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Puzzle Cards

2007-05-17T16:14:48Z

Mac 55: /* Season 1 card details */

==General==
Puzzle Cards first appeared in the [[Firebox Advert 28.04.05|Firebox advert]] and were soon followed by an appearance in the [[Parcels]] sent out. The cards have different colors, numbers and sets. The colors correspond to the difficulty and the rarity of the cards, ranging from red (easy and common) to silver (difficult and rare).

According to the "[[:Image:Sente_howto.jpg|Rules Card]]" you have to collect the cards and solve them to win [[Perplex Points]] at [http://www.Perplexcity.com www.perplexcity.com], making complete sets of four to win extra points. The cards may hold clues as to who is behind the [[Theft]], where the Receda cube is, who took it, and why.

While the idea of using puzzle cards to lead the way to a resolution might seem a bit sadistic to some, it is in fact perfectly in keeping with Perplexian culture. The game ''Clash'', which is extremely popular within the [[PCAG]], is in fact the root of using puzzle cards.

== Season 1 card details ==
{{Season1}}
Features of the Season 1 puzzle cards are described below.

Selected cards may be seen in the [[Selected Cards]] article. Please note, this wiki will not be hosting all cards, but rather just those which fall into certain categories. See the Card Catalog at http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com for a comprehensive listing of all cards with much meta data.

===Large ghosted letters===
:''See main article: [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Playing_Cards_and_Large_Letters]]''
*On cards with prime numbers, large faint letters appear in the corners
*Playing card symbols appear on these cards as well, as a means to organize the letters.
*The letters seem to spell out a message when collected and assembled.
*It seems to say: '''I stole [[the Cube]]. Help me. Combed Thunderclap.'''

===Strange Symbols===
:''See main article: [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information]]''
*Wave 4 of season 1 introduced unusual shapes on some cards.
*No pattern is readily apparent.

===Strings of numbers===
:''See main article: [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information]]''
*Wave 4 of season 1 introduced strings of numbers on some cards.
*No pattern is readily apparent.

===Unsolved cards===
3 Cards in particular have discussions and information hosted here. They are exceptionally difficult to solve.
*{{Card|238|Riemann}} '''See [[Riemann]]'''
*{{Card|243|Shuffled}} '''See [[Shuffled]]'''
*{{Card|251|The Thirteenth Labour}} '''See [[The Thirteenth Labour]]'''
*{{Card|255|Billion to One}} '''See [[Billion to One]]'''

===Misprints and Rarities===
A few cards were part of limited print runs, were special promotions, or had errors or changes in printing. For the details, check out [[Misprints and Rarities]].

===See Also===
*[[Puzzle Card List]] -- Lists principal card features
*[[Card Designers List]] -- Lists cards by designer
*[[Avast! Pirates!]] -- It would seem certain members of the [[CRT]], especially [[Kurt]], are fond of pirates.

==Card sellers==
The initial card sellers, according to [[Parcel Letter]] was a bit short. This list has since expanded greatly. Online retailers include:
*[http://www.firebox.com/perplexcity Firebox]
*[http://search.insound.com/search/artist.jsp?artist=INS31358 InSound]
*[http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/games/82f9/ ThinkGeek]

==PerplexCity magazine spreads==
The Telegraph has started publishing monthly spreads featuring a number of perplexian puzzles, and some previews of up-coming cards. The collected assembly can be seen here:

<gallery>
Image:Telegraph 1.png
Image:Telegraph 2.png
</gallery>

In June 2006, a new magazine in London - ''Penny'' - started printing puzzling spreads. Only one has been produced so far.

<gallery>
Image:Penny_1.jpg
</gallery>

==Card Waves and Seasons==
The Perplex City Puzzle Cards are being released in waves. This is partly for storytelling purposes, and partly for financial reasons. 4 waves of cards were released in Season 1. It is unknown how many seasons there will be. Some rumors have suggested at least 3 seasons, but that is wild speculation on the parts of everyone involved. At this time, it is not known what will happen to everyone's puzzle points and achievements at the end of season 1. In a strictly meta-game sense, Season 1 will end when the Receda Cube is found. Season 2 will involve something else entirely.

{{CardCat}}

Violet Kiteway

2007-05-17T16:11:53Z

Mac 55:

{{Infobox Perplexian
|name=Violet Kiteway
|image=[[Image:Violet-larger.jpg]]
|age=27
|date_of_birth=September 9th
|futures_sign=Dragon
|occupation=Librarian, poker player
|associations=[[Conclave|The Conclave]], [[Perplex City Historical Society|Historical Society]]
|email=violet'''SPLAT'''quirkyacuity.com violet'''SPLAT'''violetunderground.com
|website=http://www.quirkyacuity.com http://www.violetunderground.com/
}}

==General==
*27 years old.
*Birthday is September 9th ([[Futures#The_Dragon|Dragon]]).
*Accepted into the [[Perplex City Academy|Academy]] but declined to attend.
*Works at the [[Perplex City Academy|Academy]] [[Library]].
*Loves playing poker.
*Member of the [[Perplex City Historical Society]].
*Apparent Member of [[The Archers of Dawn]]
*Infiltrated the [[Reconstructionists]] compound.
*Nominal editor of the Book [[Tales from Earth]], published by [[Seaside Press]].
*Address:
: Apartment 507
: [[Caesar Building]]
: [[Mobius Approach]]
: [[Perplex City]]
*Temporarily living at (whilst under police protection):
:[[West Caldera Street]]
:[[Old Town]]
:[[Perplex City]]

==Cube Theft==
*Stole [[the Cube]], and posted cryptic messages as [[Combed Thunderclap]].
*Her reasoning was this: [[The Third Power]] is a very dangerous group, and if they wanted the cube it was almost certainly for nefarious purposes.
*Therefore, with [[Kurt]]'s help, she snuck into the [[Museum]] by way of the [[Catacombs]], and the moment she touched it, she vanished!
*Appearing suddenly on Earth, she was supplied with a taxi, hotel accommodations, a coat ... and a shovel.
[[Image:Violet note.jpg|thumb]]
*She left a note at the Cube hiding place, pointing to [http://quirkyacuity.com/sabrelacunaflamingo/ a message].
*Because of Kurt & Violet's bravery in foiling [[The Third Power]], the [[City Council]] has elected to award them the highly prestigious [[Silver Solve]].

==Friends and family==
* Father: [[Sente Kiteway]]
* Younger Sister: [[Scarlett Kiteway]]
* Mother: [[Lily Kiteway]], appears to have passed away quite a long time ago.
* Uncle & Aunt: [[Sanjean Adamek]] & [[Annaliese Adamek]]
*Connected to [[Kurt McAllister]]
*Friends with [[Arman]]
*Friends with Lyssa, possibly [[Lyssa Ling]]
*Former boss: [[Isaac Cymbalisty]]

==References==
*The Scarlett Kite, [[Scarlett]]'s bog
*The Path of Least Time, [[Kurt]]'s blog

*Puzzle Cards
*{{Card|022|Cold Fission}}
*{{Card|027|Bar None}}
*{{Card|143|Pocket Rockets}}
*{{Card|145|The Red Ace}}

*The Perplex City Sentinel
**article, 05-DEC-05 "[[Seaside Press|Seaside]] Announces Plan to Release [[Tales From Earth|Earth Anthology]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/12/seaside_announc.html}}
**article, 13-MAR-06, "[[Tales from Earth|Earth Anthology]] Sells Well Despite Cool Critical Reception" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/03/earth_anthology.html}}
**article, 09-FEB-07 "''[[Sentinel]] Exclusive'': [[Iona Rodie|Iona]] Interviews... [[Violet Kiteway]]: "I Stole the Cube"" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/violet_kiteway.html}}
**article, 13-FEB-07 "''[[Sentinel]] Exclusive'': [[Iona Rodie|Iona]] Interviews... [[Violet Kiteway]]: "I Was Wrong"" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/sentinel_exclus.html}}
**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Violet|Pair]] [[Kurt|to]] Receive [[Leitmark|Award]] for Foiling [[Third Power]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/pair_to_receive_1.html}}
**article, 23-FEB-07 "View from Earth: On the Journey" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/view_from_earth_57.html}}
**article, 23-FEB-07 "All the Earth Deserves the Thanks of All of [[Perplex City]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/all_the_earth_d.html}}

*[[Perplex City Police Department]] - [[Isaac Cymbalisty]] case file - [http://www.perplexcitypolice.com/pd269volintranet/case_file.php?cid=PXC978C675&section=witness witness statements]

==Images==
<gallery>
Image:violet.jpg|older picture on her blog
Image:088.jpg|Puzzle card #85 or #88, "Sweet Dreams"
Image:027.jpg|Puzzle card #27, "Bar None"
Image:Violet kiteway.jpg|Violet, bright eyed (notice [[the Archers of Dawn]] button)
Image:Violet kiteway2.jpg|In a business suit. For isca.
</gallery>

==Autoresponder==
{{quote}}
Thanks for your email. I would reply to it, honestly, only I can't right now because I'm probably out working in the [[library]].

Or playing poker. 
Or drowning my sorrows after losing big. 
Or celebrating after winning big. 
Or investigating some part of the city I haven't seen before. 
Or taking in a show. 
Or working on a puzzle. 
Or finally mastering the art of omelette-making. 
Or digging up bits of stone in [[Catbite]] and getting overexcited about their significance. 
Or windsurfing in the bay. 
Or buying shoes. 
Or reading a novel. 
Or having a picnic in the park. 
Or trying to get back that great pair of boots my [[Scarlett Kiteway|sister]] "borrowed" six months ago. 
Or finding new words to share. 
Or feeding my fish. 
Or hiking. 
Or giving unfortunate interviews and getting into trouble with my dad. 
Or planting trees on public property. 
Or confusing the person next to me. 
Or making a triangular table. 
Or taking a train out to the plains. 
Or eating at [[Conundra]]. 
Or writing autoreply for my email. 
|}

[[Category:Mobius Strip]]

Cassia Temple

2007-05-17T16:04:49Z

Mac 55: /* General */

{{Season2}}
{{Infobox Perplexian
|name=Cassia Temple
|image=
|date_of_birth=
|futures_sign=
|occupation=Puzzle Scribe
|religion=
|associations=[[Puzzle cards]], [[Academy]]
|email=
|website=
}}

==General==
*A newly arrived Academy puzzle scribe.
*Mentioned on Violet Underground in May 9 update.
*Referred to in the Academy's recent Sentinel [[Advertisements|advert]].

*She may have been employed in the setting of puzzle cards as a kind of replacement for [[Caine]] or [[Anna]].
*She used to work at Apolyton and provided violet with plans for the neural override device

==Cards Designed==
''Needs to be assessed...''

Links list

2007-05-17T15:58:40Z

Mac 55: /* Blogs and personal spaces */

This is a listing of websites and pages made and maintained by people '''living in Perplex City'''. See [[Site services]] for links to sites of people and services which are on earth. Yes, there is some duplication between season one and season two. As the season stretches onward, we expect the differences will increase.

==SEASON TWO==
{{Season2}}

=== Cardinal Sites ===
{| cellpadding=10

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.apolytoninstitute.com/
| [[Apolyton Institute]] is a highly secretive R&D organization, and something of a rival to the academy.

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.cognivia.com/
| [[Cognivia]], manufacturers of [[Ceretin]]

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.mindcandydesign.com
| [[Mind Candy]], Perplex City's Earth Contact

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.perplexcity.com 
http://www.welovepuzzles.com/
| Redesigned yet again, for Season 2!

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.perplexcitypost.com/
| The [[Post]]; For all your parcel delivery needs

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com
| The [[Perplex City Sentinel]]

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.perplexcitystories.com/
| A million stories yet to be told!

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.silburngriggsmining.com/
| [[Silburn-Griggs]] Mining Company -- almost certainly not to be trusted!

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.whipsmartice.com
| [[Whipsmart]], Perplex City's best Ice Cream Shoppe. ''(Warning: infectious music!)''
|}

===Blogs and personal spaces===
{| cellpadding=10

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.violetunderground.com/
| [[Violet Kiteway]]'s blog. She's so cool.

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.thescarlettkite.com
| [[Scarlett Kiteway]]'s blog. Eight miles high.

|}

===Sub-sites===
{| cellpadding=10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.perplexcitypost.com/secure/ext/demo14
| The [[Post]]'s delivery system test site

|}

===[[Frozen Indigo Angel]]===
{| cellpadding=10
|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.silburngriggsmining.com/projectfia/
| [[Frozen Indigo Angel]] coordination page, with notes by [[Cyrus Quinton]]

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://pauldenchfield.typepad.com/
| [[Paul Denchfield]]'s Blog

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0A7BC4F75836EB76
| [[Paul Denchfield]]'s YouTube

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://flickr.com/photos/pauldenchfield/
| [[Paul Denchfield]]'s Flickr

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://twitter.com/pauldenchfield
| [[Paul Denchfield]]'s Twitter

|}



==SEASON ONE==
{{Season1}}

=== Cardinal Sites ===
{| cellpadding=10

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.ascendancypoint.com
| The [[Ascendancy Point]]'s Home page

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.brotherhoodofthesix.com/
| [[The Brotherhood of the Six]]; [[Cubism]] cult. ''(Warning: website may lead to seizures!)''

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.cheapceretin.com/
| Cheap [[Ceretin]] - illicit drug seller

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.cognivia.com/
| [[Cognivia]], manufacturers of [[Ceretin]]

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.heshrecords.com/
| [[Hesh Records]], produces [[Viard]], [[Roll For Damage]]

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.mindcandydesign.com
| [[Mind Candy]], Perplex City's Earth Contact ''(aka: The PMs)''

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.opendesignagency.com
| [[Open Design]], webdesigners for many of the sites in Perplex City

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.perplexcity.com
| Previously, this site hosted a pre-game introduction. See [[perplexcity.com]] for more on this. The original page has changed quite a bit, but site mirrors can be found. Presently this site is geared to run the Leaderboard of [[Puzzle Cards]].

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.perplexcityacademy.com
| The [[Perplex City Academy]]

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.perplexcityacademygames.com
| The [[Perplex City Academy Games]]

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://perplexcitybankingcorporation.com/
| [[PCBC]] - Perplex City Banking Corporation

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.perplexcitypolice.com/
| [[PCBC]] - Perplex City Police

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com
| The [[Perplex City Sentinel]]

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.perplexcityrail.com/
| [[Perplex City Rail System]] homepage.

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.perplexcitysubway.com
| The [[Perplex City Subway]] (with references to the London Underground system)

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://polygonparkmarathon.com/
| [[Polygon Park]] Marathon site. a (non searchable) database of past winners.

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.seaside-press.com/
| [[Seaside Press]], a local publishing house.

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.silburn-griggs.com/
| Silburn-Griggs Mining Campaign

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.whipsmartice.com
| Perplex City's best Ice Cream Shoppe. ''(Warning: infectious music!)''
|}

===Blogs and personal spaces===
{| cellpadding=10

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://wayback.perplexcitystories.com/?url=www.perplexcitybankingcorporation.com/advisor/&season=1
| [[Monica Grand]], The Advisor, Point of Contact

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://wayback.perplexcitystories.com/?url=www.perplexcityacademy.com/ah328451/&season=1
| [[Anna Heath]]'s personal site, at the academy.

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://wayback.perplexcitystories.com/?url=www.perplexcityacademy.com/om357159/&season=1
| [[Oistin Meade]]'s personal project: a set of surveys for the people of Earth.

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.quirkyacuity.com
| [[Violet Kiteway]]'s blog. She's so cool.

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.salkfamily.com
| Homepage of [[Sylvia Salk]]; Memorial to [[Pietro Salk]]

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.theoozezone.com/
| [[Caine Johansson]]'s blog. Rock On, Bulldog.

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.thepathofleasttime.com/
| [[Kurt McAllister]]'s (slightly contraband) blog

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.thescarlettkite.com
| [[Scarlett Kiteway]]'s blog. Eight miles high.

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.myspace.com/thescarlettcode
| [[Scarlett Kiteway|Scarletts]]'s MySpace. Puzzles and prizes!

|}

===Sub-sites===
{| cellpadding=10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/libermemoriarum
| [[Aiko]]'s memorial to [[Anna Heath]]

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel
| An unusual flash animation by parties unnamed. ''Watch this space!''

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.ascendancypoint.com/eclipsesecurity
| [[Eclipse Security]], User:Password - theadvisor:thelimelife

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.ascendancypoint.com/comprendofinance/74419038751-4593855/
| [[Comprendo]] Finance, User:Password - theadvisor:rudon

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.ascendancypoint.com/comprendofinance/74484039942-0770955/
| [[Comprendo]] Finance, User:Password - thesentinel:public_access

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.hesh-intranet.com/
http://www.hesh-intranet.com/heshencrypted/board.php
| [[Hesh Records]] security access point - '''Password:''' ''Mixolydian'' - Mixolydian (G) is the musical mode between Lydian (F) and Aeolian (A), you see.

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.therecedaapproach.com/remembrance
| [[3PGroupwareManager]], [[The Third Power]] Groupware Manager

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.thescarlettkite.com/scarlettsstory/
| [[Scarlett Kiteway]]'s journey into the heart of darkness.
|}

===[[The Receda Trail]]===
{| cellpadding=10

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.therecedaapproach.com
| A band never organized

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.therecedasign.com
| A movie never made

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.recedaschoolofmusic.com
| A school never attended

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.re-cedasrevenge.com
| A game never produced

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.recedaresorts.com
| A vacation never taken

|- bgcolor="#f0f0ff"
| http://www.weneedtofindthem.com/
| Bah! Lies!!!

|- bgcolor="#e5e5f5"
| http://www.realreceda.com/
| The San Franscisco Connection
|}

Unsolved mysteries

2007-05-17T15:48:29Z

Mac 55: /* Current Hot Topics */

This page contains a list of all our "known unknowns" - questions that we don't yet have answers to.

==Current Hot Topics==
''Watch this space''!
*What's V doing at Radio One's Big Weekend? We need to stop him using the naural override and turning 30,000 people into walking puppets.

==Unsolved Puzzle Cards==
The Four:

*'''[[Riemann]]''' ({{Card|238|Reimann}})- It's not really meant to be solved.

*'''[[Shuffled]]''' ({{Card|243|Shuffled}}) - Once the method is discovered, it'll be easy...

*'''[[The Thirteenth Labour]]''' ({{Card|251|The Thirteenth Labour}}) - Come join the concerted effort to solve this puzzle, download the client and follow progress at the [http://www.13thlabour.tk Assault on 13th Labour] site.

*'''[[Billion to One]]''' ({{Card|256|Billion to One}}) - A person must be located by just a photo; the card is meant to test the "six degrees of separation" concept by having us send emails around the world. Websites dedicated to the card are [http://www.billion2one.org/ billion2one], [http://haveyouseenhim.info/ haveyouseenhim], and [http://www.findsatoshi.com/ findsatoshi].

==Older Mysteries to ponder==

* Who created the [[Djinn]] virus? This was a virus that destroyed or accessed data on people's [[keys]], and was transmitted key-to-key. It was created by someone who accessed insider information at the [[Centrifuge]] labs - a company that manufactures keys. The answer to this question is also the answer to the silver [[Shuffled]] card.

* Do the [[Public Unrest|symbols and references to Anarchists]] made by the vandals [[Malcolm and Spencer Kaplan]] mean anything important?

* Who, and where, is [[Cyrus Quinton]]? He was the operational mastermind of the Cube Theft Team (codename: V) who disappeared once he had murdered [[Monica Grand]]. V's DNA records are not on the city databases, according to police leiutenant [[Helena Frye]], which means he is either from outside the city, or has been able to hack into their records. Kurt can't find the name Cyrus Quinton on any databases either.

* Who was above [[V]] in the chain of command? We know he has a Bigger Boss, possibly representative of an even bigger Conspiracy. Who are these people?