TheVat Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 English is my second language (I don't have a first one). And I can't quite figure out what the puzzle wants. Anagram, Sator Square, acrostic, what? Hint is....steps? chest? cheat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted May 6, 2023 Author Share Posted May 6, 2023 3 hours ago, TheVat said: English is my second language (I don't have a first one). And I can't quite figure out what the puzzle wants. Anagram, Sator Square, acrostic, what? Hint is....steps? chest? cheat? CHESS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 13 hours ago, Commander said: If I give a clue the answer may come out fast Or maybe not. 😀 The letters do not seem to correspond to chess piece symbols (KQRBNP), the grid is the wrong number of squares, and I find no anagrams that spell words like stalemate, checkmate, gambit, zugzwang, fork, pin, promotion, Sicilian, black, white, or other chess terms. So one guess is the clue is to how to move through a group of letters, e.g. if you start on an outside square and move like a knight, you will get words like dine, girl, line, grid. If you move like a bishop, you get gin, lol. Nope, I don't see any inspiration yet. Probably overthinking, which almost never works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 Walker's Series ? What comes in the Series ? 4 , 9 , 20 , 31 , _ , 59 , 76 , 95 , 116 , _ , ? And Why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 Correction Sry error regretted What comes in the Series ? 4 , 11 , 20 , 31 , _ , 59 , 76 , 95 , 116 , _ , ? And Why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensei Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Commander said: What comes in the Series ? 4 , 11 , 20 , 31 , _ , 59 , 76 , 95 , 116 , _ , ? And Why ? 4+7=11 11+9=20 20+11=31 31+13=44 44+15=59 59+17= 76 76+19= 95 95+21=116 116+23=139 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Commander said: Correction Sry error regretted What comes in the Series ? 4 , 11 , 20 , 31 , _ , 59 , 76 , 95 , 116 , _ , ? And Why ? Spoiler 4+7=11 .+9=20 .+11=31 .+13=44 .+15=59 .+17=76 .+19=95 .+21=116 .+23=139 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 Oh yes it turned out to be easy Though it is X(n) = n^2 + 4n - 1 being the formula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Commander said: Oh yes it turned out to be easy Though it is X(n) = n^2 + 4n - 1 being the formula It is straightforward to get the recursive formula from this: X(n+1) = (n+1)^2 + 4(n+1) - 1 = n^2 +2n +1 + 4n +4 - 1 = n^2 + 4n - 1 + 2n + 5 = X(n) + (2n + 5) The formula, X(n+1) = X(n) + (2n+5), makes it easy. The additive term, 2n + 5, gives the consecutive odd numbers starting with 7 (for n=1). Edited May 7, 2023 by Genady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 @Commander Could you please post an answer to the linen grid puzzle? In the hidden format, of course. I will look at the more recent puzzles, but it's nice to have closure on past ones. I am usually good at crosswords and anagrams, so maybe that was a puzzle form I'm just unfamiliar with? 13 minutes ago, Genady said: Seemed easy. I'm on a tablet so the hidden button doesn't seem to appear. It can be figured without recourse to formulae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, TheVat said: Seemed easy. I'm on a tablet so the hidden button doesn't seem to appear. It can be figured without recourse to formulae. It is an easy one to make a mistake, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 (edited) Yep. POSSIBLE SPOILER MY TABLET CAN'T ACCESS THE HIDDEN EYE BUTTON SORRY One has to see there are two kinds of revolving, one with respect to circle B and one with respect to us, looking down on the page. It's a nice frame of reference puzzle. END SPOILER Edited May 7, 2023 by TheVat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 (edited) Spoiler Exactly. Like a solar day vs. sidereal day. Edited May 7, 2023 by Genady 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 What comrs next inthe Series 1 , 6 , 39 , 340 , 3905 , _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 5 hours ago, Commander said: What comrs next inthe Series 1 , 6 , 39 , 340 , 3905 , _ Spoiler 55986 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 7 hours ago, Commander said: What comrs next inthe Series 1 , 6 , 39 , 340 , 3905 , _ In case someone wants an explanation: Spoiler 1: 1 = 1 2: 6 = 2(1+2) 3: 39 = 3(1+3(1+3)) 4: 340 = 4(1+4(1+4(1+4))) 5: 3905 = 5(1+5(1+5(1+5(1+5)))) 6: 55986 = 6(1+6(1+6(1+6(1+6(1+6))))) ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Next in the series? Thor witty Existen Get hi Rufo .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) Hmm... Reminded me that the OP, @Commander, hasn't acknowledged my answer above to the last puzzle. Edited June 25, 2023 by Genady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 @Commander has also not posted a solution to the "line n grid" puzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 DING LIREN the CHESS WORLD CHAMPION ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 This answer to the puzzle makes me think of this sketch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 9 hours ago, Commander said: DING LIREN the CHESS WORLD CHAMPION ! Guess I didn't win the lounge suite. Last time I looked into the chess world, Magnus Carlsen was the world champ. I don't really keep up with chess, except a couple times a week I solve the daily chess puzzles at chess.com. The end of the week ones are usually the hardest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 On 6/25/2023 at 7:30 AM, TheVat said: Next in the series? Thor witty Existen Get hi Rufo .... If someone had said "Wot?" they would have given one possible answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermack Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 What's the number of the parking space with the car ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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