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(Message started by: ariel0912 on Sep 5^th, 2013, 12:43pm)

Title: Need help with a puzzle
Post by ariel0912 on Sep 5^th, 2013, 12:43pm

Help! I do not know how to play this game but I need someone who does to look at a game board and help me get numbers (geographical coordinates) from it. If you are willing to help, I can send you the information from the puzzle. Thanks.

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by supersamu on Sep 5^th, 2013, 12:56pm

I could be of assistance.
Do you refer to any of the puzzles at http://arimaa.com/arimaa/puzzles/list.cgi ?
In general, naming squares in Arimaa is done exactly like in chess.
You can post the link or the image here.

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by pelpolek on Sep 10^th, 2013, 2:44pm

I need help with the sme puzzle as the previous post. my email adress pelpolek@gmail.com.

I can send you by email what I'm looking for

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by supersamu on Sep 10^th, 2013, 3:18pm

I think this is spam. Maybe we need Moderators in other Forums as well, not only the Off-topic-section, just to remove the Spamposts. I would be able to be moderator, I check the Forums on a given day with a probability of 98%.

EDIT:

I have just noticed that I received the following message from pelpolek:

" You seem to be an expert on th Arimaa gme. I am playing another game of Geocaching, I Wander you heard of it. One of the puzzles is based on Arimaa game, where the solution to finde the coordinates of the csche is to play a given pre-setup game. Because for non registered members at www.geocaching.com th elistin with the game is not visible I can send it to you via email. Can you help me please. My email pelpolek@gmail.com "

This indeed seems like spam.

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by pelpolek on Sep 10^th, 2013, 3:20pm

No this is not spam, I am realy looking for someone who can help me to solve one game of Arimaa. Can any one help me.

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by supersamu on Sep 10^th, 2013, 3:23pm

Oh, I am sorry.
Well, it just seemed that way because you were telling your Mailadress and so on. I will try to help you. But maybe the intent of the Hint at the Cache was that you can solve the Puzzle for yourself if you know how to play Arimaa.

Believe me, if you try it you won´t be disappointed.
I will be mailing you.

EDIT:

@pelpolek: I sent you a Forum message with my E-mail Adress.
For anyone else that needs help in the Future:
it is: spam-her@web.de

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by pelpolek on Sep 10^th, 2013, 3:26pm

The listing on geocaching.com will only show the board setup for registered members. I can send you the jpg with the bord setup. I have a clue to solve the bord you need only one move, but I know nothing about the game so to learn for this one instance is just crazy.

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by supersamu on Sep 10^th, 2013, 3:29pm

As I already said, you can post the .jpg here.

But is not thriving for challenges a reason to play Geocaching?
Be happy that someone took the time to make something out of the ordinary so that you can have an experience.

EDIT:
The rules need only 3 minutes to learn, for example this youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjwid2Q4PY8

Or here is a flash animation:
http://arimaa.com/arimaa/learn/flash/jc/new/Arimaa4.swf

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by pelpolek on Sep 10^th, 2013, 3:34pm

http://img.geocaching.com/cache/71f1e8bb-9c1f-4d89-8c1f-8a935b214a62.gif

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by pelpolek on Sep 10^th, 2013, 3:40pm

Yes, you are right geoaching is a game of looking for solutions inmany ways, but for example can you play violin? Ican't either. this does not mke us any worse.

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by supersamu on Sep 10^th, 2013, 4:03pm

Cg1 Mc2 Hb3 Ee5 Cf5 Dd6 Rc7 re2 rd4 rc5 dd5 eh5 cc6 me6 hf6 he7 ra8
This is the position. You can copy&paste it and click the button "Generate" at this site:

http://arimaa.com/arimaa/notconv/old/boardtools.php

This gives you an image to the position so you can work out the move that you need to do in order to win.

I would feel bad if I just give you the winning move, to be honest.
If you say me what the winning move is, I will say how it is notated.
Someone put work in doing this picture and I don´t want to spoil his or your fun.
Out of Curiosity, can you tell me something about who posted it and what hints he gave?

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by pelpolek on Sep 10^th, 2013, 4:16pm

ok, this puzzle was done bu a guy with geocaching nick Murazor. The hint he gave was :
[EN] N 60 33 15 E 23 51 33 (No need to go there!)
Ranks.

I figured it out from the name of the lake what it is ll about the game of Arimaa, but honestly I can't even play chess so it is extremely difficult to figure it out what the next move could be.

Out of curiosity are you on geocaching as well?

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by pelpolek on Sep 10^th, 2013, 4:43pm

Cg1 Mc2 Hb3 Ee5 Cf5 Dd6 Rc7 re2 rd4 rc5 dd5 eh6 cc6 me6 hf6 he7 ra8

I think you made one mistake eh5 should be eh6

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by supersamu on Sep 10^th, 2013, 5:02pm

You are correct. Have you got my messages? I sent you messages through the Forum.
You can access them via the button at the top:"You have x Messages"

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by ariel0912 on Sep 10^th, 2013, 5:49pm

We figured it out the same day, if you want assistance, you can send a message. It only requires one move--hint the second horse drops off the board. We went out and grabbed the cache yesterday. Yay!

Title: Re: Need help with a puzzle
Post by pelpolek on Sep 10^th, 2013, 5:52pm

Thanks, I already have the solution. I just checked on the geochecker. This puzzle was on my mind for a long time.