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[ThusQED]

I had quite a few possible ideas for endgames.

The first would be that the final move would result in the Cube being mailed to you or somewhere near you. That is, doing some sort of internet puzzle manipulation results in someone who has the Cube (but doesn't know what it is) mailing it to you. Now... I think postal services may be too unreliable for something like that but maybe not. Or MC could just personally deliver it but do it...secretively?

Anyway, another sneakier move would be to have multiple locations that could potentially have the cube and that whatever the final player move is, it brings the Cube to that location.

Sidenote: I wonder if the Cube is magnetic. If not... I wonder how it would respond to an MRI scan. Hmm. Well I'm sure that the Perplexians would have already tried it but I would like to see for myself.

[Tintintin]

Oooh, that's an interesting idea. It doesn't tally with any of the presupposition or such titbits as we've gleaned regarding the Cube being buried in a fixed position, but it would be a perfect way to solve the 'global problem' - have the mountain come to Mohammed, as it were! No-one could argue it was unfair if you had to solve a puzzle to get the 3P/whoever to transport the Cube to within (relatively) easy reach.

However, it would (in practical terms) be a logistical nightmare compared to just burying it somewhere, as you'd have to keep it in a state of readiness to be shipped to anywhere in the world upon solution of the key puzzle, and then you'd have to organise the pickup and everything in a theatre of operation potentially entirely unknown to MC etc. Plus it could be dangerous travelling with £100,000-worth of prize (not to mention the Cube's alleged more esoteric properties)...