Puzzle WIP

## Work in progress

This page is for the current unsolved puzzle. At the time of this writing, this is step 3.

The intent is to document what we found so far and what didn't work so we don't attempt the same solutions multiple time.

## What we know

Or perhaps what we think we know.

From the text, there's a mention of 4 beacons. So it seems like we need to find 4 locations to go to.

The clue has 4 parts

### Part 1

This seems to represent the map separated into 4 quadrants. Those quadrants are labeled with the numbers 1 to 4 from the nonary alphabet used in the first clue. The number 1 is located in the top right and they go in a clockwise rotation. This might indicate the order that we have to activate them or can be used to apply signs to unsigned numbers.

1. +,+
2. +,-
3. -,-
4. -,+

### Part 2

This part seems to be combining 2 numbers to get a third one. Counting the dots, the operation looks like an addition and the series appears to be the Fibonacci sequence.

### Part 3

The numbers represent 44, converted to base 10 that gives 40. The lines seem to indicate to split 40 into 4 groups.

### Part 4

These 4 « dominos » seem to indicate we're looking at 4 pairs of 5 digit numbers which gives 40 as in the previous part. This seems a bit redundant, we might be missing something.

## What we tried

The 4 dominos could be read by column or by row so in most cases we try both just in case. option A goes by column, option B goes by row.

### Theory 1

We take the fibonacci sequence and get 40 digits out of it, the we split those digits by option A and B and test the coordinates.

Here's the first 20 numbers:

{**1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4**181, 6765}

We notice rigth away that if we take the first 40 digits, there are leftover digits from the last number.

#### Option A

* 11235,81321
* 34558,-91442
* -33377,-61098
* -71597,25844

#### Option B

* 11235,33377
* 81321,-61098
* -34558,-71597
* -91442,25844

The first coordinate of both options was tested and nothing was found.

### Theory 2

Since we had leftover numbers in the previous attempt and we're missing only 1 digit, we can start the sequence at 0 instead of 1.

{**0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584**, 4181, 6765}

One problem with this theory is that nothing in the clue indicates the sequence starts at 0.

#### Option A

* 01123, 58132
* 13455, -89144,
* -23337, -76109
* -87159,72584

#### **Option B**

* 01123, 23337
* 58132, -76109
* -13455, -87159
* -89144, 72584

The first coordinate of both options was tested and nothing was found.

### Theory 3

Use the first 10, 5 digits numbers of the sequence. Won't work, there's only 5.

{1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, **10946, 17711, 28657, 46368, 75025**, 121393, 196418, 317811, 514229}

### Theory 4

* Use a 40 digits number from the sequence.
* 88 : 871347450517368352816615810882615488381
* 189 : 1409869790947669143312035591975596518914
* 190 : 2281217241465037496128651402858212007295
* 191 : 3691087032412706639440686994833808526209
* 192 : 5972304273877744135569338397692020533504
* 193 : 9663391306290450775010025392525829059713
* 194 : 15635695580168194910579363790217849593217
* 195 : 25299086886458645685589389182743678652930
* 196 : 40934782466626840596168752972961528246147

Problem, there's more than 1. We choose the first and split it.

#### Option A

* 14098,69790
* 94766,-91433
* -12035,-59197
* -55965,18914

#### Option B

* 14098,12035
* 69790,-59197
* -94766,-55965
* -91433,18914

The first coordinate of both options was tested and nothing was found.

### Theory 5

Why not, checked: 5,5 5,-5,-5-5,-5,5. Nothing to see.

### Theory 6

> *alekaetor* 2020/07/18
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> +11878, +24711
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> I had these in my notepad, can't remember the method I used to get them but if anyone wants somewhere to head to just for the heck of it
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Coordinate tested but nothing there. It would be good to know where those numbers came from.

### Theory 7

The 4 corners. A problem with this is that we already used the SW corner.

NW corner was tested and nothing there.

### Theory 8

> alekaetor 2020/07/20
> 40 / 8 = 5 ... 5 is the next fibonacci number proceeding the sequence above So if you do the reverse to the other fibonacci numbers, you multiply them by 8 then you get that string, which can go further
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Taking the first 20 numbers, it looks like this:

{1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765} \* 8

= (**8, 8, 16, 24, 40, 64, 104, 168, 272, 440, 712, 1152, 1864, 3016, 488**0, 7896, 12776, 20672, 33448, 54120)

Take the first 40 digits and split.We have 1 digit leftover with this theory.

#### Option A

* 88162,44064
* 10416,-82724
* -40712.-11521
* -86430,16488

Nothing at first coordinate.

#### **Option B**

* 88162,40712
* 44064,-11521
* -10416,-86430
* -82724,16488

Currently being tested

### Theory 9 (solution confirmed)

fibonacci sequence in base 9 and take 40 first digits

{**1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 14, 23, 37, 61, 108, 170, 278, 458, 747, 1316, 2164, 348**1, 5655, 10246}

* 11235,81423
* 37611,-08170
* -27845,-87471
* -31621,64348

convert to base 10

#### **Option A**

* 7484,53562
* 25282,-5976
* -18914,-57979
* -20917,42569

Location 1 and 4 confirmed. Pyramid exploded.

#### **Option B**

* 7484,18914
* 53562,-57979
* -25282,-20917
* -5976,42569

Currently being tested

### Theory 10

> Archaicjinn
> What about to here? 48075,26976
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Logic\_Mage

> Could someone test 48075,26976 It's the 48'th fib number spit into two. The symbols in base 10 are 44 but that converts to 48 in base 9, therefore the 48th number. The 40th and 44th number don't split into two 5 digit numbers easily. This one does.
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#### **Option A**

> Archaicjinn
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> i will head to there now.. it will take awhile though. is anyone near any of the above coords?
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> and thank you all for allowing me to theorize.
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> here are the first 40 digits 1618033988 7498948482 0458683436 5638117720
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> 1st would be +16180 +33988 (boat needed)
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> 2nd would be +74989 -48482 (boat needed)
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> 3rd would be -04586 -83436
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> 4th would be -56381 +17720
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> is anyone close to any of those?
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+16180 +33988 has nothing, logic just checked it

#### Option B

+16180 +04586

+33988 -83436

-74989 -56381

-48482 +17720

Nothing at -74989 -56381 (tested by asiatiki)

### Theory 12

alekaetor had a theory that if they went in a spiral motion according to the Fibonacci sequence, but everyone brushed it off, but as the creator of the game and clues gave us the FINAL hint. They said something along the lines of, "And you guys solved it already, but didn't notice" in crossed out text. Tested, nothing.
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