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.

Prizes are always subject to change based on Oda's discretion.

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 24: Commonality [ 2/11 - 2/17 ]

These five items, pictured above, are all related somehow.

What do the five items have in common? Answer with one word.

Click Here To Submit Your Answer

This week's prize:

Imp Egg

The competition ends Tuesday, February 17th at 11:59 PM PST! Good luck!

Edited by Ralis, 11 February 2015 - 11:42 PM.

Last Week's Challenge

Week 23: Word Web [ 2/4 - 2/10 ]

While battling your way over Mt. Mjolnir, slaughtering countless numbers of Argos, you happen to notice that their webs contain a seemingly random jumble of letters. But then, you notice that they're not random at all! It turns out that these spiders, in their webs, spell out a Ragnarok-related word or phrase if you connect the letters, starting on one side and ending on the other (though you're not sure which side is the beginning and which side is the end). The path the letters take can go in any direction as long as the letters are connected. In addition, the same space is never used more than once.

What word or phrase is spelled out in this web?

Last week's prize:

Party Hard Pack

The Solution

The answer is NAMELESS ISLAND.

Starting on the "N" on the right hand side, you could eventually find your way to the "D" on the left hand side to spell out the place where the cursed monastery is located: NAMELESS ISLAND.

There were 23 correct answers this week, and the five winners are:

NyuX, Kelly, Bao11, Necrohealiac and 1392140604170018137 (aka Lady Nara)!

Congratulations!

Everyone else that answered correctly but did not get selected for the weekly prize have earned 4 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!

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.

This Week's Birthdays

Happy Birthday to the Following Players:

Archives

Week 23: Word Web [ 2/4 - 2/10 ]

Week 22: Follow the Rainbow [ 1/28 - 2/3 ]

Week 21: Nine Numbers [ 1/21 - 1/27 ]

Week 20: Mystery Monster [ 1/14 - 1/20 ]

Week 19: Christmas Conundrum [ 1/7 - 1/13 ]

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

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, 11 February 2015 - 08:49 PM.

The tie between Kelly and Nyu *still* persists... Since both finally won the prize this week.

Maybe this will give someone else the chance to take the lead on the scoreboard?

I don't anticipate this one to be that easy... Good luck!

Edited by Ralis, 11 February 2015 - 04:29 PM.

ren wins all the prizes this week.

Edited by 1392140604170018137, 11 February 2015 - 06:54 PM.

no spoilers pls

Wow! I didn't know there's something like this here -- made my calories burn. XD

Damn... ;___; I sent mine as Dragon Land....

The reason I chose that as my answer because I took the word(s) "Ragnarok-related word" and that came to me relating it to Hugel's Entrance to Abysmal Lake entrance.

It may seems to be too far away from the solution but  I have fun with this... :3

dragon land was the answer i had originally submitted when i gave up the first time.  funny that i wasn't the only one who came up with that

Damn... ;___; I sent mine as Dragon Land....

The reason I chose that as my answer because I took the word(s) "Ragnarok-related word" and that came to me relating it to Hugel's Entrance to Abysmal Lake entrance.

 

 

It may seems to be too far away from the solution but  I have fun with this... :3

Ahaha same here

damn, only 23 people and i didnt win lol there's only a handful i have actually answered

edit:  whats the green potion item's name?   and is the last one a research chart?

Edited by Shippou22, 11 February 2015 - 07:20 PM.

earthproof potion?

You're giving out clues! Anyway, what's the last item?

this one is hard lol

They all appear in the picture above. Duh.

+1 internet for Ren

Also peeps, please don't write me novels for an answer... Keep it simple!

"Well, I surmise that these all of these items can be acquired by ___. Except that green-looking one. I can use that green-looking one while doing ___. Yeah."

Does my answer make any sense at all?

Gahhh... Damn I know that pink item is but I cant remember the name of it! ;_____;

*hits his face on the keyboard...

dragon land was the answer i had originally submitted when i gave up the first time.  funny that i wasn't the only one who came up with that

Ahaha same here

At least I'm not alone on giving that answer.. ;___;

(I wish someone would really open a dragon land park near the abysmal lake so we could all have fun! That also means ralis will considerate our answers and give us points...

Since Ralis didn't object to some of the other items being named earlier, I guess this wouldn't be considered a spoiler.

pearl ; special luk
spectral spear [1]
burning heart
earthproof potion
research chart

Damn... ;___; I sent mine as Dragon Land....

The reason I chose that as my answer because I took the word(s) "Ragnarok-related word" and that came to me relating it to Hugel's Entrance to Abysmal Lake entrance.

 

 

It may seems to be too far away from the solution but  I have fun with this... :3

I sent "Dragon's Island" when I looked it up it seems there will be a future dungeon called that way so I thought it was a valid solution.

Other funny ones I found where "Dance on land" then there were the words "Rental", "Talon" and "Sleep" which led to nothing anyway.

I can't believe I programmed a partial solver just for this.

I edited the question a bit. Your answer should be one word, not a novel-length description of how you got to your answer.

Since Ralis didn't object to some of the other items being named earlier, I guess this wouldn't be considered a spoiler.

 

pearl ; special luk
spectral spear [1]
burning heart
earthproof potion
research chart

how do you know the spear is slotted?