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</ GAME MANUAL > </ Welcome to the HACKATHON! > </ Your mission is, to hack the system, and win by collecting the most points. > < This game is played as follows: > < You and your teammates will need to solve as many riddles and puzzles as you can. When you solve riddles, your leader will register your answers to the online game platform (LOQUIZ) using his/her smartphone in order to win your points. > < Each riddle will win you points according to its level of difficulty. > < The first 26 riddles will also win you letters from the alphabet. Match these letters to the source code so you will be able to translate the coded message that will add extra points to your score. The team with the best score at the end of game time will be the winners. > </ Good luck! >
</ HACK THE RIDDLES > </ Fast & Fun >
</ For experienced Hackers >
</ Impossible to hack >
</ Tips: </ share the easy riddles within the team! > </ hard riddles demand teamwork and collective thinking! >
</ RIDDLES CONTENTS > </ MONKEY BUSINESS >
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</ AUTOMATH >
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</ THE TRAIL >
2
</ MESSED UP TEXT >
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</ A WISE CHOICE >
3
</ BOOK READER >
18
</ FACE THE CHALLENGE >
4
</ BEAR THRILLS >
19
</ UNLOCKGIC >
5
</ OUT OF ORDER >
20
</ TRIGONOMETRY >
6
</ THE SYMBOL >
21
</ MATHEMATICS MAZE >
7
</ PAPER QUIZ >
22
</ FRUIT SALAD >
8
</ OCD PARTY >
23
</ DO YOUR MATH >
9
</ SIMPLICITY TEST >
24
</ SNAIL TALE >
10
</ THE TRAVELLER >
25
</ DIRECTIONAL PUZZLE >
11
</ FOREST WISDOM >
26
</ A GAME OF CHESS >
12
</ COLOR EQUATION >
27
</ A MATTER OF LOGIC >
13
</ SAFE BOX >
28
</ RED DOTS >
14
</ THE BUS >
29
</ STRANGE SHAPES >
15
</ BEARLY VISIBLE >
30
</ MONKEY BUSINESS > </ Which mark will be indicated by the niddle? >
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A > #01
</ THE TRAIL > </ As climbers you decided to see where all the trails lead. > < Each time you complete one of the trails, you must return to the starting point to start another trail. > < You will have completed the walk after you have walked on your last trail (you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to go back to the starting point when you finish the last trail). > < What is the minimum walking time needed in order to visit all the places shown on the three signs? > < Note that places that are in the same direction/sign are located on the same trail. > < Your answer should be calculated in minutes (e.g. if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3 hours, your answer should be: 180) >
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B > #02
</ A WISE CHOICE > </ Two wise men come to meet you holding 3 closed boxes. One of them always tells the truth and the other one always lies. Inside one of the boxes is the book with all the wisdom of the world. > < The message of each box provides clues as to what the right box is. You can only open one box and get whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inside. > < But beware! One of the wise men wrote two of the messages and the other wrote only one. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know who wrote which one. > </ In which box is the book in? >
The book is here
The book is not here
The book is not in the green box
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C > #03
</ FACE THE CHALLENGE > </ Find how many faces are hidden in the picture. >
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D > #04
</ UNLOCKGIC > </ You have a box in your hands with an electronic lock unlike anything you have seen before! < Use your logic and find the number that is missing to open the lock. >
108
356
124
196
780
292
284
648
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E > #05
</ TRIGONOMETRY > </ How many triangles can you count? >
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F > #06
</ MATHEMATICS MAZE > </ This riddle is a numeric labyrinth. Enter the maze at W and follow simple mathematical operations (add and subtract according to the numbers on the squares of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;pathâ&#x20AC;?), cross the maze until you reach the center (square M). > < In order for your path to be correct, the last mathematical operation (subtraction - 3) at the center of the matrix has to be equal to zero (0). > < You can move only horizontally and vertically and only one position at a time. The solution is not unique and different routes exist. >
< We are looking for the shortest route (13 squares)! >
</ Below you will be able to work on the labyrinth and formulate your answer, which should be a series of 13 letters without spaces, with the first one being the letter đ??&#x2013; and the last one letter đ??&#x152;.
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-3 K
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L
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+3 T
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B >
</ Register V your answer đ??&#x2013; & get the X letter:Y
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-2
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-2 O
S -3
+3 J
N
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G > #07
</ FRUIT SALAD > </ There are three closed boxes.
> The first has a tag that says “ORANGES”,
> The second has a tag that says “APPLES” and
> The third has a tag that says “APPLES AND ORANGES”.
< All the tags are placed on the wrong box and there is no way for you to see inside the box. You can only open one of the boxes and then change the tags to place them correctly. > </ Which box will you open? >
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H > #08
</ DO YOUR MATH > </ Find the six-digit number (5ABCDE) by solving the following mathematical operations. Put your logic to work. The first row is already solved to get an example! You will need a calculator (you definitely have one in your phone). >
20
17
14
11
8
5
1024
256
64
16
4
đ??&#x20AC;
34
32
16
14
7
B
25
18
12
7
3
C
1440
240
48
12
4
D
97
92
23
20
10
E
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I > #09
</ SNAIL TALE > </ A snail lies at the bottom of a well, which is 30 meters deep. Every day the snail climbs 3 meters, but every night, when it falls asleep, it slides back down 2 meters. > </ How many days will it take the snail to get out of the well? >
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J > #10
</ DIRECTIONAL PUZZLE > </ This riddle is a directional labyrinth. Enter the Maze at W and follow the arrows of the directions through the maze until you reach the center of the maze (square M). > </ You can only move following the direction of the arrow and you can cover as much distance as you want, as long as you follow the direction of the arrow that you’ll meet in the square that you chose in order to change your course. > < The solution is unique. We are looking for a route with 13 steps (13 squares that you’ll use to change your course). Below you will be able to work on the maze and formulate your answer, which should be a series of 13 letters without spaces, with the first letter being W and last M. >
EXAMPLE Τhe correct route for the maze on the left is: WOCBQRM
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B >
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#11
</ A GAME OF CHESS > </ To prove your ability to strategically think and anticipate moves, you have to solve a chess-based riddle. > < Below you will find an image from a game of chess! > < You have to figure out which move should the white do to win. Caution! Any wrong move will end the game in a tie which is not an acceptable solution! > < Your answer should be 2 combinations of letters and numbers that will determine the movement of the white piece from the point it rests to the point you chose it to move. > < We only want the first move since all the rest are pretty much obligatory by the rules of the game. > </ Example > < If we wanted to move the white king a square to the right we would write: c8 d8 >
</ Register your answer & get the letter:
B >
</ Register your answer & get the letter:
L >
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#12
</ A MATTER OF LOGIC > </ Find the logical relevance in the following set of shapes and select the number that corresponds to the missing shape. >
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M > #13
</ RED DOTS > </ Find the logical relevance in the following set of shapes and select the number that corresponds to the missing shape. >
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N > #14
</ STRANGE SHAPES > </ Find the logical relevance in the following set of shapes and select the number that corresponds to the missing shape. >
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O > #15
</ AUTOMATH > </ Which number is hidden under the car? >
26 I6 06 68 88
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98 58
P > #16
</ MESSED UP TEXT > </ Which letter completes the following text? >
TAOTBIESOTRHNEOQTUTEOSBTEITOH_
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Q > #17
</ BOOK READER >
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R > #18
</ BEAR THRILLS > </ An architect has built a rectangular house with all sides directed to the South! > < He canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exit his house because there is a bear waiting outside! > </ What is the color of the bear? >
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S > #19
</ OUT OF ORDER > </ Check the image. > </ Can you think of a way in which numbers 1 through 8 can be placed in the squares, so that no number is adjacent to its next or previous in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal arrangement? > </ Which number will you place in the green square? >
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T > #20
</ THE SYMBOL > </ Which mathematical symbol can be entered between the numbers 7 and 11 in order to produce a number greater than 7 but smaller than 11? >
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U > #21
</ PAPER QUIZ > </ Mary has a piece of paper, all sides of which have the same length (50cm). > < She cuts the paper in two rectangles. One rectangle has a perimeter of 140cm. >
</ What is the perimeter of the other rectangle? >
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V > #22
</ OCD PARTY > </ At a party, every guest exchanged handshakes with everyone else.>
< A total of 66 handshakes took place. >
</ How many guests were at the party? >
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W > #23
</ SIMPLICITY TEST > </ 1 is 3 >
< 3 is 5 >
< 5 is 4 >
< 7 is 5 >
</ What is 6? >
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X > #24
</ THE TRAVELLER > </ As I was going to St. Ives, I came across a man with seven wives. >
< Each wife had seven sacks. >
< Each sack had seven cats. >
< Each cat had seven kittens. >
</ How many were going to St. Ives? >
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Y > #25
</ FOREST WISDOM > </ Alice met a bear and a rabbit in the forest of lies and truths. > < The bear tells lies every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and the rest of the days he tells the truth. > < The rabbit tells lies every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and the rest of the days he tells the truth. > < The 2 animals told her: >
Yesterday I was lying ME TOO
</ What day of the week did this conversation take place? >
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Z > #26
</ COLOR EQUATION > </ Each color is a one-digit number. > < Find the 2 numbers that correspond to the results of the equations.
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#27
</ SAFE BOX > </ Find the 3 digit number that will open the safe box. >
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#28
</ THE BUS > </ The bus is on a tour in America. >
< In which direction is the bus moving? >
< Right or Left? >
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#29
</ BEARLY VISIBLE > </ Look for the dog among the happy polar bears. Once you find it, give your answer by indicating the letter and square number. > (Answer example: a1)
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#30
_challenge completed >
