I am late to the party, but fashionably of course. I have yet many clues, but remain clueless. Alas, I will venture forth and either conquer this beast, or watch a brother do as I fall in battle.
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I've got all the letters, just no numbers.. HMMMMMM
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Nope but i've just worked it out xD.
OGrady, thanks for the giveaway, it's a game i've always wanted!!
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I'm sorry, I'm new to this. Is the contest over? Where can I apply a code/answer?
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There should be at least 2 days remaining.
If you pass all five obstacles on your journey, you will receive a five-character code (it may or may not include lowercase letters, uppercase letters, or digits). If you put that code instead of in http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/, you will get a link to the private giveaway.
Be careful, never post a solution on the forums. This can result in a ban from the site. Also, be honest and don't think you can let others solve puzzles for you. This applies to all puzzle giveaways on SteamGifts.
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Also, be honest and don't think you can let others solve puzzles for you.
I would like to reiterate this. I've said it once and I've said it again: Please do NOT use Yahoo! Answers. Solve the puzzle yourself. I know it's the easy way, but the rewards of seeing the fruit of your (mental) labor come forth in the form of a correct URL are far more..... um.... rewarding.
The giveaway ends on saturday, so you have another day to solve the puzzle.
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Sure did, man. And commented "You OGrady, are awesome."
Kept the giveaway open since then, just refreshing it from time to time. And now I only get "Invalid giveaway code."
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I may be totally wrong but... Imagine he created a second "fake" giveaway and "leaked" its code to the Yahoo Answers himself. (At least this explains why all my variants for the letters were completely different from the leaked one.) Then this fake giveaway could be deleted anytime and the real one stays open only to those who really solve the puzzle. If so, I can only bow down before OGrady.
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Still a waste of time and effort for those who came up with a plausible logic, ended up in the fake giveaway and stopped searching. But whatever, just give me more puzzles and I'll be happy lol
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I promised the solution after the giveaway is over. Here it is.
1. First, find the necropolis of the kings' rens. There I will wait, inside the city walls, in the edifice to Seti I, beneath the list, to gift you the number 2 (I also gift you the following numbers to aid you on your search for me: 26 11 6 - 31 55 8).
In egyptian mythology, the ren was the name (NOT the body). That means the necropolis is not an actual graveyard, but a site that lists the names of dead kings ("beneath the list"). A short google- oder wikipedia check confirms that Abydos contains the temple of Seti I., which in turn contains the Abydos king list. The numbers help with the location - it's the geolocation of Abydos. The second letter of Abydos is "b". Many people got that one right.
2. Secondly I shall send you off to the father of terror(I speak not greek and yet I call his name). In the end, you will receive yet another part of your reward.
The father of terror is, as most of you found out, the great sphinx of Giza. However, where does "father of terrors" actually come from? The arabian name of course - Abu al Hul. The next letter is "l".
3. Behind him, you will find your third challenge. Enter the burial chamber. Follow the way. You will arrive in the largest city. Traverse it, and at the end, take one more piece.
I think everybody got that one right. It's of course the Duat, so we get a "t".
4. Your journey nears it's completion now, and yet the most dangerous tasks lie still ahead. The opener awaits, who dreamt all creation and rules it (he may wait in his incarnation as renewal of the life). You must take his head."
Anubis did not dream creation. In fact, it was Ptah who dreamt all of creation in his heart. He is also known as the opener and has been worshipped as "the renewal of the life". His head would be the first letter - "P".
5. Lastly, bring this head to me. I will wait for you in the land where the three roads meet and the people fight with god (Where we meet, I am not the one mainly worshipped by those who struggle with god - I don't think we're in egypt anymore). It is here that the head shall cause the final capitalization."
This one was the killer. Sakura understood it just fine, but it threw nearly all you for a loop.
It's Israel.
It's where three roads meet (Christendom, Judaeism and Islam) and where the people "struggle with god" (the English translation of Israel). The final capitalization changes the lower-case "l" to an upper-case "L".
I admit it was a hard puzzle. Obviously too hard, or somebody would have entered... or maybe people worked from the wrong angle. Who knows?
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Ankh wedia seneb.
I am Meretseger.
You wish to receive a gift. You shall. There are trials ahead, and the worthy Ba shall overcome.
First, find the necropolis of the kings' rens. There I will wait, inside the city walls, in the edifice to Seti I, beneath the list, to gift you the number 2 (I also gift you the following numbers to aid you on your search for me: 26 11 6 - 31 55 8).
Secondly I shall send you off to the father of terror(I speak not greek and yet I call his name). In the end, you will receive yet another part of your reward.
Behind him, you will find your third challenge. Enter the burial chamber. Follow the way. You will arrive in the largest city. Traverse it, and at the end, take one more piece.
Your journey nears it's completion now, and yet the most dangerous tasks lie still ahead. The opener awaits, who dreamt all creation and rules it (he may wait in his incarnation as renewal of the life). You must take his head.
Lastly, bring this head to me. I will wait for you in the land where the three roads meet and the people fight with god (Where we meet, I am not the one mainly worshipped by those who struggle with god - I don't think we're in egypt anymore). It is here that the head shall cause the final capitalization.
Your quest begins now, but make haste, for it must find its end next saturday, or all shall have been for naught!
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