Prof. Templeton

Well done. That was the solution and reasoning I was looking for.

There are other Gods that participated in both events that aren't named. There was at least one more round after I lost to Poseidon in the tug-of-war. All is not as it seems. If the race were held on the larger of the two tracks Hermes would have won.

Nope. He didn't win either competition. The alphabetical order has nothing to do with who won.

Who won the Tug-of-War? But in my vision, this was not the case. I said in the OP that although I would have thought Hermes would have been the winner of the race, he was not.

Last night I had a peculiar dream. In it, I was in a completion with the Gods of Mount Olympus. There were several events that I competed in and also witnessed, but as with all dreams some parts are missing. What I do remember is this: There was a race between myself and all the Gods that was run on the smaller of two tracks. I can’t recall who won but I do remember some of the results. I was able to barely beat Ares but was not as quick as Poseidon. I thought Hermes should have been the winner but he was not. Another contest was the Tug-of-War where, in the first round, I was pitted against the lovely Aphrodite. She proved to be a formidable opponent and I almost lost to her. In the second round I faced off against Poseidon, who had bested Cronus in round one, and lost. I don’t remember who, ultimately, won that competition either, but maybe you can help me? Who won the race? Who won the Tug-of-War?

Well done. I'm disappointed that it may have taken longer to make the drawing and write the story then it took for it to be solved. It is a testament to the intelligence of members, however.

The new walled section of the city was finally complete. The five sects that dominated the city, Fire, Sun, Light, Earth, and Ice, had plans to abandon their humble places of worship outside the city walls. The five had chosen the sites for their grandiose temples inside the new section of the city. The city’s overseer, Mayor Templeton, didn’t want to hand over too much of his new area to the sects, but he was wary of the power they held over the people. Each sect had been given their own specialized gate into the new walled section, and each demanded that a roadway, one square wide, be made from their respective gate to the individual temples, that their followers would use at high noon every day. The sects further demanded that the way should be unobstructed by followers of a different sect. None of the roadways could cross. Mayor Templeton said he would give the sects what they wanted, but only if at least half of the blocks inside the new section could be used for the people’s other needs, like housing, marketplaces, and civic centers. If half or more of the sections area were left available after the sects had built their temples and roadways, the Mayor would comply with their demands, and all agreed. The city planners were stumped, however. They could not figure out how to lay out the roads so that none crossed and still leave enough blocks left over to meet the Mayors needs as well. They finally determined to turn to outside help to try to solve the problem. Will you help? Can the roads from the gates to the corresponding temples be built in such a way that they don’t take up more than half of the new sections area (when combined with the area of the new temples)? If it can be done, than how? 256 = Total blocks 128 = ½ the Total blocks 20 = Blocks taken by the temples 108 = Number of blocks that all the roads cannot exceed

Marking as solved. My first time doing this, so I hope it comes out right.

Well done. DudleyDude has solved this riddle with

Let's try... Nope. Sorry. I like how that fits in with the second part, if you work it in. No though, it's not quite that cryptic.

Nope. Sorry. How about this... No, but again, this is in the ballpark. My swing usually looks good, its the path of the ball after that is absurd. No, nothing to do with Golf. The title "Not a Simple Interval" alludes to something musical, that some of you have picked up on. But if not Simple then its Compound, which relates to the form of the answer. A compound word, like hilltop or showdown or thunderclap.

Nope. Sorry. Nope. Maybe not but I think I have the first, (not sure though) Nope. Sort of in the ballpark though. Nope. Sorry. My first can be a type of seizure My second can be a symbol of leisure My whole is used to follow a measure

Hi. Nope. That's not my whole.

When in the sky, my first may be above you or below. Safe, to say you arrived at it apropos, Or halted your slide there. It awaits a blow. Should a woman have one, she’ll display with pride, But two on show would be cause to hide, And to be labeled such would dishonor the bride. My second is a means to convey Often the subject of rigorous survey. When down, it keeps the noisome at bay. Sometimes it must be preceded by fire, To quench a thirst, a burning desire. It could put an edge on your formal attire. My whole may look a bit absurd, But through me droning composition is heard. Did you miss me?

There are two ways to solve this. Calculus or logic. Logic is quicker... bn's topic One of my favorites. You can use a codebox for crude drawings and such. @ @ @@@ @@@ @@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@ @@@ @@@ @ @ [/codebox]

I modified his method slightly so show that you don't have to refill the tank to capacity whenever possible to achieve the best result. That's kinda counterintuitive to me. I think there is a problem between steps 3 and 4. You seem to be dropping 300 gallons and also taking it with you to station 2 at the same time. It looks like one more trip to base is needed.

No. 3 was the one I was going for, although No. 4 could also work. I was trying to exclude solutions with lower numbers like 7.

Yes that's it. Also what I've told you about the baskets should eliminate some solutions. Someone said 10-200 and that would be an acceptable range. Yes, except thats not a magic square.

I'll tell you this...