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Post by craigrj on May 16, 2017 9:17:23 GMT -5
Well, trials and tribulations aside, my box is here. And the execution of multiple envelopes is all I hoped and wished for and more - I seriously don't know how I'm going to resist opening everything at once and tearing through this in a single evening....
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Post by craigrj on May 16, 2017 16:41:12 GMT -5
Yeah, mine did too actually. It included a fun bonus puzzle with a solution that I wasn't expecting, though what it ended up leading to is a bit baffling for now. Looking forward to the rest of the experience! I also received the bonus puzzle, and I loved it - that I had to draw on the sheet after folding it up and then when the realisation hit me what the red helper was, I laughed out loud....I spent a while looking at the folded sheet trying to suss that out. --- Later on, I went for envelope #1 - and whilst with MPC I wouldn't dream - or dare - of cutting things up, I went at it with a pair of scissors....very liberating. --- For the money, this is looking like a real bargain.
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Post by dmikester on May 16, 2017 17:08:24 GMT -5
Yeah, mine did too actually. It included a fun bonus puzzle with a solution that I wasn't expecting, though what it ended up leading to is a bit baffling for now. Looking forward to the rest of the experience! I also received the bonus puzzle, and I loved it - that I had to draw on the sheet after folding it up and then when the realisation hit me what the red helper was, I laughed out loud....I spent a while looking at the folded sheet trying to suss that out. --- Later on, I went for envelope #1 - and whilst with MPC I wouldn't dream - or dare - of cutting things up, I went at it with a pair of scissors....very liberating. --- For the money, this is looking like a real bargain. I'm very impatiently waiting for my first real envelope to arrive since I enjoyed that bonus puzzle so much. I was in a similar situation where I followed all of the steps, was very confident that I had it right but couldn't quite figure out what it was trying to tell me, so I stared at it for a while. Then when I finally understood it, I couldn't quite believe it but went ahead and did what you need to do for the answer, and when it worked I yelled out in surprise and delight, startling both my dog (who was underfoot at the time) and my wife who was trying to have a quiet, relaxing evening after a long day at work. Definitely a memorable solve!
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Post by professor on May 17, 2017 1:37:10 GMT -5
Where is this bonus puzzle? I'm not sure that I have that.
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Post by craigrj on May 17, 2017 3:29:15 GMT -5
Where is this bonus puzzle? I'm not sure that I have that. If you get the abridged version, on top of everything with the intro letter is an envelope labelled "mini mystery..." For weekly deliveries, I'm not sure when it arrives - HOWEVER! I understand this was originally produced out of the Kickstarter and don't think it's explicitly mentioned in the etsy listings, so it's entirely probable there were only a few left and we got lucky to have them included. Something I discussed privately - I don't think this is part of the overall mystery so you lose nothing plotwise by not having it BUT it's really nifty and brilliantly executed.
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Post by craigrj on May 26, 2017 17:53:26 GMT -5
I have been so good at not ripping everything open and pacing myself, but I had to share something neat in box #2... It's mainly a storage box for documents to come, to keep them organised nicely as one progresses but the paperwork in this one is a selection of interviews concerning the disappearance everything is crinkled up nicely but if you don't pay attention to the words and the format you might easily not notice that the mother appears to be lying about her job as the son notes she's out of work and that's why money was tight the interviews are all given code letters, A, B, D, E....hang on a minute what happened to interview C? and if you look really carefully you'll see that that sheet has been ripped out Some really nice breadcrumbs laid there, and it's only package #2....
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Post by dmikester on May 26, 2017 22:22:24 GMT -5
Oh man, now I'm really anxiously waiting #2. #1, while just one piece of paper, was highly interactive and satisfying. This has so far been excellent.
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Post by billfelty on May 27, 2017 8:41:17 GMT -5
this seems to be headed in a really fun direction. I received mailings 2 and 3 a day apart from each other. As for mailing #2: I'm really glad... to have the box to store everything to come and mailing #3... is a newspaper that seems to shield a lot of clues. Remember to check out the Kavalos Grocery website. I didn't notice anything obvious there YET...... and also, missing Julie's horoscope is interesting. especially since she was editing the paper herself
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Post by dmikester on May 27, 2017 9:23:34 GMT -5
this seems to be headed in a really fun direction. I received mailings 2 and 3 a day apart from each other. As for mailing #2: I'm really glad... to have the box to store everything to come and mailing #3... is a newspaper that seems to shield a lot of clues. Remember to check out the Kavalos Grocery website. I didn't notice anything obvious there YET...... and also, missing Julie's horoscope is interesting. especially since she was editing the paper herself How long did you wait between the first and second mailings? I've averaged a week to a week and a half between mine.
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Post by billfelty on May 27, 2017 9:28:28 GMT -5
this seems to be headed in a really fun direction. I received mailings 2 and 3 a day apart from each other. As for mailing #2: I'm really glad... to have the box to store everything to come and mailing #3... is a newspaper that seems to shield a lot of clues. Remember to check out the Kavalos Grocery website. I didn't notice anything obvious there YET...... and also, missing Julie's horoscope is interesting. especially since she was editing the paper herself How long did you wait between the first and second mailings? I've averaged a week to a week and a half between mine. Between #1 and #2 was about a week but then #3 came the next day. It's been about 3 more days but I haven't received #4 yet.
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Post by dmikester on May 27, 2017 13:41:09 GMT -5
I have been so good at not ripping everything open and pacing myself, but I had to share something neat in box #2... It's mainly a storage box for documents to come, to keep them organised nicely as one progresses but the paperwork in this one is a selection of interviews concerning the disappearance everything is crinkled up nicely but if you don't pay attention to the words and the format you might easily not notice that the mother appears to be lying about her job as the son notes she's out of work and that's why money was tight the interviews are all given code letters, A, B, D, E....hang on a minute what happened to interview C? and if you look really carefully you'll see that that sheet has been ripped out Some really nice breadcrumbs laid there, and it's only package #2.... Just got package #2 in the mail today, and yes, the missing page is a nice and subtle touch. It also makes one of the persons of interest, Paul Higgins stand out.
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Post by craigrj on May 29, 2017 4:03:42 GMT -5
As regards #3, there are two websites to check out. Warning - a certain amount of potentially unfounded speculation follows: Kavalos Grocery - the most interesting point here seems to be the login area needing a surname and reward card number - we may find this out in future so remember to come back here when we do. The questions are: is Kavalos really such the philantrophist he seems? And why did Julie's mum say she was busy working there when her brother said she'd been fired (unless she got fired post-Julie's disappearance)? Moore County High School - we have access to one particular forum, an interesting one to read and it shows us Julie is not the first person to disappear - Brandon went first, then the teacher - I would imagine the new teacher account in the same name is a fake, and when Julie sent across (to fake teacher) the audio file from Brandon that is what led to her disappearance.
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Post by dmikester on May 31, 2017 21:55:37 GMT -5
Well, I got things slightly out of order. Got the fourth item before the third (transparency before newsletter). To add to the confusion, the newsletter is not numbered, but the transparency is and is labelled #3, so I thought the newsletter was some kind of weird bonus thing! Rob helped sort everything out in case anyone has a similar issue. I agree with all observations made here about the websites, and would also like to add that there is indeed a hidden Champ in the newsletter. I wonder if we'll be able to use that info later; for now it seems to point to Lakeview Acres as a possible point of interest. The transparency seems to be a piece of a greater puzzle. However, there's a very concerning development with it, namely that a 10-79 is a call for a Coroner. This ties into the second to last post on the MCHS forum and may mean the search is over either very early or there's something fishy going on with a fake body.
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Post by craigrj on Jun 5, 2017 10:52:42 GMT -5
Well, I've now opened up to #6, and I feel like Clay from 13 Reasons Why. In a good way! Anyway.... The speculation over where Champ appears in the newsletter is well-founded once you listen to the interview...
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Post by billfelty on Jun 8, 2017 10:51:07 GMT -5
opened package #6 today and, CRAP!.... i don't have anything in my house that plays a cassette! i hope it will be transcribed at some point. Or can someone who listened post a spoiler of anything they think important? THANKS!
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