Puzzles

[Ensign Steve]

Here are some oldies but goodies:

O T T F F S S E ... what comes next?

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
...
what comes next?

have fun! :) (don't forget your spoiler tags!)

[ceptimus]

N T (first letter of counting numbers)

1113213211 31131211131221 (describe the previous number, reading from the left - like one three, two ones, etc.)
What comes next?

1 18 4 13 6 10 ?

[Ensign Steve]

Gah! I suppose turnabout is fair play. I'm working on it, but the pattern is not making itself known to me. My brain hurts. :) fun stuff!

[ceptimus]

You may not know the sequence I posted, but it appears on a fairly common object, that you will have doubtless seen, many times.

I suppose I should declare an interest in puzzles - as if my custom title doesn't already do that.

If there is enough interest, perhaps a puzzles forum should be set up? Puzzles tend to be slow moving threads, and can be swamped when placed in a normal social forum.

[beyelzu]

ceptimus, I cant solve yours but here is one I just thought of. its cool.

1108

430
1117
715
1126
627
720
129
1218
626


what comes next,

[ApostateAbe]

What comes next?

1 18 4 13 6 10 ? This is only a wild guess:
8 8

the numbers 1, 4, 6 are the first three non-prime numbers, and the next number is 8. The numbers 18, 13, and 10 are the order of numbers that start with 18 and subtract prime numbers in descending order starting with 5 (-5, -3) and next in the series is 8 (-2).
Never mind, I Googled the answer and it has nothing to do with math, and if you don't have a bit of trivial knowledge, you'll never get it.

[Ymir's blood]

What comes next? :wink:

a, s, s, h, a...

[ApostateAbe]

0 0 1 2 60 31 27 13 _

Only one number remains. What is it? You can't Google it because it is my own making.

Answer:
I'm not giving you the answer, you pussy. Solve it yourself.

[ceptimus]

0 0 1 2 60 31 27 13 _

Only one number remains. What is it? You can't Google it because it is my own making.
Don't bet on that - I made up the one I posted too. I'm surprised you managed to google it.

[ApostateAbe]

0 0 1 2 60 31 27 13 _

Only one number remains. What is it? You can't Google it because it is my own making. Don't bet on that - I made up the one I posted too. I'm surprised you managed to google it.Your puzzle is already all over Google (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22+1+18+4+13+6+10%22&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official). But mine is nowhere to be found (http://www.google.com/search?q=%220+0+1+2+60+31+27+13%22&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official). That could be because some of the larger numbers in the series vary by arbitrary standards and they change as time goes on. That is another hint for you.

[Ensign Steve]

You may not know the sequence I posted, but it appears on a fairly common object, that you will have doubtless seen, many times.


Gar! I have one in my living room! I suck! LOL

[Ensign Steve]

What comes next? :wink:

a, s, s, h, a...


Ooh! Ooh! I know this one! :happy: :bgirl: :happy: :bgirl: :happy: :bgirl: :happy: :bgirl: :happy: :bgirl: :happy: :bgirl:

[beyelzu]

What comes next? :wink:

a, s, s, h, a...


Ooh! Ooh! I know this one! :happy: :bgirl: :happy: :bgirl: :happy: :bgirl: :happy: :bgirl: :happy: :bgirl: :happy: :bgirl:
if you are going to blab out the answer please use spoiler tags

:tmgrin:

[beyelzu]

ceptimus, I cant solve yours but here is one I just thought of. its cool.

1108

430
1117
715
1126
627
720
129
1218
626


what comes next,
these numbers are ff related.

[Ensign Steve]

I didn't say nothin! I wanted to give everybody else a chance to solve it. :hmph: blab indeed!

[livius drusus]

What comes after k, i, s, s, m, y, h, a, t, l, e, s, s, a, s, s, y, m, i, r, s, b, l, o, o?

:devious:

[Ensign Steve]

0 0 1 2 60 31 27 13 _

Only one number remains.

-snip-

That could be because some of the larger numbers in the series vary by arbitrary standards and they change as time goes on. That is another hint for you.

I'm confused. You say only one number remains, but then you say "some of the larger numbers" as though there are more than one. Do you refer to the numbers I already see, such as 60 and 31?

I am thinking 60 seconds, minutes, or hours, and 31 days in a month. But beyond that, I'm stumped.

[beyelzu]

What comes after k, i, s, s, m, y, h, a, t, l, e, s, s, a, s, s, y, m, i, r, s, b, l, o, o?

:devious:
damn that is another damn hard riddle


I am guessing
ymir's blood crying like a girl child

but your mileage may vary. :D

[ApostateAbe]

0 0 1 2 60 31 27 13 _

Only one number remains.

-snip-

That could be because some of the larger numbers in the series vary by arbitrary standards and they change as time goes on. That is another hint for you.
I'm confused. You say only one number remains, but then you say "some of the larger numbers" as though there are more than one. Do you refer to the numbers I already see, such as 60 and 31?When I say "some of the larger numbers," I mean 60, 31, and 27. Those numbers vary with time and arbitrary standards.

[Ensign Steve]

Thanks for clearing that up. I thought that might be the case, but I appreciate the confirmation.

[ApostateAbe]

Here is an alternate series:

0 0 1 2 63 33 26 13 _

The answer is the same as before.

[Ymir's blood]

What comes after k, i, s, s, m, y, h, a, t, l, e, s, s, a, s, s, y, m, i, r, s, b, l, o, o?

:devious:
damn that is another damn hard riddle


I am guessing
ymir's blood crying like a girl child

but your mileage may vary. :D
Is there something about liv's ass that will make me cry? :chin:

[Crumb]

ceptimus, I cant solve yours but here is one I just thought of. its cool.

1108

430
1117
715
1126
627
720
129
1218
626


what comes next,
these numbers are ff related.

:chin: Man this one is really bugging me! They could be times, they could be dates... Am I too new here to get this? Its driving me nuts! :doh:

[ceptimus]

I thought times more likely than dates, because of the initial 1108. Do people in America write dates with a zero? In the UK we put the day of the month before the month, and we wouldn't normally write a leading zero.

I checked a few posters birthdays but couldn't see any obvious pattern, so I gave up. Perhaps I gave up too easily. Forum joining dates is another possibility, I suppose.

[JoeP]

ceptimus, I cant solve yours but here is one I just thought of. its cool.

1108

430
1117
715
1126
627
720
129
1218
626


what comes next,
OK, I think the answer is
" "
(blank)
but I'm really not sure about the start of the list. Do you thinkOctober is the 11th month?

[JoeP]

JD, easy.
Cep, fairly easy.
Abe, I'm stuck.

OOOOOOOOOOk,
1 8 10 9 8 12 11
Which of the following could be the next in the sequence?
4, 9, 19

1 3 5 4 4
What is the next number?

10 20 12 12 15 12 8 7 11 11
What is the next number? :giggles:

[Shake]

ceptimus, I cant solve yours but here is one I just thought of. its cool.

1108

430
1117
715
1126
627
720
129
1218
626


what comes next,
these numbers are ff related.

:chin: Man this one is really bugging me! They could be times, they could be dates... Am I too new here to get this? Its driving me nuts! :doh:
I dunno. This one has got me too. They could be times or dates. I was almost thinking post counts, but those would change with time. Same thing with numbers of replies or topics in a forum.

I don't know about any of the newer ones. I'm still having trouble with the common household item related one. :hb:

[Ensign Steve]

JD, easy.


How dare you! I'm married :hmph: !

[beyelzu]

answer to mine

is

it is a list of members birthdays, month and day when the member list is sorted by post count. I thought someone would get it as the most prolific posters birthdays are used including mine of 1-29 which just occurred. so the answer is unknown since socrotoad didnt list his birthday. but as joep pointed out I went retarded and made liv's birthday in november instead of october.

[beyelzu]

ceptimus, I cant solve yours but here is one I just thought of. its cool.

1108

430
1117
715
1126
627
720
129
1218
626


what comes next,
OK, I think the answer is
" "
(blank)
but I'm really not sure about the start of the list. Do you thinkOctober is the 11th month?


well I am completely retarded.

:tmgrin:

but you are dead on.

[JoeP]

JD, easy.


How dare you! I'm married :hmph: !
Are you saying I'm wrong? :innocent:

[JoeP]

Are my puzzles too hard or too boring?

Do I need to post some clues?

[Ensign Steve]

No, not boring! Just hard. Apparently, I only like easy puzzles. :P

[Shake]

Yes, JoeP, some clues would be nice!

[JoeP]

Here are my puzzles again, with clues. Of a sort.

1 8 10 9 8 12 11
Which of the following could be the next in the sequence?
4, 9, 19
This doesn't need any external information or even any mathematical knowledge. For each element there are usually multiple possibilities!

1 3 5 4 4
What is the next number?
This doesn't need any external information or even any mathematical knowledge. It's a very simple rule.

10 20 12 12 15 12 8 7 11 11
What is the next number? :giggles:
To solve this one you'll need information about a particular city (not in South Africa), but the information is available on the web.

Further clue:The item "20" is the largest possible value in this category of things. :giggles:

[Ensign Steve]

1 3 5 4 4
What is the next number?

4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4... I thought about putting this one up myself, but, like my first puzzle, it begins repeating very early. ;)

[livius drusus]

Man, I truly suck at puzzles. I mean hard.

[JoeP]

:crybaby:

I'm so sorry, baby. :pat:

Would you like another clue? :clueless:

(If you detect a slight condescending tone here, it's purely a side effect of the smilies. Can you find a respectful pat on the head smilie?)

[livius drusus]

Hey! That baby one was totally uncalled for. I wasn't squalling; more like wistful. No, hon, thank you, but you could insert a million clues directly into my cerebral cortex and I still wouldn't get it. That's how hard I suck at puzzles.

:deepsigh:

[maddog]

Evidently I really suck hard at puzzles, too. I haven't gotten a single one so far. I feel really, really stoooo pud.
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[JoeP]

For the benefit of those of youse struggling, here's another clue, for the first two only...Spell the numbers out as English words

[JoeP]

Here's another puzzle. This is the same rule as the first one I posted. And that's a clue.

:austria: :austria: :afghanistan: :newzealand: :denmark: :kuwait: :tanzania: :australia: :armenia: :albania: :andorra: :andorra: :azerbaijan: :netherlan :scotland:
Which of the following could be the next item? :andorra: :denmark: :unitedarabemirates:

[Ensign Steve]

Here are my puzzles again, with clues. Of a sort.

1 8 10 9 8 12 11
Which of the following could be the next in the sequence?
4, 9, 19
Could be 9 or 19.

[Ensign Steve]

:austria: :austria: :afghanistan: :newzealand: :denmark: :kuwait: :tanzania: :australia: :armenia: :albania: :andorra: :andorra: :azerbaijan: :netherlan :scotland:
:denmark:

[Ensign Steve]

10 20 12 12 15 12 8 7 11 11
What is the next number? :giggles:
To solve this one you'll need information about a particular city (not in South Africa), but the information is available on the web.

Further clue:The item "20" is the largest possible value in this category of things. :giggles:

Still stumped! :(

[xorbie]

Here are my puzzles again, with clues. Of a sort.

1 8 10 9 8 12 11
Which of the following could be the next in the sequence?
4, 9, 19

9 or 19, unless im missing something.

1 3 5 4 4
What is the next number?

4

[xorbie]

Here's another puzzle. This is the same rule as the first one I posted. And that's a clue.

:austria: :austria: :afghanistan: :newzealand: :denmark: :kuwait: :tanzania: :australia: :armenia: :albania: :andorra: :andorra: :azerbaijan: :netherlan :scotland:
Which of the following could be the next item? :andorra: :denmark: :unitedarabemirates:

Me, my brother and sister actually used to play a game like this.

[Shake]

1 3 5 4 4
What is the next number?

4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4... I thought about putting this one up myself, but, like my first puzzle, it begins repeating very early. ;)
Sheesh! Yeah! I finally got this one! :doh:

I'm not even gonna try the flags one! :eek:

[maddog]

I got the flag one! :woohoo:
Which means I also got 1 8 10 9 8 12 11
#253

[JoeP]

Y'all are clever. And not at all mistaken.

Shake,last and first letters

The last of my three puzzles, further cryptic cLUe:
Remember, something to do with a major city. One I used to live in. It starts at the top, near where my parents live.

[Crumb]

Well, since I blow big time at trying to solve your puzzles I will try and do my own. I hope it is solvable, but it is a idea I had for a possible solution of JoeP's flag puzzle.


:chile: :iran: :saudiarabia: :denmark:

What flag is next?

I only found one answer, but there could be more than one right answer.

[JoeP]

'kay Crumbo, you killed this thread. I found it while searching for something else.

I'm completely stuck and need a clue.

[JoeP]

10 20 12 12 15 12 8 7 11 11
What is the next number? :giggles:
To solve this one you'll need information about a particular city (not in South Africa), but the information is available on the web.

Further clue:The item "20" is the largest possible value in this category of things. :giggles:
No one even attempted this one. :sadcheer:

cLUe

[Crumb]

Clue:
Yours Truly

[JoeP]

Clue:
Yours Truly
:azerbaijan: :kiribati: :namibia:
Would any of these do?

[Crumb]

You got it JoeP! :)

[maddog]

10 20 12 12 15 12 8 7 11 11
What is the next number? :giggles:
To solve this one you'll need information about a particular city (not in South Africa), but the information is available on the web.

Further clue:The item "20" is the largest possible value in this category of things. :giggles:
No one even attempted this one. :sadcheer:



cLUe Joe, is this a clue somehow?
The only things I can think of that are limited to 20 are a "score" of something, and maybe the Hawaiian alphabet. "LU" sounds like a Hawaiian syllable. Warm or cold? (Probably cold.)

Ooh, does LU have to do with the city?

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[Crumb]

10 20 12 12 15 12 8 7 11 11
What is the next number?

I dunno maddog. I can't figure out what city LU is...

Here is a sequence of numbers. Can you figure out what the next and final two numbers are? (I bet this is tough...)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 14 15 21 23 24 25 26 32 35 36 41 42 45 47 48 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 62 63 65 68 69 70 74 75 78 80 84 85 86 87 89 90 95 96 98 123 147 159 258 321 357 369 456 580 654 741 753 789 852 951 963 _?_ _?_

[Ensign Steve]

You got it JoeP! :)

I don't get it. Is it countries Crumb has never been to? Because I've never been to any of those either.

[Crumb]

It spells my name ES. :wink:

[Crumb]

I dunno maddog. I can't figure out what city LU is...

oops I meant JoeP. Did you used to live in Luxembourg JoeP?

[Ensign Steve]

It spells my name ES. :wink:

Your name is Ciskadn? :(

[Crumb]

:giggle: No.

Any one of JoeP suggestions would be the last letter, not all of them. They were all the same letter. :wink: My name is C-r-u-m-b.

[JoeP]

LU: the L is the name of the city, the U is the name of the system in that city. The numbers refer to elements of this system. (I'll just give the answer soon...)

[JoeP]

Here is a sequence of numbers. Can you figure out what the next and final two numbers are? (I bet this is tough...)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 14 15 21 23 24 25 26 32 35 36 41 42 45 47 48 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 62 63 65 68 69 70 74 75 78 80 84 85 86 87 89 90 95 96 98 123 147 159 258 321 357 369 456 580 654 741 753 789 852 951 963 _?_ _?_
OK ... I'm looking at this and getting no inspiration. A general kind of pointer would be appreciated.

[maddog]

LU: the L is the name of the city, the U is the name of the system in that city. The numbers refer to elements of this system. (I'll just give the answer soon...)
Hmm. London Underground? The number of cars on a Tube train for each of the lines? The number of stops on each line?

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[Crumb]

Here is a sequence of numbers. Can you figure out what the next and final two numbers are? (I bet this is tough...)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 14 15 21 23 24 25 26 32 35 36 41 42 45 47 48 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 62 63 65 68 69 70 74 75 78 80 84 85 86 87 89 90 95 96 98 123 147 159 258 321 357 369 456 580 654 741 753 789 852 951 963 _?_ _?_
OK ... I'm looking at this and getting no inspiration. A general kind of pointer would be appreciated.

It is based on a device you use everyday. It is based on all numbers that could be generated using certain rules.