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IrishSS

04-18-2006, 11:49 AM

Todays puzzle was... umm... lame. I think they'll get some pretty decent ones before it's all said and done though... looking forward to those.

I'm sure before too long they'll start seperating the men from the boys from the friendly users of G|A?!

I mean c'mon, we all know we are going to share the answers as needed to help our fellow G|A'ers.

cadetevon

04-18-2006, 11:52 AM

Yah, I thought yesterday's was pretty easy too, like you, I think they'll get harder as the game goes on.

RoniMan

04-18-2006, 12:33 PM

i think they just have all the easy ones to entice ppl to play, and it'll get harder as the days continue...

cadetevon

04-19-2006, 08:36 AM

I hope so. It would be sucky if they all ended up so easy.

cadetevon

04-19-2006, 10:49 AM

Ok, the newest puzzle is up.

I've got the answers to two and three, but not one. I've always called it a fleur de leaf. Apparently I've been wrong all these years. Not. There just must be another name for it.

Any help out there?

*** edited with the answer ***
Oh heaven above.

Ok, totally in French: fleur de lis (not leaf). My bad.

cadetevon

04-20-2006, 10:31 AM

Another puzzle is up. This one is SUPER easy. They need to start getting harder 'cause this could begin to suck.

RoniMan

04-20-2006, 11:05 AM

Another puzzle is up. This one is SUPER easy. They need to start getting harder 'cause this could begin to suck.

:stupid: but there's two more "level 1" puzzles....so we'll see after that.

RoniMan

04-21-2006, 02:04 PM

new one up today

cadetevon

04-23-2006, 09:28 PM

Wheeee! The first one from the next level is slightly harder...but not by much.

cadetevon

04-25-2006, 12:38 PM

Who would have ever thought that hanging pictures would stump me for 3 minutes. LOL

MrGreg

04-25-2006, 03:54 PM

I'm impressed that for each day, there are multiple puzzles. I did the chess one about a dozen times (ignoring the multiple choice and focusing on the chess moves only)

cadetevon

04-26-2006, 08:34 AM

I'm impressed that for each day, there are multiple puzzles. I did the chess one about a dozen times (ignoring the multiple choice and focusing on the chess moves only)

Yah and see I was the opposite with that puzzle. I don't know for chess and even if I did I can't imagine I'd be very good so I depended upon the questions only.

My son, now he's a little different, he lurvs chess. 10 year old little show off (he's been playing since he was 6).

cadetevon

04-26-2006, 10:43 AM

Crap. I can't answer two today's three questions. I've got the middle answer, but not the fist and third. :(

The thing outta the ground looks like a sun shape and the last one I keep thinking is ark or faith or something like that....but I've been wrong so far.

Has anyone gotten it yet?

hapoo

04-26-2006, 11:44 AM

octagon :)

cadetevon

04-26-2006, 12:09 PM

octagon :)

Sweet man, thanks. Any clue on the last one? It's really starting to tick me off.

And that 'octagon' totally looks like a sun. harumph

Son of a biscuit eater! Cheese and rice!

You gotta do a google vid search for "Silas" and then watch a specific movie clip and THEN you can hear what will be broken.

Silence.

Ugh. Butt tards.

IrishSS

04-26-2006, 01:50 PM

Hmm... I cant get into todays puzzle. Just locks up after loading 50%.

MrGreg

04-26-2006, 03:37 PM

You gotta do a google vid search for "Silas" and then watch a specific movie clip and THEN you can hear what will be broken.

That would be a lot easier if I had sound here. I got the first 2 answers from the video, alone.

jstreet

04-27-2006, 02:41 PM

I was annoyed by that puzzle.

I must have typed variations of water or liquid for the second question about 60 times before just googling the answer and being like "wtf"... sorry, not a christian. The first one also annoyed me because that shape does not fit the definition of an octagon, nor is it the object as it's described in the book (I used Amazon's "search in the text" feature and the object is solely described as a "roughly hewn tablet").

Maybe I've gotten too used to Google's spot-on accuracy with everything else. Or I'm wrong and/or crazy.

IrishSS

04-27-2006, 03:02 PM

Ya, they are being a bit vague with the fill in the blank answers.

cadetevon

04-28-2006, 04:02 PM

Today's geography game was suck butt.

We should have been asked something about the city or the museum... not some watermarked cross. Bah. :hmm:

speedracer120

04-28-2006, 04:35 PM

Yeah, that was annoying.

IrishSS

04-28-2006, 07:26 PM

Allright, I give... wheres the cross?

cadetevon

04-28-2006, 08:26 PM

Allright, I give... wheres the cross?

Juuuuust up and to the left of the museum. It's crap, 'cause you can hardly see it.

brainsmile

04-28-2006, 08:39 PM

this got boring fast for me. I'm looking forward to the movie though.

IrishSS

04-29-2006, 07:26 AM

damn, that was a lame place for the cross.

jstreet

05-01-2006, 05:57 AM

OK Google, enough of your no more valid pairs.

cadetevon

05-01-2006, 09:24 AM

OK Google, enough of your no more valid pairs.

Up until this puzzle I was able to just click-click-click, but Sunday's puzzle, I had to actually work out. First time that I've had to actually think while doing one of these.

Looks like they are indeed getting tougher.

MrGreg

05-04-2006, 10:33 AM

It's starting to get a little tougher.

speedracer120

05-04-2006, 11:09 AM

how many more puzzles are left?

cadetevon

05-04-2006, 12:01 PM

Yah, it's getting harder, but at least that's more fun than too easy, eh? :)

cadetevon

05-05-2006, 01:22 PM

What? WTF? I don't want to have to know text from other darn books to do the puzzles for The Da Vinci Code *movie* grrrr.

I got the right answer, but I'm not happy about having to.

IrishSS

05-07-2006, 01:23 PM

What? WTF? I don't want to have to know text from other darn books to do the puzzles for The Da Vinci Code *movie* grrrr.

I got the right answer, but I'm not happy about having to.

Ya, it is pretty annoying...

Anybody get todays answer? I've done a couple of different puzzles but can never find what they are looking for in the specified text.

MrGreg

05-07-2006, 03:09 PM

I think each day has multiple possible questions. For me, today's answer was Burns and the question was something about the secret of scotch education.

jstreet

05-07-2006, 03:12 PM

Try putting the bolded parts in quotes. For the first one I remember, I searched for "adoration of the magi" date:1890-1890 and the second I seached for "bishop of cavaillon" "truth begets".

IrishSS

05-07-2006, 04:16 PM

Ya, I had to do about 4 puzzles before I got a book that I could find the required parts in...

cadetevon

05-08-2006, 11:50 AM

Have ya'll been using www.books.google.com? *so far* I've been able to find all the bolded text with in the proper books. But I had a heck of a time "cleaning" the painting this last time around.

MrGreg

05-08-2006, 12:02 PM

Woohoo! I solved today's chess one without looking at the questions/answers. I've been trying to do it strictly from the chess moves, and today was the first time I was able to do it.

RoniMan

05-08-2006, 12:12 PM

Woohoo! I solved today's chess one without looking at the questions/answers. I've been trying to do it strictly from the chess moves, and today was the first time I was able to do it.
i wanted to do that, but got too lazy.

cadetevon

05-08-2006, 02:07 PM

RoniMan

05-09-2006, 01:05 PM

todays puzzle was actually very easy...one more to go!

MrGreg

05-09-2006, 01:36 PM

I think this last one is the only one that matters how quickly you do it... assuming you're trying to be one of the elite 10,000 that makes it to the next round. And of course, the final puzzle has to be one of those video ones and I don't have sound at work.

MrGreg

05-10-2006, 10:06 AM

2
so dark the con of man
madonna on the rocks

jstreet

05-10-2006, 10:09 AM

2
so dark the con of man
madonna on the rocksThe number question was weird - I was like there are some on the bookcase but I can't see how many.

Used your answers but it says one is wrong...

Madonna "Of" the rocks

MrGreg

05-10-2006, 10:28 AM

The number question was weird - I was like there are some on the bookcase but I can't see how many.

Used your answers but it says one is wrong...

Madonna "Of" the rocks

Oops, typed just a little too fast.

IrishSS

05-10-2006, 10:35 AM

Damnit... I've been waiting all week to jump on this one when it came out, hoping to be a finalist...

And then what do ya know, I lose track of time doing something at work and go and blow it.

Figures... :censored:

cadetevon

05-10-2006, 11:18 AM

Same here with me IrishSS. :shrug: Well it was fun anyway right?

MrGreg

05-10-2006, 11:24 AM

Heh heh, I actually went in to work late this morning, just so I could finish this.

RoniMan

05-10-2006, 01:39 PM

i kinda wished they made the sudoku puzzles the last one...but that's just me.

IrishSS

05-11-2006, 04:12 AM

Did anybody get a confirmation that they were one of the first 10,000 to finish?

I figure I wasn't even close, seeing as I didn't get it done until almost 1:30PM...

MrGreg

05-11-2006, 06:24 PM

Just got this email:

Thank you for participating in "The Da Vinci Code" Quest on Google.

This email is to confirm that you have completed all 24 puzzles within the quest and successfully registered for a chance to participate in the final challenge. Well done!

We will be contacting the 10,000 finalists on Monday 5/15 via email regarding their cryptex shipment. Within that email the 10,000 finalists will also receive instructions on how to participate in the final challenge.

All remaining players who finished the quest will also receive a surprise message via email.

Thank you all for participating in "The Da Vinci Code" Quest on Google and making it such a success. We hope you enjoyed playing.

The Da Vinci Code In Theaters 5/19

IrishSS

05-11-2006, 06:38 PM

Ya, I got the same email... I hope I still made it, even though I seriously doubt I was close. I'd like to see and play with one of those cryptexes. They look pretty neat.

speedracer120

05-11-2006, 06:54 PM

Got two emails. Same thing, but one from Sony and the other from Google. Weirdos.

SnowSurfer

05-11-2006, 07:42 PM

got two emails....love the puzzles

cadetevon

05-12-2006, 09:47 AM

I got two as well. :shrug:

I wonder what the extra thing will be. Remember that one of the emails said we'd get something, but they didn't say what?

IrishSS

05-12-2006, 10:38 AM

I got two as well. :shrug:

I wonder what the extra thing will be. Remember that one of the emails said we'd get something, but they didn't say what?

I wouldnt be surprised to see like a free movie ticket or like $3 off a ticket...

IrishSS

05-15-2006, 05:52 PM

Anybody hear anything today, one way or the other?

jstreet

05-15-2006, 06:10 PM

According to the Google Groups a lot of people received their cryptexes (cryptexii?) today. I wasn't one of them but they came via USPS from Cali so I'm holding out hope. They say they're supposed to be delivered by the 18th.

MrGreg

05-15-2006, 06:23 PM

I got one today :)

Took me about 2 minutes to pick it.

MrGreg

05-15-2006, 06:31 PM

SnowSurfer

05-15-2006, 08:35 PM

im not a finalist :(

jstreet

05-16-2006, 04:38 AM

Me either. I was almost sure I finished it in time, it was like 3 minutes from the start time. Eh, oh well.

SnowSurfer

05-16-2006, 04:52 AM

Me either. I was almost sure I finished it in time, it was like 3 minutes from the start time. Eh, oh well.

pretty much same here, I blew through that last puzzle :(

RoniMan

05-16-2006, 03:31 PM

Where are they talking about this thing? I didn't see any instructions for how to open it so I put my basic lock picking skills to work and got a url for the final challenge.

I'm curious how we were supposed to get it open.

Nevermind. I'm an idiot. The answer is printed on the damn box.

good thing it wasn't a "real" cryptex. with the final url printed on parchment wrapped around a vial of vinegar....

fortunately, i don't have to worry about that b/c i'm not a finalist either.

IrishSS

05-16-2006, 04:09 PM

Nor was I... but it makes me feel better that those that finished in 3 minutes didnt get one either. At least I dont feel really stupid for missing out on it.

Mr. Greg... you got one? Toss up some pictures... i'd like to see what it looks like.

SnowSurfer

05-16-2006, 08:08 PM

going for alot on ebaY? oh hell yea

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=cryptex&category0=

MrGreg

05-16-2006, 08:36 PM

One interesting thing I noticed about it is that only the last two letters have to be correct to open it. The first three letters don't matter.

MrGreg

05-19-2006, 09:55 AM

Dear Da Vinci Code Quest on Google Finalist.

Today is the day! The Final Challenge begins shortly. We have heard that some of you had not received the Finalist notification that we sent out on Monday. This may be due to our mail being directed to your spam filter. Therefore we wanted to send another email in the hopes that it reaches those of you who may not have received our last communication. In order to participate in the final challenge visit the link below and start your quest for spectacular prizes.

[link removed]

Keep in mind that this is a journey. You must complete the challenge by 1pm EDT on Sunday 5/21. The winner is not the first to complete the challenge but the one who finishes in the least amount of time will be crowned the champion. Be sure to leave enough time to finish, for once you begin you may not pause or stop the clock.

Good luck and enjoy the final challenge.

We have also heard word that some finalists have not received their cryptexes in the mail yet. The cryptexes were sent out Sat 5/13 and Monday 5/15. They were sent to the addresses provided on the contest registration form, therefore if anything was not provided correctly the cryptex may have been shipped to the wrong location. Be assured that if a cryptex comes back in the mail we will be contacting you to get the correct address.

The Da Vinci Code now in theaters

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After I do the final puzzles, I'll post what they were.

SnowSurfer

05-26-2006, 07:03 AM

what were the final puzzles?

MrGreg

05-26-2006, 09:52 AM

There were 5. They were all like the ones in the earlier rounds, but harder.

-A chess one with probably 15 pieces on the board and no multiple choice questions.
-A symbol sudoku with 9x9 grid
-Picture hanging (easy)
-A big restoration one where you remove the smudges
-A jigsaw puzzle where the picture is made from images of the movie trailer and changes every second.