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Letters In Boxes #13
This week's Letters In Boxes challenge was going to be themed around origami. And it was really cool too, because the last puzzle involved making a crane. Unfortunately, things didn't entirely work out, and that idea had to be scrapped. However, if you still want to have an official Letters In Boxes origami crane, here's what you do: Print out this week's puzzles on a square sheet of paper (we recommend 12"x12" scrapbooking paper so it has a cool background), then find instructions for making an origami crane and fold away!
Origami cranes are the least of your worries for this week though, as all you have to do here is solve four puzzles. Here's how to play: Below, you'll find your first puzzle. Click on it to open it up in a new window. When you think you've solved it, change the filename in your browser's address bar (in this case, "thirteenth") to your answer, using all lowercase letters and keeping the same directory and extension. (Note that there will be one two-word answer in today's puzzles; enter that as a single word without spaces.) If your answer is right, you'll fly through to the next puzzle. If you're wrong, you'll get an error message, but feel free to back up and try again.
This batch of puzzles contains four puzzles to solve. On the fourth puzzle, you'll find the email address for sending your final answer. We'll hand out a prize to the first correct entry we receive, plus one additional randomly-selected correct entry. Please include your Casual Gameplay account display name with your entry. You must be at least 13 years of age to enter. Only one submission per participant, please. Offer void where prohibited. Your deadline for submitting your answers is Monday, September 5th at 11:59 PM (GMT-5:00). Good luck, and happy solving!
Update: Congratulations to the following winners! :D
Both winners were given a choice of prizes. Congratulations and thanks for playing with us! Look for another Letters in Boxes again soon!
- fretty ...First!
- donhuando
Walkthrough Guide
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How did you fare with this week's puzzles? Here are the answers:
Puzzle 1
Puzzle 1 Answer
To solve this first puzzle, you need to imagine cutting along that zig-zagging line through the middle of the grid. If you take the top piece and shift it to the right and down so that it becomes a wider and shorter rectangle, you get the message LETS STALL THE SOLUTION FOR A BIT THE KEY TO THE NEXT IS BAKE. BAKE is the answer to this puzzle.
Puzzle 2
Puzzle 2 Answer
This puzzle might look like a mess of blocks, but the key to solving it was already given to you in the first puzzle. Remember that staircase-y shape? It can be placed multiple times over the letters in this grid (rotating the shape for some positions). In the end, there are four unused letters near the middle of the grid that spell TIES. Also, keep an eye on that shaded staircase, as it will come in handy later.
Puzzle 3
Puzzle 3 Answer
This puzzle was a lot like the cut-and-paste puzzle featured a few LIBs ago, except I've already done all the work of cutting and pasting for you. If you looked at the shape (oh look, it's that staircase-y thing again!) from the left, right, and top angles, you'd find the words FAMOUS, HOCKEY, and TROPHY. If the STANLEYCUP wasn't already running through your mind, a quick Google search could solve that for you.
Puzzle 4
Puzzle 4 Answer
Finally, the fourth puzzle required you to revisit all the staircases you encountered before and discover which would give a word when the numbered letters are taken in order. If you remember that shaded shape from puzzle two, you'll see that the word FIREFLIES can be taken using the selected letters.
Winners will be announced soon!
Posted by: Steve
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September 6, 2011 12:17 AM