Message Forum: Re: Mr. A's AGL.

Re: Mr. A's AGL.

Posted By: Lucky Wizard, on host 71.111.133.18
Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at 21:48:42
In Reply To: Re: Mr. A's AGL. posted by Gaiden DeSot on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at 21:01:24:

> > You've read the bulletin, so your character's seen the code. Notice anything about the bulletin's grammar?
>
> Yes, and I wrote down the words in question, but I don't understand....

A tactic used in some types of puzzles is to require the solver to somehow extract letters from a list of words. (This tactic is particularly common in, for example, the MIT Mystery Hunt.)

Given that you're trying to find directions through these caves by examining these words... what should you look for in these words?

Lucky "two-time Hunter with team Codex" Wizard

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Re: Mr. A's AGL. - Gaiden DeSot - Wed, 12/21/2005, 06:54:26

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Message:	> > > You've read the bulletin, so your character's seen the code. Notice anything about the bulletin's grammar? > > > > Yes, and I wrote down the words in question, but I don't understand.... > > A tactic used in some types of puzzles is to require the solver to somehow extract letters from a list of words. (This tactic is particularly common in, for example, the MIT Mystery Hunt.) > > Given that you're trying to find directions through these caves by examining these words... what should you look for in these words? > > Lucky "two-time Hunter with team Codex" Wizard
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