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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:47 am Post subject: Treasure Hunt |
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Cross-posted from my blog. I thought you guys might be interested in this, since I remember you talking about that 'Maze' book on here a while back.
"No-one picked up on this, or they didn't mention it to me if they did, but I encoded a secret message over all 100 of the [Pirate] illustrations [I was commissioned to do last year]- a cipher in the style of Kit William's 'Masquerade' or Christopher Manson's 'Maze'. It's a message to a member of my family, who (to my knowledge) never solved the puzzle. It's quite a simple puzzle and is clearly signposted and flagged, so I'm sure you lot should have no problem figuring it out. If no-one's worked it out in a week or so I'll post the solution.
Here's the link to the Flickr set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34927237@N00/sets/72157594481101286/
Larger images are more easily accessible from http://www.maudevintage.com/jamesharvey/pirates . Happy sleuthing!"
I wonder if you guys will have a better chance at solving this than the people who read my blog.
Last edited by Harveyjames on Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:30 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:27 am Post subject: |
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If it's too hard I can give clues.
EDIT: OR OFFER PRIZES
Mainly I just want you guys to see how clever my puzzle is. |
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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captaincabinets .
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:25 am Post subject: |
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PLEASE DON'T POST THE SOLUTION JUST YET _________________ Why am I being boiled into a bright red lobster by this little kid? |
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:11 am Post subject: |
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OK
There's actually one girl who is playing it and trying to figure it out, in fact, so I'm not going to ruin it for her. She's doing pretty well, in fact you could say she's PUTTING YOU GUYS TO SHAME |
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captaincabinets .
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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I think i've got most of the answer, but I've clearly stuffed something up.
Here is what I have:
With all thy sapltfil_ve thee still
Tell me I'm on the right track _________________ Why am I being boiled into a bright red lobster by this little kid? |
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captaincabinets .
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Okay this is all I can reasonably come up with:
With all thy sap LTF I love thee still
Also, your drawings are nothing short of superb. If I received a dollar for every time I gasped in childlike wonder, I wouldn't be able to count the total because I would be dizzy from hyperventilation. _________________ Why am I being boiled into a bright red lobster by this little kid? |
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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I JUST SHIT MY PANTS
That's it! Except the middle word is corrupt, obviously, which means there is possibly a fault with my puzzle. I will check it out.
EDIT: You've made a mistake. Check your workings. And, uh, it might help to have another look at the filenames. |
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captaincabinets .
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:22 am Post subject: |
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if this isn't it then i'm a shiny trumpet:
With all thy faults I love thee still _________________ Why am I being boiled into a bright red lobster by this little kid? |
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:24 am Post subject: |
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Got it.
I'll do a post soon.
I think I'm going to remove the clues from my blog and not post the solution, just to maintain the mystique. |
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Pink Teddy Bear .
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:28 am Post subject: |
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I still don't get it. |
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