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[faeryqueen21]

I hear ya. I'm also worried that it will be too hard for me. I'll pay the money and then get stuck and watch my money drift away. The journal sounds like a pretty neat souvenir though...

[ALISDAIRPARK]

I haven't paid yet either - luckily as one of the previous games winners I got a free copy of the journal ! I still need to pay if I want to play though, so I will, although I really doubt I've any chance at the prize. I figure £25 is less than I've paid for some Playstation/ Wii games, and I hope this will give me more play time (or puzzle time, or brainhurt time).

So far I've just read the story and looked at a couple of the easier codes. I'd actually waited until I got it before posting this thread as I wanted to see what it was like (and make sure it was worth mentioning to you guys). It's a pretty good read, loads of historical stuff, and a lot to puzzle through. Like I said in my first post I'm not sure if it's all factual, or not, but it seems like it is.

Some of the puzzles in the book look quite hard at first glance, which I guess you'd expect with a prize at stake. Having said that there's still some of the online puzzles that I'm getting nowhere with.

EDIT: BTW What's the view on sharing answers/ helping each other with clues? (I ask because I think my little brain is now leaking out of my ears due to the strain...)

[faeryqueen21]

Is the journal cool? Or kind lame?

And I'm sure it's cool to share answers and help each other out. We did that with Covet even though there were prizes at stake. They also said there was a forum where you could try to collaborate if other people were willing to. So I think they kind of expect it.

[ALISDAIRPARK]

It's well cool, 192 pages, and very good quality, like you said it'll make a nice souvenir. There's loads to read, historical detail, the puzzles and codes, drawings etc. and it reads well too, in a Da Vinci Code/ National Treasure style.

If it was just the journal on its own I wouldn't pay £25, however there's the prize and the web stuff so everything considered I think it's worth it. I'm holding off paying up until I can't get any further on the puzzles, as I think there may be hints online (based on one of the pics). There's also a blog, probable interaction with Rachel, the console thing and whatever else they throw at us.

On the lined_paper puzzles I've cracked 1-6 and 9-14, getting nowhere on 7, and got a partial solve for 8. For 15 & 17 I've had a quick look but have no ideas so far, I think I've solved 16, but it could be more complex than I am thinking. FWIW I think these are all just general hints, rather than clear clues to the treasure, so sharing is def cool - if anyone else is playing?

[veebee]

I'd be happy to share too. Not that I'm likely to solve anything before you lot anyway! Incidentally, I happen to have a replica of the Phaistos disc! I can also only seem to find the same things in the study as Nighthawk. I guess I will keep looking!


EDIT: Found the other thing,

[ALISDAIRPARK]

That's all the puzzles I've found, but there are other things you can download in the Tour, such as the police report etc.

BTW I don't think we need to solve the Phaistos Discs, or Zodiac code as they aren't numbered (just as well as no-one has solved them yet!)

EDIT: OK I've got them all except 7, 15 & 17, and really getting nowhere with those ones..anyone want to trade answers?

[ALISDAIRPARK]

Apologies for double posting, but Rachel's blog is up:
http://rachelrichleau.blogspot.com/

There's nothing cloo-like I can spot so far, but it does seem to promise some sort of interaction.

Unfiction gets a mention, although I'm not really sure whether an IG blog can reference us here as part of the reality? I'm sure it causes some sort of TINAG/ TIAG explosion, like mixing matter and anti-matter... (Also I get a mention which is nice of them considering I just pointed out some errors in their puzzles )

[veebee]

Sorry AP, haven't had much time to look. If I do, will share, promise!!

[ALISDAIRPARK]

Well if you want any hints let me know especially if you can help me with 7 or 15 (got the rest now). I'll need to start on the book now cos I'm totally stumped on those two..

[Lunsford]

Just got this..

[springb]

I've whistled through some...

[veebee]

I must admit, 4 is causing me some problems as well!

7..Bleurgh. The last four words, letter count 3,3,2,3, really don't look like the end of a sentence or phrase. Just doesn't fit. Unless

[springb]

Could be, could be...

[veebee]

Welcome springb!
Your first spoiler (good one BTW!) suggests

[ALISDAIRPARK]

Hey guys, glad to have some more minds working on this!

Well I think the best approach is clues/ hints, but if there's one that we're all stuck on maybe share more?

For #7, good spot with who the shields belong to, I wasn't getting anywhere with it, so that gives me something more to look into.

#4 is a tricky one, it took we a while, then some lateral thinking helped, you're on the right track

#8 also took me a while, and you're also getting very close, but you're going wrong at one step -