Knight tour - hidden message

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Crazychessplaya

Find the hidden message consisting of 100 letters, by moving from square to square the way the chess knight does. Begin with the letter 'M', at the E2 coordinate of the board. You can visit a square only once!

Loomis

I got as far as "mole time" and gave up.

Crazychessplaya
Loomis wrote:

I got as far as "mole time" and gave up.


 One of misleading dead ends. Try going counterclockwise.

zankfrappa

"Many have tried and many have failed to solve this"

Crazychessplaya
zankfrappa wrote:

"Many have tried and many have failed to solve this"


 Great, Zank, keep going !

Crazychessplaya
Crazychessplaya wrote:
zankfrappa wrote:

"Many have tried and many have failed to solve this"


 Great, Zank, keep going !


 Wait, no, you went the wrong way! You cannot visit a square twice. Only the "Many have tried and" part is correct!

zankfrappa

Yes, I can't use the "M" twice.

Loomis
Crazychessplaya wrote:
Loomis wrote:

I got as far as "mole time" and gave up.


 One of misleading dead ends. Try going counterclockwise.


I think the meaning of "gave up" wasn't clearly communicated. :-)

zankfrappa

OK, "Many have tried and failed to solve this puzzle"

Crazychessplaya
zankfrappa wrote:

OK, "Many have tried and failed to solve"


 This is the correct. The rest is still ahead of you...

zankfrappa

I have more of the answer but I'll wait until I get the rest.

zankfrappa

I'll put most of it here and maybe someone else can finish it. 

"Many have tried and failed to solve this puzzle but perseverance and skill will
lead you to the answer"

kunduk

huh.. Surprised

Crazychessplaya
zankfrappa wrote:

I'll put most of it here and maybe someone else can finish it. 

"Many have tried and failed to solve this puzzle but perseverance and skill will
lead you to the answer"


 You are almost there, Zank, you are only a dozen or so letters short of the full answer.

zankfrappa

16 letters by my count.

zankfrappa

"Many have tried and failed to solve this puzzle but perseverance and skill will
lead you to the answer time and time again".

Crazychessplaya

I circled the letter R where Zankfrappa's answer ends, there are still some letters left to complete the puzzle:

zankfrappa

I finished it already.

Crazychessplaya

LOL, while I was busy marking the tour.... Congratulations!

batgirl

I'm impressed!