‘Madits’ are the things Max said (‘Max dits’) about the treasure hunt. He answered searcher’s questions on a Minitel service (an early form of internet.)
A summary Max gave to Le Figaro Magazine (published on Friday, June 27 , 1997 , pages 120-121) :
- This riddle gives a place to start the game, and this starting place is also the key to moving on to the next riddle.
- The rooster in the visual is not a weather vane.
- The word “Sage” is only for puzzle 530, but you can solve the charade without understanding this word.
- What the word “All” in the penultimate line represents is not the “All” referred to in riddle 650.
Some more Madits:
| QUESTION n ° 39 FROM 2000-10-19 |
| TITLE: GRAIL |
| IS THE ROOSTER IN THE 530 SINGING? |
| IT DOES NOT MATTER. FRIENDSHIPS – MAX |
| QUESTION n ° 19 FROM 2001-12-05 |
| TITLE: VISUAL 530 |
| YOU SAID THAT IT IS NOT IMPORTANT THAT THE COCKERAL SINGS. DO WE HAVE TO DETERMINE WHAT TIME OF DAY IT IS? IF YES, I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE MEANS TO DO SO. ULYSSE |
| I HAVE SAID ON MANY TIMES THAT THIS MOMENT HAS NO IMPORTANCE, ULYSSES … FRIENDSHIPS – MAX |
| QUESTION n ° 11 FROM 1995-09-05 |
| TITLE: COCKERAL |
| ON THE HEAD OF THE ROOSTER THERE IS: A) A RIDGE B) A FEATHER C) NO IMPORTANCE D) I CANNOT ANSWER …. FRIENDSHIPS |
| A FEATHER. BUT THE BREED OF THE ROOSTER HAS NO IMPORTANCE (IF THAT’S WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW!) FRIENDSHIPS – MAX |
| QUESTION n ° 43 OF 1996-05-23 |
| TITLE: 530 |
| IS THIS ENIGMA RELATED TO THE GAME OF CHESS, MAX? |
| NO. I HAVE ALREADY EXPLAINED THIS. FRIENDSHIPS – MAX |
| QUESTION n ° 38 FROM 2001-12-13 |
| TITLE: 560 |
| AT THE END OF THE RIDDLE AM I FAR FROM THE ‘FROZEN NORTH’ AS IT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RIDDLE 530? THE OPENING IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OPENS INTO INFINITY YOU HAVE SAID. SO: THE OPENING CANNOT BE AN ANGLE, AM I RIGHT IN STATING THAT? |
| THE OPENING IS NOT AN ANGLE. FRIENDSHIPS – MAX |
| QUESTION n ° 14 FROM 1996-08-28 |
| TITLE: BAD FAITH ISN’T CUSTOM? |
| THERE IS NO GRASS DEPICTED IN THE 530. WILL YOU AFFIRM THAT THESE GREEN AND YELLOW FEATURES ON THE FEET OF THE ROOSTER ARE NOT A PLANT? AND THAT BECKER HAS NOT EVOKED BRUSHWORK SHOWING GRASS? |
| OF COURSE THERE IS A SIMILAR GRASS IN THE 530! WHAT I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT THE THING IS EVOKED AND CANNOT BE COMPARED WITH THOSE OF THE 520 OR THE 500! THEN I WILL MAKE YOU AT EASE: DO NOT TAKE ANY ACCOUNT OF THE GRASS BRUSHES IN THE 530, THEY HAVE NO ROLE TO PLAY! FRIENDSHIPS – MAX |
LINKS
You will find more Madits on Airyn’s excellent Wikichouette site. (French)
Madits discussed by Carpe Diem (French)