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[Puzzle] [Ended] Quick Fix IV: A Bovine Enigma

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You know, recently I've got tired of my desktop's old case, it being too cumbersome and blocky, so I decided to swap it. But having grown quite nostalgic by today -- you know, these new cases are really too damn sleek and big -- I switched back grudgingly, settling for a familiar look and feel. So I can only recommend trying the same if you aren't at all satisfied with yours.

Ok, this had to be somewhat esoteric.

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I hate to bring this up, but people giving hints will be blacklisted and could even get suspended. Please do not spoil the fun for everyone.

The giveaway is over. Cymbaline, you win Alpha Protocol! The other solvers were Sora711, BigBadGoat, Harvey, Itwasmer, weemadarthur, sartschent, Screamy, noichi, trunk89 and Nfreak. Also, this time Cymbaline and weemadarthur get the invitations to join the Cryptic Crowd. Congratulations people!

Now to the next one, eh?

12 years ago*

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I.. I must solve this. O_O

12 years ago

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^ lol...
(also, this puzzle is awesome even if I never actually attempt it)

12 years ago

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Thanks!

12 years ago

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Yes. You must.

After all, you of all people should be fluent in them mysterious bovine tongues...

12 years ago

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Hmm, must be a different dialect. I'm lost on this one.

12 years ago

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Oh? Well, maybe it's just the spelling that got you confused here. I admit it can be misleading sometimes. Basically it's still the same old Cow, for all intents and purposes.

12 years ago

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what the hell...

12 years ago

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You don't say! Moo?..

12 years ago

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Hell Bovine? Cow King?

12 years ago

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MOO

12 years ago

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Moo.

12 years ago

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Moo?

12 years ago

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Moo. Moo?

12 years ago

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12 years ago

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There is no cow level

12 years ago

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12 years ago

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I'm afraid I cannot enter anymore, I have killed the king! :p

12 years ago

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I think you've just wasted a perfectly good leg :\

12 years ago

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i know and it was special, it was Wirt's leg 'JahBer'

12 years ago

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Heavens, you are insane! To think with only a little Ith you could have Enigma instead!

12 years ago

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I was bleeding HRs lol

12 years ago

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AtomicWoodchuck

It just looks like a load of bull to me. Good luck, puzzlers!

:D

12 years ago

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Think. The steaks are high. Well, not very high, but there are steaks for sure.

12 years ago

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AtomicWoodchuck

Haha! Well done :D

12 years ago

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In a rare medium, too!

12 years ago

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12 years ago

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Watch out for them falling.

12 years ago

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I don't get it :S

12 years ago

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Moo.

12 years ago

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You have three days!

12 years ago

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I'd be interested to see if anyone actually gets this, or if this is another one of those cases of someone conflating Incredibly Specific with Intellectually Challenging.

12 years ago

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Oh come on, it's not even all that challenging. I keep making them easier.

12 years ago

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2 active private giveaways with 0 entries and 0 comments. I hate to look a gift cow in the mouth, but you may be misjudging things somewhat with the difficulty level. Of course the puzzle isn't hard for you, you made it. :p

12 years ago

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Of course. Look for the previous parts ;)

I've never made a puzzle which couldn't have been solved by a newcomer. They all require above-the-average intelligence perhaps, but they do provide all the information needed and are perfectly logical. Prior knowledge of some things certainly helps in some cases, but it is never mandatory -- one can safely assume everyone here has the access to the global network.

Ah, and also I should say one of the active giveaways had been created by mistake, so it's not relevant to this puzzle.

12 years ago

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Considering you've got a total of ten entries spread over seven private giveaways... I'm starting to wonder if maybe you underestimate just how much simpler it is to create a puzzle than to solve one.

12 years ago

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Oh, my eyes are open now! Why in the world should a handful of really smart people get all the prizes?..

Truth is, this way I can have great respect for all the solvers, that being very much my desire. I prefer to give to people who deserve the gift in my eyes -- the people who are sharp enough, in these cases. And you should know that creating a problem that is challenging but solvable, creative but short, transparent but interesting, self-contained but leading to new discoveries requires at least as much intelligence and diligence as needed to break it open, and I believe most of the puzzle-makers here, as well as most of the solvers, know it to be true.

People who follow the Quick Fixes line, by the way, know perfectly well what all those zero-entry giveaways are about.

12 years ago

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AtomicWoodchuck

If you want to make tricky puzzles, all power to you. There's no harm in making people think!

Anyway, gifter's game, gifter's rules.

Once it's over, would appreciate you posting the solution on here though :D

12 years ago

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I'd very much like that, too, but I think I have to finish this line first. The solution to Quick Fix I, for example, could've spoiled the second one pretty easily.

12 years ago

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Well, are you satisfied? :)

12 years ago

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Until you gloated.

Now I'm starting to wonder if the URL was leaked...

12 years ago

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Ha, some people... :) I hope you can do it. Good luck!

12 years ago

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Hmm

12 years ago

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Indeed.

12 years ago

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Moo. Moo moo, mmm?

12 years ago

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Done.

12 years ago

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Really?

12 years ago

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Well...I know what it is you're on about and sort of what to do. But actually doing it at the moment is proving to be an absolute bitch :|

12 years ago

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Okay. Moo!

12 years ago

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OMG! This is doing my nut in! This is a total brain f*~! :| I know what it is but for the life of me, I can't get it to work :|

12 years ago

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Looks like you could be overthinking it :)

12 years ago

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I have broken my brain. :| Nothing I have tried has worked which is quite soul destroying as I know what it is. So, I will have to give up before I start eating my desk. blargh. Though I have three days...So may come back to it after I've cooked the kids their dinner. lol

12 years ago

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Please do. I've already cooked mine's, so I can relax and read some Abrash in the meantime. Moo!

12 years ago

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Just one thing...Am I supposed to know a number for this or what? Either I have messed up or I am missing something :|

12 years ago

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I don't really know what you are talking about. :)

12 years ago

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I've either gone WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY over the top for this or, I have got the wrong end of the stick. Regardless, it has been a rather enjoyable trek through things that I have had an interest in but never really got into.

12 years ago

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It's likely the former. Don't worry, I think you'll figure it out. By my policy, all the Quick Fixes are actually quite simple by nature and can be solved in minutes if you know what to do.

12 years ago

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OK. I am stumped cries

I am totally stuck on this. Which is a bummer as I felt I was stupidly close. Just can't keep going as I am currently going around in circles :|

12 years ago

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Aaand we have one solver by now, moo.

12 years ago

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No clue as usual. I guess I'm kind of borderline when it comes to this things at least.

12 years ago

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Do not despair, you still have more than enough time on this.

12 years ago

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Solved, and it was a pleasure. Moo

12 years ago

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Congratulations, and thank you! Moo.

12 years ago

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Very clever and I look forward to solving this.

12 years ago

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Completed. Thanks again! Moo

12 years ago

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You are welcome :)

12 years ago

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Solved, and thank you for the fantastic puzzle!

12 years ago

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Moo!

12 years ago

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12 years ago

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I don't think I have a tool to understand what this cow is saying. I think I know what tool it ought to be, but I haven't a clue how to use them.

12 years ago

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Never mind. I forgot a step.

12 years ago

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Good job :)

12 years ago

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Dear solvers, if you've got some time I ask you to visit the giveaway page again please. Moo.

12 years ago

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I'm still trying to solve the previous one. I must have missed something.

12 years ago

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You can solve them independently.

12 years ago

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Solved. This totally cracked me up! Moo indeed!

12 years ago

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Moo :)

12 years ago

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Moo!

12 years ago

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Eight solvers, seven entries, about a day left.

12 years ago

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Moo.

12 years ago

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Moo! Thanks for introducing me to this, that was fun :)))

12 years ago

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Moo, you are welcome!

12 years ago

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