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Atrophied
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Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 1133 Location: 53742E 4A6F686E27732C 4E4C00
Marrec wrote:
I can see the headlines now: "Postman Beaten Near to Death by Vexed Puzzler" and I'll be like, I know that Puzzler!
Anyway, I'll have my package number by tonight... *rubs hands together*
shouldn't that be 'Postie Pummeled by Perplexed Puzzler'?
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 2:30 pm
Marrec
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Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Posts: 303 Location: Las Cruces, NM
Atrophied wrote:
Marrec wrote:
I can see the headlines now: "Postman Beaten Near to Death by Vexed Puzzler" and I'll be like, I know that Puzzler!
Anyway, I'll have my package number by tonight... *rubs hands together*
shouldn't that be 'Postie Pummeled by Perplexed Puzzler'?
That's officially sigged.
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 2:35 pm
rose
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Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117
Toy Tokyo
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310-end: Toy Tokyo, 2nd Avenue, New York.
I called them and asked about the cards. They (or at least the people working there at the moment) had no idea what I was talking about.
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:46 pm
madam o'brien
Boot
Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Posts: 31
One of the 9 Belga offered a guess for one of the stores as
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Leksakborgen, STOCKHOLM
Have we got any confirmation of this? I just tried to google it and had no luck, our problems with the remaining store name might stem from a mistake in the next store name.
EDIT
I now strongly suspect that this guess is wrong. I can find lots of references to a toy store called
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Leksaksborgen (note the extra s)
but none to the original spelling.
Of course with the extra 's' the name doesn't fit. I've spent the last hour trying to find another toystore which does fit thus far with no success.
This also changes our speculation on the possible location of the 5th store - the one speced to be in
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Berlin, Japan, Milan etc.
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:59 pm
quetzlcloth
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Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Berlin, Germany
I just chatted with a guy at Games of Berkeley. He says cards are due end of May/early June time frame. He hasn't been given a specific date yet.
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:05 pm
spugmeistress
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Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 460 Location: manchester, uk
um it could just be me confused by the spacing or it could be that the tentative solve on the wiki is out of date but it seems to me that the letters submitted between 78-88 (TH__C__NA) dont correspond to what has been guessed for that bit, namely ...city cards. These will be at... didnt know if anyone had noticed/cared since its all been about the game stores since. please correct me if im wrong tho.
rach =)
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:14 pm
Tomby
Boot
Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 29 Location: Sydney, Australia
cassandra wrote:
I've also been investigating the final location as Cape Town.
How could they forget our African friends? Cape Town it must be
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Gadget Guru Cape Town
Now to clear up the Scandinavian locations...
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:59 pm
minttea
Kilroy
Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 1 Location: cleveland, oh, usa
I can help some with the 78-88 section...
86=I
Hopefully, someone will input this in the wiki. I just got my package today and signed up here to post this (although I'll probably continue contributing, since this looks like it's getting fun).
pg
Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 1:13 am
bearq
Boot
Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 23 Location: Sydney
coincidence
Tomby wrote:
cassandra wrote:
I've also been investigating the final location as Cape Town.
How could they forget our African friends? Cape Town it must be
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Gadget Guru Cape Town
Now to clear up the Scandinavian locations...
Way to go!! that's got to be right
This has to be a coincidence,but i googled the gadget guru, and in the same shopping complex is a store called ' The Kite Shop'. It's definitely OOG.
Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 3:22 am
POTUS
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Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 277 Location: The shores of the great lake Erie
I have proof that the 159th character is the "x" in "Oxford!!!"
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Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 3:07 pm
Bixter
Boot
Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 21
Got my letter on Saturday.
212 = N
Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 12:41 am
belga
Boot
Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 56 Location: Paris/Stockholm
Re: One of the 9
madam o'brien wrote:
I now strongly suspect that this guess is wrong. I can find lots of references to a toy store called
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Leksaksborgen (note the extra s)
but none to the original spelling.
I spent lots of time the other day trying to find a store fitting in the space given, and found none. I was so excited with this one that I didn't notice the missing "s". I will go to Leksaksborgen tomorrow and ask them about the cards so we can be sure.
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 4:17 am
Rob_Riv
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Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 350
Re: One of the 9
belga wrote:
madam o'brien wrote:
I now strongly suspect that this guess is wrong. I can find lots of references to a toy store called
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Leksaksborgen (note the extra s)
but none to the original spelling.
I spent lots of time the other day trying to find a store fitting in the space given, and found none. I was so excited with this one that I didn't notice the missing "s". I will go to Leksaksborgen tomorrow and ask them about the cards so we can be sure.
Many shops have no idea about the cards as it is.. so there's an even smaller chance for you to get the answer you want.
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 6:38 am
DogsHead
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Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 142 Location: Sydney
It's been talked about before, but again - the strange not-including-Japan-thing. What is it with that?
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 9:23 am
buff
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Buff of Sweden here.
Leksaksborgen - STOCKHOLM exists. There is currently two stores in Stockholm (where I live) called that. Unfortunately, today and yesterday is public holidays here, so I haven't been able to call them and pump them on information. First thing to do tomorrow though...
But I can confirm that they do exist. Regarding the Danish one, I have no idea - but I will try to reach them by phone as well.
Edit:
Didn't see the last post doing just what I did. But anyway, I'll stop by there anyway, it's just down the street from me.
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 10:45 am
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