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As if by magic a forum appears!

#1 Post by giraffe » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:27 pm

Ooooh er! This bit just appeared. :shock:

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#2 Post by dcfanjo » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:12 pm

When I first tried it about 11:00 this morning I got an error message saying I wasn't authorised to view it - but yippee and I'm here as well.

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#3 Post by kathlyn » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:22 pm

is it my imagination or is there a mistake in the celtic knot?

it started out ok then came to a grinding halt.
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#4 Post by eirian » Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:05 pm

I've got an initial message in the knot, but am not sure where it goes from there as I seem to get gibberish when I try to follow the instructions
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#5 Post by giraffe » Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:14 pm

I got the message, which told me to do something, no mistakes in that, but I too am a little bemused by the what next bit.

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#6 Post by strep98 » Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:16 pm

My eyes sight keeps getting in a knot I can't get passed the first word. Think I had better break out the wine and see if double vision helps.
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#7 Post by LAT » Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:44 pm

Well like Zoe I got a message but I seem to have rather too much to play with for anything definitive. Or am I missing a stage here?

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#8 Post by SparkOut » Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:38 am

I got the Celtic Knot one. The instructions actually do make sense. It took me a little bit to think about it, but it depends on your interpretation of what ....... constitutes the path........ in this context.

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#9 Post by katsmom » Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:21 pm

I just got my magazine today! Thanks for posting it Gill. Something to do again!

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#10 Post by giraffe » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:11 pm

I have now solved the knot, I was doing it wrong, but soon spotted my error.

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#11 Post by chazzie » Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:13 am

Got the instruction - but making no headway on what to do with it.
Have now printed out the Celtic Knot 20 times and still at square 1 :oops:

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#12 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:50 am

Well I haven't printed mine out more than once, but it does look like a dog's dinner with all my scribbles on it. I'm in the same position as you, so I can't help, I'm afraid.
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#13 Post by chazzie » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:20 pm

Got there - with a hint from Sparkout. The stupid thing is - I was almost there all the time - 19 copies ago - but just couldnt see it :oops:

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#14 Post by kingsley » Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:20 pm

I've done the knot puzzle. I got a message almost straight away and worked out what to do with it quite soon after. But I was slightly wrong the first time because I had interpreted the message slightly differently as I should have done. All sorted now though! :D

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#15 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:36 pm

I now have an answer to this one. I'd got the whole message, but missed the "Simple and obvious" as usual. Thanks, Giraffe, for nudging me! :D I've also got to the end of the poetry one - which I had got almost completely apart from the last 3 letters. That serves me right for trying to do it at silly o clock. Thanks SparkOut for your help here.

You never know, I might manage to complete one on my own one of these days! Sorry to be so thick at the moment folks! :oops:
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#16 Post by katsmom » Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:51 am

ok, I got the message from the knot, but when I do what it says I get the wrong answer. Am I interpreting this wrong? Obviously or I would have gotten the right answer. A little nudge someone? Please?

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#17 Post by LAT » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:30 am

I suggest you read Sparkout's comment near the top of this page. It helped me :D

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#18 Post by eirian » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:04 am

have been staring at this trying to work out what the instructions mean for ages. Would really appreciate a nudge as not even Sparkout's hint is making it clear.
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#19 Post by pnward » Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:03 pm

I got 7 words out of it that make a sentance but that took me straight to the exit arrow and I cannot see which way to go. Any nudges?

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#20 Post by kingsley » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:46 pm

If the sentence tells you to do something, then try it out. That's what I did and I've now completed this puzzle.

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