On January 6, 2022 at 5:48PM EST EMC2 responded to FlipFlopd1:
finally got it! you're on the right track... try translating the cat's l33t speak to english as best as you can, the dialog box is actually pretty lenient. In case you want to know, here's what I typed in: who are you calling a noob? i'm the leetness
On December 26, 2021 at 6:44PM EST FlipFlopd1 wrote:
I don’t know if anyone else has done this yet, but entering the phrase the cat tells you to gives new dialogue from M. I tried translating the cat’s 1337-speak into normal English, but either I’m translating wrong or It doesn’t do anything. Anyone got anything that could go on with this idea?
On January 5, 2022 at 3:59PM EST FlipFlopd1 wrote:
Idea. What if M’s question in the second hint isn’t the answer, but instead an indirect way of telling us that the answer is in leetspeak?
On December 28, 2021 at 10:35AM EST FlipFlopd1 responded to Gneen:
numbers 1-12? Like hours of the day maybe? I don’t know but I still feel like it’s close. Really I’m just using the same assumptions you are.
On November 13, 2021 at 8:27PM EST Gneen wrote:
(sad face) ... apparently I am not yet sufficiently 1337 ... so may I suggest a collaboration of sorts ... things that "may" be clues?
Like:
front cover "wheels" on left and right that appear to translate the numbers 1-12 into something??
Or:
the strange design at the bottom of page 3
I'm going on the assumption that I need to answer the question Where did the cat learn to speak 1337? ... my best try so far has been the "13373r box" to no avail ...
For M: working the two Master Theorem books has been a joy - by far my favorite "puzzle books" of all time. Thank you (and the TMT team) for these incredible time-wasters! Only thing that could be better was the binding on the Elite volume ... my pages are all over the place!
On December 26, 2021 at 6:44PM EST FlipFlopd1 wrote:
I don’t know if anyone else has done this yet, but entering the phrase the cat tells you to gives new dialogue from M. I tried translating the cat’s 1337-speak into normal English, but either I’m translating wrong or It doesn’t do anything. Anyone got anything that could go on with this idea?
On November 13, 2021 at 10:38PM EST Gneen wrote:
The last FAQ on the TMT website seems to be a good clue ... but I can't seem to derive a good answer just yet ...
On November 13, 2021 at 8:27PM EST Gneen wrote:
(sad face) ... apparently I am not yet sufficiently 1337 ... so may I suggest a collaboration of sorts ... things that "may" be clues?
Like:
front cover "wheels" on left and right that appear to translate the numbers 1-12 into something??
Or:
the strange design at the bottom of page 3
I'm going on the assumption that I need to answer the question Where did the cat learn to speak 1337? ... my best try so far has been the "13373r box" to no avail ...
For M: working the two Master Theorem books has been a joy - by far my favorite "puzzle books" of all time. Thank you (and the TMT team) for these incredible time-wasters! Only thing that could be better was the binding on the Elite volume ... my pages are all over the place!
