I suggest to watch the movie "A beautiful mind"
If you really look for something hidden and believe its there, you will always find something.
If you really look for something hidden and believe its there, you will always find something.
All the other contestants seemed to believe they would find something but they didn't........
There was a long period without hints at the end, because I didn't realize the error in the string of letters until what should have been the solution was posted. It had been triple checked, so I'm still confused as to how it happened - but it happened - and it's such a shame. It was impossible to know who the rightful winner would have been, so the only answer was to hint at the flaw so the solve could be made. We all would have preferred different outcomes, for various reasons.
After all, we are only human...OP made no mistakes.
I believe that she said that before.
So, what happened at the end?
If at the end someone with 1500 BTC wins the price... I'm just glad the winner was someone who actually posted a lot on the forum and was a player
from the beginning. He spend just as much time puzzling as anyone else.
from the beginning. He spend just as much time puzzling as anyone else.
Agreed. The person who won was involved and was not just someone who joined the last day and got lucky.
Gatekeeper won the prize fair & square. Even though he/she had no obligation to share said prize, he/she did give 4 other a small share. (His/her choice imo)
As for the puzzle itself: I think it was excellent. The few who had access to Minecraft did their bit and kept the rest of us in the loop. This to me was not a major issue.
The rest of us tried to help where we could, sometimes only with ideas, but simply did not have the skills required. (Referring to myself here mostly)
BTW Marguerite. I would dearly like to know how you came up with such an elaborate scheme. The route you followed to get everything in sync with the starting work of art must have been a journey in itself
Yes, Gatekeeper was in it from the start, so was I, so was Shorena and many others.
And congartulations to him/her.
However, that doesn't change the fact that the route I have followed, BEFORE, the OP started to throw new hints, is much more suitable as the real ending and it has no mistakes.
OP made no mistakes, remember?
So the question remains:
Why is the version I have discovered BEFORE the OP started throwing hints, flawless and completely suitable as an ending to the puzzle, while her version had a mistake?
With the Dark Wallet, and the Wow! Signal....
remember this game is such Wow! ..... ?