Examples- Dragon's Hoard

Example Clues

Here are some clues we whipped up to give you an idea of the level of detail we try to include or if you want to try to solve some just for fun. Keep in mind that the clues in the hunt will be a little more polished, since we went over them about a hundred times.

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Example 1

Lines		Solution
Plainest of weapons, crushed by arms race		The simplest weapon available, kills by crushing
Yet still plentiful on every training base		Rocks are found everywhere (gravel paths, etc)
Propelled to glory by bygone vengeful hordes		Catapults used for sieges
Shaping ruins and rubble, lakes of fire, blackened boards		Ruins and rubble made from crumbling stone, lava is molten rock, blackboards were made of slate
Leaned on by commoner, hoarded by king		Commoners lean on stone walls and pillars, Kings hoard gemstones and expensive building materials
Carried by slave and seer, a child's plaything		Slaves carry building stones, seers throw stones or use crystal balls to tell the future, children skip stones or collect rocks
I forge change or just lie down and go with the flow		Forge, go with lava flow = igneous, change = metamorphic, lie down and go with the flow = sedimentary
Try to destroy me and watch my forces grow		Splitting a rock would create more rocks
I can fell a strong man or add substance to his game		David took down Goliath with a single stone, rocks can add weight to workouts
Or make sure that history remembers his name		Monuments or gravestones
Owning one can be a symbol of alliance or wealth Diamonds	70’s Christmas craze - not quite the dog you wanted Pet Rock		Addrrriannnn! Rocky Balboa

Example 2

Lines		Solution
Most powerful of weapons, but in appearance often plain		Documents can be used as powerful weapons, but they look simple, paper is often blank
Not exactly a weapon, yet you need me to train		Training manuals are made out of paper
My components can be forged into a complicated trap		Written words force people into battles, or into contracts
I wound, I wrap wounds, yet I smother with a wrap		Words can hurt (so can paper cuts), bandages and tape wrap wounds, and paper wraps rock
I am wielded by the royal, maybe carried by the knight		Leaders draft orders that are carried by soldiers
In the wrong hands just one of me can lose the fight		Leaked classified documents can lose the fight
The plans for me are simple, a template on one page		Paper is simple to make, a page is literally a template for paper
Yet to build me takes machinery, plants, and an age		Paper mills, but plant also means tree and it takes a long time (an age) for trees to grow
There might be one of me, or many, never just a pair		Paper is singular and plural, but you would not say "two paper"
If captured and destroyed, I will go out with a flair		You would destroy paper by burning it (flare)
PC Load Letter Reference to Office Space printer error requesting paper to be added	Mightier than the scabbard The pen is mightier than the sword, paper mighter than the scabbard		Two faced and double spaced Paper is often printed double sided and double spaced

Example 3

Lines		Solution
I am quick to draw blood yet I carry no stain		Scissors are sharp and made of stainless steel
Edge enforces discipline on soldiers as they train		Soldiers hair is cut short to enforce discipline
I divide to conquer, to divide I close the gap		The purpose of scissors is to divide, the blades work by closing together
I wound, prep wraps, yet me you cannot wrap		Scissors can stab or cut, they cut bandages, and they can't be wrapped by paper in rock/paper/scissors
I am wielded with one hand, or maybe two feet		A pair of scissors or a scissor kick
Caused a frank king to lose their royal seat		Merovingian kings had long hair to distinguish them from the Franks, if their hair was cut short they could not rule
The strongest of men has fallen to my touch		Sampson's hair was the source of his strength, once cut he was weak
Found on the battlefield but not in soldier’s clutch		Surgeons on the battlefield would carry scissors, not soldiers
Never one of me, you may hold many or a pair		You can't have one scissor, it is always a pair of scissors (or many pairs)
A run ranks even worse in the rules that I bear.		Running with scissors is agains the rules
Can open up buildings A ribbon-cutting ceremony	For use in close corners Scissors are used to cut corners		A weapon for crafty soldiers Scissors are used in arts and crafts

Example 4

Lines		Solution
I sit and rest on rock under tree		Each line represents an interaction in the RPS 15 variation of rock paper scissors. Link. Dragon rests on rock, tree shelters dragon
To my left, a wolf lays next to me		Tree shelters wolf
She outpaces me if we break into run		Wolf outruns dragon
One hundred and five strands, a web is spun		In Rock/Paper/Scissors 15, there are 105 interactions making a web diagram
No fear of fire, or crackling lightning		Dragon breathes fire and lightning
But freezing air is something frightening		Air freezes dragon
A cleansing rebuke might lay me low		Sponge cleanses dragon, paper rebukes dragon
But I have no fear of the devil below		Dragon commands devil
As I am familiar with forked tongues		Dragon spawns snake
Deadly water can fill my lungs		Water drowns dragon
A pent up version, deviation from start		RPS version 15, pent up meaning 5 x the original 3
Shooting is no more than pointless dart		Dragon is immune to gun
Your twinning blades won’t make the cuts		Dragon is immune to scissors
Though a single man might spill my guts		Human slays dragon
Who Am I?
Focus on the nouns Each noun is a possible choice in Rock Paper Scissors-15	The game doesn't always have to be simple A more complicated version of rock-paper-scissors		Lizard Spock Most commonly know variation of RPS is Pock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock

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Example 1

Rock

Example 2

Paper

Example 3

Scissors

Example 4

Dragon