Reach Go! The Battle of IQ

[Alfie Moon]

#62

surely someone has some idea...........or should we advertise for a mathematician? HELP?

I have seen your post on the SiamABC board. I feel we are doomed if even the writers don't know the answer!

[Unregistered1]

Hey Alfie... What's up.

Sorry, I left yesterday. I didn't get a chance to answer your questions. I've been brainstorming and this is what I came up with.

Probably just a coincidence. But that's how I figured out #61.

If you take the puzzle numbers and divide them by the numbers respectively in the title page some of the answers match the title numbers.

Like take 3987 the corresponding number is 63. Divide them by each other you get 63. Not the actual whole number but 63.285. But what's the odds of that. Same as 2718. If you take the 8176 puzzle number you get the answer 85 which is one of the numbers in the title bar.

So maybe we have to match the numbers or something. I've tried a lot of things but that's the closest I have come. Maybe it's nothing. Just my ideas. What do you think?

[zenny]

Sounds nice, problem just is, that how we define the number we use to multiply. For the first number we need 175, then 93 and 85 (first three). How do these numbers relate to each other?
I don't know very much about math, so it's a bit difficult for me to fit those numers to different mathematical frames. Maybe somebody could help.

[zenny]

Hello again. I tried numbers between 1681-1722 which is same as 41x41... 41x42 but it wasn't right. Then thought it might be 1722-1766 which is 41x42...41x43. It didn't suit either. It was rough quessing of course, but as unregistered1 said, the numbers are quite near their squares. And intuitively number before 2718 and 3987 could be something starting with 1 and then maybe 590 or 690.
I would still add, that it would be stupid, if the page title wouldn't have anything to do with the riddle. What other possibilities we have more than splitting, any ideas?

[Anoniem]

level 44

Can anyone help me with level 44?

I know there's a list with answers somewhere but I want to GET IT why... And this one leaves me clueless...

BTW if anyone can give me an explanation for level 42 I would be forever greatful, after 5 days I finally caved in and looked at the spoiler...

[Nikita]

36

guys help me please with #36 i need a hint, do not tell me answer!!!

[Unregistered1]

What was the puzzle. I will try to help if I can remember.

[Mistery]

guys help me please with #36 i need a hint, do not tell me answer!!!

Hint: Look at a calendar
Does this help?

[Unregistered1]

Hey Zenny, I've been trying everything. I went to the Siamabc web board that Alfie and Kira699 were talking about and what Alfie said what true. The web board moderators don't even know the answers according ot them. So if we figure it out I guess we are cool. That will be our 15 minutes of fame.

[zenny]

hehe, yeah, true. The main problem seems to be that we don't have a clue how to start looking for the answer. The relation of title numbers to riddle numbers is all I can come up with. Some of the other riddles have also left me quite cold. For example, why is the number in Level 61: Z-M 66? I wouldn't like to stop yet, but this just seems to get too irrational, at least for me

[Unregistered1]

Yeah, I remember that one. I was working on the puzzle and was working it from right to left. I tried this puzzle for about 4 hours. So I was working at it and I seen a pattern from the right to left and so I put in the next number that would fit and it worked. I was pretty surprised when it worked because it was such a simple process and I couldn't believe it was that easy and I had spent all that time on it. I never did figure out what the Z-M meant. In previous puzzles there were other clues like "PI" that actually helped me solve that with Moderator's help. So I think the numbers have something to do with the answer.

I thought I had it figured out. The screen went to http://www.siamabc.com/reach/level_63.php but then I got an error. So I don't know what happened, if their server timed out or something but I was very anxious. But no luck!!!!!!!!

[zenny]

sounds great Well, based on your solution on #61, the title Z-M refers from end to beginning, I think. Btw, I also got once blank page after solving one riddle, then tried again after a while, and it worked, so don't worry, yet
And if you can help with #62, it will make me very happy.

[Unregistered1]

I willkeep hammering at it.

[Alfie Moon]

#62

This is driving me nuts!!! Every way I play with these numbers there seems to be no pattern.

While we struggle to find the answer.....
Unregistered1, if you are still out there, I am still intrigued as to how you saw 66 as the logical number (even working backwards) !!!!
Please feel free to share the theory of it. I need to believe that there is at least some logic in this puzzle, even though the writers have bamboozled everyone including themselves!!!

[Unregistered1]

Hey Alfie... Good to hear from you.

Here is how I came up with the answer. Keep in mind, I was trying everything and had wasted a lot of time. So, like you, I just number crunched.

I took the number to the far right, dropped off the 2 and seen the number was 18. The next number was 10 off and then the next number was 16 off...So then I thought maybe a pattern so then the next logical answer to me would be 22 (16+6). I added that to the 44 and entered 66.

If you remember my other posts, I was really struck in awe that it worked. Because I actually didn't expect it to work. In case you are wondering why I took off the 2. The numbers on the title bar read Z-M. Z is the last letter of the alphabet so I took off the last number and it worked.

Zenny had mentioned the thought of Z-M being backwards meant that you have to go from right to left or backwards. So I think that has something to do with it.

So those numbers on #62 have got to be a clue, I would think. You know what's sad about this whole thing is that I have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. I guess that's why I'm still trying to figure this darn thing out. I love math problems and I hate admitting defeat when it comes to these things.

Have you came even close to anything?????????????????