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==Solve Paths== |
==Solve Paths== |
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{{#spoiler:show=Solve Path (Part 1)| Solvers' initial instincts should be to follow the prompt at the top of the page, specifically to find the four-leaf clovers amongst the three- and two-leaved variants. Doing so, they should discover that there are exactly 5 of them, with each touching a single one of the letters. Taking these letters in reading order |
{{#spoiler:show=Solve Path (Part 1)| Solvers' initial instincts should be to follow the prompt at the top of the page, specifically to find the four-leaf clovers amongst the three- and two-leaved variants. Doing so, they should discover that there are exactly 5 of them, with each touching a single one of the letters. Taking these letters in reading order spells the part 1 answer.}} |
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Part 1 Final Answer: {{spoilers|text='''LUCKY'''.}} |
Part 1 Final Answer: {{spoilers|text='''LUCKY'''.}} |
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{{#spoiler:show=Solve Path (Part 2)| Now that the four-leaf clovers have been used, |
{{#spoiler:show=Solve Path (Part 2)| Now that the four-leaf clovers have been used, one other odd thing solvers should notice are the oddly-shaped two-leaf clovers (another not-too-common variant). Each leaf's long edge points in one of the 8 ordinal or cardinal directions. This paired with the fact that there are always two different directions being pointed to clues to [[semaphore]], a common method of [[decryption]] involving pairs of directions. The two-leaf clovers are arranged on the page approximately into two lines of length 6 and 5. Reading each line using semaphore yields POTATO STATE, which is a clue for the part 2 answer.}} |
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Part 2 Final Answer: {{spoilers|text='''IDAHO'''.}} |
Part 2 Final Answer: {{spoilers|text='''IDAHO'''.}} |
Revision as of 04:06, 6 April 2022
Can these weird clovers tell your fortune? | |
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Cryptex Hunt 2022 | |
Author(s) | Jenna Himawan |
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Puzzle | Link |
Can these weird clovers tell your fortune? is the first puzzle of the 2022 Cryptex Hunt, and is presented as one of each letter of the Latin alphabet among a field of clovers.
Solve Paths
Part 1 Final Answer: Click to revealLUCKY.
Part 2 Final Answer: Click to revealIDAHO.
Puzzle Elements
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