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here's the transcription of the 84 cards. I haven't included gender or background colour which Writerian has spotted in the other thread and i will add at some point. I'm
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Army of Zero - 1/12 of solution + Transcription
here's the transcription of the 84 cards. I haven't included gender or background colour which Writerian has spotted in the other thread and i will add at some point. I'm encouraging UK treasure hunters to get involved in this hunt - it looks good to me and i've explained one part of the solution below.
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02 C YAHELLER WALRUS o o-oo--- by5 pk1 60 0 -1 0 1 o hjx qrv art cjt 03 G RULITON ARMADILLO o -o---o- bg1 gr5 52 -1 1 -2 2 b r alw gko an 04 G REBECCA FROG o --oo-o- gk2 ok5 37 1 1 -2 0 b diw afn ow bi 10 C HINES MOLE - o-o-o-- rb3 pb2 80 2 -2 1 -1 o cgw emx fmt art 11 G ETNA PANDA - -o----- ob2 br1 58 -1 2 -1 0 b iq chp g df 12 C BOMGANDER RHINOCEROS / oo--oo- py2 kb5 17 -1 -1 0 2 o bdu grt dlw npx 13 C TAALKEPPER MOLE - ---o-o- yp3 rb6 13 -1 1 2 -2 b ik fnv drt dr 14 G WESIZWE PANDA - o-o--o- kb5 gy2 36 1 2 -2 -1 b lsw bo cdk ao 17 L ICCLESTONE LION - ---o--- kr6 yr6 38 -2 0 0 2 b fmt chp cs emx 18 C ABARRING HYENA o -ooooo- bk5 gr4 53 -2 2 2 -2 b bfm din f npu 20 T PYCATIFF CAMEL o oo--o-- kb2 kg4 15 0 2 -2 0 o lns ahx otv chs 21 T NUSCENT CHAMELEON / --oo--- op2 or1 11 2 -1 -2 1 o ftv dhi bop gwx 22 C LETICIA BAT o -o--o-o bg5 ob3 63 1 -1 1 -1 o iks gik npx npu 24 G DOCRUMBLE PORCUPINE o -o----o or5 br2 6 1 0 -2 1 b kpx lnv dr fns 25 T ARMNOTTLE BAT o ooo---o bp3 kp3 39 1 1 -1 -1 b hpx cpq em hs 26 T PUFEDDA ARMADILLO o -o-o--o op3 gr3 10 -2 1 -1 2 b ceg fp oqv eo 27 T UXCOPPLE BEETLE - --o-o-- or1 ob1 12 -1 -2 2 1 b din kls adw ckm 28 N TONIEC CROW / o-o---o yp1 bp3 47 -1 0 2 -1 o bfj ahu itv pqu 29 G FOCULAR BAT o oo---o- og1 kr6 14 0 1 1 -2 b t bjo jo alq 30 T CEZNOR ALLIGATOR o --ooo-- rk2 kp2 31 -2 1 2 -1 b s aq cjt jlq 31 C FAGAR BUFFALO - --o---- gk1 gp2 1 -1 0 -1 2 b kmr cdq aqx dqr 32 N KIGEEB DOLPHIN - oooo--- bp2 ro1 71 1 -1 -2 2 b gx t hm bvx 33 G KAAS GORILLA - ooo---- go1 pb6 57 2 -2 -1 1 b cd ckm fn biv 34 C SOSEMPLE TURTLE / ooo--o- ko2 gy1 20 0 1 -2 1 o ftv lsw hlm jku 35 T ZIBRUS PORCUPINE o oo-oo-- kg5 yb6 45 -2 2 1 -1 b om bm egr hju 36 T BAKRUM BAT o o------ ro6 yp1 56 1 0 1 -2 b fmw imq ipt fsw 37 T DURBLER CHEETAH o o---oo- bg1 kb2 59 2 2 -2 -2 b cm jqu epx cgk 38 N VUSRON CHEETAH o o-----o by2 og1 78 2 0 -1 -1 b ev ipq iks opq 40 T DAZROVICH EAGLE o -o--oo- gy3 rb3 4 -1 -1 1 1 o din jrw jnr eiv 41 N VONBAA ANTELOPE / oo-o--o yr5 po5 34 2 0 -2 0 b ego dku ikp b 42 T TUMOBLAST GORILLA - o-ooo-- ob3 rp1 48 1 -1 0 0 b kmr dl dt at 43 T NATCHUK JACKAL - -oo-o-- po5 yp2 51 0 0 2 -2 b - lm euv jot 44 C NIRUMEER HYENA o -oo--o- pg5 gy4 25 2 -2 -2 2 b eop suw aow ghx 45 T RARHERRIOR LEOPARD o ----o-o bo3 rg1 28 -2 2 0 0 b qv buv fn fpq 46 T COPDAZZLER HYENA o oo--o-o pg1 po4 66 -1 -2 1 2 b hlp epx mt ctv 47 C ROAGRANGE HORSE / -oo---- ro3 kg5 40 0 2 0 -2 b afw os m gik 48 T SECDOPE RABBIT - oo----- yb6 pb1 9 1 -2 1 0 b ei git eg bl 49 T CAINDO ARMADILLO o -----o- br5 kb4 74 0 -2 0 2 b au ivw ijw ju 50 N WUSNIC MONKEY / -oooo-- kp1 or5 55 1 0 0 -1 o cqs cep blp gkl 51 C TASBORNE PANDA - -ooo--o pg2 gk2 65 2 -1 1 -2 o dln eju hls blm 52 N UTTEDA PANDA - ---ooo- pb2 ok6 27 -2 2 -2 2 b qs efj rv hm 54 T YEXEN CROCODILE - o---o-o pk1 yr5 16 0 -1 -1 2 b hop bjo afh imn 55 T SICSEVEN GORILLA - -o-ooo- yk1 bo3 76 -2 -1 2 1 o brv ahx dit acw 56 T WOBAGGON GORILLA - --o-oo- yg1 ko1 41 0 0 -1 1 o gku mtx cdn hlv 57 G JALAMBLA GAZELLE / oooooo- py1 kr5 5 0 -2 2 0 b mr fgn cjn uvw 58 C RYCE LION - oo----o br2 pg1 3 0 0 -2 2 o eis pqx hju fmq 59 T HAPRENSTANCE MOLE - ooo-oo- pb6 gy3 33 -2 0 1 1 b dln it ejo pu 60 T JUNDLER MOLE - o--o--- br3 rb5 43 -1 1 0 0 b np fg ikm brv 61 T HUPMOTHER MOLE - o--o-o- yp2 oy4 81 -1 -1 2 0 b kpu esx di esu 62 G PASMUSH ARMADILLO o --oooo- ro1 bk1 54 -2 -2 2 2 b mqx jw iks iw 63 C GREULLAMP BADGER / -o--o-- br1 bg5 62 0 -1 1 0 o hov qrs dqu dik 64 N PIGDAA BAT o --o-o-o gy5 ob2 79 1 -1 2 -2 o goq mnu cmt hmx 65 G UNTBERRY CROCODILE - o---o-- pb1 py2 42 -2 -1 1 2 b e eiv cqv c 66 C MUDYBLOO PANDA - oo-ooo- gk5 ro3 46 2 -2 2 -2 b dlw gk fkp kpu 67 C JOHOS SPIDER - o-oo--o rb6 bk6 35 1 -2 2 -1 b ijn tuv b rtv 68 T SCERTON DOLPHIN - -o-o-o- bk6 by2 61 0 0 1 -1 o aot afh dow cdt 69 G MOTMIRDER BEAR / o--ooo- kb4 rk6 8 -2 2 -1 1 b lnv aik ho gh 70 G YOYBIRD ZEBRA o -o-oo-- yr6 rk2 32 2 -1 -1 0 b fhp bov fjq alw 71 G LALULEE FOX - ooo-o-- ko1 yg1 29 -1 0 1 0 b joq p nx bc 72 T BIHFBAHF LION - -oo-oo- go4 pg2 72 2 -2 0 0 b af aho bdx aoq 73 G VITANOCCE TIGER - o-o---- ry1 op3 2 -1 2 0 -1 b rw jkr os opt 75 T THREADBEAR DOLPHIN - oo-o-o- gp2 ro6 26 0 1 -1 0 b aft cd ipw grt 76 G DEOS PANTHER / o-oo-o- kr5 gy5 24 -1 2 -2 1 o aiw glw glq del 77 G NEIRO SNAKE o o-oooo- pr2 gk1 75 1 1 0 -2 o iqs cep fgw inv 78 T NOPTERAL ALLIGATOR o oooo-o- ok6 ko2 67 -1 2 1 -2 b cjt eis r egx 79 G ESAU RAT - --o---o kp3 py1 7 2 0 0 -2 b cgt uvw ns dku 80 N JIHGEB GORILLA - -o-o--- gy2 or3 68 2 -1 0 -1 b fgk dkl fqs bcj 81 G TETLAMMER DOLPHIN - o-o-oo- ob1 br5 64 0 1 0 -1 b em nvx f ghu 82 T FIPBLOW LIZARD / --o--o- po4 pr2 70 -2 0 2 0 b cjt rt gx bis 83 T ZEBITONE CAMEL o ------o rb5 gk5 50 1 0 -1 0 b dk rt kpu qrv 84 T GIPON ZEBRA o o--o--o rg1 br3 19 0 -2 1 1 b o b dlq iks 85 G GHATLING ZEBRA o ooooo-- gr5 kg1 82 -2 1 1 0 b dko dlq - lnp 86 G BURNLEY ALLIGATOR o ---o--o rp1 yk1 83 0 2 -1 -1 b t opt anu lm 87 G OKFRAME ALLIGATOR o --oo--o kg4 yp3 22 0 -1 2 -1 b ftv buv lqv aqr 88 G PORASCHE ELEPHANT / oooo--o oy4 go1 77 1 -1 -1 1 b qu lvw bv ipt 89 T FRACTURE PORCUPINE o o--oo-- ok5 ry1 21 2 1 -1 -2 o elv bcp dit fvw 90 T RITHALIK WOLF - ----o-- gy4 pg5 84 -1 1 1 -1 b doq gtu cqv eov 91 C HOPALLOR JAGUAR - -ooo-o- or3 op2 73 -1 0 0 1 o hju brv ahu ejr 93 C KUNPOOM KANGAROO / ---oo-- gr4 ky3 23 1 2 -1 -2 b jnu qr el alw 94 T OMPUNTENCE ALLIGATOR o oo-o--- ky3 bp2 30 1 -2 0 1 b dw chm eop qv 95 G STAMIENNE LION - -ooo--- kp2 kp1 49 -1 1 -1 1 b dtx bjl fn bdi 96 T ANCMAN CAMEL o o----o- gy1 bg1 18 -2 1 0 1 o aow nsu kmu efs 97 G OOBKIRK ARMADILLO o ----oo- gr3 by5 44 1 -2 -1 2 b u akl gw lpw 98 G GOCFAVOUR CHEETAH o -oo---o rk6 go4 69 2 1 -2 -1 o bjr bgi eju bjx On Point Zero Games » Blog Archive » Acrostic Universe the authors blog they have an entry on Acrostics. If you do an acrostic on that blog you get the message CHEMICAL SYMBOLS MAKE A SORT ORDER Now if you look at the names on the cards and you take the 3rd and 4th letters from each one - these form 2 letter chemical symbols. for example YAHELLER gives HE = helium = 2nd element. RULITON = LI = Lithium = 3rd element. Ignore the elements with one letter like Hydrogen (H). This gives you a way of ordering the cards. Re-order the cards and the Top shield with the dots and dashes becomes a morse message: 38 42 57 N 09 11 25 WETS Its a latitude longitude pairing with the letters N and W included to spell it out. On google earth it leads to either the sea south of sardinia or lisbon (depending whether the west is positive or negative) and there the trail runs dry - probably needs other solutions to make sense. I expect this is one part of the puzzle solved (and the authors state 12-13 parts).  (As usual) i've written a program to thrash around with the transcription above and output the data into different orders. The rough idea is to use the ordering devices on the shields to re-order the cards and then extract messages from the letters or morse or something else. above are the coloured shields ordered numerical (by the number on the 4th shield). Hopefully more people will join the solution effort and we can get a sub-forum for this one. I've requested one but i think Cthree & Co may be on holiday? 
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Using a binary sort order from the second shield, orders the first shield as a morse longitude latitude pairing, this time in Burma or Veracruz,Mexico depending on the +/- of the latitude coordinate. Again North=N, West=WETS.
Interesting that two different sets of 6 digits are ordered from the same number of dots and dashes. The geographical locations, if matched to a city say, give enough wiggle room...
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Thanks for the post. I got the same answer as you, but as the author has deliberately separated the W from ETS in the Morse Code message, I'm guessing that there is a reason for this. Could be ETS = Earth Tracking System? Writerian
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Arranging the clans alphabetically orders the first shield into a morse longitude latitude pairing too. This time you'll land in Edinburgh. Writerian
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and ......
Ordering the characters and interpreting the shield 1 Morse will give you a latitude/longitude pairing which will land you in Ottawa, Canada. Writerian
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good stuff.
i'll try your suggestions tonight. so do you think all the puzzles are re-orderings to make morse long/lat pairings? i've been trying to get the right hand notches into an order but it hasn't worked yet. there are 84 squares, 84 triangles and 84 slits (including blanks) so looks like there might be enough information for 3 orderings here. or maybe combine left and right side shapes to make 3 orderings. eg. left and right squares, left and right triangles and left and right slits.
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ok, i can confirm Edinburgh & Ottawa.
Strange how the first 4 cities we've found anagram to LOVE! Perhaps the solution is a 12 letter word/phrase. Which may be guessable without all the parts as the author says. To win you'll need to explain each of the 12/13 steps including the harder puzzles. So if there are 12/13 parts and we have 4 the other 8/9 candidates are...6 notches + 2 coloured shields + final anagram? other things not used so far Military Rank, Card Colour, Gender, background colour, speed, combat, weapon, armour although those last 4 are used in the game. ----
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09-07-2009
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Hmm,
I've tried a few other arrangements without success. So I think we might have exhausted the simple rearranging scenarios. I seem to recall reading in the blog that they are looking for a single answer. The answer is more than one word, but not enough to fill a postcard. So yes, it could be that the answer to each puzzle is the co-ordinates of a place and then we have to work out what to do with that info once we've got it. Just re-read the FAQ where it says everything is important and the game got its name Quote:
The border is mystifying me at the moment too - will let you know if I make any progress with it. Writerian
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09-08-2009
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SteveMainPrize,
Hello, I'm enjoying your puzzle. Is there any chance you could post an image of the poster & leaflet used at the game convention? You mentioned they contained clues on your blog, and I won't be able to attend the conventions. Thanks Writerian, on the notches it seems that all the orange cards contain 12 notches - 3 per side, and only 8 of the blue cards do. Not sure what this means but it looks interesting. on the colored shields I've checked and both shields use exactly the same set of 84 unique combinations, but in a different order. If you order the cards like so shield 3: A B C D .... shield 4: B C D E .... then 73 form a loop. the others form four small loops, length 5,2,2,2 - these can be translated to morse and the most likely permutatations are the letters M A I L Unfortunately the 73 don't form morse as the letter breaks are off.
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