.:♣:. The Unique Riddle/Mystery Game! .:♣:.

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Hi!

(I know this post is long and scary. You can just skim - Read enough so you know the rules and what's going on - as long as you know how to play and don't get 'banned', all is good! :P)

I've decided to attempt something in the Forum Games section out of my love for riddles and mysteries. I don't know if this will fail miserably or be super-popular, or fall somewhere in the grey-area. But I figured I'd give it a shot.

I try my best NOT to post those incredibly well-known, oh-I-remember-that-one or let-me-search-google-and-find-the-answer riddles here; I find those rather boring and pointless. I'll try to dig up truly interesting, thought-provoking (or occasionally amusing) mind-teasers that you hopefully haven't heard of before. :D


Guide/Rules
-you should read these-

So, here's how this works:
- I'll start out posting a riddle or mystery on the second post (or perhaps even more than one!), and label it as either a 'riddle', 'mystery', or 'puzzle'.
- If you figure out the answer, PM me. Do NOT post the answer here. Do not post your speculated answer here. If it is an answer, PM me. :3 (If I tell you the answer is wrong, then you can post it here.) xD
- If you are within the first few people to PM me the correct answer (with an accurate explanation!), then you have won that event, and you'll be rewarded one point! If it's a bonus-event (which may be given out if the event is very hard or for special occasions), you'll get 2 or more points, depending on what was specified.
- Your points will be recorded on the Point List, in the order of the player with most points to least points (if you have no points yet, you won't be on the list - so the least-point value will be 1.)
- Once you have gotten a confirmation from me that your answer is correct, feel free to post on this thread something like: "I have figured out the answer!Na na nee boo boo" xD But don't participate in that riddle anymore, or give out hints to other players. You can still contribute neutrally to discussions without giving things away (i.e. "Read carefully! It's tricky!").
- At the end of the riddle, a detailed answer and all winners' names will be posted on the riddle page (and shall be worshiped >:3).
- WORK TOGETHER! It helps you all (except for the final stages, when you think you might have an answer. Then keep that part to yourself, and PM!). ^^


Rules:
- Do NOT spam. This includes typing one-word posts, dropping by to say 'hello', and etc. If your post does not contribute to the events or to the discussion, it most likely is spam.
- No harassing, swearing, etc. - just go read the site and forum rules, and follow them here, of course. :3
- No whining about unfairness and stuff. If you have a concern, pm me.
- I trust you to take it on your honor not to answer or give hints for an event if you already know the answer. Honestly, doing that is rather low, and is equivalent to cheating. Why would you lower yourself to that level and cheat on something that's supposed to be for good sport and fun? *
- In the same spirit, don't use Google or other search sites. If you do that, why don't you go search up riddles while you're at it and read those answers, instead of ruining our game here? I'm trying my best to find riddles that you cannot use google to find, but really, doing that is just... despicable. xP
- If you're caught cheating, you'll be banned. No second chances.

*However, if you do already know the answer to a riddle/mystery/puzzle I'm posting, kudos to you. ^^ Feel free to post here something along the lines of, "I know the answer to this riddle, so I won't be participating this round", and I'm sure you'll earn some respect among your peers, and from me as well. xD Feel free to PM me in this case, and I may let you answer the questions people have, post hints, and administer the event if things work out and you want to.


Other:
- This post was originally owned by Feather <3 but I took it over
- You may see the color of this post change colors, lolz, because I am a very rainbow person :D
- If you think an event I post is too well-known, TELL ME. Sometimes I can be mistaken judging the 'fame' of a particular riddle or puzzle, etc.
- If you have suggestions on how I can improve this game, PLEASE let me know!
- If you see any mistakes I've made, let me know, too! I really don't mind you pointing out my errors, oversights, etc., because I know they exist. xD Politeness is appreciated, but please tell me.
- If you know of a GOOD (as in, makes sense and is interesting), UNIQUE, THOUGHT-PROVOKING riddle, mystery, or puzzle that most people have not heard of before, pm me and I'll feature it! Please note that I may have a backlog so yours won't be posted immediately, and that not every event you propose will be accepted. x3

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The Current Events!
If you need clarification, post! Feel free to ask any questions, as long as they don't give things away. You can post your train of thought, your ideas, your dead ends, etc. Work together!
Note: Remember, Puzzles and Riddles are very similar, only that Puzzles are a little more math- or pattern-oriented, while riddles are logic-oriented. For mysteries, ask yes or no questions about the scenario (as many as you want!) and try to figure out what happened. Up to 3 questions per post.

Riddles:
R1. (Point Value: 1 point) ~ (Correct Answers: 2/3)
A woman commutes to and from work on the train. She arrives at the train station every morning at 8am, and arrives at the station near her work office at 9am. When her work day is finished, she takes the 5pm train back to the train station closest to her home, the one she departed from in the morning. Her husband, who works from home, drives a car to pick her up. He times his arrival at the train station to meet the train exactly. The woman gets into the car, and they drive home.
One day, the woman ended work 1 hour early. She took the 4pm train back home. On the train, she contemplated calling her husband so he could pick her up early and drive her home as usual, but it was a nice day outside, so she decided to walk. She didn't call her husband and began walking towards her house from the train station along the route her husband always takes. The husband, not knowing what was going on, left their house to meet the 5pm train, and met his wife along the way. She got into the car, he turned around, and drove the rest of the way home. The arrived home 10 minutes earlier than usual.
How long (time-wise, not distance) did the woman walk?

R3. (Point-Value: 1 point) ~ (Correct Answers: 0/3)
A merchant and a sailor, two friends, are doing business. They have known each other for a while and have been to each others' houses before, where they discuss the market and agree on deals. One day, the merchant and the sailor decided to meet at 8am on the sailor's ship, where the sailor would buy goods from the merchant. The merchant left home with the goods and walked to the port, arriving on time and ready to sell. The sailor gets greedy and takes out a knife, kills the merchant, and disposes of his body. He takes the goods without paying for them.
The sailor thinks for a while about his crime, and realizes that people would definitely suspect him, because the merchant was scheduled to meet him at the time of his death. So he walks to the merchant's house, knocks on the door. The housekeeper opens the door, and the sailor asks for the merchant's wife. The sailor asks her, "Where's the merchant? He hasn't showed up yet; he's late! Is he still home?" The wife, puzzled, replies, "No, he left a while ago for the port." And the sailor leaves.
The wife is worried and hires a detective, who asks her, "Tell me what everyone said today." The wife complies. After thinking a bit, the detective says, "The sailor killed your husband."
How did he know?
Sorry, changed the category of this one. Realized it fit 'riddle' better. ^^
-I also changed it so that it was 0/3 'cause I just love this riddle :P-

R4: (Point Value - .5 point) ~ (Correct Answers - 1/3)
A man is going to the middle of a field, and he knows that when he gets there, he's going to die, but he cant turn back, why not?


Mysteries:
(Note: If you're not sure how this works, read the italics above!)
M1. (Point-Value: 1 point) ~ (Correct Answers: 1/4)
Two men begin to yell at each other, and one of them calls someone on his cell phone. One man goes home, and the other begins to dig.
What's happening?

M2. (Point Value: 1.5 points) ~ (Correct Answers: 3/5)
It's the year 860 A.D., at Camelot. Two priests are sitting in the castle's chapel. The queen attacks the king. The two priests rise, shake hands, and leave the room.

Puzzles:
P1. (Point-Value: 1 point) ~ (Correct Answers: 0/4)
Note: This is a hypothetical/theoretical puzzle. Don't apply the physics of real-life to it. xD
You have a stick that is 10 feet long. Above it you hold a thin cylindrical container that is its same length and width, containing 100 tiny ants lined up head-to-toe (if ants had toes. ;)) with no room between them. You pull a lever and the bottom of the container opens, dropping all of the ants onto the stick in their single-file line, undisturbed. Each ant is either facing left or right (in a completely random arrangement) and walks at a pace of 1 inch per second. They cannot fall off the sides of the stick (they can fall off the ends, though, if they walk over the edge). When they bump into another ant, they will immediately turn around and begin walking in the opposite direction. How long will it take for every ant to walk off of the two ends of the stick?

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News
Updates, interesting stuff, notices, information, etc. will be posted here. I believe I will also do the answers on this post, when a riddle has reached its maximum number of correct answers. :3 So check back for updates! <3 (Old news will be deleted from this thread and stored on my computer. If you want to look at them for anything, let me know. ^^)

January 15, 2011
I made a banner! It is available at the bottom of the first post!

January 13, 2011
The post has changed hands from Feather <3 to seketta, and seketta is horrible at writing the news :P We will still have colorful and unique ideas though! Don't worry!

December 23, 2010
Posted up our first-ever puzzle! As hinted earlier, it's all about ants! Hopefully you like the little creatures. >:3
Give it a shot! Discuss your thoughts on the thread, and when you've found the answer, or think you've found the answer, shoot me a PM! ^^

December 17, 2010
Mini-Riddle #R2 is now closed! ^^
Q: A man has committed a horrible crime, and is condemned to death. He is told that he can choose his method of dying - dropped in the ocean with a cement block tied to his feet, being dumped into a cauldron full of boiling water, being put in a room with lions that haven't eaten in a couple months, or being locked in an empty room with no food for a year. He chooses one, and manages to survive. What did he pick? (Point Value: 0.5)
A: He chose the room with the lions, as the lions would have been starved in those couple months of no food, and will be dead.
WINNERS (congrats!!): koolkatkoolkat123, Ivy~, cs_gardener, ♥Rawr♥, Palefrost

December 08, 2010
Update on the events coming up.
I don't think anyone's gotten all three correct yet, but within the next day or two I'll be putting up our first mystery, if things go as planned. Be excited! 8D
>> Remember, if you've got a good, mind-working riddle that can't be easily searched up on google, pm me and I may very well post it up for everyone to guess at! (Don't include the answer if you don't want~ I might like to take a shot at it, too. O.o)

December 02, 2010
WE OPENED TODAY. 8D Actually, don't listen to this. This is a lie. Sort of. This news item was actually posted on December 08, 2010, because the news wasn't created until then. O.o Heheheh.

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The Point List, Congratulations!!

1. cs_gardener - 5
2. iPawki - 3 points
4. koolkatkoolkat123 - 1.5
5. Ivy~ - 1.5
6. ♥Rawr♥ - 0.5
7. Palefrost - 0.5
8. catwhisperer - 0.5
9.
10.
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Shield System:
- If you make it to the top of the list, you'll get a shiny golden shield to show off in your signature.
- There will be one for second and third places as well.
- If you obtain any of the three shields at any point in time, you are the ONLY person who is permitted to put it in your signature.
- If you forfeit your position (as in, someone passes you on the list), then you must remove the shield from wherever you were displaying it, and pass on the rights to your usurper. >:3
- Upon forfeiting the place shields, you will receive an honorable mention shield which states that you once did own a place shield, and those come in gold, silver, and bronze as well.
(NOTE: Shields are in the process of being made. The very beginning of the game will have no shields awarded, as everyone will only have one or two points and there will be no clear distinction.)

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Our Staff
Bow down. >:3 No, not really. We're special, but everyone is, too. We treat everyone as equals here! C:

Feather <3 --- Founder + Riddle Creator
seketta --- New Owner + Graphics + Everything Else
Ivy~ --- Graphics Creator
koolkatkoolkat123 --- Archivist
18-18 --- Riddle Searcher and Grammar Freak

[Palie]

Ohh yeuhhh, new slate! I really hope Feather can come hang with us here to. =p But of course, school first. We don't want her failing!

Oh! New riddle! =p

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Ya :P

My bestie is the riddle-searcher and she is really good at it, lolz

[Palie]

Hehe, well I haven't heard any of these before! She must be good!

[Gene]

Hehe, well I haven't heard any of these before! She must be good!

Why, thank you! =)

[Feather <3]

Hey, guys! :3

Thanks so much for continuing this thread for me. The graphics are really cool, and so is the new riddle. 8D I'll try to dig up more time to hang around, if I can. Midterm week is coming up, so I'mma be studying this weekend.