Petals Around the Rose: Fraternity Register

Pretty slick. Was stumped the first time around... figured it out just before I was about to quit. Glad I didn't... I can sleep tonight!!

I'm a long-time (20+ years) P.A.T.R. Member. I am now an 8th grade Math teacher looking for a way to stimulate my kids to think about HOW to solve problems, and PATR came back to me. I GOOGLE'd it on the web, and found this register as well. Boy, does this brings back memories from 25 years back!

Wow, I like that one. I'm gonna give a link to it. No body will get the secret from me.

My daughter-7-got it before me. She sees connections all over! To have those eyes again...

Took me two dice rolls...seemed insanely easy, but I think seeing someone do it in person would make it a bit harder.

Took some time, since my understanding of the english language isn't all that. But I did figure it out and am looking formward to play this game with my friends.

I figured it out in about 5 minutes, I showed a friend the site and he figured it out no joke, on the first try... it was crazy... are you sure you all are right about these long amounts of time you take?

I figured this out a while ago and learned there was a website. I have be doing it with my students and so far (Nov.) I've only had three figure it out, one with the math formula, one with observation and one by memorization.

I didn't time myself but I did spend a fair amount trying to get it and reading through the Bill Gates Story to help me. I think one of the main problems, other than not getting it was that music. Is its purpose to annoy you thus preventing you from getting the answer until it stops?

Fotunately I was lucky enough (I'd love to claim that it was in the genius in me, but that would not excatly be the truth... ) to solve the puzzle in about 10-15 minutes or so. Actually the idea hit me when I started to read the Bill Gates story in frustration (Didn't bring much patience with me that night). And as most others will probably agree: that idea hit like a really heavy hammer.

Anyway my regards to the inventor of this riddle!