Crack the Code #1 - Contest with SBD to win! by barcisz

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crackthecode · @barcisz · Oct 18 '16 (edited)

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Crack the Code #1 - Contest with SBD to win!

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<p><strong>Crack the Code is the second series of my contests on Steemit (rebuses being the first - </strong><a href="https://steemit.com/rebus/@barcisz/rebus-eng-4-contest-with-sbd-to-win"><strong>here's the latest rebus puzzle</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href="https://steemit.com/rebus/@barcisz/the-solution-of-rebus-eng-4"><strong>here's its solution</strong></a><strong>). The goal is to decrypt the message, which can be a word, a phrase or a sentence. The message is hidden behind the instructions and hints on the picture.</strong></p>
<p>There can be some similarities between the puzzles in Crack the Code and rebuses, but I hope you will also get the idea, what the difference between both series is. That pretty much sums it up - let the puzzle speak for itself (with your little help of course 😉).</p>
<h3>Get the prize for cracking the code before 24 hours pass! Game rules are detailed below.</h3>
<h1>EDIT - The code has been cracked - congratulations, @jenkinrocket!</h1>
<p>&nbsp;<img src="https://s9.postimg.org/y1lmyn5tb/crack_the_code_1.jpg" width="1024" height="1024"/></p>
<h3>Game rules:</h3>
<ul>
  <li>The first person to find the official answer is the winner.</li>
  <li>The winner receives 50% SBD from this post (or <strong>1 SBD</strong> if the 50% would be less than that)</li>
  <li>After 24 hours from the publishing of this post, the game ends and if no one guessed the answer, the prize will be unavailable - you can still guess for fun or click the link that I'll provide to see the answer</li>
  <li>Resteem this post before the contest ends to receive 0.02 SBD - let me know in the comments that you reposted!</li>
  <li>Good efforts may be rewarded with a special prize</li>
  <li>Alternative solutions are appreciated and may be rewarded with a special prize, but the official answer is required to become a winner</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>EDIT - Some hints to help you going:</strong></h3>
<ol>
  <li>5 words, the fourth is "and" (&amp;).</li>
  <li>_ _ _ &nbsp;&nbsp;_ _ _ _ &nbsp;&nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ &nbsp;&nbsp;AND &nbsp;&nbsp;_ _ _ _</li>
  <li><strong>2 words left to crack,</strong> @jenkinrocket decrypted two words with the reply: "blank, blank, knife &amp; fork".</li>
</ol>
<h1>Have fun! 😃</h1>
<h2><a href="https://steemit.com/@barcisz">Follow me</a> to be sure that you won't miss my next contest!</h2>
<blockquote>My other posts you might be interested in:</blockquote>
<ul>
  <li><a href="https://steemit.com/tutorial/@barcisz/how-to-win-a-contest-on-steemit-a-veteran-s-walk-through">How to win a contest on Steemit – a veteran's walk-through 😉</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://steemit.com/rebus/@barcisz/what-is-rebus-examples-that-won-t-hurt-you-no-more">What is rebus? - examples that won't hurt you (no more)</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://steemit.com/rebus/@barcisz/the-solution-of-rebus-eng-2-and-some-plans-for-future-contests">The solution of Rebus [ENG] #2 (and some plans for future contests)</a></li>
</ul>
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@barcisz · Oct 18 '16 (edited)

**Small hint to help you going:**
5 words, the fourth is "and" (&).

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@barcisz · Oct 18 '16

The second hint is added to the post!

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@james-show · Oct 18 '16 (edited)

why hi's knees and feet?

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@barcisz · Oct 18 '16

Unfortunately, the message doesn't contain any of these words, but @jenkinrocket is onto something. &#128526;

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@jenkinrocket · Oct 18 '16

blank, blank, knife & fork.

👍 barcisz

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@barcisz · Oct 18 '16

Good job! Two words left to crack. &#128513;

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@jenkinrocket · Oct 18 '16

USE YOUR KNIFE AND FORK!! Got it.

👍 barcisz, d3nv3r, virtualgrowth

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@barcisz · Oct 18 '16

# Congrats, you won!!! 😃

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@jenkinrocket · Oct 18 '16

The first clue is the flag, which represents USA. The two question marks mean you change one of the letters in 'USA', namely the 'A' to an 'E'.

The second clue turns out to be KN 'if' E, which is a logic statement (only got this because of a discrete mathematics course I took). KNifE, in other words, or KNIFE. 

The '& is free, of course.

The last word is 4 K's, or Four K, minus the U as shown under. That means For K, or FORK.

👍 james-show, barcisz, d3nv3r

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@barcisz · Oct 18 '16

Yes, that's  it! I'll quote you in my post explaining the solution, if you don't mind. There's also a word:
_ _ GH _ _ T
which should make sense, when we remove G, H and T - that's how we get YOUR from YOGHURT.
I hope you enjoyed cracking this code! &#128518;

👍 jenkinrocket

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2 replies

@me-tarzan · Oct 18 '16

_ _ _   _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _brave   AND   free_ _ _ _  
LOl I never was any good at Wheel of Fortune

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@barcisz · Oct 18 '16

Unfortunately, the message doesn't contain "brave", nor "fortune".

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@silversurfer · Oct 18 '16

Hot free knife and fork, resteemed

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@barcisz · Oct 18 '16

Unfortunately, "Hot free knife and fork" isn't the official answer.
Thanks for resteeming! Your reward is already sent.

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