Jan 17, 2010 10:00 AM

GeekDad Puzzle Of The Week: A Very Shifty Situation

Jan 17, 2010 10:00 AM

Nearing the end of a marathon gaming session, Dan was feeling pretty tired. With each roll, he began to notice a pattern — he began to think the dice were talking to him. So Dan began keeping track of his rolls and, sure enough, there was a message hidden in the dice. After a bit of trying, he figured out the cipher and he ended up with a very geeky quote. Can you figure out what the dice were telling Dan? Email your solution by Friday at 10:00 pm EST for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate from ThinkGeek!

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