AWR and Eurostar
The first riddle on the Amazing Web Race has turned out to be the most difficult one thus far, especially without knowing any context. There is an old substitution cipher that uses a similar technique as this question, but I forget what it's called (I remembered it from my cryptography class). Here is what I remember about it, and what should help you with the first question.
A F L Q V
B G M R W
C H N S X
D I/J O T Y
E K P U Z
TIP: To submit the answer to the riddle, simply appened it to the end of the original url. As an example, if the answer to the question was Miami, then to check to see if your answer is correct, go to the following url: http://riddle.nirajsanghvi.com/miami/
Oh, and the Eurostar quest. There are only 5 days left. I haven't had the time to update the Eurostar quest like I did with the Google quest. I am thinking that I will try to post tips to help you solve the timed end of stage puzzles in an effort to help you win something. I'm still thinking on that though... Get all of the MSN Conspiracy Game Answers here
posted by G00GLEFACT @ 5/25/2006 10:10:00 AM
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meg, looks like there was a problem when you included a trailing slash (/). I have corrected the problem, so try your answer again.
Googlefact, can you remove city name in her post?
Meg Thanks!! Not only did you find a bug in the game, you also gave me the solution!!
Hey wait a minute, hints only for this quest. Alright, When you read this repost your comment without the solution, per the request of niraj.
Am I wrong or is the initial street Orangewood Ave?
For the movie riddle, jennifer d. is dead on with her hint. (Also see #2 on the stuck page)
This ones too hard for me but I will get to the euro quest for sure before I run out of time.
Good luck!
MR
MR, as some have said, the first one is really one of the hardest. If you get past that, you'll be on your way!
jennifer d., that's not a grammatical error in the last sentence.
Googlefact, if you recall the name of the cipher in the first level, the hint in that level will make more sense. You solved it the hard way!
i need a passport.. so i am looking out of US, but were? does the city have a 'new' in its name?? :((
u can ignore that... i got it!
Any hints to get from Five to Six?
Whoo Hoo! I just finished the Amazing Web Race. Definitely more challenging than the DVCQ.
My apologies for giving more than a hint: it was (obviously) unintentional. I still have not managed to get to clue number 4.
I had asked how you knew to put the i/j in one box in the 5x5 matrix. I managed to do some "research" and find that traditionally the k is absent since a hard c will suffice. What do you know, the clue is useful! Thank goodness brute force worked too!
I'm Feeling UnLucky. (Riddle 5 to 6) When I search for "XXXXXX XXXX" the web page I get for the search returns the following message "This Account Has Been Suspended.
Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible. "
Is anybody else getting seeing this error message?
fuzzy, nice work on using the cached page...honestly I don't think we expected to take down a webpage by sending people to it looking for answers!
blue monkey, I wouldn't read into the changed wording..that page is just to indicate you need to seek the truth. Some picky riddler asked us to correct the grammar :)
koolplayer, the link to the "Stuck?" page will give you all the help you need to get started. And don't worry, the first one is one of the hardest.
We couldn't make it too easy!
fuzzy - This might help you to get past the sushi clue: O Draconian devil! Oh, lame saint!
Anyone stuck on the "feeling lucky" riddle can refresh the page to find a new riddle (the old one became much more difficult to get). The answer is the same, so nothing else should be different for anyone.
blue monkey, Stuck?
blue monkey - Number 8 was the most challenging for me by far - and extremely frustrating. I was ready to give up on that one. Even now that I know the answer, I still don't get the clue. The possibilities that seemed obvious to me were not correct. I then researched it and found out that there have been 9 different cities. I tried them all until one worked. I hope this helps without giving too much away.
blue monkey, that wasn't a question, but a suggestion. If you follow it, you will have an easier time than jtmeyers did! Of course in most cases there's multiple ways to solve these. Some are harder than others.
ok.... i reached questing 4 and 3 without solving 1 and 2.
how... i was doing some guess work answering question 1, however by guess answered a question that took me to screen 4 instead and
and then i tried clicking on the 'miami' eg of GF and that led me screen 3.
now i don't know where i am...
so basically i havn't answered any question as per the hints or for that matter for the questions as they are.
Niraj: You got to change the URL thing, for e.g. if the answer to reach fourth screen is 'Hello' and i type it as my an answer on 1st screen or 2nd screen it will take be to the forth screen.
So basically you got to put a check for that transition at the time of navigating from 1st screen to the next screen.
That question has lots of "last parts." Have you managed to park?
This one took me forever and I lived in the city for 6 years! I still don't get the clue, but there is mercifully an embedded hint. Find the hint and head to wiki, or google... and find the city.
Maybe this will help buckeyebee?
The floor-plate is designed based on geometric patterns common in architecture of Islamic heritage. It is composed of two rotated and superimposed squares with small circular infills. These geometric figures have been described by architects as symbolising unity, harmony, stability and rationality - all important principles of Islam.
Like the exterior design, the entrance design was also inspired by the country's cultural heritage, incorporating contemporary motifs adapted from traditional handicrafts such as songket and timber carvings.
therein, Yes you can get to a different level if you guess its URL, but this is extremely unlikely in most cases. I believe GoogleFact inadvertantly posted the link to level three in this story, as his example is not an actual level but the location it links to is.
At any rate, the fun is in figuring each level out for yourself, and you'll know when you get the answer for two. It'll be less confusing too :)
I believe that theres a much better puzzle like this called not pr0n. google it!
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