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A puzzling giveaway! (Now with a hint) - Closed and solution provided

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Krotho

I've decided to clean up some of the old bundled games that I have.

To start, have a couple keys: 4ZAJE-I6PR4-B40X2, GL5Z8-MHDEP-9YGEP

Now for the fun!

<Puzzle starts here>
Did you ever have a puzzle you hated? 6 giveaways are hidden in this image. Don't give up just because it's hard! Just look carefully at the image, and I'm sure you'll find them. Complaining is not allowed!
<Puzzle ends here>

Personally, I expect everyone to find the first four. The next one is also obvious to me. The last one is tricky, you'll have to know how I think to get it.

Here's the image: http://imgur.com/9UMu7Lp

If you solve one of the games, please leave a comment and bump this thread, even if you don't enter. It's going to be a long night tonight (the longest ever in fact!), so make good use of it.

Happy Christmas and Hanuka and Kwanza and New Years and Solstice and Festivus and anything else I can't remember.

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Tumalu

Hmm... this is a very nice puzzle!

9 years ago
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BardockTaichou

Bump for partly solved

9 years ago
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Perm

Nice, found 4, gotta still puzzled for the other 2.

9 years ago
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stoicmuffins

same with me

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OceanicUK

found 3

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laseru

3 solved now... continue

9 years ago
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laseru

Found number 5, but haven't found number 4 yet =(

9 years ago
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laseru

5/6 done

9 years ago
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oligovore

sorry
but nice Giveaway

9 years ago
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Krotho

Ah foo. So I lied.

9 years ago
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akaziel

4 out of 6 solved, but I'm not quite sure how to get around the last two.

Are all links hidden directly in the picture or do you have to do some scavenger hunt/hard cryptography?

9 years ago
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Krotho

The difficulty ramps up dramatically after game 4. You will need to use a tool and a website for game #5. Game 6 is extremely well hidden. If I did the difficulty correctly, I'm expecting roughly 10-20 people to solve 5, and fewer to solve 6. I've already replied with a hint to someone else. If nobody gets it, I'll post another hint Thursday.

9 years ago
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akaziel

OK thanks!

Tried to look into the EXIF metadata but nothing. I'll look more into it tomorrow. I don't really care about Deus Ex, but the lara croft could be nice.

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Krotho

It was my intention to hide the sixth in the exif data, but all of the image hosting sites create a new image. I had to do something far more subtle. After all, there are no rules when making a puzzle.

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Evilblacksheep

I tried both Exif and Steganography cryption before realizing that imgur was probably modifying the file anyway.

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laseru

That is design by default. All public image hosts should remove unwanted privacy leak, otherwise inform about information which will be available to public.

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Krotho

The simplicity of the sixth game is obfuscated by the duplicity of the fifth. Pay attention to the hint in the post, it's probably the most straight forward clue I can give, without giving it away.

9 years ago
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Jewvia

Did you delete the hint, because I do not see it.

9 years ago
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Cassiopeia

I don't see any too..

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Krotho

Nope, the hint is there. Six entire words. Four symbols. 34 characters in total.

9 years ago
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laseru

Now I am trying to understand what is symbols and what is character... oO http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character(symbol)

9 years ago
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portocalix

Thank you for the puzzle & giveaways! I've just found and entered the first one.

Happy holidays!

9 years ago
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x2Jamille

4/6 Bump

9 years ago
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Sophira

I found what I believe is the sixth one. :) Thanks - this is a great puzzle.

[edit: Looks like that one was #5! I guess now I need to look for an even trickier one...]

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OceanicUK

if you have, gg

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Krotho

Good job! I wasn't expecting it to be solved that quickly. That's number 5. Ms. Croft may never be found.

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Sophira

I will admit, it was pretty much luck that I stumbled across this thread like this. I'm not normally a forum dweller, but I'm definitely a sucker for puzzles. :D Thank you again!

9 years ago
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Cassiopeia

:O One entry on one of the private giveways!? So someone selved 6th already? :D

9 years ago
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rUUk

It was fun finding three of them : )

9 years ago
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Klinge

Nice puzzle, found 4 of them. But I also bought the Square Enix Christmas surprise pack, so not looking for too long...

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Klinge

Well I had a closer look at that pic again and finally I also found #6

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OceanicUK

Well, I am stuck, might try to find some tomorrow.

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Painik

small bump, maybe will come back later :p

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PapaSmok

bump for first four

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JDan

TY!)

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alpshrk

See ya tomarrow,for now have a bump

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oskaoska

I don't get it. How do it?

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cowlikesapricot

I got 4/6. Tapping out for today. Thanks for the giveaways.

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Sundance85

2/6 Thanks a lot! :D

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blackfyre

Bump for stuck on 5/6. Whatever the last one is, it's devious!

Edit: woo, found it! Don't give up everybody, the answer is in there somewhere.

9 years ago
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Sapoikz

I got 4/6.
Almost there

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Sophira

Dammit, I thought I had #6 but I have it wrong. Still, I'm certainly one step closer to getting it. I like your deviousness!

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Readablewinner

Thanks,I still need to find two more hahaha

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kaptankusto

I could find 4 of them :D

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