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09-17-2010, 10:47 AM
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Would be nice, but quite hard to do technically. Takes a lot of measurements to prevent people somehow gaining access to the hints and preventing that person from winning the first prize. We don't have the resources to implement this kind of system.
We will release hints tomorrow. We will release hints for the first three releases only this week. We will probably not release hints for the very last one or two mystery mondays, maybe the last three, to not make it too easy.
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09-18-2010, 02:09 PM
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As promised, some hints for Mystery Monday! For the first three Mystery Mondays. We will be releasing three more hints next week for the 4th, 5th, and 6th Mystery Monday.
We will not release hints for the last couple of Mystery Mondays. We do not want to make things too easy and we want to keep it fair to those who are really into solving these. The final Mystery Monday piece will be released on October 4! The contest website and instructions will go online in the first few days of October so keep an eye out for those. Remember, the first person who submits the solution will win an Ipad and a bunch of games! 25 runner-ups will receive a copy of The Ball and Killing Floor.
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09-18-2010, 02:13 PM
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Also, we will be giving away the solution to the very first Mystery Monday a couple of days before the end to help those of you who really don't know where to start.
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09-20-2010, 02:38 PM
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The third last Mystery Monday! Two days ago we announced that Mystery Monday and the contest will end on October 4, that means just two more Mystery Monday puzzle pieces to go! We've also released hints for the first three, and we will be giving away the solution to the very first one at a later time.
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09-20-2010, 09:07 PM
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This one is really easy if you got some background knowledge on the subject, and really hard if you don't
 We rather make the last ones too hard than too easy. If it really turns out that no one can figure it out we can always release hints. Can't fix a too easy one anymore once its out.
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09-23-2010, 06:27 PM
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Did you figure it out?
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09-27-2010, 02:57 PM
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Second last piece of the puzzle! Next week Monday is the very final Mystery Monday. We will be posting lots of information and hints regarding MM throughough the week.
 Here is the plan for this final week:
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09-27-2010, 03:59 PM
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Yes it is vaguer than the other ones. There are several things pointing in the same direction.
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09-29-2010, 10:33 AM
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We are now in the final week of Mystery Monday. Mystery Monday is a contest. In every Mystery Monday piece there is a single hidden word. The first person who finds all the hidden words and submits them to the contest website is the winner! It is a treasure hunt!
 To help you understand what you have to do and what kind of words you are looking for we are going to explain the very first Mystery Monday, and give away its solution. The first Mystery Monday is very easy. Smack down in the middle of the page, in a noticeable yellow font is the word "Lotto", with the winning series printed below. This is also right above the important news article about our hero's death, so it is quite hard to miss. The winning lottery numbers represent positions in the alphabet. The first number, "15", is "O". The "O" is the 15th letter of the alphabet. The word we are looking for is thus "Orion". How can you know whether or not you got the right word? While you can never know for sure it is usually too much of a coincidence to be accidental. In most Mystery Mondays there are also hidden hints present, all pointing to the same word and giving you extra confirmation that you have found the right word. Also, all the words we are looking for relate to each other and/or the game in one way or another. The more words you will find the more a pattern will begin to emerge. This first word, Orion, is a prominent constellation and it plays a significant role in the mythology of many cultures around the world. All the hidden words are in one way or another related to mythology, space, symbolism, ancient science, or relevant locations. Winner * 1 x Ipad * 1 x signed boxed copy of The Ball * 1 x digital copy of The Ball * 1 x digital copy of Killing Floor * 1 x digital copy of Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad 25 Runners-up * 1 x digital copy of The Ball * 1 x digital copy of Killing Floor The rules and more information can be found here.
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09-30-2010, 01:31 AM
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After a bit of thinking, now I'm sure I got it.
But now I'm really worried about the last one. I don't think I'll be able to solve it faster than other people  When the contest is over, will you be posting analyses of all the other Mystery Mondays?
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09-30-2010, 09:22 AM
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Maybe, but the idea was to leave Mystery Monday and the contest website online after the contest is over, and basically turn it into a little web game people can keep on playing just for fun. Maybe we can do both though, post an analysis somewhere while also keep having MM up. It's not like the answers won't leak out anyway at some point.
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10-01-2010, 05:12 PM
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Three more hints for Mystery Monday. For the 4th, 5th, and 6th Mystery Monday. Just days more to go before the end! Information on how to enter will be posted tomorrow!
We will not release hints for the last couple of Mystery Mondays. We do not want to make things too easy and we want to keep it fair to those who are really into solving these. So these will be the last few hints you will get, for now! If it turns out early next week that too few people have solved the mystery, more hints will follow. Hints for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd have been posted a while ago.
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