Week 29 Challenges Recap

Monday : Tatoo: http://www.ancientsocieties.com/tattoo/

No Challenge Text.

In the picture given, we can see symbols tatooed on the back of an athlete.
Using an ALT CODES table, we can decode the symbols and get : FATHER OF LUKE SKYWALKER ORIGINAL NAME

Tuesday : Butterfat: http://www.ancientsocieties.com/butterfat/

Challenge Text: This challenge is pretty good…

In the picture given, we can read some words.
From the text hint “pretty good”, we guess we have to use PGP Words

We then get PTL CLUB CRIER.

Wednesday : Downward Spiral: http://www.ancientsocieties.com/downward-spiral/

No Challenge Text.

From the letters in the picture, TPOFA AHNFR REDRO MEOHO COUTE BENAC EHTFO LMETT EOLOX TTEYO FTTHI ATOLO CRHAF, we can make a 5×13 grid of letters. Then reading the letters in spiral, counter-clockwise and downward like the stairs, we get a sentence : The captain of the football team of the country of the creator of the loxodrome

Then after 2 jump research, we can find an mathematician name: Pedro Nunes, his country: Portugal, and the famous captain…

Thursday : Seat Assignments : http://www.ancientsocieties.com/seat-assignments/

No Challenge Text.

From the picture, we get a special binary code 3 / 2 digits, this is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudot_code#ITA2

Decoding the digits gives us: you cannot be serious 0425190080

This is a quote and an ISBN number.

Friday : Papyrus : http://www.ancientsocieties.com/papyrus/

Challenge Text : Today’s Challenge will help you develop your skills of pattern recognition and cryptography:
Paths within paths can lead to a fount of great knowledge.

From the challenge picture, and a Maze font reference, we can find a grid of letters
INDIAIHA
HAATHDNT
…

Then we can make a senence from top left to bottom right : I hate the water and i hate being wet and I hate you

This is a quote from…

Saturday : Romans: http://www.ancientsocieties.com/romans/

Challenge Text : Today’s Challenge will help you develop your skills of observation and lateral thinking.

Using the week solutions, we can replace the roman numbers by some letters, we then get a grid starting by :
WECANONLY
CLOUDSOCI
ETYHONEON
EIAMAMEMO
RY…

The picture given is animated and shows a maze, make your way out of the maze from bottom entry to top exit and you will find a name.