Coral

[dramatispersonae]

[ You find yourself in a small room, filled with nothing but straw and a spinning wheel. There are no windows and the door appears to be locked from the outside. ]

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Round One: Discuss

[dramatispersonae]

[ On a piece of paper pinned to the spinning wheel you’ll find:

I am as enchanting as a medieval spell,
Charming as a nursery rhyme, as challenging as a duel.
I accompany you from cradle to grave,
Providing laughter for childhood,
Literary games for middle age,
And wisdom tests for elders.
Guess my gnomic name, if you can.

Your task today is to compose a riddle, both creative and tricky enough to puzzle another team. The answer to your riddle must be incest. ]

Re: Round One: Discuss

[scalesfromeyes]

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[neversaydie]

...........

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[scalesfromeyes]

Should it be hard to guess or easy to guess?

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[neversaydie]

[grooaaan]

Hard... if we wanna stump the other team, I think.

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[scalesfromeyes]

Hard it is, then. How's your head?

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[iwantcandy]

Something forbidden that is kept quite close?

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[scalesfromeyes]

…Are they forbidden?

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[iwantcandy]

In one form, yes. In the other, no . . .

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[scalesfromeyes]

Ah, all right.

Round One: Answer

[dramatispersonae]

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[iwantcandy]

Harmless like an apple, A treat that is kept close, But forbidden to take. What am I?

Round Two: Discuss

[dramatispersonae]

[ A piece of paper flutters to the ground. Written on it in peridot colored ink is:

I have a hundred crowns, with no head to wear them.
There is always movement where I am, but I do not move.
As you struggle, I thrive; but without me you would die.

Please solve the riddle and rate how difficult it was, on a scale from one to five. ]

Re: Round Two: Discuss

[scalesfromeyes]

…Well.

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[neversaydie]

Abuh.

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[scalesfromeyes]

Except for the crowns, I would almost think air.

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[neversaydie]

Stream... lake? But I ain't sure about the crowns either.

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[scalesfromeyes]

Hmm… trees, perhaps? They have tops, at least.

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[iwantcandy]

Crowns . . . It sounds like earth.

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[scalesfromeyes]

Does the earth have crowns?

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[iwantcandy]

Metaphorically, perhaps?

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[scalesfromeyes]

Hmm… it could be.

Round Two: Answer

[dramatispersonae]

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[scalesfromeyes]

Forest, difficulty of five.

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[dramatispersonae]

[ You hear the click of the lock, then the door opens out into . . . ]