Mysteries of the Monolith - Ended!

[Princess Mipha]

Wait wht, Round 2 is already over??

 

[Iris_T]

Relieved I got it ok, next time I'll take it easier

 

[LoveGraceMarie]

I’m so pleased I got it right, I was fairly confident in all bar the glasses, I was almost about to submit the two beakers when I was double checking each square and suddenly the answer clicked. Congrats to @BungoTheElf!

 

[Imbri]

Grr. Missed that one. Welp, try again tomorrow night, I guess.

 

[DaisyFan]

Oh no, I missed the second round! RIP.

By the way, congratulations BungoTheElf!

 

[Lavamaize]

Congrats @BungoTheElf! Looking forward to the next round!

 

[Polymathema]

Excited for the next round, I really love these puzzles, could sit here for hours finding things in the pictures, the designer for these images did such a GREAT job and really captured the feel of I Spy books.

 

[Mistreil]

♟Round 3 ♟​

The images on the monolith disappear, and a mess of letters take its place. Though it looks quite undecipherable, you see a few letters floating about as if to help you. As your stare at it, you hear the wind whisper a question to you:

"What did they find?"​

The answer should be a specific noun! For example, if we had the passage "I was hungry, so for dinner I ate the half of a can of beans that was in my fridge" and we asked "What did they eat?" the answer would be "HALFOFACANOFBEANS" rather than "DINNER", "THEHALFOFACANOFBEANS", or "CANOFBEANS". You should drop any single-word leading quantifiers such as "a" or "the".

How to submit ♟

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To redeem a code, click the Ticket amount from your sidebar or profile, and enter the code in the "Redeem" box as shown below. Make sure to type it in all caps and with no spaces or symbols in place of "CODEGOESHERE".

If you got the correct answer, you'll be rewarded with tickets! You may submit as many attempts as you would like for code redemption puzzles.

You will have until Tuesday, August 16 at 7:00 PM Fair Time to redeem the code.

Rules ♟

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• This event should be done individually, so please do not work with other members.
• Don't share or post hints on or off the forums.
• If you're found to be cheating in other ways, you may have your currency removed, be banned from the remainder of the Fair, or be banned from future events.

 

[BetsySundrop]

Ouch!
That's my feelings, being hurt, because this looks difficult....

 

[Xara]

mercy has ended, it seems.

 

[AlyssaAC]

Welp, there goes my two tickets. This one is really difficult… I think I’ll pass on this one…

 

[-Mars-]

Yeahhh I'm not gonna even bother with this one.

 

[IonicKarma]

who made this one I just wanna talk

 

[OswinOswald]

It's just a matter of time before this becomes a mirror

 

[amemome]

YES! that was super fun to solve. definitely a much more involved riddle, but so so so worth it.

 

[BetsySundrop]

While I work on this, I can't help but think...
If every week turns out to be a new kind of puzzle, the likelihood of mirrors being involved has significantly increased....

 

[Asarena]

Got it! That was fun. I enjoy these types of puzzles~

 

[.: Meri :.]

That was fun! I didn't know what on earth to make of this puzzle at first, but I'm glad I was able to figure it out! ^^

 

[Flicky]

I think I got it? But I feel a bit dizzy after looking at the letters like that, so I'll take a break

 

[Mistreil]

I think I guessed it right! Is there a reason why it is a submission instead of redeeming a code now? Just curious.

Answering this one a little more seriously now that the next week of puzzles has opened: the Sunday puzzles are redemption codes so you can understand the puzzle format, how to format the answers, etc. and experiment as much as needed to get there. The Wednesday puzzles are more 'challenging' for the Enchanted Bloom collectible.
So it's very much a case of "redemptions being the new thing rather than submissions", though not exactly new for the iSpy-like puzzle.

For reference: the 2020 fair had only 3 rounds of its puzzle event, and people were only allowed a single guess. It was definitely a lot more high stakes, and it was a very all-or-nothing sort of thing!

who made this one I just wanna talk View attachment 452881

The first two rounds were mine too.
You're all welcome. I giveth, and I taketh away.