[Tutor] Is anyone still working on the Python Riddles? #12

[Roel Schroeven]

D. Hartley wrote:
> Hello everyone!
> 
> I know the thread has died down to nothing, but I was wondering, is
> anyone still working on the python challenges? I managed to get to #12
> (!!) and feel like I'm learning a lot, especially about PIL.
> 
> I'm stuck on this one now, tho, and it seems like everyone in the
> forum got the beginning part before they started asking questions,
> because they're way ahead of me! That usually seems to be the case for
> me. If I can get the initial file or find the sequence or puzzle or
> whatever, I can usually at least figure out things to try on it. It's
> getting to the riddle that is the hard part for me.
> 
> I know this one is another image manipulation exercise (or at least
> partly so), but am not sure what elements are merged/shuffled in that
> I need to work with.  I tried splitting RGB but that wasn't it (I keep
> hoping that will solve one of these upcoming riddles, since it's a
> trick I figured out on my own, but it hasnt come up yet, ha ha).  The
> forums sounded like there were lots of 'hints' (something about five
> objects?), but I plugged a bunch of things into the url looking for
> hints and found nothing but 404's.
> 
> If anyone is still working on these (or got past 12), do you have any pointers?

Well I'm stuck too now, but not on level 12 anymore. I certainly know 
the feeling; I've been stuck on 12 for quite some time too.

Level 12 initially looks similar to level 11, but appearances lie. 
Instead look at the filename of the picture: evil1.jpg. What's that 
number doing there? None of the previous levels had it. Well, once 
there's a number, you might as well play with it. For example, try to 
increment it. (also note the number of piles of cards in evil1.jpg, and 
the numbers written on the back of the cards).

-- 
If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood
on the shoulders of giants.  -- Isaac Newton

Roel Schroeven