Puzzle number one is borrowed from The Oxford Murders, a mediocre crime thriller that earned itself far too much attention by being (a) translated from a foreign language, and (b) set in an English city that Americans would recognise. Like most middle-class people with a tenuous connection to Oxford in 2005 (I happened to be studying there), I was bought a copy for Christmas and waded my way to the end. The drawing skills are all my own.
Puzzle number two is card #135 from season one of Mind Candy's PerplexCity. PerplexCity was an immersive online treasure hunt to find a real-world prize of £100,000, which lasted two years and ended in 2007. There were 256 cards in the first season, and to find the treasure you needed to solve the cards and identify complex patterns overlaid on maps or running across sets. The cards came in foil packs of six and you could buy them at Borders and Firebox. Two of the cards are so hard that they've never been solved. This one isn't quite in that league, but should still make you think.
Solved them? Need hints? Tell me, but don't post the answers!
If you'd like a packet of cards from PerplexCity season two, feel free to email me.
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