Unit 10 · Coded Language Cipher
Robot Factory Cipher — Decode the Message
Lesson 2 of 3
Symbol puzzles look busy, but they almost always use the same two moves: spot the new symbol, then use the shared symbol to lock both attributes.
Two-icon container questions sit in the harder band of Selective ciphers — fast marks if you know newcomer + link, slow traps if you guess.
You must deduce which attribute each symbol represents when two full containers are known and a third shares one symbol and introduces one new symbol.
Six items = 3×3 grid on two attributes (e.g. size × tool). Each crate shows two symbols. Find which robot/card the mystery crate holds.
Best approach: Newcomer → fills the only empty slot on its attribute axis. Shared symbol → must mean the same attribute in both crates; cross-check the known crate to assign Gold/Level etc.
Question
There are six specialised robots in a factory. There are 3 Tall robots and 3 Short robots. For each size, there is one robot equipped with a Laser, one with a Shield, and one with a Claw.
Each robot is stored in a crate. Every crate has two symbols stamped on it. One symbol represents the size of the robot and the other represents its equipment, but they can appear in any order.
| Clues: |
|---|
| - The crate for the Tall robot with a Laser has the symbols # and @. |
| - The crate for the Short robot with a Shield has the symbols % and &. |
| - A third crate has the symbols # and %. |
Which robot could be stored in the third crate?
Select an answer to see the explanation.
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