HINTS:
- "sheepishly" is important. Think about the root of this word.
- Each section of blocks is a row, not a column.
- The rows are not arrainged in sequential order. You need to put the
words together before you look at the last picture.
- "what's left over" is also key. The left over letters must be
arranged in the order the corresponding rows go together.
SOLUTION:
- Notice the words "sheepishly", "flock", and "herd"
- Look up breeds of sheep. The website http://www.ansi.okstate.edu is the
easiest Google solution.
- Anagram each section of blocks to a breed of sheep. You will have
one letter and a bunch of spaces left over:
- STCROIX, 2 spaces, leftover C
- KATAHDIN, 1 space, leftover I
- DORPER, 3 spaces, leftover O
- BARBADO, 2 spaces, leftover R
- WILTSHIRE, 0 spaces, leftover L
- MERINO, 3 spaces, leftover N
- RABOLARGO, 0 spaces, leftover G
- SHETLAND, 1 space , leftover A
- BALWEN, 3 spaces, leftover A
- MOUFLON, 2 spaces, leftover L
- AFRICANA, 1 space , leftover C
Obviously CIORLNGAALC is not the answer.
- Arrange the assembled rows. You'll need the pictures now, for the
matching nubs and notches. There are 4 types, flat, square, pointed, and
downward.
- You'll need to get the spacing right. This is easier to do as you
go.
- solution (note [] means empty block):
R | A | B | O | L | A | R | G | O | G |
M | E | R | I | N | O | [] | [] | [] | N |
[] | K | A | T | A | H | D | I | N | I |
W | I | L | T | S | H | I | R | E | L |
[] | [] | M | O | U | F | L | O | N | L |
D | O | R | P | E | R | [] | [] | [] | O |
[] | [] | S | T | C | R | O | I | X | C |
[] | S | H | E | T | L | A | N | D | A |
B | A | R | B | A | D | O | [] | [] | R |
[] | B | A | L | W | E | N | [] | [] | A |
A | F | R | I | C | A | N | A | [] | C |
- Arrange the left over letters in the order that the corresponding
rows go together. This gives you the answer, CARACOLLING.