Solution:
Solving the nonogram will give you the following hint:
1(23:16:6) 2(28:10:36) 3(35:5:1) 4(57:32:49) 5(93:3:2)
This is used to find the letters in the book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (hint 1).
I mentioned archive.org, you can search the book there. Hint 2 would give you the correct edition to use to get the code.
1(23:16:6) means 1st character of the giveaway code – on page 23 (not book page, but the page number on the archive.org pdf) – line 16 – 6th character. Hint 3 has “no space” on it, also, all punctuation has been removed, meaning not to count space and punctuation when counting characters.
1(23:16:6) would give you letter l
2(28:10:36) would give you letter A
3(35:5:1) would give you letter L
4(57:32:49) would give you letter J
5(93:3:2) would give you letter a
Final giveaway link https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/lALJa/
I hope you enjoyed this puzzle. See you next time!
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Happy veeery late 🎂day, ColdOut!
The topic of the book you mentioned sounds like something I would be interested in, if I wasn't playing games all the time. Gaming is just too convenient. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Edit: after solving the nono
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So far it didn't, but thank you for providing a hint. Will revisit later with a fresh mind.
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Have you made absolutely certain that all accessible versions are identical? As stated by others, numbering varies, and (4) falls apart due to images in the book
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Happy 7 years on SG, and congrats on making level 7! :)
Solved the nono, but no idea where to go from there lol.
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Thanks for the hint! I gave it a go, but I couldn't solve it. I thought I had the right idea, but I guess there are still several ways you could interpret the code you get after solving the nono. I might try again during the weekend.
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Happy belated 🎂day! :)
and BUMP for solved, great puzzle.
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Happy cakeday and I read and recommend that book aswell :)
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Damn I’ve never seen numbers like that, time to learn a new puzzle
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I got Sapiens as a birthday gift for a family member earlier in the year, it looked great.
Congrats on 7 years + level 7!
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Happy cake day! Congrats on reaching a new level! Thanks for the train, though I have no idea how to get to it (yet) xD
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Happy cakeday! If you like Sapiens, you might be interested in Guns Germs and Steel. I still prefer Jared Diamond's style and depth over Harari's conciseness, but it's undeniable Sapiens is a much easier read on the topic.
I got stuck on the puzzle so I won't be boarding the train, but I hope the puzzle-aficionados on SG enjoy the GAs :)
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I will for sure to check the book out after I finish Sapiens. I heard about it when I was a kid but never managed to read it
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Bump for solved. Happy cake day!
54k views is a lot, thank you for recommending it.
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Looks like I can't count, time to re recheck my notes
Bump for solved
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Have a thank you bump, and a belated cakeday wish! 🎂
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Bump for a neat little mystery train - assembly required
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Oh goodness, an easy nono leads to a much harder puzzle! I'm stymied.
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Congrats on the double 7 achievements. Nice milestones ticked!
Glad my thread has inspired you a little bit to make one of your own. :-)
The nono was a nice puzzle but its too late in the evening for me to try and work out the other number puzzle. Will give it a go tomorrow.
Bumping!
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The king of procrastination is here!
Inspired by many community members, such as RosimInc, TomasMacMordain, Ignition365, steveywonder75, moonlightdriver and many others, I present you with a 7-wagon out-of-nowhere overdue train to celebrate my 7th cakeday (which was in May) and reaching level 7 (which was on January 5, 2025).
So I decided to read again (between this, TV series, movies, job applications, I now rarely have time to play games. I don’t remember the last time I actually played a game, probably in June? RIP my game library, I will tackle the backlog one day™). The first book I am gonna read is called Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. How much would I remember after reading the book, probably little, but it is good to know. I prefer the old-school approach to reading, so I bought a paperback version. This sentence was removed, see edit
Also all the games come from Fanatical Mystery Box Bundle and VIP Mystery Bundle, and I am the guy who would pick lottery numbers with 0 number matching (which takes skills and it a skill itself - I can provide numbers that won't be drawn). So don't get your hope up.
Sept 02 edit: Removed the mention of archive.org
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