The REAL game starts... (Puzzle Box 1)

[Crucify]

Where did everyone watch the Hi-Def video from Vegas?

[.Markus]

wow! what a night... 06:45 here now... need sleep :D

Great teamwork between Neowin and unFiction. The IRC channel was overflowing with IQ the whole night through!!

[xFrappe051x]

[email protected]

Ah, yes..

Wait until the countdown reaches zero.

~L

[SuperRob]

dint know there was an email... i tried that 800-736-9085 number. i ll w8 till someone emails her then...

If you wait, you lose. Only the first person to e-mail her with the right answer wins. Silly.

[Suicide175]

Sent an email to loki and got this as a reply.

Wait until the countdown reaches zero.

~L

Edit: Bah! Beaten to it.

[KeR]

3.416?

[Crucify]

Ah, yes..

Same thing i got back from email, countdown is at zero. Hmmmmmmm

[soccrmastr]

well i tried the email and got an autoresponse saying:

Wait until the countdown reaches zero.

~L

and thats it

(i think someone might have said this already)

[The_Devil_Inside]

I don't think there's anything to be said yet...

When the time is right - she will ask a question...

[soccrmastr]

well if the email address is still good then im guessing that it still means something, like maybe wait for the next countdown. it just seems like there isnt any room for error and right when a page is supposed to stop working it does. like all the earlier pages that we cant get to anymore. just a thought...

[crimsonhead]

3.416?

[Apogee]

I like the new loki_time.wmv video. She's very casual. Notice the style of the camera and the location. Very informal. Maybe we should really listen to what she is saying. What about the watch?

[Drew.0]

lol -e

[Bei337]

Wow!

That's all I can say about those of you who solved the puzzles.

I solved 2 easy ones and 1 medium, and when I was thinking to report back to Neowin...you guys solved them all.. ><

btw. For the second puzzle box, do we know where the events are happening in each city? What do all those cities have in common?

[morficus]

so I just e-mailed [email protected] and got something different that everyone else..

[email protected] to me 2:28 am (0 minutes ago)

Life is a mix of work and play. You’ve found play…

~L

did anyone else get this?

edit:

here is a shot in case some of you don't believe me

edit2:

Team Neowin Go!

we all need to set reminders for the 13th. you guys really are amazing :yes:

Edited January 9, 2007 by morficus

[asdfoi83wyrl]

I sent her another message and got that same new reply.

[Netweb]

[email protected] - Loki ain't there ;)

[WhoTheF]

I worked my butt off for 3 hours (solved only 1) and finally I come to know, everyones solved here.

How stupid of me. You guys are geniuses :D

[Shadow XL]

I think the watch she is holding has to do with the whole time theme that we had with the first puzzle box, whats most interesting is that her thing what ever she called it is 3.1416 with is the number pi, this also joins with the pi symbol in that book....

Just a little side note, in the video she talks about like her time coming to an end and yet she seems a little obbsessed with the number pie, which is a non-recurring non-ending number.

Edited January 9, 2007 by Shadow XL

[The Atomic]

All I can say that it was great fun working these puzzles out in the irc channels that we were in for each puzzle. A special congrats to Strifey who really did a lot of hard work.

Can't wait to do it all again with you guys.

[malcolmst]

These puzzles are great! I looked at the forum for some hints, but wanted to try them myself :p Congratulations to everyone who's solved them!

It's my preference to not give away solutions... since the point of this game is solving the puzzles, not searching google for "vanishing point" and winning a prize for doing nothing.. But I'm sure the answers would still get out even if they weren't posted here. I'm personally not going to post any solutions... maybe hints if I solve any first, but not the exact answer. Just my thoughts about this :D...

[emale_tart]

These puzzles are great! I looked at the forum for some hints, but wanted to try them myself :p Congratulations to everyone who's solved them!

It's my preference to not give away solutions... since the point of this game is solving the puzzles, not searching google for "vanishing point" and winning a prize for doing nothing.. But I'm sure the answers would still get out even if they weren't posted here. I'm personally not going to post any solutions... maybe hints if I solve any first, but not the exact answer. Just my thoughts about this :D...

*rubs eyes*

Morning and thanks for that last answer - congratulations to the last few who stayed up to get it - but was too late for me - think i hit the sack at around 6am lol

[Panacik]

In case it has not been posted yet... A compolation of the answers:

SOLVED EASY:

SPRINGS = FIVE

SUNDIAL = HELIOS

GEARS = TIME TRAVEL

mantle clock = HONEY

SOLVED MEDIUM:

POCKET WATCHES = GREEN

CURRENT EVENTS = HORIZON

Cuckoos = Big Ben

Airport = CARTOGRAPHER

SOLVED HARD:

HOURGLASSES = candelabra

Repair Table = WRINKLE

CALANDARS = Interrobang

STARFIELD = WASHINGTON

[TalonSilverclaw]

I did try to post some answers, but being slow to get here, and watch the vid is seems someone got the answer by the time I was half done doing the puzzles. heh I'll be here for the beginning of the next one though.

I've been looking around for that "meta-game" people mentioned but...so far i've found noting other than "transferring data" when you click on the white anomalies in certain games, and nothing has really jumped out as a significant clue. I highly doubt there is one... and if there is I don't know what it would do because ALL the prises including the amd chip prize are listed in the official rules. I know it doesn't give any more points either, there is a maximum of 1500 points once this is all said and done.

[Panacik]

so I just e-mailed [email protected] and got something different that everyone else..

did anyone else get this?

edit:

here is a shot in case some of you don't believe me

edit2:

Team Neowin Go!

we all need to set reminders for the 13th. you guys really are amazing :yes:

Yep, i get that too.