Crack The Code

[MishuAnubis]

i think the riddle was great, but it was better if there were more levels (at least 20)

[agsk]

Hi Markus,
just returned ...
and saw the walkthrough...
I couldn't resist and took a peek
and finished...
Oh, please hide it away...it spoils everything.

[Luthorien]

Finished!!! I have to admit, using the hint for level 10....it's hard to resist!!
You should hide it...

[markustaljedal]

Yes I'm really sorry about that ending. My bad, in the next game I'll try to make it a little harder to stumble upon the right answer.

For now, I've taken away the solution for level 10 for a few more days. The hint is still there though since it is probably difficult enough even with the hint.

What's been done can't be undone but let no shadow fall on the player who finished the game first by chance. The mistake is entirely mine. Sorry.

Will let you know when game nr 2 is ready.

Markus

---------- Post added at 07:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:32 PM ----------

For what it's worth: according to the logs, the walkthrough has been visited by < 20 unique visitors during the few hours that the solution for lvl 10 was out in the open. And less than a third of those that has visited the walkthrough has actually finished the game. Out of about three hundred active unique visitors on other pages than the startpage today it seems that an overwhelming majority is still cracking away without any assistance.

I for one envy their brains. :-)

[Adventure]

Hi Markus, I didn't had the time to look at level 10 yet, and fortunately didn't see any hint or solution. But I also would vote to not post the solutions of any level anywhere. As far for hints, I only would add them to levels where it's hard to get on the right track - where a hint is (almost) indicated. A little nudge available for those who want one would be nice, but nothing more.

Will get back to this game in a few days.

[maxhug77]

Hi Markus.

I agree that the walkthrough hints are okay, but giving the solution isn't a great idea. It's a riddle there for you need to work through it, through logic not (ahem) peeking. Anyway I thought the the overall setup off the game was great, and yes it did give you satisfaction when a level was solved. Level 8, 9 & 10 were probably the hardest but I guess that was to be expected. HTML format wasn't too bad, although with flash you can hide more hints within pic as stated in an earlier post.

Look forward to your next riddle

[Adventure]

On 10

The missing ones, as well the black ones give me an order.
The sum of black and white gives me a certain sequence.

I was thinking that the second column should be ignored.
But what is left doesn't give me the code, even not when applying one of the orders I got.

Am I on the right track nevertheless?

[markustaljedal]

On 10

The missing ones, as well the black ones give me an order.
The sum of black and white gives me a certain sequence.

I was thinking that the second column should be ignored.
But what is left doesn't give me the code, even not when applying one of the orders I got.

Am I on the right track nevertheless?

You're definitely on the right track. Really close. There is one assumption in your first sentence and another assumption in your second sentence that is not what I had in mind. And the reason for that is actually what you are correctly stating in your third sentence. And that leads you to the wrong code. But you are so very close. I'm quite sure you'll get there.

---------- Post added at 03:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 PM ----------

Hi Markus.

I agree that the walkthrough hints are okay, but giving the solution isn't a great idea. It's a riddle there for you need to work through it, through logic not (ahem) peeking. Anyway I thought the the overall setup off the game was great, and yes it did give you satisfaction when a level was solved. Level 8, 9 & 10 were probably the hardest but I guess that was to be expected. HTML format wasn't too bad, although with flash you can hide more hints within pic as stated in an earlier post.

Look forward to your next riddle

Thank you for your comments. I'll keep them in mind now when working on the next game.

[bladedXrose]

I'm onto level 5... And I'm stuck

[Secret]

You can pm me to remind me of the level if you wish

[Adventure]

@markustaljedal, thanks for the supporting push.
@maxhug, thanks for your extra nudge by PM.

Solved level 10!

Great and fun game! I started it thinking it was a small riddle snack in between - which was ideal for me at that moment. But it turned out much more challenging, and I like that! I personally didn't found the game too hard or too easy. No doubt that level 8, 9 and 10 were the most hard. But also clever and logic what gave satisfaction when you solved them. Level 3 was a little tricky, what made it a tad bit hard, but no complaint! I also think that the levels don't have to get harder and harder. A mixture of some some harder and then some easier levels would be fine to me, too. Certainly when the game will have many more levels. Flash or html, it doesn't matter to me. They both have benefits and detriments. Fancy pictures is only an extra to me. It should and stay be about the riddles and puzzles - if those are bad, the pics won't make it better. My most favourite level was level 9. None of the levels sucked. At the contrary. All puzzles were clever and fun to solve.


@bladedXrose, I suppose you alreday figured it out by PMs, but here's a hint for level 5 anyway.

tally marks systems?

[markustaljedal]

@markustaljedal, thanks for the supporting push.
@maxhug, thanks for you extra nudge by PM.

Solved level 10!

Great and fun game! I started it thinking it was a small riddle snack in between - which was ideal for me at that moment. But it turned out much more challenging, and I like that! I personally didn't found the game too hard or too easy. No doubt that level 8, 9 and 10 were the most hard. But also clever and logic what gave satisfaction when you solved them. Level 3 was a little tricky, what made it a tad bit hard, but no complaint! I also think that the levels don't have to get harder and harder. A mixture of some some harder and then some easier levels would be fine to me, too. Certainly when the game will have many more levels. Flash or html, it doesn't matter to me. They both have benefits and detriments. Fancy pictures is only an extra to me. It should and stay be about the riddles and puzzles - if those are bad, the pics won't make it better. My most favourite level was level 9. None of the levels sucked. At the contrary. All puzzles were clever and fun to solve.

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Congratulations! I'm truly impressed. And thank you for the feedback, it's really worth a lot to me.

Regards, Markus