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闲散解谜！(Laid-back Puzzling)(CCBC-14)
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'''Cipher & Code Breaking Competition (CCBC) 13''' was the 13th iteration of [[CCBC]], a Chinese puzzle hunt. This hunt was organized by Cipherpuzzles and written by [[simplicissimus]], the winning team of [[CCBC 12]].
'''Cipher & Code Breaking Competition (CCBC) 13''' was the 13th iteration of [[CCBC]], a Chinese puzzle hunt since 2008. This hunt was organized by Cipherpuzzles and written by [[simplicissimus]], the winning team of [[CCBC 12]].


<spoiler> The hunt has two parts, CCBC 13 and CCBC 14. 266 teams finished CCBC 13, 129 teams solved the final meta "CCBC 13-14" and finished CCBC 14.
{{Spoiler|text=The hunt has two parts, CCBC 13 and CCBC 14. 266 teams finished CCBC 13, while 129 teams solved the final meta "CCBC 13-14" and finished CCBC 14.}}
[[File:CCBC1314.jpg|thumb|The real hunt logo]] </spoiler>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Teams started the hunt as cosmic explorers in an organization called Center for Cosmic Boundary Cartography, and discovered a strange galaxy, but their spaceship ran out of energy in its asteroid belt. They had to land on the asteroids to gather energy from a mineral named Puzzlium. After solving some puzzles in the Asteroid Belt, solvers discovered a new tetrahedron-shaped planet and named it CCBC-13.
Teams started the hunt as cosmic explorers in an organization called Center for Cosmic Boundary Cartography, and discovered a strange galaxy, but their spaceship ran out of energy in its asteroid belt. They had to land on the asteroids to gather energy from a mineral named Puzzlium. After solving some puzzles in the Asteroid Belt, solvers discovered a new tetrahedron-shaped planet and named it CCBC-13.
{{Spoiler|label=Click to reveal|text=After solving the meta of CCBC-13, solvers discovered that CCBC-13 was not a single planet, but a double-planet system, and discovered another tetrahedron-shaped planet CCBC-14 near it.
{{Spoiler|label=Later plot details}}[[File:CCBC1314.jpg|left|thumb|The real hunt logo]]After solving the meta of CCBC-13, solvers discovered that CCBC-13 was not a single planet, but a double-planet system, and discovered another tetrahedron-shaped planet CCBC-14 near it.
After solving the meta of CCBC-14, solvers found that the two planets merged and formed a shape like *Double Planetoid* by Escher. Finally, teams gathered energy from these two planets and made them stable again. They found the final answer: platonic love in the depth of starry sky.
After solving the meta of CCBC-14, solvers found that the two planets merged and formed a shape like ''{{w|Double Planetoid}}'' by M.C. Escher. Teams gathered energy from these two planets in order to make them stable again. They found the final answer: platonic love in the depth of starry sky.
Notice that the hunt finished just before the Double Seventh Festival (Valentine's Day in China), and "1314" sounds like "(Love you) all my life" in Chinese and is considered a classic word for lovers.}}
In particular, the hunt finished just before the {{w|Qixi Festival|Double Seventh Festival}} (the equivalent of Valentine's Day in China), and "1314" sounds like "(Love you) all my life" in Chinese and is considered a classic word for lovers.
{{Spoiler-end}}


== Structure and list of puzzles ==
== Structure and list of puzzles ==
CCBC 13 featured 4 rounds and 123 puzzles (88 "small puzzles", 32 "normal puzzles", 3 metas) in total. Puzzles marked (c) require some Chinese knowledge apart from simple translation, puzzles marked (C) require a lot of Chinese knowledge.
CCBC 13 featured 4 rounds and 123 puzzles (88 "small puzzles", 32 "normal puzzles", 3 metas) in total.


* Puzzles marked (c) require some Chinese knowledge apart from simple translation.
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=== 小行星带(Asteroid Belt) ===
* Puzzles marked (C) require a lot of Chinese knowledge.
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This round contains 88 fairly simple "small puzzles" without titles.

{{Spoiler|label=Click to reveal|text=They correspond to 88 constellations in the night sky.}}
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=== {{L|小行星数据库}} (Asteroid Database) ===
⚫
This round contains 88 fairly simple "small puzzles" without titles, which are later used in the puzzle "{{L|宇宙航线}}".


=== CCBC-13 ===
=== CCBC-13 ===


* {{L|一道好题}} (c)
* {{L|一道好题}} (A Wonderful Puzzle) (c)
* {{L|诗词朗诵}} (C)
* {{L|诗词朗诵}} (Read these Poems) (C)
* {{L|各色人等}} (c)
* {{L|各色人等}} (Colorful Characters) (c)
* {{L|提词卡}} (C)
* {{L|提词卡}} (Cue Cards) (C)
* {{L|红色的世界}}
* {{L|红色的世界}} (The Red World)
* {{L|看图说话}} (c)
* {{L|看图说话}} (Show & Tell) (c)
* {{L|汉字方阵}} (C)
* {{L|汉字方阵}} (Chinese Char Matrix) (C)
* {{L|小纸条}}
* {{L|小纸条}} (Paper Slips)
* {{L|宇宙航线}}
* {{L|宇宙航线}} (Spacelines)
* {{L|成语考试}} (C)
* {{L|成语考试}} (The Idiom Exam) (C)
* {{L|圈圈圆圆圈圈}} (c)
* {{L|圈圈圆圆圈圈}} (assORT the CIRcle5) (c)
* {{L|提交记录}}
* {{L|提交记录}} (Guess Log)
* {{L|凑词爆猜}}
* {{L|凑词爆猜}} (Crudely Choose, Boldly Conjecture)
* {{L|翻译官}}
* {{L|翻译官}} (The Translator)
* {{L|单选题}} (c)
* {{L|单选题}} (Multiple Choice) (c)
* {{L|一笑如风}} (c)
* {{L|一笑如风}} (Smile Like a Breeze) (c)
* '''{{L|Meta: CCBC-13}}'''
* '''Meta: {{L|CCBC-13}}'''


{{Spoiler|label=Later plot}}
<spoiler>


=== CCBC-14 ===
=== CCBC-14 ===


* {{L|无字天书}} (c)
* {{L|无字天书}} (Wordless) (c)
* {{L|神奇宝贝在哪里}} (c)
* {{L|神奇宝贝在哪里}} (Pocket Monsters and Where to Find Them) (c)
* {{L|十层塔}} (C)
* {{L|十重塔}} (DecaTowers) (C)
* {{L|奇怪的游戏}}
* {{L|奇怪的游戏}} (Strange Games)
* {{L|六角花园}}
* {{L|六角花园}} (Hexagon Garden)
* {{L|元宇宙}}
* {{L|元宇宙}} (Meta: Verse)
* {{L|三维国}}
* {{L|三维国}} (Spaceland)
* {{L|五彩斑斓的黑白}}
* {{L|五彩斑斓的黑白}} (Dim in Hue)
* {{L|花卉培育}} (C)
* {{L|花卉培育}} (Flower Fostering) (C)
* {{L|星穹铁道}}
* {{L|星穹铁道}} (Star Rail)
* {{L|爬格子}}
* {{L|爬格子}} (Climb the Grid)
* {{L|燃烧吧！小宇宙}}
* {{L|燃烧吧！小宇宙}} (Burn your Cosmo!)
* {{L|何日君再来}}
* {{L|何日君再来}} (Ouroboros)
* {{L|梅开二度}}
* {{L|梅开二度}} (Puzzle Open Twice)
* {{L|大蜜蜂}}
* {{L|大蜜蜂}} (Bees)
* {{L|邮票传情}}
* {{L|邮票传情}} (Love in Stamps)
* '''{{L|Meta: Morphosis III}} (c)'''
* '''Meta: {{L|Morphosis III}} (c)'''


=== CCBC-1314 ===
=== CCBC-1314 ===


* '''{{L|Final Meta: CCBC-1314}} (C)'''
* '''Final Meta: {{L|CCBC-1314}} (C)'''


{{Spoiler-end}}
</spoiler>


== Write-ups (in Chinese) ==
== Write-ups (in Chinese) ==
=== From simplicissimus ===
[https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/651238933 Write-up by Sakasakabanbanpickpickaxe]


=== From others ===
[https://docs.qq.com/sheet/DRGhHTGdFaE1sdEpC Memes]
* Team 萨卡萨卡班班木镐镐 (Sakasakabanban pickpickaxe) - [https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/651238933 CCBC 13/14 Write Up]
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Revision as of 07:06, 4 January 2024

CCBC 13
The CCBC 13 Logo
Running Teamsimplicissimus
No. of Registered Teams1521
Winning Team喵喵喵 (Miao Miao Miao)(CCBC-13)
闲散解谜！(Laid-back Puzzling)(CCBC-14)
No. of Rounds4
No. of Puzzles (Feeders and Metas)123
Timeframe and Location
LocationOnline
Start TimeAugust 11 2023 20:00 CST
Finishing Time (Winning Team)August 13 2023 18:31 CST
Official End TimeAugust 20 2023 20:00 CST
Links
Hunt LinkLink
CCBC Chronology
← CCBC 12


Cipher & Code Breaking Competition (CCBC) 13 was the 13th iteration of CCBC, a Chinese puzzle hunt since 2008. This hunt was organized by Cipherpuzzles and written by simplicissimus, the winning team of CCBC 12.

Click to revealThe hunt has two parts, CCBC 13 and CCBC 14. 266 teams finished CCBC 13, while 129 teams solved the final meta "CCBC 13-14" and finished CCBC 14.

Plot

Teams started the hunt as cosmic explorers in an organization called Center for Cosmic Boundary Cartography, and discovered a strange galaxy, but their spaceship ran out of energy in its asteroid belt. They had to land on the asteroids to gather energy from a mineral named Puzzlium. After solving some puzzles in the Asteroid Belt, solvers discovered a new tetrahedron-shaped planet and named it CCBC-13.

 
The real hunt logo
After solving the meta of CCBC-13, solvers discovered that CCBC-13 was not a single planet, but a double-planet system, and discovered another tetrahedron-shaped planet CCBC-14 near it.

After solving the meta of CCBC-14, solvers found that the two planets merged and formed a shape like Double Planetoid by M.C. Escher. Teams gathered energy from these two planets in order to make them stable again. They found the final answer: platonic love in the depth of starry sky. In particular, the hunt finished just before the Double Seventh Festival (the equivalent of Valentine's Day in China), and "1314" sounds like "(Love you) all my life" in Chinese and is considered a classic word for lovers.

Structure and list of puzzles

CCBC 13 featured 4 rounds and 123 puzzles (88 "small puzzles", 32 "normal puzzles", 3 metas) in total.

  • Puzzles marked (c) require some Chinese knowledge apart from simple translation.
  • Puzzles marked (C) require a lot of Chinese knowledge.

小行星数据库 (Asteroid Database)

This round contains 88 fairly simple "small puzzles" without titles, which are later used in the puzzle "宇宙航线".

CCBC-13

 

CCBC-14

CCBC-1314

Write-ups (in Chinese)

From simplicissimus

From others

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