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Post by dmikester on Sept 20, 2016 13:15:34 GMT -5
Hi everyone! I just started Curios and Conundrums and have been loving it so far. I've been deeply impressed with the level of help and kindness that I've seen on this forum, and I hope to be able to provide help or hints as much as I can. I first got into solving these kind of puzzles through an online website/game called The Master Theorem, and I thought it might be entertaining for many people here. It also happens to be starting up again after lying dormant for five years, so now is an excellent time to get started. Here's the link: www.themastertheorem.com/You have to solve the latest puzzle to be able to join, and there are many, many puzzles of all kinds and difficulty levels on the site, including a number of well-hidden ones. While there isn't a narrative of any kind, there is a "mystery" of sorts regarding the founder of the site, M. Enjoy, and I'm happy to try and provide hints to anyone who gets into it and needs help.
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Post by Virginia R Hall on Sept 20, 2016 22:34:56 GMT -5
Well, I'm hooked! Thanks for the recommendation!
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Post by dmikester on Sept 20, 2016 22:51:25 GMT -5
Awesome Virginia, you're welcome! And again, let me know if I can help with any of them. One in particular, which is fairly well-hidden so I won't directly say which one it is yet, is the single most amazing solve of my puzzle career. It took me I think a solid month of staring at the puzzle trying to understand how to solve it (remember, I was new to these kinds of puzzles at the time), and when I finally got it, it was truly a euphoric moment.
Also, as a big bonus, when you join, you get access to a very helpful online puzzle solving toolkit, which includes such things as a Letter Shifter, a binary encoder/decoder, and a morse code encoder/decoder among others. It's been a big help with some of the puzzles in C&C so far.
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Post by Virginia R Hall on Sept 21, 2016 0:54:08 GMT -5
I've got 10 Theorems and 47 Seals so far (though ~18 of them are of the time-sensitive variety and not actually "earned"). I'm working on the current Theorem, kind of (I'm unsure of Chain Reaction and Scrabble), and I messed around with Steganography, but that seems way out of my wheelhouse. Code Maven has probably been my favorite so far.
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Post by dmikester on Sept 21, 2016 14:18:20 GMT -5
Virginia, feel free to PM me if you need any direct help. There used to be a forum on Unfiction about this too. I'm not remembering Steganography (can you spoiler post its location for me), but I'll try to help if I can.
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