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[quote="Kvasir"][quote="GasparLewis"] Maybe Prof. Hale is a teacher in the mathematics department?[/quote] Does anyone have any information about Professor Hale?[/quote]
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Marnok.com
okay, could the corrected letters be a second message?
There's the letters
nhieyuetteofes
which were replaced by other letters.
I can anagram these to "e you thief sente" or "ee you sent thief", maybe some others.
The letters which replaced them
mshwbgwhudnvdh
might also be involved? (though, I think it would have to be both sets of letters combined, just the replacement set has too few vowels, unless of course it's not an anagram)
the spacing of the "wrong" letters could be relevant. 8/3/2/1, the wrong letters were spaced out every other letter alone those patterns.
Or, is it just a geniune flaw in the card or flaw in the decrypt method?
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:13 am
Caz
the shadow word letters are {khet samekh vav}
I tried t make anagrams of this letters and i came up with this three.
Theme kasha v v
Have them save k
The same a k v h k v
the only one that looks useable is "Have them save k" there was a code name k in the 3P.
this may not be a clue
it may be all to do with the number 464 or the letters it in codes (RE)
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:57 pm
rose
Shadow letters on card
Could they have been added by CT?
I read this entire thread but I didn't see where anything was done with solving the "shadow letters" that are faintly behind the text of this card. I can't see them all clearly but from way back in this thread Hivemind posted:
Quote:
There are dim letters on the stem of the R which spell out the chars 2, 10 and 11. From left to right top to bottom, a no7 shape to each repectively.
and also
Quote:
Ok that number is 464 after translation.
Using the
digraph posted by Ramazel
that was used to solve this (and the corrected one posted by k3) 464 seems to be RE
I didn't see anything further on these "shadow letters" and I wondered if people think they could have been added to the card by CT as part of a message? Now we know that CT also uses the information on a card as part of a message, maybe we need to look at this again?
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:55 pm
Dojira
Hi there,
fairly new to this game. and after reading this thread I would never have got the answer to this. kudos to everyone that worked this one out
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:31 pm
k3
I believe the correct grid is:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
B 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27
C 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78
D 104 103 102 101 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 79
E 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
F 156 155 154 153 152 151 150 149 148 147 146 145 144 143 142 141 140 139 138 137 136 135 134 133 132 131
G 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182
H 208 207 206 205 204 203 202 201 200 199 198 197 196 195 194 193 192 191 190 189 188 187 186 185 184 183
I 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234
J 260 259 258 257 256 255 254 253 252 251 250 249 248 247 246 245 244 243 242 241 240 239 238 237 236 235
K 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286
L 312 311 310 309 308 307 306 305 304 303 302 301 300 299 298 297 296 295 294 293 292 291 290 289 288 287
M 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338
N 364 363 362 361 360 359 358 357 356 355 354 353 352 351 350 349 348 347 346 345 344 343 342 341 340 339
O 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390
P 416 415 414 413 412 411 410 409 408 407 406 405 404 403 402 401 400 399 398 397 396 395 394 393 392 391
Q 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442
R 468 467 466 465 464 463 462 461 460 459 458 457 456 455 454 453 452 451 450 449 448 447 446 445 444 443
S 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494
T 520 519 518 517 516 515 514 513 512 511 510 509 508 507 506 505 504 503 502 501 500 499 498 497 496 495
U 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546
V 572 571 570 569 568 567 566 565 564 563 562 561 560 559 558 557 556 555 554 553 552 551 550 549 548 547
W 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598
X 624 623 622 621 620 619 618 617 616 615 614 613 612 611 610 609 608 607 606 605 604 603 602 601 600 599
Y 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650
Z 676 675 674 673 672 671 670 669 668 667 666 665 664 663 662 661 660 659 658 657 656 655 654 653 652 651
(Apologies for poor formatting but I think it gets the message accross)
Which is much closer to the correct text - a lot are out by 1 and there seems to be an error in the numbers to Hebrew of 501 -> 50
Naturally this was working back from the correct answer to all credit to those whose work was done without the answer
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:42 pm
mikew03
Question on Gibbet's final answer
Hi, new here, and fantastic work all on this card. I have read the entire thread and trying to fully understand Gibbet's final explanation.
Just one question really isn't obvious.
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
In step one you corrected only some of the two letter sets with aa=1 instead of az=1. How did you deduce which sets of letters needed the rotation?
Thanks.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:13 am
baf
I'm not sure I buy the 'coding errors' theory. If we're to accept Gibbet's explanation, well over half of the pairs have mistakes in them -- only nine out of 22 pairs were coded correctly. Possibly there's some more systematic way of accounting for this that we haven't thought of.
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 4:51 pm
TekkiBreki
Don't throw your notes away! Some of this may be pertinent to broadside and shuffled.
The citation above about hale and the spy arrested the day he was hanged also gives another old meaning for broadside - news sheet!
This puzzle (ciphers of history) involved noise, that is errors in the plain text. Shuffled mentions entropy, which is also a way to characterize noise in an encoded message.
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:32 pm
Magma
Well, I got a new copy of this card in the Wave 3 packs, and apart from the Season/Wave marking being updated the card is identical.
What are the current errata on this card?
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:56 am
Asa
hey, just wondering if anyone has noticed that there may be some writing in the black part of the card (top right)... when i shine a torch onto it im sure i can see lines of fairly small text, might just be my eyes tho
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:20 am
maniacfive
Wow, what a lot of reading! i've just read through the whole thread and barely grasp it. My grids... THEY ARE MEANINGLESS!!! The last time i tried this card Middle of Feb it was unsolved, gave up until now.
Thanks to Gibbet for 'showing his workings, I kinda get it now.
Kind of.
My god what hard work, thanks to you all
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:01 pm
Magma
I'd love to be able to see the errata on the solve screen when they update it...
I wonder if they would send out paper printed blanks of the corrected puzzle with the next leitmarks, so we can put them in our folders over the top of the old one?
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:09 pm
hexDa3m0n
sherbet wrote:
The scribes are working hard to
remove them from future reprints and to make sure there are no mistakes on the
new waves of cards.
Hmm....maybe i'll buy Reimann and Thirteenth Labour after they reprint, to see if there are any errors on
those
cards.......
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:26 am
locqust
Nice try though Sherbet
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:51 am
sherbet
elo, yes i know its all over now, but i felt i should post the reply i just got from pc, when i pointed out the card wasnt correct...even tho they told me it was...
Hello Sherbet,
Thanks for your email.
We're very sorry about the errors on the card. The scribes are working hard to
remove them from future reprints and to make sure there are no mistakes on the
new waves of cards.
Regards,
Perplex City Customer Services
so that was it! pah!a free pack of wave 3 wouldnt have hurt tho, would it?
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:03 am
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