TimeWasters-New

Equation and Carta Blanca

Danvinci@forums.unfiction.com — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 21:27:10 +0000

Okay so I have completed Da Vinci's Secret 100% a while back. I have obtained scrolls from puzzles 1-5. however I can use a little further assistance.
I could use some additional guidance on solving the 'Riddle' for the equation puzzle, and how to use the piece from Da Vinci's secret in respect to the puzzle.
Also any guidance on opening Carta Blanca, I have tried twisting, turning, spinning etc all to no avail, any thoughts I have missed???
Thanks

Crane Corp/G.R.I.N/Horace Hoyle

PlesBien@forums.unfiction.com — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 21:49:00 +0000

I was on Facebook today and this page was in my recommended pages. It stuck out to me for having just 5 likes

@OfficialCraneCorp

The page links to a Vimeo video that no longer exists, but another link to a vlog about how their meds are BS is linked. Supposedly the guy in the vlog (Horace Hoyle) heard about it in the news, but obviously there's no mention of Crane Corp or GRIN in the news.

There's a comment on the Facebook page leading to GRIM , a page which seems to be the heroic organisation in this (assuming it's an ARG).

On the GRIM page there's a lot of hints that Horace Hoyle's videos might be puzzles. There's also a Vimeo link to a video called A World Of Only Smiles .

Almost everything related to this was uploaded on April 20th 2016, from both Facebook pages to Horace Hoyle's youtube vlogs. It was clearly intended to be an ARG or some kind of chaotic fiction, but it doesn't seem to have gotten off the ground. Did anyone ever come across this, hear anything about it, or hell, participate in it? I'm genuinely curious as to why this doesn't seem to have gone anywhere.

Hard webpuzzle

dogne@forums.unfiction.com — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:58:21 +0000

Try this and post how far you got, I'm currently stuck at level 4

Read here: http://members.chello.nl/p.cooijmans/gliaweb/tests/colt/

Start here: http://members.chello.nl/p.cooijmans/gliaweb/tests/colt/fire.html

It's fun ;)

Believe In Destiny

Paintedpaws@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:35:17 +0000

Emma Schroeder and Scott Russell are two streakers who both own weiner dogs and who both fell in love on the internet.

Censored Video.

Uncensored (NSFW)

The lovers website.

It's a viral market campaign for this clothing company in Australia.

New Puzzle by the Decred Project

coin_artist@forums.unfiction.com — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:11:37 +0000

Puzzle is hosted at https://decred.org/autonomy_puzzle/

Active #puzzle solving channel on Decred Slack
https://slack.decred.org/

Numerous Puzzle announcements made on social medias, one of which from the Decred Twitter:
https://twitter.com/decredproject/status/856935456956710913

Janus Puzzle by the Decred Project

okayer88@forums.unfiction.com — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 08:46:09 +0000

High resolution image download hosted at https://decred.org/januspuzzle/
The high resolution image contains secret information.

There are others attempting to solve the puzzle on the Decred Slack, on the #puzzles channel.

This text was included in the announcement tweet:
"A tree that does not bend will inevitably break. The repository unit is corrupt. Begin." https://twitter.com/decredproject/status/839204577920565248

Current Prize Value: $1500

Doctor Who '42' (E 184) Hidden puzzle

thetrellan@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 04:38:50 +0000

I know I'm 'a bit late' asking this but bare with me.

I have just re-watched "42". Episode 184 (or S03E07) of the Doctor Who series .
*click here to watch*

The whole thing revolves around breaking codes and answering quiz-questions. I can't escape the feeling that there must be a puzzle hidden in there. The whole thing has this ARG feel to it. No luck finding any reference on the net.

This struck me most: I noticed how the computer was counting down 42 minutes until the crash in a very strange way. Announcing every minute or every ten seconds would make sense but these numbers were so random....they probably are not. I tried some logic to crack the code but failed so far.

Here are the countdown numbers the computer actually mentions out loud.
42:27
40:26
34:31
32:50
30:50
29:46
28:50
27:06
24:51
17:05
12:55
11:15
08:57
07:30
04:47
04:08
03:43
02:17
01:21
01:06

Other 'info' in this episode (that may help solve this)
It starts in 'Area 30'
Happy Prime numbers "Find the next number in the sequence: 313, 331, 367...?" Answer: 379.

Over 400.000 results on an internet search (Who had more pre-download Number Ones, Elvis Presley or The Beatles?)

What do you think? Am I paranoid or did I discover a 'long hidden' puzzle?

Pablo's Armchair Treasure Hunt

catherwood@forums.unfiction.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 01:15:54 +0000

The annual holiday hunt is on. The end prize is a real box buried somewhere in the countryside of England, and some small cash prizes. The fun is in the ciphers, trivia, riddles, and meta clues which yield the instructions to find it.

Fetch the puzzle (download the two PDF files) from http://pablosath.com/current/index.html

Check http://pablosath.com/current/notes.html for errata and other annoucements during the hunt.

The hard work is in creating a document to submit your answers, to be judged and scored for points. It usually takes at least 2-3 people to collaborate with any hope of finishing before the mid-January deadline.

Years ago, it was known as the Logica Armchair Treasure Hunt

(Do not post solutions here, not even in spoiler tags. Find a private place for your team to collaborate -- or your answers *will* be stolen.)

52 Master Pieces

catherwood@forums.unfiction.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 01:48:04 +0000

(I am not affiliated with the production of this item, just thought people here would be interested.)

New hunt coming "soon" and a demo site already up and running with puzzles and riddles to be solved. There are small prizes, intermediate prizes, and grand prizes -- and everything is free to enter!

"52 Master Pieces"
Solve 52 pieces, then FIND and REDEEM the Grandmaster Key.
https://www.52masterpieces.com/

Promo video:
https://youtu.be/8cRZUkdA8rw
(other vids):
52MP youTube channel
donations (crowd-funding for a hard-copy of the book):
https://startsomegood.com/52mp

The creators have also posted over on Tweleve:
David Cohen (calvin)
Steve Geller (milltycoon)
http://tweleve.org/new-hunts-rumors/26820-52-master-pieces.html

Since this is ultimately a contest, I don't expect there to be much cooperation for the keys, but a discussion might ensue as to the game mechanics and the minor riddles. If I've read the description correctly, the website itself will give hints and solutions for everything not related to the master contest.

ARGvent

catherwood@forums.unfiction.com — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:05:07 +0000

http://gamedetectives.net/argvent/

(must join Discord to login, which I have not done, so I cannot vouch for the puzzles)

Let's play The Odd Story Game!

CrashRocks1419@forums.unfiction.com — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:05:26 +0000

How to play: I put a piece of random story, and one of you must continue it with a "..." at the end to signify someone else can play. For example:

[quote=Billy Bob] I was playing the Dark Knight ARG, when suddenly I heard a knock on the door. It was...[/quote]

[quote=Joey Johnson] a giant dog, dressed up like the Joker. He told me...[/quote]

And that's how to play! Here's the first part:

My computer started buzzing like crazy, with code flashing on screen. I screenshotted it, and it said, "Look under the..."

The New Ovaltine

Ataxis@forums.unfiction.com — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 02:49:32 +0000

Billboard seen along a secondary commuter route somewhere in Silicon Valley last week.

NaNoWriMo Group

catherwood@forums.unfiction.com — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 20:26:56 +0000

I made a group on NaNoWriMo for those of us doing it! Please join it and share in the fun of working through this next month together!

Unfictioners on NaNoWriMo

I also wrote a blog post about why I am doing NaNoWriMo if you care to read it.

EDIT: Make sure to post your link to your user page at NaNo so we can all buddy eachother!

Repairing the ISIS Puzzle if you error during the RESET

Stine1938@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 02:57:06 +0000

OKAY, you've solved the ISIS puzzle and got your key and/or the code number inside. Your ego is boosted and you feel wonderful. That's great. Now there is another challenge to the puzzle. Resetting the puzzle so you can play it again or have your friends try to solve it.

There is a potential for locking the ISIS to make it "next to impossible to open again". And you don't want to spend money to send it to the factory for opening and resetting. Right? Correct. Here's the deal. I locked mine when resetting and figured out how to reopen without the third ball dropping from the magnet. It is brutal and hard on the hands, but I did it and don't care to do it again. More on that later. A solution for the problem too.

When resetting, you take the ball and drop it into the hole for the magnet to grab. Then you reset the other half's lock and gently put the ISIS back together making sure the holes line up. Then you gently turn the two halves to close it tight. Problem here. After you've opened this gem many times, the locking mechanism gets worn and will release and lock with the sllightest bump or vibration. If the holes line up and you've had an even 360 degree turn, all is well, just solve the puzzle as normal. BUT IF YOU DON'T get that 360 degree turn and it locks up at the 180 degree mark, then you're in trouble. Big trouble. the holes don't line up and the third ball will never drop into the maze so it can get to the center and act as an extension to the press down stem on the plunger. So now what do you do? You think you're screwed blue and tattooed. Wrong.

The solution is to open it without the plunger. Much more difficult than the normal way to open it. This is a delicate feat of force and turn at the exact moment. I'll describe.

Hold the ISIS upside down (plunger down). Forget the plunger now, it's useless. Swirl the ISIS to lock the two other balls in place in the now upper half. You don't hear them rolling. Now the trick. Take the ISIS in your right hand and in an upward motion, beat it against your left hand in a fast upward motion, so that the stopping inertia will compress the lock on the spring and then at the right nanosecond turn the ISIS halves to start to open it. Just get it to turn. Don't try to open it yet.

Now take the halves and rotate the remaining same direction to the 180 degree turn. This will line up the holes. Now you can resolve the puzzle in the normal method by smack, swirl and depressing the plunger.

Now remember I said "next to impossible". You did it. Now the trick to never get in this predicament again, is never reset the ISIS by dropping the ball in the magnet hole. Drop the third ball in the center hole of the maze and then screw it back together. If it locks up now, then the third ball is already there to reopen easily. After you get the puzzle halve fully turned together, just reverse swirl it a few times and the ball will find the magnet and pop up in the magnet hole/cavity.

Good Luck with this everyone. It works. I did it. And you know what? I feel more satisfied than when I first solved the puzzle. It takes a long time to get the right force and turn to open it, but it can be done.

I should also add that my ISIS has no Placentas engraved on the out shell. I use the rings to line up where the holes are when reassembling.

Enjoy.

Ed Snowden Message

Pixiestix@forums.unfiction.com — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 20:06:24 +0000

OK, I know, this is perhaps the wrong thread, since Ed Snowden case is at no means an ARG, but bitter earnest about dystopian surveillance in the times of decaying democracy.

Anyway, Snowden posted at 5th August a cryptic message at twitter.

It was actually:

ffdae96f8dd292374a966ec8b57d9cc680ce1d23cb7072c522efe32a1a7e34b0

Any ideas, what could it be? There were online pretty many hypothesis - from "Dead Man's Switch" to checksum of a leak.

Do we have more ideas, being cryptographically hardboiled guys and gurls? :)