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[Ralis]

The Ralis Conundrum

 

Welcome to the Ralis Conundrum!

 

Every Wednesday, at some varying point of the day, I'll be posting some sort of weekly challenge for you to figure out. Each week brings a new puzzle: it may be a math problem, a riddle or something else entirely. Whatever it may be, you'll have to use a little (or a lot of) brain power to figure it out. These puzzles may require knowledge outside of Ragnarok! Anyone is capable of finding the answer, but I cannot guarantee you will always know what to do if you have little to no understanding of Ragnarok, computers, math, science, etc.

 

The competition is open to both servers! Chaos Renewal and Classic Loki players may both enter their answers. It may help you to know, then, that the answer to each challenge will be something that can be found by players of both servers.

 

Correct answers may win a prize at the end of the week. However, only a certain number of prizes can be given out and all correct answers are entered into the prize pool. Please do not try and use multiple accounts to get better odds! We check account connections. If you're caught doing this, you will be automatically disqualified from present and future competitions... Including OTHER events on the forums as well.

 

Correct answers that are not chosen for the weekly prize will gain points depending on how many people get the correct answer! When you've saved up 20 points (points will be kept track in the 3rd post of each thread), you can PM me any time during the week to trade your points in for the current week's prize. You may only trade in points once a week for a single prize, so keep that in mind if you're trying to save up for a "better" prize. Winners of the weekly prize may PM me by the end of the week to opt out of the weekly prize, instead receiving the amount of points awarded as a participation prize for that week, up to a maximum of 20.

 

Please keep in mind that the theme for each week is not always a factor in figuring out the puzzle. This does not mean that it will never have an impact, but rather that you should not assume that you must travel to a location or that the answer must fit the theme given in that week's conundrum.

 

Please do not post or PM your answers. Use the link below the challenge to submit answers!

 

You may freely adjust your entry until each week's deadline.

 

Helpful links:

 

iRO Wiki

iRO Wiki Renewal Database

iRO Wiki Classic Database

Google

 

I don't consider search engines cheating. You will never find the answer directly, but always use your resources!

 

Please be cautious when asking questions about the puzzle of the week on the forums as they could end up being hints for others. You are always welcome to PM me with any questions you may have.

 

 

This Week's Challenge

Week 18: The Road So Far [ 12/17 - 12/23 ]

 

 

In the above puzzle, all words are three or more letters long and no word is used more than once.

 

What is the answer to the question?

 

Click Here To Submit Your Answer

 

This week's prize:

10x Battle Manual x3

 

The competition ends Tuesday, December 23rd at 11:59 PM PST! Good luck!

 

Edited by Ralis, 21 December 2014 - 09:35 PM.

[Ralis]

Last Week's Challenge

Week 17: That's a Wrap! [ 12/10 - 12/16 ]

 

 

Recently, the "motion picture" has become extremely popular in Rune-Midgarts. However, Michael Sandymoss, the famous director behind many of the recent hits coming out in Ragnarok, is in a bit of a pickle. His star actor recently quit over a disagreement with breaks (Sandymoss wanted to get rid of the actors' breaks altogether), and he's in need of a new leading man.

 

One of his stagehands passed him a note with the following written on it, saying that it would reveal the name of a legendary individual who could star in Sandymoss' films. He can't decipher it, though, and needs your help!

 

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.......EEE
EE.......EEEEEEEEE.EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE..EEEEE..EEEE.EEEEE..EEEEE
EE...EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.EEEEEEE.EEEE.EEEE
EE.EEEEEE..E..EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEE.EEEEEEE.EEEE.EEEEEE.EEEEE..EEE..EEEEEE
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E.EEEEEEE.EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
E.EEEEEEE.EEEE.EEEEEE.EEEE.......
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.......EEEEE..
.....EEEEE.EEEEEEE.EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

Who is the famous individual?

 

Last week's prize:

Skull Cap [1]

 

 

 

The Solution

 

The answer is Oda.

 

Clues were scattered all over the place for this one. First of all, the title of the puzzle: "That's a Wrap!" hinted at the fact that wordwrap would be useful. The bit about getting rid of the actors' breaks was also a clue: In order for the answer to become visible, all of the line breaks needed to be deleted. Finally, the fact that it was written "on a note" vaguely hinted at using a program such as Notepad.

 

Once you've removed all the line breaks and turned on wordwrap, you can change the window size under the answer becomes visible:

 

 

The famous individual can be none other than our very own Oda!

 

There were 21 correct answers this week, and the five winners are:

beaupoem, omniw, Amarande, MatsuTana and Shomaye!

Congratulations!

 

Everyone else that answered correctly but did not get selected for the weekly prize have earned 5 points this week!

 

Your prize will (eventually) be mailed to or in the inventory of the character you listed on the answer page. If you would like to opt to not receive this week's prize and instead receive points equal to the participation prize, please PM me before the end of the week.

 

Please note: the two-week guarantee thing wasn't working too well as Oda has a lot of other responsibilities that come before getting prizes out. I will try to post in the current week's thread what prizes have been given out, but please be aware that you will get your prizes eventually, it just might take a few weeks. If I've posted that prizes for the week you won have been given out and you don't have yours, then THAT would be the time to PM Oda or I. Sorry about the inconvenience!

 

Edited by Ralis, 17 December 2014 - 09:15 PM.

[Ralis]

Scoreboard

 

These are the points players have earned so far. If you do not want your points displayed, PM me and I will keep track of them privately.

Spoiler

Kelly - 20 points
NyuX - 20 points

Bao11 - 17 points
holycatz312 - 17 points
laksalot - 17 points

chaidao11 - 15 points
omniw - 15 points
Ripples - 15 points
Viri - 15 points

bunnywunny - 14 points

1392140604170018137 - 13 points
Digs - 13 points
mic9010 - 13 points
riny - 13 points

MatsuTana - 12 points

Necrohealiac - 11 points

Pred - 10 points

duomaxie - 9 points
Tinatan - 9 points

CarrotSticks - 8 points
celestience - 8 points
falpnro - 8 points

Amarande - 7 points
Clauchy - 7 points
darkabe - 7 points
dawnte - 7 points
jamdonutjam - 7 points
KamiKali - 7 points
kijanta - 7 points
Ludovicus - 7 points
Saffire - 7 points
sb120495 - 7 points
teepomonkey - 7 points

4853121207141913140 - 6 points
aznspikey - 6 points
beaupoem - 6 points
byliew1 - 6 points
MournHaibara - 6 points

4592141017110213850 - 5 points
ayagrl - 5 points
bbdrew - 5 points
Demeris - 5 points
donJackson9999 - 5 points
flynight - 5 points
Hakkun - 5 points
harlokjai - 5 points
Kalten - 5 points
Leongg - 5 points
neko1231 - 10 points
spikexp - 5 points
teacuplane - 5 points
Tigra - 5 points
tsukinomori - 5 points
wahyugabriel - 5 points

Andini - 4 points
Ericcc - 4 points
Pika - 4 points
Rururu - 4 points
ShadovvKing - 4 points
shirotea - 4 points
Shoyame - 4 points
thegrimknight - 4 points

1146140805101228910 - 3 points
arypratama - 3 points
Bearr Bearr - 3 points
DizzYe - 3 points
fuyukikun - 3 points
Hellomojo - 3 points
jai07rus - 3 points
Jupitel - 3 points
Manfroy - 3 points
momolyn - 3 points
nagib - 3 points
Raspuchin - 3 points
Tukki - 3 points

1610130846 - 2 points
2979130519182407990 - 2 points
9277131207032800707 - 2 points
akaEmily - 2 points
amanodjaku - 2 points
Ambur - 2 points
asperatus - 2 points
Belld1711 - 2 points
berrynoire - 2 points
Bleh - 2 points
Bobania - 2 points
Chrispy - 2 points
Cinquine - 2 points
diegofiuzab - 2 points
Exuro - 2 points
Flandres - 2 points
Finisterra - 2 points
Hinacle - 2 points
Horn - 2 points
Inruko - 2 points
isamu999 - 2 points
Jaliboy - 2 points
Jennies - 2 points
Joaco - 2 points
JustinHong - 2 points
Kreisz - 2 points
KriticalAssassin - 2 points
Kuronusu - 2 points
Moon - 2 points
OniichanN - 2 points
PantherVFS - 2 points
Pantsu - 2 points
Toonzaka - 2 points
WarCamel - 2 points
Wingz89 - 2 points
Yugacky - 2 points

7580140717124510843 - 1 point
8887141018195649280 - 1 point
armourer84 - 1 point
Aura K - 1 point
crzybliss - 1 point
dustybutt - 1 point
ferrum126 - 1 point
Fforge - 1 point
Geochelone - 1 point
kohmizusawa3 - 1 point
Laenaya - 1 point
luanle2712 - 1 point
MorseCoder - 1 point
Ngan604 - 1 point
Raymond Yapp - 1 point
sane49 - 1 point
Tkiwigi - 1 point
VanguardReagan - 1 point
zerowon - 1 point

 

 

This Week's Birthdays

 

Happy Birthday to the Following Players:

 

17 tonylord

18 EternityWaits

18 SOS101 (Eric Hughes)

19 jeff19007

19 Guigui

20 Randomititiy

23 kLonG2x

23 boozawhon (arawnic)

 

 

Archives

 

Week 17: That's a Wrap! [ 12/10 - 12/16 ]

Week 16: Back to Basics [ 12/3 - 12/9 ]

Week 15: Primal Instinct [ 11/26 - 12/2 ]

Week 14: Missing Monster [ 11/19 - 11/25 ]

Week 13: Mountains to Molehills [ 11/12 - 11/18 ]

Week 12: Wheel Difficult [ 11/5 - 11/11 ]

Week 11: Nightmare on Elf Street [ 10/29 - 11/4 ]

Week 10: Ice Bin Challenge [ 10/22 - 10/28 ]

Week 9: Paradox [ 10/15 - 10/21 ]

Week 8: Scavenger Hunt [ 10/8 - 10/14 ]

Week 7: Pyramid Scheme [ 10/1 - 10/7 ]

Week 6: Where in the World [ 9/24 - 9/30 ]

Week 5: Trouble With Tiles [ 9/17 - 9/23 ]

Week 4: A Colorful Conundrum [ 9/10 - 9/16 ]

Week 3: Unlock the Safe [ 9/3 - 9/9 ]

Week 2: As The Kasa Flies [ 8/27 - 9/2 ]

Week 1: Mystery Picture [ 8/20 - 8/26 ]

 

Edited by Ralis, 08 January 2015 - 01:20 AM.

[neko1231]

nooooo 1/4 chance to win and i'm not chosen qq

[dawnte]

This one kinda looks easy but I don't think I can do it on my phone

Ralis, you should have named well-chewed pencils as the prize for the next conundrum (remembering the named gangster mask reward)

Edited by dawnte, 17 December 2014 - 11:51 PM.

[amarande]

YUS!!! Thanks you RNG Gods

[beaupoem]

YAY!

[amarande]

That was fun xD, answer sent ^_^ thanks again Ralis

 

*EDIT* Gratz to everyone else who won too ^_^

Edited by amarande, 18 December 2014 - 12:41 AM.

[LawrenzTyr18]

Please RNG gods let me win! ;_________;

[amarande]

Prizes usually take a few weeks right? Looking forward to the skull cap... Haven't had one b4 xD
*ninja edit* never mind just saw the red writing at bottom of OP ^_^

Edited by amarande, 18 December 2014 - 05:19 AM.

[Necrohealiac]

they're pretty behind on the prizes XD. I think week 9 was the last week awarded?

Grats on the cap though amarande!

[amarande]

Haha thanks bro, looks like might be the new year when I get to enjoy it xD

[Clauchy]

lol amarande are u a kind of genius or something? xD ahaaha u have solved I think all the puzzles xD

[amarande]

naaah, i missed quite a few of these puzzles due to work, and i accidentally did a typo on the one previous to last weeks.. typing PTFIT instead of PTFIO.

I'm a puzzler at heart though, and look forward to these every week they're great fun.

[Necrohealiac]

i must be dumb; is the question in the puzzle itself?

edit: nvm figured it out

Edited by Necrohealiac, 18 December 2014 - 07:24 AM.

[Clauchy]

I though this one would be easy and now I'm stuck :/ I'm getting dumber with each puzzle hahaha XD

 

edit: I kind of did it but I'm not sure if I done it right xD since it took me forever to figure it out XD...btw I had a really good time doing this one ^^

Edited by Clauchy, 19 December 2014 - 07:40 AM.

[Viri]

Not too bad on this one, last few have been harder! Fun though, thanks Ralis.

[Ralis]

Yeah last few have been pretty hard so wanted to ease up a bit.

[renouille]

They were hard only in the way that "guess what I'm thinking!" is hard. Why can't you do a fun, genuinely hard one like this?

[teitoklien]

I don't understand how to answer this xD i think i figured out the answer but i don't know if that is the answer he is looking for the description isn't very specific.

[Necrohealiac]

They were hard only in the way that "guess what I'm thinking!" is hard. Why can't you do a fun, genuinely hard one like this?

i enjoy exploding god heads.

[asperatus]

I must say I enjoyed this one

[asperatus]

They were hard only in the way that "guess what I'm thinking!" is hard. Why can't you do a fun, genuinely hard one like this?

 

As non-native english user, I couldn't even understand that puzzle, let alone answering it

[Clauchy]

As non-native english user, I couldn't even understand that puzzle, let alone answering it

haha I understand u...I got the main idea but I definitely couldn't answer it in english xD

[Ralis]

The concept is interesting but I don't really see how to have people submit an answer for that one...