My miniseries of puzzles approaches the finish line, but before I unleash a bigger puzzle for the finale, there's one more - a wild giveaway appeared and whizzed through! Just look at it go!

You have this much time to catch up with it (ends 2014-01-26 2200 ZULU) (needs $26.01 CV)

Solve on your own, don't ask for hints (not here, not anywhere else), don't give hints yourself, yada yada yada. That should seriously be obvious, these are the rules of the land!


Giveaway has ended, puzzle still considered active!

Well it's what I've been telling for a while I just have that thing to have extra reward for solving all puzzles in a miniseries, on top of the chances you did get from each puzzle alone (or didn't if you weren't solving as they go).

So yeah, actual solution will be a while before I post it. Till then, keep it spoiler free, please!

But meanwhile.. Seriously.. Look up what photo finish exactly is on wikipedia. And if you think you got the idea but are confused about not getting a proper giveaway code, then you either didn't read about it closely enough and are missing important information and aren't coming to a logical conclusion, or you know, it's just a 50-50 shot to get the right code.

10 years ago*

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That shit cray.

10 years ago
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By the way the hardcore encore for the previous puzzle is still ongoing for its final day, but again, these are very loosely related (I plan to do a recap puzzle for entire miniseries once it's done and that's about it), so don't get confused by it still running.

10 years ago
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Yay! A new puzzle from Award!

10 years ago
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Well they are not all created equal :3 This should be rather easy, although I could've made it easier still.. But we'll see. I still can't believe so few people solved that "do you know how itstoohard works" one.

10 years ago
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There is indeed a first solver :3

10 years ago
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uhm... the image has been removed?^^'

10 years ago
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oi try again xD

10 years ago
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oh thx, now it works^^

10 years ago
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A PUZZLE?! :O

10 years ago
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I know, right?!

10 years ago
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b-b-b-b-b-b....

10 years ago
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-ump-ump-ump-ump :3 thanks teehee I know it was easy but I still want to see someone other than regulars x)

10 years ago
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Excuse me, sir. I do believe you have my hat.

10 years ago
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Oi sorry sorry kind sir, here you go
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10 years ago
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Much obliged.

10 years ago
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Oh and then there is also first entry! (with at least 5 solvers)

10 years ago
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Bump! :)

10 years ago
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Bump for solved. :)

10 years ago
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bump for solved

10 years ago
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I guess I'm the only one :/ Still thinking..

10 years ago
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Just don't overthink, and I know, easier said than done. Rule of thumb is, if I didn't suggest something, then that's not it. It may never have been truer in my past puzzles than it is now. But in the end you may still be missing some crucial information if you didn't truly take into your heart what I am suggesting.

10 years ago
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14 solvers by now (at least judging by comments on the giveaway).

10 years ago
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luckily you posted this shortly after I went to bed so I at least got some sleep before this starteddriving me crazy :P

10 years ago
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Thought i had gotten the solution but seems im missing smth. Guess ill try again later.

10 years ago
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Bormp for sorlved. ❤

10 years ago
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for.. sorloved? :)

10 years ago
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"Sir, loved"?

10 years ago
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Solved.
Thank you bump...

10 years ago
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Bump for solved

10 years ago
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Bump for quick look in and solve :)

10 years ago
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awwww I thought you gonna be trying out some wild ideas but this time you did take things more at the face value, eh? :D Good good :3

10 years ago
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Well, you can enjoy the fact that I did indeed try a lot of wild ideas and have not yet come up with a solution :P

10 years ago
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:O whoawhoa I suggest taking a break then, this is really nothing complicated but I ain't gonna force feed solution to anyone

10 years ago
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I hate it if I feel certain I have the right approach but for some reason the site does not agree with me :P

10 years ago
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You might be missing something crucial that perhaps can be fixed by a lucky guess, but in fact has perfectly logical explanation behind it that you just did not pick up on. Then again, site did contribute a bit to the evilness here and I just rolled with it :3 But I imagine that wouldn't be a big problem in the end.

10 years ago
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20 solvers, yo!

EDIT: well, 21 xD

10 years ago
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Naah.. Tried everything I know about SG's puzzles and not even close.. Im gonna quit on this one or I'm will go crazy.

10 years ago
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Well, knowing anything about other puzzles isn't going to help here. If anything, it's actually more likely to impede your solving due to what I would call overthinking. I have a solver who says it was their very first puzzle on SG tried (and with a success!)

Certainly though, if you feel fed up I don't really want to torment anyone.

10 years ago
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I am saying myself this puzzle must be easy (since many people did it in a little time) but none of my ideas seems correct approach. Or maybe I am doing it in a wrong way. Oh well let's take a break :)

PS:You no run out of ideas ??

10 years ago
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Where's fun in repeating ideas? :3 Well sometimes I do new spins on preexisting ideas or even play them straight, but accompanied with some other stuff. But actually if I'll come back to puzzle making after this "season" is done, I am thinking of repeating my old ideas a bit, there's like a whole new season of puzzles right there, although necessarily easier by the virtue of already having been done. I'll have significantly less time for all that starting February, though.

10 years ago
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What's happening in February?

10 years ago
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I'm going to stop being a bum :D

10 years ago
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I think i know what it is, but honestly im too lazy to solve it.

10 years ago
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Thanks for the thread bump though! :)

10 years ago
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Closed 10 years ago by Award.