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#242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 15/11/2008 00:07:43

SanpmasterT
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OK, here's what I've got.

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I photocopied the card and cut out the pieces and laid them out so that the white line was connected. The result? A regular hexagon, with the Zodiac symbol for Leo in it.

Also of note are the items in the pictures. A stop sign, some post, some pots, a spinning top, and what appears to be the end of a treasure map. Extrapolating a bit, we get:
Post, pots, stop, tops, (X marks the) spot. All anagrammatical. Unfortunately, at this point, my train of thought ground to a halt.
#12197
Re: #242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 15/11/2008 01:07:30

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Don't think I've even got this card, but...

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My dictionary hackery suggests there are six words in that pattern: opts, post, pots, spot, stop, tops.

And there are six sides on a hexagon.
#12394
#242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax (silver Chess) 20/11/2008 16:31:24

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Does it make a full hexagon? When I tried making the shape in my mind there seemed to be gaps around the X marks the spot piece...
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#12396
Re: #242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 20/11/2008 17:52:47

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a good card
#12397
Re: #242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 20/11/2008 19:34:56

arkasha
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beep wrote:

a good card
Didn't this say something different a while ago? Good job on solving it though, beep
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#12401
#242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 20/11/2008 22:49:45

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yer i thought i would let others figure it out for themselves rather than give a clue like i did.
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Re: #242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 21/11/2008 20:11:07

MD1500
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I haven't solved this yet, but I've worked out what the title means.
My S2W2 solves

[UPDATED 23/12] Needs: (S1) Gold card 257. / (S2W2) 243 244.
Trading: (S2W2) 239. All Red-Black. / (S2W1) Hamleys set. Key. / (S1) 235 241.



#12511
#242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 26/11/2008 18:43:00

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im still trying to solve this one, but no luck. I cant seem to see the question the card is asking
My S2W2 solves - http://s2w2.perplexcitycardmanager.co.uk/cards/solved/fretty/

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#12512
Re: #242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 26/11/2008 19:16:10

MD1500
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I've solved this now. I was looking too deeply.
The answer was far easier to come by than I expected.
My S2W2 solves

[UPDATED 23/12] Needs: (S1) Gold card 257. / (S2W2) 243 244.
Trading: (S2W2) 239. All Red-Black. / (S2W1) Hamleys set. Key. / (S1) 235 241.



#12710
Re: #242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 10/12/2008 20:08:25

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Still not got a clue about this, I found the sign and the shape and the word things all on my own though! But what the title means and the answer, no idea.

Can anyone prod me in the right direction?
#12712
Re: #242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 10/12/2008 23:09:12

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domroberts wrote:

Still not got a clue about this, I found the sign and the shape and the word things all on my own though! But what the title means and the answer, no idea.

Can anyone prod me in the right direction?



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Beyond that am at the same point as you. I've not had enough time to really work on this. But I like the card so far.
"Out on a limb!"
#12713
Re: #242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 11/12/2008 00:25:36

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I have solved, but would love for someone to tell me the significance of the card's title. That, to me, is the real puzzle to solve...
#12714
#242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 11/12/2008 02:14:54

domroberts
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What has "Chateaux corn tongs" got to do with it?

*laughs my head off*

EDIT - I just put the answer in that was the most obvious and there it is, solved. If it was a sodding blue card I'd never have tried thinking so hard about it in the first place!
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Re: #242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 11/12/2008 10:25:05

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goldberg69 wrote:

I have solved, but would love for someone to tell me the significance of the card's title. That, to me, is the real puzzle to solve...


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Its an anagram of:
"Construct a Hexagon"

My S2W2 solves

[UPDATED 23/12] Needs: (S1) Gold card 257. / (S2W2) 243 244.
Trading: (S2W2) 239. All Red-Black. / (S2W1) Hamleys set. Key. / (S1) 235 241.



#12722
#242 - The Raccoon's Gun Tax 12/12/2008 00:14:30

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ah right, so it is, lol, but still i dont get where the puzzle lies in this one
My S2W2 solves - http://s2w2.perplexcitycardmanager.co.uk/cards/solved/fretty/

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