Duck and Cover (P.I.HUNT 1)

Duck and Cover
P.I.HUNT 1
Players
AnswerClick to revealMETALLURGY
Links
PuzzleLink
CheckerLink

Duck and Cover is one of the first eight puzzles of P.I.HUNT 1. It contains a series of instructions on what to do with the string DEJAVU.

Solve Path[edit | edit source]

 
The answer can be obtained via following the directions, but solvers may need to be mindful of some details. For example, not all Greek letters get shifted, and since Step 9 happens before Step 9.5, after reaching Step 9.5 for the first time, solvers do Step 4 next rather than Step 3.

Below are some partial confirmations for the first few times Step 9.5 is reached (excluding the final one).

 
Click to revealEDETAGXII has length nine.
 
Click to revealMEDELTAYIB has length ten.
 
Click to revealMEIOTAOBG has length nine.

Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]

Duck Conundrum - The entire puzzle is based on carefully applying instructions while being mindful of the if-then statements.