SJMSOM-Avenues2006

Trivius Cracked !!!

2006-10-16T13:39:00.000-07:00

We have a Winner !!
Trivius has finally been cracked.......after 10 days of intense puzzle cracking !!

And the Winner is ......VAIBHAV DEVNATHAN from IIT Bombay !!
Congratulations Vaibhav for being the first person to crack Trivius.....your prize will reach you shortly !!

Other quizzers don't give up.....who knows we might have another prize in the offing :)

Level 18 Hint

2006-10-15T14:35:00.000-07:00

Translocate and do take help of all those long hours spent on yahoo and AIM chatting.....those emotions you felt ........

Level 17 Hint

2006-10-15T14:34:00.000-07:00

Need not say much.......it was a famous summer !! and still is :)

Trivius Status

2006-10-15T14:26:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Sorry for posting late.....was out of campus :(
Trivius is very close to being cracked.....the leaders have 1-2 levels to crack . But rest others still have a chance. As they say, it ain't over till somebody hasn't won !!

For a faster response to your queries , you may mail me directly at rstamaskar@iitb.ac.in . Please mail me ONLY if you have queries for levels 21 and onwards. Please do provide the link of the level in the mail. Else the mail will not be entertained . I will do my best to give more clues without actually giving out the answers :) .

All the best to all . BTW, Trivius has completed 10 days without being cracked !!

Level 16 Hints !!

2006-10-15T14:24:00.000-07:00

Think of military alliances,
How will they think "Apple " in their language,
you may look for inverted clues,
as also for lateral clues !!

Level 15 Hint !!

2006-10-15T14:23:00.000-07:00

This one is too easy ........You can just Rifle it .......the sum is always 11 :)

Level 14 Hint

2006-10-13T05:14:00.000-07:00

An element of a hint,
taken with a beer pint,
what has your country given you,
other than the basic life of you !!

Level 13 Hint

2006-10-13T05:12:00.000-07:00

A Scott Smiled and someone ran the golden mile ,
Roger That !!

Its a simple level :)

Attention guys !

2006-10-12T12:12:00.000-07:00

Those having reached levels 20 or beyond may contact avenues@som.iitb.ac.in for hints .

Level 12 Hint

2006-10-11T22:12:00.000-07:00

With the Bowler on a song,
umpire thinks hard and long,
while the sax gives a tweet sound,
who is not against the not noun ?

Level 11 Hint

2006-10-11T22:09:00.000-07:00

Here comes the man who battles giant creatures, sleeps with the President's murderer, goes to where no one could see him, has the highest rated gun and yet..............is not able to score in this exam. Who is he ?

Day 5 leaders

2006-10-11T22:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry for posting late :) !! here are the day 5 leaders.....

1. Ritesh Devani, IIT Bombay, Level 21
2. Kamudi Mahajan, MICA, Level 21
3. Jayadevan A, MICA, Level 20

Come on Junta, less than 10 levels for cracking Trivius....get Triviusing

Day 4 Leaders !!

2006-10-10T11:52:00.000-07:00

The race is heating up !! The destination not very far !! Way to go quizzers , you are only some distance away from being the first person to crack Trivius .

According to mails received by us, Following are today's leaders :

1. Ritesh Devani, IIT Bombay, Level 20
2. L. Gomathy, MICA, Level 20
3. Arthi, MICA, Level 19
4. Jayadevan A, MICA, Level 18
5. Kaumudi Mahajan, MICA, Level 18

Seems like the MICAns are really cracking it !! Rest of the Junta, come on, give them a tough competition :)

Level 10 Hint

2006-10-10T11:45:00.000-07:00

No Poem for this one, just simple clues !!
A British Prime Minister and a Universal Translator have much in common !!

Level 9 Hint

2006-10-10T11:44:00.000-07:00

This one is too simple, so we'll just keep Maun,
After all, Hum Aapke hain Kaun ?

Day 3 Leaders !!

2006-10-09T12:17:00.000-07:00

Here We go

1. Ritesh Devani, IIT Bombay , Level 18
2. Jayadevan A, MICA, Level 14
3. Kamudi Mahajan, MICA, Level 13

I request Junta to mail us with their details (if you think you deserve a mention in the daily leaders list ) . Only then we can put up the details :).

ATB for remaining stages.

Level 8 Hint

2006-10-09T05:12:00.000-07:00

Would you like to do a dance,
for that matter, a scary dance,
Where you are in a closed room,
With only the red hat and the moon !!

Level 7 Hint

2006-10-09T05:09:00.000-07:00

Did you make the kill,
Over a simple dollar bill,
Because when in rupees,
a Pai is a big cheez !!

Day 2 Leaders !!

2006-10-08T12:46:00.000-07:00

Here we go for Day 2

1. Ritesh Devani , IIT Bombay, Level 15
2. Udit Poddar, IIT Bombay , Level 12
3. Ajay Nagesh, IIT Bombay, Level 12
4. Rajesh M R, IIM Bangalore, Level 12

Lots of people are there on Level 11. Come on guys, try harder !! All the best for later stages.

Trvius Still Running

2006-10-08T12:02:00.000-07:00

Just to Dispel any rumors which may be floating around, Trivius Still HAS NOT BEEN CRACKED . It is still some distance away from being cracked. So Quizzing Junta, get your grey cells working !!

There are some changes in rules: Whosoever claims to have cracked Trivius, has to send us and excel sheet containing the URLs as well as the correct answers of all the stages. Only in that case, the mail would be deemed valid and will be considered. Please keep this in mind.

We would be the publishing the list of Today's leaders in a short while

Levels Without hints

2006-10-08T02:16:00.000-07:00

Post the clues and comments about the as-of-yet-unhinted levels in this post. Thanks Udit for the suggestion :)

Level 6 Hint

2006-10-07T21:40:00.000-07:00

Tick Tick Tick the clock ticks over,
take it to a time earlier,
when gravity showed its pull,
what you learnt in School?

All is Well that ends well,
does it ring any bell ?

Level 7 and Level 8 hints coming soon. Happy Triviusing !

Level 5 Hint

2006-10-07T21:37:00.000-07:00

Ok, here we go for Level 5. It doesnt matter if you have not played scrabble as long as you know the basic funda of the game. As a "famous " management guru once said - "count your chickens before they hatch".

Trivius: Day 1 leaders

2006-10-07T11:21:00.000-07:00

So the Day 1 honors are now out. Because of ties, we are publishing the list of top 4 quizzers. The first two places are shared by IIT Bombay while the third spot is shared between IIT Bombay and IIFT Kolkata. Here are the guys who have taken a headstart in Trivius

1. Udit Poddar, IIT Bombay - Level 10
2. Ajay Nagesh, IIT Bombay - Level 10
3. Ritesh Devani, IIT Bombay - Level 8
4. Johan Jose, IIFT Kolkata - Level 8

Congrats to all these guys. Let us see if they can maintain their lead tomorrow as well or if there are some new contenders. The ultimate reward is still some distance away. All the best for rest of the stages.

Cracking Trivius : Let us know your progress !

2006-10-07T06:27:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone is having fun with Trivius. Remember, the stages will only get tougher as you proceed. The incentive is being the first one to crack all the stages, the prize money is just incidental. Rack your brains, google, do anything you can to crack Trivius .

Starting today we'll be publishing the daily list of 3 leaders of Trivius. The leadership would be based on the number of levels that person has reached. Right now based on the comments we can see that several people have reached stages 5 or more. If you are one of them , drop us a mail at this id - avenues@som.iitb.ac.in. The mail should mention the name of the person, the institute that person belongs to, the stage number and the URL of the stage at which you are. Verification of the stage numbers would be done on the basis of URLs and hence do not forget that in your mail. The deadline for sending the mails for today is 2300 hours. The leaders list would be published on the blog by midnight everyday.

All the best to All ! get Triviusing !

Team Avenues

Level 4

2006-10-06T22:53:00.000-07:00

Welcome to this level dear Trivius gamers!!! or should I say Serious gamers ??? Coz it takes willing to reach to this level, and go beyond !! But believe me, this is just the beginning. Feeling klueless at this stage? Remember to take time-offs watching some popular "soap-opera" - they can really be "funny" and refresh you up!!

Level 3

2006-10-06T22:34:00.000-07:00

Can you trust what your eyes see? Not everything is actually what appears!!

After the opening move to ..... at level 1;
and "fully" twisted liveor with the "source";
welcome to the third level!!

And you thought that you could keep using the easy way out for each level?? No way !! You need to remember all rules .... and I very much like the Deutsch Sieben !!

Level 2!!

2006-10-06T10:05:00.000-07:00

For those who've cracked the first level ....

"May the Source be with you !!" --- some hints may be hidden in the source codes. Some hints may be hidden in the url name itself. Subtle enough hints, huh ?

Level 1 !!!

2006-10-06T08:07:00.000-07:00

Well, to start off ... a sitter of a question ... or is it?? Remember, the "submit" buttons of Trivius also give some hints. So what does the button of the first level say ??? !!

Gamers are requested to post their comments so that we can provide just that exta nudge to go ahead !! Keep solving

- Team Avenues

Guidelines

2006-10-04T02:54:00.000-07:00

This blog is supposed to be a discussion forum for all gamers - taking part in Trivius. In the interest of the game, it is suggested that:
a) No explicit clues are to be given - anyway the prize goes to the person who first cracks the puzzle!!
b) It is encouraged that comments be posted with the respective mail id of the person, in case Team Avenues wants to get in touch with him/her.
b) Comments would be moderated.

Happy Gaming .... Get Cracking !!

Welcome

2006-10-03T14:24:00.000-07:00

Welcome to TRIVIUS - the online cryptic game of AVENUES 2006 !!