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Title: Petals Around The Rose
Description: Can you solve it?


Nigel - January 27, 2006 01:43 PM (GMT)
Hey guys come play this game. It's called petals around the rose made by a prof.

http://www.freeworldgroup.com/games/roses/

After you figure it out, don't spoil the fun by telling the solution to those who can't solve it. :D

HINT: it has something to do with the name.

Each roll has only one answer, which is always
an even number, or zero.

The name of the game is Petals Around The Rose.
This has significance.

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S-L Mafia - January 27, 2006 04:49 PM (GMT)
I remember this puzzle. Classic! :) It took me some time to solve when I tried this a few years ago and I silently cursed myself for not figuring it out earlier when I found the pattern.

Ivan the Terrible - January 27, 2006 09:06 PM (GMT)
Can someone give another hint, I cant get it?

killsburydohboy - January 27, 2006 10:22 PM (GMT)
I got it but I just looked up the answer. But I was so stupid lol, when you said it had to do with the name I thought you meant the letters.

uglymoose89 - January 28, 2006 12:30 AM (GMT)
wow that took way too long to solve..... but yay!!! wow it's all in the perspective.

TayYH89 - January 28, 2006 03:21 AM (GMT)
Just don't think too much. It is a very simple puzzle.

sicxer_ - January 28, 2006 03:39 AM (GMT)
Yeah figured it out! I also thought at first you meant the number of letters in the word...

Nigel - January 28, 2006 03:55 AM (GMT)
I took a few weeks to solve.. lol :rolleyes:

Eriror - January 28, 2006 07:52 AM (GMT)
I got it right after I got home and looked at the puzzle again, Nigel. :P

patte - January 28, 2006 09:03 AM (GMT)
it was soo frustrating but woot finally i got it only my twin bro michael got it first -_-

jasonsigar - January 28, 2006 09:17 AM (GMT)
Stupid me !
I got lazy after the first minute or so and looked at the answers...I spoiled it for myself !

Skatox - January 28, 2006 10:49 AM (GMT)
looool, solved with the name, after 15 minutes. Cause I didn't find the solutions...

I wonder how the mathematical solvation is...

Isterband - January 28, 2006 01:13 PM (GMT)
I solved this in 5 minutes thanks to Nigels hint! Thx! :D

TurbulentTurtle - January 29, 2006 12:32 AM (GMT)
I ended up solving it when you guys said it didn't have anything to do with the letters in the name. Pretty cool puzzle though. Time to make some people's heads explode :)

Nigel - January 29, 2006 03:57 AM (GMT)
WTF all of you guys got it so fast.

tokuwee15 - January 29, 2006 04:06 AM (GMT)
i mean...its not THAT difficult... :P

S-L Mafia - January 29, 2006 04:21 AM (GMT)
" It had taken Dr. Duke well over a year himself, and he would always explain that the smarter you were, the longer it took to figure it out."

That's why you guys solved it so quick.

TurbulentTurtle - January 29, 2006 04:58 AM (GMT)
Actually I lied, I haven't solved it out yet. I've been working on it for many years now :lol:

I've actually seen this puzzle before. Although the last time I saw it (which was about a year ago) I couldn't solve it, but never really thought about it afterwards.

Eriror - January 29, 2006 08:47 AM (GMT)
It also has to do with having a creative mind... ;)

Nigel - January 29, 2006 09:50 AM (GMT)
And luck.

zblader - January 29, 2006 11:45 AM (GMT)
hehehe, i got it, after michael told me that the name of the game is important. hehehehe. later. and good luck. and never tell the answer to the people, so you can drive them nuts. hehehe.

Ivan the Terrible - January 29, 2006 05:06 PM (GMT)
I founded it out after 3 days, because I looked at the answer.

Interfector155 - January 30, 2006 12:21 AM (GMT)
heh, got it in like 1 minute. pretty cool puzzle.

uglymoose89 - January 30, 2006 02:33 AM (GMT)
aww cmon people lets stop looking at the answers it ruins the fun.

LinkinStickz - January 30, 2006 06:35 AM (GMT)
I don't get it and that hint doesn't even help one bit.

jasonsigar - January 30, 2006 08:08 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (LinkinStickz @ Jan 30 2006, 04:35 PM)
I don't get it and that hint doesn't even help one bit.

How about this hint then.
The dice are, in a way, symbolic towards roses.

:)

kebaan - January 30, 2006 08:51 PM (GMT)
i just got it :) .. and i read something about bill gates doing this test, and he got some answers right because he could remember the answers to some of the dices, later on he got the right answers tho ;)

killsburydohboy - January 30, 2006 09:25 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (kebaan @ Jan 30 2006, 08:51 PM)
i just got it :) .. and i read something about bill gates doing this test, and he got some answers right because he could remember the answers to some of the dices, later on he got the right answers tho ;)

Ya, I read that too, that's the same site I found the answer. lol

chanman123 - January 31, 2006 01:57 AM (GMT)
I actually Think
Polar Bears around the Ice Hole
Helps way more

Vercingetorix - February 6, 2006 10:02 PM (GMT)
O MY GOD!! WHATS THE ANSWER!! i spent more time on this than i did learning the stupid TA and i still cant figure it out. someone please pm me with the answer.

K821 - February 7, 2006 05:55 AM (GMT)
i finally got this today. the answer is so simple. i can't believe i never saw it.

Vercingetorix - February 8, 2006 12:29 AM (GMT)
o my god this game is stupid i was doing all kinds of weird stuff with the numbers. at the end before i gave up and googled the answer i was doing first number x 2nd number divided by 3rd number x 4th number - 5th number...it didnt work.




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