Petals Around the Rose: Fraternity Register

As snoutwood, i also approached this the mathematical route first, but after repeatedly failing in finding a pattern, i stoped and gave it a minute of thinking.... EUREKA!!! i solved it in about 10 seconds. Great puzzle

I lost a day's worth of work trying to solve this, but I got it. Cute. Thanks for sharing this puzzle.

Lateral thinking is the key.

This is great!

took me a while but now i know im "clever-er" than griffly.

i solved this in like 5mins!! cmon make em harder next time

Wonderful game, isn't it?

I don't agree with the "smarter-you-are-longer-it-takes" idea. Rather, it seems to me that the length of time is determined by how a person thinks, namely, do they first go the mathematical route, or do they first think of alternatives? The second group certainly isn't less intelligent, they simply think differently.

The other important thing is the title: that's the key. If you think about the title, then you'll be better off than if you don't, for sure and certain. It wasn't until I properly thought about the title that I found the answer.

When I first went about it, I went the mathematical route, spending about twenty minutes trying to find the patterns. Then, I took thirty seconds thinking about the title and it dawned on me in an instant.

Good luck, lads, and may you keep challenging your minds.

I solved the problem and then had to go back to work out the relevance of the name. Brilliant! I am going to annoy a lot of people with this...

Solved this a while back, and have been inflicting it on so many folks that I felt obligated to sign the registery and thank you for the grief I've been able lay on folks for so many years.

WOW!!!
FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT! NOW SHOW IT TO MY KIDS.... COURSE THEY WILL PROBABLY FIGURE IT OUT IN LESS TIME LOL