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Solution to the Characterisation puzzle

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Characterisation is one of the interesting puzzles of the Sydney University Puzzle Hunt 2010 competition. The plot of the game that year was based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there". The game consisted of numerous scenes that were improvisations on the famous "A Mad Tea-Party". Each scene began with a short narrative that provided context for the task and could also contain some hints. Characterization was the last puzzle of the game before the final Meta Puzzle and was rated five stars out of five in difficulty. These biscuits aren’t sweet enough. Pass the sugar, would you?” asked the Mad Hatter, and the March Hare pushed the pot over to him obligingly. He poured the sugar over the plate of biscuits as he continued. “The Red Queen’s fixed, furious gaze faltered and tore from Alice’s back, for her nemesis was preparing to strike. Losing all composure, she turned to fac...

Solution to the 5-Card Stud puzzle

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5-Card Stud  is one of the interesting puzzles of the Melbourne University Puzzle Hunt 2015 competition. It was part of the second act of the game and was created by Muhammad Adib Surani, who is also the author of the Mr. Game & Watch ,  Parallel Dimensions  and  Build-A-Puzzle puzzles, as well as the article A Guide to the MUMS Puzzle Hunt . The plot of the game that year was based on the Star Wars universe. It casts you as a Padawan. In one of the locations you come across a tablet that spontaneously displays information on the screen. As a result you're given several tasks, including 5-Card Stud. The puzzle was preceded by a short narrative. The flashing [of the tablet] briefly subsides, only to be replaced by a semi-coloured grid. Around the sides are words you'd never heard, and some of the triangles contain symbols you've never seen. What can it all mean? The puzzle consists of a 5x5 grid, each square of which is further divided diagonally into two t...

Решение головоломки "5-карточный стад"

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5-карточный стад — одна из интересных головоломок игры Puzzle Hunt Мельбурнского университета 2015 года. Она была частью второго акта игры, а составил ее Мухаммад Адиб Сурани, который, помимо этого, также является автором головоломок Mr. Game & Watch ,  Параллельные измерения и Создай головоломку , а также статьи Руководство к MUMS Puzzle Hunt .  Сюжет игры в том году был основан на вселенной "Звездных войн". В соответствии с ним вы оказываетесь в роли падавана. В одной из локаций к вам в руки попадает планшет, который самопроизвольно выводит информацию на экран. В результате вы получаете несколько заданий, включая и "5-карточный стад".  Головоломке предшествовало короткое повествование. Мигание [планшета] на мгновение прекращается, после чего перед вами появляется частично-закрашенная сетка. По краям написаны слова, которых вы никогда не слышали, а в некоторых треугольниках заключены символы, которых вы никогда не видели. Что всё это может значить? Головолом...

Solution to the Build Your Own Sudoku puzzle

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Build Your Own Sudoku is one of the interesting puzzles of the MIT Mystery Hunt 2014 competition. The plot of the game that year was based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there". The puzzle featured a blank Sudoku grid with four sets of clues. The first three sets were needed to fill in the puzzle's initial numbers: they corresponded to the sectors, rows and columns of the grid respectively. The last set corresponded to the grid's numbers and was needed to get the answer to the puzzle after solving the Sudoku. The puzzle was part of the Lobby 7 section of the game and was created by Robbie Buckingham. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I Sectors Northwest No square with a given number in the Northwest Sector touches another square with a given number in the same sector along an edge. (In general we say a square touches another if it is the same square or it sha...