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Mr. Munchy
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 		Jakalope.net
There's a fun puzzle website based on the new band Jakalope at jakalope.net. I'm serious, it's relatively difficult considering what the website is for.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:16 pm
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OmegaX
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 		Very difficult.... I got as far as the third clicky-number thing, and I just don't get what to do from there....

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I got as far as the thing where it shows the error message "this page cannot be displayed", and text appears "yes it can yes it can" etc, and it fades to a site for some record producer or something. Can't figure out anything from there....

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:43 pm
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BYTE-Smasher
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Joined: 25 Jul 2004
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 		[POSSIBLE ARG] Jakalope.net - Industrial Music fans: READ!!
note: this was it's own thread until it got moved here
I've been listening to a new band lately, it's a Canadian project by Skinny Puppy producer Dave "Rave" Olgivie. It's called "Jakalope", and it's a colaborative effort with a new canadian vocalist by the name of "Katie B" and many vertran artists including Trent Reznor, Monster Magnet, Sloan, Kat Bjelland from Babes in Toyland, Thom D'arcy (Carnations), Phil Western, Malhavoc and many others.... and although their music is not what I had expected, their website is interesting to say the least. I have just spent 3 hours disecting what seems to be a new ARG....

A series of puzzles, many of them seeming to only release remixes of the bands songs... that is.. until you look closer.

The result of the second puzzle is a flash animation with this postcard in it:
http://crimsonbound.ath.cx/stuff/jakalope1.jpg

and the solution to the 3rd reveals a seemingly meaningless rant about imortality... until of course a little black rotating symbol (a clock perhaps?) floats across the screen. When you click it, it links to here: http://www.godfreyscordial.com/

a site that is definitely packed with AG-style goodies... a quick look at the source of the page shows messages such as

<!-- you shouldn't be here you shouldn't be here here herrre-->

and the following:
<!-- Godrey's Cordial-->
<!-- Atkinson's Preservative-->
<!-- Infant's Quietness-->
<!-- Mother's Helper-->

a quick google search on these terms shows quite a few sites relating to opium addiction and children....

needless to say, this may be just an elaborite scam to draw attention to jakalope, but I do think there's much more to it than meets the eye.

I figured this was the best place to announce it, as I've been here briefly before for the whole ilovebees thing... So, I'm calling "Game On"....... for anyone who's interested in breaking apart this "mystery"

Their website, by the way, is http://Jakalope.net

** edited to take out big picture and replace with small link to big picture. also, merged with existing thread. -- jamesi

PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:37 pm
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Alzheimers
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Joined: 02 Aug 2004
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 		Careful. Doing some search around google will reveal quite a bit of info and spoilers about the site.

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Apparently, it's been around since June 2004.

Comments from creator (Vincent) here: http://johnnyhollow.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10&t_id=29

A Forum that discusses things on Jackalope:
http://www.burningsoulsforum.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9716


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Here's a link that was found in the source:
http://www.godfreyscordial.com/mingoweed/

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:00 pm
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catherwood
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Joined: 25 Sep 2002
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Location: Silicon Valley, CA

 		minor trout from last month, but it was in TimeWasters:

http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8748

I'm back to wondering about the definition of ARG...

PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:06 pm
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BYTE-Smasher
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Joined: 25 Jul 2004
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catherwood wrote:
I'm back to wondering about the definition of ARG...

I never said it WAS an ARG... I just said it's a possible ARG... I have no idea, I just noticed the odd things going on...

And Ive seen all of those spoilers btw... they still dont' tell enough to give a full picture of what's going on... but thanx for the warning Smile

Solution to puzzle 2, if anyone's interested:
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flamingo + weed
frog + bird
shell + lilly
fish + iguanna
salamander + praying mantis
snake + swan


PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:41 pm
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BYTE-Smasher
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Joined: 25 Jul 2004
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 		Ok... turns out it's not an ARG... just an elaborate scheme to waste my time........ wait a minute........ that sounds like most ARGs to me.... Laughing

well, either way, this site here: http://www.godfreyscordial.com is still confusing me... and the reason it's confusing me is because the direction it pointed me in seems to have NOTHING to do with the jakalope site.... but then, I could be wrong... maybe I missed something.

If anyone wants the solutions to all the puzzles on Jakalope.net, please let me know and I'll post them. Otherwise, move this thread to the timewaster forum Wink

PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:39 pm
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bartmans
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Joined: 30 Dec 2004
Posts: 97
Location: the Netherlands

 		Hello,

It sound maybe strange but I'm the son of the user Bartmans. Once he told me about this game Jakalope and i found it very intresting. I'm only just 16 so don't except my English is good for a Duch guy Wink
But I will till I have finished the game... I also have for the dutch people here a link with the solutions from the game. I will translate them for the others
Dutch: http://forum.clubcharts.nl/topic/34950/1/20 --> I'm Troyee there Smile
English and Others:

Level 0:

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Get all the 0's and you fill find this sites:
http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/hybrid11600.jpg
http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/hybrid21600.jpg
http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/hybrid31600.jpg
http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/hybrid41600.jpg
http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/hybrid51600.jpg
http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/hybrid61600.jpg


Level 12/21:

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12 left: http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/luciddreamingdesktop1600.jpg
21 right: http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/deadpresentsdesktop1600.jpg


Level 1:

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You see a textballoon. If you click in once appears a text with also a key inside. Just click at the key and a password will appear. The answer is willow (easy to find).


Level 2:

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Just make a combination of the good animals and a postcard will appear: http://crimsonbound.ath.cx/stuff/jakalope1.jpg
Also the black "thing" is a site: http://www.sloanmusic.com/


Level 3:

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If you walk true the level a strange text will appear on your level.


THE TRUE paTH tO ..IMmortali.ty. caNNOT. bE fou.N.D AMOnGst the .TAlL. TA.les th.at .DECorate. The pr.intE.d. PaR.chme..nt. wiTHIN. yOUr le.Ather BO.und b.iBl.E.... .i.t'.s A d.E.a.d e.nd PatH FILLed .to. .i.n.SPi.r.e. .a .FIct.ioN.aL P.RO.mise. .laND. InDE.ed, TH.e C.ON.cePTS Of heav.en ANd. hell Exist HEre .oN e.ArTH.B.u.t. The.y caN only. bE .dISC.overE.D BY T.He .d.E.EdS o.f comPAS.SIONat.e. H.aNDs (H.eaveN) OR CR.uel inTENTIO.Ns (he.l.L). thE KEY TO im..MO.rTALI.t.y. is .W..ITHIn YouR .ow.N fLEsh, BL.oo.d an.D b.ON..e.S. A. ..CLoS.Er. L.ook. InTO y.ouR TisS.u.e, y.OU.R .CeL.Ls, YO.uR n.uc.lE.i .w.il.l ..REveAL T.he POss..IBIL.ITy o.f cloniNg... .the KEY To creATIN.G. .anot..HEr YO.U...THE KEY. t.O c.re.aTIN.g .a.NoTHe.r me. an..d .ANO.thER. mE..and .ANOTher me.and. AN.OTHE.R. .ME..aNd aN..OT.her me..AN.d. AnOTHer .me.AND ano.ther. ME...ANd a.NOThE.R ME...And .anotHE.r .ME.aND AN.OTHE.R ME.ANd AN.OTHER ..m.E..AND. A.NOTH.ER me.ANd .ANO.TH.ER Me..AND .A..NOT.HER me.......................

I don'know what to with it...


Level 4:

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Behind number three you will find the key...
You also see a password with the little yellow "things". It is a 6 letters password. The answer is: Dr Evar (drevar). Don't ask me why because i got that from a friend of mine Very Happy
The black thing give you those sites:
1: rare flash site (dubbele muziek of word i kgek?)
2: http://www.theskeletonshop.com/
3: http://www.johnnyhollow.com/
4: http://www.mypetskeleton.com/images/awards4.png
5: http://www.mypetskeleton.com/images/mailinglist_bottom4.png


Level 5:
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Can you see it? I can't Very Happy


Level 6:

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Just play the flowers from the background. It makes a sounds. It goes very quickly, just a question of time Wink
If you did that you will get a picture of a frog...
And the black thing is: www.nin.com


Level 7:

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Only one simple thing:
http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/jakalopedesktop1600.jpg


I hope you all know what Jakalope is. Otherwise read the spoiler
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Jakalope is just a name of band that makes music. The band is just tricking you by a game to promote their songs (at the end of every level you hear of song of them.
I think they have a bandguy who can work very good with Flash because the game looks amazing.
Otherwise, it's just not more than advertising for ther one band.

So, I think this is not a ARG and I think it wasn't also a timewaster, but a weekwaster Very Happy.

Anyway i enjoyed playing it Smile


Bye Troyee (son af Bartmans)
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BYTE-Smasher
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Joined: 25 Jul 2004
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 		Puzzle 3 solution:
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Click the word "key" when the text is done typing. This will pop up a new window with a riddle inside. The riddle is as follows:

Look at this unlikely pair!
In this blasphemous affair!
Where each member contributes
Their collective attributes.
Could I be the best of both?
Or perhaps the worst of two?
That's for you to diagnose.
From this genetic review.


Riddle solution:
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The answer is: hybrid
This gives you the key to puzzle 4, "drevar", or Dr. Evar


Puzzle 4 Solution:
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Type in "drevar"
At which point, the band's song "creeper" plays... nothing special, it's on the album.

At this point, you will be presented with 3 numbers, and another spinny thing.

The three numbers link to:
http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/fetus11600.jpg
http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/fetus21600.jpg
http://www.jakalope.net/desktops/fetus31600.jpg

the spinny thing links to : http://www.mypetskeleton.com/ , the site of the web developer/artist that made the jakalope.net site


This is the point where I got quite frustrated. Seemingly the last puzzle on the site, and all it gives me is a clip of a song that's already on the album?! I spent how much time on this?....... then there was the http://www.godfreyscordial.com/ site that it linked to... and didn't even use in it's puzzles... which angered me more... which got me thinking... is this an incomplete project? is there more to come?

either way, I had hopes of something more. the storyline that the puzzles were building was interesting, and it's sad to see that it fell short. I would have loved it if this were more than it turned out to be, but sadly, it wasn't. I'll be sure to email the designer of the site and complain Smile

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BYTE-Smasher
Greenhorn

Joined: 25 Jul 2004
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 		In an odd twist of fate, it seems the website has been updated........ there's now a puzzle 5....... the puzzle consists of dragging stuff (the clock-like thingies that have been everywhere) around in a petri dish until you synthisize different tissues... the solution plays yet another one of jakalope's songs.... and provides another bit of storyline......

it also provides another spinny thing and a link to http://snfu.com ...... I'm assuming this is yet another band that worked on the (music) project

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misery_of_pain
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Joined: 19 Feb 2005
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 		Am i just being totally blonde but all i get is a flash movie on the jakalope.net page.. then nothing... nothing in the source.... and I going mad?? Embarassed

EDIT: Nevermind.. I am a fool who needs to sleep!!
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