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My First Puzzle Giveaway. (ended, posted solutions)

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Edit: The giveaway is over, the solution is posted at the end of this post.

The giveaway ends Friday night. There's 3 separate parts. For the purpose of this giveaway, use tinyurl.com/jurk with the being replaced by whatever you believe the code is (always in lowercase).

Your first hint: My avatar, what is it?

If this turns out well, I'll do similar puzzles in the future, hopefully with better games. XD

I'll add hints over time as I see necessary.

Extra hint: Pattern recognition and logic.

Edit: first puzzle is 2 characters: tinyurl.com/jurk**

Edit: ALL tinyurls will lead to an image (.pngs usually). or if it's the last one, it will lead to the giveaway.

Edit: 6 hours left as of 3:50 PM PST. (or the post I'm about to make if you're too lazy to convert timezones.)

Solution:

The first puzzle was figuring out what my avatar is. It is Pi in pixelated numbers, collapsed together to remove spaces, and turned 90 degrees to the right to make it a bit more difficult to figure out. this would lead you to tinyurl.com/jurkpi which leads to
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7840/codeo.png

from this image, you would get FHLTX which would lead you to tinyurl.com/jurkfhltx
the way you get FHLTX from this image can be seen here: http://i43.tinypic.com/14jbypy.png

essentially, I made A-Z pixelated in a 3x5 size per letter, lined them up, removed flhtx, removed the spaces, turned it to the left 90 degrees, and then made a mirror image of it that I put on the other side of it. I added the before removal and after removal to show that you were looking for what was different between the two.

the tinyurl would lead to this: http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4172/kakuro.png
it's a Kakuro puzzle, which I love. The description on how you were supposed to solve it was in the image itself. User Reelix posted an image of it solved via a program: http://i.imgur.com/PK0zC.png

The tinyurl you got from that would lead to the giveaway:
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/WrNKl/portal

yeah, yeah, it was portal, but now that I see this puzzle worked out well, I'll do better games in the future.

1 decade ago*

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I need a Hint in second puzzle

1 decade ago

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solving the second puzzle properly is similar, but different, to the way you should have solved the first.

1 decade ago

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i was trying numbers for # and this is what i found tinyurl.com/jurk2 XD
ITS SO HARD, i cant figure it out

1 decade ago

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omg so hard !

1 decade ago

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Game aside, If i manage to complete this third puzzle i want a damn Achievement.

1 decade ago

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Ur on the 3rd puzzle? HOWWWWW

1 decade ago

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Aliens!

1 decade ago

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i have no idea

1 decade ago

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finally :D

1 decade ago

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Hint for second puzzle needed :P

1 decade ago

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hey its not a puzzle if you keep getting hints man
but a hint would be nice :3

1 decade ago

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It's why my first puzzle giveaway is me testing the waters before going headlong into better giveaways, I need to see what works best XD. but yeah, as I mentioned at his post above, if you solved the first puzzle properly, a similar method can be used to solve the second.

1 decade ago

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i assume by googling stuff isnt the proper method?

1 decade ago

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nope. as the other hint above suggests. pattern recognition.

1 decade ago

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i see the pattern, now i just need to understand it...

1 decade ago

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I used the same method and I don't see nothing new :P

1 decade ago

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Going to get something to eat then try this again, at the moment I can't even do the first one, got a rough idea but nothing is working... that worked :)

1 decade ago

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Solved all 3. Like a Boss.

1 decade ago

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Nice :) What was the game ?

1 decade ago

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Not telling. I don't want to spoil it or prevent anyone from doing the puzzle, I did however leave a comment to prove I solved it.

1 decade ago

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I wish I could watch other people solve this, with rage and confusion on their faces.

1 decade ago

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I'm having fun solving this, when it will be end and I will know how to solve it I will laugh about how stupid I am, because I didn't saw/know something ;)

1 decade ago

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I'm just happy I solved the first one! Given up now, I know the answer is bound to be obvious, but can't figure it out.

1 decade ago

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Don't give up, you can do it! I did it!

1 decade ago

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Ok, 2nd clue solved (I think)... takes me to a Google search.

1 decade ago

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I think that not because: ALL tinyurls will lead to an image (.pngs usually). or if it's the last one, it will lead to the giveaway.

1 decade ago

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Yeah true, thought I had it :)

1 decade ago

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Do I need to use some online decoder for the first one?
Or if I just stare at it and recognize the pattern, I'll be able to somehow solve it?

1 decade ago

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no outside programs are needed, though as someone pointed out to me, it does help to download the image the get a better look.

1 decade ago

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Is that true for the 2nd one as well? I think I'm on the right track, but am hitting a brick wall now, lol

1 decade ago

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yep.

1 decade ago

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Solved it! :D

1 decade ago

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im still on the first one >:( is it just plain obvious and im just really stupid?

1 decade ago

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considering only 1 person has solved all the puzzles so far, and only a handful have solved the first, I guess I didn't make it obvious enough. XD

1 decade ago

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Easiest things are the toughest to solve ;)

1 decade ago

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You are evil! lol Going to give this a rest as I've a feeling I'm approaching this wrong.

1 decade ago

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is there anything you need to know to get this? like Morse code etc. Cause all i see are a bunch of faces

1 decade ago

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I seem to have gotten the second one :D best feeling ever xD

1 decade ago

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Finally done. Could have finished a lot of hours ago. Luckily, I have a job :D

Great one, Jurk0wski. It has been one of the bests puzzles i've done here.

1 decade ago

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Hey there. I don't think I'll be spending more time trying to figure this out I'm afraid unless there's a new clue. But could you please post a solution when the giveaway is over? I'm really really curious.

1 decade ago

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Curses, I leave for a little while and 3 more people solved it. Shakes fists STRUGGLE MORE~

1 decade ago

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2nd one has defeated me, got a feeling I'm either extremely close to the answer or as far as away as can be!

1 decade ago

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/me puts on thinking cap

I think I will attempt this one, looks interesting. I think try not to give out too many hints, it's a little unfair for the people that got in with little-to-no help.

1 decade ago

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Ok I solved the first one, but it appears that the second image is broken? Get an imageshack "blocked login" image :/

1 decade ago

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let me know if anyone else has this issue.

1 decade ago

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solved third puzzle small moment ago, now tried that second image if it works... works fine for me just now...

1 decade ago

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I'm dying over here O_O

1 decade ago

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Second one? same :P Maybe take a break and try again later, probably a good idea.

1 decade ago

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actually i'm still on the first one xD
I just can't figure it out but i feel like i'm so close! :P

1 decade ago

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i'm in the second , wtf ? any hint ?

1 decade ago

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Finally had the eureka moment and figured out the first step!

1 decade ago

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Step 2 is crazy though

1 decade ago

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Feel like I'm soooo close on second. Either that or I'm extremely far off :?

1 decade ago

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I have the feeling that I'm very close or my eyes are playing tricks on me :(

1 decade ago

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Found the first one!! finally xD
But i have a question. is the second one also The link tinyurl.com/jurk with two letters that are missing? or is it just a random number depending on the puzzle?

1 decade ago

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the second one has multiple charatcers, not just two.

1 decade ago

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Anyone still working on this? This game needs more entries. Game aside though, the puzzle is totally worth the time.

1 decade ago

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i am :P
just taking a break, will be back tomorrow 'happy face'

1 decade ago

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This

1 decade ago

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still another 24 hours or so till this one closes. 9 have solved it so far that have at least commented.

1 decade ago

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6 hours left, 11 people have solved it.

1 decade ago

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and final post here, the puzzle is over, the solution has been posted.

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