Anomaly Korea. Sorry bundleman.

Seems those greedymans didn't want to bump this bundle junk, so I found some more.


Time to explain this junk, in case any lazymans want to try a puzzle later... Hint: look for someone else's puzzles, mine are bad. :) Lazy puzzle maker = easy puzzles. Will try to do better next time... :)

First thing you should do is read this, it explains things better than I can.

Ok, the first half was not puzzles at all, just keeping out the giveaway finder bots and lazymans. The "Anomaly Korea" link points to "http://www.go-away-giveaway-scraper-mans.com/kum6K/" which should be obvious, Anomaly Korea.

Inside that giveaway you follow a series of fake links pointing to even more bundle junk. You should be able to reach:

Serious Sam 3: BFE
Garry's Mod
Orcs Must Die! Game of the Year
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
And finally, Some youtube video trolling the bundlemans??

But look at the video link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s15JKP_TpIY#**wtf=r8lbm**&t=46 - this is actually one more giveaway,
Bioshock Infinite.


Now the second half was "puzzles" requiring only random googling, because I'm just as lazy as you. :)

The puzzle hints all say "Let me google that for you" because that's all the hint you need. This isn't one of those good puzzles where you have to think, or know something, or work hard, or whatever. :)

The puzzles are all titled "What am I forgetting?" because they are lists, with a piece missing. Find the missing piece, get a link to some bundle junk giveaway.

"http://www.i'm-too-lazy.com/NgVoMCAr" -> http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/NgVoMCAr

What am I forgetting? Part I.
  • Krew elfów
  • Czas pogardy
  • Wieża Jaskółki
  • Pani Jeziora

If you didn't already know, Google will tell you it's Sapkowski's Witcher saga, books 1 2 4 and 5. So I must be forgetting number 3 "Chrzest ognia."

Solution gives a link to bundle junk: Portal 2, which contains a link to: "http://www.i'm-too-lazy.com/tjeJcQvb" -> http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/tjeJcQvb

What am I forgetting? Part II.
  • The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
  • That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
  • Cemetry Gates

Google says it's songs by The Smiths. A bit of clicking shows these are song #5 from their first three studio albums. So I must be forgetting song #5 from their final studio album, "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before."

Solution gives a link to bundle junk: PAYDAY The Heist, which contains a link to "http://www.i'm-too-lazy.com/YL1IL8gn" -> http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/YL1IL8gn

What am I forgetting? Part III.
  • VIDL-30200
  • VIDL-30450

More obscure google nonsense, these are catalog numbers for Cardcaptor Sakura singles, for the first opening theme and the third. So I'm forgetting the second, "VIDL-30422."

Solution gives a link to bundle junk: PAYDAY The Heist. What? Again? Sorry, bought a four-pack. :) with a link to "http://www.i'm-too-lazy.com/bpGZkWpE" -> http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/bpGZkWpE

What am I forgetting? Part IV.
  • Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura ché la diritta via era smarrita.
  • Per correr miglior acque alza le vele omai la navicella del mio ingegno, che lascia dietro a sé mar sì crudele; e canterò di quel secondo regno dove l'umano spirito si purga e di salire al ciel diventa degno.

Google can solve this one too. It's Dante's Divine Comedy, the start of Inferno and the start of Purgatorio. So I forget the start of Paradiso, "La gloria di colui che tutto move per l'universo penetra, e risplende in una parte più e meno altrove."

Solution gives a link to bundle junk: PAYDAY The Heist. Sigh. Don't worry, it's the last one! :) Inside is "http://www.i'm-too-lazy.com/LDBlklcz" -> http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/LDBlklcz

What am I forgetting? Part V.
  • Il nome della rosa
  • L'isola del giorno prima
  • Baudolino
  • La misteriosa fiamma della regina Loana
  • Il cimitero di Praga

Maybe you recognised these without google's help, in that case good job! Otherwise you will find these are Umberto Eco's novels, with one missing. I'm forgetting "Il pendolo di Foucault." Which is a hint for the next part... :)


Solution to Part V gives:

Tm9uIHBvdGVuZG8gc2NvcGVydGFtZW50ZSBkaXJpZ2VyZSBpIGRlc3RpbmkgdGVy
cmVzdHJpUjJ4cElHbHVhWHBwWVhScElITjBZVzV1YnlCaGJDQnNhVzFwZEdVZ1pH
a2dkR0ZzWlNCMmFXRjNOR2RuV1ZkUloxcFlUbnBoVTBKcVlVZFZaMUpYYkcxYWJW
WnpTVWhPY0VsSVNuQmtiVGx6WXpKV1VrMXRhSE5UVldRMFlrVnNTVlZxUm1GVk1F
bDVWMnhvVDAxSFJsUlJibkJvVmpCYU1WbHViRU5oYkd4WVRsZDBhRll4U25OYVNI
QlRZbXh2ZVZWc2FFOVdNbWhMVldwQk1HVkdhM2xOV0U1cllsVXhOVlZzWkd0WGF6
RnhZa2hrV21KVVJsQlpNRnAzVTBaYWRWWnRlR2xXVmxVMQ==

Ok, seems I liked about not needing to think or know something. This is "obviously" base64 (here's an idea for a puzzle: put "==" at the end of something that's not base64, just to mess with people) so we decode it and get:

Non potendo scopertamente dirigere i destini terrestri
R2xpIGluaXppYXRpIHN0YW5ubyBhbCBsaW1pdGUgZGkgdGFsZSB2aWF3NGdnWVdR
Z1pYTnphU0JqYUdVZ1JXbG1abVZzSUhOcElISnBkbTlzYzJWUk1taHNTVWQ0YkVs
SVVqRmFVMEl5V2xoT01HRlRRbnBoVjBaMVlubENhbGxYTld0aFYxSnNaSHBTYmxv
eVVsaE9WMmhLVWpBMGVGa3lNWE5rYlUxNVVsZGtXazFxYkhkWmJURlBZMFp3U0Za
dVZteGlWVlU1

Italian? Plus some more base64-looking junk. Try to decode it:

Gli iniziati stanno al limite di tale via
w4ggYWQgZXNzaSBjaGUgRWlmZmVsIHNpIHJpdm9sc2VRMmhsSUd4bElIUjFaU0Iy
WlhOMGFTQnphV0Z1YnlCallXNWthV1JsZHpSbloyUlhOV2hKUjA0eFkyMXNkbU15
UldkWk1qbHdZbTFPY0ZwSFZuVmxiVVU5

And again:

È ad essi che Eiffel si rivolse
Q2hlIGxlIHR1ZSB2ZXN0aSBzaWFubyBjYW5kaWRldzRnZ2RXNWhJR04xY21sdmMy
RWdZMjlwYm1OcFpHVnVlbUU9

And again:

Che le tue vesti siano candide
w4ggdW5hIGN1cmlvc2EgY29pbmNpZGVuemE=

And finally:

È una curiosa coincidenza

Some patient googling should reveal these can all be found in the index of "Il pendolo di Foucault."

53. Non potendo scopertamente dirigere i destini terrestri
75. Gli iniziati stanno al limite di tale via
86. È ad essi che Eiffel si rivolse
68. Che le tue vesti siano candide
87. È una curiosa coincidenza

If you get lucky, have some inspiration, or are simply better at puzzles than I am, you notice the numbers to the left of the text and use your favourite text conversion tool (perhaps the same one you used to decode the base64) to discover decimal "53 75 86 68 87" is ASCII "5KVDW" - and if you got this far, you know what to do with that.

Final bundle junk: The X-Com Collection.

1 decade ago*

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Bump for solved

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Good luck! bump...

1 decade ago
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Thank you! I'm glad to be your bundleman.

1 decade ago
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Thought Asimov was too good to be put in a bundle! bump... :)

1 decade ago
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Heh, I just got what you meant by "bundleman".

And Asimov should be bundled, so more and more people read his stuff :)

...also, bump.

1 decade ago
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I cant load the site... and anormaly is a cool game and korea expansion is great aswell. its not a junk.

1 decade ago
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May try it some day, but usually I forget I own anything that came in a bundle. :( Just can't remember unless I buy it one at a time. :(

1 decade ago
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No worries.Thank you.Pls accept my humble bump.

PS:Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons is a really good game(imo) .I suggest you to play it.

1 decade ago
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Thank you for the recommendation, if nothing in my wishlist appears I'll probably get a spare for myself. :)

1 decade ago
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Do you have any more junk?

Yes: BUMP for MOAR junk.

No: Bump for present junk.

1 decade ago
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Sorry, all junked out... :)

1 decade ago
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Bump

1 decade ago
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Anytime you have junk like this to get rid of, just let me know. I know a guy what takes junk and plays it. (Spoiler alert: that guy may be me).

1 decade ago
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Spoiler alert: that guy that gets suspended may be you
1 decade ago
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This. Jade is very serious about that rule.

1 decade ago
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As well as rules that don't exist.

1 decade ago
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Careful, you can be suspended for "joke begging" so it's probably best to delete this comment and hope for the best... :)

1 decade ago
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tis lame

1 decade ago
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bump for solved

1 decade ago
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Don't forget to look for the new ones bump... :)

1 decade ago
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another bump for another solved

1 decade ago
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Bundle games are awesome.

1 decade ago
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Good luck with the second half bump... :)

1 decade ago
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bamp-ba-lamp

1 decade ago
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Cruelly reducing everyone's chances with more bump... :)

1 decade ago
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Bump for I don't want it either but still thanks! :P

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Bump for take another look... :)

1 decade ago
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Bump for thanks for the bump :)

1 decade ago
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No one loves bundleman, only sexy girls.

1 decade ago
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Thanks for Skyrim.

1 decade ago
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Aha, just checked, no skyrims in this one sorry! :)

1 decade ago
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Bump for more junk.

1 decade ago
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Bundle junkie bump!

1 decade ago
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Shodan bump...

1 decade ago
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ouch!

1 decade ago
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I find myself lost after a strange coincidence... but bump!

1 decade ago
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+1

Va bene!

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+1

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bump for solved

1 decade ago
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Ok

1 decade ago
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"Zobacz też" didn't work :(((((

1 decade ago
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yeah translate that lol...

its not like i solved it or something, to be honest

1 decade ago
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Bububububump!

1 decade ago
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Ty bump for solved!

1 decade ago
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Hmm, if I had money to waste I would register the domain and fix it... ;D

1 decade ago
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solved bump.. thanks

1 decade ago
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Thanks :)

1 decade ago
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Too hard!

1 decade ago
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solved, thanks :)

1 decade ago
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Part IV does not accept the correct answer.

1 decade ago
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It did for me. Maybe a formatting problem depending on where you got it from?

1 decade ago
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+1.. maybe :O

1 decade ago
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Sorry! Find a new & improved link to Part IV, somewhere. :)

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Closed 1 decade ago by fiftykyu.