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[pimpinmidget]

I am highly suspicious of tis "2nd clue". I have all the cards (except those for books 2,3 and some 400's) and I have solved all the cards and "tasks". I have visited every link they have on the site (i think )
...and I still have only 1 clue unlocked

[Guest1]

2nd Clue?

[TheRealPip]

There are other websites already

[TheGMan]

No 2nd Clue yet

[thebruce]

I think actually it'll be fairly even, beyond this 'training' period - they want to capture people's attention, not bore them by being really slow. If they do the bulk of the game in the latter half, it wouldn't be attractive or accomodating to new folk who are just starting. If there's a fairly regular gameplay schedule, it would easier, I think, for people to join in, catch up, and get used to the atmosphere.
I see this training period as a kind of 'testing the waters' for adoption, how well the word spreads and people join in. Once the clues start coming, it'll need to still feel easy to join in for new folk, as well as making them want to join in =). If something rarely happens, it won't be too enticing, IMO.

Anyway, all beside the point... I don't think there's a clue 2 yet - as mentioned, it wouldn't be this hard to get it. Plus, it shows up first as locked, then you have to do something to unlock it. The first wasn't a 2-part task - you didn't have to -find- it then -unlock- it... it's there, then when you buy the card and solve it, that's when it unlocks.

but who knows what kind of tricks they've got up their sleeves I'd like to think that if it seems to them their tasks for the target kid ages are far too easy, then they'll beefen up the difficulty a bit =) but that's wishful thinking. Something tells me they've got the whole thing already planned out. (plus I wouldn't call this an arg per se, as much as a mystery to discover and unravel with fun puzzles to solve; so far at least). Now if they throw some interaction into the mix, that would be cool.

[Bragoeser]

Traing period

[FLgata]

Hello Bragoeser.

I entered your code and it worked for me. This code will give you the same card: 24F3cddrx2

As for the Surveillance card, I think it's purpose is to familiarize us with the different kinds of codes we may encounter throughout our adventure. One thing that I did notice though....I picked up a physical, (free) Surveillance card from Borders yesterday morning and the card number is 2, which I already have a #2 (Agent:Dan Cahill). When I pull up Surveillance on my online collection, it reads: #405. Hmmm?????

[thebruce]

[FLgata]

Good Morning TheBruce.

yes, that is the code for the card, but I swear to you, the card I am holding in my hand right now has a #2 on the top left corner. The "difficulty rating" is at the right of the card, correct? I viewed the card list and it shows #405 there as well as in my online card collection.

[Bragoeser]

Shareable Card codes

[Maggie]

Re: Shareable Card codes

[FLgata]

Surveillance Card

[thebruce]

flgata, looks like you might have a misprint... this is the official image of 405:

[FLgata]

I have two cards (picked up an extra card for my friend's daughter) and they both have a #2 at the top. I don't want to cause any confusion, but I will keep a look out for anymore duplicate numbers. Out of my four trips to purchase cards, that was my first encounter with a "Take One" box.

I couldn't help but to giggle when I saw your image. It's so much better than mine, lol. One day I'll learn how to use this computer/scanner.

[thebruce]

heh, well that image is from the 39clues website, not a scan

it could be possible that the box they received contains all mis-printed cards. *shrug*
it appears as though the 400+ special cards are sponsor/retailer specific.