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[VanGoghX]

Here's another pic. of the ArcWars strip:


Lifted from an article at FirstShowing.net

[mach1monorail]

much better! haha!
sorry, my blacklight isnt that powerful

[MasterLuke]

hopefully a few arrive in texas tomorrow...

[faeryqueen21]

I'm in Pasadena (about a mile from 45E ) and I got an Astro Gunner today.

For those planning on going out to buy a blacklight: you only need it if you plan to post photos on here. Otherwise you can see the pixels just by holding the card at an angle. Don't want anyone to waste their money. Course, a blacklight is as good thing to have as an ARGer

[VanGoghX]

So it's the end of the day and what do we have?
Multiple forums and multiple articles around the net and we have four different postcards confirmed.
Sooooo... either we're missing something (if there are just four cards) or there's pieces of the puzzle we haven't seen yet (more postcards, most likely being sent to further locations or later dates).
Considering the puzzle in the past with the city names appearing pixel by pixel over a period of days, I tend to consider it likely that there are cards we haven't seen yet.

Anyone have any contrary theories? Any possible ways of decoding the clues given so far that haven't been suggested or fully explored as of yet?

[tsnibur]

NEW POST CARD- ASTRO GUNNER

[FilmEdge]

Been playing the FL ARG since the start, but just getting into contributing here (I've been over at SUPER 8 for a while now). Adding this data in light of previous questions and trends:

-I live in SoCal, SF Valley not far from Pasadena.
-I received the Arc Wars card design today
-Postmarked on the 29th but no city visible - guessing Santa Clarita (yes, a major distribution hub here) postmark stamp is well worn, it's quite illegible.
-Arc Wars 'bio' has no year listed

Worth noting: assuming all the postcards originated from the ARG-home in Pasadena and via Santa Clarita, it may take a couple days for cards to get back east unless they mailed them out by most distant zip codes first.

From the samples received by other members, I'm guessing card styles were sent at random. SoCal players have received some if not all four designs by now without any apparent pattern.

Also, I'm guessing these cards will feature somehow at Comic-Con, even if it's only an announcement for players to use their coded card back at the FL.com site (or some newly announced site). I couldn't go to CC last year and can't again this year, but am registered at FL and can assume that's the only 'requirement' for receiving a card. With these being mailed to non-attendees, I think they're just getting cards in players' hands by the CC next-game-phase news for all to play online.

Great detective and black-light image work, everyone!

[VanGoghX]

Re: NEW POST CARD- ASTRO GUNNER

[mattw3]

This resembles old IBM System 3 code but I've tried it a few different ways and it's still jibberish.
Like many others, I'm thinking... still too soon.

[Tat2Zombi]

Came home from work today and saw a cool postcard , Arc Wars on the counter so I pick it up and see Encom on the bottom. Excited I flip it over to find what looked like a magnetic strip. New puzzle, awesome.
Immediately come here to compare. Nothing different from the other posted examples.

I've been trying to compare it to Braille, Gray code and other early programming no luck so far. It does remind me of the very old paper tape, Baudot, Flexowriter, etc.

[thebruce]

Bah! How'd I miss this update?
Well it's July 1st, so likely no mail delivery today in Canada... hopefully something will be here by Friday.
I'm with those who think this will lead to a new website or page somewhere, either for a video reveal or perhaps info about might be happening in/around comiccon.

[Mikey3211]

Is Distance a factor?

[Euchre]

[mach1monorail]

i just measured, i believe its about a millimeter per pixel.

just fyi i think that the height of the pixels on row 3 may be a bit shorter than the other rows, but the widths are the same (1 mm)...i could be mistaken, anyone concur?

[AKComic]