Back again to Carte Rouge by Enigma Emporium. We’ve got three cards left to go, and a few questions left to answer. Last time we were able to justify progress by going to the Infiniti Institutes website and answering a few questions correctly (after a bit of sneakiness on their part regarding web addresses. Good progress.
Back now after a mini vacation, it’s time to tackle the remaining puzzles: The chest of the Jack of Clubs, the edge of the Queen of Hearts, and the male Joker.
As I’m putting this together, just opening the file my partner is ahead of me on the Jack’s chest - he realizes that they are shuffled in order, such that the N is in 9th place in the sentence, the 11th is a blank.
1.Y 2. E 3. K 4. A 5.T 6. E 7. R 8. I 9. N 10. A 11. (SPACE) 12. V 13. E 14.L 15. I 16. K 17.A 18. Y 19. A
YEKATERINA VELIKAYA, also known as Katherine the Great (1729-1796). And thus the Jack of Clubs.
That puts her probably second, between Queen Elizabeth and Abigail Adams:
Back now after a mini vacation, it’s time to tackle the remaining puzzles: The chest of the Jack of Clubs, the edge of the Queen of Hearts, and the male Joker.
As I’m putting this together, just opening the file my partner is ahead of me on the Jack’s chest - he realizes that they are shuffled in order, such that the N is in 9th place in the sentence, the 11th is a blank.
1.Y 2. E 3. K 4. A 5.T 6. E 7. R 8. I 9. N 10. A 11. (SPACE) 12. V 13. E 14.L 15. I 16. K 17.A 18. Y 19. A
YEKATERINA VELIKAYA, also known as Katherine the Great (1729-1796). And thus the Jack of Clubs.
That puts her probably second, between Queen Elizabeth and Abigail Adams:
- Queen Elizabeth I: 1533-1603
- Katherine the Great: 1729-1796
- Abigail Adams: 1744-1818
- John Paul Jones: 1747-1792
- Madame Le Brun: 1755-1842
- Marie Antoinette: 1755-1793
With this in hand, it was back to Infiniti Institutes to answer their questions. We were were able to answer all of their questions and were welcomed as an initiate. But, that still leaves two cards to solve. Hmmmm.....
Back to the Queen of Hearts. We know her chest reads “The Bard is a King to Me” - presumably Shakespeare, and that another card, the King of Hearts, references poetry, Venus and Adonis. And, surprise surprise! Shakespeare has a poem titled Venus and Adonis. Assuming that the numbers are line (word) we get the following:
We Gave You Supreme Rule Plucked The Last Queen Like A Flower - Feeds Had Turned By Far Too Foul For Pay We Seek Your Power.
Not entirely sure that that second to last part makes sense, but it does fall in with the rest of the rhyming threats.
I’m admittedly surprised that the conclusion felt, hollow. The puzzles themselves though, and the process for solving the cards, was a great time. They CLEARLY went to a lot of trouble to put this together, I can’t wait to see what comes next from Enigma Emporium!
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