Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Answer H6
This clue concludes all the clues based on Music, and it is one testing classical music knowledge.
Beethoven 'Fate' Symphony no. 5
Debussy Clair de Lune'
Kenny G Forever In Love
Rachmaninov Prelude in C# minor
Schubert 'Unfinished' Symphony no. 8
Rachmaninov
Vivaldi The Four Seasons (The Spring)
Rachmaninov
Pachelbel Canon in D
Rachmaninov
Kenny G
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Clue H6
Flavor Text: Interesting isn’t it? That deep in the heartlands, there is a place for adventure and sports. Besides working out your body through physical activities, and working out your mind through this quest, remember to work out your soul through music. Music has been used in therapy very frequently, it reduces anxiety and stress and produces positive changes in both mood and emotional state.
Has this quest stressed you? Listen to the music around you. Take a moment to hear the sounds of nature before you move on.
(This clue is not uploaded yet, it is in process to convert from a CD into a Youtube clip)
Code word H7: Produce
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Answer H5
We continue the theme of music and this clue is based on musical notations.
Reading the notes will get you: A,D,D,B,E,E,E,A. The shapes of the rest of the notations get you:
coda = o
piano = p
bar line and cres = k
turn = u
rest = r
thrill = t and r
up bow = v
fermata = n
Solving the anagram in the form of ----- --------- ----, you get the answer.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Clue H5
Flavor Text: Ah, the sun, the sand and the sea. Listen to the music of the waves. Let the rhythm resonate in you. Take a deep breath. You are almost there, just a few more steps to go. Let the fresh air invigorate you. Ready for the next one? Now, the word music is derived from Greek μουσική (mousike), "(art) of the Muses. Go forth with this next clue.
Clue H5: The next location is ----- --------- ----
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Answer H4
The first song is Jay Chou - East Wind Breaks (東風破) - This signify that the clue is in the East.
David Tao 陶喆 - 沙滩 - East Coast is the location
The next song uses a part of the lyric because I cannot find a song title about castle. The clue is at the sandcastle building place at East Coast.
很好
词:徐世珍曲:孙燕姿
我们是座城堡
爱情放在里面很好
就算没有人看好
幸福是因为互相依靠
爱情这座城堡
牵著手才能找到
当我们彼此微笑请不要打扰
SHE - Ring Ring Ring. This song is played twice. At the sandcastle building area, look for a double phone booth. There is one nearby, near the carpark.
Jay Chou - 一路向北 (All the Way North) This clue has 2 importance. It signify north, and the north of the double phone booth is the carpark. The road and racing theme is also about cars.
陶喆 - 二十二 We come to the final answer. Carpark lot 22.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Clue H4
Clue H4 (code word: Tentative)
Flavor Text: Does the quiet of this library remind you of Christmas? When you are sitting by the fireplace, looking at snowflakes hitting the window pane, sipping hot chocolate and marshmallows with your family, Silent Night seems so appropriate. Can you imagine the peacefulness and tranquility of such an occasion?
What’s that you’re saying? There’s no snow where you are? Then how do you enjoy a White Christmas? You are missing out on a lot. Let me try and make it up to you. I have recorded some lovely tunes in a CD just for you. Enjoy.
Answer H3
This clue continues the music theme, and we want a clue based on song lyrics. All the words here rhyme with the lyrics of popular hymns.
Mrs. Doves, she kissed high Joe, bore!
(Jesus loves me this I know, for ... ... )
6th word 1st letter
Gracious sort break high plan, plead see torn, let be grand
(Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand)
1st word, 1st letter
Encasing lace vow heat a round,
(Amazing grace, how sweet the sound)
2nd word 4th letter
So bored I nod, ten try been bosom under.
(O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder)
2nd word 1st letter
See how by mission, go pod solve by fart!
(Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart)
4th word 4th letter
Butt the bend he Jeff been greases, tall hour tins then briefs who wear
(What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear)
14th word, 1st letter
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Clue H3
Flavor Text: Well done! You managed to retrieve the clue from a hidden cabinet at a big shopping mall. You have proven yourself worthy. Speaking of which, let me tell you about a couple of classical greats:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – His most famous pieces are the Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491, the Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550, and the opera Don Giovanni.
Ludwig van Beethoven – Some of his most famous pieces include symphonies 1 to 9, the Pathétique and Moonlight sonatas, the Waldstein, the Appassionata, the Hammerklavier, the Kreutzer violin sonata and his only opera, Fidelio.
As you go forth, keep these musical greats in your mind and persevere like them. Work hard and don’t give up.
Clue H3:
Mrs. Doves, she kissed high Joe, bore!
6th word 1st letter
Gracious sort break high plan, plead see torn, let be grand
1st word, 1st letter
Encasing lace vow heat a round,
2nd word 4th letter
So bored I nod, ten try been bosom under.
2nd word 1st letter
See how by mission, go pod solve by fart!
4th word 4th letter
Butt the bend he Jeff been greases, tall hour tins then briefs who wear
14th word, 1st letter
It is at the 3rd Floor
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Answer H2
This is known as a Scytale clue.
Teams must wrap the loooong strip of paper around the green poles found outside Werner's Oven.
They will form a grid of letters which looks like this (from the mock version)
A....I....F...D...H...E...Y...F
V...S....I....E...P...A...G...C
B...T...C...D...A...P....I....A
N...H...E...F...R...A...A...B
U...I....G...H...K...R...N....I
M...R....I...J...W...A...T...N
B...T...K...L...A...D...M...E
E...E...N...O...Y...E...P...T
R...E...Q...R...S...T...U...V
W..N...X...Y
Reading from Top to Bottom of the bold letters, you get the answer.
The next Clue is hidden in the drawer of the cabinet (display set) for sale at Giant in Parkway parade.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Clue H2
Clue H2 (code word: Elastic)
Flavor text: Ever been to this place? They sell the best German food. You should try to get their recipe. Cooking is a joy, but second to music of course. Now, about music… when you grew older, obviously your musical tastes changed. Nursery rhymes?! Those are for babies! You outgrew them, like you outgrew Barney, outgrew jelly beans, and outgrew popsicles. Into your CD rack went the latest pop music, the latest rock and the latest hits. Now get moving with this next clueClue H2:
Teams are given a looong strip of paper. On it are the letters:
Mock version
AIFDHEYFVSIEPAGCBTCDAPIANHEFRAABVIGHKRNIMRIJWATNBTKLADMEEENOY
EPTREQRSTUVWNXY
Answer H1
The solution is: Werner's Oven (Highlight to reveal)
After listening to the tracks, you will discover that each track is merely a repetitive beat or groove. What code uses long and short beats? Morse Code. Decode each track to get each letter, and string the letters together to get the answer for the next destination.
So you get:
W = .- -
E = .
R = .- .
N = - .
E = .
R = .- .
S = . . .
O = - - -
V = . . .-
E = .
N = - .
Future game designers take note: Morse code is one of the simplest and most common code available, so use it sparingly and in disguise. Seasoned players just hear or see "long and short" and they will think of Morse code. Disguise means that you should not make the "long and short" too evident, can certainly not is the form of dots and lines. E.g. you can use Tress to imply long and Crew Cut to imply short.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Clue H1
There are all together 10 routes. I will describe Routes A-D in One Body, E-G in One Spirit and H-J in One Faith. Have fun solving!
Flavor text H1
Nice to meet you my friend. Let me tell you this, music is part and parcel of our lives. I love music. Music is a language which tells its own story. When you were young, did your parents tell you the nursery rhyme stories?
Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky.
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such sport and the dish ran away with the spoon.
Did you ever wonder how a cow could jump that high? Or what the dish wanted with the spoon?
Mystifying. Enjoy the music as you search for me. Listen with your heart.
Clue H1: Teams were each given a CD.