Comments on: Independent 8,224 / Phi

By: Bertandjoyce

Bertandjoyce — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:09:33 +0000

Cloud Atlas is a novel by David Mitchell which has just been released as a film starring Tom Hanks. So far we have found – Frobisher, Cavendish, Zachary (although it is Zachry in the novel), Orison, Ewing, Half-lives and there is an Imax version apparently of the film!

Well done Phi! We all solved the puzzle without needing to know anything about the book or film and then we had another puzzle afterwards!

By: RatkojaRiku

RatkojaRiku — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:29:43 +0000

Thanks to sidey for explaining the reference to “prison” in 28 – famous or not, I had certainly never heard of it. Surely Phi could have said US prison, to point us in the right direction??

And like many of those who have commented above, the Nina is still a complete mystery to me …

By: flashling

flashling — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:58:19 +0000

Must admit theme has gone completely over my head, completed quickly without it anyway, thanks RR and Phi. Hope someone will explain later.

By: Bertandjoyce

Bertandjoyce — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:49:36 +0000

Could it be connected to Cloud Atlas by any chance?

By: Phi

Phi — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:35:32 +0000

Nor had much chance to see the film in th UK, at least. Though still more chance than we’ve had in NZ – I knew the brothers Warner were dead, but I didn’t realise they still controlled release dates in the new global environment.

One should recall that, thanks to ectoplasm, ghosts look cloudy.

By: eimi

eimi — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:25:41 +0000

The Nina is a ghost theme in some of the solutions, not the grid. I wouldn’t have spotted it if it hadn’t been pointed out, but I haven’t read the book anyway.

By: sidey

sidey — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:23:23 +0000

Playing hunt the nina would involve re-enabling Java [spit] and resolving the puzzle.

eimi, any chance of asking the powers that be to get rid of the Java based software? It’s a real pain having to enable it for one site.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:47:22 +0000

Thanks for blogging, RR. Found this one of the more straightforward Phi puzzles, with plenty to enjoy. I thought HALF-LIVES and EGGSHELL were particularly good today.

It’s pointless me playing Hunt the Nina ‘cos we’ll still be here this time next Friday.

Thanks to Phi and good weekend to all.

By: eimi

eimi — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:36:47 +0000

Topical Nina-hunters need to start searching for a ghost theme in some of the answers.

By: sidey

sidey — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:49:53 +0000

28 Sing-Sing is a fairly famous prison