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PUZZLES: birthday trail
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sapagoo
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Joined: 25 Sep 2002
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Location: Atlanta, GA

 		PUZZLES: birthday trail
it's been a few months since the last Birthday trail....

A week ago monday, I was surprised to find the following message on my work pager:
Quote:

Subject: hmmmmmm.
http://deaddrop.us/sapagoo/

Shocked
At that, is the "rabbit hole" to my birthday trail.

Feel free to play along. I've finally finished (took me 9 days). And I will surreptitiously post my notes and comments soon. Probably a link with spoilers.

Thanks to everyone who helped!

sapagoo


Definitions used:
Rabbit hole (also known as an Eyepoke)-
The initial site, page, or clue that brings someone into the game.

Birthday trail -
A string of puzzles (like an ARG with little plot) strung together for someone's birthday. Be prepared for inside jokes Smile

PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2003 10:45 am
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aliendial
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Location: Far Far Away. Nowhere Near You. Really.

 		And watch out. We let Martavius participate. His puzzles are eeeeevil.
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Varin
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 		ok so the alt for the image on the first page is "Life is a many colored tapestry. All you need is the right pallette" pallette? Isn't that spelled wrong? Or do they mean this pallette...

Quote:
pallette

n : one of the rounded plates at the armpits of a suit of armor

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witchywindy
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 		at the bottom of the source code is 'use your thinking cap'

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bill
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Varin wrote:
ok so the alt for the image on the first page is "Life is a many colored tapestry. All you need is the right pallette" pallette? Isn't that spelled wrong? Or do they mean this pallette...

Quote:
pallette

n : one of the rounded plates at the armpits of a suit of armor


Doh! I didn't spell check! Embarassed
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sapagoo
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Joined: 25 Sep 2002
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Location: Atlanta, GA

 		Birthday Trail: SPOILERS
As I solved the trail, and got hints along the way, I took copious notes.

I've uploaded the trail here, filled with spoilers.

http://www.unfiction.com/~sapagoo/trail.html

proceed at your own risk.

sapagoo

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Tien_Le
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Joined: 22 Sep 2002
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 		Well done, Sap
Thanks for posting your notes. I got worn out just readiing Mart's puzzle. (Let's face it, the man is just evil.) Your stamina amazes me. Glad you had fun.
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Martavius
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 		So this is what I get for going easy on sap, eh? Hmm...
/me points to JMX, for truly evil puzzles
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fireball
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Joined: 25 Sep 2002
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Location: living in a box under the stairs in the corner of the basement of the house half a block down the st

 		Heh, it was fun....er, painful watching him squirm through it all.

By the way, if you want to see pictures of the final cluesite:

http://home.earthlink.net/~flig/GetAMoo/sapagoo_cache001.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~flig/GetAMoo/sapagoo_cache002.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~flig/GetAMoo/sapagoo_cache003.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~flig/GetAMoo/sapagoo_cache004.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~flig/GetAMoo/sapagoo_cache005.jpg

I liked the new rule Space came up with: Next time somebody has a birthday, we're going to make Mart go through a birthday trail.
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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 10:02 am
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