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[Trailhead] Message from Z

**Posted:** Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:32 pm

xomunkixo

This looks awesome! Too bad I'm in southern cali. Sad

**Posted:** Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:55 pm

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There is a link on that webpage to a .pdf file, which in turn reads like a scavenger hunt. You have to go to specific locations in the city and find words and numbers which you write down to use later. A phone number must also be called. After it all, you calculate a passcode, then go to http://www.messagefromz.com/dolores/ to submit it.

The site's root directory is forbidden, with the message "This page was BLOCKED from your eyes by Z Enterprises."

The site's domain was registered almost a year ago.
Creation Date: 21-Jun-2010
Expiration Date: 21-Jun-2012

I tried finding other people working on this, and found a Craigslist ad which was recently pulled. I'll keep digging...

**Posted:** Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:37 pm

fezzik · Veteran Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 131

My gf and I did this "Decryption Round" this morning. If you go out to do it - and I recommend it - plan on about 45 minutes or so, mostly because of the walking involved. The puzzles are very simple and mostly involve being observant. Only one was a bit tricky and we figured it out. I have the answers if anyone would like them (like, say, if you don't live in SF and thus have no prayer of doing it), but it's definitely a participatory exercise. It distinctly reminded me of Jejune both logistically and stylistically. Answering all the clues correctly and filling in the website leads you to a new video, whose contents I won't give away but which largely just tells you to hang out and wait to be contacted again.

I am amused by the faux-Bond story and I thought the puzzle was well done so definitely in for this one.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:01 am

fezzik · Veteran Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 131

I was now sent a new link, so there is at least a second set of puzzles...again I am not posting answers here because I recommend that, if you live in SF, you do the puzzles yourself. But if anyone wants them please PM me. This next set of puzzles is again in SF so it definitely appears this will be SF-centric, for better or worse.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:39 pm

rumorhasit · Boot Joined: 09 Mar 2011 Posts: 34

@fezzik can you send the information. I go to SF every so often but wont be out there for a little bit. It would be awesome if you sent me the info.

**Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:35 am

fezzik · Veteran Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 131

gf and I (she's quite a trooper) went out last night to do part 2. Still very fun, perhaps a little harder/less obvious. But we still finished in about an hour and a half. Submitting this code sends you to yet another video and the promise of a third puzzle.

Anyone else doing this? Seems like it would be right up unfiction's alley.

**Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:36 pm

revsleestaxx · Decorated Joined: 19 Aug 2008 Posts: 184

jejune institute?

**Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:22 pm

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The Games of Nonchalance, (jejuneinstitute.org and Elsewhere Public Works Agency) ended in early April. This should not be related, and I've seen nothing so far that indicates its part of the same arg.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:05 pm

ilookedinthebox · Boot Joined: 07 Jan 2011 Posts: 20

**Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:00 pm

Psiclops · Greenhorn Joined: 19 Apr 2011 Posts: 8

This is my first one, I'm in.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:28 pm

fezzik · Veteran Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 131

I, sadly, have not heard yet about part 3. But hopefully soon.

**Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:36 pm

Psiclops · Greenhorn Joined: 19 Apr 2011 Posts: 8

So I took my trip up to the city to work on a couple of things. First I completed my application to the Elsewhere Philatelic Society over near the Embarcadero.

Then I headed up near Dolores park to work on the message from Z. I managed to finish off the first section, and get my instructions for part two, but due to the timing and traffic and parking regulations (which suck in SF btw), I was unable to work on part 2 at all.

Part one was fun though, well put together and fairly easy.

**Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:31 am

Psiclops · Greenhorn Joined: 19 Apr 2011 Posts: 8

some second step info

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:50 pm

Psiclops · Greenhorn Joined: 19 Apr 2011 Posts: 8

Well, perhaps it wasn't to no effect after all...

**Posted:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:59 pm