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[UPDATE] Sentinel - 2 Oct 06 - Puzzdaq, Board Game
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 		[UPDATE] Sentinel - 2 Oct 06 - Puzzdaq, Board Game
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Mind Candy Releases Stones Game on Earth

By CHO KAPLAN

The Perplex City Academy's Earth-based contacts, Mind Candy, have released a version of the classic game Stone Chase on Earth, available for sale now at online retailer Firebox. The game has caused a growing buzz in the board gaming community for months now, with a pre-release version winning the prestigious Academy Game of the Year Award just last week.

Reviewers have been universally enthusiastic about this fresh take on the timeless game. Sentinel games analyst Tomlin Watters gave it five out of five stars in a recent review, saying: "Finely crafted puzzles, inspired gameplay and beautiful design make this one of the best puzzle games we've ever played. ... A modern take on a timeless classic."

The game was developed, said Academy Master Sente Kiteway, with a combination of a Mind Candy team on Earth and the Academy's own Cube Retrieval Team. "Our traditional Stone Chase game here in Perplex City seemed like a natural tool to further interest in our people on Earth. ... The puzzles have of course been carefully crafted to appeal to an Earth audience. We're very proud of what we've created."

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The game will have distribution in a wide array of retail stores on Earth; additionally, Earth novelty retailers Earthworks and Hannigan's and the Brain Bender chain of puzzle bars have all contracted with the Academy to sell copies. Earthworks owner Mitchell Alba, who also holds a significant stake in Brain Bender, called the move a "no-brainer." He explained: "I've seen the game, it stands on its own merits, absolutely. ... When you combine a great product already with the fever for anything Earth-related, there's absolutely some magic there."

Still, not everyone is pleased with the announcement. Council Member Nathan Earlywine pressed his ongoing point about lack of council oversight of Academy activities. "This board game is just ridiculous," he said. "Mind Candy should be concentrating only on those activities which might lead to the immediate recovery of the Receda Cube. ... First we have that puzzle site, now this board game. There's no focus here on what's important to Perplexians. What's next, a Mind Candy harbonne mix?"


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Rookies Resurgent In Puzzdaq Attack

By KATE BREWSTER

Leaderboard followers here in Perplex City are adding spice to the competition by speculating on the progress of the newest entrants to the fray. Puzzling pundit Lorimer Asquith recently launched the Puzzdaq key service, allowing users to stake points on the fortunes of Earth's puzzle prodigies in the hope that they'll eventually ascend to the leaderboard's upper echelons.

"There's obviously a limit on the timeframe in which Earth puzzlers are eligble as candidates," says Asquith, indicating the dynamically updating datascreen that occupies the center of his Caldera Street offices. "But the timeframe is itself dynamic, based on solving rates and the quantity of new players joining each day. At the moment, the 15 newest players are all open for betting, which covers the last 90 minutes."

Asquith points out Knat as an exciting early bet. "He's already garnered himself a 206 points in his first hour, which is rather interesting, of course - not to mention the fact that two of his solves are for black cards. That's the kind of spiffing start that punters will be looking for, having seen the splendid progress made by go-getters like AndyAndyO and ixalon."

Of course, it isn't as easy as simply betting on the player with the most available points. "I dare say we've done a jolly good job of balancing these things out," he notes with a touch of pride. "See, the more points a player's earned, the more one must invest to add them to one's portfolio, so gc27 is an expensive proposition compared to, say, x-Becca-x. Then, of course, we compensate for their respective popularities. And so on. And so forth. It's really rather clever stuff."

How, though, can speculators make informed decisions about these new players so early in their campaigns? "We're encouraging a more intuitive approach to selection here, you see, and indeed, it is based on the very slimmest of data: registration time, player name, and not much else. For example, Knat is, of course, tank backwards, which suggests a rather determined, unstoppable quality to his demeanour, and hopefully we'll see him persevering. And as for gc27, well 27 is both a perfect cube, that is to say, 3 multiplied by itself 3 times, and there are 27 straight lines on a cubic surface - and unsurprisingly, he's proving a popular choice here in Perplex City." Asquith pulls up a jagged and rapidly ascending graph showing Puzzdaq participants frantically invest their points on their newest hope.

The Sentinel suggests that this "We also think this gives Leaderboard fans a rather personal, and dare-I-say emotional connection with these new participants. And while we can't all communicate with Earth willy-nilly, I think it's rather lovely that there's people out there rooting for puzzlers who've been playing for all of half-an-hour."

Puzzdaq speculators failing to wager on the enigmatic, question-shunning ilthingore will certainly be emotional - he's let the solving do the talking, with 3675 points earned in his first three days, which makes him the champion of the weekly leaderboard. Goldberg69, meanwhile, has accrued 11989 points and 220 solves since his momentous signup on September 15th, already ruling the monthly leaderboard after a little more than two weeks.

Check back next week for the latest news and analysis of Earth's premier puzzle-solving contest, the Perplex City Leaderboard!


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# Cahill Effort Bumpy
# Ramekins Return
# PCSO Effort Pays Off


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Futures
By Madame Bianca, for the week of October 2

The Three Balls (September 11 - October 10)
Feeling a little frazzled, pumpkin? Don't worry, soon you'll settle into a cosy autumn routine of sorts. Once that happens it'll be far easier for you to keep your usual frenetic pace without falling flat.

The Dice (October 11 - November 10)
No time for resting on your sweet but comfortable accomplishments, darling, there's a lot of work to be done! Worse, some of your colleagues are proving disgracefully unreliable these days, so you'd better count on doing it all yourself.

The Maze (November 11 - December 10)
Absolutely and without question do not make any significant entertainment purchases this week. Your inner sense of enjoyment is being harmed by the stars, and you'll find that anything you buy before Sunday will only irritate you over the long term.

The Apple-Thief (December 11 - January 10)
You were born in times auspicious, child, into this world below; with God's help, in days before you, pain and grief you shall not know.

The Hand (January 11 - February 10)
Your ineffable love for the human race this week makes us love you back, sweet pea. Let that inner light shine and only good things will come to you.

The Baby (February 11 - March 10)
Seriously? You need to rearrange the furniture in your bedroom. Soon. While you're at it, the stars say it's very likely you'll find an item long thought lost forever.

The Eagle (March 11 - April 10)
I have to say, I didn't know you had it in you, dumpling, but in retrospect it shouldn't surprise me. You'd do well to take this new-found steel in your heart and apply it to that worthless freeloading friend of yours, though.

The Spider (April 11 - May 10)
Don't use any fragile glassware this week. It will only end in shards and blood, and you really have enough to think about already. To be extra safe, avoid foods that require cutlery. Lucky you it's getting cool enough for soup again.

The Wave (May 11 - June 10)
An errant tree branch will fall and strike you in the shoulder on Wednesday. No lasting harm, but perhaps you should look into getting that towering chunk of wood pruned before the winter starts, eh?

The Archer (June 11 - July 10)
My goodness, this week you would lose your head if it weren't fixed to your neck so tightly. Remember what you were taught when you were small; when you've lost something, think of the last place you knew you had it and retrace your steps from there. And keep a better eye on your belongings, 'k?

The Half-filled Jug (July 11 - August 10)
Well, aren't we all glad that's finally done? Not saying that you've been unbearable these last few months, but let's face it, you've been pretty unbearable. I mean, I guess it's a bit understandable, but honestly, show some consideration for others.

The Dragon (August 11 - September 10)
Did you know that every time you eat a harbonne made on the Lighting, you actually lose half a pound? Science has proven it. Go ahead, be a glutton with those holiday leftovers, your waist won't mind.

And remember, water carves through even stone.

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xnera
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 		Quite a few typos and errors this week. (No, I don't think it's a code, just think it's sloppy copyediting).

Apple-Thief is a Russian (folk?) song called FREEDOM

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Worse, some of your colleagues are proving disgracefully unreliable these days


o_O ....do we know anybody who's a Dice?

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You'd do well to take this new-found steel in your heart and apply it to that worthless freeloading friend of yours, though.


o_O ...no, I don't know who this could be refering to, but it sounds suspicious.

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Lucky you it's getting cool enough for soup again.


So, should the Conclave visit Soupery?

Both the main article and Futures mentions harbonnes, which sounds like it might be something Red Hot Bakery would make, maybe.

Also, two of the Futures mention finding lost articles. Hmm.
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So no Donne then Cassandra...maybe she's being coy this week? Donne liked the God stuff though, so maybe there's an oblique link in the quote?
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 		There have been lots of mentions of things relating to restaurants, food and/or Whip Smart Ice Cream in the Futures. I've always wondered if sweet pea had anything to do with the image of a pea pod used in the Soupery ads.

As mentioned before I haven't gotten anywhere with them.

I do like the idea of the Sentinel being used for communication among the 3P on Earth and in PPC.

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For what it is worth I see mentions of the flash files posted by Combed Thunderclap here:

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falling flat.
- CT fell when on arrival hurting his/her shoulder;also the falling leaves

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an item long thought lost forever.
Cube :0

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errant tree branch
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wood pruned
-espalier or realise

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keep a better eye
-the waking flash

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water carves through even stone.
- dissolution

There may be more... but I think this may be our biggest hint:

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when you've lost something, think of the last place you knew you had it and retrace your steps from there.


Think we are meant to work out where CT arrived?
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 		I have no idea how to search for this, so sorry if it's been brought up.

Has anyone taken a look at all of the "And Remember" sentences Bianca has posted? If I were going to put a code in a newspaper column, I"d do it there.

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Mikeyj wrote:
So no Donne then Cassandra...maybe she's being coy this week? Donne liked the God stuff though, so maybe there's an oblique link in the quote?


I don't think she and I enjoy quite the same non-relationship Wink
Has she done Rilke yet?
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