Reserved for hints and updates
GAs have various restrictions
- Level 3+, Level 4+
- No Vac Bans
- No Trade Bans
- No non-Activated Wins
- No Multiple Wins
Some are further restricted by Real CV ratio set to 1.2 : 1
Do not comment under any of this
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For people who are dazed and confused:
- Zelph's magic guide to basic SG puzzling
- Utilize reverse image google search or others(if you want to make it more challenging)
Other Suggestions:
Q4 : I guess google localizes the result. For me it works perfectly fine. DirigibleDan mentioned that it was different result for him. Cropping the image helped him.
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GA is related to this thread's title if anyone is interested.
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Q3(updated): Fixed accepted answers. There was a mistake while copying and pasting supported answers. I missed 1 character of the most common answer.
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Q5 or Q5D(updated)
I realized that the article has conflicting information. I have updated the answers for that.
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How's this event going for everyone? Is is too hard? I'll try to add further hints later.
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I have no idea what to do with it either. Edit: Sorry about the misplaced comment.
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Reserved for hints and updates
Do not comment under any of this.
People need to pay attention.
Anyways if you go through comments below. You'll get an idea where to go and what to do, and the hint is literally in front of you.
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Guide on how to image search.
- Manually
Go to Google Images, click on search by images, paste the link/image url. - Through Add-ons or extentions
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Solution:
- There were 2 hidden codes in the description of the original thread.
PHPTIDE
#7=W - Hint mentioned about It's Too Hard page. So inserting W in the 7th position in PHPTIDE gave the 8 digit code PHPTIDWE
- After that you have to finish the 2nd part of the puzzle http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/PHPTIDWE, which was just a quiz that relied on reverse image searching.
- Finally after completing the quiz there were 2 SGtools protected links in the troll GA. First one visible in plain sight and 2nd one hidden in the description like the first part of the puzzle.
Note: The Secret Sniffer would have extracted the codes easily.
If you had been using Microsoft Edge I feel sorry for you.
For Chrome the hidden codes could be accessed through console (F12)
For Firefox, it's more easier, just select the description part, use the "View Selection Source"
Congratulations to all the winner.
Hope you had nice time solving the quiz.
नयाँ बर्ष २०७७ को मंगलमय शुभकामना!
Happy New Year 2077.
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And now I'm confused. I'm not sure if you are talking about the site I posted pictures from or the site that is part of this thread? All sites work for me, I just saw the questions and decided: (image below)
Obviously some people do have the time, but lately I've been spending more time solving puzzles on SG than actually playing games and that feels wrong. I'm not sure if I will ever have enough time to play all the games I want to play that I already own, so I need to spend some more time with them instead of trying to get more :)
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I mean the site you posted from. Image attachments aren't working for me. Site also is down for me.
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I replaced the first image, but can't find a replacement for the second one. It's a guy that walks into a room, immediately looks surprised, turns around and leaves.
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+1
(I had some time to game, today, so I fired up Fallout 4. All of that gametime was spent solving one puzzle. ugh.)
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I was stuck earlier when I posted the picture. Then I went back and tried something again that I thought I already tried and it worked this time. I guess I originally never tried it or I did something wrong, but there's not much to mess up.
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I think I need a little bit more to go on. This is just a little bit harder than my tiny brain can handle???????
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I guess with so many possibilities it will be hard to answer on 3rd question (answered 2 first so far).
EDIT: Never mind already answered:)
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the multi answers makes it pretty crappy to answer. since you cannot even be sure which answer is wrong or maybe in wrong from and have to go guess
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Questions have multiple answers. So I think you'll get by.
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With the hints it got easier. Only one im simple not able to get right is number 7.(12 different guesses so far) Not sure which of the questions i dont get there right. Since i get always multiple answer for a few of this.
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This is what my head heard when i read your comment ;)
https://youtu.be/C0YIAN13YPA?t=54
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Question: If you ask name you means only first name or first and second name?
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I only have problems only with 4, even if i think i know right answers...
Tried 3 versions of first answer, 2 versions of second answer third answer look like has only one sure answer, 4th question i tried 2 mantras (different end). It makes many combinations but tried different one without success.
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Unfortunately all my answers was like in your help (even 2 versions of mantra fits). Now try to randomly change to different number of tiers even i found one i guess sure answer everywhere.
BTW: i managed to answer all other questions even without latter tips.
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Ok. Answered it! Bruteforced combinations of my answers and guessed good combination :)
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Two to go. One I have no idea what I'm missing. Chugging on. Learning, too. Thanks!
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The tough one seems to be the last one. I'd tried the quiz myself, that one needs extra digging because google fails to give accurate content. But 1 mouse click on right direction and you'll get the answers.
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Damn, just found out what to do after 20 min, but then I saw it was only lvl 4+... sad...
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Hahahaha, it took me that long, too. Then I thought "oh...duh..."
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That's why I put the disclaimer in bold letters :(
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Ah, you misunderstood, it took me 20 minutes to even get to that point. As soon as I saw the disclaimer, I didn't proceed. (Don't laugh at that 20 minutes, I just started doing these kind of "puzzles" yesterday ><)
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Ah I see. I have already planned to add extra ones with less restriction after the quiz because I am seeing people directly going to the questions without reading my "warning".
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Reverse image search for what image? I know I'm blind but damn.
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I love how people here have questions about apparent questions and I'm over here like "uh-huh, yep, those are letters, yes"
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Learning from my mistake.
I didn't think of including a GA page in middle where people would comment on the quiz.
Anyways it wasn't meant to made hard so it works fine for this one.
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I mean I'm just puzzled (ehh?) as to how you get from those letters to the actual puzzle but that's just me.
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This will help you. Zelph's magic guide to basic SG puzzling
To be honest puzzle is easy.
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To be honest puzzle is easy.
Every puzzle maker ever when the puzzle in fact isn't :D
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No I really mean it. It's the other thing that's a bit challenging for some because of Google giving different results to different part of the world. That thing has been addressed since I found out.
The browser you are using also plays a role.
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No idea can't even get to the questions. Nothing obvious makes sense to get there so I wouldn't say it's easy. I'm pretty sure I couldn't join the GA's anyway because of the "ratio 1.2:1" rule so I'll just wait for the solution if you care to reveal it at the end of course.
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I know the guide. And I know what's hidden but its just the usual puzzle sites that this could lead to don't make sense, so I'm out of ideas what to do with what I found ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
But I guess it's fine. I've stopped investing too much time for unknown gibs anyways.
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Same, and I've solved many puzzles in the past on this forum. Seems like he's leaving out something which is obvious to some, but not most people.
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Right? Exactly. I'm fine with not being able to enter the gibs, at this point I'm just curious to find out what we should be doing so I can learn and perhaps remember that information for next time.
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Yeah, not a clue what to do with this either, solved quite a few in the past but not this time I guess
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I was struggling with #4 for a while, then I realised I was on the wrong mountain...
Thanks!
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Sorry you had to summit the wrong mountain :(
I have updated the hints saying it's not that one.
Anyways Congrats :)
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