Lloyd Borrett's Web Site

lucasorion · Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 2

I got it after about 40 rolls, focusing just on the numerical aspect instead of considering the name. I figured out the name thing afterwards, and I'm thinking about not giving that clue right away when I share the game with friends and family. Only if they get frustrated will I give them the name of the game.

ViperCTW · Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 2

Sadly, it has taken me over two years to figure out the answer.

Not that I spent all my time working on it. I would look at it on and off every few weeks...in between classes, while I was eating lunch, etc. I have dozens of sheets full of the different formulas I came up with (and I came up with them all) only to discover it this morning at 6 AM after going without sleep all night.

It quickly came to me when the question popped into my mind "why is it there has to be dice involved and not just random numbers?"

Drove me nuts as I consider myself an intelligent guy, but someone who always misses the obvious. My friends who figured it out in a few minutes will probably continue to snicker at me while I celebrate, but the satisfaction of finally solving this riddle makes it worth it.

spong · Posted: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 6:34 am Post subject:

took me 2 days to get it... now i can't stop seeing the answer Smile

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MrBishop · Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Montreal

15 minutes....most of which was wasted because I didn't RTFM. Embarassed

Remembring how to read and follow instructions helps Very Happy

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conceited_pogi · Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 4

I figured it out before the first roll of the dice.
But it probably took me 2 minutes to read the instructions 3x.
And I actually pondered on the picture of the rose on the website, and tried counting the petals around it.
The name of the game was a real spoiler.

leo23 · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Location: T.O., Canada

hey all!
it took me at 35-40 minutes...ma sig explains most of it Smile

i hurd da longer it takes da smarter u r... n ppl have thot abt dis 4 days n weeks n months
i completely agree as it shows da number of ways in wich u can think
but i m sure its no proof of dumbness if u solve it quick, u jst got da right method before u could try the others.... Wink

juss a thot
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---TRIED ABOUT 60 DIFFERENT LOGICS!
---ABOUT 45 MATH 'n' 15 "OUT OF THE BOX"
---WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT, I ALMOST SMASHED MA SCREEN
---IUNNO IF DAT WAS EXCITEMENT or FRUSTRATION

Ellie23 · Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Southern England

I spent quite a while trying to work it out and gave up. Came back to it some weeks later and got it right straight away. Smile

HelloRose · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 4 Location: BE

ManicD · Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 1

one read of bill gates, two tries myself, a quick look back at the bill gates answers and then a couple of tries to test my theory was correct, about 5 mins
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pyoung · Guest

unlike you guys, it took me well over a year:
i tried it for like 2 hours before giving it up then tried it over and over like a month or two in between each try, until like 6 weeks ago when i finally got it.

nelmen · Guest

it took me untill bill asked whether he could roll it or not, and then it clicked. overall, like 3 mins, im a fast reader[/quote]