THE GIVEAWAYS ARE OVER

THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING

IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE SOLVING THE PUZZLE

I'M GLAD TO HAVE GIVEN SOMETHING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY

I WILL MAKE MORE PUZZLES AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD THEM




Welcome to my rad puzzle!
(and my very first too)

Theme: Higgledy-Piggledy


Rules

First off, before participating in this puzzle, please read the rules of the site.

You mustn't leak the answers or give hints regarding this puzzle. However, if this should happen, you'll be blacklisted, reported and all the giveaways will be deleted.

If I don't notice leaked answers, please inform me.


About

Welcome fellow Steamgifters!

I made this puzzle because I wanted to contribute something to the community. Also, I love puzzles and making one was quite fun! :)
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did with creating.

There are several stages with different ways of solving.

You'll have to solve the puzzle step by step and the first one is finding it, which shouldn't be too hard.

Unfortunately, I can't afford too much, but I'm sure there will be people who want to play the games I give away. Obviously, it's not Bad Rats (or is it?). There will be several giveaways, one of them is a whitelist one.

There is only a low level restriction (level 1+).

If it should be too hard (it probably won't), I'll give (more) hints.


Time

You have 1, 2 and 4 weeks to solve that puzzle. After this lapse of time ends, all the giveaways are over. Read more below.


Hints

  • If you're stuck, read everything carefully and twice.
  • Do not rush, look for the clues and you will find everything.
  • The puzzle is quite linear, so focus on what you're currently doing.
  • You'll need some tools for solving some parts, it should be obvious what to do though.
  • Read between the lines.

    I will add further hints if needed.

Hints for Q3 of P1:

  • Think like you attend elementary school. (What are you when you attend elementary school?)
  • There are less than three different digits in the code.
  • The two digits are 0 and 1.

Slot limitation, giveaway releases

Due to my slot limitation, I'm only allowed to create 3 giveaways at once. This means there will be several phases with giveaways with links from different places, too.
You will encounter the the first links rather early. There are two giveaways, one of them is open for all and includes 2 copies, the second one is whitelist only and has a single copy. These two giveaways will last two weeks.
Later, you will find another giveaway; it will start after two weeks and end one week later.
Even later, the puzzle is finished and the last giveaways appear. The first three of them will also start after two weeks and end one week later and the last two will start after three weeks and end one week later.
When the last two giveaways end, the 4 weeks ended.

Sorry for the complexity, but I had to do it this way. :(

To clarify with a list:

  1. Part 1 of the puzzle
    • 2 copies giveaway (week 0 - week 2)
    • whitelist giveaway (week 0 - week 2)
  2. Part 2 of the puzzle
    • giveaway (week 2 - week 3)
  3. Part 3 of the puzzle
    • giveaway (week 2 - week 3)
    • giveaway (week 2 - week 3)
    • giveaway (week 2 - week 3)
    • giveaway (week 3 - week 4)
    • giveaway (week 3 - week 4)

Note: The times may vary a bit, because the winners have to mark the gift as received.


Whitelist

There's a special whitelist giveaway for some people who managed to get their name on the list!


Bump

Please bump the thread from time to time, that would be very kind, thank you. :)


Good luck and enjoy the trip! :)

9 years ago*

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Suspicious?

View Results
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7
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Let the puzzling begin! :D

9 years ago
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lol I thought this puzzle was old (opened 3 weeks ago) so I just ignored it until I saw your comment in another puzzle :O
Let's start :)

9 years ago
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Haha, no, but I agree this can be a bit irritating. I just prepared this puzzle 3 weeks ago and reserved a thread. :) Good luck! :D

9 years ago
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Ehm.. Aren't hints 1 and 4 of the readme.txt contradictory?

9 years ago
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Oops, looks like I made a mistake... facepalm Will correct hint 1 now, sorry. xD

9 years ago
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Done! Please re-download the file. :D

9 years ago
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Ok... I think I will stop now :P
I want to tell you something about the zip, can I add you on steam?

9 years ago
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Sure!

9 years ago
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Looks like I'm the second to reach the ITH puzzle. Hi perrolijo!

9 years ago
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Congrats! :) Should not have been too hard, way to go. :) Btw, the puzzle theme is 'higgledy-piggledy', because the ways of solving are very different.

9 years ago
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Thanks, I enjoyed the process of reaching the ITH quiz and I hope to see more challenges like that, as opposed to the random guessing. :)

9 years ago
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Hello Kota. You stole me the last question :C

9 years ago
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You ninja'd both Q7 and Q8 while I was typing those answers so I guess we're even. :)

9 years ago
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Bump!

EDIT: There are 1814400 possibilites for Q3. I guess we will have to come up with the code used :P

9 years ago*
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You'll probably have to. :) Same letters = same numbers.

9 years ago
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I'm also at the ith puzzle now, too many possibilities for the last two remaining questions. Bruteforcing Q1 with ten people would still need about an hour max. If we take a coordinated approach That is somewhat feasible yet still a pain in the a.. But Q3 is near to impossible: it would take 15,100 hours or 630 days putting all possible answers into ith. Even with a coordinated approach with 100 people it still would take 6 days without any breaks. :-(

9 years ago
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The more players, the easier it is. Also, after 500 guesses it's not unlikely that you found the answer.
About Q3, you're not supposed to make random guesses, there's a real code which shouldn't be too hard, you have to think a bit. ;)

9 years ago
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Don't forget to check out the new giveaways at the end of the last puzzle. :3

9 years ago
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Thanks for the heads-up

9 years ago
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Add me please on steam, I have a couple of questions about hints in readme.

9 years ago*
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Sure. :)

9 years ago
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This has been fun so far, I'm at the ITH puzzle by now

9 years ago
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Thanks! :)

9 years ago
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I darn susipicious quiz is giving me a headache trying to figure out though

9 years ago
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Bump for getting to the ITH :D

9 years ago
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Bump! :) If neither Q1 nor Q3 is answered tomorrow, I'll give out some hints.

9 years ago
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Bump

9 years ago
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I gotta go offline now, but I'll return in ca. 15 hours and if neither Q1 nor Q3 are solved, I will give a hint. :)

9 years ago
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My confidence was crushed when I reached the ITH puzzle :P I'll try to contribute, people!

9 years ago
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Solved Q1, I'm exhausted.

9 years ago
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It was you? :O thanks
(I was trying 9xx)

9 years ago
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Heh. Still I'd prefer a finer solution to a simple brute-force. Hope Q3 is not about it.

9 years ago
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It seems q3 is all about bruteforce, so it is almost impossible to solve it right now

9 years ago
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I already said it's not random, it's a real code which makes sense.

9 years ago
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Oh nice! That cheers me up :D (no sarcasm)

9 years ago
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Hey, I wanted to remind you to check out the giveaways I added at the end of the last puzzle! :)

9 years ago
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Thank you. Gonna check them :)

9 years ago
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OK guys, when we reach 25 players and the question still isn't answered, I'll give out a hint. :)

9 years ago
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Bump for need more people!

9 years ago
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Bump! :)

9 years ago
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Bump. :D

9 years ago
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Bump. Awesome challenge, I'm loving it. Thanks :)
Reached the final puzzle. \o/

9 years ago*
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bump, need more people!

9 years ago
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Bump for I finally have time to try this.
Bump for logic puzzles are awesome.
Bump for I have reached an impasse.

9 years ago
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Thanks! :) You'll manage to beat Q3 soon, I'm sure. Else, I give more hints.

9 years ago
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Actually, I'm not there yet. :P
I'm actually just getting a 404, so I can't proceed any further.

9 years ago
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Oh, I see. That's quite a problem... :/ I'll see what I can do.

9 years ago
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Thank you :)
I'm glad you understood that - I didn't want to give out too much information for those that haven't gotten there yet.
Hopefully it will sort itself out later, there's still time.
In case I didn't stress this enough - great puzzle by the way, loving it so far. Love logic puzzles because you can "figure it out" rather than resorting to brute force.

9 years ago
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Thank you! :) I updated the dropbox link, please re-download.

9 years ago
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An elegant solution, I definitely didn't think of that. Thank you!

9 years ago
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I wasn't at home yesterday, so I'll give a hint for Q3 now.

Think like you attend elementary school.

9 years ago
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Another hint to help understanding the first one:

What are you when you attend elementary school?

9 years ago
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If you want another hint, please reply and I will post one tomorrow.

9 years ago
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Yes please!

9 years ago
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I'm back!
Can we discuss q3 in this thread, since it is a group puzzle?

9 years ago
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Yes you can, but don't spoil things about the puzzles after that one, please.

9 years ago
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Bump for still trying and don't knowing what to do with the "poll" :P

9 years ago
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You should check out the poll title. ;)

9 years ago
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Closed 8 years ago by Treazer.