Since my last riddle went as well as I could have hoped, here's another:
When I get angry, you buy me silver or gold.
You don't usually see this, but my place is twofold.
You often help me, but I can only cause pain.
I'm always destroying things, again and again.
You'll lo...
Each of the eight segments of the spiderweb should be filled with a different
number from 1 to 8, in such a way that every ring also contains a different
number from 1 to 8. Some numbers are already in place.
Can you fill in the rest?
@Avi You obviously put a lot of thought and effort in here but I’m not sure this puzzle was all that accessible, even with the hints, to someone not “in your head”. Did you have someone to test-solve this? That’s usually a great way to tell what pieces your solvers are completely missing, so you can make sure the puzzle provides enough information that a would-be solver has a meaningful chance of finding a path forward.
Yeah, that was my concern too. I don't see how a solver would get the intended interpretations from the clues (both in the puzzle and in the hints). I can see how you might make the clues from what needs to be done, but solvers have to go the other way, which seems much less doable if you don't already know the answer.
Come play with me in chat if you know my word!
Across
1. Mil. survey
6. French act?
10. System that the FIFA World Ranking is based off of
13. Tool for Messner
14. This and that
15. Pinisi part
16. Phase preceding ovulation
18. Titular Salinger girl
19. Abstract thing
20. Rai...
@Rubio Yes, that’s true - there should have been a clearer way forwards beyond the initial step. In any case, what’s done is done, and hopefully newer puzzles will be better,
There was recently a reputation boost, applied retroactively.
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@PiIsNot3 Getting an ambiguity on the last word of your recent puzzle, I think. (I've figured out the connection, currently trying to figure out extraction.)
(Well, I think I've figured out the connection, but I'm having trouble seeing how 64A fits.)
The main international airport in the Kingdom of Treisaria recently installed automatic currency exchange machines. You can insert banknotes from any of the major world currencies (dollars, euros, yen, pounds, etc.) and receive the equivalent amount in the local currency. The machines' screens ...
From random WA group, this task has only one strict logical answer. Exact source unknown. Nobody seem to be able to figure out solid rules. (Have a couple more tasks if anyone is interested.)
A classic variation of this problem is well known on the site.
I pose the following (part one of two):
You find yourself in a cryptic room with two guards, each guarding a door and carrying a key.
One always speaks the truth (T) and holds the key to the freedom door (F). The other one...
Each of the eight segments of the spiderweb should be filled with a different
number from 1 to 8, in such a way that every ring also contains a different
number from 1 to 8. Some numbers are already in place.
Can you fill in the rest?
Come play with me in chat if you know my word!
Across
1. Mil. survey
6. French act?
10. System that the FIFA World Ranking is based off of
13. Tool for Messner
14. This and that
15. Pinisi part
16. Phase preceding ovulation
18. Titular Salinger girl
19. Abstract thing
20. Rai...
The main international airport in the Kingdom of Treisaria recently installed automatic currency exchange machines. You can insert banknotes from any of the major world currencies (dollars, euros, yen, pounds, etc.) and receive the equivalent amount in the local currency. The machines' screens ...
From random WA group, this task has only one strict logical answer. Exact source unknown. Nobody seem to be able to figure out solid rules. (Have a couple more tasks if anyone is interested.)
8 0 9 24 10 120 11 336 12 __ ?
Hint:
A classic variation of this problem is well known on the site.
I pose the following (part one of two):
You find yourself in a cryptic room with two guards, each guarding a door and carrying a key.
One always speaks the truth (T) and holds the key to the freedom door (F). The other one...
