...leading to a giveaway, which is over.

I'll add the winner in steam and give him the key.
The Giveaway starts Friday, 4th of October at 15:00 GMT+2 and ends Monday, 7th of October at 15:00 GMT+2.

So let the treasure hunt begin: First Breadcrumb

Answers

1.1 'John Chambers' Famous Hollywood make-up artist, who created the masks for "Planet of the Apes"
1.2 'Tony Montana' Quote from the movie "Scarface"
1.3 'Reynald de Chatillon' Quote from the movie "Kingdom of Heaven"
1.4 'Johann Wolfgang von Goethe' Famous german author, his last words.
1.5 'Cats' Quote from the videogame "Zero Wing", a famous internet meme.
1.6 'Hansel and Gretel' A reference to the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" written by the Grimm brothers.
1.7 'paradox' or 'liar paradox' Liar paradox
1.8 'Battle of Sedan' The date of a battle within the Franco-Prussian War, written in Latin numbers.

[2] '874929981' The number is hidden at the end of the image source-code.
[3] '744251498' An MD5 hash wich can be decrypted.
[4] '619664830' The number got encrypted to binary code, which got encrypted to morse code.
[5] '369640174' The number is hidden on the image.
[6] '636590363' The answer is part of the number pi. Tiger hint: Life of Pi
[7] '023421314' Just trial and error. The 0 is the first character in the title.
[8] '191246771' The number got encrypted to ASCII decimal character.
[9] 'VeZ6nRgq' The answer is hidden in a txt-file, which got archived and combined with the image-file.

10.1 'air' 1st child: fire; 2nd child: earth; 3rd child: water - The four elements.
10.2 'Tower of Babel' A story in the old testament in which God confuses the men by giving them different languages.
10.3 'chicken' or 'egg' Just for fun :P

Hints
Here I'll post hints and updates on the puzzle:
-1.7 got updated.
-Ordered the breadcrumbs by number ( [1],[2]...)
-1.7 got updated again...
-Added a mirror for [5] as user mentioned display problems
-[6] got updated
-Added a second possible answer to 1.7
-Read me
Because of problems with the old hoster, I moved the puzzle to new one.
The old links are not working anymore, but the answers are the same.
Look at the first puzzle for the new link/hoster.

[1] Hints on the puzzle site.
[2] The answer is in the picture.
[3] It's commonly used to check file integrity.
[4] It's double encrypted.
[5] Look closer.
[6] What Tiger?
[6] It's a very big number.
[7] Want a hint? Trial and error :D
[8] It has absolutely nothing to do with math.
[9] The image seems me to be too heavily packed.
[9] Remember [4]?
[10.1] The answer is elementary.
[10.2] It helps if you've read the bible.
[10.3] No comment on that...

Still don't get it? There are many hints spoiled by the solvers and me in this thread.
Or check those two pages: zelgh magic guide to basic sg puzzling and Free No. 1 Tool.

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I'm stuck on the 4th breadcrumb. No way. :/
There is something in the top phrase that a non-native english speaker can't understand easy that is linked to the solution?

11 years ago
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The title is a hint, yes. If you don't understand it in english, use Google Translate or any other translation tool to translate it into your language (italian I think?).

11 years ago
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Yes i'am italian, i understand what's mean literally but i was not sure if there was something like a kid song or something else that was over the easy understanding. Thank you, anyway. :D

11 years ago
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Still can't even find the tiger. Thought I had a very clever solution right now, but it's not what you did. :(

11 years ago
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It's not that much about the tiger, more about the context in which the tiger stands...

11 years ago
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Now I'm stuck on number 3...

11 years ago
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I've tried every encryption I know, although the hint didn't really help me.

11 years ago
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The hint + google and I'm sure you can solve this puzzle =D

11 years ago
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Google told me to use checksum, but I don't have any software for that.

11 years ago
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You're on the right way. Can't tell you more because then it would be to obvious.
Just one more thing, no software needed...

11 years ago
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Hmm... now I must find it out!!!

11 years ago
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I think I've figured out what I need to do for the second breadcrumb, but I can't get it to work.

11 years ago
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Copy & paste, that's all :D

11 years ago
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I´m stuck on 5. I just dont see the hint for the next breadcrumb in this.

11 years ago
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Same.

11 years ago
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You have to take a very close look...

11 years ago
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OK I give up :(

I think it is unfair using things like checksums though - people like me don't know how to use them (and I tried Google-ing how to and even found a checksum calculator online) :(

11 years ago
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I FOUND IT!!!

I can't believe I didn't think of it. OK I'm off to find the next one.

11 years ago
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Why make it simple if there's a complicated way to do it? :)

11 years ago
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Do I have to know some cultural reference to understand #4?

11 years ago
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No

11 years ago
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Totally stuck on breadcrumb #4... it seems pretty obvious what that is,but...

EDIT: GOT IT XD

11 years ago
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I still haven't :(

Any additional hints would be VERY useful.

11 years ago
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Take a look on the title.

11 years ago
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Naub24 said: "Looks like morse-code, right? It's not."

11 years ago
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are tiger of #6 and that thing in #3 "cousins"?

11 years ago
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I don't think so.
I added a new hint for [6] to the 1st post.

11 years ago
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I don't get it... neither wikipedia disambiguation can help me...

11 years ago
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final hint:
circles...

11 years ago
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Wow... all I said after getting #6 is "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh".

11 years ago
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Yeah I know this moments :D

11 years ago
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got it ty :D

11 years ago
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Solved, thanks. Now that's a proper hint. I still have no idea what this has to do with a tiger.

11 years ago
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stuck on breadcrumb #4.I don't get what does the title mean. And it is not a morse-code.

edit: solved. on to #5

11 years ago
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now stuck on the wall

11 years ago
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Okay, you stumped me. =) I can't figure out what to do with the picture on Breadcrumb #2. Even after reading hints and trying everything on the guide. Lol. Good luck peeps.

11 years ago
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The answer what to do with the picture is in the guide, you just have to find it.

11 years ago
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People who told me to look at the title, I have but I don't know much about English culture. To me it seems like a grammatical mistake. This puzzle really isn't for me, but I'm too curious to know what the game is.

Anyway, I simply do not know what that could mean, is it a reference to a book?

11 years ago
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Which breadcrumb are you talking about?

11 years ago
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4 still.

I still cannot get past it :(

11 years ago
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You already know that it is no morse-code, so what could this signs represent otherwise?

11 years ago
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Okay, on number [5], a little stuck, but as this posting thing works - now that I've said I'm stuck, should get somewhere :D Touch wood :D

11 years ago
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I don't really get what you want to tell me with that...
If you're looking for hints, there are many in this thread :D

11 years ago
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number 9! :D

11 years ago
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Don't you were at [6] just?

11 years ago
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yes, I got 7 and 8 very fast, and I solved first part of 9... and now? mmmh

11 years ago
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Read the hints in the first post and you'll know it :P

11 years ago
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is the title of 9 important for second part? :o

EDIT: got it! I was overthinking...

11 years ago
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Nope, not really :)

11 years ago
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SOLVED!

11 years ago
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Dang it, stuck on 5

11 years ago
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So close yet so far away. Stuck on 10.3.
EDIT: Never mind. Solved!

11 years ago
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It's a bit frustrating to get all the way to the end and not be able to answer one final question (10.2). I don't even know what type of answer is expected, since it doesn't seem to really be a question. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow with a fresh mind... Thanks for the puzzles!

11 years ago
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Wow, 10 minutes later and I finally figured it out. Too bad I already own the game :(. Oh well, it's the journey, not the prize. Thanks again!

11 years ago
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The last 24 hours of the GA have begun.

11 years ago
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I'm guessing that you need editing software for [5] guessing by its title

11 years ago
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No editing software, just your eyes + brain + hands + tool to view images.

11 years ago
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OK...

Also the URL for [5] redirects me to a hosting site frontpage so I have to use the imgur site now.

EDIT: Could you put the clue in the imgur site description please?

11 years ago
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The URL on [5] is just for those who can't see the image above for any reason.
If you can see the image above, use this and not the one on imgur.com.

11 years ago
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What I meant was, can you change the imgur description to the title of [5] as that contained a clue.

11 years ago
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I'm working on the new hoster at the moment.
Here's the title of [5]: "Positive side-effect of this trail: sightseeing"

11 years ago
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Readme

There are problems with the hoster.
I'll move the puzzle to another hoster within the next hour. Sorry for the inconvenience.

11 years ago
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When he giveaway ends, will you post the solutions?

11 years ago
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Yes, I'll post the solutions to all the puzzles.

11 years ago
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Closed 11 years ago by Naub24.