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Post by k80 on May 17, 2017 11:21:55 GMT -5
This thread is for discussion of the metapuzzle indicated in the Codex.
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Jindae
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Post by Jindae on May 19, 2017 3:01:27 GMT -5
Hey everyone. I just finished solving the five puzzles in the issue and I'm wondering who else is at this point? I'm trying to figure out the metapuzzle and sort of hit a wall. I'm guessing you need to find out what the 5 words from the puzzles have in common...but really drawing blanks. Anyone else at this point and have any hints for me?
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Post by Todd on May 19, 2017 5:29:57 GMT -5
What if I told you that what they have in common is something that isn't there? Does that compound the problem?
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Post by defiant00 on May 26, 2017 14:42:48 GMT -5
I'm stuck too...as per my usual, I'm probably overthinking it...
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Post by wortelboer on May 26, 2017 14:46:49 GMT -5
I'm stuck too...as per my usual, I'm probably overthinking it... sending you a PM.
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Post by defiant00 on May 26, 2017 14:56:54 GMT -5
I'm stuck too...as per my usual, I'm probably overthinking it... sending you a PM. Aha! Thank you for the illumination!
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Post by kite on May 26, 2017 19:11:53 GMT -5
I can't figure out how the metapuzzle answer fits the stacked answer. All the others made sense.
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Post by dmikester on May 26, 2017 22:36:18 GMT -5
I can't figure out how the metapuzzle answer fits the stacked answer. All the others made sense. That one bothers me too. After discussing it with others here, it seems to be the title of a hit song by a famous American singer inspired by a famous sci-fi movie. Googling it will give you more info However, this seems to be both pretty obscure (seeing the song title certainly didn't jog my memory, and I consider myself extremely knowledgable about music) and doesn't fit with the rest of the answers, as the rest of them aren't titles.
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Post by kite on May 27, 2017 0:05:45 GMT -5
I can't figure out how the metapuzzle answer fits the stacked answer. All the others made sense. That one bothers me too. After discussing it with others here, it seems to be the title of a hit song by a famous American singer inspired by a famous sci-fi movie. Googling it will give you more info However, this seems to be both pretty obscure (seeing the song title certainly didn't jog my memory, and I consider myself extremely knowledgable about music) and doesn't fit with the rest of the answers, as the rest of them aren't titles. Ah, that did cross our minds but seemed weak. I also for some reason thought I'd read that the "real" answer to Stacked was one of the other words that could be formed with the same letters, but I can't find any proof of that now.
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Post by Todd on May 27, 2017 8:06:18 GMT -5
I just assumed they were trolling our resident Neil Diamond impersonator. Like they did in the personal ads in 3.4.
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Post by kas814 on May 31, 2017 18:49:04 GMT -5
Okay found my five letter word but it doesn't lead to any great epiphany. I am even more letdown than I was doing the entire paper. I didn't plow through the paper but wasn't as perplexed as recent volumes. I read a few posts on the forum to make sure I was seeing the same things as everyone else (which rarely seemed to happen in previous episodes) but was really hoping for more. Am I missing something?
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Post by Todd on Jun 1, 2017 5:17:48 GMT -5
You're exactly where we all are. There are some anomalies in a few of the puzzles, but if it's a trailhead there are no breadcrumbs to lead the way.
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Post by k80 on Jun 1, 2017 8:02:54 GMT -5
Okay found my five letter word but it doesn't lead to any great epiphany. I am even more letdown than I was doing the entire paper. I didn't plow through the paper but wasn't as perplexed as recent volumes. I read a few posts on the forum to make sure I was seeing the same things as everyone else (which rarely seemed to happen in previous episodes) but was really hoping for more. Am I missing something? Unfortunately, no.
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Post by johnkiddier on Jun 1, 2017 8:51:39 GMT -5
With so many of us clearly disappointed and likely to cancel subscriptions, has anyone reached out to MPC to confirm whether or not this is it regarding layered puzzles etc?
If they could simply confirm that there's either more to find or more content to follow I'll be relatively happy. If this is the new standard then I'll be cancelling.
I assume they read this board to gauge feedback so I'm assuming it's the latter.
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Post by centaurofattn on Jun 1, 2017 9:10:11 GMT -5
I'm giving it another shipment to see what's up with this volume/season/whatever. Part of the allure of the company is the mystery so they likely wouldn't confirm nor deny anything related to the future mailings. You could always ask, but I'm more inclined to think they would take their chances, especially with so many people buying it as a gift for others.
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