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Sy
Guest
Firebox - Perplexcityacademy.com Ok, I received a Firebox cat this morning which through some pretty basic clues points toward a site www.preplexcityacademy.com and mentions Patrick.
Anyone seen this?
Sy
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:43 am
Mikeyj
Unfictologist
Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 1847 Location: London
Is it the new catalogue for spring?
Sounds like something new, the previous firebox ad pointed to a different web-site.
Could you describe in agonising detail the ad for us? Or even better, scan it in and attach?
Welcome Sy!
[Edit]
Site www.perplexcityacademy.com is currently 403 Forbidden...there but we can't get in. What are the chances that the Leitmarks are going to grant us access to the Academy?
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:48 am
Sy
Guest
Firebox cat Summer 2005 cat.
There's an ad for clue cards for perplexcity and in the bottom corner, upside down and written backwards there is the following script-
Patrick - we need to communicate to Firebox how serious this matter is. This is not a game > p14
So on page 14 there's a basic sypher that translates to-
It might do them some good to find out > p23
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:58 am
Sy
Guest
Firebox cat So p23 has
why the cube is so important to us. Sente > p27
Then p27 translates to
www.perplexcityacademy.com
But the site gives me a 403 error, not authorized to view site.....
Sy
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:01 am
Sy
Guest
Patrick So who's Patrick?
Anyone know.
I'm pretty new to all this....
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:04 am
Sasuntsi Davit
Unfettered
Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 352 Location: London, UK : Yerevan, Armenia
Its weird, I received the Firebox catalogue in the winter, and havn't received any ever since, even though I ordered one. But now, I can't find the page on the site for ordering one...
Is there any chance you can have those pages scanned. They don't seem to appear online as products like the cube in the winter edition...
_________________Sasuntsi Davit³
*Fake kloo inserter guy*
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:13 am
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Mikeyj
Unfictologist
Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 1847 Location: London
Not come across a Patrick before as far as I know...thanks Sy that's great.
Could you tell us what exaclty the puzzles were as layed out?
To find out more of what we've done so far and what this is all about there are a couple of sources of information that you probably need to have a look at. In summary we have been contaced by an alternative reality who have lost an item known as the Receda Cube...interestingly listed in a previous Firebox catalogue...they want us to help find it.
Recently we have been given access to one of this reality's online papers (www.perplexcitysentinel.com ) which updates with articles daily, and a blog by our contacts daughter, Scarlett Kiteway (www.thescarlettkite.com ).
Sounds mental doesn't it?!
The primer is the best place to start for background http://tinyurl.com/cxt8v and browse the forums for current happenings
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:14 am
Sy
Guest
Firebox Sorry, no scanner, I'll see if my phone takes good enough pics but I doubt it will be too legible
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:14 am
Paulzilla
Decorated
Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 229 Location: Canterbury, UK
The name sounds familiar, but I don't know why. Maybe I'm getting confused.
The name Patrick doesn't appear to be in the Wiki, so maybe he is new - One of Sente's Earth contacts?
_________________"Leg or no leg, I trust you about as far as I could throw Manhattan." ~~Guybrush Threepwood~~
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:15 am
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Mikeyj
Unfictologist
Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 1847 Location: London
Putting together Sy's post the communication seems to be:
Patrick - we need to communicate to Firebox how serious this matter is. This is not a game. It might do them some good to find out why the cube is so important to us. Sente
www.perplexcityacademy.com
So apparently from Sente, talking to Patrick, via the Firebox catalogue. Why do they need to tell Firebox? Who is Patrick? Why does Sente want them to know about the cube?
Very suspicious indeedy
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:22 am
Sy
Guest
Exact wording of puzzles Ok.
As I've said, first puzzle is just a mirror job...
Patrick - We need to communicate to Firebox how serious this matter is. This is not a game >> p14
Then P14 text is...
Vg zvtug qb gurz fbzr tbbq gb svaq bhg > p23
Then p23 text is...
jul Gur Phor vf fb vzcbegnag gb hf. > p27
Then p27 text....
jjj.crecyrkpvglnpnqrzi.pbz
Also, there's a banner for the scarlett kite - text only not added bonuses here.
Don't know if it helps but there is also a picture of a poster on a lamp post with the following...
LOST. The Cube - Reward - £100,000 - Perplexcity.com
That's everything I can see.
Sy
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:23 am
spaceXplorer
Decorated
Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 178 Location: Behind you....
£100,000 ?!?!?!?!?!?!
Well i'm not in it for the prize money, but flippin' heck that makes the game alot more interesting.
_________________"So you don't know the way to France either?"
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:28 am
Paulzilla
Decorated
Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 229 Location: Canterbury, UK
£100,000!!!!
That am lots! I could pay my uni debts and still have around 90 grand left over!
But if we are all in this then the only fair thing to do will be to divvy it all up. :'(
None of us are in it for the money - we only found out about it today, but oh my, that's a lotta mulah.
I predict many arguments as the game draws to a close
_________________"Leg or no leg, I trust you about as far as I could throw Manhattan." ~~Guybrush Threepwood~~
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:29 am
Paul
Greenhorn
Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 5 Location: London
Scan of page 21 of summer 2005 Firebox catalogue
Maybe the advert is what the 333 people who were faster than me are going to get! ?
I looked up the product on the firebox website, and it didn't seem to be there - only thing relevant was the ///\\\\\ cube link to this forum which was there from the first firebox ad.
Paul
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:32 am
Der_loki
Boot
Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Currently residing in Asgard awaiting Ragnarok
£100,000 - cor, i could pay of my student loans with some of that after two years of me trying by the traditional way!!!!!
I am sure of heard of Patrick before somewhere - maybe in the perplex sentinel?
_________________ah ha!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:33 am
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