Check the solution and the treats!

Second Puzzlemania puzzle! Please, join the group :)

Inside: 2 AAA giveaways for LVL1+

UPD1. 28.01. Ok, from the poll results I see that the majority wants me to reveal the titles. No problem! Here:

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition and Mortal Kombat X Premium Edition

UPD2. 28.01. First small hint. Actually, this hint was there from the very beginning of the puzzle, and you should just have spotted it. In case you did not do it so far, check the image closer.

UPD3. 29.01. Do you see that both the hint (the one you are supposed to discover with the help of the previous update) and the puzzle contain similar objects? Now, just apply the action from the hint to the puzzle.

UPD4. 29.01. Now, when you know what action you need to perform with which objects, you just need to understand HOW to perform it. Well, you do not have many options here, so you can try them all and see which one works. But I also give a hint for this: there is a computer game where this aciton is the main aspect of the game mechanics. This game was very popular in 80s and 90s, you could play it with your friends and many people still enjoy the game very much. There is even a version of the game released in Steam. Perform the action with the puzzle according to the rules of that game.

UPD5. 29.01. If you still have troubles with discovering the first hint, just look to which hosting the image is uploaded. Then, check zelgh's guide to learn how you can extract more information about images at that hosting.

UPD6. 30.01. From the hint (see UPD2) you only need the title. Other content is interesting but not that important.

UPD7. 01.02. Lines represent walls, which are indestructible objects.

UPD8. 01.02. The answer is a 8 letters word. So, if you came up with the solution which allowed you to pick 8 letters, you are most probably on the right track.

UPD9. 05.02. Assume r = ∞. Also, do not take into account diagonals when performing the action. Finally, walls are indestructible objects and nothing can pass through them.

UPD10. 08.02. Bomberman.

Hello, Steamgifters!

Some of you might remember the puzzle I made recently. The format of that puzzle was a bit different from ones you usually see here, however many players still enjoyed it and I received a lot of warm comments. Thank you for them, I really appreciate it!

Here we go with another strange puzzle from me. It is a lot easier than the previous one and contains only one task. But it also means that there will be not as many prizes at it were last time! In fact, there will be two of them and I will spoil the titles only if you want, so use the poll. As for now, I can only say that they are quite nice AAA titles. For this reason, the minimum required level to enter is set to 1.

First 10 solvers will be whitelisted by me, so please make sure you are logged into ITH when solving. Sometimes, I give away nice games exclusively for my whitelist and as for now it contains only 13 people, so joining it can be a nice catch for you.

Aslo, join Puzzlemania group if you like puzzles at steamgifts! There are already 100+ members in the group, and sometimes I create decent giveaways for group members!

As always, do not break the rules: do not share answers, do not share links to the giveaways, do not give hints to other players.

Both giveaways end at the 9th of February, which is my girlfriend's birthday. She is really the most amazing person I ever met. She is just great in all respects and deserves some cake from you guys, so please write something nice or post a nice picture for her :)

Now, good luck and go for it!

Hall of Fame (all 10 slots are occupied)

CopperUndies

Danielrak

ULKSGB

AleNofx

phaze0

anti4

ValyrianSteel

Schnapser29

Palin

chour

8 years ago*

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Do you want me to spoil titles of the games I am giving away?

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Yes, I would like to know what the prize is before starting to solve the puzzle
Give some hints what the games are but do not spoil the titles. Some secret should still be there!
No, I like surprises

ty for puzzle, i spent great time, trying to solve it. and got big pleasure to make it happen. I also joined your group)

8 years ago
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You can also enter the giveaway in case you got too excited and forgot to do it :) Also, welcome to the hall of fame aka whitelist!

8 years ago*
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Bump for solved!

8 years ago
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Congratulations and welcome to the whitelist! You solved the puzzle as anonymous but because there are only 3 solvers by now, I still can figure out who is who :)

8 years ago
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Am I supposed to do anything with the Fermi equation?

8 years ago
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Well, I did not use when designing the puzzle, so I doubt it will help you here. But try it if you want, who am I to stop you? :)

8 years ago
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I just realised it won't help as well. But its concept is useful in some way!

EDIT: I know what I'm supposed to do with your .gifriend but it doesn't work somehow? Am I wrong?

8 years ago
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The puzzle is created to celebrate my gf's b-day. She is not involed in the puzzle and the solution in any way.

8 years ago
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You missed then pun. Literally. GIF

8 years ago
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Oh, I see now. Too subtle for me :)

8 years ago
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So, am I in right path?

8 years ago
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I am not sure what you trying. But I am confident that if you follow the hints one by one, you will be on the right path!

8 years ago
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Your picture is animated!

8 years ago
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Nope, gif format does not automatically mean that the pic is animated.

8 years ago
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no game is worth this

8 years ago
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I agree with you here: the biggest pleasure is not discovering hidden giveaways, but the feeling of satisfaction after a difficult puzzle is solved :)

8 years ago
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UPD #6. A small clarification is added in this update.

8 years ago
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Your update confirmed I knew everything but the game you are talking about :p

8 years ago
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+

8 years ago
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+1 lol

8 years ago
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You can solve it without knowing the game and its rules. Just try different options, you cannot think of many of them.

8 years ago
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Well, thanks for making this puzzle but I've spent several hours and I could think of dozens ways to solve the puzzle. I suppose it has something to do with those lines or whatever they represent but I didn't get it. I'll give up for now, may come back later to check if there are more hints though. Again, congratulations , such a great puzzle :)
And happy birthday to your girlfriend

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same here :P

8 years ago
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Check out the new hint!

8 years ago
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Try following the hints one by one. As for now, I cannot think of any new hint, which would not spoil the solution. However, more than a week left, so probably I will come with a new hint later.

8 years ago
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I just came with something. I hope this new hint will help you.

8 years ago
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Just came back to say I solved it finally :p

8 years ago
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I am glad you finally made it :)

8 years ago
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great puzzle, thank you ;)

8 years ago
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Congratulations and welcome to the whitelist! :)

8 years ago
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bump, Enjoyed figuring this one out.

8 years ago
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Enjoy the giveaways and your place in the hall of fame! :)

8 years ago
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solved the puzzle but didn't get a ga link, so I guess I didn't completely solve it :P
edit : just found both giveaways. great puzzle, a bit difficult without the hints, but maybe that's because I am a new puzzle solver here

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Congratulations! I hope my puzzle will not push you away from other SG puzzles. Also, welcome to the hall of fame :)

8 years ago
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it was a great puzzle and when I have more time from my university exams , I will read the guide on puzzle solving more thouroughly and try to solve more puzzles

8 years ago
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Sounds like a plan :} Good luck with your exams!

8 years ago
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Solved! Thanks for another great puzzle!

8 years ago
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You are the first solver who is already in my whitelist. I am glad to see you are here :)

8 years ago*
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I think I have an idea what to do with the image... but I'm not quite sure. I'll think about it more tomorrow :P

8 years ago
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Thank you for the puzzle!
And happy birthday to your girlfriend ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

8 years ago
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I did it :D Unfortunately, I had not logged in...
EDIT: I logged in and the website knows it's me. Yay! :D

8 years ago
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UPD #7. New hint added!

8 years ago
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Solved. A bit overcomplicated things at first :)

8 years ago
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Congratulations! I also have a good news for you :) You can see that you are not in the ITH leaderboard (11th solver) but it is only because somebody solved the puzzle as anonymous and after that solved it again while being logged it. This means that you are actually not 11th, but the 10th solver and I added you to my whitelist! Now, all the whitelist slots for this puzzle are officially occupied.

8 years ago
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Oh. Thank you for whiewashing...erm whitelisting :)

8 years ago
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All whitelist slots are now occupied. Congratulations to the first 10 solvers! ValyrianSteel was already whitelisted by me after Puzzlemania Event #1, which means 9 new people added to my whitelist during this event. The total number of whitelisted users: 22.

8 years ago
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"No clue" is an euphemism here. The hints are more tricky than the puzzle itself...I think I'm gonna come back here when the answer it's posted.

8 years ago
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Kind of agree, feels like the hints are only good if you've already gotten that "eureka!"-moment. That being said, I still love this puzzle, because I can't solve it despite not being a badly made one. :) Makes me want to understand it rather than just ignoring it like some badly made trivia "puzzles" with questions like "guess what I'm thinking". :P

8 years ago
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Just as I wrote that I got my "Eureka!"-moment. :P Still not solved, but think I've made progress at least.

8 years ago
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You CAN'T imagine my envy now @w@

8 years ago
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Well, I got a result, but not sure what to do with it.

8 years ago
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Yes, you've totally got my feeling for this puzzle. I love these ones based on purely logic and not trivias, because I know that somehow I'm able to solve it, but this one took me hours and I still haven't figured out the meaning of even a single hint so I think I'll pass this and wait for the solutions to know how this puzzler's mind "works" and maybe rise my chances to solve his next puzzle ;)
P.S. I know myself and I'm sure I'm only trying to trick myself into believing that I won't waste more time after this mindblowing puzzle, in fact I'm sure I'll try another thousand times to solve it because in the end surrender is not an option for a real "puzzle-cracker" XD

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I just can't figure out what to do with the letters. Are they to be decrypted? Is there some sort of entry point? I just dont get what my aim is here. In your first Puzzle at least we knew it had something to do with movie titles :P.

8 years ago
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First thing you need to do is to find the hint, which is hidden in the image. Then, you need to relate what you learnt from that hint to the puzzle. Perform the action. After that, you will get not that many letters and I guess at this step you will figure out what to do without additional hints.

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That last step is what's stopping me I think. :P

8 years ago
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The answer is 1 word if it helps you :)

8 years ago
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Well, the letters I have left does not form a word. :) Can I send you an image somewhere more private to see if I have the right idea?

8 years ago
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I added you on Steam. Send it there.

8 years ago
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And solved for bump, finally. :)

8 years ago
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Congratulations! And other players, please note I did not help him, just clarified a small question :)

8 years ago
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Check UPD #8, it almost spoils the solution.

8 years ago
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Ahhh finally xD. Thanks for the Puzzle! Bump for solved :).

And congrats to your girlfriend ;).

8 years ago
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Congrats! I am glad you eventually made it :)

8 years ago
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Hey, this is my first puzzle so I'm not sure what to do xD I solved it and it gave me the "correct" answer, what next? xD

8 years ago
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You got a 5 symbols code, use it to reach the giveaways (just look at URLs of any other giveaway, it will give you an idea how these 5 symbols codes are used). To learn more about puzzles at steamgifts, spend some time and read this guide, it will help a lot. Also, congratulations with solving the puzzle!

8 years ago
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Nice, thanks a lot for the tip :D Got 'em both, nice puzzle, felt very satisfying to finally find the answer xD

Edit: What I was doing wrong with the codes was not typing that "/" right after the code in the link

8 years ago
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I know WHAT to do, but not HOW to do it...too many ways .-.

8 years ago
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Bump for solved!! Already have the second GA, but thanks!

8 years ago
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Bumpity bump bump!

8 years ago
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BUMP for solved!
Thanks for all hints and all giveaways! ♥

8 years ago
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Congratulations! It seems like the last hint helped to many people, which I find to be a little weird :)

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