Engineer Quest: Enigma F

Nov 6, 2020

I'm fastest on a full belly and it sounds like I'm going cheap.

"Can this enigma be decoded," the friendly engineer asks us. Yes it can!

Engineers are a very inquisitive bunch. They love riddles too, like this "Enigma F" quest. 

Enigma F - a Quest by Engineers in Anno 1800 - Information about the Enigma F quest in Anno 1800

Fastest on a full belly

The riddle this lady engineer offers you starts like this:

"I'm fastest on a full belly, and it sounds like I'm going cheap. What am I?"

Immediately you think something food-ish. But then, it's the thing that ate the food. Maybe... a train? Or a ship?

But no, it's not the oil harbour, nor either of the shipyards.

A full ship

Accessing the quest in your Questbook offers you a clue.

"What makes a ship go fast when it's full?"

Well, wind, of course. But seeing as we don't own any buildings that produce wind, lets take a step back.

The wind is caught by sails, and sails are made by...

Enigma F - a Quest by Engineers in Anno 1800 - Information about the Enigma F quest in Anno 1800

Yes ma'am, the sailmaker!

Just click on a sailmaker (ANY sailmaker, even the ones of your competitors are allowed!) to finish this quest and retrieve your easily earned reward.

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