- h i n t s -
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1. Capricorn
5 pts: With what might you find "*0#" in a row?
10 pts: Every greek letter corresponds to a row of buttons on a touchtone phone. Tracing the rows on a phone pad will form a set of letters to spell out the answer.
2. Taurus
5 pts: You won't need titles or artists to get the answer; all you need to do is listen.
10 pts: The lyrics to each song snippet contain one word that sounds like a letter. Ex: OH baby baby.
3. Scorpio
5 pts: Puzzles are hard! Let's go shopping!
10 pts: Each image corresponds to a store in the vicinity. Go to the store and look for the posted BANG 12 flyer. The starting time listed on the flyer is semaphore for a letter.
4. Pisces
5 pts: Did you notice that the magnets can be grouped by font? If so, you get two thumbs ... WAY UP!
10 pts: Each group of three magnets corresponds to a movie, whose name is associated with a particular zodiac symbol. For example: rusty, heist and strip are all from Ocean's Eleven, which corresponds to Aquarius. Use the number by the symbol to index into the movie title.
5. Gemini
5 pts: (oatmeal, tamale)
For 1 point per object, the BANG official will be happy to identify any object in the circle.
10 pts: The objects in the circle can be separated into pairs by anagramming the letters of their names. So, oatmeal = tamale + the letter o. Identify all the additional letters in the anagram pairs and they should spell the answer!
6. Virgo
5 pts: Colors vs. Numbers
10 pts: Graph the number of skittles in each compartment by the color of the skittles (use ROYGBIV to order the colors). So, for instance, 1 green skittle = (1, 4). Connect the dots in the order that they appear in the lei.
7. Libra
5 pts: The Libra of 16 is 91.
10 pts: Each strip fits into one of the seven slots on the front page. The first is 2 3 4. Once you figure out which strip fits where, the Libra operation is a 180 degree rotation. You must libra the answer to each problem before feeding it into the next.
9. Aries
5 pts: Stuck on each shape's value?
Don't worry, that'll become evident
With re-examination of the text.
5 pts: Each star represents a letter. To find its value, follow the path from the ram to the star.
5 pts: The value for each shape is a number, embedded in the text to the left of the shape. Once you have a value for each shape, follow the cracks from the ramÕs head to the each star on the wall, adding up the values of the shapes along the way. Index the resulting values into the alphabet to get the answer.
10. Sagittarius
5 pts: Start with the 1 ball. Line up the pool shots into the pockets. The answer lies in the individual contents of each pocket (The order in which the balls went in matters!)
10 pts: The balls in each pocket will form morse letters. A solid ball is a dot. A striped ball is a dash. Remember to keep them in the order that entered the pocket.
11. Aquarius
5 pts: You'll need the answer key to complete this puzzle.
5 pts: The answer is right in front of you. You
probably don't even need to write anything down to see it.
5 pts: Look for letter groupings.
