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So its around 10/11pm Pacific Time 29 Jan 2007 yeah?

Close to 22 hours left until 9pm 30 Jan, Is that when we know if its all over? Loki vanishes from Microsoft, along with a large sum of cash, back to 42? ;P

Or is that just the "draw" for the prizes and stuff and the AMD meta puzzle could go on until someone figures it out, or untill we all give up in frustration? ;)

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So its around 10/11pm Pacific Time 29 Jan 2007 yeah?

Close to 10 hours left until 9pm 30 Jan, Is that when we know if its all over? Loki vanishes from Microsoft, along with a large sum of cash, back to 42? ;P

Or is that just the "draw" for the prizes and stuff and the AMD meta puzzle could go on until someone figures it out, or untill we all give up in frustration? ;)

Yeah, 9pm is when the prizes are drawn...the Meta puzzle goes until the answer is figured out...

Well, it's 9:05 PM in California. I wish everyone the best of luck in the drawing!

And let's see if we can't finish the Meta puzzle too. :)

The Meta puzzle was recently solved by someone.....Anyone know who won?

After entering a really "Off The Wall" last effort guess, this time L.O.K.I says;

"To be fair, this contest is over and I've already awarded the prize. But please pay closer attention, try again, and help me reach my owr vanishing point.

-L.O.K.I.

My last real guess before that was: Lorelei, Odessa, Kara, Izola, but I tried "AMD Athlon 64 FX", and received that "you aren't on the right track, contest completed message."

Cg~

  • 3 weeks later...

For those of you with ARG withdrawl, there is another game afoot. Not so much about puzzle solving....but rich with story potential and massive clues around.

The "rabbithole" is from a concert Tshirt.

It's all related to a new NiN (Nine Inch Nails) album to be released. Rumors are strong that the same company (42) is behind the online marketing campaign.

There is a great post here (a music forum) and a thread at uF (along with a chat room on the chat-solution.org server #yearzero).

Have fun :)

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