sonsofstevegarvey.com - 5/22/2009
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The answer to the Shell Game Puzzle is Gary Bennett.
Successfully follow the 18 moving tiles and you will end up with the following:
Read vertically down each 3-tile column from left to right, insert the dot and backslash, and you get:
tinyurl.com/a9epwe
(thus the hints with links to ...
Off-Day Puzzle #6: Solution
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/12/2009 —
The answer to yesterday's Grand Slam puzzle is 'south'.
When the Bear deciphers each of the first two answers for his son, he also gives two critical clues: "On his words you must dwell, for you've seen them elsewhere" and "Follow his glance". He is hinting at the solution methodology: ...
Off-Day Puzzle #5: Solution
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/9/2009 — Thank you Jose for a stellar puzzle ! Great job of mixing up the puzzle styles - I for one would not have come up with something like this one.
Before I get to the solution, keep in mind the next one is in just 2 days - Thursday, June 11, 7am. And it will be SoSG's first ever "Grand Slam" ...
Off-Day Puzzle #9: Solution
sonsofstevegarvey.com 7/3/2009 — The solution to yesterday's puzzle is the Florida Marlins.
First, superimpose the text over the provided map:
Then, if you focus on the city (or state) names, you will see they end up geographically aligned:
The only city/team to the southeast of Tampa Bay is the Florida Marlins.
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Off-Day Puzzle #2: Solution
sonsofstevegarvey.com 4/21/2009 — The answer to Off-Day Puzzle #2: The Continuing Adventures of Dodger Duck / The Duck Stops Where? is LASORDA. Dodger Duck's itinerary was set based on visiting seven cities, and then indexing into the city name based on the number of days that he spends in each city.
The seven cities are, in ...
Off-Day Puzzle #10: Solution
sonsofstevegarvey.com 7/7/2009 — Here's the solution to yesterday's puzzle :
The remaining open squares spell "Leader in Career Grand Slams as a Dodger," who is Gil Hodges.
Congratulations to UBragg, BWrightson, Keven C, Loney Fan, Fanerman, Berkowit28, Quadsevens, Drewdez, Erin, and Jose. And thanks to Mr Customer for ...
Off-Day Puzzle #8: Solution
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/23/2009 — The answer to yesterday's Countdown Puzzle is Orlando Hudson.
The first step is to figure out that each line of the poem refers to another line. For example, the 3nd line of the poem states that the 7th line is in past tense; the 6th line mentions how the 4th line is the longest, while the ...
Off-Day Puzzle #1: Solution
sonsofstevegarvey.com 4/15/2009 — The answer to the Leading Off Puzzle is James Loney. As suggested throughout the awkwardly-phrased text, one should (1) pay attention not only on the end, but also (2) focus on the 'leadoff hitter' throughout.
Thus, if you refrain from fixating on the Haiku and instead take the first letter ...
Off-Day Puzzle #7: Solution
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/16/2009 — The answer to yesterday's Off-Day Non-Grand Slam Puzzle #7 is Fred Claire, the former Dodgers GM.
The first step in the puzzle is identifying the players. Here are the two lines from the first page, with the white boxes removed:
As mentioned by hint #3, vertical position is relevant. ...
Puzzle Note
sonsofstevegarvey.com 5/7/2009 — Hi folks. Just a quick note outlining upcoming off-day puzzles:
Mon, May 11 - Puzzle #3 (Karros)
Thurs, May 21 - Puzzle #4 (Sax)
Mon, June 8 - Puzzle #5 (Jose) . Yup, as his prize for winning Season I , Jose won the opportunity to create his own puzzle. So if you already have Sax and I ...
Off-Day Grand Slam Puzzle #12: Solution
sonsofstevegarvey.com 7/16/2009 — Off to Norway we go!
Here's the solution path to yesterday's puzzle:
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A few notes:
As per the Cub's first question in Puzzle #6 , his true love is Jasmine. Thus, he must avoid Matilda, Eve, and Grace.
As per the Cub's second question, he can move only at ...
