I've been "working" on this for a while now, mostly thinking about stuff and collecting games to give away. After some recent lucky wins and at the rate games are getting bundled these days, I decided to just post what I have and simply leave out any hints I might've added, let you guys figure it out on your own ;)

Rules

  • Do NOT share any direct links or codes you find in this thread (explaining how to get them is okay)
  • Do NOT share any direct links or codes to private giveaways anywhere
  • Do NOT share hints or answers for the final stage (there will be a reminder there, don't worry)
  • Do DEFINITELY share everything else here, discuss theories, post your findings and so on

Prizes

  • 23 GAs split up into two trains: 15 for levels 0-1+; 8 for levels 3-4+
  • 2 of the games are in the top 50 in the community wishlist, at least half of the rest are in the top 250

GAs end on Sunday, May 22nd, at 10pm CEST (may be extended if you don't make it till then, but that's unlikely)

Good luck everyone, and have fun! :D


Thanks everyone for participating! :D

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How about a nice little group puzzle?!

View Results
U only live once, right? (UOLOR)
UV light can be bad for you
aaAAAaaaaAAAA or whatever that game is called

Reserved in case hints are needed, but I know you can do it on without my help! :D

8 years ago*
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  • fixed an error in jigidi "e" - thanks, Nordhbane
  • error in ITH fixed (already solved though)
8 years ago*
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more ITH fixes I suck

8 years ago
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Okay, let's help you guys out a little, since it seems the group at the current stage isn't big enough to solve the last few questions.
I like music.

8 years ago
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okay, hint for the last open ITH question: I have 112 scrobbles for that particular album.

8 years ago
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Pfff. Now "solving" that is not exactly something I can be proud of :P But at least I can still think I did actually recognize something -- I definitely had that album in my hands often enough.

8 years ago
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Why do you have all my music? It's not normal anymore XD

8 years ago
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Well only the good ones ;) There's lots of stuff you scrobbled that I never heard of -- and I'm pretty sure I like stuff you'd hate (or wouldn't even consider music :D).
But thanks for bringing up Flobots :) ... don't know how I could forget about them so completely.

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I had forgotten about them too - I don't have enough space for all my CDs, so I threw out a whole bunch of jewel cases and put the discs in a binder and all the album art in a box. For the puzzle I went through the box to find stuff, and there were so many albums I didn't even remember I owned XD
(btw you should check out Astronautalis, who I just realized opened for Flobots and Tegan and Sara at one time or another. He's pretty awesome and, um, intense ^^)

8 years ago
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Well I'm only 4 songs in, but ... he's not only pretty awesome and intense, but also passing through next week. Hmm. :)

8 years ago
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Didn't even know he was back :O
He's super-awesome live in person! Already saw him twice, first time when he opened for Tegan & Sara, didn't know him then and didn't like what I had listened to before the concert (1 or 2 songs off of one of my now favorite albums) because I couldn't really tell what it was supposed to be, but after seeing him live I bought all the CDs he had with him at the merch table :)
I'll probably miss him this time though (can't make it to Berlin in the middle of the week ... but maybe Dresden, hm :/)

8 years ago
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I just remembered I could just log in to my ancient last.fm account ...

Your compatibility with nelstar is Low.

... so much for that :D and then I looked at what I scrobbled and realized what ... erm ... phase of my life that was and ... yeah ... I think my compatibility with myself is low.

8 years ago
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Don't forget to check this thread - not for hints, just extra GAs :)

8 years ago
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Don't know if this will help, but here's a hint. I'll try to come up with something better later tonight if you still need it solved, no new hints from me :P

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8 years ago*
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Bump!
I'll dismantle the trains in about an hour and post individual SGT links to get the last few games with less than 5 entries up to 5, so solve it while you still can :P

8 years ago
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Tried abbreviating the UV-light in the same manner as UOLOR, but didn't lead to an ITH page.

I wonder if the numbers in the source is some sort of interval from the word they are next to, or if they point to something else. They are both next to words where the first two letters would be TH.

8 years ago
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What you're looking for is shorter. :P

8 years ago
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The numbers in the source add up to 5 from what I'm seeing.. perhaps they lead to a past giveaway page?

Not sure how to apply them yet..

8 years ago
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What does every politician want? For people to go to the voting booth.

8 years ago
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Same here .-.

8 years ago
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Where do you find the 5th number?

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8 years ago
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Bump~

Already lost on how to proceed. ; A ;

8 years ago
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I keep staring at nellyneko's avatar like that might be some clue there or something... But so far I've come up with nothing...

8 years ago
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Bump! Nothing yet... Will wait for a h...

No hints? :(

Edit: If you guys notice, his image is different from the image in his profile, is that even useful info? :/

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Maybe he haven't synced yet. The one seen here is the normal one at least.

8 years ago
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Heh, he synced now! False alarm! :P

8 years ago
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okay, synced it now, but
a) I'm not a he ;)
and b) while it is slightly related, my profile image won't help at all, it's not a hint

8 years ago
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Woops!

Sorry about the gender confusion! :P

Ok! Your pic is useless! We are in good track, people! :D

8 years ago
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"nelly"

8 years ago
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8 years ago
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a) I knew that! Tindalos tricked me writing "his" ^^

8 years ago
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Too lazy >_< But bump

8 years ago
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Maybe this puzzle is hard for me:( Thanks a lot.

8 years ago
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Bump!
How can I participate the giveaways? Thanks!

8 years ago
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Solved 1st for bump.

8 years ago
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how? :D

8 years ago
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By solving the positional values indicated in the source. :)

8 years ago
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what source?!

8 years ago
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Select the text in the main post, right click, view selection source.

8 years ago
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Bump, but haven't found the GA ?!

8 years ago
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I've found 8 jigsaws, 'a' to 'h'. Solving each one gives one or two numbers between 1 and 16. Not yet sure what to do with them, though.

8 years ago
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I've solved all jigsaws now. Some have the same number. And I wonder what's up with some having a single number and some being divisions.

8 years ago
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As always I'm clueless.

Bump for others :D

8 years ago
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Didn't find anything, here's a free bump :)

8 years ago
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I come here for bump! (ICHFB)

8 years ago
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Anyone have any ideas for those numbers on the a-h jigsaws?

8 years ago
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No, I did have a strange idea that they might be connected with the number of pieces for each puzzle after seeing the tab labels next to one another:

a | <number of pieces>
b | <number of pieces>
c | <number of pieces>
...

but couldn't come up with anything.

8 years ago
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Would be a bit hard to control the number of pieces that exactly though to create something from. Unless the extra numbers is some sort of adjusters.

8 years ago
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I've never created a Jigidi puzzle, so I thought the puzzle creator supplies the picture and then tells the site in how many pieces to cut it up?
But I doubt this has anything to do with the solution. As I said, just a crazy idea.

8 years ago
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You have some control, but it still has to be even rows so it has to fit in a multiplication table. Like 63 (9x7). You can't get 62 (unless you do 31x2) :)

8 years ago
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I find a pattern between these numbers and GA titles. But I am still trying to organize the result tho. :/

8 years ago
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Interesting! And damn, I should have saved the link to each GA that has a jigsaw, not just the jigsaws. ^^

8 years ago
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So far the finding leads me to no where. Gotta take a break now :p

8 years ago
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there was an error in the result for "e", should work now :)

8 years ago
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Ah. It makes sense now. Thanks for the notification :)

8 years ago
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Can't do puzzles at 4am.. So have a bump.

8 years ago
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Some help for people trying to get to the first bit:
Order of the poll matters, if you have voted, unvote and reload the page to see which order they should be in. Use the numbers hidden in the source to figure out which letters to use from the poll.

8 years ago
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Do the letters lead to a discussion, GA, Jigidi or ITH code?

8 years ago
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Ignore this reply.

8 years ago*
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Oh, sorry, I was sure you were writing on one of my puzzles! It's a GA code!

8 years ago
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I don't get which letters to use and in which case. I was trying to use the order of the hidden numbers as representing which line to use, and the numbers for which letter, but no success and no idea what the aaAAA... is about.

8 years ago*
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I don't know either, if I use the first letter of the poll it only gives a nonsensical code :D

8 years ago*
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please don't post GA codes, even if they turn out to be wrong

8 years ago
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I'm sorry I thought it wouldn't matter since it was so obviously wrong :D My bad.

8 years ago
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Woot, thank you!

8 years ago
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No idea how to combine the numbers from the source with the poll options. Any hints?

8 years ago
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I'm stuck on that part too, still. I've tried random combinations with the numbers from the source and the poll, only to get nowhere. >.<

Bump~

8 years ago
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Yeah, there's just so little to go on :/ My best guess was 1 = 1st poll and 2 = 2nd poll and then somehow I'm supposed to get 5 letters out of that :D We're apparently missing something quite obvious since others are far ahead of us. If I ever figure it out I'll try to help you get it too.

8 years ago
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Perhaps something like there being 3 hidden things in the source, and 3 poll options. You do the math from there. :)

8 years ago
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I wrote that when this first started, still haven't figured out how to apply it. ;P

Numerous combinations with no luck~

8 years ago
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Did you make sure the poll options are in the original position? Unvote and reload the page if you have voted.

8 years ago
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I did, I'm just slow~ <3

I'll get it eventually.. I hope.

8 years ago
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You should be able to solve it with Nordhbane's clue.

8 years ago
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No, it wasn't that, I'm just dumb~

I tried this puzzle yesterday when I was half asleep and correctly got the answer but forgot the " / " at the end. Since it didn't work I didn't bother revisiting that first answer until now. >.<

8 years ago
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Oh that's terrible, you had the answer all along! I could totally see myself doing the same though. Sleepy brain, is bad brain. At least we finally made it to the next part :)

8 years ago
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Oh, that was dumb, I got it now thanks ;)

8 years ago
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That's ok, I was even more dumb. I didn't even see the first hidden link until my third time looking at the source. ^^

8 years ago
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I feel dumb :D On to part two, solving jigidi puzzles!

8 years ago
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8 years ago
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I feel like I've seen your name before (but I could be mistaken). Yes, that exactly how I felt. I like you, you understand the poetry of communicating through gifs :D I was like:

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WARNING: This is my post of frustration, where I post gifs to vent, no need to reply to this.

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I'm still don't get it ;/

8 years ago
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Read through all of Nordbhane's clues in this thread and you will get it :)

8 years ago
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Ahhhh... Fresh brain in the morning is the best :D

8 years ago
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o_O

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I still don't.
Is the aaAAA thing a clue?
What I tried was reducing the poll options to their initials and then take the ones matching the hidden numbers from the corresponding lines, but nothing. I've tried capitalizing based on AaAaAA!!! and aaAAA, but no luck...
Do I index the letters as 12345?

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Bump for solved the first part, but not the second (yet).

8 years ago
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Bump for reaching the next stage, despite an error in the code. I've added you Nelly to tell you about it.

8 years ago
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I thinks its puzzle too, not error, but need to ask Nelly about it

8 years ago
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No, it's an error. And the next stage has tough questions. I'm the first one there. ;P

8 years ago
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I need more 2 codes for the next stage(

8 years ago
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added you back, curious to see where the error was (I didn't do a very thorough check, sorry XD)

8 years ago
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Now I eagerly await an update :-)

8 years ago
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fixed, there was a wrong result for the e jigidi :)

8 years ago
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Oh, makes sense. Now I've got it as well :)

8 years ago
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Ok, so next stage (Stage 3) is a group ITH page. And since we can share anything except answers, links and codes, I'm going to share the Title, Description and Question 1 of it to see if anyone can come up with what it's about.

Title: Let it
Description: Manhattan Ave. lemongrass bushes lead me.
Question 1: "A rad crown," Roy yawns

8 years ago
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Hm, can't quite get there yet... that's what a-h should lead me to, right?

Sounds very anagrammy to me...

8 years ago
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Nailed it!

8 years ago
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Ok, seems like the questions are mostly anagrams of song titles. Mostly classic rock. Missing 4 titles and then there are 4 questions with images of closeups from paintings. Can someone come up with a song title about a zebra-striped shirt?

8 years ago
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My assumption was that those are parts of the cover art or something, but I'm terrible at music...

8 years ago
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http://www.alaskajim.com/lists/bird_songs.htm

I've tried some of the most fitting songs from that list on Q3 to see if it can be something like that.

Also tried (Little/) Red Dress for Q8

8 years ago
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And i've looked at far too many random best of album cover lists...

8 years ago
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Same. :D And no trigger words seem to help finding them, like "black crows red leaves".

8 years ago
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All anagrams solved. Just the paintings left now.

8 years ago
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Asked Nelly if I could post one of the images, and she agreed it was fine.

So, does anyone recognize this?

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Just reached that point too... dunno what the images are tho...

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Asked my sis cause she's more into music then me... Her reply to this one: "I think I have a blanket with a similar pattern"... sadly not very helpful :P

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I have no new ideas either. :/

8 years ago
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Rushed through the puzzle, arrived at the ITH, saw this image and thought "damn, I know that one" ... but wow, I just can't remember ... maybe my subconscious will help.
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But maybe it won't, maybe I'm just imagining things at have never seen that before. shrug

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Hmm ... I still have the feeling I've seen that before ... but going through the rest of the answers more carefully, I realized I know the Flobots album and it has tiny birds, too -- so maybe just reading "Fight with Tools" tipped me off in the wrong direction :/ ...

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Hm, I haven't found the "d" Jigsaw. There is not much of a point solving the rest if I can't find that one.

EDIT: Okay, I found "d". I know why I didn't before -_-

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Yeah, you have to go back to find it. ;)

8 years ago
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have a kittenbump

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8 years ago
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happy Cake Day! :D

8 years ago
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thank you :3
since you are into jigs ;3 maybe you want to solve mine
though it is just a jig, not as great as your event
but i have not that much time (and fantasy) :3

8 years ago
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Oh right: Alles gute zum Kuchentag :)

8 years ago
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o..k
i missed one jig completely guess sound related
and one code does not lead to one, so probably need to do with it first
but the other 6 are done :3

8 years ago
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To find d you need to go back.
For g notice how URLs on jigidi looks and try to understand what makes the one that don't lead anywhere different.

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Closed 8 years ago by nellyneko.