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 …
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Were you able to clean up March’s messy code? Here it is again: How It Works First, get rid of the DIRT. Cross out the letters D-I-R-T in order. You should spell the word DIRT three times. (Note: If you find a D, I, R or T that’s out of sequence, then leave it alone.) …
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.
Did you solve the sweet-smelling code that appeared in the June issue of Clubhouse magazine? Here it is again: How It Works: To bust this code and find out the two-word answer that the apostle Paul says makes us strong, read one petal on each flower, going clockwise from left to right. In other …
Did you eat up the solution to December’s code? Here it is again: How It Works In this code, each utensil has a different value. A knife is worth 1 point. Each spoon counts for 5 points. A fork receives 10 points. Add up the value of each group of utensils, then match the resulting …
Dear B. Log, My house might be featured on TV tonight! Odyssey Channel 5 News came to do a story about our neighborhood Christmas Food Drive and Decorating Contest. It was awesome! People from all over town are driving through the neighborhood to look at the lights and drop off canned food donations. The giant …
Seen Around Odyssey Click on the puzzle to reveal its solution. Across 1. Connie’s artsy roommate. 3. Kidnapped by The Green Ring. 5. “Candid Conversations” host. 6. This “genius” loves a mystery. 8. Aliases include “The Grinder.” 9. Built the Imagination Station. 10. Uses words like “colloquialism.” Down 1. Barrett’s “good friend.” 2. Member of …
Can’t solve the September code? Take five, and come back later. Here it is again: C O I O A H M S F R R A T How It Works This is a simple sequence code. Start at the fifth letter (A), then go by fives, starting over when you reach the end of …
Did Matthew’s secret message from the January issue give you brain freeze? Here it is again: 66.2°33.8°42.8°41.0° — 33.8°68.0° — 46.4°59.0°55.4°41.0° How It Works This code uses letter-to-number substitution: A = 1°, B = 2°, Z = 26°, etc. However, the temperatures have been converted from Celsius (°C) to Fahrenheit (°F). To decode Matthew’s message, …
Have you been bobbling your brain to discover the meaning of the secret message at the end of the Jones & Parker mystery in the June 2010 issue of Focus on the Family Clubhouse magazine? If you missed it, here it is again: YVIR LBHE YVSR OL SNVGU VA …
Are you out-of-step with March’s footprint code? Here it is again: How It Works Before video existed, this is one way that people learned how to dance. The full sequence of steps could be repeated over and over until the music finished. You can still find these charts for some ballroom dances. To crack this …
Did you unwrap December’s present code? Here it is again: How It Works Remember what Emily wrote: A good detective sees the big picture. Reread the story in Clubhouse magazine, looking for seven code words hidden inside the mystery. The number on the gift tag tells you which column (1-4, numbered left-to-right) to check. After …
Did you find the right technique to crack February’s code? Here it is again: How It Works This coded alphabet starts with two crossed lines in the center. Add a single line, moving one spot clockwise (1-2-3-4) for each letter. Every time you get back to spot 1, add another line to the pattern. To …
Did June’s code force you to think outside the box? Here it is again: How It Works Something’s missing here. Draw a square around each cluster of dots and dashes to reveal letters of the alphabet. With a little imagination, you can carve out simple versions of every letter. Once you’ve mastered the carpenter’s code, …
Did you crack September’s tricky code? Here it is again: How It Works This code is much easier if you turn your magazine counterclockwise. Take the top-right corner and rotate to the left. Remove the red bars in the middle and squish both sides together. Read the letters from bottom to top to find this …
Think you have November’s code licked? Here it is again: This month’s secret message answers the question: “What does God give us when we ask?” How It Works: To bust this code, read the number on each cone. Then use the decoder to figure out what letter it represents. If it’s a single-scoop cone, choose …
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 puzzle? If you think you have the answer, click on the image below.
Did you crack July’s mysterious code? Here it is again: How It Works Divide each symbol into a 2×2 or 3×2 grid, depending on size. Starting at the top-left corner, shift each box clockwise one position. Do not rotate the lines inside the box; move the entire square as if it were a sliding block …