Ancient Societies – “Leaving”

December 2, 2014 by Matt Horton

Stella posted the video above to start off the week. She’s back, after a break, and she wants us to know all about the new place she can hide from her father. Are we calling Wayland her…

Week 8 – Challenge 1

December 2, 2014 by Matt Horton

If you like easy challenges, you’re in for a treat. We’ve got this image and the text: His trademark attire. Let’s start with the obvious image, the flag semaphore. A quick Wikipedia search let’s us…

Ancient Societies – “My Story” Updates

December 1, 2014 by Matt Horton

Observant students might have noticed that Stella’s longstanding introductory page “My Story”, got an update today. The page, which until now was a living page where Stella collected challenge reward pages of weeks past in…

Week 7 – Final Challenge – “Break”

December 1, 2014 by Matt Horton

This takes a full set of keys. ——————— vhvumtsimwnlcrvqinxyinpxoae ihfkohriuyhacuvatbvrrfdeblrv wilfoffilhvkzlhcnlvhhge thrpvhmsxcfpuskymi zmacvagogntqwspwqdbapetwm These look like ciphers. And, in fact, they are. Stella mentions “keys”, as well, so we’re looking for a keyed cipher. Now,…

Week 7 – Challenge 5 – Consequence

November 21, 2014 by Matt Horton

Challenge posts will always contain spoilers Let’s just jump in. This Challenge is 99% math-free!     And, to be honest, it is! This is a rebus. Let’s get started. There are 3 terms here….

Week 7 – Challenge 4 – Initiate

November 21, 2014 by Matt Horton

Challenge posts will always contain spoilers Don’t reverse-engineer this one… If you looked at today’s and said, “What?”, you’re not alone. We’re going to explore 2 paths to today’s answer. Path 1 For many, the…

Week 7 – Challenge 3 – Heller

November 20, 2014 by Matt Horton

Challenge posts will always contain spoilers What a quick solve! Compared to yesterday, this one was extra satisfying. Let’s dig in! stl.la/rhymeswith passwordplease.pdf [a picture of s’mores] No, these s’mores aren’t a clue….they’re just delicious….

Week 7 – Challenge 2 – Suspect

November 20, 2014 by Matt Horton

Challenge posts will always contain spoilers. Hello, fellow students. Just an early heads up, Stella had to come in and lead us through this challenge pretty much step-by-step. Shout-out to Stella V. and Angela Sanning…

Week 4, Final Challenge – “Understand”

November 4, 2014 by Matt Horton

Challenge posts will always contain spoilers. It’s the final challenge of Week 4. We can expect a look back on the week ahead. Let’s dive in.

Week 4, Challenge 5 – “Influence”

November 1, 2014 by Matt Horton

Challenge posts will always have spoilers. Happy Halloween, Students! Stella has a treat for us. Let’s get to it!