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Fofa
Famous Hero
Famous? Me?!
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posted April 13, 2006 01:40 AM |
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Edited by Fofa on 13 Apr 2006
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Sphinx's Riddles
Remember that building in Heroes II with the riddles? Where you either got a really good prize or eaten?
Well, I noticed a lack of guides for the riddles and their solutions, so I thought I'd start a thread where we would post down the solutions (and their questions of course  )
I have one question and answer:
Q: (Note: This is entirely off my head from memory, so I can't be entirely accurate).
I have 10 grains of wheat. I can't give you all of them, so I give you nine-tenths, of eight-nineths, of seven-eights, of six-sevenths, of five-sixths, of four-fifths, of three-fourths, of two thirds, of one half of my grains. How many have I given you?
A: One
Go ahead and post your answers (preferrably with the questions.  )
Edit: Clearly, the point of this thread seems to have been misinterpreted. So, this: Only questions the Sphinx has asked. Thank you.
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supersonic
Famous Hero
being digested. E=mc^2, s=vt
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posted April 19, 2006 06:00 PM |
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On the map beltway (I think I misspelled; it is the map with three players, with sphinx in the lower right corner) the sphinx says something like:
"What turns everything around but does not move?" answer is 'mirror'
On enroth, the sphinx asks you:
"What goes up and down but never moves?" answer is 'stairs'
Thanks angelito for reviving. I don't like digging through the whole pile of old topics.
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Rolandscribe
Tavern Dweller
Would we walk among shadows?
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posted March 09, 2007 07:10 AM |
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I love the Sphinx questions.
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homam
Known Hero
Sailor of the open seas
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posted March 22, 2007 10:55 PM |
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here is another riddle that sphinx asks:
what is always coming but never arrives?
A: i don't have yet find the answer but i think it's the future.but it's not future so what is the correct answer?
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I think we aren't in Kansas anymore Toto
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TnT_Addict
Honorable
Supreme Hero
Beautiful Liar
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posted March 22, 2007 11:16 PM |
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Quote:
what is always coming but never arrives?
A: i don't have yet find the answer but i think it's the future.but it's not future so what is the correct answer?
I think it's a good thread idea. But it's not that! 
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zehcoutinho
Hired Hero
Psytrancer
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posted September 21, 2007 09:30 PM |
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Quote:
Ok i have one for you, i cannot figure it out:
What grows in winter and dies in summer. It has roots that grow up?
I think it's those stalagmite-like ice things. I'm not sure what they're are called. =P
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How do they know that the real world isn't just another simulation? How do you?
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yasmiel
Supreme Hero
Former Chessmaster
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posted September 23, 2007 02:14 AM |
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Quote:
here is another riddle that sphinx asks:
what is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow?
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ion
Tavern Dweller
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posted April 04, 2009 01:04 PM |
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Why does it have to be so hard to post the answers??...HERE THEY ARE
http://rapidshare.com/files/217290538/H3_SphinxRiddleSolutions.pdf.html
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SwampLord
Supreme Hero
Lord of the Swamp
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posted April 04, 2009 09:42 PM |
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Aargh, I remember these damn things! I could never solve this one question, if I remember it correctly it was:
What makes the world turn/go round?
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They can take my swamp, they can take my town, but they will never take my FREEDOM!
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leslie
Tavern Dweller
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posted April 09, 2009 09:49 AM |
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Quote:
Quote:
what is always coming but never arrives?
A: i don't have yet find the answer but i think it's the future.but it's not future so what is the correct answer?
I think it's a good thread idea. But it's not that!
there is a question like
what is always before you ,yet you can never see it.
the answer is future
though the question is similar but I dont think they will make 2 questions with the same answer rite?
so the answer might be something other than future
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Drakon-Deus
Undefeatable Hero
Qapla'
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posted April 22, 2009 07:39 PM |
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I only managed to solve a few Sphinx riddles in Heroes II.The only one I remember was in an expansion(Price of Loyalty) map ,can't remember the name(I played it two years ago) The riddle was actually more of a question: "Who was King Arthur's mother?".I answered Igraine and I remember I got the Armored Gauntlets of Protection and experience.
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ihor
Supreme Hero
Accidental Hero
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posted April 24, 2009 04:08 PM |
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Quote:
Aargh, I remember these damn things! I could never solve this one question, if I remember it correctly it was:
What makes the world turn/go round?
Money?
As I know there is english phrase - exactly: "Money makes the world go round"
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anacarde
Tavern Dweller
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posted March 23, 2015 11:30 PM |
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I have an enigm that I saw nowhere :
"I have no riddle. I only have rhyme. I serve the dark side. You lose this time!"
If somebody have the answer, I'll be so thanksfull for him ^^
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anacarde
Tavern Dweller
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posted March 26, 2015 12:09 AM |
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Edited by anacarde at 00:12, 26 Mar 2015.
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Ok, map is "riddle me this..."
I have all the answer I guess :
Q : I must be two and shaped just right ...
A : phoenix
Q : I'm a brook that continues, an old woman or two, ...
A : Babel
Q : More wet than mud. Faster than dirt. I never go "thud" ...
A : Quicksand
Then, I don't have the question, but you'll can figure them with answers :
- Knowledge
- No
- Wizard
- Middle
- Sand
- Wish
- Reflect
- Goodbye
- 42 (the one which getting us the crown)
The only one that I've not, I think it's not a riddle but a trap. It's exactly what the sphinx says : "I have no riddle. I only have rhyme. I serve the dark side. You lose this time !" I simply think that There was a trap between the sphinx and that it's this one, because he never put the question "Who or What or Where am I", and the text just serve us to nothing. So yes, I think it's only a trap : he is what he is saying. (I think I tried all the answer before to arrive at this conclusion)
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AlexSpl
Responsible
Supreme Hero
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posted March 26, 2015 11:06 PM |
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You can always figure it out for yourself with the map editor, that's an ultimate tool to solve such problems. The answer is "Whoops!".
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