What's the Magic Number?

[LondonLady]

Bumpity bump.

[Agent Skulder]

The number of letters in Modell's middle name x [PATRICK, 7]

If January = 1, February = 2, March = 3, etc, the number of the month of Mulder's birth - [October or 10]

The number of letters in the missing word, "Sure. Fine. _______." + [whatever, 8]

The number of brothers that Scully has = 2

7 x 10 = 70; 70 - 8 = 62; 62 + 2 = ** 64 **

Time spent - 6 minutes including formatting

[LondonLady]

Time spent - 6 minutes including formatting

Exactly, Agent Skulder. These puzzles can be solved in a jiffy, people!
64 is indeed the correct answer. Now, would you like to pose the next puzzle, or should I?

[Agent Skulder]

Zounds...

I'll give it a go after daybreak....

Methinks it's just us chickens again....

[LondonLady]

Methinks you are correct. *peck, peck, cluck, cluck, peck*

[Agent Skulder]

London Lady, good chicken-ese! Heading for the big 60...

FOR ANY NEW PLAYERS...  
Magic Numbers is a multiple-part set of trivia questions that involve numbers. You simple add, multiply, or subtract one question's answer to/from another.

No calculator required!

This puzzle has 4 questions; 2 are "easy peasey!" Have fun!

1. In "Fresh Bones," X used a specific playing card to contact Mulder. This was the __ of Diamonds...  PLUS

2. Mulders' apt number __ ... TIMES

3. Total number of Mulder siblings __ MINUS

4. in "Deep Throat," how many DOLLARS __ does Mulder pay, to buy a UFO pic in the Flying Saucer Restaurant?  ---> EQUALS THE MAGIC NUMBER.

    

[LondonLady]

1. You what, mate?!
2. 42
3. 1
4. 25? I think that that was the amount. I remember Scully telling him, "Sucker," because she thinks that he wasted his money.

[Agent Skulder]

1. You what, mate?!
2. 42
3. 1
4. 25? I think that that was the amount. I remember Scully telling him, "Sucker," because she thinks that he wasted his money.

#2 - yes!
#3 - add Mulder
#4 - close but no... Too high. Think "denominations."
#1 - you know how a deck of playing cards has 4 "suits" ...? One suit (picture) is diamonds. The character X signaled Mulder with, was a card that has diamonds. Was it the 3 of diamonds? The 6 of diamonds...? That's the number I'm looking for.

[LondonLady]

1. Oh, yes, I understood what you were asking for. I just don't have any clue what the answer is!
3. LOL! Of course! 2
4. 20, then?

[Agent Skulder]

Great! Twenty (#4) is right!

You just need to find or remember #1.... think, an obvious number.

[LondonLady]

1. An obvious number? Oh, I don't know! Let's try 3 of Diamonds?

[Agent Skulder]

Obvious means, think denominations or how we might count in groups or clusters.

Not three... there are "3 bears" and "3 of a kind in poker" and "Three's Company" (old TV show), but its not an obvious number numerically.

Or, look the ep up...

[LondonLady]

Is it the 5 of Diamonds, then? We do count in 5's sometimes. Then again, we also count in 10's. Is it the 5 or 10 of Diamonds? Okay, one guess at a time: is it the 10 of Diamonds?

[Agent Skulder]

It's the Ten of Diamonds... After some quick math, you're up!

[LondonLady]

1. In "Fresh Bones," X used a specific playing card to contact Mulder. This was the __ of Diamonds... PLUS

2. Mulders' apt number __ ... TIMES

3. Total number of Mulder siblings __ MINUS

4. in "Deep Throat," how many DOLLARS __ does Mulder pay, to buy a UFO pic in the Flying Saucer Restaurant? ---> EQUALS THE MAGIC NUMBER.

So, we have:

1. 10 +
2. 42 x
3. 2 -
4. 20

= 10 + 42 x 2 - 20 = 52 x 2 - 20 = 104 - 20 = 84.

The Magic Number is 84.

[Agent Skulder]

Correct! ... You're up!

[LondonLady]

Hurray!

New puzzle coming very soon.

[LondonLady]

New puzzle

What's the Magic Number?

1. If A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc, the number representing the last letter of Scully's daughter's name x
2. The total number of all the Mulder and Scully siblings ( @ Agent Skulder!) -
3. The total no. of letters in the title of the episode that features the character, Linda Bowman +
4. "Folie a Deux" means, "a madness shared by ___." =

[LondonLady]

Bumpity bump, for Agent Skulder, Truth, or anyone else who likes maths and trivia.

[LondonLady]

Bumping again, 12 days later.

[LondonLady]

Still no takers five days later! This puzzle is not even that difficult!

What's the Magic Number?

1. If A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc, the number representing the last letter of Scully's daughter's name x
2. The total number of all the Mulder and Scully siblings ( @ Agent Skulder!) -
3. The total no. of letters in the title of the episode that features the character, Linda Bowman +
4. "Folie a Deux" means, "a madness shared by ___." =

[Agent Skulder]

Still no takers five days later! This puzzle is not even that difficult!

It's summer ... lots of people ducking heat waves???? Too loud fireworks??? Making up time at gyms to hit beaches???

1. If A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc, the number representing the last letter of Scully's daughter's name
{times} x [emily, y = 25]

2. The total number of all the Mulder and Scully siblings {minus} -   (M2 + S4 = 6]

3. The total no. of letters in the title of the episode that features the character, Linda Bowman + [Kitsunegari=11]

4. "Folie a Deux" means, "a madness shared by ___." = 2

ANS = 141; breakdown---
(25 x 6) = 150, (150 - 11) = 139; (139 +2) = 141.

[LondonLady]

Yes!

I suppose you're right, Agent Skulder, regarding why there are so few gamers on XFU at the moment. However, there were hardly any players before Summer as well. I hope that more people join you and I in Autumn.

[Agent Skulder]

Yahooooo!

New Puzzle in a day or so.... And the XFU 'Tennis Match' shall resume...

[LondonLady]

Exactly. Isn't there even one more XFU gamer who enjoys trivia and simple maths?

[LondonLady]

We're, or rather, I'm, still waiting for a new puzzle, Agent Skulder.

[Agent Skulder]

In the hopes that someone new might wander in... this puzzle follows the KISS method - Keep It Simple, Simmons (honoring Gene Simmons of, what else, KISS)

The total number of XF episodes PLUS

The total number of XF movies, MINUS

The total number of XF seasons, TIMES

The total number of characters in the final scene of the final episode.

Your answer is ______

[LondonLady]

LOL, Agent Skulder! You really couldn't have made it much simpler. In the interests of good sportsmanship, I shall wait a few days to see whether anybody else wanders into this thread, even if by mistake, and decides to give this game a try.

I wonder whether JC has spotted this game yet.

[LondonLady]

HB or Dr. B., would either of you like to give this game a try? What about you, JC?

[Agent Skulder]

Even Fogerty (our main cricket) agrees this one's a good basic puzzle to get started, and should be easily completed before the next "Bad Moon Rising...."

[HristinaB]

The total number of XF episodes PLUS

The total number of XF movies, MINUS

The total number of XF seasons, TIMES

The total number of characters in the final scene of the final episode.

(202 + 2 - 9)X2

Your answer is ___390___

[Agent Skulder]

Correct!

Each component is just a trivia question with a number / numeric component. For sanity preservation -
1) A maximum of 5 components / parts
2) NO division (due to decimals)
3) NO real need for a calculator

It can even be something where the number is the "number of letters in the answer." Ex: mulder's boss' name = 7 (since skinner has 7 letters).

You're up!

[LondonLady]

We need a new Magic Number puzzle, HB!

[Agent Skulder]

Bipity bumpity bump...

[LondonLady]

HB, would you like to take your turn in this game, or would you prefer to pass your turn to someone else?

[HristinaB]

I intended on making a new puzzle, but it's obviously taking me too long.

Anybody else is welcome to take my place.

[Agent Skulder]

.... it's just us and our crickets, Fogerty & Cook. Take as long as you need, or if someone does feel creative they may also post!

This game has been scary from the get-go. Potential players see "numbers" in the title and are transported back to math class.

IT'S JUST TRIVIA WITH A FEW COMMON NUMBERS, FOLKS!

No upsetting math / "maths" involved!

[HristinaB]

I was actually thinking of making this a little more demanding (well, maybe not in the mathematical sense, I just want to use numbers with XF significance), which is why it's taking me so long.

[Agent Skulder]

Yep... the puzzle I had posted was over-simplified, primarily so someone new would try it.

For too long, London Lady and I were volleying back & forth. We wanted others to join in.

Until / unless XFU forum traffic picks up it's tough getting new players. I've tried telling members on more active boards about the Games sub-forum (since that's what distinguishes XFU), but many would rather tweet than guess letters, etc... It's not "immediate" enough for some, having to wait for answers to be confirmed.

[LondonLady]

HB, feel free to still post the next puzzle, if you would like. However, please remember what Agent Skulder just said: this game is mostly about trivia, with only simple maths.