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#1 2019-11-26 16:52:29

Rolytic
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Quick question

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Are we looking to travel via helicopter or by taxi?

Or am I totally off the mark?

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#2 2019-11-26 17:16:38

winterer
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Re: Quick question

Rolytic wrote:
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Are we looking to travel via helicopter or by taxi?

Or am I totally off the mark?

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Tried the same. Ended up over-thinking how to interpret the result: futhark runes? Ancient Euboan greek? This way madness lies.

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#3 2019-11-27 10:47:52

Becky_P
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Re: Quick question

Can lines cross?

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#4 2019-11-27 11:10:02

winterer
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Re: Quick question

Becky_P wrote:

Can lines cross?

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No, as there will be no lines.

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#5 2019-11-28 14:16:40

Becky_P
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Re: Quick question

winterer wrote:
Becky_P wrote:

Can lines cross?

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No, as there will be no lines.

Moles....

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hmm so I guess we are talking wormholes.... or possibly the common illustration of explaining them

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#6 2019-11-28 14:27:29

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Re: Quick question

Becky_P wrote:
winterer wrote:
Becky_P wrote:

Can lines cross?

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No, as there will be no lines.

Moles....

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hmm so I guess we are talking wormholes.... or possibly the common illustration of explaining them

As I said, I was seriously overthinking this.

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Then my younger one looked at it and said "that looks like ***". It's not quite child's play, but still... Definitely no wormholes involved.

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#7 2019-11-29 06:42:12

Becky_P
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Re: Quick question

winterer wrote:
Becky_P wrote:
winterer wrote:
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No, as there will be no lines.

Moles....

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hmm so I guess we are talking wormholes.... or possibly the common illustration of explaining them

As I said, I was seriously overthinking this.

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Then my younger one looked at it and said "that looks like ***". It's not quite child's play, but still... Definitely no wormholes involved.

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so no lines, no paper folding. Some roads look like letters.. but no lines so... Requires joined up thinking but not involving these...

hmmm

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#8 2019-12-03 21:56:42

Rolytic
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Re: Quick question

Stepped away from this for some time. Finally got it. Extra hint below

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I found it helpful to think of the darker rectangles as DIY craft project. (Good projects give you instructions on how to put something together)

Map layout is a red herring

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#9 2020-09-11 07:07:38

AcidBurn39
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Re: Quick question

SOLVED

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Think of a game where you need to combine pairs of wooden tiles..
Map layout is a red herring

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