| Author | Message | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 969 Registered: 6-2006 |
This is not a CA rulebreaker. The content of your posts ARE relevant. I WILL answer any question about the rule in italics | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 624 Registered: 8-2006 |
Yay a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 92 Registered: 1-2007 |
[OFF-TOPIC] Why do you answer questions in italics? Doesn't that basically defeat the purpose of a rulebreaker? You can essentialy solve it only by italics questions without asking any check questions, as if it were a regular lateral puzzle. If you do them straight using only answers according to the rule, it's much more fun, and it feels a bit like cryptanalysis. Doesn't it kind of spoil the fun when you start answering questions like "Is yatta-yatta relevant"? Hold it right there! Can I ask you somethink? Maybe you answer statements too. | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 970 Registered: 6-2006 |
a Bouncing baby boy! b Careful! c Good job d Weird question e Danger! f Easy to ask, hard to answer g I'm hoping this puzzle doesn't get solved too fast... h Figs are delicious. i Just to let you know j Lemons and limes are better though k Hungry for fruit now! l Munchies. m No fruit around here though n Oranges and Apples and Bananas, but I hate bananas... o Peaches and Plums are good, but not pears p Quite delicious, those nectarines and apricots q Red grapes aren't as good as green grapes r This talk about fruit has got to stop now. s So lets talk about vegetables! t Umm...maybe not. u xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx v Va va voom..........! w Kangaroo x Yes!! y Almost done with the alphabet... z Zippidy doo dah! [OFF-TOPIC] Why do you answer questions in italics? Doesn't that basically defeat the purpose of a rulebreaker? You can essentialy solve it only by italics questions without asking any check questions, as if it were a regular lateral puzzle. If you do them straight using only answers according to the rule, it's much more fun, and it feels a bit like cryptanalysis. Doesn't it kind of spoil the fun when you start answering questions like "Is yatta-yatta relevant"? For the most part, I actually agree with you, and I guess my statement should have been that I will answer questions in italics on a limited basis. I think that for the most part the questions are asked based on vague ideas that people have about the rule based on the other answers. If I feel the questions are just shots in the dark or have no reasoning behind them, or if I think the answer will spoil the fun or give too much away, I reserve the right to not answer. I've run several rulebreakers, and I've rarely encountered this as a problem. Hold it right there! First you have to catch me!! Can I ask you somethink? Guess you just did... Maybe you answer statements too. NEVER!! Um, well, yeah, I guess I do. | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 104 Registered: 1-2007 |
92 was a good year. 99+12= 1? 2? 3? 4? 5? 6? 7? 8? 9? 10? Or do you want higher numbers? Under the shade of a willow tree Creeps are crawling over me | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 974 Registered: 6-2006 |
92 was a good year. 99 was better 99+12= 9912 1? 2 thousand 2? 4,567,890 3? 7 million monkeys 4? 8 million miles 5? 5? Are you serious?? 6? 6 is more like it 7? 3 blind mice 8? 1 in a million 9? 9. Yes. I think that sounds about right 10? 1 Or do you want higher numbers? Please, no!! Under the shade of a willow tree XOXO Creeps are crawling over me Give me a break. | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 107 Registered: 1-2007 |
So I'm writing you a poem One that I hope you will like Never have I done this thing Growling in a mic January February Questions will be raised by reading the first letters of your answer :P probabily not useful, but fun  a aa aaa aaaa aaaaa | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 359 Registered: 1-2007 |
-a? !b? :-)? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 977 Registered: 6-2006 |
So I'm writing you a poem So I see One that I hope you will like Please continue... Never have I done this thing Oh, really? Growling in a mic I do say. January Lemonade February Everywhere Questions will be raised Right. by reading the first letters of your answer :P Clever! I like it. probabily not useful, but fun Quite fun indeed, and possibly useful too!! a b aa bb aaa bbb aaaa bbbb aaaaa bbbbb -a? Damn, this is getting tricky !b? CA :-)? Can you ask a real question please? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 361 Registered: 1-2007 |
...ok! $trange, I cannot think of a good question... | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 979 Registered: 6-2006 |
...ok! Please? I asked nicely!! $trange, I cannot think of a good question...CA | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 109 Registered: 1-2007 |
aaa aab aba The CAs above.. You can't answer? Or is CA the answer? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 363 Registered: 1-2007 |
Why, you don't like symbols? (Kould not stop myself...) | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 982 Registered: 6-2006 |
aaa baaaa aab bababa aba bab The CAs above.. You can't answer? Or is CA the answer?I can't answer Why, you don't like symbols?Kindly leave this subject alone, please... (Kould not stop myself...) CA | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 367 Registered: 1-2007 |
umbrella? under? upper? user? upset yet? unicorn? US? UK? unfair? universe? ubiquitous? utilitarian? using the letter X a lot? U want me to go on? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 986 Registered: 6-2006 |
umbrella? xtra dry under? xtra low upper? xtra high user? xtra busy upset yet? xtremely unicorn? xtra imaginary US? xactly UK? x unfair? x universe? x ubiquitous? XXXXXXXXXXXX!!!!!!!!!!!!!! utilitarian? x-ray using the letter X a lot? x. hahahaha U want me to go on? X. X. X. X. X. | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 114 Registered: 1-2007 |
Jesus that was pure evil, with all the Xs ) Joe's is a nice place to eat at. J? Jackson, Michael - Thriller, The Funk on a roll! finger [-lmsp] [user ...] [user@host ...] Florida must be nice at this time of the year. F? Fugees, The - Score, The | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 371 Registered: 1-2007 |
Perhaps I should find out if you like the letter Q too ? Good enough for a $p0il? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 988 Registered: 6-2006 |
Jesus that was pure evil, with all the Xs ) lets not even talk about it Joe's is a nice place to eat at. Lovely atmosphere J? L! Jackson, Michael - Thriller, The Less lovely. Funk on a roll! Everybody dancing finger [-lmsp] [user ...] [user@host ...] eh? Florida must be nice at this time of the year. Even in Florida its chilly right now F? E! Fugees, The - Score, The Enough already. Perhaps I should find out if you like the letter Q too ? Q is actually much easier than X. More words start with Q. Good enough for a $p0il?You're free to take a crack at the rule. Clearly you know what letters my answers will start with, but you've yet to tell me WHY. That's what the rule's all about. Have at it! Just no more X's please. | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 459 Registered: 1-2007 |
Well, first it thought that it was random, but maybe not... There are some letter that stand out, such as S, V and Z. If we ask something that starts with those letters, your answer will start with the same letter. Relevant to find certain letters? Similar pattern with numbers. My other thought was that if we ask something that starts with a vowel, you answer with a consonant... except if the question start with a Y... | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 633 Registered: 8-2006 |
May I have a crack at the answer? You CAed the $sign. You didn't make a rule for things beginning in non letters or numbers? ! @? #? $? %? ^? &? *? (? )? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1008 Registered: 6-2006 |
Well, first it thought that it was random, but maybe not...no, there's a reasoning There are some letter that stand out, such as S, V and Z. If we ask something that starts with those letters, your answer will start with the same letter.Correct Relevant to find certain letters?yesish Similar pattern with numbers. My other thought was that if we ask something that starts with a vowel, you answer with a consonant... except if the question start with a Y... coincidental, and not relevant May I have a crack at the answer?of course You CAed the $sign. You didn't make a rule for things beginning in non letters or numbers? no, there is a rule, it's just that the rule leads to CAs for certain symbols. The rule regarding symbols was an afterthought, and is only a small part of the puzzle ! CA @? CA #? CA $? CA %? CA ^? CAN answer!!! &? CA *? CA (? CA )? CA | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 465 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does the same rule apply to all letters? Just some letters? It looks like a transposition cipher...Is it a cipher? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1010 Registered: 6-2006 |
Does the same rule apply to all letters?no Just some letters? all letters are subject to a rule, just not all the same rule It looks like a transposition cipher...Is it a cipher?no | ||
| Sebastepistis (Sebastepistis)
New member Username: Sebastepistis Post Number: 31 Registered: 12-2006 |
[i]Some letters seem to jump ahead two spots (U to X, J to L) while others seem to fall back one (F to E). Am I on the right track here?[/i] | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1012 Registered: 6-2006 |
Some letters seem to jump ahead two spots (U to X, J to L) while others seem to fall back one (F to E). Am I on the right track here?not really. Notice that at least one letter jumps ahead 4, and at least one falls back 12. | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 490 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the rule simply, if we ask a question starting with an S, V or Z, your answer will start with the same letter. In any other case it will start with another letter, but the same letter all the time? And it is the same rule for the numbers 5, 6 and 9? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1017 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is the rule simply, if we ask a question starting with an S, V or Z, your answer will start with the same letter. In any other case it will start with another letter, but the same letter all the time?no. And it is the same rule for the numbers 5, 6 and 9?therefore, no there is something that distinguishes why those letters and numbers get answers starting with the same letter or number, but that's only one part of the rule. | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 508 Registered: 1-2007 |
Should we find a regular pattern in all this, or do we need knowledge of a situation or a device where the translation makes perfect sense? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1023 Registered: 6-2006 |
Should we find a regular pattern in all this, or do we need knowledge of a situation or a device where the translation makes perfect sense? What??? | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 7 Registered: 2-2007 |
Seven Zealos Voters Can you answer a question? please? a A Answer it now! Or later, I suppose. ~~~~ ^__^ Do you like emoticons? so you can't answer !!!!! this... But you can answer ^^^^^^ these... Correct? ...oh by the way... XXXXXXX hee hee | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 634 Registered: 8-2006 |
j leads to l, most wierd signs like $ cannot be answered... u-x... nope. can't find any type of rule in here! | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 635 Registered: 8-2006 |
peter? piper? picked? peck? pickled? peppers? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1039 Registered: 6-2006 |
Seven Zealos Voters Six is more like it Can you answer a question? Go fetch please? Questions are quite quizzical a b A B Answer it now! Bah! Or later, I suppose. Please don't give up. ~~~~ There! Another symbol I can respond to! ^__^ Crazy! Two in a row! Do you like emoticons? Well....no. so you can't answer !!!!! this... So? But you can answer ^^^^^^ these... Correct. Correct? Goodness gracious, I already said it was correct, didn't I? ...oh by the way... Pretty impressive, a third symbol I can answer. XXXXXXX yes. hee hee Funny!! j leads to l, most wierd signs like $ cannot be answered... u-x... nope. can't find any type of rule in here! I promise there is one! I will try to give a hint in a minute. peter? quit piper? questioning with picked? questions that make me peck? queasy, having to answer with pickled? q's! peppers? quit! | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1040 Registered: 6-2006 |
Hint in white: Don't worry about symbols for the moment. Letters and numbers can be broken down into 3 categories. If you look at the 3 groups of letters independently, the pattern determining the first letter of the answers seems MUCH more clear. You've found one group of letters (S, V, and Z). Now figure out the other 2 | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 639 Registered: 8-2006 |
p leads to Q, U leads to X, J leads to L, so is that a rule? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1047 Registered: 6-2006 |
p leads to Q, U leads to X, J leads to L, so is that a rule?no, but that is the effect of the rule. | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 640 Registered: 8-2006 |
Answer this with something starting with B Boy, I wonder if there is a C here. Crazy, I just know you'll answer this a G. Do you know, you jumped all the way to W here. | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1048 Registered: 6-2006 |
Answer this with something starting with B But why....? Boy, I wonder if there is a C here. Certainly! Crazy, I just know you'll answer this a G. Golly, you're right again! Do you know, you jumped all the way to W here. Well, that's one way of looking at it, but... | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 643 Registered: 8-2006 |
I believe that just our first letters are relevant. Correct? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1051 Registered: 6-2006 |
I believe that just our first letters are relevant. Correct?correct | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 536 Registered: 1-2007 |
S, v and z are answered with the same letter. Y, w, k, h, e and f are answered with a letter that comes before those letters in the alphabet. Is this a group? The remaining a, b, i, l, m, n, o, p, q, t, x, g, j, r, u, c and d are answered with a letter that comes later in the alphabet. Are they the last group? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1055 Registered: 6-2006 |
S, v and z are answered with the same letter. yes Y, w, k, h, e and f are answered with a letter that comes before those letters in the alphabet. Is this a group? Almost. One letter off The remaining a, b, i, l, m, n, o, p, q, t, x, g, j, r, u, c and d are answered with a letter that comes later in the alphabet. Are they the last group? Almost, one letter off These groups are almost correct, but there is one letter that you have in the second group that belongs in the third, and vice versa. | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 644 Registered: 8-2006 |
I THINK the letters switched were the y, and the d, because if you put the alphabet in a circle, y goes forwards to meet A, and backwards for D to meet W | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1058 Registered: 6-2006 |
I THINK the letters switched were the y, and the d, because if you put the alphabet in a circle, y goes forwards to meet A, and backwards for D to meet W you are correct! Now figure out why the letters are grouped this way... | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 36 Registered: 2-2007 |
Hey, could someone teach me how to make a rulebreaker? I think they are really fun, but I have no clue how to go about making one! I would appreciate it much! | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 650 Registered: 8-2006 |
First group: s,v,z, they go to themselves Second, D,e,f,h,k,w. If you put them in a circle, they go after the letter that you post Third: all the rest, a,b,c,g,i,j,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,t,u,v,x,y go behind in that circle | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1059 Registered: 6-2006 |
First group: s,v,z, they go to themselves Second, D,e,f,h,k,w. If you put them in a circle, they go after the letter that you post Third: all the rest, a,b,c,g,i,j,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,t,u,v,x,y go behind in that circle exactly. but now you need to determine what is the significance of those groups, which will also help determine how I answer number and symbol questions | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 655 Registered: 8-2006 |
1? 2? 3? 4? 5? 6? 7? 8? 9? 10? 0? 11? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1062 Registered: 6-2006 |
1? 2 2? 4 3? 7 4? 8 5? 5 6? 6 7? 3 8? 1 9? 9 10? 2 0? 0 11? 2 | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 656 Registered: 8-2006 |
Lets see, the 0, 9, 5, and 6 go with the first group the 7, 8 in the second and anything starting with 1, 2, 3, 4 is in the third group | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1063 Registered: 6-2006 |
Lets see, the 0, 9, 5, and 6 go with the first group yes the 7, 8 in the second almost, one number off and anything starting with 1, 2, 3, 4 is in the third groupalmost, one number off | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 659 Registered: 8-2006 |
Whoop! the 7 goes in the third group, and i don't see anything wrong with the third one | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 665 Registered: 8-2006 |
Just one little thing, i didn't realize this, but you said this IS NOT a CA rulebreaker. Yet you Caed all the signs except ^ | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1065 Registered: 6-2006 |
Whoop! the 7 goes in the third group,yes and i don't see anything wrong with the third one look closer! Just one little thing, i didn't realize this, but you said this IS NOT a CA rulebreaker. Yet you Caed all the signs except ^just because certain questions can't be answered does not mean that the purpose of the puzzle is to figure out what gets a CA, which is the purpose of a CA rulebreaker. That's just one little part of the rule, and once you figure the rule out, it will make more sense | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 666 Registered: 8-2006 |
the 3 goes... only chance | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1066 Registered: 6-2006 |
the 3 goes... only chance yes! | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 670 Registered: 8-2006 |
just wondering, do we have enough info to spoyl? !? @? #? $? ¿? ¡? ? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1073 Registered: 6-2006 |
just wondering, do we have enough info to spoyl?you still need to tell me why the letters and numbers are in those specific groups. The grouping is not random! THEN I can spoil. !? CA @? CA #? Hey! $? CA ¿? CA...I think ¡? CA...I think ? Still hung up on symbols, huh? CORRECTION: I previously answered questions beginning with # as CA. The correct answer should be the same as I answered it this time!!! | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 678 Registered: 8-2006 |
When you go forward one letter in the first group, you can rearrange the letters to make wat... | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1080 Registered: 6-2006 |
When you go forward one letter in the first group, you can rearrange the letters to make wat...um, true. but irrelevant | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 683 Registered: 8-2006 |
OK, it looks like its all italics from here on, cause now we have to figure out WHY its grouped like that... Usernames relevant? a different puzzle? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1082 Registered: 6-2006 |
OK, it looks like its all italics from here on, cause now we have to figure out WHY its grouped like that... Usernames relevant? a different puzzle?neither | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1102 Registered: 6-2006 |
This puzzle is quite dead, so if there are no objections I will post a spoyler within the next day. | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 703 Registered: 8-2006 |
yeah t is... is your profile relevant? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1103 Registered: 6-2006 |
yeah t is... is your profile relevant?no Ok, I'm just going to post the **************SPOILER********************* I divided all letters and numbers into 3 groups. I determined the groups by pronouncing those letters and numbers aloud and determining whether they where phonetically identical to any other word that had nothing to do with the letter or number. Therefore that first group is: A (the article), B (the insect), C (sea or see), G, I, J, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, T, X, and Y for letters and 1, 2, 4 and 8 for numbers. For any number or letter in this list my answer would start with the next letter or number. The second group is composed of the letters and numbers which have other meanings but they are ambiguously related to the number: S (like a curve shaped like the letter), V, and Z for letters, and 0, 5, 6, and 9 for numbers. These I answered with the same letter or number. The final group are those letters and numbers with no other meaning phonetically: D, E, F, H, K and W...and 3 and 7. These I answered with the previous number or letter of the group. As far as other symbols were concerned, since there is no way to order a list of symbols, I pronounced the name of the symbol and if the name had a phonetic equivalent I started my answer with the same letter as that name. Otherwise, I gave it a CA. I wish someone could have solved it! Oh well! Good job getting as far as you did! Maybe I'll wait a while before I do another rulebreaker! | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 709 Registered: 8-2006 |
Ouch... I don't usually sound out the rulebreakers... BTW, I cannot think of a word that sounds like m, besides the spelling of m! (em) or n (en?) I am guessing Q was queue(I hate that word in boggle) but X? what does that mean, ecks? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1109 Registered: 6-2006 |
em and en are printing measurements. Ex could be used to describe someone you used to date. Q is either queue or cue. |
