Kindergarten

Hints

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During the actual 2021 hunt, teams could spend patience tokens to purchase hints. The costs are shown below for historical interest, but they have no effect here. Click any answer to reveal it.

Q1. I can't get a score higher than 1. (cost: 20)

For the second line, try "7 - 5 * 1".

Q2. I got past 50 but didn't get the extra hint. Can I just have it? (cost: 60)

The six extra emojis say N O T :tea: :moneybag: :tea:.

Q3. How should the emojis I get be arranged for extraction? (cost: 30)

Each line is an equation with one question mark. You don't need to re-order them.

Q4. How do I convert the emojis? (cost: 50)

Use A=1, ..., Z=26 (reread the DM you got from Steve).

Q5. How long is the answer? (cost: 30)

The answer is 3 words long, word lengths are 4 9 4.