[superprismatic]

A pair of dice have letters on the

various faces in addition to the

usual spots. One die has the letters

A, L, and V on three faces with N, T,

and W, respectively, on the opposite

faces. The second die has the

letters B, E, and F on three faces

with D, S, and R, respectively on the

opposite faces. The dice are rolled

nine times, with successive throws

being 12, 2, 5, 10, 10, 6, 7, 8, 10.

In the process a certain message is

spelled out. What is the message?

SUPERPRISMATIC CLARIFICATION: On

each throw, you get two letters. Here,

you get to decide which of the two

letters comes first with each roll.

For example, if you find that A and D

came up on the first roll and E and T

came up with the second roll, the

message could begin either of 4 ways:

DAET, ADET, DATE, or ADTE.

[Guest]

Is it definitely an 8 second from the end?

With [ 12 2 5 10 10 6 7 9 10 ] I got "Bad news travels fast."

If the numbers are correct, I can get "Bad news travels East," though it doesn't make as much sense.

[superprismatic]

Is it definitely an 8 second from the end?

With [ 12 2 5 10 10 6 7 9 10 ] I got "Bad news travels fast."

If the numbers are correct, I can get "Bad news travels East," though it doesn't make as much sense.

I looked it up. Walter Penney's written answer has East!