Community Forums => I'M BACK => Topic started by: ThePerm on February 10, 2017, 06:32:41 PM
Title: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 10, 2017, 06:32:41 PM
The Goal of the Language game is to make up a sort of Meta language. We type out questions and if someone can answer them with no knowlege of this fake language then they get to make up their own question.
Qud je flez antwort mi Cuezon? Hew mach toz en Switch kozt an Merika?
Edit: Also, no making up questions until you have verified that the last question has been solved. This may take a group effort in a Wheel of Fortune sort of way. Some of us may see parts of the answer. Teamwork might be key for solving the meaning of the question and answering it.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Khushrenada on February 10, 2017, 08:28:06 PM
"Could you please answer my question? "
Do I have to?
"How much does the Switch cost in America?"
Oh, bollocks. $299.99, ya bloody idiot.
Latza ina hamdsa santvoch? I don't know. You expect me to just make up a language? Ircu heftata sal bonifo!
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Evan_B on February 10, 2017, 10:00:49 PM
What's in a ham sandwich? Only the finest deli meats, lettuce, and the occasional onion slice.
Brudchitch weehaw sweetichum delfa?
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 10, 2017, 10:01:43 PM
Good job Khushrenada!
Let's eat a ham sandwich?
Is that last part "But it's all good!" ?
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Khushrenada on February 10, 2017, 10:35:37 PM
Not. I originally just made random pairings together that sounded like they might have a language with rules. After I posted, I then figured someone might try to actually decode it so I thought about creating a possible meaning for the words based on their sound and how it answers the question. I've come up with a meaning that I think would work and fit but you're not quite there if you do want to try and decode it.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 11, 2017, 12:29:45 AM
Well, since Evan_B decoded the question part. We can move on to Evan_B's question. While working on the translation of that statement on the side.
Evan_B's question was
Brudchitch weehaw sweetichum delfa?
I'm guessing Sweetichum is Switch? Weehaw might be Wii or Wii U?
My guess is "Prefer Wii or Switch?" or Maybe "Buying Switch at launch?" "From where can I buy a Switch?"
or maybe something about the show Broadchurch
am I close?
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Evan_B on February 11, 2017, 11:41:15 AM
You're pretty close.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 11, 2017, 04:38:32 PM
I guess other people guess based around my answers? Or which words are correct hint.
The first question was solved pretty fast because I used cognitive hints in the sentence. Any person familiar with Germanic languages would have solved it. Or someone who simply sounded it out. So, we really don't have a precedent on how to handle a hint system. There is a little more experimental room than say the movie game.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Evan_B on February 12, 2017, 12:34:58 PM
Consider the shape of Greek letters.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 12, 2017, 04:51:35 PM
Triangle? I read Delfa and thought Delta, which is a triangle. I also thought of Del, as in From the.
Oddly as a joke somtimes I call Del Taco Delta Co.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Evan_B on February 12, 2017, 05:20:51 PM
Maybe my context clues were a bit too in-depth...
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Khushrenada on February 12, 2017, 05:41:50 PM
Do you want the Switch to fail?
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Evan_B on February 12, 2017, 06:48:57 PM
Delfa is a PROPER NOUN!
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Khushrenada on February 12, 2017, 08:18:43 PM
Then why isn't it capitalized? You're language is the worst! >:( ;D
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Evan_B on February 12, 2017, 08:48:35 PM
BECAUSE I WAS TIRED AND DELUSIONAL KHUSH!
ANYWAY, YOU GUYS WERE REALLY CLOSE. IT WAS "Buying a Switch in March?"
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 13, 2017, 12:49:54 AM
So Triangle meant 3, which was a month? That's kinda cool. But I was so close. So close, I'll move forward and make up another one. It's going to be hard in another way.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 13, 2017, 01:37:16 AM
NEW CHALLENGE
(http://i.imgur.com/ZEoCjLd.png)
The hint/key is: Alligator.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 14, 2017, 05:48:49 PM
There is enough information in the picture to solve it.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Silenced on February 14, 2017, 09:14:47 PM
We're building a wall and keeping your symbols out of our Funhouse!
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 14, 2017, 09:47:12 PM
Those who argue against the language game will be Silenced!
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Khushrenada on February 15, 2017, 07:27:57 PM
I think the first word in this collection of symbols is alligator. The pattern works with the repeating letters in Alligator. However, if I compare these patterns to stevey's answer in the Mafia thread, the T is the wrong symbol. Moreover, if I try to start applying the letters of alligator to what I believe are the corresponding symbols, I end up with one word this is "L A _ I" and I'm not sure of any letter that can go in that blank spot to make a word so I'm stumped on this right now.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 15, 2017, 08:33:48 PM
Well, I can give a hint about it. It is a constructed script, but it is based on real world scripts. Mainly Arabic and katakana(Japanese).
In English/Latin Script T and t are the same letter. G and g are the same letter. Their glyph though is different in capital and lowercase.
I think the best thing to do is look for patterns.
Also, you might want to look up the Gordian knot.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Evan_B on February 15, 2017, 08:39:32 PM
So I can just cut through this fake language you've made, then?
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 15, 2017, 09:34:19 PM
Roll the dice and see where that gets you.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ShyGuy on February 15, 2017, 11:08:39 PM
this game hurts my brain!
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: Khushrenada on February 16, 2017, 12:22:39 AM
I feel like the end of the sentance is saying 2 plus 5 so I'n going to guess 7 as the answer in case that is what cuts the Gordian knot ThePerm has alluded to.
Title: Re: The Language Game
Post by: ThePerm on February 16, 2017, 12:49:23 AM
Khushrenada gets it!
It Says : Alligator. The Kwik brown dog jumped over the lazi foks. How maj iz 2 plus 5?
As some of you may know "The quick brown dog jumps over the lazy fox" is a phrase that contains all the letters in the alphabet. There is some transliteration issues with my constructed language. There is not supposed to be C, Q, X. CH and J are the same letter. Y is never to be used as a vowel. Ss and Zs actually correspond to their letter.
Depending on where a consanant is in a sentence, it has a Initial, Medial, and final glyph. Voiced and unvoiced sounds have a relationship. They use the same glyph and a differentiated with a diacritic. As khush and stevie figured out Vowels are the dotted ones. Alligator is a word that uses most vowels. I should have used caribou.
