I'm picking 18/81, because I like the stick figure with the hat.
If thats a Sphinx in the background painting its pointing towards the moon door, which is the wrong way.@Alm @Zloth @Frindis @Brian Boru @Colif @neogunhero @Kaamos_Llama @Pifanjr @Hveðrungr
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All are welcome!
…an entirely different kind of place.
The group complained of feeling “all turned around,” as well they might.
Because no one wanted to stay here very long they missed the real sign while looking through the obvious. People in their situation, confronted with a challenge, tend to accept the terms of the challenge as a given, without examining it from all sides. How many sides does that problem have? They don’t know.
We passed down a long flight of stairs, through some sort of pantry, and on into…
Oh no! Flipped through it? I'm cheating! What did I notice?Flipping through the book, you realize there is no room 81.
That's... interesting. OK, so we go back to 18 which just has two choices, so we'll need to go to 13 after that. (Brave heart Brian!)(note: going back to 18 might still be the best decision. Just letting you know something you would have quickly figured out if you actually had the book)
You noticed pictures of unusual, numbered rooms. Simply flipping through them was of no help.Oh no! Flipped through it? I'm cheating! What did I notice?
18 is where we just came from
You will see the same room numbers repeated sometimes. Can be helpful, or the opposite
If I've understood the conceit correctly, this is like a Choose Your Own Adventure where you're just going to pre-numbered paragraphs / pages / images. So going back to the same number should always be the same.This might be a different 18, altho prob not.
I'm tempted to go room 18 because this room is about time and the clock says 6 o'clock.
All the signs are saying to go to 18
going back to the same number should always be the same
Sorry, I wasn't clear enough. It can sometimes be helpful to go backward. That's not always an option. But there is only one of every room.Very nicely constructed
Not acc to what Zed said, which I quoted in post #57.
Sometimes the clues work to eliminate doors. If only you could find numerical references to one of the other doors, you could pick the door not referenced.All the signs are saying to go to 18, guys!
- 6pm is 18:00.
- The hour hand is pointing downwards saying we should go back the way we came to 18.
- There are 9 time units on the list, and at the top there are 2 halves of an hour glass showing we double it to get 18.
- On the sundial there is 1 lighted portion on the gnomon and 8 lighted portions on the dial, 1 and 8 i.e. 18.
- There are 3 doorways and 6 ball-topped pillars, 3 x 6 = 18.
- The two objects show a long stick (lampstand) and a circle (lamp) higher than another circle (horn): a stick with a circle higher than another circle is obviously 18.
I don't think it matters if you flip the coin between the doors or in front of them. Woop wooo wooo wooo wooo wooop.If you stooges pick 18 again, I'm flipping a coin between the other two doors.
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Canceling game due to lack of participation. Anyone who is interested in continuing the game on their own can go to this site, which has an interview with the author and some best guess answers to the puzzles of each room.
Thanks to everyone for playing. I didn't figure it would last more than a room or two. I had fun doing it
I definitely understand that feeling.I was planning on catching up, but hadn't gotten around go it yet. I've been having difficulties doing anything that requires any kind of mental effort.
I played on the website but gave up after getting stuck in a loop. There's a way back to room 1, but it's easier to just start over.Thanks to everyone for playing. I didn't figure it would last more than a room or two. I had fun doing it
IMO that's the hardest room in the game. I must have stared at that thing for at least an hour.I played on the website but gave up after getting stuck in a loop. There's a way back to room 1, but it's easier to just start over.
Got to the big room with stary ceiling, but followed the black cat, which was a very bad idea. D'oh.