Small Strife is a, 60 levels, riddle based game created by SmallTool for EG24. This is the real deal you've been practising for the last four days. No, fancy riddle stuff like exif, source, picture manipulation, url things etc. etc. Just your brain and basic riddle tricks. It will start easy (especially when you played the 4 prequels), but will slowly get harder. Anyway, have a lot of fun with it and help each other a lot in the comments but...Note: Please do not post direct answers, start with hints and after that big hints or even very, very big hints!
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So much for crossing my fingers; I have no idea WHAT to make of this! O_o;
ReplyDelete@s-t: Got it!
ReplyDeletexaq: look for the codes/ciphers that the symbols represent, you've seen some before, but maybe not all and maybe in a slightly different way - Red Luth is your friend
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ReplyDeletewhat am i missing on 41? i found the path out, but that isnt working, am i supposed to add something else?
ReplyDeleteStarted this yesterday and am stuck on 19. I know everybody is way past that level but previous hints just aren't sinking in for me. Put KEY in solver, counted correct to wrong (3,7,6,1,6...) still don't understand?
ReplyDelete43: Found em all. Tried em all. Visited Granny with various letter combinations.
ReplyDeleteNuthin.
@rds: Think about what it's telling you to do ;)
ReplyDeleteRds: what path did you find? It should tell you what you need to know.
ReplyDeletety ceebee, i swear i tried that lol, now it works
ReplyDeleteFarmwife did you miss a number at the beginning.
ReplyDelete@Candi: All those things you found are red herrings. Counting at the ends of what you found is what is needed.
ReplyDeletethank you LinR - yes I sure did miss a number 7 - but I still have no idea what I'm doing with these - I use the solver to pick those letters and I get HDHGBG... I'm overthinking or probably thinking
ReplyDelete@jbg: I see the word at the end of the things, but it didn't work
ReplyDeleteDo I count like I did on lvl 42?
@Candi: No, not like 42. You don't need the word at the end of the things, but the "positions" of the letters in that word at the end is important.
ReplyDeleteneed help on level 31, does it have to do with sign language
ReplyDeleteFarmwife are you applying the each number to the proper ROTten letter.
ReplyDeleteThanks Cee Bee. Found the top 2 symbols on 40, but the other two are still escaping me. :[
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ReplyDelete@jbg: I tried sums and letters, but couldn't make a word. I tried letters -> numbers -> counting and still couldn't make a word...
ReplyDeletexaq. Try looking at some types you have used before in a different way.
ReplyDeletePinkgirl: not sign language, think of another one that is suggested by the last bit of the text. You can also find quite a few hints for this level in earlier comments.
ReplyDelete@Candi: try counting from the top. don't start over each time. :)
ReplyDeleteThank You LinR - finally saw the correct way (also helps when you replace the correct letter) sheesh!
ReplyDelete@Pinkgirl: no it is not sign language. You need the code you can hear.
ReplyDeleteThink I got the bottom symbol, but the middle one's still eluding me.
ReplyDelete@xaq: What would it look like unrolled?
ReplyDeleteI think its morse code, but still not getting anywhere on level 31
ReplyDeleteOooooh...thanks Candi.
ReplyDeleteI think I may need to rethink the bottom symbol, though. On top of using the same method as the top-left symbol, I'm pretty sure there's no word granny and I can form from RFOV.
nevermind, I guessed and got it
ReplyDeleteWell, I found out what I was doing wrong...aaaand now I have egg on my face. XP
ReplyDeleteAnd now I've got even MORE egg on my face! Darn you, S-T! XD
ReplyDelete@jbg: I know your hints are good, but I'm just not seeing it. I feel like I've counted and considered the position of everything in the words and alphabet, but Granny's giving me no joy.
ReplyDelete@Candi: sorry, I must be not very clear in my hints. Cont the number of spaces on the right side from the top to the ends of the words you found.
ReplyDelete@jbg: Thanks! Your hints were good, it was my perception that was dull :)
ReplyDeleteOkay, I've wiped the eggs off my face, but I'm a bit stumped on what's going on. Am I looking for something else back on the main part of 40, or something on the eggshells?
ReplyDeletexaq look at the tools you've used so far. Remember the basics and I think you'll move forward
ReplyDeleteAH! Now I get it. Thanks yet again, Cee Bee.
ReplyDeleteNow on to-- *sees 41* ...eep.
Found the egg on 44. Thought I could use the numbers to help me on my way. No joy. So, I did the work. The third on the top and first on the bottom aren't coming together. And I can't see anything in the paths taken (well, there are some hazy letters, but nothing I would take to Granny with confidence...)
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ReplyDeletea little help on 44, got to the egg, but my numbers arent spelling out anything now.
ReplyDeletelvl 40: I'm still not sure about second part of egg, even after looking at it for the last couple of hourss and reading the hints. i know which tools ive used so far, but basics are not getting me any decent answers.
ReplyDeleteUnknown: You've got your tools, right? Well then, first things first...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, question of my own on 41: Does the answer involve counting my steps at all?
@xaq: it is a 4 letter word, correct? 4 tools, 1 for each of the symbols?
ReplyDeleteUnknown: 5 letters. You used a 5th one to get to the 2nd egg.
ReplyDelete@xaq: Walk the path again, and do what it tells you to do ;)
ReplyDelete@Cee Bee: I still don't see anything spelled out by the path. The path is too long to translate. And the unvisited places don't spell out anything either. Also, I'm really struggling to collect everything on 3 and 5. Seems like too many one way streets...
xaq... on 41 take it literally what you read while walking through
ReplyDelete@xaq: ... but im still looking for the second egg. Earlier clue said to use the whole picture, which seems to use a 5th tool, but none of my answers seem to be working. Trying again to see if i missed something.
ReplyDeleteOh geez...it's level 25 all over again. XP
ReplyDeleteOn to 42, then.
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ReplyDeleteUnknown: using the whole picture involves an "unseen" but very commonly used cipher method - several times already in this riddle. Hope that helps?
ReplyDeleteI have the paths (well, 3 and 5 are missing a coin), and I almost see an 'e', but the others aren't really clear...
ReplyDelete@rbud - thank you. that wasnt the tool i was working with . youd be surprised what other tools apply
ReplyDeleteWell, I guess that's it for me. Goodnight, lvl 44.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually on 44, too, Candi, but not getting very far. Will try to leave a hint if I have a major breakthrough.
ReplyDeleteFound all the paths on 43, and I saw jbg's clue earlier...not getting it, though.
ReplyDelete@xaq: lvl43, use the hints given previously:
ReplyDeletestart at top of last column and count, marking the position of each letter. do not restart your count. those positions should make you a new word (with a little help from Granmaa)
Ah, no wonder I wasn't getting it...I'd tried that method earlier, but must've miscounted somewhere.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the boost, Unknown.
Anyway, found the egg on 44, think I'm gonna call it a night...not in the mood for sokoban right now.
lvl 36. I can't make anything out of the surnames:
ReplyDeleteR*********, S********, P*******, C********, Z*******, C*****, D*******, H***, M******
@pinhead: if these are the surnames related to the items in the pictures, then starting at the top (12 oclock position), the surname should be N********* as i recall. check the posts in the 601-800 block for some really good hints.
ReplyDelete@Unknown:
ReplyDeleteThe 12 o'clock surname is Ru******** and does not start with N.
I think my problem is in some of the surnames.
lvl 36: The surnames turned out to be:
ReplyDeleteN*********, D*****, P*******, C********, Z*******, C*****, H???, H***, M******
I had to use a wilcard for the 7th
On to lvl 37!
am stuck way back on 19 and honestly having a brain freeze on it, no matter how I count Im just getting gibberish
ReplyDeleteam i missing something on the egg at 44 i get o.. l..d, but that isnt working, am i missing a step at the end somehow?
ReplyDelete44 use something to go with it
ReplyDeletethanks mtatt, got it with your post.
ReplyDeleteI've been stuck on 44 for a long time now and can't see the way out. Does it have to do anything with sokoban or there's some other method that I am completely unaware of?
ReplyDelete44 about basic riddling syl, counting
ReplyDeleteSyl, do you have the egg?
ReplyDeleteyou need to find an egg to explain for 44 try something basic abc
ReplyDeleteI actually got it the first time but misspelled. Oh lol. Now i have the egg!
ReplyDeleteLvl 44, we meet again.
ReplyDeleteI have been staring at these paths, trying to make out letters for some time. I've been Granny's w/ more ?s than letters. I've also tried to apply the numbers from the egg.
Am I going in the right direction?
can someone give me a push in the right direction for 45 please.
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ReplyDeleteCandi,
ReplyDeleteFind the shortest paths possible, count those steps and do the easy math with the given numbers.
rds665,
One path from entrance to exit is the correct path, but some other correct paths will give you hints how to deal with that correct path.
Found the paths on lvl 44, counted the steps, did the math, got the letters and tried everything to make a word out of it. Granny doesn't help, and one particular letter is making everything sound gibberish. Tried finding another path for that letter but nope, nothing seems to be working.
ReplyDeleteSyl Vardainiel,
ReplyDeleteLooks like you found the correct letters (especially because you found an odd letter out, that was a red herring for brute-forcers thinking the 5th grid is too hard and I just guess the right letter there).
Anyway, did you notice the dots in red are changed a bit compared to the level?
Hello everyone. I stuck on lvl 1. Please help.
ReplyDeleteAny help
ReplyDelete5806a, for line 1, keep the W, then look at the colors? find a way to convert V 50 l00
ReplyDelete@ST:
ReplyDeletelvl 44: I can't see the dots in red on my monitor in the egg level. Are they ** ****?
PinHead,
ReplyDeleteThat's how they are on the level. On the egg it's
*** ****
small tool, i found 3 paths without fail, and tried counting spaces and letters, can i have a little more of a hint please on 45, how many letters am i looking for etc.
ReplyDelete44: Still stuck. I've redone the path on two, but I'm still not getting it. The top four spell a word. The first and third on the bottom give the same letter (that pairs perfectly with the second), but they not Granny-friendly.
ReplyDeletecandy as mtatt told me, 2 words on level 2 words on egg add them together.
ReplyDeleteRds look at the letter at your start point and see how it can help you count
ReplyDeleteCandi sounds like all you letters are correct except maybe the one bottom middle - it should granny - what do you have
Candi: don't forget Small-Tools post at 8:54 - you're looking for 2 words
ReplyDelete44: first row gives an actual word but, like Candi said, the bottom row is not cooperating with granny at all. There are 2 same letters, first and third.
ReplyDeleteSyl Vardainiel,
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have all the correct letters. But an anagram solver won't help much because you don't know which 4 or 3 to put in there. It's easier to anagram it yourself (a tiny bit of trial and error) to make a 3 and 4 letter word out of those 7.
Syl Granny all the letters
ReplyDelete@Cee Bee: I have a q, which wasn't scary, till I had two copies of his helper :)
ReplyDeleteGah! I thought I had it, if my q were an o and one of the u's were a y. No good.
ReplyDeleteDonas, thank you for the hint for level 31. Got it finally.
ReplyDeleteWill continue the almost impossible task to get to no. 60.
Candi there's a shorter path for the bottom middle - your other letters sound correct
ReplyDeleteYipee! On to 45!
ReplyDeleteThanks to all!!!!!!!
Well done Candi!!!
ReplyDeletelvl 45:
ReplyDeleteWent from start to end with counting and got 2 rhyming words. Now what?
Level 26
ReplyDeleteI see a word repeated, but I can not find the right direction to select letters. Any hint?
I'm finding quite a lot of odd things on level 46, but can't see anything helps me move forward - can I have a hint please
ReplyDeletePinhead, something on the level - perhaps the text - will tell you what to do with what you found
ReplyDeletelvl 45: the next part is needed :)
ReplyDeleteOn to lvl 46!
Thanks Donas, lvl2
ReplyDeleteCeeBee, try reading from the top, maybe some of those odd things will start to make sense
ReplyDeletePichi, try googling the words on the pic, you should find something to help
ReplyDeletedutchie, glad to see you back!
ReplyDeletegood evening, on lvl 39, do I have to translate the words first?
ReplyDeletebecause the 2nd word e.g. has many possibilities . Not sure what to do next.
Ike, translating may help give you what you need, but the translations aren't needed
ReplyDeletei have tried counting all the steps all the letters, and coming up with nothing on 45, and for some reason i dont understand the comment about the beginning letter having significance, a little help please :(
ReplyDelete@donas, got it now, was a bit confused (as usual) and didn't count the correct way.
ReplyDeleterds, try converting the beginning letter to a number, then find a letter that is that many steps away, just keep repeating that process with each letter you find
ReplyDelete@rds: try to hop from the starting letter, using a basic rule for number of steps, to land on the next letter.
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ReplyDeletelvl 46: Is it related to a programming language?
ReplyDeletePinhead,
ReplyDeleteNope.
Don't overthink, just read.
thank you, thank you , thank you finally moving on to 46
ReplyDeleteThat was easy :)
ReplyDeleteOnto lvl 47!
46: I have to be overthinking. Am i looking for a synonym?
ReplyDeleteCandi, be literal :)
ReplyDeleteGiven what I've found and read, I'm literally stuck.
ReplyDeletePun intended.
Candi, just read the maze
ReplyDeleteCandi,
ReplyDeleteThere's a long sentence (longer than you think).
When found, read Donas her comment again.
s-t: Thank you for being tricky and consistent. Once I caught on, it was all there :)
ReplyDeletelvl 42, I try to do what the path I found asks me to, but come up with no correct number.
ReplyDeleteIke Do what the path tells you for each part along the way
ReplyDeleteIke, start at the beginning and count to the next letter in the path that gives you the hint and leads out of the maze. Keep doing the same thing, then convert to letters
ReplyDelete@Cee Bee, now I understand, thanks!
ReplyDelete@Donas, just realized that, thanks again.
ReplyDeleteI need help in 28
ReplyDeleteI do these numbers letters, but I have nothing to rot
on lvl 44 egg, how many letters i have to combine, 7 or 14?
ReplyDelete@pichi: You need to find the album that has letters that resemble how those numbers look.
ReplyDelete@5806: 7 letters
pichi , what would the colored numbers stand for ?thats what you rot
ReplyDelete@5806: hmm, thought about it and I guess there are 14 numbers that will become 7 numbers in the end. Sorry if i confused you.
ReplyDelete@jbg, you mean to combine letters from both answers?
ReplyDeletenew: sorry I do not understand what you say
ReplyDelete@5806: yes you will need to combine both answers to get 14 letters in the end. Sorry, I am terrible at giving hints and I wasn't quite sure what you were asking. :)
ReplyDeletepichi, in an album the name of the b...d is written like this
ReplyDeletelvl 47: Hint?
ReplyDeleteI'm still stuck on 44. I found the shorter route on the bottom middle maze (shaved 2 spaces off), and after adjusting as the egg indicates I can make a 3 & 4 letter word out of what I get, but that doesn't do it.
ReplyDelete@xaq: if you have a 3 and 4 letter word then you have all you need. Don't forget about what gave you the egg though. :)
ReplyDeleteI am stuck on lvl 44, any hint for 3 or 4 letters word.
ReplyDeletePinhead,
ReplyDeleteIf you've found the only correct path from entrnace to exit it confirms it's the right path.
Now look for hints to see what to do with what you found.
Sometimes the entrance is not the only way to go.
xaq, what you found is used with something else. Think level 44 egg's answer that you had found.
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ReplyDeleteAh! That did it. Thanks PinHead!
ReplyDeleteI have found the correct path from entrance to exit, and gone through several wrong paths without noticing serious hints other than 'going ahead' and a few numbers.
ReplyDeletePinHead,
ReplyDeleteTry to find some hints, by starting at the exit.
Btw. close to the bottom is a hint too that goes with those hints you will find.
Thanks new-jbg
ReplyDeleteFrom 14 letters I'v found over 200 words with 4 letters and over 150 words with 3 letters. How to find right ones?
ReplyDeletes-t, on 47 i found the only path i can and it says fbop, what do i do with it? you said it tells you what to do with it, tried all words combined and seperate, getting no where.... what am i missing? another step?
ReplyDelete5806, the answer needs 4 words, the two egg words, and two new words after completing the maze (anagramed)
ReplyDeleteI found one hint and another that I am unsure of near the end. There is a 3rd hint near the bottom, but is that with a NOT or without (a* o****** i*******)?
ReplyDeleteIt might be that the letters in the correct path are irrelevant?
rds, try looking for more helpful hints (but not a complete path) going back from the exit, also try to find a hint that reads all the way across a row near the bottom
ReplyDeleteI'm waaaaaay back on 34. I know what the C and V stands for, and I know that, for example CC means take the second C. But second C of what? The alphabet? The title? So far, neither approach gives me something that makes sense.
ReplyDeletePinhead,
ReplyDeleteThe letters you found on the path are very important. You will need them.
Btw. the answer is not an anagram.
@zoz: lvl36 use the alphabet - youre on the right track. C V CCC ...
ReplyDeletezoz, CC means pick the 2nd of the Cs
ReplyDelete@donas, I now that, I got 2084 combinations from this 14 letters. I have no idea what the hell I am supposed to do.
ReplyDeleteStill need help on 25 - does the ALT key have anything to do with it? Can't tell what numbers to use from the clocks
ReplyDeleteThanks @Unknown and new, I'll try 34 again!
ReplyDeleteI must be missing something on 46. I see a 7-word sentence on the top row, and a couple of words here and there (5 outside the sentence in total), but that's about it.
ReplyDeleteRe: level 34, it helps a LOT to know how to count correctly (smack*)
ReplyDelete5806a etc,
ReplyDeleteYou already have two words, that's how you found the egg. Don't change them anymore, just keep them as they are.
Dr Linus,
The first clock would be 1+2=3
xaq, you need to continue that first part on the first line, there is a pattern to follow to complete the sentence, try looking at the 6th line, then keep finding more to add to it
ReplyDelete@xaq: is the first line the only one you can read?
ReplyDeleteDr Linus ,use the numbers you see ,but added, and then read
ReplyDeletelvl 47: any other small hints? found same path as pinhead, but not sure how to apply
ReplyDeleteUnlnown,
ReplyDeleteTry to find a way to change those letters into other letters.
How? Hints are at the exit.
lvl47: i think i found a maze hidden in the maze! my poor eyes!
ReplyDeletes-t, thank you for the hint. thought i found 4 numbers to use, but they dont seem to be helping. any other tiny hints you can give?
Thanks for help, I was typing wrong letter, again,again last hour.
ReplyDeleteUnknown,
ReplyDeleteThe numbers aren't important.
Find two short paths (starting at the exit) that will give you two (key)words.
I am so tired to continue. Good night everyone.
ReplyDelete@s-t: the exit is on the right, correct?
ReplyDeletei'm sure the hints are good ones - i think i need to take a break and try again in a while.
lvl47: really helps if i stop reading the maze backwards! *sigh*
ReplyDeletei think i've got it now.
48: I see the three messages. Should I bring another code to the party?
ReplyDeleteCandi,
ReplyDeleteIf you already did two, no need for a third, be literal.
Um, I think I've tried everything literal available, but still no joy...
ReplyDeleteFrom the second one you found 3 words. Make your answer 5 words.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I didn't find the right three messages:
ReplyDelete-Followed the directions and saw one message.
-Followed those instructions and found 7 words
-Working backward, found 5 words (which could be another instruction)
Candi, I didn't find anything backwards, the main path tells you two ways to use the maze to find a message, one of those messages should lead you out
ReplyDeletePs. I've been working this riddle so intently that I only just realized there's a new Tesshi-e!
ReplyDeletes-t, take a bow. You made me forget about all other games for a several days (and at this rate, probably several more :)
small-tool, just to let you know, i am so involved in this riddle, i was anagraming and counting things in my dream last night ^^.
ReplyDeletealso, stuck on 47, i believe i found the sentence. but i just cannot figure out what to do even after reading all the other hints. :(
ahh!! you too huh candi! can ya give me a not so subtle hint? lol
ReplyDeleteThank you Donas and s-t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletelevel 47 is a rotten maze! Find the path through, figure out why the 4th row from the bottom is what it says it is, use your hint from the exit and count your way through the path
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ReplyDeleteDonas' clue is much better :)
ReplyDelete49: I know it's a rotten level, but I'm not sure how to implement the picture. Are there three or four parts indicated? Can they all be read the same way? (I hope that made sense.)
ReplyDeletelvl47: i believe i understand all the hints: rotten maze, path, hints from exit, 4th bottom row, but still having trouble putting 2 and 2 together (and yes, i know in this series of riddles that 2 and 2 probably equals triangle). someone be kind and toss out another hint: length of answer, first letter maybe? please??
ReplyDelete@unknown: The answer is the same length as the message on your path(ie 14 letters). Have you figured the adjustment you must make to each? (Use the hints from the exit to get each, then do a little rotten math.)
ReplyDeletei am still stuck with you Unknown. i know everything i have to do, but i just dont get the two hints at the end or what the 4th bottom row even means to it all.
ReplyDelete@candi: am i correct in reading it as r** h****** or is it r** e**** at the exit? i've tried both ways - can't seem to make anything that looks like words.
ReplyDeleteCandi, If I understand you right, there are five parts, and no they read in different directions
ReplyDelete@Unknown and Butterfly: it's r-- h------. Think of how these apply to the elements on the path, and think of where a baseine might be ;)
ReplyDelete@butterfly - glad to know its not just me! :)
ReplyDelete@candi - thats what i was working with, and when i tried the first few letters it gave me a starting letter of "j"** which doesnt seem right
ReplyDelete@Unknown: You can set your baseline in the middle, so the first element on the path has a zero deviation, if you catch my drift.
ReplyDelete@Donas: Since I didn't know where to start on picking the correct letters (given the orientation options), I picked a set that made a word. But when I give them and the word to V-------, they won't go to Granny.
Candi, the letters you get won't make a word, but all have something in common, I think I know what you mean with V-------, If so you need another, then granny won't be needed
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ReplyDelete@candi: if this maze is as rotten as i suspect, the upper half deviations are mathematically different than the lower half, correct?
ReplyDeleteUnknown, start at zero, and count up or down to 15
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