Welcome to this year's "Year Starting Annual Event!" A unique puzzle experience to start the year off of 2018!

YSAE is a Steam Group of puzzle creators that are found to delight SG with puzzles of various types! This is the 3rd year of annual events! 2017's event was "Down the Rabbit Hole!" by Morshock and crew! 2016's was "Space Kitty's Puzzle Pyramid" which was our first YSAE!

This YSAE I was reminded by Nordhbane that something needs to be done and I threw this together for your entertainment... presently Nordhbane is busy with his Olympic Train. Make sure to check it out!

It's a color crossword where there are no words to put in the crossword grid as normal but just color and block sizes. Doing it correctly will open up hidden JIGIDIs, GAs, and ITHS.

The interlocking of all parts is complex the more you delve deeper into the puzzles!

HAVE FUN!! And don't forget to ask for hints if necessary!

NOTE: For hardcore solvers don't look at the below GA on instructions of how to solve. Just start with THIS Google Docs Spreadsheet FILE or the attached image on this thread. You will have to go to the instructions GA though for the 5 images attached to it to solve further puzzles.

Instructions on how to solve can be found on THIS GA

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GAs in event:
Two Digits, Space Grunts, nail'd, Star Vikings Forever, DreamBreak, BalanCity, Heroes of Loot, Tick's Tales, Heroes of Loot 2, Big Buck Hunter Arcade, Mainlining, Goblins and Grottos, Hidden Mysteries: Titanic (2 Copies), The Uncertain: Episode 1 - The Last Quiet Day, Astervoid 2000, Bard's Gold, Unbox: Newbie's Adventure, A Room Beyond, Goosebumps: The Game, F1 2012™, Expand - Soundtrack Edition, Lethal League, Dungeon of the Endless™ - Crystal Edition

Final metapuzzle GA: Alien Isolation Complete Collection- Sorry, just realized this GA needs to be remade with region restrictions...It can’t be activated in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Russian Federation and Turkey.


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6 years ago*

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Reserved!

6 years ago
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Fixed errors in ITH 2 Q3, hidden GA can now be found! (Thanks Loket)
Fixed spelling errors in Q4 & Q5 of first ITH.
Fixed missing code letters of 2 Jigidi address.

6 years ago*
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Excellent event. Now, would you consider disclosing which games are being given away?

6 years ago
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Added to opening thread!

6 years ago
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Appreciated man! now I need to put my head into solving this.

6 years ago
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Bump for this time I’ll try to enter this puzzlee

6 years ago
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I believe in you! After all, you are the hamster whisperer.

6 years ago
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But I can only whisper them hamsters haizz

6 years ago
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Maybe your hamsters are smart as well as cute, and they can solve it for you?

6 years ago
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Omg that’s a promising ideaa

6 years ago
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will definately take a look when i get time

6 years ago
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Thank you for the headups!

6 years ago
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Have a bump! This looks interesting. Will have to give it a go when free :)

6 years ago
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Am I missing something obvious or does the 2. JIGIDI row only consist of 6 numbers/letters? Got to the other jigidi and all the other ITHs and GAs but not the 2. one.

6 years ago
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Let me check...

6 years ago
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Reload the google docs link above... I’ll fix the jpg image too.

6 years ago
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Works now thanks.
On to the 2 ITHs :D

6 years ago
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You're on fire!!

6 years ago
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Ah well colorpuzzles and jigidis are easy, though solving the ITH will probably take time..considering I couldn't solve the p1-4 meta from the winterpuzzle and this looks similar.^^

6 years ago
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In the opening of the ITH there is a pictures in order of 5 things... follow that as a key to answer all questions

6 years ago
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Solved them both,but now I'm stuck on finding theGAs in the answers. Got only 1,2,3 and 8 so far.

6 years ago
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Found a small mistake, tried hitting you up on steam, but I can just say so here I guess :)

I think there is a black line missing on the far right. The vertical answer is divided into 2x 3 squares, but should be one single 7 square answer...

(edit, and what guy/girl/helicopter above me said :))

6 years ago
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Reload the google docs link above... I’ll fix the jpg image too.

6 years ago
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bump for the second ITH solved, could you please check Q4 + Q5 of first ITH for misspellings? I don't seem to be able to get these two right...

6 years ago
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Q4 had a space missing...

Let me review Q5 now...

6 years ago
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Fixed a misspelling in Q5.

You realize that every ith answer has a hidden GA code...?

6 years ago
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Thanks for the corrections, all works fine now... I found a few so far...

6 years ago
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Bump for 8/12 hidden ITH links found. But now I'm stuck. Better get on with my day...
Edit: Didn't get on with my day. Now 10/12 found.
Edit: 11/12.

6 years ago*
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Did you solve Q1, Q3 or Q5 from the second ith? I thought my answers are correct but not.

6 years ago
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Yes. What I did was list all the things I had left (things not used in the other answers that are correct) and then started checking permutations. I was rather unsure about the stones and the stars, but if you got the rest down it's rather simple to check.

Edit: Think you mean the hidden GA links? Then yes to Q1 and no to Q3 and Q5.

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I mean the hidden GAs not the answers, my bad sorry.

6 years ago
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Yeah, I just realized and edited:

Think you mean the hidden GA links? Then yes to Q1 and no to Q3 and Q5.

6 years ago
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Thank you!

6 years ago
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Solved Q5.

6 years ago
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Bump for one Jigidy solved. This kind of color puzzle is super creative, thank you :D

6 years ago
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So far I'm liking this more than the big Bundelicious event 👍🏻
Now, if I could just find the last hidden GA. Can you check the September hidden ITH GA (2nd ITH, Q3) for typos? Or has anyone solved it? I got two really good answers from it, but they don't work 😓

6 years ago
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When I checked right now, there were already 6 solvers for the second ITH. ;)

EDIT: You can see that info in the top-right corner of the ITH.

6 years ago
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He was talking about the hidden GAs

Instruction GA

"Each ITH answer hides a GA 5 character code!!"

6 years ago
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Ah, thanks for the clarification and my apologies for the misunderstanding. :)

6 years ago
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No problem 🙂

6 years ago
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the third passcode was missing a letter on the end which I fixed now. Thanks for the catch! It should work now.
Edit: really messed it up-- below are fixes

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the third passcode was missing a letter on the end which I fixed now. Thanks for the catch! It should work now.
Edit: really messed it up-- below are fixes

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the third passcode was missing a letter on the end which I fixed now. Thanks for the catch! It should work now.
Edit: really messed it up-- below are fixes

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Found with the three fixes.

6 years ago
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Solved the "crossword" and the first jigidi. After some initial confusion I remembered you said to check that GA for info on how to use and solve the pictures. Now I know what to do, but I will most likely not be able to do so before February 11 (at least not extensively).

Not a big deal though, since I already own most of the GAs that really interest me, so I can focus on solving the puzzle, regardless of GA deadlines. :)

Thanks for yet another great event!

6 years ago
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Buuump!

6 years ago
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Stuck on 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 hidden code~

6 years ago
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4- Hint for solving is readable within the passcodes together, requires decryption
5- look closely between the bulls horns, requires decryption
7&10 solved in same manner, no decryption, look for similarities that stand out
9 Hint for solving is readable within the passcodes together, requires decryption
12- count number of characters in each word, no decryption needed

6 years ago
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Bump for solved! :)

6 years ago
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Stuck on 9 but got everything else. I'll be back later. cheers

6 years ago
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Bump, up to the meta puzzle now.

6 years ago
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Refer to above comment about a fix that's needed to access meta without Bruteforce...
You should be able to do it now... sorry!

https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/wdH72lQ

6 years ago
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I guess I wasn't as close to the end as I thought. I still need to get 4 of the 12 hidden GAs. I'm presuming there are two more pieces in there.

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I have all 8 meta pieces, now I need to figure out how to use them.
Edit: Oh, that wasn't so bad. Bump for completed!

6 years ago*
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Great Event!
struggling with some hidden GAs, new attack tomorrow :)

6 years ago
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Fixed error on ITH2, Q3 ... one of the passcodes was not correct

6 years ago
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bump for made it to the end, thanks for all the fun puzzles and giveaways!

6 years ago
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6 years ago
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Bump for brilliant! Now I get to work ;)

6 years ago
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Bump for having reached the meta. But too tired right now.

6 years ago
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Glad to see you made it... did you crack the 12 GA codes from ith answers?

6 years ago
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No, that's what I was too tired to begin with. Will see if I have time this weekend.

6 years ago
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Bump for completely solved.

6 years ago
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Great job!

6 years ago
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Thank you! :D Bump.

6 years ago
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Just have to crack the hidden codes for 5,9,11,12

6 years ago
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You might find something here... https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/dMi6Cfe

6 years ago
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Thanks, now I just need to crack the meta.

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Solved

6 years ago*
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I still need to decode May, Sep and Dec, maybe tomorrow.

6 years ago
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Bump for ITH's solves :)

6 years ago
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FHFAB64546, EyUQnKe, cvrDfVtfdDG, fgsdcAfds, =--/-==/-=/==-/-=

6 years ago
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With a Life Path 9?

6 years ago
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