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Welcome! Always great to see new ARGers in the community.

If puzzles are your thing, try Them Earth Meteors. There are only three pages of thread, but it's a little thick. It's definitely over my head--but if that is where your interests lie, it certainly looks like it'd be fun to check out!

Something a little more friendly might be Briefcase From a Dead Guy, which is (fortunately) a lot better than it is titled. There are 11 pages of thread, but most of it is fairly light. The puzzles are not too complicated, and the narrative is compelling and well-written.

Day 21, which launches on April 15, seems to be more of an interactive story than an ARG in that it can be experienced individually, with as much or little interaction as you'd like. It runs by releasing chapters of a written story every day; after each chapter is released, you can interact with the characters in the story via chat, email, etc. If you want to become immersed in exciting fiction, this is probably the ARG for you.

World Without Oil, which launches at the end of the month, has not officially started yet; however, the 'pregame' (basically the little bits of info we players are given to get us pumped up about the ARG) has begun, and there is quite a bit of material! There are 11 pages of thread, most of which is speculative and not thick. Also, there are plenty of opportunities for interaction. This one looks as though it will be very big, so now is a great time to get in on the ground floor.

Hacksaw is another ARG that hasn't really kicked off yet; however, we're not sure if it will ever amount to anything. At this point, there are 11 pages of almost all speculative thread and only one (very high-quality) video on YouTube. Catching up on this might be worthless, as it may be 'over before it starts,' but if you're interested it's something to consider.

Odina Nova, which launched in October and (after a hiatus) recently picked up again, is about 8 pages of thread. It looks to be a high-quality, free-hosted grassroots game, and the story deals with Norse mythology.

The above games are all ARGs that have not yet 'slammed into high gear' and are all located in News and Rumors. Most of the games in their own sections are fairly far in, and thus would be more difficult to catch up on. The below games have already expanded to their own sections, but you could catch up on them if you really wanted to.

Perplex City, which has (unfortunately) always seemed rather daunting to me, is starting their 2nd Season soon. If you wanted to be a part of something big (and buy cards!), this is the ARG to do it. However, you'd probably need some familiarity with the original storyline, so you'd have some reading to do before you jumped into Season 2.

Heroes 360 seems to be an 'extended reality' of the popular TV show Heroes. I haven't been playing/lurking/anything-ing, but at 45 pages I assume that it's fairly popular.

The Human Pet, a horror ARG that features a series of horrific videos of a 'human pet,' has been running since October 2006. It has a devoted fanbase of players and, although I have not been playing along, seems to have a very enthralling (though scary) story.

Hope this helps! Happy ARGing!

[CitizenErased]

wow, nice list. thanx!

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