

someone help please i need the answers to 5 and 5.5 i already made it that far...just didn't finish 5.5....my browser crashed....please help....

[Spacechild399]

For 7 I tried adding the Alt character values of all the letters, spaces, and punctuation all together. I didn't get anywhere though.

How do you calculate Alt? Or do you mean the ASCII??

[jack]

I meant ASCII

[Spacechild399]

Oh right, I tried that as well.

[free2bcool912]

i'm not even going to attempt level 6....forget it...i don't think i'm gonna try these riddle games anymore.....too much for me

[jack]

Not that there is really a clue suggesting this, but anybody try decoding it with a Dvorak keyboard.

[Spacechild399]

To free2bcool
Just keep trying....thats like a coffee break because its the easiest for a while. It just takes some guesswork.

[Donna]

Free2bcool, 6 is not as bad as it looks. This can be solved by guesswork.

[Spacechild399]

Not that there is really a clue suggesting this, but anybody try decoding it with a Dvorak keyboard.
Ill try.

[Spacechild399]

I cant find one.

EDIT: Found one!

[jack]

The keys on a QWERTY keyboard and a Dvorak are in different places. I thought comparing them might help. It's been used in other riddles. The one in wikipedia was the one I used last time.

[Spacechild399]

I got A R EQ C B P > J v when i converted it.

[jack]

Oh well, worth a shot. I'm out of ideas at the moment.

[Spacechild399]

I never had any to begin with!

[Spacechild399]

What about giving each letter a number then type it holding Alt or whatever you do to get ASCII?
Just an idea.

[Mistery]

Okay, after having "fed" my family, I'm back. Sorry to see that there is no advance.
Just as info what I already tried:
I found a page with Alt Keyboard Sequences and got some numbers and tried to add them, but I was wrong.

EDIT: Oh, I see you also tried to play with ASCII :-(

[Lizzy McItchy]

I am totally stuck on stage 5. I have looked at the previous posts and I still don't get it!!
What am I missing?
;)

[Cesca]

Sorry, I know most of you are advanced, but I am still having trouble figuring out stage 1... i have the letters... could someone please post of a spoiler or PM it to me? thanks!

[Spacechild399]

Google them.

[Cesca]

all together? when I do, nothing comes up...

Google them.

[Spacechild399]

Cesca, I've PM'd you.

[Donna]

As for #7 GRRRRR I've been messing with my mobile for half an hour hoping an answer might just jump out and slap me in the face.
NOT!

[Mistery]

Just a strange idea for level 7 because of the title. Could it have to do with
telephone?

[Donna]

Just a strange idea for level 7 because of the title. Could it have to do with
telephone?


Thats what I was thinking - hence messing with my mobile. I thought about speedtexting but I got nothing from that.

[jack]

What key do you hit and how many times do you hit it for a period when you text message?

Did you see my earlier post. You can spell "body" using one method. The rest appeared to be gibberish after it. Just use the key each letter is on, then count the number of letters using the spaces. Only works on a cell phone though.

[Mistery]

Yes, neither did I so far, but the space lengths would fit, so I'm playing with this idea some more.

EDIT: No, I didn't see your post. I'll check it.

[Spacechild399]

Has anyone noticed that apart from the first one, the number of spaces after the letter is how many times you press the button? E.g. O = 3 presses/3 spaces, D = 1 press/ 1 space etc.

EDIT: Sorry Mistery + Jack, you must have posted while I was typing.

[Mistery]

Yes, I meant that Space. The spaces would fit. But I have no idea what to do with the numbers I get. Because of the other clue in the source, I tried to add them. And also tried the next number because of the text on the send button.

[Spacechild399]

Yes, I meant that Space. The spaces would fit. But I have no idea what to do with the numbers I get. Because of the other clue in the source, I tried to add them. And also tried the next number because of the text on the send button.

Did you try the numbers you got followed by a decimal place, then the follower, because it says in the source, "the punctuation will help you, but not as punctuation", so maybe the full stop's actually a decimal place?

[Mistery]

Did you try the numbers you got followed by a decimal place, then the follower, because it says in the source, "the punctuation will help you, but not as punctuation", so maybe the full stop's actually a decimal place?

Sorry I'm not sure if I understand what you say, as the fullstop is at the end.

[Spacechild399]

So maybe it's a decimal place? That's what I'm trying to say. That if you got 12345678, you would put 12345678.9, because 9 is the following one from 8.

[Donna]

But lets say you do need the alt key for the answer, it doesn't have to be a decimal place or a full stop, or a number or a letter for that matter.....or did I get the wrong end of the stick as far as the 'alt' clue???? Hmm me thinks now.

[Spacechild399]

You're right, what does Alt have to do with a telephone?

[Mistery]

Hmmm, and if alt doesn't have to do with the alt key, but only with the spaced text in the source: alt="spaced text .">

[Spacechild399]

I still don't understand that! :-S

[Donna]

I think I've lost myself now! yikes

[Spacechild399]

Same here.

[jack]

This game is frying my brain. The more I think about it the less ideas I come up with.

[Spacechild399]

I know how you feel!

[Spacechild399]

I may know what the Alt is. It may not be the key, or the spacing, it may be in the source, there is a thing that says "Alt = the letters of the riddle". Maybe it's something to do with that?

[Mistery]

That's what I already mentioned in my above post Space ;-)
This is really a tricky question and we just don't know it.

We got too many clues yet they are not enough clear.

[Donna]

This is really a tricky question and we just don't know it.

We got too many clues yet they are not enough clear.

Yup my thoughts entirely.

[Donna]

Oh Sh** I just closed my browser down by mistake aaarrghh. Someone plz send me the link (then I'm off to bed!!) that must have been a sign for me to rest my fried brain!

[Mistery]

Send you PM Donna.

[Spacechild399]

I'm not sure, but I think the follower is 4, because the alt spacing goes 231342313, see any pattern?? Look again. 23134/2313. I think it's repeating itself.
Maybe I'm on to something, who knows?

[jack]

Good luck, I'm taking a break for a bit.

[Spacechild399]

Mistery, do you think my idea may have some sense?

[Donna]

Thanks for the link Mystery :) Phew I had a really hot sweat for a minute!

Good luck everyone, time for rest.......

[Mistery]

Sleep well, Donna :-)

[Mistery]

Mistery, do you think my idea may have some sense?

Could be, though all our ideas so far could have worked, lol. I'm checking this number now.

[Spacechild399]

Have you found anything yet??

[Mistery]

No :-(

[Spacechild399]

Awwww...that was my best idea yet. ;-(

[lamont]

Ne1 With A Clue For 5.5

[Mistery]

Send you a PM.

[Spacechild399]

lamont, I've PM'd you.

[Spacechild399]

I tried morse code as well, but it didn't work.

[Mistery]

You mean the spaces as dots?

[Spacechild399]

Yeah.

[lamont]

ceaser cipher doesn't seem to work, ne more clues?

[Spacechild399]

I PM'd you a REALLY big clue!

[Spacechild399]

I found another thing about 7. In the source, at the bottom, it says</html>, if you look at the address for 7, it is .htm, so maybe the answer is "???????/html"??

[lamont]

spacechild

I tried that but it's not working

[Spacechild399]

I PM'd you again.

[lamont]

thnx, don't konw what i was doing wrong

[Spacechild399]

Welcome to an easier level, almost like a tea break.

[Samuel]

has anyone figured out 7?

[Spacechild399]

No, but read the past couple of pages to see our brainstorms so far.

[Samuel]

ive seen em, dont really understand em lol

[Spacechild399]

Well, neither do we because we haven't got it yet.

[Samuel]

fair enough

[Spacechild399]

I think it's something to do with post #521, but i'm not sure.

[lamont]

well 6 was a little too easy

[lamont]

6b ????

[Spacechild399]

Isn't it!
Btw,google their names for 6b
just a little help between friends '.-)

[Samuel]

hmm interesting i hadnt counted the spaces yet but i'll take your word for it