Never-Ending Riddle
Currently the Never-Ending Riddle doesn't quite live up to it's name as there are only 5 levels (including the root), but the idea is that the puzzle grows daily with players puzzle submissions - so why not pop over and see if you can solve the exisiting levels, then put your thinking hat firmly on your head and come up with your own new level? Quite a cool idea if it takes off [subbed and created by MikeJ].

Entry 1494, Thursday, November 17th 2005, Filed In Games
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Gigi the almighty

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correction there are, according to my number of zeros and ones 62 lettres and spaces...
when i "translated" it i got the following:
Py aquvt da klgc Ub vexwqg dvus Py rproe v blh A rzlwema fuahx
i think you must do something with that hint "End what you halfway started..." but i have no idea
hope you can help

Comment 101, Thursday, December 1st 2005 10:02:00 AM

MikeJ

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Gigi:

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You're very close - maybe you just need a key to unlock the answer?

Comment 102, Thursday, December 1st 2005 10:50:00 AM

Gigi the almighty

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are the letters i got correct?
and what do you mean with the key, do you mean that i have to change the order in the alfabet so that every lettre becomes an other lettre or i'm i on the wrong trach with that?

Comment 103, Thursday, December 1st 2005 10:54:00 AM

MikeJ

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Your letters are correct, and the riddle in the source is important. Bigger hint: Vigenere.

Comment 104, Thursday, December 1st 2005 11:16:00 AM

Orione

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Yay Gigi great work! Solved it now!


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Your text (which is indeed correct!) can be decyphered with the Vinègre cypher, using the word of the source code riddle as the decoder! Then solve that riddle..et voila!

Comment 105, Thursday, December 1st 2005 11:15:00 AM

Gigi the almighty

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thx i figured it out, but still i don't know how i was supposed to figure out how to get to the word you gave in your hint...
there wasn't a clue to come there.
but now moving on to level 13: doggystyle!

Comment 106, Thursday, December 1st 2005 11:19:00 AM

Orione

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I guess it's just one of the better known methods. I didn't see a clue either. I just tried a few others that didn't work and then got to this one.

level 13 it is :)

Comment 107, Thursday, December 1st 2005 11:37:00 AM

Gigi the almighty

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to orione:
thx for your compliment :)
do you know how we were supposed to get to that vinegere?

Comment 108, Thursday, December 1st 2005 11:31:00 AM

MikeJ

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I really recommend the <a href="http://caesum.com/handbook/contents.htm">Caesum Handbook</a> (as linked in the sidebar on Riddle :) - the encryption section is great.

Comment 109, Thursday, December 1st 2005 11:40:00 AM

Gigi the almighty

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hm
i'm in disadvantage in level 13 because i'm dutch
i've looked up all the dog names in dutch but is very difficult to find the english names... :s

Comment 110, Thursday, December 1st 2005 12:12:00 PM

Orione

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I'm Dutch as well LOL Coincidence

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I've used this: http://www.akc.org And I've got a few definites now.

Comment 111, Thursday, December 1st 2005 12:22:00 PM

Gigi the almighty

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haha that's indeed a coincidence
we kunnen elkaar nu wel duidelijker helpen als t nodig is :)
heb jij enig idee wat die 7 letters in de bron zouden kunnen betekenen?

Comment 112, Thursday, December 1st 2005 12:27:00 PM

Orione

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yep :)

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'door elkaar husselen' op z'n engels

Comment 113, Thursday, December 1st 2005 01:09:00 PM

Gigi the almighty

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ok ik snap
maar moet je dan de beginletters van de hondenamen door elkaar dingesen ofzo? ik heb veel medeklinkers als beginletters, denk dat ik misschien foutje in de engels namen heb ofzo...
heb jij 13 al opgelost trouwens?

Comment 114, Thursday, December 1st 2005 03:30:00 PM

Draghkar

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hey jongens, als je nederlands gebruikt, kan je dan ook een engelse vertaling erbij zetten? dan kan mikej het ook lezen...

Hiya guys, when you use dutch, can you put a translation underneath it, MJ will be able to follow it as well

Greetz,

Draghkar

Comment 115, Thursday, December 1st 2005 07:54:00 PM

Gigi

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yo orione
do you get a normal word when you take the lettres from the dogs?
I don't....do you have to do something else or am i on the wrong trail?

Comment 116, Friday, December 2nd 2005 11:24:00 AM

Orione

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Good plan Draghkar :)

Gigi, ik heb het nog niet opgelost...Ik mis er nog twee. De rest weet ik zeker. En dan denk ik dat we ze inderdaad door elkaar moeten dingesen :) Er komt bij mij ook nog niks zinnigs uit.

Gigi, haven't solved it as of yet. I still miss 2 definites. But I think what you said to do, should be correct. I can't make anything out of it as of yet either.


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Om een hond met zekerheid te identificeren, kun je de naam in google's image search intypen. Dan verschijnt ie op de eerste pagina. Precies dezelfde foto, dus dan weet je zeker dat het goed is.

For the definites, when typed into google's image search, the exact picture appears on the first page, so then you know you're correct for sure.


De zekerheden die ik heb gevonden (voor het geval dat je het wil vergelijken):

The ones I identified for sure (in case you want to compare):


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first row:
1= Akita
2= Labrador
3 = ??? Loewchen (it has to be, but no google certainty)

second row:
4= English Setter
5= ???this one drives me mad
6=???boxer - no google certainty, but it does seem like one to me

third row:
7= Bloodhound
8= ??? looks like a german or belgian shepherd (tervurne) to me, no google certainty
9= Samoyed
10= Komondor


Ik zou graag horen wat jij ervan gemaakt hebt. Vooral nummer vijf - die ene die op het bed ligt te loungen! Maar er gaat weinig gepuzzeld worden voorlopig. Werk en Sinterklaas :-)

I'd love to hear your ideas, especially on no. 5 - the one lying on the bed! I won't be solving puzzles much for now though. Work & Sinterklaas :-)

Comment 117, Friday, December 2nd 2005 02:17:00 PM

Gigi

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moving on to level 14 :)!!

level13
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the names you got are correct orione:
1 Akita (i didn't know this one so thank you)
2 Labrador
3 Lowchen
4 English setter
5 I still don't know this one but it starts with an A or a T
6 Boxer
7 Bloodhound
8 I still don't know this one but it starts with an A or a T
9 Samoyed
10 Komondor

take the first lettres of the 10 dogs and with those lettres you can make a word, it's very easy.

CU in level 14! it's a fishy riddle...

Comment 118, Friday, December 2nd 2005 03:18:00 PM

Orione

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Aaah, good call on the missing ones.


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Then I suppose 8 is a Tervurne. Still no clue on the lounger LOL If anyone gets past this puzzle, including the name of no. 5, then please tell! I'm very curious


14 looks interesting! (and by interesting I mean mind bogglingly complicated LOL)

Comment 119, Friday, December 2nd 2005 04:00:00 PM

Floris

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14 aint that hard, 15 drives me crazy though!!

Comment 120, Saturday, December 3rd 2005 02:19:00 AM

JackJack

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im rely rely confused. i have no idea wat a wrap is and ive been stuck on 2 for hours. can some1 plz post the url im supposed to type in? it wood b much appreciated!

Comment 121, Saturday, December 3rd 2005 09:03:00 AM

JackJack

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i figured it out. i wasnt thinking outside the box is all

Comment 122, Saturday, December 3rd 2005 08:30:00 PM

Ziggy (frenchfry)

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completey stuck on #14, 'hook,line, and sinker'
some1 plz help

Comment 123, Sunday, December 4th 2005 04:12:00 PM

Ziggy (frenchfry)

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sry, i mean stinker

Comment 124, Sunday, December 4th 2005 07:45:00 PM

Ziggy (frenchfry)

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well, whoever's listening: it seems like you can click the fish, I was guessing it would be his butt that you would click on "stinker" but, thus, I am wrong once more...plz any help

Comment 125, Sunday, December 4th 2005 09:56:00 PM

Indig0

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Ziggy:

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you can click on the fish...what matters is WHERE though...try looking at the source to get some info...

i'm just trying to point you there...if you want more guidance, let me know :)

Comment 126, Sunday, December 4th 2005 11:54:00 PM

Floris

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can ne1 tell me how 2 solve this damn puzzle 15, it cracks my brain!!

Comment 127, Monday, December 5th 2005 02:57:00 PM

Floris

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Spoiler from the first level too level 14, please help me with 15!!
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0: copy paste in paint and cut
1: google the lines and find your way
2: copy paste into word and change paper wideness
3: morse
4: google the words and bablefish the words (guess the once u don't find)
5: substitute every letter for another, find typical english words or extentions
6: google EAN13 and download an barcode maker and reproduce, google can help to solve
7: solve the sudoku, can't be hard
8: devide all numbers with one number first, do something to the letters you get out of that to solve
9: use all sites that are given and write down what you hear, can't be that hard
10: google earth
11: braille
12: translate the morse, and find binairy code for letters
13: find the names of the dogs, and do something with their names
14: click the fish on all the places you can, the pieces make something else

Comment 128, Monday, December 5th 2005 03:34:00 PM

GGG

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I NEED HELP

i have registered onto it but whenever i go to the 'root' it doesnt work it just has a big puzzle, that doesnt work

HELP ANYBODY?

Comment 129, Tuesday, December 6th 2005 05:40:00 AM

GGG

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PLEASE?

Comment 130, Tuesday, December 6th 2005 05:44:00 AM

Chevelle

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GGG:


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You have to rearrange the pieces so that it says something.





Does anyone have any idea what to do with the word search one lvl 18 I've decoded most of the words but can't find any of them in the puzzle.

Comment 131, Tuesday, December 6th 2005 04:09:00 PM

MikeJ

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Chevelle:

Maybe you have to decode the grid too? :)

Comment 132, Tuesday, December 6th 2005 08:58:00 PM

Groove Puppy

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OK, so I'm a little behind. I think I get the basic priciple of level 10....

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I have a list of place names, "la plata", "andrews", "wintrange", etc

...but I don't see what to do with it.

Comment 133, Tuesday, December 6th 2005 10:02:00 PM

Groove Puppy

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OK, I got it now. Nice riddle, great idea but if you use the wrong web tool then you'll get a nonsense answer!!!! Pity, cos it spoils the game.


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Don't use http://www.mapquest.com/maps/latlong.adp, use Google Earth!!!!!

Comment 134, Wednesday, December 7th 2005 12:26:00 AM

MikeJ

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Groove Puppy: You can use other tools, but it makes it a bit trickier :)


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I know some people have completed it using multimap

Comment 135, Wednesday, December 7th 2005 12:59:00 AM

Floris

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ok, nobody is gonna help with 15??

Comment 136, Wednesday, December 7th 2005 12:43:00 PM

Groove Puppy

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15 is really easy (and I'm not being a wise ass), just a little work. Now 14 was cute, thanks to spreadsheet graphing functions. :D

Comment 137, Wednesday, December 7th 2005 08:14:00 PM

Floris

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15 is just alot of work and need a good google search to get me started...

Comment 138, Thursday, December 8th 2005 02:38:00 PM

Groove Puppy

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I have no clue where to even begin with level 16. I've tried some onvious stuff, I see patterns, but nothing I can work with at all. Any thoughts appreciated, even if it's just commiserations. ;)

Comment 139, Thursday, December 8th 2005 06:19:00 PM

Groove Puppy

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BTW, the missing dogs from level 13 are...

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...no5 is a Tibetan Terrier, and no8 may be a German Shepherd to some people but to others it's an Alsation!

Comment 140, Thursday, December 8th 2005 11:40:00 PM

Gigi

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lvl 16 is very easy
you just need to find the good decoding device and then it's a piece of cake...
I already decoded it and I'm looking at what you get then

if anyone is as far as me could he or she tell me what to do with the names, i know what they all have in common and i tried that but that didn't work, do i have to do something with the beginletters of the games they play in, or something like that?

grtz, gigi

Comment 141, Friday, December 9th 2005 07:04:00 AM

Floris

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got it, gotto have the good names of the games the characters live in, look good at the ltters..

Comment 142, Friday, December 9th 2005 01:14:00 PM

Groove Puppy

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Did a search for
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decode online
and the first return translates the message. Dumb luck, after hours yesterday of analysing the text structure, etc. So now I have a word but it doesn't work!!!!

Comment 143, Friday, December 9th 2005 05:37:00 PM

Gigi

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hey guys
i also found out the good word sometime ago
but i don't have any idea what to do with it...
i mean the word itself is wrong, the main character is wrong
i shuffled the lettres and i got something like "you pass" or "you can pass" and i can't make any sense out of the remaining lettres. am i on the wrong track???

Comment 144, Friday, December 9th 2005 09:24:00 PM

Groove Puppy

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Gigi:
If you have the translation correct and you use the info to find the "games" as a previous post said, then there is no rearrangement and no extra letters. I figured you then have to reverse process the result to get the answer.

Of course now I'm totally stuck on 17!!!!!!

Comment 145, Friday, December 9th 2005 11:06:00 PM

Pittaken

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@ gigi

you wrote you found a title but the main character has been wrong

how many letters has the name of your main character?

Comment 146, Saturday, December 10th 2005 11:54:00 AM

Pittaken

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did anybody manage to solve # 17?????

Comment 147, Saturday, December 10th 2005 11:54:00 AM

MikeJ

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Pittaken:

HINT: (click box to highlight/fade)

I recommend looking up nonograms :)

Comment 148, Sunday, December 11th 2005 12:44:00 PM

Gigi

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@ pittaken
first i thought that the main character had 3 letters but i figured the good name out some time ago...
i'm now working on 17 but it's difficult to find out which ciphers the letters are...
have you found out that? if i just knew the ciphers it would be a piece of cake to solve
with qwertyuiop i think he means the letters are the ciphers above the letters but why is there an { in then? i just don't know what do to...

Comment 149, Sunday, December 11th 2005 03:38:00 PM

Floris

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18..here i am!!

Comment 150, Monday, December 12th 2005 12:56:00 AM

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