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:''See: '''[[List of Playing Cards]]''' for a plain list.''


=== Chart of cards with letters ===
=== Chart of cards with letters ===
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The apparent message reads:
The apparent message reads:
:'''I stole [[the Cube]].  Help me.  Combed Thunderclap.'''
:'''I stole [[the Cube]].  Help me.  Combed Thunderclap.'''
=== Cards which are part of this collection ===
<br />{{Card|002|Designer Flakes}} 8 of Spades
<br />{{Card|003|Earth, Sea, and Moon}} 7 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|005|Out on a Limb}} 7 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|007|Aromarama}} 6 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|011|Revelation}} Q of Clubs
<br />{{Card|013|Sphinx}} 8 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|017|Easy as...}} A of Spades
<br />{{Card|019|Magic Numbers}} J of Clubs
<br />{{Card|023|Pack'0'Stars}} K of Spades
<br />{{Card|029|Beware the Puzzle Monsters}} 7 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|031|St. Ives}} 7 of Spades
<br />{{Card|037|Muscae Volitantes}} 6 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|041|Whipsmart Wordsearch}} 9 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|043|Bookworm}} J of Spades
<br />{{Card|047|Opposites Attract}} 9 of clubs
<br />{{Card|053|Etaion Schrlu}} K of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|059|Urban Myths}} Q of Spades
<br />{{Card|061|Ticket to Ride}} 5 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|067|Popcorn}} 6 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|071|Discovery}}  6 of Spades
<br />{{Card|073|Animal Magic}} 8 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|079|Strange loops}} 10 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|083|Pawnbroking}} A of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|089|Forever Foe}} 8 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|097|419 Scam}} 5 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|101|Petals around the Rose}} 5 spades
<br />{{Card|103|Sudoku}} 4 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|107|Blockword}} J of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|109|Infinite Series}} 9 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|113|A Capital Idea}} K of Clubs
<br />{{Card|127|Card House}} 5 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|131|Detail}} 4 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|137|Sub Rosa}} Q of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|139|This Sentence is False}} 9 of Spades
<br />{{Card|149|Complex Basic}} Q of Hearts
<br />{{Card|151|Crazy Talk}} A of Hearts
<br />{{Card|157|International Superhits}} 3 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|163|Domino Dilemma}} 4 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|167|Circular}} 4 spades
<br />{{Card|173|The 14-15 Puzzle}} K of Hearts
<br />{{Card|179|By Another Name}} 10 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|181|Down,A,B,Up,Up,Right}} 10 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|191|My Dear Watson}} 3 of Spades
<br />{{Card|193|Three Thousand Words}} 3 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|197|Linguini Junction}} 3 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|199|Three}} 2 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|211|Molecular}} A of Clubs
<br />{{Card|223|Secret Location}} Joker
<br />{{Card|227|NAND}} 2 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|229|Ball Night}} 2 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|233|The Earth's Destiny}} 2 of Spades ''(by elimination - it's the only card left)''
<br />{{Card|239|Persian}} Joker
<br />{{Card|241|T-L-P}} 10 of Spades
<br />{{Card|251|The Thirteenth Labour}} J of Hearts




Revision as of 15:54, 22 August 2006

General

Some of the Puzzle Cards have faint playing card symbols, risk soldiers, dice, number strings, and obscure shapes on them.


Playing Cards and Large Letters

Each card with a playing symbol also has part of a letter faintly printed over the card in a slab-serif font, and it's anticipated that arranging all the playing symbol cards in order will eventually depict the whole message. All symbols appear on cards with prime numbers. 54 Prime numbers under 256 are as follows:

2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47 53 59 61 67 71 73 79 83 89 97 101 103 107 109 113 127 131 137 139 149 151 157 163 167 173 179 181 191 193 197 199 211 223 227 229 233 239 241 251

See: List of Playing Cards for a plain list.

Chart of cards with letters

Note the groupings of playing card symbols goes Club-Diamond-Heart-Spade, from Ace to 2 (ace high), forming 13 sets of 3 letters.

Letters-on-the-cards-thumb.jpg
Clubs Diamonds Hearts Spades
Ace 211 083 151 017
I S T
K 113 053 173 023
O L E
Q 011 137 149 059
T H E
J 019 107 251 043
C U B
10 079 181 179 241
E H E
9 047 041 109 139
L P M
8 089 013 073 002
E C O
7 003 029 005 031
M B E
6 007 037 067 071
D T H
5 061 097 127 101
U N D
4 103 131 163 167
E R C
3 193 157 197 191
L A P
2 199 227 229 233
- - -
Jkr 223 239

This appears to be correct, tho pieces are missing, and it doesnt make an awful lot of sense at the moment.

/IST/OLE/THE/CUB/EHE/LPM/ECO/MBE/DTH/UND/ERC/LAP/.../

The apparent message reads:

I stole the Cube. Help me. Combed Thunderclap.


Wave 4 Meta Information

Note: This list is still in the process of being collated - may not be exhaustive Please see http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16138 for current discussion

Card Upright Number Reversed Number Shape Risk Char Red Dice Blue Dice Notes
Season 1 Card #29 - Beware the Puzzle Monsters 1-14443432.5-3 3-232.52.51.5-1 029shape.png       Card also contains playing card symbol.
Season 1 Card #40 - Baby On Board 2-11444414412-3 1-1144144414432.5-4 040.png 2 Infantry Red: 5, 4, 3 Blue: 4, 3 Attacker wins. Shape is contained within the side of the elephant.
Season 1 Card #58 - Breaking And Entering 2-21122214-4 4-23232.534334-1 None 1 Cavalry Red: 6, 3, 1 Blue: 6, 4 This card and card 60 overlay each other to create one set of red/blue dice and 1 cavalry figure. Defender wins.
Season 1 Card #60 - Celebration 1-414141414144144441-1 4-44444444111111111114-3 None 1 Cavalry Red: 6, 3, 1 Blue: 6, 4 This card and card 58 overlay each other to create one set of red/blue dice and 1 cavalry figure. Defender wins.
Season 1 Card #63 - The Next Generation 3-34-1 2-414441141-1 063shape.png        
Season 1 Card #90 - Also Known As 4-4444444443.5-1 3-433333334-2 None 3 Infantry Red: 4, 4, 3 Blue: 6, 3 Attacker and defender lose an army each.
Season 1 Card #94 - Prime Rhyme Crime 2-4111111441-2 1-1114112321-1 094shape.png       Numbers are vertical.
Season 1 Card #96 - Castle in The Sky 1-222233332-4 3-44411414441444112.5-4 096shape.png        
Season 1 Card #136 - Bling Bunny 3-2333234-1 4-143334-3 136shape.png       Numbers are vertical.
Season 1 Card #156 - Going Dotty 2-111221111112-4 2-2232-4 None       Numbers are vertical. This card has writing revealed under a black light.
Season 1 Card #188 - Hybridization 4-11122221412234-2 2-21121111221-4 188shape.png        
Season 1 Card #191 - My Dear Watson 2-11444444444411111111444-2 1-344411444443-1 191shape.png        
Season 1 Card #192 - Pronunciation 3-3333322333332-4 1-444444114411112-1 192shape.png        
Season 1 Card #203 - Ecliptic 4-33223333234-4 3-11144144144443-3 None       Numbers are vertical.
Season 1 Card #218 - The World 2-4444433333323-2 1-44334-3 218shape.png        
Season 1 Card #222 - Instigator 4-1414411122-2 3-34433333432-4 222shape.jpg       Numbers are vertcal.
Season 1 Card #235 - Circuitous 1-4444444434444444444443-4 4-222233332222.5-1 235shape.png        
Season 1 Card #236 - Swarms 4-4333223323-3 3-2112223-2 None        
Season 1 Card #237 - Roaming Identity 3-3333334433334-1 2-1222323-2 237shape.png       Numbers are vertical.
Season 1 Card #250 - Manoeuvers 4-3322333333333332-1 1-343-2 250shape.png        
Season 1 Card #253 - Sightseeing 1-1111211112-4 2-111114441114114-1 253shape.png        


Season 1 Card #084 - Insights Unrelated to the others, it says "27.55.25.34.4.43.500.15.18.55.13.1.10.30.56.55.39.21.7.16.27.55.25.69.29.35.62.55"

Season 1 Card #223 - Secret Location Unrelated to the others, in a hard-to-see yellow text it says "100, 139, 6, 148, 62, 127, 118, 119, 131, 151, 146, 88, 135, 107, 112, 152, 124, 150, 130, 100, 147, 93, 121, 149, 134, 144, 126, 98, 133, 103, 143, 116, 63, 111, 91, 101, 70, 61, 106, 62, 76, 117, 123, 84, 102, 89, 115, 96, 137, 92, 85, 122, 87, 53, 104, 90, 145".


Observations

  • Numbers range from 1-4, including 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5.
  • There are a total of 42 numbers.
  • There are 42 territories in Risk.
  • There are 11 numbers that start with "1-" and "2-" each, and 10 numbers that start with "3-" and "4-".
  • In a 4-player game of Risk, two players start with 11 territories and two start with 10 territories.

Speculations

  • The Start Numbers, or those before the first dash character, identify a player.
  • The Middle Numbers, or those between the dashes, could represent a path, where 1=South, 2=West, 3=North, 4=East.
  • The Middle Numbers could represent conquests on a Risk map.
  • The End Numbers, or those after the second dash, could identify a player who ends up in control of a territory in Risk.
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