| Author | Message | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1101 Registered: 8-2010 |
Yes, this is my first LP for a LONG time (years? let me check ... well, my last solved puzzle was in April 2011, and I've had an adventure in Limbo for a while that I recently threw out the plans for, so that one's unfortunately dead). But hopefully this isn't the only puzzle I'll come up with now ... we'll see. I left partly due to a busy schedule and partly due to a lack of inspiration. Inspiration should be fine, but my schedule gets twice as busy starting ... tomorrow, so we'll see how that goes. Right. The puzzle. When he heard news that a stranger carrying a gun had entered the building and kidnapped a girl, he was happy, even though he knew he was in danger, and he had never met the person. And yes, this is a sequel of sorts to my previous puzzle ... search in December 2010 for that one. | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 981 Registered: 1-2012 |
All 'he's the same? HAM? 'a girl': HAF? 'a stranger': HAM? Does 'he' know the girl? Is 'he' related to her? Does the girl know him? The stranger? Is she related to him? The stranger? Does the stranger know the girl? Is the stranger related to the girl? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1102 Registered: 8-2010 |
All 'he's the same? yes HAM? H and M, not A 'a girl': HAF? H and F, not A 'a stranger': HAM? H and M, A is irrel Does 'he' know the girl? yes Is 'he' related to her? no Does the girl know him? yes The stranger? no Is she related to him? take a guess ... no The stranger? no Does the stranger know the girl? no Is the stranger related to the girl? I still don't get why you aren't taking being related as a symmetric relation, but whatever ... no :P | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17372 Registered: 4-2010 |
Welcome back Whirligig! I remember the original puzzle, so let's see: Romantic relationships relevant? Parental? Any other persons involved? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1103 Registered: 8-2010 |
Romantic relationships relevant? ... yesish Parental? no Any other persons involved? no | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 981 Registered: 8-2011 |
Is "he" a teenager? older than 10? older than 5? Same questions for her. | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1104 Registered: 8-2010 |
Is "he" a teenager? this older than 10? older than 5? Same questions for her. ditto | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 986 Registered: 8-2011 |
Does the teenage boy like the teenage girl? Does she like him? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1105 Registered: 8-2010 |
Does the teenage boy like the teenage girl? yes Does she like him? noish | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 999 Registered: 8-2011 |
Does he hope to gain her attention/ affection somehow? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1106 Registered: 8-2010 |
Does he hope to gain her attention/ affection somehow? yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17376 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is he going to try to rescue her and gain her affection that way? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1109 Registered: 8-2010 |
Is he going to try to rescue her and gain her affection that way? ... seriously? you're fast However, I'm not quite yet ready to $poil—why does he think that will work? Why would he try this in particular? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17385 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he know something about the criminal's plot? Is he using a real gun? Did he hire the criminal to kidnap her? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1115 Registered: 8-2010 |
Does he know something about the criminal's plot? Is he using a real gun? Did he hire the criminal to kidnap her? no to all, OTWT entirely | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 1008 Registered: 8-2011 |
Has he been captured as well? Or perhaps it's his job, as in a security worker? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1116 Registered: 8-2010 |
Has he been captured as well? Or perhaps it's his job, as in a security worker? no to both, still OTWT | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1117 Registered: 8-2010 |
Since you seem to have misinterpreted what I said: "why does he think that that will work" refers to the affection side of the plan, not the actual rescue. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1610 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did he, in his plan, rely upon something the girl said? Upon something she did? Did he assume the girl had made up the kidnaoping situation to check him? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1119 Registered: 8-2010 |
Did he, in his plan, rely upon something the girl said? Upon something she did? Did he assume the girl had made up the kidnaoping [sic] situation to check him? no to all, OTWT again ... try asking about the boy? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1619 Registered: 1-2011 |
Was the boy in good condition? Was the boy impaired? Are his hobby relevant? His family status? His living conditions? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1120 Registered: 8-2010 |
Was the boy in good condition? yes Was the boy impaired? Are his hobby relevant? yes, no to rest His family status? His living conditions? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1629 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did the situation enable him to show his hobby to the girl and impress her that way? Was his hobby helpful with a rescue part of the plan? Is his hobby an indoor activity? Outdoor activity? A sport? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1121 Registered: 8-2010 |
Did the situation enable him to show his hobby to the girl and impress her that way? no Was his hobby helpful with a rescue part of the plan? no Is his hobby an indoor activity? mostly this Outdoor activity? A sport? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3433 Registered: 2-2011 |
was his hobby anything to do with second sight? spying on people? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1122 Registered: 8-2010 |
was his hobby anything to do with second sight? spying on people? neither | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1638 Registered: 1-2011 |
Does he need any equipment to do his hobby? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1123 Registered: 8-2010 |
Does he need any equipment to do his hobby? yes | ||
| Vene (Vene)
New member Username: Vene Post Number: 105 Registered: 9-2008 |
Was he in the building because of his hobby? Is the building relevant? Is it a nerdy hobby? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1131 Registered: 8-2010 |
Was he in the building because of his hobby? no Is the building relevant? not to this part Is it a nerdy hobby? yes | ||
| Vene (Vene)
New member Username: Vene Post Number: 129 Registered: 9-2008 |
Is the equipment a computer? Is any part of this happening in the virtual world? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1133 Registered: 8-2010 |
Is the equipment a computer? possibly but not usually Is any part of this happening in the virtual world? only for svv of "virtual" | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 373 Registered: 4-2002 |
Nerdy hobby? And needing some equipment. Hmm... Collecting coins/stamps/insects or similar (and using a magnifying glass)? Acting "The Little Chemist" concocting something to outwit or scare the kidnapper? Building and/or operating model planes, helicopters or similar? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1134 Registered: 8-2010 |
Collecting coins/stamps/insects or similar (and using a magnifying glass)? no Acting "The Little Chemist" concocting something to outwit or scare the kidnapper? no Building and/or operating model planes, helicopters or similar? no You're a bit OTWT. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3638 Registered: 2-2011 |
photography? computing? amateur radio? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1135 Registered: 8-2010 |
photography? computing? amateur radio? none of these; maybe "hobby" is the wrong word | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3662 Registered: 2-2011 |
sleuthing? ESP? indoor speleology? climbing? ventriloquism? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1136 Registered: 8-2010 |
sleuthing? ESP? indoor speleology? climbing? ventriloquism? none of these, it's much more intuitive | ||
| Imafr33styl3r (Imafr33styl3r)
New member Username: Imafr33styl3r Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2013 |
Does he play first-person shooters? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1138 Registered: 8-2010 |
Does he play first-person shooters? no ... getting maybe just a bit misleadingly closer | ||
| Imafr33styl3r (Imafr33styl3r)
New member Username: Imafr33styl3r Post Number: 3 Registered: 1-2013 |
Misleadingly closer... because of the shooting aspect? the video game aspect? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1141 Registered: 8-2010 |
Misleadingly closer... because of the shooting aspect? noish the video game aspect? yesish | ||
| Imafr33styl3r (Imafr33styl3r)
New member Username: Imafr33styl3r Post Number: 4 Registered: 1-2013 |
Is the genre relavent? RPG, Real-time or turn-based strategy, adventure, puzzle, simulation, sport, skill? Console: computer, xbox, playstation, wii, other? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1142 Registered: 8-2010 |
That's the mislead; it's not necessarily video game–related. Any related video games would probably be RPGs or action-adventure. | ||
| Imafr33styl3r (Imafr33styl3r)
New member Username: Imafr33styl3r Post Number: 14 Registered: 1-2013 |
Oh haha, yeah I interpreted your previous answer reverse of what it meant! Okay, so it's a hobby that has to do with shooting? Or just general combat? Does his hobby involve others? Or would he do it alone? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1143 Registered: 8-2010 |
Okay, so it's a hobby that has to do with shooting? Or just general combat? again, you're misled. What I meant is that it's not shooting-related, may be video game–related, but that's misleading. Does his hobby involve others? possibly Or would he do it alone? possibly | ||
| Imafr33styl3r (Imafr33styl3r)
New member Username: Imafr33styl3r Post Number: 19 Registered: 1-2013 |
Fantasy related? Some sort of role-playing? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1145 Registered: 8-2010 |
Fantasy related? YES Some sort of role-playing? possibly This is basically all you need from his hobby—he's into fantasy books, movies, video games, etc. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18156 Registered: 4-2010 |
Since he's into fantasy, has he studied a lot of fighting techniques? With certain weapons? Has he taught himself fighting from his fantasy media? And he plans to use that to rescue the kidnap victim & win her affection? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1147 Registered: 8-2010 |
Since he's into fantasy, has he studied a lot of fighting techniques? With certain weapons? Has he taught himself fighting from his fantasy media? all irrel And he plans to use that to rescue the kidnap victim clarification: the hobby is not relevant to this part ... & win her affection? ... but rather this part | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 780 Registered: 5-2008 |
Does his obsession with fantasy lead him to believe 'good always triumphs'? or, more relevantly to winning her affection, 'the hero gets the girl'? or some other common element of fantasy that doesn't generally apply to real life? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1148 Registered: 8-2010 |
Does his obsession with fantasy lead him to believe 'good always triumphs'? or, more relevantly to winning her affection, 'the hero gets the girl'? this one! or some other common element of fantasy that doesn't generally apply to real life? I think that's enough for a **********SPOILER********** Our young man is a high school student is currently enamored of one of his female classmates. Then, an armed man enters the building and kidnaps her for irrelevant reasons. So our hero, being himself an avid fantasy fan, decides to be brave and test the applicability of a law commonly observed in fiction, fantasy especially: rescuing someone is likely to make her (or him, in the case of a female protagonist) fall in love with you. (See this tvtropes link, but beware addiction: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RescueRomance) Well, that puzzle lasted a good five months, but a new one is going up right away, so stay tuned! Oh, and don't forget about "Let it be?"—anyone with knowledge of classical music might be able to help out there. | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 1149 Registered: 8-2010 |
Whoops, that should be "is a high school student WHO is" ... sorry about that. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18175 Registered: 4-2010 |
I'm already hooked on TvTropes; another page won't hurt... Fun puzzle. Wish we'd gotten there sooner. |
