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Psiboy · 06/30/2010, 07:30 pm

In the Gnegative Gnomes puzzle, both the top left and top right gnomes are identical yet one of the is the right answer and the other is not. I chose the top left one because when you flip it the inner thumb would not be visible, however its twin is the right answer for some reason. Maybe i'm mistaken about something.

jmm · 06/30/2010, 07:37 pm

Think Negative...

Look at the inverted colors

Check a particular piece item

Once you have discarded the wrong group, check faces and hands

Allahcalypse · 06/30/2010, 08:00 pm

How about the Room Number ? I am so totally baffled

jtoast · 06/30/2010, 09:51 pm

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Originally Posted by Allahcalypse

How about the Room Number ? I am so totally baffled

*nod* that ones got me confused also. I even burned all the hints and can't make any sense out of it...I've been staring at my phone keypad for 10 minutes now

Skarnet · 06/30/2010, 09:55 pm

solution: "NINE"

how do you make spoiler tags?

Psiboy · 06/30/2010, 10:28 pm

I understand now. I made an untrue assumption that the figures were randomly mirrored because they were moved in between the time the picture was taken and when you arrive there. In real 3D space this of course does not make sense, but I was taking into account that the Gnomes are 2D renders in the game and not actually 3D. Basically I terribly over-thought a simple issue.

**Jake** · 06/30/2010, 10:33 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtoast

*nod* that ones got me confused also. I even burned all the hints and can't make any sense out of it...I've been staring at my phone keypad for 10 minutes now

Tilt your head sideways, and think about spelling out a number instead of the number itself.

I know the answer's already in this thread but hey.

Also, that is a weird puzzle.

Avel · 07/01/2010, 12:45 am

And here I thought it was sideways Roman Numerals and was trying to figure out what XIXE would be.

elzbenz · 07/01/2010, 05:59 am

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Originally Posted by Avel

And here I thought it was sideways Roman Numerals and was trying to figure out what XIXE would be.

You're not the only one...

browen · 07/01/2010, 07:02 am

I thought it was in binary, and that the parallel lines at the bottom were an = sign; until I read the second hint

GinnyN · 07/01/2010, 11:10 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jake

Tilt your head sideways, and think about spelling out a number instead of the number itself.

I know the answer's already in this thread but hey.

Also, that is a weird puzzle.

I wrote the lines in a paper and I tried to actually figure out the numbers in, well, numerals. Suddely, I decided to turn the notebook, and I read it.

Then I felt silly, but I solved this one ^^!

Hassat Hunter · 07/01/2010, 01:56 pm

I was also very confused with this one. I payed attention to the shirts, since only 2 were red, so the one had to be green in inverted.
However, all of them I choose were wrong, making me assume the colors weren't inverted at all and then all hell broke loose.

After the hat tip it became easy though... that was pretty weird. Why could I solve it based on hats, but not shirts?

kebabi · 07/02/2010, 12:45 am

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Originally Posted by Hassat Hunter

I was also very confused with this one. I payed attention to the shirts, since only 2 were red, so the one had to be green in inverted.
However, all of them I choose were wrong, making me assume the colors weren't inverted at all and then all hell broke loose.

After the hat tip it became easy though... that was pretty weird. Why could I solve it based on hats, but not shirts?

You must've made some mistake. I solved it only looking at shirts, hands and faces, not hats.

Satans_Ferryman · 07/02/2010, 03:45 pm

The room one is stupid... the gnome one is easy. Colours are inverted so it comes down to a choice of 2 gnomes... that are facing the same way. You then check hand position.

To above poster Hats or Shirts make no difference, your both looking at the same feature in sense.

Hayden · 07/05/2010, 09:23 pm

For the gnome puzzle, I took a printscreen, pasted it into paint, inverted the negative image and flipped it horizontally. In other words, I cheated.

jp-30 · 07/05/2010, 10:34 pm

That's not cheating, that's using the tools at your disposal.

Well done!

Anmily · 07/17/2010, 07:29 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skarnet

solution: "NINE"

how do you make spoiler tags?

I was totally baffled cuz I can type 2 numbers in the blanket..

you're right

eckertt001 · 07/17/2010, 07:59 pm

The room key puzzle threw me way off because the character said it was written in code, but it isn't written in code, the number was just hidden in the blank areas of the scribbles. Here I was trying to break a cipher using each individual scribble line. Even when I used all the hints, then I thought it was coded in roman numerals. Extremely frustrating when they do not explain the puzzle requirements effectively.

mathgrant · 08/14/2010, 03:00 pm

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Originally Posted by browen

I thought it was in binary, and that the parallel lines at the bottom were an = sign; until I read the second hint

I'm embarrassed to say I needed two hints for this one, too. My first thought was that the lines reminded me of a pair of 3x3 arrays with the middle part missing, so I thought I needed to push 5, the middle key on the keypad, twice. If one just handed me a piece of paper with those squiggles on it and asked me what number was encoded, I wouldn't have thought along the lines of how numbers are arranged on the keypad. On the other hand, I can't guarantee I'd've thought of the correct solution, either.

The sad part is that I've seen that style of "encoding" (so to speak) before, including here, in the banner below the logo on The Grey Labyrinth:

And that wasn't even the first place I'd seen it.

06/30/2010, 07:30 pm	#1
Psiboy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2	*Problem with 3rd puzzle? spoilers* (gnomes on shelves & room number spoilers inside)** In the Gnegative Gnomes puzzle, both the top left and top right gnomes are identical yet one of the is the right answer and the other is not. I chose the top left one because when you flip it the inner thumb would not be visible, however its twin is the right answer for some reason. Maybe i'm mistaken about something. Last edited by jp-30; 07/01/2010 at 10:33 pm. Reason: Clarified what puzzles are spoiled inside

06/30/2010, 09:55 pm	#5
Skarnet Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12	solution: "NINE" how do you make spoiler tags? Last edited by Skarnet; 06/30/2010 at 09:59 pm.

07/01/2010, 01:56 pm	#12
Hassat Hunter Fluffy monkey/Cute kitten Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,804	I was also very confused with this one. I payed attention to the shirts, since only 2 were red, so the one had to be green in inverted. However, all of them I choose were wrong, making me assume the colors weren't inverted at all and then all hell broke loose. After the hat tip it became easy though... that was pretty weird. Why could I solve it based on hats, but not shirts? __________________ Sam: "We're 98% certain General Skun-ka'pe is evil." Stinky: "And the other 2%?" Max: "That he's crazy and we have to shoot him! But that may be wishful thinking on our part." (Any resemblance to KOTOR is purely coincidential, really!)

07/05/2010, 09:23 pm	#15
Hayden ...is procrastinating Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 3,486	For the gnome puzzle, I took a printscreen, pasted it into paint, inverted the negative image and flipped it horizontally. In other words, I cheated. __________________ Read that instead ^.

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06/30/2010, 07:37 pm	#2
jmm Fremen Fedaykin Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arrakis (also known as Dune) Posts: 1,177	Think Negative... Look at the inverted colors Check a particular piece item Once you have discarded the wrong group, check faces and hands

06/30/2010, 08:00 pm	#3
Allahcalypse Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 14	How about the Room Number ? I am so totally baffled

06/30/2010, 10:28 pm	#6
Psiboy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2	I understand now. I made an untrue assumption that the figures were randomly mirrored because they were moved in between the time the picture was taken and when you arrive there. In real 3D space this of course does not make sense, but I was taking into account that the Gnomes are 2D renders in the game and not actually 3D. Basically I terribly over-thought a simple issue.

07/01/2010, 12:45 am	#8
Avel Gum Addicts Anonymous Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Not-so-NorCal Posts: 450	And here I thought it was sideways Roman Numerals and was trying to figure out what XIXE would be.

07/01/2010, 07:02 am	#10
browen Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 36	I thought it was in binary, and that the parallel lines at the bottom were an = sign; until I read the second hint

07/02/2010, 03:45 pm	#14
Satans_Ferryman Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 10	The room one is stupid... the gnome one is easy. Colours are inverted so it comes down to a choice of 2 gnomes... that are facing the same way. You then check hand position. To above poster Hats or Shirts make no difference, your both looking at the same feature in sense.

07/05/2010, 10:34 pm	#16
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	That's not cheating, that's using the tools at your disposal. Well done!

07/17/2010, 07:59 pm	#18
eckertt001 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1	The room key puzzle threw me way off because the character said it was written in code, but it isn't written in code, the number was just hidden in the blank areas of the scribbles. Here I was trying to break a cipher using each individual scribble line. Even when I used all the hints, then I thought it was coded in roman numerals. Extremely frustrating when they do not explain the puzzle requirements effectively.

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