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Delusional · Entrenched Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 839

[UPDATE] Orbicon newsletter issue2

**Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:37 pm

misery_of_pain

I hate to sound dumb, but when i click the link i get a password prompt, now i tried the user/password from the original newsletter and it doesnt work for me... what's going on?

**Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:44 pm

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Delusional · Entrenched Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 839

**Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:47 pm

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***SPOILER ALERT***

Solution to Sudoku #1:

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Withe Bartbi · Veteran Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 125

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Nice find! Lots of new info too, a lot of work went into the newsletter, Igor must've been busy Very Happy

**Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:39 pm

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markzpot · Veteran Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 75

So now we have Steven Mae that is likely to be the husband of Cordelia Mae (employee of the month) and father of Stevie Mae (which would mean that Steven is the missing dad.

Steven and Stevie were the creators of this months suduko game!

**Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:25 pm

RoLLiNg_sToNe · Boot Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 43

i don't know about you guys, but i'm under the impression that the game is on...based on no significant dates in the september calender from the newsletter...any comments?

**Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:37 pm

Omnie · Entrenched Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 772

I'm kinda holding out hope that the game launch will be made obvious by the sudden appearance of a lot of different sites. One smallish website = not really very much of an ARG. More generally, the meta site says that, when the game launches, we'll know, and I'm holding them to their word. So, if we're debating it, it's probably not in full-on ARG mode yet. I hope. Confused

**Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:02 am

Withe Bartbi · Veteran Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 125

My 2�: I don't think we're in full swing yet, as far as gameplay goes. With the first newsletter, we were introduced to the space station and some of its various elements, and with this second newsletter, we're introduced to safety/security concerns and the Mae family. I think they're mostly trying to familiarize us with a little background so we're not thrown to the wolves without a clue, so to speak.

**Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:34 am

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RoLLiNg_sToNe · Boot Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 43

could the two blocks in the soduku be username and password once they are descrambled? (i already tried just the numbers).

**Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:14 am

RoLLiNg_sToNe · Boot Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 43

here's an interesting note regarding the classified ads and the "orbicomm":

prob oog, but look at http://www.orbcomm.com

it's all about satellite communications using low-earth-orbit satellites.

strange.

RoLLiNg_sToNe · Boot Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 43

i'm guessing that since steven mae created the soduku, it's his way of passing on his username and/or password so people can rescue him...2 sets of 9 characters, and stevenmae is 9 characters...here are some anagrams i've thought about for steven mae:

same event
team seven
vanes meet
even steam
even mates

passwords maybe? or am i missing some

it also might be a 3X3 matrix code, if so i'm hopelessly lost Crying or Very sad

**Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:03 am

Animac · Greenhorn Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 8

Anybody noticed how three of the yellow squares (top puzzle (middle-left, middle-middle, top-middle)) are underlined in yellow as well? Any significance perhaps??

**Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:33 am

2wicked · Boot Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 65 Location: Vermont

Nice observation, Animac. Not sure of it's significance, but the "underlined" numbers would be:

4 (1st row 2nd square)
6 (2nd row 1st square)
7 (2nd row 2nd square)

I noticed the missing charm was mentioned again in the classified section. And who/why would need to change their reservation to see thier family ASAP?
hmmm.........

Also, funny anagrams for Cordelia Mae:

camel roadie
areola medic
rice alamode

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