Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Conquering the Da Vinci Code (Day 24)

The final day of phase 1 is almost here. So far we've seen 23 of the 24 challenges for Google's Da Vinci Code Quest.

So how has your experience been? Have the puzzles been too easy, too hard, or just right?

I've been surprized at how easy the puzzles have been. Will the trend continue for the final puzzle?

For additional commentary including help for the first 23 challenges, see my website on the Google's Da Vinci Code Quest.

Friday, May 05, 2006

Conquering the Da Vinci Code (Day 19+)

We are into the home stretch. Only 6 more challenges to go for this first phase. And still the challenges are not too much more difficult than they were at the beginning. I wonder what Day 19 will bring for The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google?

As before, I've updated my website with all of your comments and suggestions. Please keep them coming!

Good luck on the remaining challenges...

(And no, I'm not stupid. I definitely won't be posting the results of the last challenge until after the final deadline. I fully expect, actually hope, it to be more difficult than the rest. I'd rather not see the top 10,000 be determined solely by luck or chance.)

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Conquering the Da Vinci Code (Day 14)

Day 14 is here for The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google. So far the challenges don't seem to be too much more difficult. What do you think?

I've updated my website with all of your comments and suggestions. Please keep them coming!

Good luck on today's challenge...

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Conquering the Da Vinci Code Quest (up to day 11)

Well, we are almost halfway through the 24 day challenge and the puzzles don't really seem to be getting much harder. I wonder how much longer that will last.

For more information, see The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google. For additional commentary including hints and answers, see my pages on Google's Da Vinci Code Quest.

I'd like to thank all of you who have responded either via the blog entries or direct email. I'm working on getting the additional information listed.

Monday, April 24, 2006

Conquering the Da Vinci Code Quest (up to day 8)

We have now seen eight of the twenty four puzzles for The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google. None have been overly difficult up to this point. I originally thought that starting with day 7 that the puzzles would be harder. They are a little bit more difficult but not much.

For more information on the challenges / puzzles / questions / answers, see my pages on Google's Da Vinci Code Quest.

I'm curious as to whether people are seeing different questions for days 7 and 8. If you have time, let us know what your questions have been.

Friday, April 21, 2006

Conquering the Da Vinci Code Quest (up to day 5)

We are now on day 5 of The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google. So far the challenges have been pretty easy and I expect the same for tomorrow's challenge.

I think it will be interesting to see how much more difficult the six challenges become after that. My guess is that they won't be too much harder because Google won't be ready yet to lose the majority of those trying to solve the puzzles.

For more information on the first 5 challenges, see my page on Google's Da Vinci Code Quest. Note that answers are given, so don't peak if you want to solve the challenges on your own!

My First Post

I just created my Blogger account. Was very easy to do. And this is my first post. Not much to it, but at least it is a start! More later...