Small-Tool: 50 shades of Small is another free online puzzle/riddle game created by our EG24 player small-tool for EscapeGames24. There are 50 levels to complete. You will need stamina, brains and a lot of help. This is not easy! We want you to finish in the best sense of the term. Good luck and have fun!Update: Riddle is updated!
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also fairplay here for sure! will continue with L15
ReplyDeleteKeep track of those red letters....
ReplyDeleteOkay new page - but same old brain, rats. Zoe - are you getting anywhere or is it time to say "The party's over?"
ReplyDeletet= 20, e = 5. turn t into e by deducting 15.....
ReplyDeletethen keep going
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ReplyDeleteAnyone on to 16 yet? I've been stuck here for a while now.
ReplyDeleteI think we might need to start using codes now, like the ROT codes etc., I just don't know where to start...
ReplyDeletejbg,
ReplyDeletegimme a big fat hint for 15, then maybe I can help you at L16...
;-)
Janet - nope...not getting anywhere. Was reading back comments, but that's getting harder to do the more there are.
ReplyDeletethe bigger & fatter the better!
ReplyDeleteindeed, enzed LOL
ReplyDeleteL15- looks like something to do with repetition.
ReplyDeleteNot many words repeated in the italics section
@Alpha
ReplyDeleteFor level 15:
You have the two words from the numbers in the image correct? Then you need to look at the last line in the text which tells you to form something. Look at the italicized words at the bottom and use the two words you got from the numbers to make these italicized words into something. Then you can start picking letters.
Janet- look at my 5:14
ReplyDeleteread your hint Janet but all i get is UOZGS obviously on the wrong track sorry
ReplyDeleteLadysue - if Z=1 going backwards Y=2, X=3 all the way to A=26. Now plug in your numbers and see what you get.
ReplyDeleteLadysue if I remember rightly that was one level where it helped to initially write the names of the numbers down.
ReplyDeleteRats!
ReplyDeleteHave to go...
well, then, GL & leave BFHs ;-)
Ladysue- is that the one that started Six Ten..
ReplyDeleteJanet I think you are giving Ladysue hints to the next level!
ReplyDeleteOkay - back to 14.... Using Enzed's hint I get -15, +4, -4, +15 for the top. OMG I just got it.... Thank you
ReplyDeleteJust checked Enzed and it's Six Twelve etc but same result.
ReplyDeletethat's great Janet- now you can repay the favour on 15
ReplyDeleteI hope!
I thought she said level 6 after the 1st egg - that's the one where the numbers are 6,12,1,19,8
ReplyDeletethank you so much Austen64 & Janet
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ReplyDeleteOh, I got 14 too! Your hint did it, Janet - thanks!
ReplyDeleteFor level 6, the first word use the alphabet A=1, B=2 gets you the 1st egg. For the 2nd part, use the alphabet Z=1, Y=2 and then cause you are going backwards, reverse the word.
ReplyDelete8,19,1,12, 6 using Z=1, Y=2....
Ooops - never-mind...
ReplyDeleteCurious- L15, if we look at the doubled letters we get TLTLT
ReplyDeletemight be totally irrelevant of course
so..nine nine....what could that mean???
ReplyDeleteFor level 15,
ReplyDeleteThe very last sentence is vey important!
As next step after decoding the pic (for the first time).
Although I love doing these riddle games I am not very good without all the helpful hints so I thank every body for leaving hints
ReplyDeleteWhat about adding a one so we can call 911 - isn't this an emergency?
ReplyDeletelol...now you're just getting silly, Janet!
ReplyDeleteAlthough, I've guessed ninety nine, one hundred, two (the letter i, twice)...how's that for being silly..
It would be another 9 over here Janet but LOL anyway.
ReplyDeleteI even guessed "red balloons" after the song....nope...
ReplyDeleteAnd then I remembered "99 luft balloons" by Nena....nope
ReplyDeleteLevel 15:
ReplyDeleteMaybe try changing the words to 99 and putting a little x between those two numbers. That might give you a hint as to what to do with the italicized words.
I'm embarrassed to ask but can I get a hint for level 2? Nothing is jumping out at me.
ReplyDeleteLooked at every 9th letter in the italics and every 18th letter in the italics - nothing jumped out. See jbg clue @5:24 - which looks like a really great clue
ReplyDeleteThen tried to make words out of each 9 letters - nope
LW, convert the numbers to letters and read backwards
ReplyDeleteTY Donas. Seems so obvious after the fact.
ReplyDeleteFor level 15, use your hint to make a grid, then use the numbers in pairs to help pick the letters for the answer
ReplyDeleteHi LW - please never ever be embarrassed. The only way you figure these out is by doing it and then using the "tricks" you learn.
ReplyDeleteThis builds from Level 1 where A=1, B=2 etc.
In this case, use the numbers 1,11,12 and 23 to get 4 letters of the alphabet.
Then notice small-tool said to "nag a ram" - it's a clue to anagram the word - the letters are right but they need to be put in order. This will also sometimes be called asking "granny" for help
Janet,
ReplyDeleteThere's a very important part in the text ('form this', the text).
So make the important part of the text a grid/box.
ty Janet, didn't catch the nag a ram hint.
ReplyDeleteso make two 3 x 3 grids (with nine squares in each one?)
ReplyDeleteOne (bigger) grid, Zoe
ReplyDeleteI am stuck with level 16. I am focusing on the last line of text and trying to see something that seems to be hiding from me.
ReplyDelete9 x 9 grid...not Sudoku...
ReplyDeleteOkey-dokey - one big grid - all italicized letters neatly printed in the one big grid - Gee they fit perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThis isn't a circle the word puzzle I guess ;). Yes, silliness is becoming the last resort
ReplyDeletenope, not getting 4 at all, read the clues but still cant do it.
ReplyDeleteFor leve15 remove the spaces from the italicized text and break into segments of 9 letters each with each group on a new line. If you use Notepad it will all line up nicely. Then you have some numbers that can be broken into groups of 2 like co-ordinates.................
ReplyDeletelol Janet....the only word you could circle would be 'nine' :-D
ReplyDeleteoops, that's wrong...I can't even find a nine in that grid...
ReplyDelete@Zoe:
ReplyDeleteYou aren't looking for nine in the grid. Once you have the grid you need to use the numbers again to pick letters.
Yes Tish - this was a really hard one for me. Best clue I can give is an example. Then get a pencil and start drawing.
ReplyDeleteConvert the numbers 1st. So look at the 1st one 9 = the letter I. Then there's two 3's which convert to the letter C.
Notice the two 3's are backwards.
So, if you take an I which is a straight line and attached two turned around C's to it you get a letter of the alphabet - in this case the letter B.
Does that make sense???
Well after a huge amount of help (thanks to all) it is onward to L16.
ReplyDeleteThanks Janet got it now due to your clue, much obliged
ReplyDeleteLoving the game but must go to bed as it is 2.45 am in UK my brain is dull as I have had a couple of red wines will carry on tomorrow thanks for the hints
ReplyDeleteYes, LinR - thanks for the coordinates clue. That was the word that really helped. Of course, besides everyone telling me about the 9x9 grid.
ReplyDeleteso. I made a 9x9 grid with all the letters of the italicized words - there are exactly 81 words in all of them, which fit the grid perfectly. Then I put the numbers of each letter above them in the grid, so I have all the numbers for each italicized letter. Where do I go from there??
ReplyDeleteomg...I just finished the other one, did my homework (thankfully) and saw this one......I'VE BEEN REWARDED!!!
ReplyDeleteZoe - you still there??? And did you get 14? I'm ready to hang up my riddling shoes until tomorrow and give my brain a much needed rest.
ReplyDelete*15.
ReplyDeleteoops,i mean there are exactly 81 LETTERS, not words....
ReplyDeleteNo, but I feel that I'm close...did you read what I did? AM I close? Please please??
ReplyDeleteI only got the 1st half so far - just when you think you're done s-t says nope...Key word is coordinates. so think column, row 1,4 9,1
ReplyDeleteYou are very, very close Zoe :)
ReplyDeleteNow do use the pic again (in another way) to pick 6 letters.
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ReplyDeleteLevel 16 - How cute Ellie and Edgar poem.... But my poor brain will save that for tomorrow
ReplyDeleteby coordinate pairs you mean 1,4 / 9,1 / 4,5 /1,4 / 9,1 /4,5
ReplyDelete??
Zoe - won't leave you til you tell me you've got it....
ReplyDelete15 was a killer for me to wrap my brain around the clues - no way would I ever have thought to make a grid - thanks for that clue
ReplyDeleteI Got it!!! I was right...about those coordinates....thanks Janet and S-t...thanks for staying, Janet!
ReplyDeleteI'm done too, maybe see you tomorrow
Zoe - Columns and Rows so yes the coordinates of coulmn x and row y equals a letter in the answer
ReplyDeletedrat...just the first part...gotta do the second now...
ReplyDeleteok,,second part of 14 was easy..just the same thing only rows/colums...onto 16 now
ReplyDeleteGoodnight Zoe. Goodnight small-tool. Now let's see level 15 of 50 completed - that's only 30% finished!!!! Gonna be a long day tomorrow and the next day and perhaps even the next day....
ReplyDeleteGoodnight Janet - it was fun doing this with all your help! And everyone elses's too. Have a good night!
ReplyDeleteI remember Ellie and Edgar so well from quite a while ago playing. I remember when Edgar was singing "leaving on a jet plane" to go to Seel Ellie - then married - then child. Glad they're part of this, too.
ReplyDeleteLvl 3: spending too much time on it.....help please?
ReplyDeleteNite, nite Janet :)
ReplyDeleteAnd good luck with the next levels later.
And nope, don't wanna discourage you but so far it was kidding around, the real killer levels are waiting for you :P
But I'm very sure the great EG24 team players will solve them all :)
Tangled...no commas means you have to figure out what the letter is..trial and error mostly, but if you start with 1, that would be 'A', or it could be '12' which would be 'L'. the second letter could be 2 or 'B' or it could be 22, which would be 'V' (not likely)...so you just have to be careful where you place the commas. I'll give you a hint....the last letter is not 'E'......
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ReplyDeleteTangled, keep the numbers in order and convert to letters, the answer is 5 letters, so you may have to play around with it to find the right pairs
ReplyDeleteTangled, it all depends on where you space. ie..first four numbers could be 1, 2, 2, 1....or......12 and 21. Wont take long to work out where to space.
ReplyDeleteThanks Zoe, I got enough to get a **** guess
ReplyDeleteTangled...don't get discouraged by lvl 4..it's tricky, but once you get the idea, it goes fast....I spend a good part of today on that one!!
ReplyDeleteok...really going to sleep now....thanks small-tool for a great game!
ReplyDeleteAll I've managed to extract from L16 so far are two grannies from the last line.
ReplyDeleteEither of these could have been correct but not when S-T is in the driving seat!
Austen,
ReplyDeleteBe very literal with the first word of that last line.
Not working after trying to answer first question.... unless this is actually part of the game :(
ReplyDelete404 - Page Not Found
Sorry, the page you are looking for does not exist
Please check the URL. Otherwise, click here to be redirected to the homepage.
@Clickwik:
ReplyDeleteThat page comes up when you give a wrong answer. Just push back and try again.
Hi Jbg.
ReplyDeleteYou figured out L16 yet?
it just seems you guys know what to do or have ideas.....thanks for encouragement! so now hint on lvl 5 egg please!
ReplyDeleteclickwik. That would normally mean you have given an incorrect answer. 19 =S, 20=T...etc. That should get you STARTed.
ReplyDeleteomg! I got lvl 5's egg!!! LOL.....just soooo exciting!
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ReplyDelete@Austen:
ReplyDeleteHes, I'm currently looking at 21. For level 16 the last line is the only thing you need. Try to break up one of the words into two words and then do what the last line says. Also, Granny will help.
*Yes
ReplyDeletelvl 5 egg....don't know....a little nudge please?
ReplyDeleteSorry Tangled I thought you'd got it so I deleted my earlier post!
ReplyDeleteTake the three words which got you the egg and do to them what you initially did on L1.
oh sorry austen....it's 6's egg .....2nd is not the right track.
ReplyDeleteThat's OK Tangled.
ReplyDeleteSee the hints to Ladysue at 5:31, 5:33 and 5:37.
That should see you through.
Just past 04:30 here and I've been at this from the start.
ReplyDeleteBrain fried.
Eyes blurred.
Mouse battery in the red.
Rum bottle empty.
Sleep needed.
Good night everyone.
Good luck and thanks for all the help..
I'm going to hell for this, but I googled the name of the game with no spaces, and...
ReplyDeleteHi Austen- before you go- any progress on 16:)
ReplyDeletehave a good night
Enzed,
ReplyDeleteA bit like I already posted before;
It's all about the last line.
And it's about using/reading the first word of that last line quite literally.
Oh, and Granmaa plays a role as well.
Anyway, way and way too late here. Good luck all :)
I've seen jbg's hint to Austen for L16 but its not helping me!. Anyone out there with a bigger steer?
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ReplyDeleteLevel 16:
ReplyDeleteLook at the first word of the last line. It can be read as two words. now make sure the second of the two words you get is not in the last two words of the last line.
I did that it it makes no sense.....starting backwards from z and the word isn't working for some reason and I don't know why....
ReplyDeletewhere are you at Tangled?
ReplyDeletelevel 6's egg
ReplyDeleteI read prev hints for this and i get shzou....
ReplyDeletespell the numbers out and do what comes FIRST
ReplyDeleteomg...SPELL the numbers? when you get the answer it seems so simple? how do you guys know which way to look at these?
ReplyDeleteI can't get many without hints - been way too many years since I worked riddles
ReplyDeleteI see how fast so many get through these levels and I'm in awe....I've been working this puzzle since around 6pm and I'm only on level 8's egg......
ReplyDeleteI'm here for another hour and can help through 16 but I'm not going further tonight
ReplyDeleteFarmwife, what is a 'leet?'
ReplyDeleteGot to 9.....staring at it!
ReplyDeleteLEET is looking at numbers and seeing them as letters
ReplyDeleteis that what is needed on 9?
ReplyDeletehttp://tjshome.com/leettext.php
ReplyDeletetry that
:) on to 10....this riddle string is the one I am learning quite a few things.....from writing, converting, counting and now leet.....:)
ReplyDeleteTime to go to sleep...I'm staring at 10 (read hints from Donas @2:06 and it's not sinking in.....thanks Farmwife for helping...see you tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteI was doing so well until I hit lvl8. Can't get past it, no matter what. I just don't understand the hints given here. Write, count, convert? Written numbers make new numbers?
ReplyDeleteHi unknown
ReplyDeleteyou have four numbers, the first is five.
Firstly write it down- How many letters does FIVE have- how might you convert that number to a letter?
TY JBG
ReplyDeleteThank you enzed! Finally a plain explanation even I get. I'm moving forward. :)
ReplyDeleteglad to help unknown- now hurry up and help me with 17 will you:)
ReplyDeleteOK level 17. I know who the person is and how he relates to the other character on the right. I think I have solved the count and Granny has helped me end up with a 2 word phrase 2,6.
ReplyDeleteI still have no idea though what the answer is!
enzed....your words should be 3, 5.
ReplyDeleteback for a bit, working on L17 (with no avail yet...)
ReplyDeleteI must have been really tired last night!
ReplyDeleteOn the right lines but didn't remove enough.
On to L17.
hi Austen,
ReplyDeletecare to share your ideas for L17?
(so far I have 8 numbers from counting...)
Would love to AΩ if I had anything constructive to contribute yet.
ReplyDeleteBusy counting now.
triaging the necessary stuff from the unnecessary in riddles is always a challenge for me - no hotspots LOL
ReplyDeletedrilling my brain with questions like
where to apply those numbers?
(there are also 8 small text lines...)
what to do with the pic topic?
is «every single second a word» important, if yes how to apply?
(before/after counting?)
what shortcut method?
etc.
riddling seems to be a pretty solitary play...
I now have the characters and relationship from the image but am struggling to see how it relates to the text.
ReplyDeleteare we the only ones here atm?
ReplyDelete(hello, hello you out there, chirp some hints, that would be fair)
;-)
If you have the chap and how it relates to the character on the right, then you will note in the text mention of a shortcut method. Go back and check your chap and use his shortcut method. Hope that helps.
ReplyDeleteSorry Alpha...i was scoffing food and forgot to refresh.
ReplyDeletehi clio_rose,
ReplyDeletedo we need his full name (incl. his full 2nd name)?
If you know who he is just read his Law about the second pic, on wiki...scroll down a bit and you will see there is a shortcut method.
ReplyDeleteor do we need this?
ReplyDelete(found in wiki)
A shortcut method for degrees Celsius is to count the number of chirps in 8 seconds
oops, now it was me who didn't refresh first...
ReplyDeleteyep...and the text tells you how fast the speaker talked.
ReplyDeleteHello again! I'm back and now at lvl 16. But I think I must read the clues first :)
ReplyDeleteL17. I count bees (all and small and double) :) Should I use telegraph then?
ReplyDeleteFossa, if you read back only a few comments, there is quite a bit about Lvl 17. You need to know who the chap in the pic is, and how he relates to the pic on the right.
ReplyDeleteriddling is sooo time-devouring... have to go again... bye
ReplyDeleteHopefully I might have solved L17 by then AΩ.
ReplyDeleteI'm fairly sure I have all the pieces but not sure how to assemble them.
clio_rose, I did it but forgot about +5 (( Thank you a lot!)
ReplyDeleteyayyyy fossa. i did too. lol
ReplyDeleteReal life is seriously hampering my riddle solving...
ReplyDeleteI made it to lvl16 on my own now after getting the hint for lvl8, but now I'm seriously stuck again. I don't understand the hints given here.
All that talk about Sweden and the reference to Belgium made me immediately think of Abba and Waterloo. Now, although I know from the hints that only the last line counts, I can't get Waterloo out of my head.
Help me before I start scouring ebay for sequin bell bottoms, please?
Unknown. I really dont know how to give a hint without being obvious. Read the last sentence with a slightly different emphasis on certain words. If that doesnt help, let me know and i will blab and then delete.
ReplyDeleteUnknown, for level 16, the last line is 4 words, divide the first word into 2 new words, then use those 2 words as instructions on the last 2 words
ReplyDeletegot it...i think i know how to hint it. Split the first word into the two separate components (2, 5 NOT 3, 4)...and ..because small-tool is tricky, ignore the H.
ReplyDeletehahaha..im too slow at typing again, Donas. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteclio_rose
ReplyDeleteI'm really not getting this one... I think the first word of the last line becomes two, but I don't know how that will help me along. I tried counting the letters in the new words and then rearranging, but nothing makes sense.
Clearly Abba has corroded my brain!
Unknown, 1st word is instruction (what to get off 2 last words). You need 6-letters answer (with granny)
ReplyDeleteclio_rose,
ReplyDeleteThanks! Now I got it, finally! It was a tricky granny for me, too.
Mamma Mia! Small-tool is tricky, translate that first 2 letter new word you made into "remove"
ReplyDelete18 I take it I don't need to know who Candy is sweetshop d/w lol
ReplyDeletealso think it is something to with hands or what is in them
ReplyDeletecomments are for 19 rather
ReplyDeleteMtatt, I think you mean level 19, try to read the last three words a little differently, then granny is your friend
ReplyDeleteback and still unsure of 10....read Donas' hints from yesterday but the letters aren't making any sense plus falls apart at the end...
ReplyDeleteTangled, for 10, for each pair of numbers, write out the 2nd, then use the first to pick a letter, each line gives a word
ReplyDeleteTangled use first coord on the second number
ReplyDeleteI found lvl36 egg by accident :)
ReplyDeleteI think this riddle is too hard for me. I liked the SadisT riddle and it was actually the first one I have managed to solve from start to finish (with some help from here), but for some reason this just doesn't click with me. I seem to be stuck all the time now.
Does brother 2 do the same to 3rd line?
ReplyDeleteLvl 18. Any hint please?
ReplyDeleteyes Tangled
ReplyDeleteUnknown it is a hard riddle just need to persevere
still no idea on 19 can only read em one way
Unknown, Small-tool is a master trickster, it takes time to learn riddle methods, and playing is the best way to learn, don't give up!
ReplyDelete18 listen to the music there is order
ReplyDeleteMtatt, AND usually means to put things together
ReplyDeleteL17
ReplyDelete+5 is used on which numbers?
AlphaOmega, you found the scientist and his Law. You know that word = sec. But you have different time periods. For instance if it is 24 sec, you have more than you need in 3 times (you need 8, remember?) So you divide your period in 3. Result +5 (according Law). 8 results ;)
ReplyDeleteAΩ, +5 comes from the shortcut of the law, so does the method for getting the number, wiki will help
ReplyDeletethanks Donas 20 now
ReplyDeleteUnknown...dont give up. If there is one thing that is for sure and certain, small-tool never worries if a big blab hint is given.
ReplyDeleteUnknown, one more thing, Small-tool, unlike some riddle makers, really wants people to play his riddles. He is happy for hints to be given, small ones at first, but bigger ones if needed, and there are many playing here who will help. :)
ReplyDeleteL17
ReplyDeletenumber of chirps = amount of bees in each fat line (of 8)?
(even more confused - my brain doesn't seem to be adjusted for riddles LOL)
AΩ, each line gives a letter. Line 1 has 16 words and 6 Bs. So it has 3 chirps per 8 seconds, now add 5, for H
ReplyDeleterats!
ReplyDeletecounted wrong even at 2 lines...! :-/
(was already too late yesterday...)
finally! on to L18 - tvm @Donas727
L18
ReplyDeletelistened & noticed order of instruments in pic - now what?
(hope it's not morse... or is it?)
L18. Is it morse? I hate music levels
ReplyDelete18 - so the bass plays 1st, then drums, then guitar, then flute
ReplyDeleteha! thx Janet!
ReplyDeleteThanks Janet. You named the instruments and provided the answer. On 19 now
ReplyDelete(didn't expect such an easy lvl anymore...)
ReplyDeleteDONT KNOW HOW TO TYPE IN BOLD LETTERS:
ReplyDeleteWARNING WARNING..DANGER WILL ROBINSON.
COMING UP FOR 400 COMMENTS, SO WHEN IT HAPPENS GO TO NEXT PAGE.
ok...back to 10. had to get stuff done so I could reward myself with this....I read the comments to Unknown about not giving up and Small Tool ....even though it was for him it is good to know for all of us that are pretty new to this riddling.....thanks to all of you for the help you give over and over and over....and over.
ReplyDeleteHelp on 19 please - I have a movie but the director's name doesn't do anything - regular or anagrammed. Am I off track?
ReplyDeletep.s. it's a kind of strange but critically acclaimed movie so maybe I have the wrong movie
Tangled..help is always avble on EG24 and..never give in, never give in, and never give in.
ReplyDeleteJanet....how did you post in silence.........LOLOL.
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