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''Outside the Big Top tent is a parade of happy clowns, doing their best to cheer you up. The grumpy strong man challenges them to a game of Tug of War.'' |
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==Solve Path== |
==Solve Path== |
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==Puzzle Elements== |
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{{Element|Interactive|The puzzle is presented as an applet. In each round, two buttons are presented, each with a word on it; one will advance the applet to the next round, but the other will reset the applet.}} |
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{{Element|TEAMWORK TIME|As presented live, team members working on the puzzle would vote on which button would be pressed.}} |
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{{Element|Hint in Flavortext|The applet asks the solver to "think happy thoughts". Likewise, the flavortext contrasts "happy" clowns with the "grumpy" strongman.}} |
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{{Element|Transadditions|Each round actually presents two transadditions...}} |
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{{Element|Antonyms|...of a pair of antonyms. Selecting the more positively-connotated word of the pair advances the applet.}} |
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{{Element|Extraneous Letters|The extra letters of those words spell...}} |
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{{Element|Final Clue Phrase|THE CLOWNS MARCH ON BUT WHO WROTE [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlemarch MIDDLEMARCH]. The latter part of this phrase is a clue for the final answer.}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 31 January 2024
Tug of War | |
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MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
Big Top Carnival | |
Author(s) | Asher Walkover |
Answer | Click to revealGEORGE ELIOT |
Statistics | |
No. solves | 25 |
No. total guesses | 46 |
Links | |
Puzzle | Link |
Solution | Link |
Outside the Big Top tent is a parade of happy clowns, doing their best to cheer you up. The grumpy strong man challenges them to a game of Tug of War.
Tug of War is a TEAMWORK TIME puzzle from the Big Top Carnival round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt.
Solve Path[edit | edit source]
Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]
Interactive - The puzzle is presented as an applet. In each round, two buttons are presented, each with a word on it; one will advance the applet to the next round, but the other will reset the applet.
TEAMWORK TIME - As presented live, team members working on the puzzle would vote on which button would be pressed.
Hint in Flavortext - The applet asks the solver to "think happy thoughts". Likewise, the flavortext contrasts "happy" clowns with the "grumpy" strongman.
Transadditions - Each round actually presents two transadditions...
Antonyms - ...of a pair of antonyms. Selecting the more positively-connotated word of the pair advances the applet.
Extraneous Letters - The extra letters of those words spell...
Final Clue Phrase - THE CLOWNS MARCH ON BUT WHO WROTE MIDDLEMARCH. The latter part of this phrase is a clue for the final answer.