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Google Da Vinci Code Quest - 4/17/06
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 		Google Da Vinci Code Quest - 4/17/06
Found via the MeFi thread about the new Google Calendar release, apparently Google and Sony have partnered to run some sort of puzzle contest beginning on April 17th and tied into the upcoming theatrical release of the movie version of Dan Brown's now-famous book, The Da Vinci Code.

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Beginning on April 17th you will embark on a quest that requires skill, intellect, and perseverance. For 24 days, you will encounter unique challenges. These daily puzzles will pull you deeper into the world of The Da Vinci Code. Answer all 24 puzzles correctly for a chance to win untold riches.

Only the worthy will prevail.


Interestingly, there was originally a redirect from the main Google site to the above Sony-hosted page, at http://www.google.com/davincicode/, which has since been removed. Additional information is available at the "Google Blogoscoped" blog.

ETA: prize info from the terms & conditions (for US players):

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Prizes: One (1) Grand Prize (Final Phase Challenge Winner):

Grand prize consists of the following:
  • First Class round-trip air transportation for the grand prize winner and three (3) Guests ("Guests") from the major airport near winner's residence (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to London, England (Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") $29,000.00);
  • First Class round-trip air transportation for the grand prize winner and three (3) Guests from the major airport near winner's residence (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Paris, France (ARV $29,000.00);
  • First Class round-trip air transportation for the grand prize winner and three (3) Guests from the major airport near winner's residence (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to New York, NY (ARV $10,000.00);
  • First Class round-trip air transportation for the grand prize winner and three (3) Guests from the major airport near winner's residence (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Rome, Italy (ARV $29,000.00);
  • Four (4) nights deluxe hotel accommodations for four (4) in New York, (ARV: $4,000.00);
  • Four (4) nights deluxe hotel accommodations for four (4) in London (ARV: $4,000.00);
  • Four (4) nights deluxe hotel accommodations for four (4) in Paris (ARV: $4,000.00);
  • Four (4) nights deluxe hotel accommodations for four (4) in Rome (ARV: $4,000.00);
  • Ground transportation for four (4) to and from the airport/hotel for all travel destinations (ARV: $600.00);
  • Four (4) Eurostar Leisure Select return tickets from London to Paris (ARV: $3,010.68);
  • Four (4) Eurostar Leisure Select return tickets from London to Avignon (ARV: $2,786.56);
  • Four (4) downloadable copies of the Da Vinci Code Paris Tour MP3 one (1) for grand prize winner and each Guest. This prize is not available for purchase and therefore has no ARV (ARV: $0);
  • Four (4) copies of Frommer's Complete Guides for Paris, Rome and London one (1) for grand prize winner and each Guest (ARV: $16.99 each);
  • Four (4) copies of Frommer's Complete Guide for New York one (1) for grand prize winner and each Guest (ARV: $17.99 each);
  • Four (4) copies of Frommer's Day by Day Guides for Paris, Rome, New York, and London one (1) for grand prize winner and each Guest (ARV: $12.99 each) ;
  • One (1) 40" BRAVIA™ S-Series LCD HDTV KDL-40S2000 Television for Grand prize winner only (ARV: $2,999.99);
  • One (1) Sony® Platinum Dream System (Model DAV-X1) for Grand prize winner only (ARV: $799.99) ;
  • One (1) Sony VAIO® FJ770P/B Notebookcomputer VGN-FJ770P/B for Grand prize winner only (ARV: $2,599.99);
  • One (1) Cyber-shot® DSC-N1 Digital Camera DSC-N1 for Grand prize winner only (ARV $499.95);
  • One (1) DPP-FP50 Digital Photo Printerfor Grand prize winner only (ARV $149.95);
  • One (1) Portable Satellite Navigation System NV-U70 for Grand prize winner only (ARV: $599.95);
  • and Four (4) Walkman Core™ MP3 Players NW-E507, one (1) for Grand prize winner and each Guest (ARV $159.95 each).


Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of the Grand Prize is: $128,170.54. Actual value of prize depends on the city of departure, time of travel, and any airfare fluctuations. Any difference between the stated ARV and the actual value, if any, will not be awarded.

Up To Ten Thousand (10,000) Finalist Prizes: Each Finalist will receive a limited edition Cryptex replica. ARV of each Finalist Prize is: $30. Total ARV of all prizes is: $428,170.54.


Prize info for UK players:

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There are the following prizes to be won:
  • 1 x Sony BRAVIA V Series LCD TV,
  • 5 pairs of standard class return tickets to Paris ,
  • 5 x 'special The Da Vinci Code edition' K750i Sony Ericsson phones,
  • 5 x The Da Vinci Code Take 2 PS2 game & a PS2 console,
  • 5 x The Da Vinci Code Take 2 X Box game & an X Box console,
  • 50 x bundles of all 4 Robert Langdon books (Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code),
  • 50 x The Da Vinci Code Top Trumps games from Winning Moves.


The winner of Eurostar return tickets must be 18 or over and must comply with all relevant customs and immigration requirements, including the appropriate passport and visa requirements. Neither Google nor Eurostar Group Limited will be responsible for any passenger's failure to comply. All bookings and travel must originate in the UK. Tickets are subject to availability. The Prize excludes travel insurance and transportation to and from London Waterloo International, Ashford International, and Paris Gare du Nord. Eurostar (UK) Ltd Conditions of Carriage apply to Eurostar trains. Copies are available from Eurostar sales points or www.eurostar.com.


Prize info (?) for Australian players:

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5. This competition is a game of skill. Chance plays no part in determining the winners. All entries will be judged based on creativity & originality and the adherence to the word limit. The best valid entries, as determined by the judges, will win. Judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

6. This judging will take place on Monday May 15th, 2006 at Sony Pictures offices, Sydney, 2000

7. The winner(s) will be contacted by mail.

8. Total prize value = $20,100. Prizes must be taken as offered and are not exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash or for resale. In the event that a prize is unavailable, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any damage caused to prize in transit.


And a bit more about how the contest works. There's gotta be a better way to extract this from the Terms.

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Contest Description: This Contest begins at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time ("EDT") on April 17, 2006, and ends at 1:00 p.m. EDT on May 21, 2006 ("Contest Period"). For purposes of this Contest, all times refer to Eastern Daylight Time. This Contest consists of a series of skill-based, time-sensitive Puzzles (collectively "Puzzles"). Puzzles are subject to Game Play Instructions ("Game Play Instructions"). The Contest is divided into two (2) phases: Phase 1 and a Final Phase. (A third Phase consisting of an essay competition will be employed only in case of a tie in determining the grand prize winner, as described below). Phase 1 consists of twenty-four (24) Daily Puzzles (collectively "Daily Puzzles") which consist of answering a series of skill based, time-sensitive puzzles (of various types and difficulty) which need not be completed sequentially as outlined below. Only the first 10,000 participants who, having correctly solved all 24 Daily Puzzles during Phase 1, submit a Puzzle Completion Form (and who thereafter submit a Contest Entry Form) in accordance with these Rules before 1:00 p.m. EDT on May 11, 2006 will be deemed "Finalists." Only Finalists are eligible to advance to the Final Phase. The determination of which specific participants, from among all participants submitting Puzzle Completion Forms and Contest Entry Forms before the Phase 1 Deadline, are deemed to be the "first 10,000" to do so (and therefore deemed to be Finalists) will be based on the Puzzle Completion Time and Contest Entry Time (defined below) applicable to each participant. The Final Phase of this Contest consists of a skill-based, time-sensitive series of five (5) puzzles which must be completed sequentially

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 		/me hopes their puzzle designers are a little better than the team working on the M:I:3 promotion...

And BTW you need a gmail account to register. I don't know if gmail invites are still needed, but I have many available... (PM me, don't clog up this thread).

Extra BTW: tons of content in the movie site even now - lots of little puzzles to reveal more bits, clips and stills.
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 		What the fudge? It's Canadian discrimination, I say!
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audioslave wrote:
What the fudge? It's Canadian discrimination, I say!


You know that Hollywood types think of Canada as just another US territory don't you? Ever since they started regularly filming stuff there like the X-files...Wink
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MageSteff wrote:
audioslave wrote:
What the fudge? It's Canadian discrimination, I say!


You know that Hollywood types think of Canada as just another US territory don't you? Ever since they started regularly filming stuff there like the X-files...Wink


Laughing

I still doubt that they'll give me the swag (not that I'd win anyway) if I'm not a US citzen...
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audioslave wrote:
MageSteff wrote:
audioslave wrote:
What the fudge? It's Canadian discrimination, I say!


You know that Hollywood types think of Canada as just another US territory don't you? Ever since they started regularly filming stuff there like the X-files...Wink


Laughing

I still doubt that they'll give me the swag (not that I'd win anyway) if I'm not a US citzen...


And the fine print confirms it.

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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited by law. Open only to legal residents located and residing in the 50 United States and D.C., 13 years or older as of 4/17/06. Phase 1 of Contest ends at 1:00 pm EDT on 5/11/06. Final Phase of Contest ends at 1:00 p.m. EDT on 5/21/06. Eligibility, prize and travel restrictions apply. Contest subject to Official Rules.


Pssh. Even Australia got some swag recognition.
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 		on the official site when u look on the character profile for sophie neveu there is a paintingon the right u can click on that shows a little video..in the video it says 'find robert langdon' as its a google competition i googled the name and found this http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/davinci/robertlangdon/# it also has a puzzle and lots of stuff...[/url]

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 		wow... thats swift! Very Happy I contacted him and got this...

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Thank you for writing. I apologize for this automated
response, but I am currently in Florence attempting
to locate the key to "The Prophecy" - an encoded
parchment that may have been written by Leonardo Da
Vinci. I will respond to your message upon my return.

Sincerely,

Robert Langdon

Jonas,

If this is you, DON'T erase this email - I can only
send it once. Something terrible has happened. I was
attacked outside my hotel, and the parchment was
stolen! I think the thieves intend to auction it on-
line. I don't have reliable web access here, and I
need your help. You must find this auction
immediately and track down the parchment. Here are
the two best art-related auction sites:

http://www.auctionport.com
http://www.relic-bay.com

When you search, you should definitely include the
initials "LSPDV" because they are so rare. Please do
everything in your power to locate the parchment
soon - I must get it back. I'm getting very close to
uncovering the key to the code.

- Robert


on www.relic-bay.com I searched "LSPDV the prophecy" and got this:
Auction Item #529768A: Encoded LSPDV Parchment
It has been bought by a woman called Marie Denarnaud - I will google her name.
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 		infact...if you look on every characters bio on the official site there is a few things...a little blue light appears every now and again....it changes into a black light and u can see little videos and messages....

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 		also found this http://www.randomhouse.com/cgi-bin/robertlangdon/dbz.cgi/ if you enter the name of the buyer from here http://www.randomhouse.com/cgi-bin/robertlangdon/rb.cgi/rb.cgi?id=529768A which is Marie Denarnaud you can login...it then asks for your account number and has shows u a reminder here http://www.randomhouse.com/cgi-bin/robertlangdon/dbz.cgi/dbz.cgi?reminder=55286 i'll have to check my book now.....ok ive checked my book the account number is 1123581321

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 		I googled her name, it gave me another site: http://www.rennes-le-chateau.co.uk/html/marie.htm
You have to highlight for the text - as everything is black.
Not sure if it is in-game though, as they seem to be trying to sell a booklet.

Ahh the French police have taken the scroll and are returning it to Rob Langdon.
Quote:
Dear Mademoiselle Marie Denarnaud,
I regret to inform you that we have impounded the contents of your box. The parchment you purchased on-line was stolen. It belongs to a U.S. symbologist, Robert Langdon. We have been unable to reach Mr. Langdon directly, but we have returned his parchment to him in care of his editor Jonas Faukman at the Doubleknight Publishing Group in New York. Mr. Faukman anticipates your concern and is eager to speak to you at your earliest convenience. He can be reached in his office at (212) 782-9920. He urged you to phone him regardless of the hour.

--Bezu Fache
Capitaine, French National Police


Looks like someone will have to ring him.
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 		the of the bank account is here http://www.randomhouse.com/cgi-bin/robertlangdon/dbz.cgi/dbz.cgi?accountID=1123581321 it tells her to phone robert langdon on (212) 782-9920. im in the uk so anybody want to try it...

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 		- Its not Robert Langdon. Its his editor in NYC.
GREAT TEAMWORK PUMA!! Very Happy
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