Listen choom,

You've made an impression, but Pixie says we got to make sure you're on the level - mentally like.

She recently got hold of some antique tech-gadget, and now she is asking you to make sense of this thing. The thing is pretty simple: type in a challenge phrase, and it generates a password response.

She says people used this kind of shit as 'virtual password tokens' way back. Net systems greeted you with a challenge phrase, you typed it into your gadget, and whatever it spilled back at you was your password to log in at that time.

Sounds pretty gonk to us today, ik. However. Pixie says it's a good opportunity for you to show that you have some brains.

Your challenge phrase is: judgment

Get us the corresponding password.

We sabotaged the thing so it would not process any of the letters in your phrase. It'll just barf up an error if you try. Oh, and Pixie says it's also allergic to the letter 'o', for some reason.

Tell us what password should correspond to your challenge phrase. Deduce its inner workings. Do what you have to do. Break the thing if you need to. Just get us the correct password.

No point in calling us again, if you can't figure it out.

Good luck, choom!

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Bump for I had fun

1 year ago
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I think I've got the password but where do I put it?

1 year ago
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you have to find it. open your third eye.

1 year ago
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my third eye was opened, thanks :)

1 year ago
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;)

1 year ago
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8ump f0r 501v3d!

11 months ago
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Two letters missing :/

11 months ago
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Same here.

11 months ago
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Same for me. I feel it's something obvious, but can't see it.

11 months ago
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I'm missing 2 letters too. Saw some duplicate letters, looked through the site code for any clue, but I can't find a solution yet.

11 months ago
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Same here, d't seem to find them.

11 months ago
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You need to look in different direction... You are trying to reproduce challenge phrase in password field that is why you are missing d and t...
The hint - https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/LgepHhe
Another way to deal with puzzle - https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/bUvsrPD

11 months ago
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Okay, some progress, thank you! I laid out the progression, and understood WHY the two letters couldn't be found. However, when I tried to enter the resulting code where needed, I received an error. I did try entering the codes manually, and copying them - still no dice. Maybe the encoding matters?

11 months ago
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As it was stated in hint - only ASCII characters are in input and in output (so no weird symbols or encodings).
Try to use Pixie's allergy... (one small step, but it will show if you are on the right path).

11 months ago
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Finally got in after reading the hints on page 3. Apparently, I was "encoding" instead of decoding, hence my troubles :D But thank you anyways for trying to help =)

11 months ago
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Bump^^

11 months ago
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Bump for solved!

View attached image.
11 months ago
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Get us the corresponding password.

I see people posting "Solved", but not including their solution in their response.
So, is it that correct resolution results in a link or HTML form presented by the gonk-gadget, and submitting their answer that way?
Are those who posted "Solved" just wanting to do the puzzle because they don't want to take the prize?

11 months ago
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Those who solved the puzzle were able to construct the url to the giveaway. Many are sharing their approach/solution in the GA comments. Posting it here would destroy the puzzle.

People are bumping the thread for 1) bragging rights 2) letting others know that it's solvable 3) keeping an active puzzle GA visible for other forum users

11 months ago
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Thank you for the explanation.

11 months ago
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I do it for reasons 2 and 3 and I usually try to leave a small hint on how to solve the puzzle, even if it's too subtle sometimes. Others seem to like to do that, too.

11 months ago
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The latter doesn't seem to be a hint. Someone typed BUMP into the gadget, I doubt this helps solving the puzzle.

11 months ago
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Bump for solved!

11 months ago
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Bump!

11 months ago
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Ok I give up. wtf.

11 months ago
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Nice puzzle, have a bump :)

11 months ago
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Bump! :)

11 months ago
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solved. Thank you

11 months ago
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I'm missing 3 letters, but have oduplicates of others. But I'm also on a German keyboard, so I think I'm shit outta luck :(

11 months ago
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Keyboard doesn't matter, check hint - https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/LgepHhe

11 months ago
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Bump for solved.

11 months ago
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Patting myself on the back for solving this.

11 months ago
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Spent a day learning assembly before I figured out how much more simple the solution really was. Oh well, time learning new skills is never time wasted!
Bump!

11 months ago
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Bump for solved! Thanks!

11 months ago
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I really think I know what the password is but I can't create a url with it because it has 1 more letter than needed. Perhaps I'm missing something.

11 months ago
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Yeah, you put the password in another place and then it will give you a link, just look again ;)
For me, I still stuck on finding the password xd

11 months ago
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Same here!

11 months ago
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Oh, thank you so much. I wouldn't have figured it out without you.

11 months ago
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No problem! Glad I could help :)

11 months ago
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Solved bump.

11 months ago
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Bump for solved

11 months ago
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Can you share the solution after the giveaway end? I have no clue how to solve this puzzle. :(

11 months ago
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For me too.

11 months ago
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Solved & feeling great about it. Bump, thank you for the fun puzzle and giveaway :)

11 months ago
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Bump, thanks for the puzzle, it was a fun one to figure out!

11 months ago
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bumping the thread for 1) bragging rights 2) letting others know that it's solvable 3) keeping an active puzzle GA visible for other forum users

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