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Seej · Unfettered Joined: 30 Nov 2004 Posts: 614

If the postcard needs to be completed before we can progress then why does Sente say on it 'More contact to follow'? And why does the form say 'when the time is right we'll be in contact again'? And the 'Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius' qhote for that matter. I can't imagine we'd be given this as deliberate misinformation. Though you have got me thinking that maybe there's something we need to do to kick off the full game. To that end, I stuck the long number into the form to see if anything happened. Couldn't remember if this had been done by anyone and it was quicker to repeat than to search. Sadly, just got the usual response page.

Also, I'd never noticed that the 22 and the 10 appear in the long number so that's interesting, though the relevance doesn't leap off the page at me right now....

**Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:49 am

Fi · Unfettered Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 444 Location: London

There are two things which could also hint towards the postcard (ok, I really mean that number string) being entirely irrelevant:

Firstly the quote from Stephensons' Cryptonomicon- "One last thing - it all begins with AADAA...". As mentioned, the book is partially about a code which is believed to be encrypted, but turns out to be random.

The other is the use of the word "pareidolia", which is the process of looking for meaning when there isn't any...

Just a different spin for you.

**Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:40 pm

KSG · Decorated Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 186 Location: WA, USA

**Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:35 pm

rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

back to the topic

**Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:54 pm

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ArtherEld · Veteran Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 85

My current guess is sometime this weekend. Probably tomorrow.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:07 pm

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SilentAvenger · Boot Joined: 23 Oct 2004 Posts: 44

I'm guessing.... end of next week (the one that starts jan 23)

**Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:38 am

KSG · Decorated Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 186 Location: WA, USA

Well, in London, it's been the 22nd for...fourteen hours and ten minutes, now. No e-mails yet. This sucks. I really thought it would start today.

**Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:10 am

Sasuntsi Davit

**Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:52 am

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Munchkin

Oh well - looks like I was wrong too. Was so excited about that. Oh well - back to waiting.
- C

**Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:13 pm

WhiteGulls

Wait for it. Ten-to-one, if it starts today, they'll do it as a prank, and send out the emails at 11:00 PM. =P

**Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:16 pm

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Munchkin · It's 11:05 pm GMT - and no e-mails... - C

It's 11:05 pm GMT - and no e-mails... Sad

- C

**Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:09 pm

WhiteGulls

Well... um... well... *poof-ninja-bomb-poof* *runs away*

**Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:32 pm

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Olorin

SO, assuming Feb 17th is the date, or Feb 16th...did I win ?
F.O.R.

**Posted:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:27 pm

Shish · Boot Joined: 24 Nov 2004 Posts: 51

So has it started yet, or have we just moved from the pre-pre-game to the pre-game? How does one define the start of an ARG?

<-- first timer

**Posted:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:56 pm

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**Posted:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:15 pm

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