So we had three hints

[jerry w]

Originally Posted by dlavery

The "tortoise and hare" connection to racing should be obvious. There were a few people in the Hint #2 discussion thread that correctly solved the clue (but didn't know it).


-dave

also, the solution to hint-3 was published here by someone who did not know what he had. I had the key to the decrypt code but didn't know what lock it was for.
of couse with added punctuation it really didn't match the exact key.

jerry w

[Optimizer]

Let's not forget that there was also the "For the two - this season is for you." that appeared in Dave's signature (my only success on that one was noticing it). At the time, somebody quickly observed that it could be a reference to his rovers, which turned out to be correct (but aren't dedications normally to people?).

I haven't heard of anyone making the least sense of Woodie's clue, though.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Optimizer

Let's not forget that there was also the "For the two - this season is for you." that appeared in Dave's signature (my only success on that one was noticing it). At the time, somebody quickly observed that it could be a reference to his rovers, which turned out to be correct (but aren't dedications normally to people?).

Actually, no, that was not a correct interpretation.




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[Optimizer]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Actually, no, that was not a correct interpretation.

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Huh? After all that talk about the two rovers at Kick-off, and after explaining how this year's "Hybrid period" was inspired by what is done with them?

OK...one last guess, but then I have to hand this off to better mindreaders than I - "the two" could mean anything!

I'll try this same Tortoise and the Hare as "the two". Perhaps you were simply pointing us away from other, "single", items being discussed (although there were two obelisks, also). A clue about the hint, not a separate hint of its own.

Better?

BTW, thanks for all the great work you & your team does!

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Optimizer

Huh? After all that talk about the two rovers at Kick-off, and after explaining how this year's "Hybrid period" was inspired by what is done with them?

OK...one last guess, but then I have to hand this off to better mindreaders than I - "the two" could mean anything!

I'll try this same Tortoise and the Hare as "the two". Perhaps you were simply pointing us away from other, "single", items being discussed (although there were two obelisks, also). A clue about the hint, not a separate hint of its own.

Better?

BTW, thanks for all the great work you & your team does!

No, that isn't it. Just so you know, that line (just like its successor) had nothing to do with the game, but everything to do with the teams. And I won't talk about what it means until the season is over.

And thank you for the closing comment. It is appreciated.

-dave

[Steve_Alaniz]

Dave,
I figured out the tortoise and hare thing and the rest... AND I warned my team not to take TOO much time worrying over what it all means... (In reality, you couldn't give a hint that actually gave an advantage...wouldn't be fair) But as was reflected by others... Thanks for the great work to design the game!!! You're STILL my personal hero.... but MY wife won't let me build a Smelting furnace in my garage...she just doesn't get it.....

Best Wishes


Steve Alaniz

Originally Posted by dlavery

No, that isn't it. Just so you know, that line (just like its successor) had nothing to do with the game, but everything to do with the teams. And I won't talk about what it means until the season is over.

And thank you for the closing comment. It is appreciated.

-dave