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'''The Nauseator''' is a [ |
'''The Nauseator''' is a [[Logic Puzzle]] from the {{l|Yesterdayland}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. |
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==Solve Path== |
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==Puzzle Elements== |
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{{Element|Flavortext|''Warning: This ride may result in visual hallucinations and a sense of distortion. You may feel better by wearing a coat or sitting under a tree. (Just bear in mind that British trees are oriented differently than native varieties.)''}} |
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{{Element|Nonogram|The puzzle is transparently identifiable as a 60x60 color nonogram.}} |
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{{Element|Hint in Flavortext|''Warning: This ride may result in visual hallucinations and [[Jigsaw Puzzle|a sense of distortion]]. You may feel better by wearing a '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms coat]''' or sitting under a tree. (Just bear in mind that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swiss-UK_relations_Canton_Tree.jpg British trees] are oriented differently than [https://www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/41309224501 native varieties].)''}} |
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{{Element|Jigsaw Puzzle|The nonogram doesn't seem to depict anything in particular; however, one may note the lines dividing the grid into multiple cross-shaped pieces. These can be reassembled in a way that forms...}} |
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{{Element|Geography|...a grid of twelve coats of arms, which can be identified as being for Swiss cantons.|Identification||[[List_of_culture_and_geography_puzzle_topics#Geography|Geography]], Heraldry}} |
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{{Element|Alphanumeric Substitution Cipher|One may then note that exactly 26 such cantons exist, meaning each one can be mapped to a letter of the alphabet. The exact ordering can be derived a number of ways; the flavortext, in particular, hints towards "canton trees" in [https://www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/41309224501 Berne, Indiana] and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swiss-UK_relations_Canton_Tree.jpg Leicester Square, London], with a further warning that the reading direction for the ordering differs between the two.}} |
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{{Element|Final Clue Phrase|The result is the phrase CAPRI JADES, E.G. (with an [[Enumeration]] pointing towards the correct interpretation), a clue for the final answer.}} |
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Latest revision as of 10:00, 11 March 2023
| The Nauseator | |
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| MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
| Yesterdayland | |
| Author(s) | Mark Gottlieb |
| Answer | Click to revealCIGARETTES |
| Statistics | |
| No. solves | 25 |
| No. total guesses | 51 |
| Links | |
| Puzzle | Link |
| Solution | Link |
The Nauseator is a Logic Puzzle from the Yesterdayland round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt.
Solve Path[edit | edit source]
TO DO
Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]
Flavortext - Warning: This ride may result in visual hallucinations and a sense of distortion. You may feel better by wearing a coat or sitting under a tree. (Just bear in mind that British trees are oriented differently than native varieties.)
Nonogram - The puzzle is transparently identifiable as a 60x60 color nonogram.
Hint in Flavortext - Warning: This ride may result in visual hallucinations and a sense of distortion. You may feel better by wearing a coat or sitting under a tree. (Just bear in mind that British trees are oriented differently than native varieties.)
Jigsaw Puzzle - The nonogram doesn't seem to depict anything in particular; however, one may note the lines dividing the grid into multiple cross-shaped pieces. These can be reassembled in a way that forms...
Identification (Geography, Heraldry) - ...a grid of twelve coats of arms, which can be identified as being for Swiss cantons.
Alphanumeric Substitution Cipher - One may then note that exactly 26 such cantons exist, meaning each one can be mapped to a letter of the alphabet. The exact ordering can be derived a number of ways; the flavortext, in particular, hints towards "canton trees" in Berne, Indiana and Leicester Square, London, with a further warning that the reading direction for the ordering differs between the two.
Final Clue Phrase - The result is the phrase CAPRI JADES, E.G. (with an Enumeration pointing towards the correct interpretation), a clue for the final answer.
