#YASummerShowdown

Accio glory!

[avlfya]

Who’s your daddy?

That’s the question for the ages, isn’t it?  So, I’m going to find out who my daddy is even if it kills me.  And it just might.  Or maybe the debutante thing might kill me first.  Or my grandmother.  Or these other girls.  Ugh.  So, where to start…

Good place as any… She’s already crossed off some prospects.  Now to see who’s left.

And of course we’ll use a little bit of science and sleuthing.  Gotta figure out how to get into those bathrooms those.

And in the meantime, let’s figure out this debutante garbage.  I can fix a car…I can definitely figure this out. 

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Woof, now that’s a dedicated debutante…

+50 base, Mystery Hunt Item #5 (girl detective investigation notes) [AG]

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2019 Showdown Puzzle #5: SOLUTION

Some people are all romance. The solution to the Puzzle #5 cypher, about what love is, is:

It’s a metal folding chair.

(unscrambled from the first translation, charming alto field)

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2019 Showdown Puzzle #4: SOLUTION

We gave you a Harry Potter twist on a classic riddle, y’all gave us WAY better solutions than we could have ever asked for!

From AVLFYA:

Since this is a simple question of identity, we'd only have to ask a simple question to see if Draco-Harry tells a lie as an answer or Harry-Harry tells the truth. If we really wanted to get under Draco-Harry's skin and be offensive, we'd ask “Are you a mudblood?” Draco-Harry would be forced to answer “Yes” while Harry-Harry could answer “No” (and fuss at us for using such an offensive term). So, it really doesn't matter which one we ask the question to, we'd be able to figure out who was who by the Yes or No answer. 

From FAYFYA:

1) You can ask either of the Harrys, “Have you been in the Room of Requirement?” Because both Draco and Harry have been in the Room of Requirement, the true Harry would answer yes and Malfoy, whether he is lying as himself or as Harry, would answer no. 

OR

2) The question, asked to either, is "If I asked which one of you is the real Harry Potter, which one would the other Harry Potter point to?"

From KCFYA:

It doesn't matter who you ask, you'll still get the right answer. We'll call them Lying Harry and Honest Harry, since we don't know which one is the real one. You ask one of the Harrys, “Answer yes or no, would the other Harry tell me that you are the real Harry?” If the Harry you ask is Lying Harry, he will lie and say “Yes, that Harry will tell you I am the Honest Harry.” That means you you can be sure the Harry you are speaking to is the Lying Harry. If it turns out you've asked the question of Honest Harry, he will truthfully tell you “No, the other Harry will tell you I am NOT the Honest Harry.” This once again points you to Honest Harry. You always choose the opposite person you have been told. They've ratted each other out.

From FYAON (Presuming that we are in a meta world where we are both readers who know what the series' omniscient narrator knows and Hogwarts students who know Harry): 

Ask a question that only Harry would know the answer to: What do you see when you look in the Mirror of Erised?

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2019 Showdown Puzzle #3: SOLUTION

Back to school season is here! The solution to the list of the jumbled titles (and the basic school schedule they describe) in Puzzle #3 is:

Daily Schedule:

Landscape with Invisible Hand (Art) The Map from Here to There (Human Geography) The Calculus of Change (Calculus) The Poet X (English) The Radius of Us (Geometry) Love & Other Carnivorous Plants (Biology)

Extracurriculars:

The Fashion Committee (Social Events Team) From Twinkle, With Love (Film Club)

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2019 Showdown Puzzle #2: SOLUTION

Your eagle eyes couldn’t be stopped! The list of hidden items in the YA covers used in Puzzle #2 is:

Pet: Popsicle, ghost, yellow lightning bolt

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: Horse, Virgo symbol 

Aurora Rising: Neck tattoo, purple lightning bolt

Swing: Blue star on notebook, arrow

Rayne and Delilah: Birds, stars

Like a Love Story: Wings, red hearts

Darkest Part of the Forest: Octopus graffiti, white flower, green frog

Wayward Son: Sunglasses, Pride heart rainbow bumper sticker, butterfly

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: Sunflower, dandelion

Babysitter's coven: Deathly Hallows symbol, moon and stars

Famous in a Small Town: Flamingo, shooting star

The Wise and the Wicked: Bird, sunflower

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2019 Showdown Puzzle #1: SOLUTION

Alright, kiddos! The solution to the first cypher (which was coded using the German Box cypher) is:

…like a posh vampire I accidentally invited in.

[fyaorlandonorth]

If FYAON member Jamie went on a road trip to the locations of 5 FYA books, this would be her scrapbook! With the help of her local library’s green screen and photo editing software, it’s like she was really there! Yes, even in Grasshopper Jungle with a giant praying mantis!

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And you didn’t invite us along??? 

MYSTERY HUNT ITEM #1: FYA 10th Anniversary edition

FYABC Titles used: Grasshopper Jungle, Dumplin', The Royal We, Jellicoe Road, A Million Junes

+50 base, +7 library love bonus, +9 craft your entry bonus [AG]

[kcfya]

KCFYA lookin’ classy!

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Does the gentleman in a tie have a date yet? Asking for a (furry) friend…

+10 base, +3 cover cosplay bonus, +4 furball bonus [AG]

[fayfya]

Three generations: Emma Saylor, Dr. Payne, and Nana. 

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What lovely little boats!

+10 base, +9 craft your entry bonus [AG]

[kcfya]

Hopefully nothing dangerous on the Turkey Creek Trail

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+10 base, +2 location bonus (Turkey Creek Trail), +2 extra members bonus, +3 cover cosplay [AG]

[fayfya]

I may not be fated to visit Italy to live at a cemetery and meet a father figure this summer like Lina, but I least I get to eat ice cream! 

[fyasummershowdown]

PLEASE tell us what that dark-colored ice cream is! Concord grape? Black cocoa? Charcoal? KALE???

+10 base, +2 location bonus (Pure Joy Ice Cream), +3 cover cosplay bonus [AG]

[avlfya]

It’s a Grasshopper Jungle out there!  Gotta bring snacks.

[fyasummershowdown]

A tastier meeting than anyone in that book is having, that’s for sure.

+10 base, +3 extra member bonus, +3 make it punny bonus [AG]

[fayfya]

5 FYABC titles combined in one shot featuring Ask the Passengers by A.S. King (March 2014), Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy (June 2016), Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (August 2018), Conviction by Kelly Loy Gilbert (May 2017), and I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (June 2015). 

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In one!

MYSTERY HUNT ITEM #1: FYA 10th Anniversary edition

FYABC titles used: Conviction, I'll Give You the Sun, Dumplin', Ask the Passengers, Little & Lion

+50 base [AG]

[avlfya]

Cinder, a playlist by sarahpjustice on Spotify

A playlist featuring James Hannigan, Bush, Silverchair, and others

Teen vs Machine–or is it self since she’s the machine? 

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We suspect that’s the question at the heart of the series…

+10 base, +8 make it musical bonus [AG]

[fyaorlandonorth]

Can’t think of a better car for a good, crazy road trip!

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That is a van living its own detour of a love story, that’s for sure!

+10 base, +2 location bonus (Disneyworld) [AG]

[fayfya]

Don’t Break the Rules. Change ‘em.

[fyasummershowdown]

We like our rules, but we LOVE y’all breaking them!

+10 base, +3 cover cosplay bonus, +3 extra member bonus [AG]

[avlfya]

Teen Titans Go!  We love Raven.

[fyasummershowdown]

Aw, Raven!

+10 base, _3 cover cosplay bonus [AG]