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Post by professor on Feb 17, 2017 0:41:55 GMT -5
So did anyone ever figure out the purpose of that 12 inch(ish) set of markings between the cannon and the dagger, or what significance the 1/6 of a fathom referred to? (Hey, maybe 1/6 of a fathom is the letter "f"?) To my thinking, those are the only two remaining things that I never found a use for.
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Post by defiant00 on Feb 17, 2017 9:09:03 GMT -5
I will definitely say that I'm impressed with the artifact. This is my first experience purchase, but I'm blown away by the attention to detail throughout the entire experience, from the craftsmanship of the items in all of the mailings, to the overall story, to the way it was tied back to real world events. I'm anxiously awaiting the final mailing to see what the epilogue is. I'm also looking forward to the t-shirt and challenge coin, as I am an avid challenge coin collector!
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Post by professor on Feb 17, 2017 12:56:22 GMT -5
I will definitely say that I'm impressed with the artifact. This is my first experience purchase, but I'm blown away by the attention to detail throughout the entire experience, from the craftsmanship of the items in all of the mailings, to the overall story, to the way it was tied back to real world events. I'm anxiously awaiting the final mailing to see what the epilogue is. I'm also looking forward to the t-shirt and challenge coin, as I am an avid challenge coin collector! Speaking of challenge coins, what does everybody end up doing with them? Do you collect them all together, or leave them within their respective containers that they came from? I haven't been putting them all together - probably because I like the idea of keeping them with whatever experience they were associated with. I guess the problem with that is that I don't really know how many and which ones I have at this point, and finding that out requires me to go through everything.
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Post by defiant00 on Feb 17, 2017 14:20:22 GMT -5
I will definitely say that I'm impressed with the artifact. This is my first experience purchase, but I'm blown away by the attention to detail throughout the entire experience, from the craftsmanship of the items in all of the mailings, to the overall story, to the way it was tied back to real world events. I'm anxiously awaiting the final mailing to see what the epilogue is. I'm also looking forward to the t-shirt and challenge coin, as I am an avid challenge coin collector! Speaking of challenge coins, what does everybody end up doing with them? Do you collect them all together, or leave them within their respective containers that they came from? I haven't been putting them all together - probably because I like the idea of keeping them with whatever experience they were associated with. I guess the problem with that is that I don't really know how many and which ones I have at this point, and finding that out requires me to go through everything. I have a lot of coins other than from MPC, and I bought a display case (which my collection has since outgrown). I have about 12-14 more that are in another case. I found one on eBay that holds 108 coins in total, that'll be my next one!
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Post by thegenii on Feb 17, 2017 18:09:32 GMT -5
Well, The Century Beast led people on a wild goose chase for a coherent story and in fact there was none. The experience was only rescued by the tabloid and coloring book which help to give some sense of bringing all the disparate elements together. They didn't really bring closure, but at least made it seem as if you weren't left with half a dozen minor plots dangling. (And if you didn't do the Kickstarter version, you didn't even get those.)
Perhaps John Augur will end up the same way. You've all been beating your brains out on the puzzles and the maps, and maybe all of that means nothing. They were just pieces of paper to gaze at until the artifact arrived.
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Post by landau on Feb 19, 2017 21:09:32 GMT -5
So did anyone ever figure out the purpose of that 12 inch(ish) set of markings between the cannon and the dagger, or what significance the 1/6 of a fathom referred to? (Hey, maybe 1/6 of a fathom is the letter "f"?) To my thinking, those are the only two remaining things that I never found a use for. Yes, at least I think so: it is a matter of scale.
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Post by professor on Feb 20, 2017 3:05:36 GMT -5
So did anyone ever figure out the purpose of that 12 inch(ish) set of markings between the cannon and the dagger, or what significance the 1/6 of a fathom referred to? (Hey, maybe 1/6 of a fathom is the letter "f"?) To my thinking, those are the only two remaining things that I never found a use for. Yes, at least I think so: it is a matter of scale.
Sure, but a scale to go with what? Surely not the large ocean chart, because that doesn't make any sense.
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Post by landau on Feb 20, 2017 14:08:45 GMT -5
Yes, at least I think so: it is a matter of scale.
Sure, but a scale to go with what? Surely not the large ocean chart, because that doesn't make any sense. Perhaps it does make sense, a million times over.
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Post by professor on Feb 21, 2017 6:30:20 GMT -5
Sure, but a scale to go with what? Surely not the large ocean chart, because that doesn't make any sense. Perhaps it does make sense, a million times over. Is "a million times over" a clue?
I'm not getting it if it is.
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Post by landau on Feb 23, 2017 20:56:58 GMT -5
Perhaps it does make sense, a million times over. Is "a million times over" a clue?
I'm not getting it if it is. Yes, Scale on the nautical chart is 1:1,068,000. So, 1 foot -> 1068000 feet which works out to how many nautical leagues? About 58.5. Also, 1/6 of a fathom is a foot. Thus one foot is equivalent to 58.5 leagues.
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Post by professor on Feb 25, 2017 5:47:12 GMT -5
Is "a million times over" a clue?
I'm not getting it if it is. Yes, Scale on the nautical chart is 1:1,068,000. So, 1 foot -> 1068000 feet which works out to how many nautical leagues? About 58.5. Also, 1/6 of a fathom is a foot. Thus one foot is equivalent to 58.5 leagues. I thought that might be the case. This is one of the parts that I find annoying with this experience (It's been one of my favourites, and I loved it, but I tend to niggle on details).
I find it odd that an 18th century pirate has access to 20th century maps.
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Post by landau on Feb 25, 2017 7:25:54 GMT -5
Yes, Scale on the nautical chart is 1:1,068,000. So, 1 foot -> 1068000 feet which works out to how many nautical leagues? About 58.5. Also, 1/6 of a fathom is a foot. Thus one foot is equivalent to 58.5 leagues. I thought that might be the case. This is one of the parts that I find annoying with this experience (It's been one of my favourites, and I loved it, but I tend to niggle on details).
I find it odd that an 18th century pirate has access to 20th century maps. I understand what you mean. It is rationalized in one of the hand-written notes, where our intrepid treasure hunter writes: "I am so glad the Greeks had a modern map that matches the scale of Augur's English one." I suppose one could argue that they aren't quite the same scale since the distance between the sword and cannon lines on that one piece of parchment isn't really one foot, but a little bit less than a foot. But even if they are the same scale, are they the same map? 18th century mapping is not the same as 20th century mapping.
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Post by professor on Feb 26, 2017 22:53:09 GMT -5
I understand what you mean. It is rationalized in one of the hand-written notes, where our intrepid treasure hunter writes: "I am so glad the Greeks had a modern map that matches the scale of Augur's English one." I suppose one could argue that they aren't quite the same scale since the distance between the sword and cannon lines on that one piece of parchment isn't really one foot, but a little bit less than a foot. But even if they are the same scale, are they the same map? 18th century mapping is not the same as 20th century mapping. Exactly. I'm willing to make allowances though because I really enjoyed this one.
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Post by ollie on May 12, 2017 14:36:53 GMT -5
Spoiler alert re: once the island is found: Used the map fragments, amulet, side 1 of scrimshaw, and written clue to find the island. Side 2 shows Mermaid Rock and a pathway from there to the treasure location. Is this the extent of the details about finding the burial location on the island or am I missing something? I picked Pirate's ending, so Kelsey finds the treasure and then fakes her own death as the Blood Raven is tracking her down so that she can meet her partner in the Faroe Islands? Just making sure I've exhausted all the fun details.
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Post by yukoncornelius on May 12, 2017 19:30:15 GMT -5
Wondering the same thing. Hi Dad!
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