I can see that one other person had a similar issue to the following, but surely there are more people...issue as follows.
For some reason my Chrome Airbnb session on my PC has been logged out, and I have been asked to complete a Mouse and Cheese CAPTCHA/puzzle security test to ensure that I am not a robot.
The beauty of this captcha is that it not only keeps robots out, but also humans. This security test is one of the most painful login experiences I have come across. For starters, I simply do not have time to mess around with a puzzle that takes 5 mins to complete (7 puzzles each with a 12 options slider to choose from that works with arrows only). Importantly, I don't have time to get to the end of this ordeal to be told that I was not solving the problem in the correct manner. OK, if that is the case prove to me that my puzzle solving was not correct...where did I fail?? There is simply a screen saying that was not quite right and telling me next time to make sure the rat had a clear path to the cheese.
(NOTE: Reaching the above image more than 5 times is enough to make you want to sit down and cry)
That being said, I accepted that perhaps my effort was incorrect on the first run through, as I did not really read the instructions (who does?? life is too busy to read instructions when you just want to log in). Anyway, on the second run through I followed the rules by ensuring that the mouse had to have a clear path to the cheese (which I assume means no jumping walls), and that it had to be the exact amount as indicated in the left panel, I completed the puzzle. On the second attempt, I was again advised that I needed to give Ratty a clear path to the cheese. I tried 3 more times (at 5 mins a pop). I even tried the audio version with the noisy room, and that also failed.
So I then decided to screen capture the puzzle (only took around 30 mins haha), just to make sure I was not accidentally making an error. On this occasion whilst screen capturing the puzzle, I could see at puzzle 5 from 7 that I was destined to lose again (see attached). When I got to puzzle 5 from 7, I was completely stumped as there was no option with 5 pieces of cheese for poor ratty to eat.
Can someone from @Airbnb (security team who put this ridiculous captcha in) please advise:
- is there a secret passage (like they have in Cluedo*)? If so, how do I find it?
OR
- is there hidden cheese? If so, how do I find it?
OR
- is the rat sitting on a piece of cheese? If so, is there a way to tell whether Ratty is doing that?
I suspect I will be told that it is my PC. So, for reference, I am on a high def monitor, using the latest Chrome browser update.
* Cluedo reference is because I am old. For anyone who is not of my generation, it is a great murder mystery board game with secret passages.
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The image below shows my screen shots of puzzle pages. I actually saved every page but ran out of steam putting them into one image, so here is the gist of things. Each row shows all the options. In row one (of 7), I was asked to find 2 pieces of cheese that rat could reach. In row 2 (of 7) I was asked for 3...etc.
The issue is row 5 (of 7). In these options, the rat cannot get to 5 pieces of cheese.
