Scavenger Hunt II

[Pellissier]

Considering the rather incendiary (and very off topic) nature of the ongoing discussion, I'm forced to shut it down. the latest posts have been deleted, and no further off-topicness on the matter will be tolerated. To the interested people: go ahead in PM if you feel the need to.

[Rennir]

Wait so were Golden Dream's answers cold or were his methods cold or both? If his methods are cold, then it's nothing along the lines of x mod y where x and y are integers then? Cause then I don't understand the cutting down reference anymore

Anyways, here's my guess:
http://forums.animesuki.com/member.php?u=4237

Got that by substituting the numbers of monsters left as z and the kingdom numbers as y and then solving for x for each kingdom in the following equation:

x mod y = z

Then I took the differences between the numbers. Probably cold considering your answer to Golden Dream

And I don't hate math, it's just the way I interpreted the phrase "only mod" gave me the impression that we were actually making things too complicated, hence the "only" part

[felix]

Originally Posted by Rennir

Wait so were Golden Dream's answers cold or were his methods cold or both? If his methods are cold, then it's nothing along the lines of x mod y where x and y are integers then? Cause then I don't understand the cutting down reference anymore

cold - you might have gotten some of it right, but made a critical error
warm - you got it all right or "semi-right" but are still missing stuff

In a sense, cold = you're thinking of it the wrong way.

Originally Posted by Rennir

Anyways, here's my guess:
http://forums.animesuki.com/member.php?u=4237

Got that by substituting the numbers of monsters left as z and the kingdom numbers as y and then solving for x for each kingdom in the following equation:

x mod y = z

(Unless I'm reading the explanation wrong,) Warm.

[Rennir]

Originally Posted by felix

cold - you might have gotten some of it right, but made a critical error
warm - you got it all right or "semi-right" but are still missing stuff

In a sense, cold = you're thinking of it the wrong way.

(Unless I'm reading the explanation wrong,) Warm.

Ah ok thanks for clearing that up for me

Well just to make sure you didn't misunderstand, thereby leading me to think my thinking was correct when in fact, it was wrong, what I meant was like this:

3 monsters left in Kingdom of V so z=3

Kingdom V stands for 5 so y=5

X mod 5 =3

X is equal to 8 (hope it's still warm but if not, it's better than going the wrong way while in oblivion )

[felix]

Yeah it's still warm.

[boneyjellyfish]

Originally Posted by Pellissier

Considering the rather incendiary (and very off topic) nature of the ongoing discussion, I'm forced to shut it down. the latest posts have been deleted, and no further off-topicness on the matter will be tolerated. To the interested people: go ahead in PM if you feel the need to.

I'm not sure if this is off-topic or not, but I just want to say that when I logged in today for my occasional lurking visit I did not expect to see another scavenger hunt going on, nor did I expect the scavenger hunt to take on and improve on the ideas from so long ago.

The mod crew on these forums is fantastic, and always have been. There are very few forums where the moderators take such an active role in the community, not as moderators and administrators that lay down the rules, but as members. You all should congratulate yourselves for a job well done.

Now to go back into hiding for another six months.

*edit*

Glad to see you're still around and kicking, Nightwish.

[Rennir]

Hmmm maybe it's this?

http://forums.animesuki.com/member.php?u=32931

I decided to try to figure out who the Princess was based upon hints and the description since I'm currently out of ideas using my previous method. I focused on these specifics: short, fat sword, and the hint that one will recognize the princess if he/she stumbles upon their profile. I assumed that this meant the Princess was well known by everyone. I haven't really watched an extensive amount of anime, but I have watched most popular animes, which is most likely enough. I came up with Princess Mononoke and Euphemia, and that was pretty much it If it's anime Princess, I'll probably never get it based on guessing alone.

And then I remembered famous Princesses outside of anime (which is more likely IMO, given that no further elaboration or clarification was given on that particular hint, but it could just be trying not to give too much away). I was 100% sure it was Zelda, since old zelda games always had a short 2d Link swinging his sword around, and your last riddle had elements that alluded to videogames, but none of the people with zelda in their names had over 100 posts Peach didn't work either, and that pretty much left Disney Princesses. Tiana is technically the shortest in her frog form (and because the others turned up nothing).


I also thought about using my previous method, taking the differences between 8, 12, 14, (19-22), and 21 and then matching them up with the corresponding letters normally on the dialpad of a phone.

Assuming 6 anomalies, the difference is 4, 2, 5, 3, and the corresponding letters are GHI, ABC, JKL, DEF

Assuming 7: 4, 2, 6, 3, and JKL is replaced by MNO

And so on and so forth. I tried getting some sort of name out of those letters to no avail.

Anyways, I ran out of ideas so these ones are really out there (pretty much desperate at this point), especially since the person's name is actually Tatiana, not Tiana

[felix]

Originally Posted by Rennir

Hmmm maybe it's this?

http://forums.animesuki.com/member.php?u=32931

Nope, sorry not it.

[Dist]

Seriously? Soon a month since your '' trying to figure what riddle to use '' post and still no new riddle. If you're that busy with real life, but if you can't afford to spend few minutes here per week, perhaps put someone else in charge of the competition? The hunt will last years at this rate..

[Hooves]

The belated Riddle Number 16 was submitted only very recently:
While cautiously making my way through the bazaar, I came across a small, unidentified stall selling seemingly mysterious items. Being as curious as I am, I wasn't able to leave empty handed.

I purchased some form of summoning rod, that would supposedly allow me to control all manner of fiery beasts and demons. However, I'm not able to read the
inscription. It seems I need to offer a certain something to the beasts I wish to summon using the rod. Etched into the rod is the following:
10
10.3, 4.33, 7.21, 11.10, 6.13, 3.12, 20.J

Hmmm... Is it this?

http://forums.animesuki.com/member.php?u=31032

The avatar is a demon that transforms (with fire around) into a beast. While the numbers, I just used the second number from the .12 since J at the end wouldn't really make any sense if I tried to find a member with the number J in their link. Just throwing off a random guess to get us back on track

[NightWish]

Originally Posted by boneyjellyfish

Glad to see you're still around and kicking, Nightwish.

Not as much as I'd like. Kicking or around. I am glad you approve of the attempt to revive the Scavenger Hunt idea though. It isn't quite as polished as the original I'm afraid. Maybe I should have formed a swanee whistle club before trying to run the whole thing on my own.

Originally Posted by Dist

Seriously? ... perhaps put someone else in charge of the competition?

If someone wants to volunteer...

Originally Posted by Hooves

Hmmm... Is it this?
http://forums.animesuki.com/member.php?u=31032

Not correct, but thank you for getting the ball rolling again.

[felix]

A little stumped at this one.

[Hooves]

I wonder where all the riddle enthusiasm went... Probably got disheartened from felix's riddle

Either way, I'll try again when I can decipher if it's talking about a specific person/thread. Or maybe I'm looking at the wrong direction with only focusing on that part.

[Rennir]

Maybe these?

http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=442
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=36298
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...6&postcount=20

They all have to do with buying/selling stuff and the last one is just based on the 20

[NightWish]

Not correct so far; it is going to be difficult to find without deciphering the code.

[DukeLawliet]

Ill play along. Count me in.

[monster]

The only thing I could think of:

http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=33781

The remote could be the summoning rod. I'ts probably not the answer, but I can't think of anything more specific.

[Haak]

I truly believe that I can be the winner
Of this horrid, bloody battle. I
Think that if I have a little luck
Then I can finally beat every single person against me with whom I play.
A place of much critical acclaim, of
Fans everywhere.Despite what some argue,
I know that I was destined to win. Are
You willing to help me win, too?
Blood and tears are constantly shed
As everyone tries their hardest to define fate.

I can only think of this:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=101379

Come on. You know you were thinking it too...

[felix]

Oh beat me to it Haak.

[Revelation]

For the off chance that the riddle thread isn't the answer, how about the Anime Saimoe Tournaments?
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=105008
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=100150

If that's not it either, then maybe the AnimeSuki 2010 Choice Award....
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=101518
I posted the vote thread instead of the winners, hope that was right.