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V.I.L.E.
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:15 pm
by cutter
This idea of the challenge is really nice, but i think the realisation is very ugly.
It is inconsistent and ambiguous at some points and the +809 seems to be a mistake.
edit: solved it but still don't know why this is the right solution
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:38 pm
by p2p
am i on the right track with characters in games?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:48 pm
by megabreit
I have absolutely no clue. I found V.I.L.E. with Google near "Carmen Sandiego".
Do they have something in common?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:12 pm
by p2p
that was actually the same thing i found.
i also combined it with cipher, crypt, decript, code and decode because they are the evil ones and maybe have some sort of secret-language. but i got ne result
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:49 pm
by mcjohn
Hey guys, I created this challenge. There is unfortunately some confusion on the answer itself that probably only those who have solved it will understand. I have sent an email just now to very slightly apart of the question to hopefully correct this and asked that once it be fixed the administrator post here. Regardless of the change, you will "know" with the original you are on the right track solving this challenge and it is most definitely solvable (4 so already), albeit some ambiguity.
John
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:47 pm
by mcjohn
This challenge has been updated/changed slightly so make sure you refresh your screen. The answer is still the same and with either version the challenge is solvable. (but now less confusion I hope).
John
Typo?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:46 am
by bass
This seems to contain a typo:
+90+509+20+355+977+46+685+503+7+98+421+43+45+380+377=?
The 503 in the middle is probably supposed to be a 593.
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:27 am
by nighthalk
wow talk about annoyingly simple, it had me stumped for like a year. and ya everyone treat the 503 as 593 but you really dont "need" it
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:05 pm
by d6E8bBU5aXHm
503 is perfectly right
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:40 pm
by andythejocker
well...kinda hard at first...got in in 5 minutes...thanks wikipedia
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:49 pm
by Nudin
In my solution the 503 ist also wrong…
Found out never the less.
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:48 pm
by aurora
503 is absolutly right
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:28 pm
by bboy
503 is not right. It could be 593 , 372....
Nice idea btw
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:50 am
by Flog343
great idea if you ask me
for everyone still needing some help a tiny hint:
try to find out what +(number) can mean even and if it doesnt makes sense first try to get a letter from it. the 2nd letter may end up wrong depending on your source
RE
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 6:26 am
by morio
LOL......But Who Exactly Are These Guys......Very Creative