Were you able to solve a fraction of Matthew’s secret message from the February issue? Here it is again: How It Works In this code, the position and size of the green wedge symbolizes a particular letter. As we go from A to B to C, the wedge rotates clockwise around the circle. With each …
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Greetings and salutations! Have you solved this month’s perplexing puzzle? If you think you have the answer, click on the image below.
Did you solve the strange message in the July 2012 issue of Clubhouse? Here it is again: HEAT DROLL TOUR DOGS When you unscramble the code, it’ll answer the question: “Who keeps us safe?” How It Works: Busting this code seems obvious. Just unscramble each group of letters to reveal a word. But it’s not …
Something about Matthew’s secret message from the March issue doesn’t add up. Here it is again: How It Works This is a sequence code. You’ve been given all of the letters but need to put them in the proper order. First, subtract the left number from the right number for each letter. Then organize the …
Did you beat January’s music note code? Here it is again: How It Works You don’t have to be able to read music to break this code, but you do have to be able to recognize symbols. Match each musical symbol with its corresponding letter below and you’re good to go! Here is the complete …
Greetings and salutations! Have you solved this month’s perplexing puzzle? If you think you have the answer, click on the image below.
Did November’s code cause you stress? Here it is again: How It Works To solve this code, you must think like Shakespeare. Syllables can be either hard or soft. In the word betray, “tray” is stressed as a hard syllable. On the other hand, you emphasize the “break” in breakfast, making “fast” a soft syllable. …
Go into overtime busting this code! How It Works: There are lots of sports-related items in this code. To bust it, all you do is read only the letters inside sports balls. Coolness! Basketball was created on a rainy day in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith of the YMCA. He used peach baskets to catch …
Did you pop November’s balloon code? Here it is again: How It Works Write out each balloon as a five-digit number, where orange equals 1 and black equals 0: 10011—10100—01111—10010—11001 This code is written in binary. Starting on the far right, each place to the left is worth twice as much as the previous one. …
Greetings and salutations! In addition to determining the desired numerical sequences, this month’s puzzle asks you to build equations. Complete the grid so that each row and column contains every digit from 1 to 6 (as you would with a sudoku). However, the numbers in each shaded area also form an equation. The total is …
Greetings and salutations! Have you solved this month’s perplexing puzzle? If you think you have the answer, click on the image below.
Need a hand solving September’s code? Here it is again: How It Works No bones about it, this code’s tough. Do you recognize the strange shapes? They’re the carpals—eight tiny bones in your hand that connect the fingers to the forearm. To crack the code, first put the bones in alphabetical order: capitate, hamate, lunate, …
Could you unwrap December’s secret code? Here it is again: How It Works If you look closely, the ribbon on each present matches the wrapping paper of a different present. You need to rearrange the boxes in ribbon order. First, number the ribbons from 1 to 9. Then match each box’s wrapping paper with the …
Did you catch May’s fishing code? Here it is again: How It Works Divide each fishing line into two parts: above the red-and-white bob (top); and below the bob, to the top of the hook (bottom). Measure the lines in centimeters with a ruler, rounding to the nearest half. Then check the tables below: Top …
Greetings and salutations! In addition to determining the desired numerical sequences, this month’s puzzle asks you to build equations. Complete the grid so that each row and column contains every digit from 1 to 6 (as you would with a sudoku). However, the numbers in each shaded area also form an equation. The total is …
Red light…green light! Still not sure if you should stop or go after seeing the traffic lights in the May 2011 issue of Clubhouse magazine? If you missed it, here’s that graphic again: How It Works: There are a lot of stoplights above, but you can crack this code fast—and without getting a ticket! The …
Would you like (or love) a hint to February’s code? Here it is again: How It Works This sweetheart code couldn’t be simpler. Read the last letter of the first line inside each heart, then put them together. “For I am persuaded that not even death or life, angels or rulers, things present or things …
Greetings and salutations! Have you solved this month’s perplexing puzzle? If you think you have the answer, click on the image below.
Greetings and salutations! Have you solved this month’s perplexing puzzles? Fill in the grid below so each row, column and colored shape includes every number from 1 to 5. (That means no repeats, either horizontally or vertically.) If you think you have the answer, click on the image below. This second puzzle is even harder. …
Did you find a suit-able solution to March’s code? Here it is again: How It Works This code changes as you move from one swimsuit to the next. You have to pay close attention to crack it. First, number the suits from left to right (1, 2, 3, etc.). If the swimsuit is green, add …