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[EMTFIRE]

OK guys, I have actually gotten somewhere with this. Bu I haven't slved it completely. What I have attatched isan excel spreadsheet with the code, and numbered both ways from top to bottom, we are definitely on the right track. Nunbered in the everse direction from how we are reading the "phase two..." starts with "first", but I must be a tad off on my matrix, somewhere.




"First test of teamwork complete we(')re now ready for the *******"

This is again, doing a slight bit of alteration, but I an't quite figure out what the last word should be. Any ideas?

[StarkRavingMad]

[Zapparoni]

I think I'll take care of giving the explanation of this puzzle to the Taylor family on the FET forums. I don't think there's any real reason to obfuscate our findings, the CodeMaster no doubt wanted this to happen, for us to work as a team, and...it was executed flawlessly.

Edit: Truth be told, StarkRavingMad, those missing letters were never used to decode the puzzle. I honestly don't know what the 2nd phrase really is in its entirety. =\

[EMTFIRE]

What/Where is the FET Forum?

[nachouru]

FET stands for FindEricTaylor
and the forums are on www.finderictaylor.com

[EMTFIRE]

TY!

[licoricesniper]

Alright guys I'm on it.

Excellent job Zapp.

[Zapparoni]

All right, I've finished up weaving the abridged explanation of how we solved this mystery on the FET forums. Since it was the Codemaster's intention to share our findings, I don't think it matters much to obfuscate our recent findings.

Here's what I wrote

[Das Llama]

Good job Zap !

Credit goes to Youthpastor and Wabonan for the capital and bold letter idea and the order thing.

You just happened to read my request for the additional info to be added on to the spread sheet.

Good job to all that were keeping track with the spread sheets !


Das Llama

[licoricesniper]

Sending answer now...

[licoricesniper]

Sent.



And now we wait...

[Zapparoni]

I should amend what I said previously.

I double checked the decoding and everything fell into place perfectly. I think it was a combination of it being late at night for me, plus the fact that I was a bit excited that I made some mistakes in the decoding process.

Well, everything but one letter. C33 is referencing the last person and thirty-third person in the sequence, albeit there being only 32 people/phase 2 players that we know of. So maybe, just maaaaybe that we were supposed to have just...added in that E in between "Over" which then makes 33 Capital Letters whilst the amount of total bold letters remains 32 since it's a complete phrase.

Or something. I dunno, I'm just thinking outside the box. It didn't say anywhere, nor did the Codemaster imply that there had to only be the same number of letters corresponding to the same number of known players.

Not that it matters much anymore I guess, unless the Codemaster intends to use that list again for future puzzles (although it makes for a good list of contact references in case we need to reach each other, which I suspect we most likely will).

Next time I'll just use my decoder ring.

[licoricesniper]

I sent it a while back and he still hasn't replied. My contacts list for the google chat box shows that he has been online since I emailed him but he has been idle for the whole time. I have been checking periodically but so far no change. I'll let everyone know if he replies with anything.

[NovaChild]

So I go out skateboarding today, come back, and the whole puzzle's done. You're all lucky I love you so much. Haha. Really, great work everyone.