Hey guys, no luck
The problem is I didn't make any plan and tried so many I actually don't remember which ones
I've also spent too much time thinking it's some kind of puzzle but it definitely doesn't look like one
I've checked out btcrecover but it's way out of my league
There are ways to generate hash of your wallet.dat file and ask others to find password for you. If they successfully find password then you can share some rewards with them. You can ask more about it by asking for help in this forum.