The Puzzle Agency Storyline has been going on for almost a year, and this is the 9th part. No previous experience is required though, so join us on this adventure, and enjoy the event.

Solutions


Optional Story:
When you arrive back from your mission to take down the Order of the Jigidi, you're met by a young girl who introduces herself as Katie. Nordh tells you he met Katie and her mother Cathy almost a year ago while working undercover inside Quiz HQ, a building shaped like a pyramid and home of the International Terror Heathens, or ITH for short. Even though they worked there, it was noticable that the staff didn't have any idea what was really going on behind the scenes.

"While mom, Cathy, was investigating some strange things going down at the Quiz HQ she just disappeared", Katie explains. "I haven't heard from her in over a week, and she told me if things went bad I could always count on Nordh here to help me."
Katie hands you her Security badge from work. "You can use this to gain entrance to the bottom level of the Quiz HQ. Nordh tells me you did an excellent job undercover in the last place and if he trusts you, I do as well. So, please, find my mom and bring her safely back home."

Well, you asked when the next one was going to be, but you had at least hoped there'd be a short time to rest up between missions. And while you knew you had to take on ITH one day, this new development makes it even more important.


Top of the pyramid
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Ancient Egypt Passcodes to reach the next level

Gods Pyramids
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Ancient Greece Passcodes to reach the next level

Mythology Gods Facts
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Vikings Passcodes to reach the next level

Valhalla Explorers Traditions Myths
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World War 2 Passcodes to reach the next level

Invasion of Normandy Iwo Jima and Okinawa Hiroshima and Nagasaki Battle of Pearl Harbor Codes of War
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This Puzzle Agency story takes place in two different locations. Nordh will help you from the Puzzle Agency mansion to try and guide you to the top of the Quiz HQ pyramid. There will be a set of quiz-like ITHs that symbolizes the different floors of the pyramid. You must start at the bottom and solve the first 5 ITH links before you can unlock the next level. Between each floor a more proper puzzle has to be solved to continue on your way upwards.

Codes deciphered are used on itstoohard.com.


No more hints can be bought.

Hint system
You can buy hints for everyone to use by creating GAs and sending me links privately. Let me know if you're interested. The GAs will then be added as rewards for solving the different levels, and a hint(s) for that level will be added.
Level 1 (WW2): 1-4 points GA value
Level 2 (Vikings): 5-9 points GA value
Level 3 (Ancient Greece): 10-19 points GA value
Level 4 (Ancient Egypt): 20-29 points GA value
Level 5 (The top): 30+ points GA value

You can, for example, create 3x10 point GAs for a level 5 hint. Or 1x8 points can give you two hints for level 1. You can even make a train with someone else to reach a higher level if you hand them in together.

As an addition, it should be games. No clickteam fusion GAs ;P
Last chance to buy hints will be January 16th, after that I will remind all complete solvers to check the top for any new GAs that may have arrived so they have a chance to check them out.


If anything seems wrong with an answer, tell me what question it is and I'll give it a look. You can try to drop subtle hints on what the answer should have been.

8 years ago*

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7 years ago
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Thanks for the compliment. Enjoy the event and good luck!

7 years ago
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Q1 of ancient greece: Facts is so nuts >< . What am I looking for? It's not a "st...um "

7 years ago
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I think the word you're trying to say is stadium, no, that's where it took place. In a stadium.

7 years ago
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Small bump. Will be a bit less active over the weekend. Merry christmas everyone.

7 years ago
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Another bump, because noone else has. :)

7 years ago
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I-can't-figure-out-last-step-bump!
Thank you for this great event, I'm hooked!

7 years ago
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Maybe some xmas break will help you figure it out.

7 years ago
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Bump for reaching 4th level of pyramid.

7 years ago
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Tried everywhere, but the matter is questionable: the duration of the first democratic Athens regime is quite difficult to individuate, since both starting and ending years are not unanimously identified at all

7 years ago
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I had a problem with this one, too, the question should state what is considered the beginning and the end of said era. I did find the "correct" answer but only accidentally.

7 years ago
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:-||

7 years ago
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The answers depends upon how you google it. I was also stuck on that one for a long time. Changing "tactics" of googling made it easier for me.

7 years ago
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Well, that's why I wrote I searched everywhere: tried different keyswords and such, but with no luck.
Or maybe my googling techniques needs some levelling up :-)

7 years ago
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All I can say is divide and conquer ;)

7 years ago
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I can't check from the iPad, so can't say for sure until I am back home on Tuesday, but I think I added two values on that one that were off by one year. So there is some leniency.

7 years ago
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Thanks, Master Nordhbane.
I eventually passed the check, though I must say I googled several different dates and found the "right" one only by chance :-)
Thank you once more for these wonderful puzzles, anyway: they are always interesting indeed!

7 years ago
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I'm stuck on that one for centuries... Although I love this game, this question is a matter of opinion, and blief. ANy hint ?

7 years ago
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Reload the page and you'll have your answer. I added the answer as a hint as a freebie, because it was unfair. I added it into the question itself now since hints doesn't show up until you reload.

7 years ago*
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Thx man ! awsome game btw

7 years ago
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Taking a moment to bump the source of this weeks mindbreaker.

7 years ago
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Thanks!

7 years ago
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bump for finally breaking Q7 on the top -- nice one! ...now being stuck only at Q3. I believe I saw this somewhere but can't figure out where...

7 years ago
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Is it the one with the Cena image? If so, I think you have seen it as well.

7 years ago
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Done with WW2 (Bit disappointed there were no Eastern Front quiz), onto the vikings level I go. This is quite fun so far.

7 years ago
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Being from Europe myself, I tried to keep it more focused on why it was a World War, not just a Europe war. :) Most WW2 related questions revolve around Germany, so I wanted to change the pace. Thanks for the feedback though!

7 years ago
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And now vikings' done, so have another bump!

7 years ago
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bump

7 years ago
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Thanks for bumping, when no one else is. :D

7 years ago
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I hope we will get some more players before it ends :)

7 years ago
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It's a bit lonely in the top, isn't it? =) Proves you're the master puzzle solver!

7 years ago
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Or others are just too lazy to go through all this puzzles. If you look at WW2 section, Normandy has 147 players, Codes of War - just 60. :)

7 years ago
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Still early. Jeff's ITH pyramids have gotten quite a lot of solvers. But atm there are 6 people who's reached the final puzzle, and only you have solved it. :)

7 years ago
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I'll get to starting this eventually.
Hopefully before Jan 19th.

7 years ago
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It's more than 6 now! I've created an itstoohard account so that my accomplishment is not anonymous anymore :)
EDIT: Scratch that, I looked at the wrong puzzle. Seems like 6 people atm, indeed.

Although it seems that I'm hopelessly stuck at the final puzzle!

7 years ago
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I wouldn't call it hopeless. You've at least made it that far, not that many have! There's still some hope for you. :)

7 years ago
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Have to remember to come back to this. I'm standing in front of the code panel ^^ Maybe I have now a creative idea since I couldn't find the symbols so far. ^^

7 years ago
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Creative ideas are good. :)

7 years ago
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BTW, what is the list of games behind puzzles?

7 years ago
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A wide variety, both bundled and unbundled.

7 years ago
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Hm, I have troubles even with 1st ith and it's kinda sad to feel so lame.
Maybe I really should make you blacklist me so I wouldn't rape my mind trying to solve your puzzles?

7 years ago
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Almost everything can be found on Wikipedia.

7 years ago
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Stop saying that, I've already felt stupid.

7 years ago
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If there's any consolidation, the hard parts aren't the ITHs. :)

7 years ago
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Haha, that is so true! :)

7 years ago
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bump for being stuck at the last puzzle

7 years ago
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I'm back home! Hurray! Now I can more properly answer peoples questions! If you're still wondering about something, please ask again!

Also, still no takers on buying a hint for everyone to enjoy, both hint and added reward?

7 years ago
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I couldn't afford the amount of games that would need to be purchased for where most of us are getting stuck.

7 years ago
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What year was the final message using this cipher finally broken?

If i Understand correctly we are talking about cipher from question 1. I had finish all question and this one for me is strange. If we talk about the year how should I write this for example 1942 is enough or we are talking about month and day too.

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Correct, added clarification that I mean the one from Q1.

And yes, you only need "2017" as an answer. Nothing else. And we're talking about original messages from the war, not newly created ones.

7 years ago
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Bump for the top of the pyramid

7 years ago
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Just need to solve the final puzzle then. :)

7 years ago
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Still need to answer the Cena question, though.

I think I need a hint for Top of the Pyramid, Q4 (I've added you on steam)

7 years ago*
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Bump, because the hint has helped a few people past the threshold. :)

7 years ago
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That hint made it too easy. :)

7 years ago
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It's starting to get a bit lonely in the top, right? =)

7 years ago
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I'm fine with loneliness, but gibs are crying already, they want more entrants! T_T

7 years ago
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The plug came lose, you can now throw a real party up in there!

7 years ago
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Bump for reaching the top of pyramid! Have to solve the final stage it seems :D

7 years ago
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Bump for stuck at Q4 of the ITH on the top of the puzzle..

Edit: oh.. solved :-p

7 years ago
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I guess you didn't see that one coming. ^^

7 years ago
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I was overthinking that one because of the photo :D

7 years ago
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And bump for fully solved! :-D Thanks for buying the hint Jimbo2222... I'd probably still be overthinking that one if it wasn't for the hint ;-)

7 years ago
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Grats on solving it!

7 years ago
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Thank you! :-)

7 years ago
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was the last puzzle that easy for you?

7 years ago
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Haha yeah I guess it was... Already had a good idea what to do during the climb of the pyramid and on the last puzzle itself, the second thing I thought of, turned out to be the right thing... Had a great training at the Puzzle Agency of course! :-)

7 years ago
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Bump for solving level 1 :D I'll continue tomorrow, or the day after, or the day after... uh sometime later :P

7 years ago
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Solved bump

7 years ago
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Great work!

7 years ago
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When someone donates for a hint, where do you place those giveaways?

7 years ago
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Behind the level they are for. It says on the Hint System tab on the bottom of the main post

So after you solve the first level's puzzle you now have 2 new GA you can enter, and one more when you've solved the level 3 puzzle.

7 years ago
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Added 3 public promotion GAs.

7 years ago
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