tdawgxgib:

given, it's a strange flavor. I don't understand why so many find the taste so repulsive though. Maybe they bought outdated chips. Who knows. I like a lot of foods. A lot of flavors. This one was odd. From the first bite, it had a familiar taste. I swear I've had them before, but they weren't doritos. But yeah. A lot of people have strict taste buds. and I pretty much thrive on exotics.

After having my first taste, I've concluded that they start out tasting quite like "Hint of Lime" Tostitos, with a bit of a tingly finish that's difficult to put a flavour name to.  It's not exactly lemony, so I can't say it has a lemon-lime taste, but it's definitely interesting.  And not bad, I'd say.  Not the greatest thing ever, I have to admit, but it's better than the Sweet Spicy Chili flavour.  My dog loves them too, but that doesn't surprise me.

RickyTheFish:

After having my first taste, I've concluded that they start out tasting quite like "Hint of Lime" Tostitos, with a bit of a tingly finish that's difficult to put a flavour name to. 

That was my first thought too, and I love the lime Tostitos. I can eat a whole bag of those pretty quickly. The odd thing about the Doritos though was that tingly finish would build up pretty quickly and becoming overpowering. I could only eat about a dozen chips at a time and then it was too much. So a few chips every so often was fine, but nothing more than that. Probably better for me in a way.

Regardless I'm glad I bought them. Whenever a company does a fun promotion like this I try to support that by buying their products. Hopefully these contests are profitable for them so they continue to do more. 

Howdy, Sassy1962!

I've been pondering this since last night, and I have some odd observations and questions.

Do you remember the Excavation Site map that shows up when you complete the Pascal puzzle?

There are three pyramids that are 'illuminated' on that map:  the jungle pyramid where we've spent most of the game, the smaller pyramid from the trianglemystery site, and the home pyramid.

As I've stated, I'm positive that 'The Artifact' is the solution to those cylinders.

However, all these triangles I'm posting about appear to be aiming towards some sort of solution as well.  'The columns align' would be a reference to the front of the package this time--I would start off by aligning them to read S N A C K S T R O N G.  The rest of the alphabet would appear above and below each letter.  The solutions to these triangles I've been working on appear to contain three 'shifts' on each triangle.

I've not really considered this before, but it's curious.

Everything I've done with these triangles revolves around the symbols for 0 - 10 that originated with that smaller pyramid at the trianglemystery site.

Is it a possibility that some sort of solution exists for each of the three illuminated pyramids on the Excavation site map?  That the three finalists aren't the first three folks to submit 'The Artifact', but they are the first people to submit the correct answer associated with each pyramid?

In other words, the first person who submitted 'The Artifact' would be the finalist for the jungle pyramid?  The first person to submit the answer associated with these triangles 0 - 10 associated with the pyramid at the trianglemystery site?  The first person to submit an answer associated with the symbols of the home pyramid?

This would prevent any sharing of the correct answer with your family and friends.

Just musing out loud,

Doc

Doc:

Do you remember the Excavation Site map that shows up when you complete the Pascal puzzle?

 

I don't really remember that one.  Any chance of a screen grab?

 

Also, some of the things you are pointing out are very interesting, my question is that with something so simple as a triangle, you could probably find them everywhere in this quest.  I think the creators of the quest made it a point to add triangles in as many places as there could be, but doubt they are all specifically tied together to lead to something substantial.  Too me, that might be too complex for 99% of the people attempting to solve the quest, and that's not 99% of the people playing the game, but 99% of the people who had a chance at actually doing it.

 

But at the same time, the creators seem to have done everything intentionally, so maybe there is that little extra for that 1% who could find it.  I for one am willing to see if I can milk more out of this game.

 

-jed

I wanted to see the map too, it goes by so fast.  I did a screen capture.  The pascal triangles on the left spell out EXCAVATION and on the right page FALLS.

 

I don't know if this was discussed on this site, but if you look in the Explorer's Journal on the pages with the sliding emblem puzzle on the rock from chapter 1 and the sliding circle puzzle from chapter 1, you'll notice eight symbols from the home pyramid.

It's the same eight symbols on both pages.

It's the numerical symbols for 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 14, and 15.

Guys, it's an anagram for MAKE ICON.

At no point in the final solution did we have to create any triangles.

I really don't understand everything going on here--if there's nothing else happening, it's turning out to be a whole LOT of nothing.

 

I still think this thing will culminate in Memphis at the Pyramid arena  which is not being used for anything.  Even for the publicity,  I just can't see this going on at Luxor in LV  during the summer busy tourist season.  And in that SnackStrong Prod  section showing the guitar , hot tub, barge, streets  etc  there is water.   No water in Vegas  except at LittleFalls  midway between Parumph and Mountain Springs.    Mississippi right at the Pyramid.   no falls except at the Memphis Zoo.  Just pondering....

Good evening from the Sportsman's Paradise of Louisiana!

I wanted to give you the so-called 'solutions' to triangles 5-9 so you can see how my mind is working and why I'm thinking there might be something left to do.

5.  The clues for triangle 5 are found with the ticking mechanism from Chapter 1.  The solution to the puzzle is a construct containing 9 separate triangles.  Each triangle contains a single silver tip and a differing number of those asymmetric dots along the sides.  The clue for this puzzle in the Explorer's Journal is 'Seek the pattern to align'.  You simply align each of the triangles such that the silver tip is in the 'up' position and count the number of dots along each side of each triangle.

Moving the left lever into the 'up' position shows the symbol for '5' in the window.

The symbol shows two 'up' triangles, one within the other.

Triangle 5:  Left side = 3.  Right side = 4.  Bottom = 7.

6.  The clue for triangle 6 is within the emblem itself.  Its emblem is the 'bow'.  Draw a circle and draw a triangle within it.

See the bow?

Do you remember the puzzle that has the triangle within the circle?

It's the Simple Simon puzzle--the first puzzle from chapter 1.  It's the reason the numerical value of the circle only ranged to 6.  Simply point the triangle to the '6' symbol and add the total on each side of the triangle.

Triangle 6:  Left side = 18.  Right side = 7.  Bottom = 6.

7.  The deconstruction of symbol 7 is not an intrinsic part of this puzzle.  It's an Easter egg/homage sort of clue.  The symbol for '7' is from the movie 'Stargate'.  It was the mysterious 'seventh symbol' that Daniel had to discover to activate the Stargate to return home.  Naturally, it was representing a pyramid.  LOL.

The symbol for 7 simply marks the location to discover the clues.  It is found in the 'thrice and a score' puzzle.  Simply collect the value of each triangle on the sides of the '7' triangle.

Triangle 7:  Left side = 3.  Right side = 8.  Bottom = 9.

8.  The clues for triangle 8 are found within the Explorer's Journal.  The symbol for '8' is a triangle and a circle.  Inside the journal on two different pages are an odd clue consisting of a triangle, circle, and square.  The circle and triangle represent the deconstructed symbol for 8--the square isn't any old square.

The square is a direct association to the combination lock puzzle of chapter 2.

Compare the square inside the Explorer's Journal to the fourth column of the combination lock puzzle.

We simply count the little triangles in column 4.  The arrows pointing to the top left designate 'right'.  The arrows pointing to the bottom right designate 'left', and the arrows pointing to the top right designate 'bottom'.

Triangle 8:  Left side = 1.  Right side = 5.  Bottom = 3.

9.  As discussed before, the clues for triangle 9 are found on the sliding emblem rock in chapter 1--the second puzzle.  'Thou hast solved sum of 9'.  Simply add the total of symbols on each of the three sides.

Triangle 9:  Left side = 10.  Right side = 10.  Bottom = 12.

 I wish I knew if there was anything to all of this.

Continuing to ponder,

Doc 

Doc, I'm starting to think you are on to something. You are very observant, and a few of these puzzles had loose ends that left me wondering. I had forgotten about the dots on the triangles in puzzle 5, but they bothered me at the time...  thinking on I also remember wondering about the symbols on the 3 slider puzzles in chapter 3 puzzle 2.

I'm not so sure triangle 6 should be pointed at the 6 to number the sides...  after you solve that puzzle (chapter 1 puzzle 1) the compass spins and then points in a specific direction... to the west I believe. I always wondered what that could mean.

Speaking of that, triangle 5 (chapter 1, puzzle 4?) does something similar... it points to the 2 o'clock after you solve it, just for a second.

Interesting things... by themselves they are oddities, but presented like this they become a pattern.

Doc,

amazing thoughts

I really enjoyed thinking about all the extras

Thanks for your input

I'll give my grey matter over to yours any time

I've always wondered what the symbols signs were on the stones surrounding the home stone. I keep thinking I've seen them before. Do you have any info on them?

 

gdesignr:

Interesting things... by themselves they are oddities, but presented like this they become a pattern.

My thoughts exactly, gdesignr.  This game is over, or it should be.

But these things look AWFULLY odd.

Let me tell you how it might work....

We would manage to 'solve' these eleven triangles.  Each triangle is clearly labelled 0 - 10 and is based on the numerical symbology first discovered at the trianglemystery site.

Each triangle's solution is a number and heading on each side of each triangle, such as 11 west, 5 east, etc.

The game supplies us with two alphabet 'keys' based on triangles:

1.  The front of the chips packages.  The 'up' triangles are associated with an A-to-Z alphabet.  The 'down' triangles are associated with a Z-to-A alphabet.

2.  The inner circle of the Star Map.  The 'left' triangle is associated with the A-to-Z alphabet.  The 'right' triangle is associated with a Z-to-A alphabet.

You can probably see where this would be headed.

The final riddle would still apply:  A secret extracted.  The columns align.  With the key in hand, it shifts three times.

Each of these solution triangles represents three 'shifts'.  The 'columns' that would align wouldn't necessarily be the cylinders.

It would be the 'triangle' columns.  Namely, the eleven columns on the front of the packages.

The eleven letters we would extract from this method would either spell a new treasure, OR...

...we would have eleven gobbly-gook appearing letters that we would plug back into our cylinders as a new 'key'.

Continuing to think,

Doc

PS--I tried triangle 6 a few times, and it seemed to stop at a different point depending on which number you actually started the sequence with.  I'm interested in your different thoughts.  How else might you determine the values?  I have zero ways of confirming the method unless an actual solution pops out somewhere.  We need to come up with the solutions to triangles 0 and 10 that are as simple and logical as these others.

cptjennykidd:

Doc,

amazing thoughts

I really enjoyed thingking about all the extras

Thanks for your input

I'll give my grey matter over to yours any time

I've always wondered what the symbols signs were on the stones surrounding the home stone. I keep thinking I've seen them before. Do you have any info on them?

 

 

The symbols on the stones around the home stone are a mixture of Ogham and probably some made up stuff, I know this only because i was going to create a puzzle with Ogham alphabet some time back & was surprised no one could name them.

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/ogham.htm 

Doc:

Triangle 9:  Left side = 10.  Right side = 10.  Bottom = 12.

 

While all of this is very interesting, I must admit that I am rather confused by all of it.  I don't understand the left side = ?? right side = ?? and Bottom = ??,

 

is there anyway you can do some annotated screen grabs for this?  admittedly, I'm not going back into the puzzles as I read what you are writing, but I have a fairly good recollection of it, and still can't seem to picture what you are saying.

 

-jed

Well I sent in my final answer today after reading the posts. Thanks everyone. Due to a nursing shortage, I was called in to work .    So I missed starting with everyone else.  You guys did an awesome job. Wow!  Doc I love the way your mind works! I'm sure even if someone has the correct answer and is number one. They will have to decipher either more puzzles or name the place.  On one of the contests I won years ago, I had to come up with the state, town, building in the town and the correct room in the building! Whew I had to do alot of research!!  So keep pondering, it may pay off.  Pro thanks for the omniglot site. I LOVE IT!

Well if it's anything like Volvo The Hunt the end is going to be "Adventurous".  If I remember correctly the gold is still at the bottom.....oh my...another hunt matey's?

Ship 

 

Freelandr:

I took the #s of the triangles 2,6,11,18 ect and applied them to the message as it appeared (before unscrambleing).  I got CETOIHYIALITESREESGTPA.  Any numbers over 100 were started at the beginning again 104 = 4.  What jumped out at me was EGYPT to go along with he pyramid theme.  Unscrambleing the rest i get CAIRO EGYPT LIES THE SITE A.

 

According to the Wikipedia page,  Cairo is known as 'the city that never sleeps.'  What if 'the strip' refers to the Gaza Strip?  I know that guava is a very popular fruit in Egypt and Isreal.  I know that the final competition is going to be in the continental US (it DID say continental, right?  If I won, I wouldn't go to Alaska) but I still tried Tutankhamen and GreatSphinx in the 11-letter laser grid before I hit 'submit.'  My brother never finished... hmm... I'ma keep playing with it.