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dposse · Entrenched Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 954 Location: CT

Re: it's me, the author of this thing...

**Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:41 am

Tha Duckman · Veteran Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 105

Hi there, just wanted to say that I'm a complete newbie to ARGing, so sorry if I sound / look like a moron or something.

When I took the numbers (36381902), and matched them up with the letters in San Francisco (Ignoring the space in San Francisco, and using the 0 as a space), I ended up with the word nancsi a. When I googled it, I ended up with this. When you use the code with San Francisco, you get enough numbers for coordinates, which leads you to here. Granted, it's in the middle of the desert, but it's Iran which is a Muslim country, which is where the code from the Kabbalah comes in.

Kind of contrived, but like I said, I'm a newbie. I dunno. Is there something, or is it all just a REALLY BIG coincidence?

**Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:11 pm

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**Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:33 pm

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Tha Duckman · Veteran Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 105

Crap. Wrong thingie. That was for another one I'm looking at. Coordinates = 31.5821 53.1337.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:35 pm

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**Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:34 pm

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waitress#2 · Entrenched Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 873

I haven't received another email. I think we are supposed to be able to do something with what we've been given so far. Confused

I have been trying to find a website but no success so far.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:40 pm

another_pilot_dwn · Unfettered Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Posts: 311

I think we need someone on the ground for this. Someone should try to check out Alcatraz, as the place they mention does exist. Can't you call the ranger station on the island? The few times I've been there, the people working there are nice enough, maybe tell them there might be something for a geocache game there and ask if they can check?

**Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:28 pm

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Tha Duckman · Veteran Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 105

Sorry, but what's a Geocache game?

**Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:33 pm

another_pilot_dwn · Unfettered Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Posts: 311

@duckman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

they are lots of fun Smile

the link explains it.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:42 pm

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Sorry if the PM is reading this, but a Geocache game on Alcatraz is really *not* the smartest move.

And if a PM is setting up an ARG based around Alcatraz, then I'm hoping there's not going to be a requirement to get there :/

**Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:11 pm

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A link I foud on the wikipedia article about Alcatraz Island:
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/CA-Alcatraz6.html

Talking about "The Thing," "an entity that was said to appear with glowing eyes"...

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:21 am

Oriza

Now *that's* cool and would make an awesome ARG.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:45 pm

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**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:57 pm

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I had a three day weekend and came close to going but I had some family visit unannounced so that fell through. I think due to the difficulty of getting someone on the island this will be hard to crack if the only trailhead item is there.

**Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:53 am

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