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*set value: 172 Perplex Points | *set value: 172 Perplex Points | ||
*marked "Limited Edition Pre release wave 0.5", "Prototype Card", "Group 333" | *marked "Limited Edition Pre release wave 0.5", "Prototype Card", "Group 333" | ||
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The first letter from the name of each of these countries | The first letter from the name of each of these countries spells out a question. The simplest way to read this question is to create a grid based on the flags as ordered above and read from top to bottom, left to right: | ||
<p style="font-family: times, serif;"> | |||
W O E I D<br /> | |||
H U S S G<br /> | |||
I N F S R<br /> | |||
C T L O E<br /> | |||
H R A L E<br /> | |||
C I G I N | |||
</p> | |||
The card ultimately asks: "Which countries flag is solid green?" | |||
The answer is Libya. | The answer is Libya. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:19, 11 September 2006
Card info
- title: "Vexillogy"
- card value: 43 Perplex Points
- Full card text and image
- Perplex City Card Catalog, large scans and details
- Unfiction thread
- category: Purple Hex Set
- set value: 172 Perplex Points
- marked "Limited Edition Pre release wave 0.5", "Prototype Card", "Group 333"
- puzzle scribe unknown, references Anna Heath
Solve
Selection of flags from around the world. Turning the card on its side so that the flags are the right way around, the flags are in the following order (left to right, top to bottom):
Wales, Oman, Estonia, Israel, Djibouti,
Hong Kong, Ukraine, Spain, Sweeden, Greece,
Iceland, Nigeria, France, Sark, Rwanda,
Costa Rica, Turkey, Liberia, Olympics, Ecuador,
Honduras, Romania, Antarctica, Lebanon, Ethiopia,
Canada, Italy, Greenland, Ireland, Norway
The first letter from the name of each of these countries spells out a question. The simplest way to read this question is to create a grid based on the flags as ordered above and read from top to bottom, left to right:
W O E I D
H U S S G
I N F S R
C T L O E
H R A L E
C I G I N
The card ultimately asks: "Which countries flag is solid green?"
The answer is Libya.
The text on the bottom of the card reads:
"The scribe that wrote this puzzle needs to see Anna Heath for grammar lessons immediately. S."
It appears to refer to the textual mistake of using "countries" rather than "country's".
Also, the category "Vexillogy" is a play on the word "Vexillology", the scientific study of flags.
