Post by 52mp on Aug 1, 2016 7:40:33 GMT
Dear Puzzlers,
Happy August to everyone. Something unexpected (and wonderful) happened in the 52 Master Pieces contest which allows us to award prizes to more players than we had originally planned. We have to be cryptic for now but will give the full explanation on 8/20. The upshot is that if you had hoped that your name would be among the winners announced later this month, now is your chance to make that happen. Today's New Contest Clue should help:
Instructions for solving the Master Pieces (an interactive tool on page 3 can help to reveal the steps below):
1. Uif qmbzjoh dbset po uif fwfo-ovncfsfe qbhft, xifo efdpefe, fyqmbjo uif nfuipe. (Shift # = 1)
2. Rncakpi ectfu tgrtgugpv ngvvgtu qh vjg cnrjcdgv. (# = 2)
3. Wkhwrsdqgerwwrprisdjhqhjdwlyhwkuhhdqgsdjhrqh-iruwb-ilyhvkrzzklfkfdugvuhsuhvhqwzklfkohwwhuv. (# = 3)
4. Ymjknwxymfqktkymjrjxxfljzxjxymjhfwixtsymjytutkymjufljxltnslktwbfwix...
5. BpmzmqawvmjwtlmltmbbmzqvmikpycwbmibbpmbwxwnmikpUiabmz'axiom. Bpmamaxmttwcbbpmnqvitkwvbmabktcm.
If you are able to understand these instructions, the solutions for each Master's puzzles can be used to complete a Master Piece. If you are stuck on a puzzle, feel free to use this forum to ask for help or to share your ideas. If / when all the prizes have been claimed we will make an announcement (even if it's before 8/20) and will welcome players to post their explanations of the solutions on the forum. Until all prizewinners are announced, we thank you for not revealing the complete solutions to the puzzles.
Best of luck,
David
Happy August to everyone. Something unexpected (and wonderful) happened in the 52 Master Pieces contest which allows us to award prizes to more players than we had originally planned. We have to be cryptic for now but will give the full explanation on 8/20. The upshot is that if you had hoped that your name would be among the winners announced later this month, now is your chance to make that happen. Today's New Contest Clue should help:
Instructions for solving the Master Pieces (an interactive tool on page 3 can help to reveal the steps below):
1. Uif qmbzjoh dbset po uif fwfo-ovncfsfe qbhft, xifo efdpefe, fyqmbjo uif nfuipe. (Shift # = 1)
2. Rncakpi ectfu tgrtgugpv ngvvgtu qh vjg cnrjcdgv. (# = 2)
3. Wkhwrsdqgerwwrprisdjhqhjdwlyhwkuhhdqgsdjhrqh-iruwb-ilyhvkrzzklfkfdugvuhsuhvhqwzklfkohwwhuv. (# = 3)
4. Ymjknwxymfqktkymjrjxxfljzxjxymjhfwixtsymjytutkymjufljxltnslktwbfwix...
5. BpmzmqawvmjwtlmltmbbmzqvmikpycwbmibbpmbwxwnmikpUiabmz'axiom. Bpmamaxmttwcbbpmnqvitkwvbmabktcm.
If you are able to understand these instructions, the solutions for each Master's puzzles can be used to complete a Master Piece. If you are stuck on a puzzle, feel free to use this forum to ask for help or to share your ideas. If / when all the prizes have been claimed we will make an announcement (even if it's before 8/20) and will welcome players to post their explanations of the solutions on the forum. Until all prizewinners are announced, we thank you for not revealing the complete solutions to the puzzles.
Best of luck,
David
