Hello everyone (again) and welcome to yet another puzzle giveaway celebrating... something (you'll probably figure it out by looking at the puzzles) with levels that will make you hate me even more!

This time, there are three games to be won (or, rather, three giveaways to be found, as some have more than one game):

Level 1 will bring you IndieGala 7, the extended edition (nine games), for all the indie lovers out there.

Level 2 will reward you with the BioShock pack, containing two of the most awesome first person shooters of the past decade! However, I would like to politely ask you to only enter this particular one if you don't own ANY of the games included in it (that is, BioShock 1 and 2). If you do, and you win, I will request a new winner.

Level 3, finally, will bring even more action, with a Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Complete Pack out for grabs!

All you have to do is solve the puzzles leading up to each level and enter the letters you obtain in their proper place in the giveaway's URL. This time, the difficulty will increase rather sharply after the first level, but will drop a bit for the final one, because you ONLY have until Monday, the 17th of September at 00:00 GMT to reach the final level!

Without further ado, here is the link format for the first giveaway: http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/xXxxx. Each "x" represents a lowercase letter, each "X" an uppercase one, and each "#" is a number. Remember the notation, as you'll need it further down the road.

And here are the clues!

  1. My proud little soldiers...

  2. The city with the heaviest building in the world. (Coincidentally, my home city, and damn proud of it.)

  3. You will end up breaking stuff...

  4. A pocket-sized sun...

  5. 2.7182818...

Also, for those who are not particularly interested in puzzles (as well as for those who do give them a shot, of course), but do visit the forums, there's a bit more! Here you will find an EXTRA IndieGala 7 giveaway, also with nine games, and here is yet another one, also with nine games, but only for those who have contributed 150$ or more to this website.

With all these said, good luck and have fun!

EDIT 1: Unless otherwise stated, you're looking for the first letter of whichever word/phrase/anything else you might be thinking of.

EDIT 2: Hints for the "Bioshock Pack" and the "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Pack" are on the respective giveaway pages where the clues for them are! Come and get them!

EDIT 3: For those who wanted the solutions for the previous puzzle, here is the link to the forum thread that will lead you to them! Just click through until you get to the end!

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Ok...

12 years ago
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Its too hard i give up

12 years ago
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Too hard...

12 years ago
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second is Bucharest.....I think

12 years ago
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Please refrain from giving out hints, spoilers or links.

12 years ago
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sorry

12 years ago
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Ok I got it. thanks.

12 years ago
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First level is easy... Second one is very hard... Thanks though for the giveaway!

12 years ago
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Fifth one is PI. Wait ... no ...

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Haha not quite. Its very similar though :P

12 years ago
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it's IP!

12 years ago
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Too hard

12 years ago
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The puzzle or (judging by the username) you?

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Is it safe to say i can't enter the first one because i won indie gala 7 (4 games) ?

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That's under half the games, so it would be okay with me, but if you're not really interested in any of the remaining ones, it would be appreciated if you left it to those who are. Thanks for asking, though!

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Yeah i think i'll take a pass, but free bump since 1 hour left.

interesting tale for level 2 ;)

12 years ago
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Could we get solutions to your previous puzzle? I can't find the thread right now, but the giveaways had Portal 2 and Trine collection, Binding of Issac, Frozen Synapse in it.

12 years ago
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Here you go, it's been edited to gradually reveal all the answers. Sorry for taking so long to put them up!

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Ouchies... Staring at that "sun" at the 4th clue really gave me a nasty headache... If you're supposed to stare at it until you see a word or a picture somewhere in there, I don't think I'll be able to solve this puzzle... It strains my eyes way too much :<

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Nope, you don't need to stare at it (at all, actually), that's just a reference (and a very generalised one, you don't need to specify what it is... you don't even need to look it up at this point, actually, you only need to know where to look).

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Okay... Sounds really complicated, but it's a puzzle, so it figures. I'm just glad I have a chance to solve it without getting a massive headache in the process :)

12 years ago
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If someone gets it first does the code become invalid?

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say what?

12 years ago
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Yeah, I don't really know what that means either.

@Elation: if you're asking whether the link becomes invalid, no. It's like any other giveaway link, only it's private and won't appear on the front page. Finding it just gives you the option of entering the giveaway. The puzzles are here mostly for people who enjoy doing them and having a chance at a reward for it, but the main reason people solve them is just the challenge. Although the fact that these giveaways have significantly fewer entries on a consistent basis may also contribute.

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OHH yes that's what im asking. Thank you for clarifying that =D

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best free game:
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Well, as nobody seems to have made it past the first level yet, the "IndieGala 7" giveaway page has now been updated with additional hints to help you solve the next puzzle! Make it there and have an easier time going further!

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2 is easy
5 is easy
3 appears to be easy
4 apperas to be easy
1 is unbreakable

12 years ago
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Got it at my first try!
and my first link puzzle :P

12 years ago
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You better put a warning on that number 4, damn my eyes.

12 years ago
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Thank you for listing the games OP, I have them already. Thanks for the giveaways too.

12 years ago
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Gave up on 1 and 4

12 years ago
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DUDE. FUCKING MIGRAINE SUFFERER HERE..

Thanks for nowarning on 4. Thank god I didn't have a migraine though. They are killer.

12 years ago
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Only want first one but it's not as easy as it looks. :\

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yup, looks like 1 and 4 is about the same thing, but I can't seem to get what letters you want from it.

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They are inspired by pretty much the same thing, yes, you're on the right path.

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hmm well thanks, but I've been trying all sorts of combinations from the.. lets say "thing" that they are related so I won't hint anyone by mistake, but it doesn't seem to work :\ would like to try your harder ones aswell since I think I'm doing some silly mistake here in the first one but oh well, perhaps next time I guess.

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Link names or titles on a page can sometimes guide you the right way when you fail to find a very specific answer otherwise.

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wow I just got it, I was almost sure I had try this sequence before but just went "w/e I'll try it anyway again" and it worked.
Thanks :) on to number 2

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thanks

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Okay, hints are up now for the final level on the "Bioshock Pack" page! There are also hints for the second level on the "IndieGala 7" page! Good luck reaching them and see you all when the giveaways end!

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Just bumping this for more visibility and hoping to get more entries.

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This is hard. I know 5 for sure, now I know the relation between 1 and 4, I think I know 3, but 2... not sure. Heaviest building... Tallest building is easy to find, but heavy... Hmmm... Nice job on keeping your profile private, so people don't get hints :). Though, who else would be proud, other than a... well, I think I know what building that is now.
Edit: Oops, almost let someone see a hint for number 2.

Problem is, you can't possibly be sure of any of your chosen answer, so that you can rule out some of the combinations. And you end up with tens of combinations at least.

Hell, to the yeah! DID IT! Now I can cry because I have no points left for the meantime.

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Haha, I see what you did there! And congrats on making it further. Don't worry if you don't have the points now, the giveaways (all three/five, including the non-puzzle ones) don't end for another 26 hours, so they should be able to regenerate by then.

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Yeah, forgot about that. But the Bioshock puzzle is just mind-boggling. I just don't see how I can possibly solve it. Still 0 solvers so far, right? [reason is, I don't understand the 3rd hint. as it's just a statement (maybe it would've worked better as a question, like the rest?), and the rest just don't even make sense to me. Oh well, I'll keep trying. I want me some Bioshock] - I'm pretty sure this is a good way of asking without revealing anything, but if you think I did, let me know and I'll edit.

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The "Bioshock" giveaway currently has nine entries and (at least) two solves without an entry, based on the comments there and the people who made it all the way to the "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Pack". The latter currently has three entries (and probably as many solves, as only the people who entered it have left any comments so far). However, there were no entries on either before I actually started posting hints (which can be found on the pages where the puzzles for them are, as well as in some of the comments on those pages on occasion).

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Closed 12 years ago by Stieltjes.