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Post by Jenny on Mar 17, 2022 6:32:42 GMT -5
The complete 2022 Masquerade Tribute of Hunts for Charity PDF: CLICK HEREHOWEVER: PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR BETTER REPRESENTATION (larger image) for searching clues and solving THE HAREBRAINED PLAN TREASURE HUNT #5: THE HAREBRAINED PLAN
Discussion Thread for The Harebrained Plan:
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Post by Jenny on Mar 20, 2022 9:40:29 GMT -5
INFO Page: (Please see above link for TREASURE HUNT PAGE)
TREASURE HUNT #5: The Harebrained Plan by @dominoadventure
Prize American Coin Treasures Lucky Rabbit/Irish Hare Eire Coin Pendant on Silvertone Chain | Pewter Rabbit Holding Magnifying Glass (the Proxy) | $50 Penzeys Spices Choose Love Gift Card | $50 REI – Explore Gift Card | $100 Congrats Amazon Gift Card *OR $100 donation to charity in winner’s name |(2) X-Plore Wilderness Survival-Kit Paracord Bracelets | Special prize Book (Not Masquerade) | WISE WINNER bracelet by Things Uncommon originovel llc surprise gift
Type This treasure hunt can be fully solved armchair however, you will need to retrieve the proxy hare or use your social skills to have someone retrieve it for you. The creator will not confirm proxy hare-less solutions via email/PM or retrieve the proxy hare on behalf of any treasure hunter.
Special Instructions This treasure hunt was created in an 18” x 24” PDF poster/scroll-based format
Contact Info @dominoadventure and/or originovel@gmail.com
Additional Comments • The BOTG solve will not require a treasure hunter to go inside, on top of, or under any object or structure. • It will not require the treasure hunter to trespass, tread water, or treat warnings with disregard. • It will not require any special gear, equipment, or prior knowledge of the treasure creator’s other projects • It will not require digging • It will require the TH to move light ground debris that helps protect the hare proxy where it peers out from hiding • It will require the treasure hunter to solve the PDF and walk up to the hare proxy to snatch it up and claim victory • When you solve The Harebrained Plan and find the proxy, contact originovel@gmail.com so that a confirmation • can be addressed and notifications can go out to participants and followers • If the harebrained plan turns out to be more hair-brained than hare-brained and is not solved in a timely manner consistent to most of the other 2022 Masquerade Tribute Hunts, hints will be pushed out via the MW Forum with the possibility of references to pictures and hashtags on Instagram • No attempt will be made by the treasure creator to verify that the hidden hare proxy is still in place once the treasure hunt has launched. The hare is there in a place that is not dangerous until it is discovered • Feel free to post pics to @originovel and @dominoadventure and #theharebrainedplan
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Post by mike6888 on Mar 21, 2022 14:09:46 GMT -5
Spent some time on this. The only lead I have so far is taking me down a path where I'll need to use OpenSSL to decrypt the rabbit's thoughts. Seems unlikely to me that this would be so technical... On the other hand I don't know why the obvious, simple decode would start with "Salted__" other than it being a file encrypted with OpenSSL.
Just running with that thought... I wouldn't know the algorithm or the configurations for the algorithm used...
There's just no way this is the intended solve... Is there a popular website online that "password encrypts" a file? And does the hunt maker think it's fair to require us to find that one website that uses that one particular set of settings? Hard to know...
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Post by susb8383 on Mar 21, 2022 17:00:05 GMT -5
I saw 'salted_ ' too and didn't know what it meant.
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Post by Domino on Mar 23, 2022 11:05:12 GMT -5
Using the Left-Brain and the Right-Brain will make you Harebrained
A Logical hop to Creativity Or Imagination Calculation You will need both - and possibly rubbing that lucky rabbit's foot - to solve this hunt
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aykay
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Post by aykay on Mar 24, 2022 20:26:01 GMT -5
Have you all noticed the writing in the dots??
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Post by susb8383 on Mar 24, 2022 20:51:49 GMT -5
Have you all noticed the writing in the dots?? Do you mean text in the dots or do you mean the dots themselves spelling something out?
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Post by aykay on Mar 25, 2022 9:29:58 GMT -5
The text in the dots. Have you found the HA <DROP> BANTER?
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Post by susb8383 on Mar 25, 2022 14:09:25 GMT -5
Yes, as well as: FOR REST OH K’S
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Not a clue
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Post by aykay on Mar 25, 2022 21:53:27 GMT -5
Yes, as well as: FOR REST OH K’S and Not a clue Same here. I did find the ‘X’ marks the spot and noticed the second ‘F’ and ‘S’ in “FOR FOWL IMAGES” have a “banned” sign under/over/on them which equals “4 OWL IMAGE” to me. I can’t make sense of it though.
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Post by mike6888 on Mar 25, 2022 23:01:13 GMT -5
I've solved quite a bit on this. I know exactly where this picture was taken, but feel like the "bike hare isn't spot" tells me I don't need to go to where the picture was taken. But then again, there is an "X" in the picture so who knows...
It honestly feels like most of these clues were added just for fun and aren't super helpful. For instance, solving the cipher is a "oh great, that isn't helpful" moment. And why go out of your way to add "not a clue" if it's not a clue? I'm trying to decide if intentional red herrings are part of Domino's playbook or not.
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Post by Domino on Mar 26, 2022 7:05:21 GMT -5
I've solved quite a bit on this. I know exactly where this picture was taken, but feel like the "bike hare isn't spot" tells me I don't need to go to where the picture was taken. But then again, there is an "X" in the picture so who knows... It honestly feels like most of these clues were added just for fun and aren't super helpful. For instance, solving the cipher is a "oh great, that isn't helpful" moment. And why go out of your way to add "not a clue" if it's not a clue? I'm trying to decide if intentional red herrings are part of Domino's playbook or not. No intentional red herrings added. That's exactly why one of the discoveries says it is not what you think it is (since there was a colorful part on the constructed image that would have looked like a clue). And indeed, where this actual picture was taken is not where the proxy hare is located. Not even close. I'll add this, since it is a BOTG, some solutions only become useful and clear once you are physically at the correct location. The finder will have to use both sides of their brain and not just the tools of the internet to be successful. Hunt Happily D
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Post by mike6888 on Mar 26, 2022 12:25:16 GMT -5
@dominoadventure - is there any chance you'd be willing to elaborate on "not even close"? I totally understand if you can't.
I'm trying to reason through a few facts: 1) there are no red herrings 2) there's an X on the pdf in a real world location 3) the proxy "isn't even close" to that location.
I've had some thoughts on this hunt but now that the proxy isn't close to this picture I'm second guessing them. I'm trying to decide if "not even close" means different park, different city, different state, or different part of the country.
Again, totally understand if you can't elaborate. Just thought maybe you would since you volunteered "not even close".
Having fun with this one! Mike
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Post by Domino on Mar 26, 2022 14:04:03 GMT -5
@dominoadventure - is there any chance you'd be willing to elaborate on "not even close"? I totally understand if you can't. I'm trying to reason through a few facts: 1) there are no red herrings 2) there's an X on the pdf in a real world location 3) the proxy "isn't even close" to that location. I've had some thoughts on this hunt but now that the proxy isn't close to this picture I'm second guessing them. I'm trying to decide if "not even close" means different park, different city, different state, or different part of the country. Again, totally understand if you can't elaborate. Just thought maybe you would since you volunteered "not even close". Having fun with this one! Mike I will say no more.
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Post by Domino on Mar 28, 2022 17:50:21 GMT -5
The Harebrained Plan has been solved and the Hare is in good hands.
Details to follow.
Congrats to stercox, forestblight, jigsaw, and DOOMer77
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