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Post by retro on Nov 3, 2023 11:01:11 GMT -5
For those working the puzzle I will be sending out an email to those that downloaded the puzzle and haven't unsubscribed. I think sometime after noon pacific. sign up now retro13.com if you want to join in and get the clue. |
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Post by 0o The Puzzler o0 on Nov 3, 2023 17:15:24 GMT -5
Can't say I got any value out of that hint.
I guess I'll give up and try the next one.
This step of Issue#0 feels less like a puzzle and more like a wild goose chase.
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Post by mike6888 on Nov 3, 2023 17:34:37 GMT -5
Agreed. I was already looking for a quote by someone named B.L. , but for some reason it's supposed to be L.B.
It already seemed clear that understanding the first line was very important. But this doesn't help me understand the first line. Only confirms the things I had already thought were true.
I feel like I've found everything there is to find in this picture, including the exact spot on Google maps where it was taken. Being stuck on a cryptic riddle is my least favorite part of treasure hunts.
I'm sure it'll be obvious how this helps in the end but I've exhausted my allotted energy on this. Maybe once they are proven to be worthwhile I'll try again.
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Post by choice on Nov 3, 2023 18:59:14 GMT -5
Agreed. I was already looking for a quote by someone named B.L. , but for some reason it's supposed to be L.B. If you read every word backward, L.B. are two separate letters and NOT one word so remain the same. |
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Post by tahoeeyes on Nov 4, 2023 6:26:48 GMT -5
For those working the puzzle I will be sending out an email to those that downloaded the puzzle and haven't unsubscribed. I think sometime after noon pacific. sign up now retro13.com if you want to join in and get the clue. Not sure why but I have downloaded the puzzle but didn't receive the clue? |
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Post by retro on Nov 4, 2023 8:55:52 GMT -5
A few replies: 1. The game is managed like an email newsletter. You have to be subscribed so I know you want the emails sent. It seems some people have unsubscribed so I honored that and didn't email them. resubscribe at retro13.com for future updates. 2. I don't believe this hunt needs a hint, and I imagine some of you will agree once the next few steps are revealed. I chose to release a hint because I wanted you all to experience the full puzzle before the second puzzle is released on December 1st. 3. Here is the official hint email formatted for the forum to avoid anyone not having access to it that was playing this puzzle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy Friday! We are two weeks into the Issue 0 puzzle and a small nudge seemed in order so y'all are ready for the next puzzle on December 1st. This puzzle is not about T.W, his affections, or his battleground however L.B has stated famously about his passion which in turn inspired me and many others. Figuring out the mysterious first line will reveal the rest of the puzzle. Two final things as you continue forward, it's so bad I have to say this, remember as you search this is a family friendly hunt and second you shouldn't need to guess to get the correct final solutions, 1 submission per day per person for this puzzle. Let me know what you think of the puzzles on email, mysterious writings forums, twitter or discord. Good luck and be first to the coin! — retro -------------------------------------------------- |
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Post by tahoeeyes on Nov 4, 2023 11:35:36 GMT -5
Who is L.B. ??
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Post by jon on Nov 4, 2023 11:40:51 GMT -5
ok I tried to resubscribe but it will not send me an email to play again
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Post by treysure on Nov 4, 2023 12:40:33 GMT -5
Not sure, does anything in the puzzle give a clue to his identity? |
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Post by tahoeeyes on Nov 4, 2023 13:00:16 GMT -5
Not sure, does anything in the puzzle give a clue to his identity? wish I knew |
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Post by tahoeeyes on Nov 4, 2023 13:01:31 GMT -5
ok I tried to resubscribe but it will not send me an email to play again Same here. |
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Post by 0o The Puzzler o0 on Nov 4, 2023 14:49:43 GMT -5
Well since I'm sitting the rest of this one out, here is the little bit I'm going on in case it helps.
L Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz fame) wrote The Master Key
Louis Braille: maybe Braille can be used here somehow
Only hints I see are a connection to ROT13 or Joshua Tree national park, but TBH I spent most of my time looking for B.L.
This one isn't fun anymore, I'll try the next.
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Post by choice on Nov 4, 2023 15:09:37 GMT -5
Why assume that L.B. is a he?
... however L.B has stated famously about his passion which in turn inspired me and many others.
"His passion" could be someone that L.B. knows intimately.
Lucille Ball has described her husband's passion for golf and classic cars.
Note that the email starts with "I love". Ball also in the email.
Carole Cook played in The Lucy show and was a waitress in the movie The Gauntlet (1977).
Cool rabbit hole!
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Post by 0o The Puzzler o0 on Nov 4, 2023 15:19:28 GMT -5
If LB is describing someone else's passion, this becomes an anti-hint.
Regardless, the point is that, yes, LB COULD be anyone. What about this puzzle leads you towards Lucy? Just that it's retro?
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Post by 0o The Puzzler o0 on Nov 4, 2023 15:26:24 GMT -5
There is a Lucille Ball statue in Palm Springs, next to Joshua Tree National Park.
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