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SeaGall · Kilroy Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 1

Vjails?

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 11:29 am

Esteed

Trying out a few things on Max's site reveal some oddities. I looked at "enter cautiously and quiet" and decided to try those as extensions for the address. The title of the resulting page is "Page not found" but it's not the usual type. Black on black text on the pages reveal this:

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 11:38 am

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Stormalong

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 11:40 am

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Esteed

Definitely looks like a type of Caesar, but the SNEAK decryption tool isn't giving me anything. Possibly vigenere?

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 11:47 am

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Stormalong

Given the first puzzle was so simple I though a cipher might be a little too advanced, and sure enough, cryptogram.

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 12:04 pm

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Esteed

That leads to this: http://www.maxprescott.com/lost/

Below the picture is more black on black text:

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 12:07 pm

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Stormalong

Interesting picture! I think they screwed up the javascript, the code implies that it should be showing the number of days until June 4 (8 days by my count) but its showing 7914 (for me).

The question now is: do we wait for June 4 for the game to get started, or is there something we need to get done before June 4?

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 12:12 pm

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tipsila

It shows T- 7905 for me.

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 12:16 pm

Esteed

It's dependent on the date/time you have set on your computer clock. I futzed with mine a little and the countdown changed. Placing it at 12:00:00 AM on June 4th, interestingly, gives a T- -1 count.

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 12:20 pm

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RedHatty

Looks to be a countdown by the minute.

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 12:26 pm

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grumpyboy · Unfettered Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 660

the image is Charles XII of Sweden.

see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XII_of_Sweden

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 1:18 pm

Rekidk

Hm...

I did a little investigating into Viktor Ailsworth (Vjails). Although he appears to have just been targeted by the Max Prescott, I think that it's probably fair to say he's part of the game.

Evidence:

1. His Myspace account only has 8 friends--and right now, I'm only seeing 6 when I look, none of which appear to have any real-life connection to Viktor. There are no posts of his on their accounts, and he is not in any of their 'top friend' positions.

2. His first MySpace post:

**Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 4:37 pm

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tipsila

Viktor's blog has an update.

**Posted:** Thu May 31, 2007 8:06 pm

grumpyboy · Unfettered Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 660

the countdown to June 4 is over. update on the lost page

the image is now linked to a mp3 file that gives some background and a new riddle to solve...

**Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:12 am

Stormalong

Well, that was interesting. Here is the riddle transcribed for your convenience.

**Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:21 am

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