GAME: MindTrap

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Mad Ade and his friend Barmy Bob visited the local Madadian bookstore, they took with them their nephews Crazy Carl and Dippy Derek.

They all purchased some books that cost a whole amount in Madadian Wonks.


When they leave the bookshop, they notice that both Uncles have spent 21 Wonks more than their respective Nephews. Moreover, each of them paid per book the same amount of Wonks as books that he bought.

The difference between the number of books between Mad Ade and Crazy Carl is five.

Who is the uncle of Dippy Derek?

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I have guess'ed a answer , but won't say yet .
Will say why later when its been answered .

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Mad Ade and his friend Barmy Bob visited the local Madadian bookstore, they took with them their nephews Crazy Carl and Dippy Derek.

They all purchased some books that cost a whole amount in Madadian Wonks.


When they leave the bookshop, they notice that both Uncles have spent 21 Wonks more than their respective Nephews. Moreover, each of them paid per book the same amount of Wonks as books that he bought.

The difference between the number of books between Mad Ade and Crazy Carl is five.

Who is the uncle of Dippy Derek?

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Mad Abe is Dippy Derek's uncle.

The price of the books is the square of the number of books. Therefore all prices must be perfect squares. The only squares that are separated from another square by adding or subtracting 21 are 25/4 and 121/100. These must be the uncle/nephew combinations. Since Mad Abe bought five more or less books than Crazy Carl, they must have bought either 10 or 5 books. Mad Abe bought five since it is the number in the +21 position (since his nephew spent 21 Wonks less). Therefore, Crazy Carl is Barmy Bob's nephew, and Mad Abe's nephew is Dippy Derek.

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Originally Posted by Mindwarp

Mad Abe is Dippy Derek's uncle.

The price of the books is the square of the number of books. Therefore all prices must be perfect squares. The only squares that are separated from another square by adding or subtracting 21 are 25/4 and 121/100. These must be the uncle/nephew combinations. Since Mad Abe bought five more or less books than Crazy Carl, they must have bought either 10 or 5 books. Mad Abe bought five since it is the number in the +21 position (since his nephew spent 21 Wonks less). Therefore, Crazy Carl is Barmy Bob's nephew, and Mad Abe's nephew is Dippy Derek.

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[Yoda mode]
Impressed, I am.
[/Yoda mode]


3 points!

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Originally Posted by GrandDad

I have guess'ed a answer , but won't say yet .
Will say why later when its been answered .

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Suuuuuuure you did.

Mike and Dave like to play Scrabble. Mike never cheats. He always plays valid words and never plays out of turn. Dave, however, cheats.

Sometimes he plays invalid words, but Mike never challenges.

Sometimes he makes two plays in one turn. Mike never notices. Today, Mike and Dave have started playing a game. Mike played first. After 7 plays, the board looked like this:

SPUD
PORE
OPEN
TEAT

As usual, Dave has already cheated one time. How has Dave cheated?


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There's only 2 letter P's in the game of Scrabble...

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Suuuuuuure you did.

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Never mind .

remind me to stay away from this stuff !

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Mike and Dave like to play Scrabble. Mike never cheats. He always plays valid words and never plays out of turn. Dave, however, cheats. Sometimes he plays invalid words, but Mike never challenges. Sometimes he makes two plays in one turn. Mike never notices. Today, Mike and Dave have started playing a game. Mike played first. After 7 plays, the board looked like this:

SPUD
PORE
OPEN
TEAT

As usual, Dave has already cheated one time. How has Dave cheated?

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There's only 2 letter P's in the game of Scrabble...

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

There's only 2 letter P's in the game of Scrabble...

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Hi there!

Long time no see!


Come in and have 3 points. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Hi there!

Long time no see!


Come in and have 3 points. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif

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Give me another easy one...I need to play some catchup I see...

There you go:


Don't be discouraged by these strings of seemingly meaningless letters. You don't have to be a CIA agent to decode them. In case you are new to this puzzle type, here is a crash course in cryptography.

Each sentece is a coded message. The letters of the original message are replaced by their codes to form the new, and confusing sentences.

A big clue is that smaller words can help you solve the whole puzzle with ease. Most 1 or 2 letter words mean I, A, AN, IS, ECT. I can't give you too many hints but watch out for small words, they help!


1. T AKNB EAB ZBLSBHE GTVZFTSTBW EKO SMLV SML EAB QMNBLCVBCE. JAI WMC'E EABI UPGE ZLTCE MPL VMCBI JTEA K LBEPLC KWWLBGG MC TE?

-DMD AMZB

2. PET ZRWTUPWJWR PETIHA W VWYT NTZP WZ PEFP PET HWUOZ IJ ZFPSHU FHT RIGLIZTK TUPWHTVA IJ VIZP FWHVWUT VSOOFOT

- GFHY HSZZTVV


3 points for each correct answer.


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1. I have the perfect simplified tax form for the government. Why don't they just print our money with a return address on it?

-Bob Hope

2. The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.

- Mark Russell

I said an easy one... :sad:

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

I said an easy one... :sad:

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:D

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

There you go:


Don't be discouraged by these strings of seemingly meaningless letters. You don't have to be a CIA agent to decode them. In case you are new to this puzzle type, here is a crash course in cryptography.

Each sentece is a coded message. The letters of the original message are replaced by their codes to form the new, and confusing sentences.

A big clue is that smaller words can help you solve the whole puzzle with ease. Most 1 or 2 letter words mean I, A, AN, IS, ECT. I can't give you too many hints but watch out for small words, they help!


1. T AKNB EAB ZBLSBHE GTVZFTSTBW EKO SMLV SML EAB QMNBLCVBCE. JAI WMC'E EABI UPGE ZLTCE MPL VMCBI JTEA K LBEPLC KWWLBGG MC TE?

-DMD AMZB

2. PET ZRWTUPWJWR PETIHA W VWYT NTZP WZ PEFP PET HWUOZ IJ ZFPSHU FHT RIGLIZTK TUPWHTVA IJ VIZP FWHVWUT VSOOFOT

- GFHY HSZZTVV


3 points for each correct answer.

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1. I have the perfect simplified tax form for the government. Why don't they just print our money with a return address on it?

Bob Hope

2. The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.

Mark Russell

:D

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

1. I have the perfect simplified tax form for the government. Why don't they just print our money with a return address on it?

Bob Hope

2. The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.

Mark Russell

:D

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I can't believe no one else put up a fight against you on that one. :p

Great job - 6 points.


How did you start the process, if I may enquire?

Detective Smarttypaunts arrived at a suicide case. The man was the rich millionaire Dr. Snoot. Apparently he hanged himself in his attic with a small stool and belt.

The only witness was Dr. Snoot's butler. The Butlers story was that he was outside bringing in groceries when he looked up and saw his master through the small round attic window kicking over the stool. Immediately the Detective knew the man was lying and arrested him.

What tipped off Detective Smarttypaunts?


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If the butler was looking up into the attic he couldn't have seen the Doctor kick the small stool, the ledge was too high.