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Post by susb8383 on Jul 31, 2019 16:52:57 GMT -5
Yup, that's exactly what I've posted previously, mainly because Lukas has said that the keys are pieces of info we need to open the chest, whose location is also alluded to in the poem.
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Post by mrpoirot on Jul 31, 2019 17:30:55 GMT -5
Yup, that's exactly what I've posted previously, mainly because Lukas has said that the keys are pieces of info we need to open the chest, whose location is also alluded to in the poem. That is indeed a good angle. BUT, stanzas 6-8 do not seem to hide a custom URL... The flow in those are so good that they seem to point to perhaps an existing URL that we all know (e.g. alibaba.com or something like that). Compare that to the uneven flow in stanza 5 and you get my point. That stanza is really forced suggesting it is hiding something very custom...
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Post by captflint on Aug 2, 2019 2:15:20 GMT -5
Yup, that's exactly what I've posted previously, mainly because Lukas has said that the keys are pieces of info we need to open the chest, whose location is also alluded to in the poem. ahh, sorry. I either missed that or misunderstood. we are on the same page. question. Does Obogon4566 mean anything to anyone? its my solve for the first key, looks like a password. I wanted to play it close to the chest, but find myself stuck now and also "Let greed not come between you Real treasure lies in friends"
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Post by goldenchild on Aug 4, 2019 10:28:07 GMT -5
I have a suspicion that somewhere in this hunt is going to be a video game that we have to play. We know Lucas has helped make computer games and mobile apps so he has the ability to make his own and hide it somewhere online. Playing games was a huge part of ready player 1. The jousting, miss pacman, the first Easter egg anywhere hidden in a secret room on a old floppy disk game...etc. A lot of the clues could all of a sudden be crystal clear if you found the right game and were playing it. Who knows...you could find a crude game like Zelda for instance. you could find a secret room with a digital turkey (bird rarely thrown)in it...and if you go search the empty squares next to the turkey...a message could pop up like “congrats! You’ve found a secret room! Would you like to pay five gold pieces to unlock the door?”(spare no expense, search everywhere) And inside that room is a treasure chest...with 3 digits......printed astride the chest. (Next plus 2 is found astride a treasure on its own) This is all theoretical of course but is a scenario where all the clues would be confirmed Without a doubt and you would know you found a key. He also says “play carefully” and “to win this game”. At first I thought he was referencing a free app of some sorts (until he said you won’t need to download anything which ended that fork in the road) with the next plus 2 stanza. If you search “next plus 2” the app nextplus Version 2.whatever comes up (Someone already brought this up on this board). It just so happens to be a free WiFi calling and texting app for free calls to anywhere in the world. Also all of the bowling references made me look thru all the bowling apps, that hopefully had a picture of a turkey near a treasure chest? Or something that would stand out. Also the reference to a bird that is rarely thrown first made me think of the angry birds game. Even though I’d say that’s a bird that is often thrown instead of rarely. Unless he’s pulling some Forrest Fenn word choice shenanigans. Angry bird is “flung” from a slingshot...never thrown. BUT....he said no downloads needed in comments so this is all obsolete now. But I wanted to throw the video game idea out there Incase it plays In somehow in the hunt. Good luck everyone!
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Post by inatimate1 on Aug 4, 2019 11:57:06 GMT -5
I have a suspicion that somewhere in this hunt is going to be a video game that we have to play. We know Lucas has helped make computer games and mobile apps so he has the ability to make his own and hide it somewhere online. Playing games was a huge part of ready player 1. The jousting, miss pacman, the first Easter egg anywhere hidden in a secret room on a old floppy disk game...etc. A lot of the clues could all of a sudden be crystal clear if you found the right game and were playing it. Who knows...you could find a crude game like Zelda for instance. you could find a secret room with a digital turkey (bird rarely thrown)in it...and if you go search the empty squares next to the turkey...a message could pop up like “congrats! You’ve found a secret room! Would you like to pay five gold pieces to unlock the door?”(spare no expense, search everywhere) And inside that room is a treasure chest...with 3 digits......printed astride the chest. (Next plus 2 is found astride a treasure on its own) This is all theoretical of course but is a scenario where all the clues would be confirmed Without a doubt and you would know you found a key. He also says “play carefully” and “to win this game”. At first I thought he was referencing a free app of some sorts (until he said you won’t need to download anything which ended that fork in the road) with the next plus 2 stanza. If you search “next plus 2” the app nextplus Version 2.whatever comes up (Someone already brought this up on this board). It just so happens to be a free WiFi calling and texting app for free calls to anywhere in the world. Also all of the bowling references made me look thru all the bowling apps, that hopefully had a picture of a turkey near a treasure chest? Or something that would stand out. Also the reference to a bird that is rarely thrown first made me think of the angry birds game. Even though I’d say that’s a bird that is often thrown instead of rarely. Unless he’s pulling some Forrest Fenn word choice shenanigans. Angry bird is “flung” from a slingshot...never thrown. BUT....he said no downloads needed in comments so this is all obsolete now. But I wanted to throw the video game idea out there Incase it plays In somehow in the hunt. Good luck everyone! Plus to add to this, the Stanza about "play it carefully" could be a reference in itself. Someone mentioned Battleship on one of the threads, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that the four answers to the rest of that stanza which has been put forward could be the solution here. Minesweeper could be another idea, and the C4, F5 etc could be the "safe squares" to solve the puzzle. Very good find with the nextplus Version 2, any idea if it's a platform he could use to create an online game on a site, much like flash?
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Post by goldenchild on Aug 4, 2019 14:37:18 GMT -5
I have a suspicion that somewhere in this hunt is going to be a video game that we have to play. We know Lucas has helped make computer games and mobile apps so he has the ability to make his own and hide it somewhere online. Playing games was a huge part of ready player 1. The jousting, miss pacman, the first Easter egg anywhere hidden in a secret room on a old floppy disk game...etc. A lot of the clues could all of a sudden be crystal clear if you found the right game and were playing it. Who knows...you could find a crude game like Zelda for instance. you could find a secret room with a digital turkey (bird rarely thrown)in it...and if you go search the empty squares next to the turkey...a message could pop up like “congrats! You’ve found a secret room! Would you like to pay five gold pieces to unlock the door?”(spare no expense, search everywhere) And inside that room is a treasure chest...with 3 digits......printed astride the chest. (Next plus 2 is found astride a treasure on its own) This is all theoretical of course but is a scenario where all the clues would be confirmed Without a doubt and you would know you found a key. He also says “play carefully” and “to win this game”. At first I thought he was referencing a free app of some sorts (until he said you won’t need to download anything which ended that fork in the road) with the next plus 2 stanza. If you search “next plus 2” the app nextplus Version 2.whatever comes up (Someone already brought this up on this board). It just so happens to be a free WiFi calling and texting app for free calls to anywhere in the world. Also all of the bowling references made me look thru all the bowling apps, that hopefully had a picture of a turkey near a treasure chest? Or something that would stand out. Also the reference to a bird that is rarely thrown first made me think of the angry birds game. Even though I’d say that’s a bird that is often thrown instead of rarely. Unless he’s pulling some Forrest Fenn word choice shenanigans. Angry bird is “flung” from a slingshot...never thrown. BUT....he said no downloads needed in comments so this is all obsolete now. But I wanted to throw the video game idea out there Incase it plays In somehow in the hunt. Good luck everyone! Plus to add to this, the Stanza about "play it carefully" could be a reference in itself. Someone mentioned Battleship on one of the threads, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that the four answers to the rest of that stanza which has been put forward could be the solution here. Minesweeper could be another idea, and the C4, F5 etc could be the "safe squares" to solve the puzzle. Very good find with the nextplus Version 2, any idea if it's a platform he could use to create an online game on a site, much like flash? I think next plus is just a Skype type deal. Free internet phone and text. It couldn’t host a game. I just thought he might of been hinting to search out the App Store for something else. But he’s said no download needed I believe so that would eliminate that route of thinking. Doesn’t mean a no download needed game isn’t hidden on a website. Even Googles homepage has a hidden game built right into it most people don’t know about! I agree with the c4, F5 etc being possible moves in a game. You would have to “play it carefully” because any move besides those and you lose. You couldn’t proceed without that prior discovery. Which I feel the letter/ number combos is the best solution for that stanza put forth so far.
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