Its really nice to see that you'd review DS games, I hope to see Scribblenauts up here soon :D
I thought it was a disappointment myself when the ending "turned out to be a dream" of sorts.
I still find it hilarious after one game how Layton thinks of how this simple object can become a puzzle.
ok, let's type as i attempt to solve that riddle here.
The clock has 4 digits, and 3 or more in a row have to be the same. This means that digits 2 and 3 are always included. I'll use digit 2 as a key to start counting...
00: 10 This is a real winner. 00:00 through 00:09 are good, so that 10 points
01-05: 1 each, 5 total only 01:11 works here, one point. The same goes for 2, 3, 4, and 5
06-09: 0 The 3rd digit is limited to 0-5 in range, so for these hours 2 and 3 will never match, meaning no points.
10: 1 This one gets a point for 10:00, after that, no cookie.
11: 10 another winner! 11:10 through to 11:19 get the nod, for a total of 10
Total: 26
Oh, and the clock goes through this cycle twice per day, so let's not forget making it 52 ;)
Sounds like this is a game for me... too bad i dont own a DS
Reasoning: Obviously there the usual lot 01:11, 02:22 through to 11:11, plus 12:22, then there's 10:00 too. The ones everyone always misses are the 11s - 11:10, 11:12, 11:13 through to 11:19. That gives 17, all which occur twice in a 24 hour period on a military time clock, giving the final answer of 34.
Originally Posted by mauvecloud A 12-hour digital clock would not display a 0 hour - the hour goes from 1 to 12.
Depends on the clock i guess...
I've never heard of a digital clock or watch that was actually made to display a 0 hour when in 12-hour mode. I sent my rental copy back last week, but I found some shots of that puzzle (which is only in the US version, not the UK version; not sure what it was in the japanese version), and the only confirmation that it uses 12 instead of 0 is in hint 3. I guess we should say that the puzzle is badly worded, especially when a lot of the puzzles require challenging assumptions you may have about them.
Originally Posted by mauvecloud I've never heard of a digital clock or watch that was actually made to display a 0 hour when in 12-hour mode. I sent my rental copy back last week, but I found some shots of that puzzle (which is only in the US version, not the UK version; not sure what it was in the japanese version), and the only confirmation that it uses 12 instead of 0 is in hint 3. I guess we should say that the puzzle is badly worded, especially when a lot of the puzzles require challenging assumptions you may have about them.
IIRC it does mention military time in the question, i.e. "Zero hundred hours".
I found screenshots here: http://professorlaytonwalkthrough.blogspot.com/2008/02/puzzle005.html, and the puzzle says "the clock in this puzzle displays time on a 12-hour scale, not on military time". That definitely precludes 13:33 etc. (13:11 doesn't work because the digits have to be in a row), but it doesn't completely eliminate the possibility of a digital clock that shows hours 0-11.
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ReplyI thought it was a disappointment myself when the ending "turned out to be a dream" of sorts.
I still find it hilarious after one game how Layton thinks of how this simple object can become a puzzle.
Thanks bit-tech!
Also I think the answer to the riddle is 16?
Nope. Miles off.
I got 34 as my answer
The clock has 4 digits, and 3 or more in a row have to be the same. This means that digits 2 and 3 are always included. I'll use digit 2 as a key to start counting...
This is a real winner. 00:00 through 00:09 are good, so that 10 points
only 01:11 works here, one point. The same goes for 2, 3, 4, and 5
The 3rd digit is limited to 0-5 in range, so for these hours 2 and 3 will never match, meaning no points.
This one gets a point for 10:00, after that, no cookie.
another winner! 11:10 through to 11:19 get the nod, for a total of 10
Total: 26
Oh, and the clock goes through this cycle twice per day, so let's not forget making it 52 ;)
Sounds like this is a game for me... too bad i dont own a DS
same here
34
Reasoning:
Obviously there the usual lot 01:11, 02:22 through to 11:11, plus 12:22, then there's 10:00 too. The ones everyone always misses are the 11s - 11:10, 11:12, 11:13 through to 11:19. That gives 17, all which occur twice in a 24 hour period on a military time clock, giving the final answer of 34.
+rep to the first correct answer.
I was actually doubtful of the answer, as i did make the assumption that the first digit would be displayed if it's a 0. (01:11 instead of 1:11)
gah, good thing i dont have a gameboy.
I've never heard of a digital clock or watch that was actually made to display a 0 hour when in 12-hour mode. I sent my rental copy back last week, but I found some shots of that puzzle (which is only in the US version, not the UK version; not sure what it was in the japanese version), and the only confirmation that it uses 12 instead of 0 is in hint 3. I guess we should say that the puzzle is badly worded, especially when a lot of the puzzles require challenging assumptions you may have about them.
IIRC it does mention military time in the question, i.e. "Zero hundred hours".
after 12 noon you're into 13.00 and so on.
so you'd have 13.11, 13.33, 14.11, 14.44, 15.11 15.55, 16.11, 17.11, 18.11, 19.11, 20.00, 20.22, 21.11, 21.22, 22.02, 22.20, 22.22, 23.22, 23.33
i think that's all of them
My bad :o
LMAO
I missed out 10:00 so I amend my answer to 34.
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