Internet Table-Top Rally Championship 2004-2005
Round 1 - Five Diamonds Rally
Route Card Solutions

1 - Acne Altitudes


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

Lightly disguised spot heights.

128, (147), Y>W?(1) , LWRAM∆, 166, GL15(1) , 112, Y>W(2) , GL15(2) , 190, GL15(3) , 113, 145, E(1313) , Y>W(3) , "236"(Yes) , 173, W(1011) , NNE132E

You had to avoid (147).

Route Check Answers
RC1 - W(1011),  RC2 - E(1313),  RC3 - Y>W(3),  RC4 - GL15(3),  RC5 - "236"(Yes)


Master Navigators only

The order of the spot heights was disguised within the narrative - one sequence number per sentence. The sixth and twelfth spot heights were not referenced.

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YYYY(1) , 227(five), YYYY(2?) , 134(one), YYYY(3?) , 126(eight), YYYY(4) , 279(eleven), N(1617) , 257(nine), 241(two), Ch(1) , YYYY(5) , 231(three), Ch(2) , >(1) , YYYY(6) , 152(ten), 226(seven), 157(four), <(1)

Route Check Answers
RC6 - >(1),  RC7 - <(1),  RC8 - YYYY(4/5/6),  RC9 - N(1617),  RC10 - Ch(2)



2 - Line Dancing


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

Crossing grid lines with slight confusion by quoting them as pairs.

18, 15, T(1) , 16, 18, 17, 18, 18, 17, 16, T(2) , W(1518) , 19, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19, 19, 19, "Buckland"(Yes) , 19, 20, N(1920) , 20, 20, 20, 19, T(3) , 19, 18, 19, 18, 20, 21, 18, 21, 21, 21, Y>W(1) , 21, 17, Y>W(2) , 16, 21, 16

Route Check Answers
RC1 - T(3),  RC2 - W(1518),  RC3 - N(1920),  RC4 - Y>W(2),  RC5 - "Buckland"(Yes)


Master Navigators only

The numbers were map numbers. In the area of the route you start on map 193, but overlap onto the areas also covered by adjacent maps 181 and 192.

SH239, 181, SH197, SH249, 193, 181, Y>W(1) , LWRAM∆, 193, SH257, SH261, 181, GL12(1) , 192, Y>W(2) , LWRAM∆, 181, GL12(2) , SH232, SH243, W(1712) , 192, GL12(3) , GL11(1) , Y>W(3) , SH249, T, GL11(2) , SH253, GL11(3) , GL11(4) , >, GL11(5) , SH196, GL11(6) , SH224, GL11(7) , SH233, GL11(8) , 193, GL12(4) , SH248, GL12(5) , 192, 193, GL12(6) , SH184, <, <, GL12(7) , 192, >, SH141, <, GL11(9) , T, 193, GL11(10) , SH164, 192, <, 193, 192, GL12(8) , 193 

TC3 @ Five Acres in GS2712

Route Check Answers
RC6 - GL12(8),  RC7 - YGG(0),  RC8 - W(1712),  RC9 - GL11(10),  RC10 - Y>W(3)



3 - Chew Lips?


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

W>Y(1) GL11(1) ChT(1) T(1) GL11(2) ChT(2)

W>Y(2) GL11(3) >(1) ? ? T(2)

W>Y(3) GL11(4) GL11(5) W>Y(4) GL11(6)

Route Check Answers
RC1 - ^(1),  RC2 - ChT(2),  RC3 - T(2),  RC4 - W>Y(4),  RC5 - GL11(6)


Master Navigators only

1 2 21 22 23 24
4 3 20 27 26 25
5 18 19 28 29 30
6 17 14 13 36 31
7 16 15 12 35 32
8 9 10 11 34 33

1, YYW(1) , 2, 3, 4, SH116, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, SH69 (SH2) , 11, 12, 13, "as?" , 14, E(3412) , 15, 16, N(3213) , 17, 18, 19, YYW(2) , 20, YYW(3) , 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, "alohS" , 26, 27, 28, YYW(4) , 29, YYW(5) , 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

Route Check Answers
RC6 - YYW(5),  RC7 - E(3412),  RC8 - Letters(as?alohS),  RC9 - SH2(69),  RC10 - N(3213)



4 - Chromatic Interconnections


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

There were some additional W's for westerly approaches and departures.

YYY YYY YYY(W) YGG GGY YYW Y>W(1) WGG (W)GWYG (W)GWGY Ch+(1) YYY YYY YYY YYY ^(1?) GN1? ^(2) YGG GGY (W)YYY (W)YYY Ch+(2) YYYYY(W) YGG GGG GGR RRY(W) YYY YYY Ch+(3) YWY YYY YYY(W) YYY(W) "65"(Yes) YYYY(W) YWY(W) YYYW Y>W(2) WWW GN1 GN6 WYY YWYY YYY YYY YYY(W)

Route Check Answers
RC1 - ^(1/2),  RC2 - Y>W(2),  RC3 - Ch+(3),  RC4 - "65"(Yes),  RC5 - GN(1?16)


Master Navigators only

Don't think you liked this one. Of course you had to work out where the NAMs were. The colour of the junctions depended upon your approach and departure. NAMs are shown in the solution below with + defining the junctions.

A YYY junction with a triangle is easy: going the LWR yields three discrete YYY junctions. 
If you stretch the YYW junction in 3317 in the direction of travel, you would get the first diagram, so that LWR gives YYY, YYY and WWW.

Correspondingly with the OOW in 3515 you get the second diagram.

Ch+(1) , YYY+YYY+YYY, T(1) , YYY+YYY+YYY, YYY+YYY+YYY, YGG, GGY/GYGY, YYY+YYY+WWW, SH44, WYYW, WYY, YYY+YYY+YYY, YYY+YYY+YYY, YYY+YYY+YYY, YYY, YGG, T(2) , GGG, GGG, GGO, SH31, (OOO, OOO), Ch+(2) , OYYO, Ch+(3) , OWO+OOW+WWW, GL36(1) , WOOW, GL36(2) , GL36(3) , WOO, OOW, SH35 (SH3) , WWW, WYY, YYW, WYY, YYY, YYY, T(3) , GL36(4) , YYY, YYY, YYYY, ^(1) , YYY+YYY+YYY, T(4) , YYW, ^(2) , YYY+YYY+YYY, GL36(5) , YYYY, YYY, YYY, YYW, WYY, YYY+YYY+YYY, Ch+(4)  

Route Check Answers
RC6 - Ch+(4),  RC7 - SH3(35),  RC8 - ^(2),  RC9 - T(4),  RC10 - GL36(5)



5 - Arrivals & Departures


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

Arrival direction at junctions.

W  W  SE  SSW  GL12(1) WSW  GL12(2) NNW  Ch+(1) ^(1) ^(2) SW GL12(3) SSW  SSW  Y>W(1) SSW  Ch+(2) SSW  ^(3?) Y>W(2) WNW  GL12(4) NNW  NE  W  W  GL12(5) SSE  S  SW  SE Y>W(3) WNW  N  W  W  SSW  W N(4513) NW  NE GL12(6) NE  NNE  N  W 

Route Check Answers
RC1 - GL12(6),  RC2 - ^(2/3),  RC3 - Ch+(2), RC4 - Y>W(3), RC5 -  N(4513)


Master Navigators only

Departure directions at spot heights

YRR(1) S(54) YRR(2) NNE(48) YRR(3) N(32) N(56)  NE(82)  Y>W(1) YRR(4) N(23) NNW(31) E(45) YRR(5) ENE(53) ENE(43) Y>W(2) YGG(1) YGG(2) WNW(58) Y>W(3) SSW(45) WSW(48) Y>W(4) NW(56) Y>W(5) YOO(1) YOO(2) YOO(3) E(26) YOO(4) N(19) YOO(5) NE(8) W(4523) YOO(6)  

Route Check Answers
RC6 - YRR(5),  RC7 - YOO(6), RC8 - Y>W(5), RC9 - YGG(2), RC10 - W(4523)


6 - Moor or Less Equal


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

Crossing Grid Lines by increasing/decreasing Northings/Eastings

Northing

 

 

    24       25         26 27      27   27 28 28  
Easting   47 48     49       49 49   49           49        
Feature SH9     SH8     SH8 W>Y(1)       SH23       YYYY(1) YYYY(2)           W>Y(2)

Northing

28         29 29 29             29         28       28
Easting   49 49 49           48   47 47   48 48 48     48      
Feature         RO(1)       W>Y(3)   W>Y(4)             RO(2)     RO(3)* W>Y(5)*  

Northing

    29      
Easting 47 46       45
Feature       W>Y(6) YYYY(3)  

The "crossroads" in 4927 is a YYY because the SSE spur is a NTR.

* Tricky. If you chose the white shortcut is it passable since there is no LC? If it is, is there a RO and W>Y? If you chose the longer yellow there is a definite RO but no W>Y. To allow generous interpretations of both, I have allowed RC1 to be 5/6 and RC3 to be 2/3.

Route Check Answers
RC1 - W>Y(5/6),  RC2 - GL49(8),  RC3 - RO(2/3),  RC4 - SH4(23),  RC5 - YYYY(3)


Master Navigators only

Positive/Negative Northing/Easting changes when departing each junction. Examine the direction you leave each junction. SE would give you a lesser (-) Northing and a greater (+) Easting. Correspondingly NW would give you a greater (+) Northing and a lesser (-) Easting. Apply the same principle to all compass directions.

  - - +   - = - - =   + + + + + -
  + + +   = - + + -   = - - + - =
Y>W(1) YYYW YYY YYW Y>W(2) YYW YYY YYY YYY YYW Y>W(3) WWW YYW YYW YYY YYY YYYY
- + + - -* - - - -     -   + -
+ + + = +* + + + -     -   + -
YYYY YYO(1) YYO(2) YYO(3) YYW YYYY YYRR YRR(1) YYW E(4625) Y>W(4) YYW Y>W(5) YYY YRR(2)
+ = +   = + + + +
- - +   - - = + -
YRR(3) YRR(4) YRR(5) SH4(13) YOO(4) YOO(5) YOO(6) YYY YYY

Route Check Answers
RC6 - Y>W(5),  RC7 - RRY(5),  RC8 - OOY(6),  RC9 - SH4(13),  RC10 - E(4625)



7 - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

Ignore the £,. and you are left with map references

T(1) , 4310029750, 4240029550, 4152528350, 4270028125, BrO(1) , 4265026600, BrO(2) , R>W(1) , 4152526500, R>W(2) , 4122526550, R>W(3) , BrO(3) , 4265026475, BrO(4) , 4315024450, T(2) , BrO(5?) , BrO(6) , 4247522350, BrO(7) , W(4021) , 4035021250, BrO(8) , 4170021175, 4227521225, 4397520025, E(4419)

I allowed a third Telephone (4326) on the basis of avoiding the staggered(?) crossroads at 42002825.

Route Check Answers
RC1 - W(4021),  RC2 - E(4419),  RC3 - R>W(3),  RC4 - BrO(7/8),  RC5 - T(2/3)


Master Navigators only

Convert the £sd to old pence to give Eastings and Northings

43151904, T(1) , WWW(1) , Ch(1) , 43201860, 43681643, Ch(2) , £ (Pound), RD(1) , RD(2) , RD(3) , S(4315) , Ch(3) , T(2) , 43401528, T(3) , RD(4) , RD(5) , RD(6) , Ch(4) , 43521694, Ch(5) , RD(7) , Ch(6) , 41521652, 41161825, T(4) , 41621905, WWW(2) , 39221980, WWW(3) , WWW(4) , 38421976

Route Check Answers
RC6 - Ch(6),  RC7 - RD(7),  RC8 - S(4315),  RC9 - T(4),  RC10 - WWW(4)



8 - Eyeball Elevations


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

Spot heights in Grid Squares.

SH23, SH27, T(1) , Y>W(1) , Y>W(2) , Y>W(3?) , SH55, T(2) , SH32, E(4214) , SH36, T(3) , SH86, T(4) , SH108, SH73, "Furzy"(Yes) , SH43, T(5) , SH34, SH76, T(6) , W(3519) , Y>W(4) , SH9, SH26, SH23

Route Check Answers
RC1 - Y>W(3/4), RC2 - T(6), RC3 - W(3519), RC4 - E(4214),  RC5 - "Furzy"(Yes)


Master Navigators only

Spot Heights in consecutively used Grid Squares. Y = used SH, N = not used SH, - = no spot heights, ? = indistinct spot

"W" SH77     SH23 E(4026)           SH5     SH74      
            SH7   SH6   SH5            
SH6 N(3629) SH19       SH5/SH5     SH22/SH9   SH8     "S" SH16 SH27
          SH6 "K"         W(2825) SH8     SH55    

Route Check Answers
RC6 - LETTERS(WSK),  RC7 - W(2825),  RC8 - E(4026),  RC9 - N(3629), RC10 - GL27(10)



9 - Cartographic Carve-up


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

The map pieces were in Grid Squares: 3322, 3322, 3523, 3522, 3622, 3522, 3322, 3221, 3221, 3222, 3021, 3221, 3218

GL23(1) , (3322), GL23(2) , GL23(3) , (3322),  GL23(4) , (3523), (3522), Y>W(1) , GL23(5) , E(3622) , (3622), (3522), (3322), (3221), Y>W(2) , (3221), (3222), "Crimson"(Yes) W(3021) , (3021), (3221), (3218)

Route Check Answers
RC1 - W(3021),  RC2 - E(3622), RC3 - Y>W(2), RC4 - "Crimson"(Yes), RC5 - GL23(5)


Master Navigators only

This was the correct sequence and orientation.

          
       

The map pieces were in Grid Squares: 3019, 3019, 3020, 3020, 3021, 3023, 2822, 2921, 2920, 2820

SH36, (3019), GN0 , GN0? , GN2 , (3019), (3020), SH57, GN0 , "P" , (3020), BrU(1) , GN2 , (3021), (3023), SH43(SH3) , "L" , (2822), (2921), (2920), W>Y(1) , BrU(2) , GN8 , (2820)

Route Check Answers
RC6 - SH3(43),  RC7 - W>Y(1),  RC8 - BrU(2),  RC9 - GN(00?2028),  RC10 - LETTERS("PL")



10 - Five Diamonds

TC10 @ SH69 in GS2819


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

E(3018) , 83, Y>W(1) , N(2721) , 51, 68, 118, Y>W(2) , W(2316) , Y>W(3) , Y>W(4) , 272, S(2713)

Route Check Answers
RC1 - N(2721),  RC2 - S(2713),  RC3 - E(3018), RC4 - W(2316),  RC5 - Y>W(4)


Master Navigators only

Starting point of each herringbone is given.

<(1) , GL14(1) , "kc", W>Y, A303, SH219, S(2712) , "S" , <(2) , GL14(2) , GL14(3) , "M" , >(3) , GL14(4) , "wo", >(4) , <(5) , >(6) , B3170, GL14(5) , SH268, GL14(6) , "a", GL14(7) SH267(SH3) , GL14(8) , SH272, "L" , "L?" , SH299

Route Check Answers
RC6 - ^(6),  RC7 - LETTERS("SMLL?"),  RC8 - SH3(267),  RC9 - GL14(8),  RC10 - S(2712)



11 - Blocking Tactics


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

_ | > | > _ > > _ . . | \ Ch(1) | . SH2(99) _ | 2 W(2020 ) | 1 C a _ | m o _ _ Y>W(1) G | G Ch(2) _ . | _ Ch(3) _ | E(2522) | _ _ s Y>W(2) | w _ _ | T N _ _

Route Check Answers
RC1 - Y>W(2),  RC2 - E(2522),  RC3 - W(2020),  RC4 - SH2(99),  RC5 - Ch(3)


Master Navigators only

Wi(2224) Y>R(1) C Sp(2423) Y>R(2) l(2626) Y>R(3) e(2526) on(2626) is(2624) " Haygrass"(Yes) S(1920) S(1619) o(1721) u nd(1820) Ch/C(1922) om(2023) Y>R(4) C/eC(2124) Y>R(5) P(1923) Y>R(6) n(2024) A(2126) N(2226) Y>R(7) notr(2225) S(2125) M(2224) "Cas"(Yes) Y>R(8?) (via station on edition D) ws(2326) Y>R(9) W(2628) on(2628) Y>R(10) E(3028) O(3028) Y>R(11) no(2628) o(2327)

Route Check Answers
RC6 - S(1619),  RC7 - E(3028),  RC8 - Y>R(10/11),  RC9 - "Cas"(Yes),  RC10 - "HayGrass"(Yes)



12 - EC as ABCD(E)


Master Navigators/Road Rally Navigators

A = red, B = orange, C = Yellow, D = White  

C C C GL28(1) C C A D "altru" C ETL(1) C B ETL(2) BrO(1) B C " T" BrO(2) A GL28(2) C BrO(3) GL28(3) C GL28(4) GL28(5) GL28(6) D ETL(3) C C C GL28(7) C C "Water"(Yes) C B B B C C C "E" C D GL28?(8)*

*Debatable whether the next junction was intended to be the WWW or the WYY, which affects the GL28 count. Both allowed.

Route Check Answers
RC1 - ETL(3),  RC2 - GL28(7/8),  RC3 - "Water"(Yes),  RC4 - BrO(3),  RC5 - Letters("altruTE")


Master Navigators only

A = Arrow, B = Bridge, C = Circle, D = Diamond, E = ETL

A W(1027) A OOW?(1) T(1) E T(2) C C D D D RO(1) D D E E B RO(2) , E C C E C C RO(3) C E C E D B C E(1824) E T(3) B D E B C C C C C C C C A E OOW(2) E C D T(4) C C D T(5) C A B E W(1019)?* B RO(4)  

* Using the final bridge in 1020 is a shorter route, but conflicts with Route Card 1. Had to allow this as an alternative.

Route Checks
RC6 - OOW(1/2),  RC7 - T(5),  RC8 - RO(4),  RC9 - E(1824),  RC10 - W(1027/1019)