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Hakari – the hardest puzzle game you'll ever play
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- saturn5k 4y agoyes, it's hard, I just lost 2 hours and still haven't figured out level 1
- saturn5k 4y agohah, I just did. hint: it was the url :)
- lcuff 4y agoPlease add "SPOILER ALERT" when you give hints.
- petermcneeley 4y agoIf you are still playing Myst; there is more than one island.
- saturn5k 4y agoare you telling me there's a hidden island?
- V__ 4y agoOn the one hand, I really like such puzzles. It's a rush figuring out the seemingly impossible. On the other hand... > there are levels about movies, music, books, poetry, code breaking, and hunting for things online. ..it's really frustrating not even knowing if you are even on the right path.
- karmakaze 4y agoReminds me of those 80s adventure games that always had one hard puzzle and when you finally found out the answer was really annoyed by how random and insignificant it was.
- lcuff 4y agoYeah, I spent a lot of time banging my head against the wall of Zork, and in the end felt it was a "guess what I'm thinking" pastime that was not worth my time.
- karmakaze 4y agoYep, I had the same experience with Zork--for me it was "echo". I was playing too rationally and not just trying too many random things "for fun".
- woodsey 4y agonothing is insignificant in hakari though
- 1propionyl 4y agoWhy is the logo image in Level 10 desaturated? I was sure that meant something, but it doesn't seem like it did.
- woodsey 4y agoNot relevant, just aesthetics
- 1propionyl 4y agoCould I get a little hint or nudge on 23? I'm currently down the rabbit hole of reading about (ROT13) uggcf://zrqvhz.pbz/@wnzrfeboregf_96602/genafsbezref-hx-gur-pbzvp-gung-arneyl-purngrq-qrngu-9np69r7578q2 I also considered colors...
- kratom_sandwich 4y ago... until you play Notpron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notpron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notpron
- pjgalbraith 4y agoFirst few were easy here's the solution. Haven't got time for this so here's a dump of what I have so far. (SPOILER ALERT) 1: Update URL to be whiterabbit 2: "TMA-2", name of monolith in 2001 A Space Odyssey 3: "palladium", convert decimals in picture to ASCII 4: change URL to /right/brain 5: Something to do with "The Usual Suspects" probably
- pjgalbraith 4y ago5: "Keyser Söze", logo is from Usual Suspects 6: "descartes", Ceaser cyper 7: "lucifer", lyrics from Symphony of the Devil 8: "bletchley park", images translate to w3w location 9: "conrad", reference to the movie "The Game" 10: "pineappowl", send "Hi" email to 3.243F6A8885DD3B903D0F@gmail.com 11: "ambidextrous", the image file name contains planets "susaturnortmarsxedvenusibma" planets removed and reversed 12: "playback", novel by chandler
- nagonago 4y ago11: "ambidextrous", remove planets from the filename and reverse 12: "playback", Raymond Chandler novel missing from the pile
- pjgalbraith 4y agoNice keep em coming!
- nagonago 4y agoDiscussion for level 13: I feel like it might have to do something with this four tet playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2uzbATYxs9V8YQi5lf89WG https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2uzbATYxs9V8YQi5lf89WG (From four tet's spotify profile: https://open.spotify.com/user/k_hebden https://open.spotify.com/user/k_hebden) Unfortunately the playlist will not load for me so I can't check it.
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- iamgopal 4y agoSegreta anyone ?
- x86x87 4y agohey OP, did you strip out the GPS coordinates from the pictures?
- rationalist 4y agoThere are other systems to find a geographical place without numerals.
- x86x87 4y agoIt's not that. It's that I'm worried about their privacy here.
- woodsey 4y agoThanks ;)
- _osorin_ 4y agoVery fun! I remember doing a similar one back in the day. This time I started 1-2 levels out of curiosity and actually ended up completing version one lol.
- _osorin_ 4y agoFound it. It's called "Zahada". http://www.mcgov.co.uk/zahada.html http://www.mcgov.co.uk/zahada.html
- 1propionyl 4y agoMade it through the first 9 levels with only a little stumbling (as the author has indicated, there are plenty of little hints). Level 10 has got me quite stuck though! I think I have an idea what needs to be done, but I'm stuck on trial and error with the exact details. That said, there's something deliberate that I know is a hint and doesn't figure into my thinking... I don't yet know what it means. Frustrating, but fun :).
- y2bd 4y ago10 was difficult in a different way than the prior puzzles, and honestly was a little chilling once I figured it out. Good luck, I'm sure you can get it!
- nagonago 4y agoDoes it involve sending an email?
- y2bd 4y agorot13 partial spoilers for level 10 vg vaqrrq vaibyirf fraqvat na rznvy, gur fcrpvsvp vzntr vf eryrinag
- nagonago 4y agoThank you, I suspected that was the case. Still trying to figure out the right address. Not sure if the hidden clue is a red herring.
- 1propionyl 4y agoYeah, that was my sense. It's just... vg'f abg pyrne jung gur nqqerff vf, be jung gb fraq... (V'z thrffvat whfg "uv" sebz gur HEY...? Be gb qb jvgu gur urk pbybef bs gur qrfnghengrq vzntr..?) Edit: oh, hah. Got it. I somehow missed trying the right thing. I had gotten very close before, I just needed to add in the other hint.
- myps 4y agoWould love to have some hint for level 10… I am guessing to send email but I couldn’t get my address right. I’ve tried using the given Pi precision as username and got the idea of domain name from the image. And I got the text to send from the url. What have I missed?
- watrutalkinbout 4y agoif you put the correct address/encoding in the answer box, it will tell you that you're on the right track
- myps 4y agoThanks but I use pi as username in the email address and it didn’t give me anything. Should pi be converted into something else right?
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- gh0ry 4y agoany help with level 30??
- uyrakip 4y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34923957 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34923957
- da3m0n404 4y agois 38 easy, im just confused on whole concept of this level, any hints would be appriciated!
- expertlake 4y agoidk i'm at 24. still trying to understand it. but try to explain the level, so you can view everything you've got from a different angle i guess
- V__ 4y agoIf you are stuck at 24, try entering help for a hint.
- V__ 4y agoLbh zvtug jnag gb ybbx vagb jung fgnghf pbhyq zrna jura vg pbzrf gb VG.
- overmachine 4y agoI can’t figure out level 10 after 2 hours. The hex thing is the only breakthrough that I have. Any tips?
- nagonago 4y ago(Spoiler warnings possibly, although I haven't solved anything...) I am stuck there too. I'm almost certain it requires sending an email to a gmail address, but I'm not sure what that address is. I've already tried: No response: 3.243f6a8885a@gmail.com (hexadecimal representation of pi to 11 digits) 3.243f6a8885a3@gmail.com (hexadecimal representation of pi to 12 digits) 182d4454fb210940@gmail.com (IEEE double precision representation of pi, little endian) Address not found: 3.14159265359@gmail.com pi@gmail.com ea2e4454fb210940@gmail.com (IEEE double precision representation of 3.14159265359, little endian) 3.243f6a88876@gmail.com (hexadecimal representation of 3.14159265359, no rounding) 3.243f6a88877@gmail.com (hexadecimal representation of 3.14159265359, rounding) 332E3134313539323635333539@gmail.com (ASCII string 3.14159265359 in hexadecimal form) 7069@gmail.com ('p' and 'i' ascii codes to hex) But I'm starting to think maybe my idea of using the hexadecimal representation of pi is a red herring. I also hope I'm not hitting gmail's spam filters.
- y2bd 4y agorot13 hint, pretty involved hint that doesn't literally say the answer but is one step away lbh ner ba gur evtug genpx gung vg vaibyirf fraqvat na rznvy, Cv (fcrpvsvpnyyl gur cerpvfvba bs Cv cebivqrq), naq urknqrpvzny ahzoref. lbh ner hasbeghangryl qbvat gur rapbqvat vapbeerpgyl, V jbhyq gel qbvat vg gur jnl n crefba jub qbrfa'g xabj nalguvat nobhg ahzoref, onfrf, sybngvat cbvag, rgp jbhyq qb vg. vg'f abg n "pyrire" fbyhgvba.
- nagonago 4y agoThank you so much, finally got it!
- geoelectric 4y agoThanks so much for this. I was also beating my head against the wall over-nerding the correct idea. This gave me what I needed and didn't really add any spoilers beyond the ones contained in the post above.
- joeconway 4y agoI have been trying to find a game just like this from the mid 2000s for years now. I think it was called something like Qwyzle? I recall the format of the game being identical to this, of individual html pages and there were Facebook groups of working out of the 100 clues. I recall GEB (Gödel Escher Bach) playing a key part in a lot of the puzzles? A big part of my early internet experience sadly lost
- mrstansfield 4y ago[dead]
- Aurel300 4y agoMaybe you are thinking of zahada? It is as you describe, individual HTML pages solved by typing the correct answer into the address bar. It involved a lot of lateral thinking. Sometimes a bit unfair, but it was great fun trying to work this out over several sessions with a friend! http://www.mcgov.co.uk/zahada.html http://www.mcgov.co.uk/zahada.html There were also some similar games/clones that never quite hit the spot for me.
- hxr7 4y agoAny help on level 32?
- hxr7 4y agoStill stuck on this one - anyone?
- V__ 4y agoSadly not, but can you give me a hint for 31? It has been bugging me for days. I tried everything perspective, stoic quotes etc.
- hxr7 4y agoGel ybbxvat vagb gur cnvagvat - vg'f pnyyrq gur Nzonffnqbef. Vg'f xabja sbe fbzrguvat fcrpvsvp.
- V__ 4y agoLrnu, gur fxhyy. V gevrq nanzbecuvp crefcrpgvir, fgergpu, rgp. jbeqf yvxr inavgnf. V ybbxrq ng n zngurzngvpny nanylfvf bs gur cnvagvat naq gevrq gur natyrf yvxr 27 juvpu nccrne zhygvcyr gvzrf. Ybbxrq ng gur ovbtencul bs obgu crefbaf naq Ubyorvaf bgure cvpgherf. V nffhzr vg'f fbzrguvat fvzcyr, juvpu whfg ryhqrf zr.
- da3m0n404 4y agoplease anyone, idk how to start the final level, im literally so confused, any guidence would be highly appreciated!
- hakarihelp 4y agoyou obviously figured out level 38, any hints?
- da3m0n404 4y agoyou have to do something like the guy on a mug
- hxr7 4y agolike what? I know who it is, but not sure where to go from there...
- lvl_three_eight 4y agoFinally figured it out myself, but the fault was not in my logic. Tip 1 Vs lbh unir svtherq bhg jub gur punenpgre vf, lbh ner ba evtug genpx. Tip 2 Vs lbh ner hfvat Sversbk, lbh zvtug jnag gb gel hfvat pyrna Puebzr vafgnyy sbe guvf bar. Tip 3 Hfr gur jro qrirybcre gbbyf, uvagrq ol "Vafcrpg" ryrzrag. V tbg guvf vzzrqvngryyl, ohg sbe fbzr ernfba V qvqa'g svaq jung V arrqrq hfvat Sversbk naq jnf fghpx sbe qnlf.
- uyrakip 4y agoROT13: v nz fghpx urer nf jryy. nccneragyl vg ybbxf irel fvzcyr. jung v xabj vf gung vg vf cbvagvat gb fbzr bgure cntr. Ohg v nz fgvyy hanoyr gb svther bhg gb juvpu cntr vg vf cbvagvat. Vs lbh trg nal uvag, qb yrg zr xabj nf jryy.
- lvl_three_eight 4y agoGur guvat zragvbarq vf npprffrq gur hfhny vagrearg jnl bs npprffvat guvatf, qba'g bireguvax vg. V fghzoyrq vagb vg ol nppvqrag juvyr ybbxvat vg hc. V tbg gb n cbvag jurer V unir cerggl zhpu fbyirq gur chmmyr naq tbggra n erfhyg gung V thrff fubhyq or gur nafjre, ohg vg vf abg npprcgrq...
- kukislav 4y agoAny hints on level 26? I'm stuck trying to figure out what those numbers mean.
- V__ 4y agoRot13 Hint: Gur ahzoref ner gur frpbaq cneg bs gur chmmyr, lbh svefg unir gb svther bhg ubj gb trg gb gur svefg bar.
- kukislav 4y agoV jnf guvaxvat gung vs V svther bhg jung gur ahzoref ner, V jbhyq xabj jung vairefr nz V ybbxvat sbe.
- V__ 4y agoV jnf fghpx gurer sbe fbzr gvzr gbb. Ohg gur vairefr lbh ner ybbxvat sbe vf abg eryngrq gb gur ahzoref. Vs lbh arrq zber uvagf, fnl gur jbeq.
- kukislav 4y agoNu V frr, gunax lbh. Vs lbh pna funer n uvag ertneqvat gur svefg cneg jvgu vairefr, cyrnfr qb.
- V__ 4y agoNfx lbhefrys jung gur vzntr zvtug ersre gb.
- kukislav 4y agoSvefg guvat V gubhtug nobhg jnf frgf naq vagrefrpgvbaf yvxr Iraa qvntenzf. Gura erirefr vzntr frnepu tnir zr Obeebzrna evatf naq ETO evatf. Abar bs gurfr znqr nal frafr va grezf bs vairegvat be pbaarpgvat gb ahzoref va uvag. V erirefrq gur vzntr naq gura gevavgl flzoby pbzrf va svefg cyna, ohg fgvyy qbrfa'g evat n oryy ubj vg'f pbaarpgrq gb ahzoref.
- burgerguyg 4y agoTyler Durden : Oh I get it, it's very clever. Narrator : Thank you. Tyler Durden : How's that working out for you? Narrator : What? Tyler Durden : Being clever. Narrator : Great. Tyler Durden : Keep it up then.
- Mircolldl 4y agoAny hints for lvl28? i seriously can't get through this one.
- kukislav 4y agoAny hints on level 29?
- kukislav 4y agoSvefg cubgb vf Yrk Yhgube sebz Fhcrezna, frpbaq bar vf Znegva Furra sebz Onqynaqf. V'z gelvat gb svaq n pbaarpgvba orgjrra gurfr gjb, ohg abg fher lrg. Uvag fnvq gb svaq n pbairefngvba. Gur bayl guvat V sbhaq fb sne vf na npgbe gung cynlrq Yrk, Trar Unpxzna, fgneerq va n zbivr gur Pbairefngvba. V gevrq jngpuvat gur fprar ng 55:14, ohg qvqa'g frr nalguvat gung pbhyq or gur nafjre. Fgvyy ybbxvat sbe gur pbaarpgvba orgjrra gur gjb. Nal uvagf?
- V__ 4y agoJung glcr bs pbairefngvba qbrf gur ynfg cvpgher ribxr? Bar jurer lbh zvtug hfr gur ahzore sbezng tvira nf n pyhr?
- xx3 4y agoV guvax v sbhaq gur evtug erpbeqvat (unf zvpunry gnyxvat nobhg yhgube) ohg gur ahzoref qba'g frrz gb cbvag gb gur evtug pyhr jbeq - v gevrq erirefvat gur ahzoref, nyfb abg...
- clickglue 4y agoThis is what I get when I google "Hakari Stuck": https://staticc.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/06/d1f55-16554969500044-1920.jpg https://staticc.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/06/d1f55-1655496...
- gh0ry 4y agothats cute lol
- watrutalkinbout 4y agoAny hint for level 35?
- watrutalkinbout 4y agoV tbg gur erfcbafrf sbe fglyr pbhapvy, cnhy jryyre, gur wnz. Gur erfcbafr sbe "uryc" unf punatrq sebz "jvyq jbbq" gb "lbh whfg arrq gb qvt ba guvf bar". V unir ab pyhr jung V nz fhccbfrq gb or qvttvat sbe.
- uyrakip 4y agoV gubhtug vg jnf eryngrq gb Cnhy Jryyre naq uvf fbyb fbatf. V unir tbar guebhtu nyy bs uvf nyohzf naq fbatf, vapyhqvat uvf arj nyohz. V unir rira qryirq qrrc vagb uvf jbex jvgu Gur Fglyr Pbhapvy naq Gur Wnz. Ubjrire, V nz fgvyy hanoyr gb svther vg bhg. Nal uvagf jbhyq or uvtuyl nccerpvngrq.
- watrutalkinbout 4y agovg'f nyy n yvr. abguvat gb qb jvgu jryyre. nyy gung znggref vf fglyr.
- uyrakip 4y agoV nyfb gevrq gur fglyrf va gung gvzr. Ohg fgvyy ab yhpx. Nz V fgvyy zvffvat fbzrguvat?
- watrutalkinbout 4y agofgvyy jnl gbb sne qbja gur jebat cngu.
- uyrakip 4y agoV nz bhg bs vqrnf abj. V thrff V jrag gbb qrrc va gur jebat cngu. Nal uvag va gur evtug qverpgvba jbhyq or uvtuyl nccerpvngrq.
- Marc_Bryan 4y agoany hints on level 28?
- dimitri_deploys 4y agoI can see that they're boolean logic diagrams, but I haven't gotten any further with figuring it out. I'd appreciate a hint too!
- nagonago 4y agoI would also like a hint. Here are some notes I've taken so far: Trying "Boolean" gives you "yes". Images 1 and 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_nonimplication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_nonimplication Equivalent to P AND NOT Q Image 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_disjunction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_disjunction Equivalent to P OR Q Image 4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_conjunction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_conjunction Equivalent to P AND Q Thoughts: The URL is suspicious, may require changing the URL. The solution likely requires combining the boolean operators, but not sure how. I'm especially unclear how to use the words in the URL. "true", "false", "0", "1" etc. don't work so it has to be something more than simply evaluating a boolean expression.
- supportact 4y agoDid you end up figuring it out? I’m absolutely stumped.
- uyrakip 4y agoStuck on Level 30: ROT13: V xabj jung guvf cbrz vf nobhg. V ernq rirelguvat nobhg vg. Nccneragyl, vg ybbxf irel rnfl. Ohg fgvyy, fbzrubj nyy zl thrffrf ner jebat. Nz V zvffvat fbzrguvat? Vf gurer nalguvat gb qb jvgu gur HEY nf jryy?
- watrutalkinbout 4y agoLrf, lbh ner zvffvat fbzrguvat va gur cbrz, naq gur HEY vf vzcbegnag.
- uyrakip 4y agoGunaxf. tbg vg :)
- m_4 4y agoV sbhaq jurer gb ybbx sbe gur nafjre, ohg gur hey cneg qbrfa'g frrz gb or sbhaq gurer?
- uyrakip 4y agoZnxr fher gb hfr gur HEY nf vg vf tvira.
- tssmm 4y agoAny more help nuts for this one? Kinda stuck :( rot13: Gevrq hfvat gur HEY va fbzr xabja pbzcerffbef yvxr gvalhey be ovgyl. Gvalhey sbejneqf gb n qvfnoyrq JQ qvfp cntr, ohg V pna'g frr guvf pbhyq or vg. Sebz gur nafjref nobir vg frrzf gung fubhyq or fbzrguvat fvzvyne. Orsber gur HEY V gevrq gb purpx fbzr ovoyr cnffntrf, nf gur HEY fgnegf jvgu 7 naq gur 7gu yvar vf n Ovoyr cnffntr, ohg rirelguvat V gevrq snvyrq. :(
- Mircolldl 4y agoAnyone have any hints on how to start 41? i know where to start looking for the key, but anything i try just doesn't work.
- hxr7 4y agoYeah, i'm stuck on this one too - anyone?
- fabianflusse 4y agome too help
- expertlake 4y agoanyone have hints for level 23?
- da3m0n404 4y agoits kinda hard to give a hint on that one, but i'll try. ROT13: Gur nafjre'f glcr vf npghnyyl abg grkg.
- expertlake 4y agobx, op jura v fnj gur bgure "uvag" tvira orsber, v unq n ubcr. ohg abj... vz zber ybfg gung orsber. ohg gunax lbh sbe lbhe uryc. vyy svaq vg, ohg vg znl gnxr gvzr
- expertlake 4y agoohg vqx jul jura v ragre "cevzr" va gur nafjre obk, vg fnlf znlor eryngrq, ohg v whfg pnag svaq nalguvat ol zlfrys.
- expertlake 4y agoohg qbrf gur hey unir vasb?
- expertlake 4y agofb nyy v xabj sbe abj vf gung vgf eryngrq gb cevzr, vf n ahzrevp nafjre naq gung gurer vf 333 nf n pyhr naq pbhag zr va va gur HEY, v nyfb purpxrq gur jrofvgr zragvbaarq orsber
- uyrakip 4y agoVtaber gur HEY naq sbphf ba gur erfg.
- uyrakip 4y agoLbh ner ba gur evtug genpx. Ohg gur nafjre vf ahzrevp.
- da3m0n404 4y agohints on lvl 24? ROT13: V tbg gur vaprcgvba cneg, ohg jung rknpgyl nz v ybbx sbe gur nafjre?
- dimitri_deploys 4y agoDoes anybody have a hint for level 28? I've been stuck for a few days and, while I can see that they're boolean diagrams, I'm not entirely sure what to do next. So far as I can tell, they don't simplify.
- uyrakip 4y agoROT13: Znl or gel guvaxvat nobhg gur HEY.
- m3gatronus 4y agoI'd also appreciate another hint
- supportact 4y agoI’m still stuck. Are the words in it supposed to correspond to the diagrams? I considered that perhaps I was being prompted to come up with binary representations of the diagrams but I’m not sure.
- tnt_ 4y agoDoes anybody have a hint for level 39? 2 days on it and nothing...
- tnt_ 4y agoI already looked at everything on the home page. I also identified that the 3 phrases are names of music books and film, as well as one of the items in the guidence
- tnt_ 4y agoI didn't find anything with the-rule url or logo color, I suspect they indicate the hyperlinks
- fabianflusse 4y agome neither, not sure what to look.
- harrylucas 4y agoIt's much simpler then that. The answer is 100% on the home page though
- tnt_ 4y agonothing yet, do you have any other hint?