Q3 left for me, for the first part. It's supposed to be easy, I'm aware. I don't give up.
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That picture had another picture embedded in it that you had to extract out with 7-Zip. The picture hinted at that since Hatake Kakashi is known for his phrase "Look underneath the underneath".
The hidden picture after that had a giveaway code as the name.
From there, it led you to another picture, this time of the NSA logo.
The NSA logo was supposed to be a hint, that you needed to crack a code/cipher. Within the picture description, the code was given as well as a quote from Naruto, specifically "Those who break the rules are trash, those who abandon their comrades are worse than trash". That would have hinted at a connection with the Kakashi picture, since that's also one of his quotes.
Using both the code and the Declaration of Independence picture, you would get to the giveaway sequence, through the use of an Ottendorf cipher. The hint I gave was supposed to direct you to the movie National Treasure, where an Ottendorf Cipher was located on the back of the Declaration of Independence in the movie. Similarly, one can also interpret the hint directing them to the Beale Cipher, which although isn't the exact cipher I used, the Declaration of Independence was actually used as the key, just as it was here.
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Nice puzzle , thanks .
But I only use winrar , not 7zip , unfortunately , and I don't know about Naruto series .
On the last part , your comment was below my comment :) .
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/91ODx/name/page/1#17015157
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Ah, I didn't find the answer for Q3. 1, 2 weren't helpful. Anyway, your puzzle made me to read interesting things about America history and political institutions, thank you. I liked this quote for example (not related to the puzzle, of course): "No America without democracy, no democracy without politics, no politics without parties, no parties without compromise and moderation".
I wasn't worried for the next steps if they were tricky, what a pity I was stuck for that question. It surely wasn't that hard.
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It was a rather famous phrase, I'm surprised so many people were stuck on it. My intention was for the itstoohard to be a quick distraction, to prevent you from looking deeper and go straight for what's given.
The answer was No Taxation Without Representation
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Uh, it was just a format problem for me. That was one of the my answers.
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Happy Independence Day to the other Americans on SG! To celebrate, I've made my first puzzle! It'll end on the 12th. Good luck!
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Forgot to mention, $250 CV required. Puzzle is medium difficulty.
First hint: The pictures themselves are all hints
Hint on the final part: A spy's best friend
Another hint on the final part: Let's go treasure hunting!
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