In a regular Add-A-Gram, each word in the chain is an anagram of the previous word plus one additional letter. It is possible to solve them from any entry point, and then work forwards or backwards from there.
I've decided to add encryption to the Add-A-Gram so that it can only be solved increme...
There is a young kid from MA,
Who drafted a puzzle today.
It isn't that tough,
If you've got the stuff,
To answer before others can say.
So are you the one to solve it?
Can you muster your thoughts for this bit?
Really give it a try,
And do not be shy,
Go rack that brain and don't quit! ...
Goal: Go from the initial string to the final string by applying a sequence of string replacement rules.
You are given the following:
Initial String - baa
Final String - bacaccacacccc
You can apply the following rules one application at a time.
Replacement Rules:
(1) replace ...
Michel's latest puzzle has my brain in knots. I need to unwind. So I've settled on something fun to do with him, while also showing him he's not the only one who can craft tricky puzzles. Here's my email to him:
Still puzzling over your Japanese challenge without making much progress, I'm afr...
The next semester you plan on following a course
about Time Series Analysis. Unfortunately, you have no idea when the courses
will be held. The past few days you have received some cryptic messages. Given below
is an overview of
the messages you
received along with their time and date.
Can y...
MOehm has an interesting (updated) profile picture:
It is a lower case 'm' surrounded by what appears to be braille.
The braille says: (* used to indicate braille that has no meaning)
ka;ak*k l*,*
a,*b,la* ,;ak
Some of the unknown symbols could be rotated or flipped symbols. However the ...
Your friend is on vacation. To let you know where he is, he sent you a string to decode with the short message:
The key to success is thinking outside the box.
The puzzle:
6X8E141M2X29X8E18DXE8XM2E49S1EX
8mWnqvoIf4vl/GvF1LvH9EtcYfrfmHsUp+HGsRG5b/Q=
Hint #1:
Hint #2:
Hint #3...
