Fail Forums Autumnal Festival

Silverheart · 2014-11-27 00:05:58

Come one, come all!

Around you sit tents of every shape and size, filled with tempting sights. There, in a red one, delicious looking sugar cookies decorated as leaves. Over here, in a deep purple one, people paint gourds in all the colors of the rainbow. Of course, you're not here for that. There, in the center! A yellow tent, marked clearly with a sign.

Puzzle Challenge

Around this tent gather many people, eager to participate or just to watch the challenge. You quickly check in and get to work on the puzzles you've found. As the challenge goes on, you may just find more of them.

This looks to be a word search.
Note: The password is not the solved word search. Point 1

G C C H U F F E D T O B I T S T H E S E
K N O P A S S W O R D S P M I B I S T G
P I I N F A I L B O T X R A T B O T U A
F U R L G T R A I N C O A T U H H Y N I
Q A M B I R A E T O W T T S E T P Q T L
Z G I P Y A A R A N F A I L E M O N S O
L X X L K H F T S I E H V I F R Y Y E F
Q L W X S I O T U I P R A G I K Z E H C
S E V A E L N U A L O O E Y W V Y K C H
N A H C L I A F R G A I C F B T B R H I
E N A H S E D A R F N T L U F A X U A F
S I L V E R H E A R T I I O N I L T R F
G N I L B M A G L I A F L O O R D E V E
F R E E F A I L S O C W F I N C O G E D
R A T B U R N T R O K U D U A S F C S H
A U T U M N A L N E H C T I K F C X T I
F K E N O N D N E D G O E O I L O O C R
O H A L L O E I U V U K D K Q Q H O L C
M I H G I D S L R V B L O O D S P O R T
U Y B X C Y U Y W K J M K G S I R M D Q

AUTUMNAL BIMPS BLOODSPORT CHESTNUTS CHIFFED CHUFFEDTOBITS CONGRATULATIONS COOLIO COOLIOISRAT CORNUCOPIA DIFFERENT FAILBOTXRATBOT FAILCHAN FAILEMON FAILGAMBLING FAILINGATFAILING FAILS FOLIAGE FRADESHAN FREEFAILS HARVEST HAYBALE IRC KIRBYHOUR KITCHEN LEAVES NONEKF OGDEN PUMPKIN RAINCOAT RATBURNTRO SILVERHEART TESTTWO TURKEY VIF

You find a note on a piece of paper – it seems like some hastily written fanfiction – maybe it was for NANOWRIMO. Point 2. First solve to N1KF

“Pl, Cgzxm-Ari!” hmeemx Ydekmglmagu, gzbdin uptzgxy ldw. “Hpr wzam wh apapgp np xpad xpad tlmimkmg D ymm hpr.” Ydekmglmagu gmzblmx pru uptzgxy Cgzxmylzi zix uppa ldy lzix di ulmdgy. Cgzxmylzi eppamx uptzgxy Ydekmglmagu, zi mjqgmyydpi pc xmmqmyu yzximyy pi ldy czbm, edam z lpem lzx vmmi gdqqmx di ldy blmyu. “D aipt, Ydekmglmagu,” lm yzdx, “vru du bziipu vm. Hpr aipt du’ee imkmg tpga pru.”
Yrxxmieh, z vezyu pc cdgm edu rq ulm zdg zvpkm ulmw. Ulmh urgimx up ymm WgBezyydbp, lmzx pc ulm cdgm izudpi, yuzixdin vmcpgm ulmw. “Zu ezyu, D lzkm cprix ulm Cgzxm!” lm hmeemx di ugdrwql, utdgedin ldy wpryuzblm. Lm wpudpimx zix utp ypexdmgy wpkmx uptzgxy ulm utp.
“Ip!” hmeemx Ydekmglmagu. “Ip, xpi’u uzam ldw ztzh! Qemzym!”
“Hpr’ee imkmg nmu up ymm ldw znzdi,” nepzumx WgBezyydbp
“Ip hpr bzi’u lzkm ldw!”
WgBezyydbp pieh ngdiimx zix urgimx ztzh.
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hz yp ulzu’y du nrhy ulzuy wh yupgmh D lpqm r eamx du vbzrym D qru z epu pc lgx tpga iup du. D ulprnlu u tprex vm yp criih dc wgbezyydbp tmiu up ymm ldy bzu cumgtpgxy vru D xdxi’u xp du cpg ulm yzam c ulm yupgmh. Yp yggh nrhy vru dee gdum zipulmg yupgmh zvpru ldw ix lpy bzu yppi miprnl. Eyp ulm amh dy vrumkmghuldinblzinmxtlmiwgbezyydbpzuuzbamx.
CPG ULPYM PC HPR ULZU YZDX ULDY TZYI’U GMZEDBUDB hz du tzy qey lzkmi’u r mkmg lmzgy pc zry ipu mkmghuldin lzy up lzqqmi eda di ulm ylpt di czbu D uldia du tprex lzkm vmmi vmuumg dc du mixmx uly tzh diyumzx pc ulzu blmmyh mix.

What could this mean? Point 3

we begin with who "wuvs" n1kf,
take the letter second from left
increase by a number known as unlucky
an unmentioned with timezone - fayette, kentucky
sum of numbers in name less one
change again and thus you're done
an alter ego of one on steam
its center letter back three vowels is the next phoneme
the third to last of the suspected
its initial should be selected
something of amount 41 * 3 * 19
use the whole word as was seen
the idea should be clear by now
you want to know the rest and how
the number is two cubed times
the two hundred eighty ninth prime
number two, find their final goodbyes
its time messaged, messaged to i

Another cryptic message. Point 3

here
index
source
79
async source company
source
89
char count
use company with char count
ud
source
386
_.php to _.org
source
45
link
source
8
full censor

Here's a cryptic image to go along. Point 3

http://i.imgur.com/42trAGg.png

On the other side of the paper, there are numbers scribbled. What do these say?
Hint: You may want to learn about RSA. Point 4

P=79
Q=53
N=4187
C=2535 3995 1704 3882 89 2684 2684 1704 2714 89 3762 2684 3428 1704 2463 2684 245 89 335 245 1704 2463 2734 245 335 335 1704 593 4094 1704 2412 3995 1704 3882 89 2684 2684 1704 2714 89 3762 2684 1756 2734 245 3428 1704 2463 2684 245 89 335 245 1704 2463 2734 245 335 335 1704 3636 4094 1704 2412 3995 1704 3882 89 2684 2684 1704 2535 1132 245 1704 2865 245 2734 3762 2042 3995 3428 1704 2463 2684 245 89 335 245 1704 2463 2734 245 335 335 1704 4082 4094 1704 2412 3995 1704 3848 245 2535 1704 3706 3995 1756 2734 1704 2978 89 3762 2684 335 3428 1704 2463 2684 245 89 335 245 1704 245 573 2535 245 2734 1704 2535 1132 245 1704 2463 2734 3762 1804 89 2535 245 1704 3393 245 3706 4094
E=11
D=1475

You come across a stash of fails, but a man asking for a particular picture blocks the way to it. Maybe you can fake one? Point 4

-The picture is a landscape
-each thing in the picture uses a separate group of colors
-There is a red circle in the picture
-He says he loves the animals in the image
-If you look carefully, you can spot waldo
-A hidden message can also be found
-There was something slightly out of place on it

The Scoreboard

Here stands a tall board, with score information for all contestants. For each puzzle solved, the contestant gets the puzzle's worth in points, minus 0.5 times the number of incorrect answers to the puzzle, rounded up. For being the first to solve a particular puzzle, you gain an extra point. For having the most points at the challenge's end, you get 3 additional points. These may be cashed in for fails when the challenge ends. Please message all answers, although questions may be asked on the thread. Questions may or may not be answered.

1. N1KF (3 Points, #2 Completed)

Unable to enter: Coolio (tester), any alt of N1KF, any who joined after November 26, 2014.

Last edited by Silverheart (2014-11-27 00:43:16)

Fradeshan · 2014-11-27 00:10:04

yay no salt cookies

Silverheart · 2014-11-27 00:22:49

The Game Tents

Besides the puzzle challenge, there are other great games at the festival to play. Try some! These can be posted on the thread.

Find The Needle!
There are three piles of hay. Inside each are 3 needles. Post which haystack you search and when you find one you get fails.

Stack 1: 1 search
Stack 2: 1 search

Bake Off
Let's have a picture (drawing) of your best dessert! Winner gets fails.

Thanksgiving Turkey
This turkey is rumored to give out wishes if you're lucky. Wish for an amount of fails, and if you're lucky you'll receive it! (cap 200 fails. 1 wish per person/day)

Corn Maze
Help guide the child through the corn maze. Pick a direction (Left/right) and if you're the one who gets the child out, win fails!. Maze one is hidden. Maze 2: http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n59 … g~original.

Last edited by Silverheart (2014-11-27 17:46:27)

Bimps1002 · 2014-11-27 11:36:25

I WAS PROMISED inappropriate content. WHERE THE bimps IS THE inappropriate content

Fradeshan · 2014-11-27 11:47:18

it continues

Silverheart · 2014-11-27 12:04:06

I never said inappropriate content.

some man · 2014-11-27 12:46:43

Silverheart wrote:

inappropriate content.

Fradeshan · 2014-11-27 13:22:43

i wrote:

inappropriate content game

some man · 2014-11-27 15:56:13

Silverheart wrote:

TESTTWO

What's this a reference to anyways?

Silverheart · 2014-11-27 17:43:16

When Diff was first making the shop I got a test2. I would find the thread but meh

colon · 2014-11-27 17:47:42

why is the little boy in corn maze amish
amishist

Silverheart · 2014-11-29 14:07:10

because I needed a maze so I got one and it was online and free.

colon · 2014-12-14 14:18:59

amishist

Fradeshan · 2014-12-14 20:37:09

> < > <

Ratburntro44 · 2014-12-14 20:48:11

It's almost winter.

colon · 2014-12-18 14:48:18

it is winter ffs

Santa · 2014-12-21 22:31:00

Time to finish wrapping up presents! Ho ho ho!

Different55 · 2014-12-21 23:10:07

Should this be a winter festival now? Maybe just a general seasonal festival.

Santa · 2014-12-21 23:27:57

How about a Ho Ho Ho Festival?

Silverheart · 2014-12-22 11:30:16

pfft nobody did things anyway

Santa · 2014-12-26 01:44:21

Ho no! Ho ho ho!

N1KF · 2015-01-01 00:13:56

Stop hoing

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