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<div>A few cards were part of limited print runs, were special promotions, or had errors or changes in printing. This page attempts to record them.<br />
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==Promotional Cards==<br />
===Group 333 cards===<br />
* Given out with [[Parcel Letter|Sente's Letter to the Cube Hunters]] by solving a puzzle in the [[22.04.05 Update]]. The parcel included several promotional cards with "Group 333" in the place of the silver scratch panel, some stickers, a tourist information packet, and a [[Leitmark]].<br />
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===2005 E3 cards===<br />
These were given out at the 2005 E3 conference, with one exception. Card #172 was not available in paper form, but was being shown in a film loop playing on a plasma television.<br />
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===NY Toy Fair===<br />
At the February 2006 New York Toy Fair, A number of cards were handed out at the [[Mind Candy]] booth. Most of them were simply Wave 1 or 2 cards. However, {{card|001|Dem Old Bones}} and {{card|004|Zoo Zanyism}} were previewed for the first time. Also of note is the fact that the cards were special limited prints with no scratch [http://www.thesiswritingservice.com/ thesis writing services] off code, only the text "NYC Toy Fair 2006 Gamezone, Stand #6160".<br />
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===Gold Card===<br />
*{{card|257|The Cube}}<br />
*The only (to date) Gold Card.<br />
*A limited run, only three hundred and thirty three of these cards exist (making them very expensive on ebay)<br />
*They do not have the silver scratch panel found on other puzzle cards<br />
*Card reverse features Mind Candy Design employees, Guest Puzzle Architects and Guest Artists<br />
*See: [[List of gold card holders]]<br />
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===2006 ComicCon Card (#P01)===<br />
*#P01 - Issue 0 - A Call From the Past - snowflake<br />
*Card reverse: "Solve the puzzle on the reverse of this card and go to booth #305 to claim your free pack of Perplex City cards."<br />
*Some have observed the answer is annoyingly simple, however the card was actually to be solved on the spot at the [[Mind Candy]] booth, so no additional tools or prior knowledge could be expected.<br />
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===Happy New Year - Unreleased Season 2, Wave 2 Card #234===<br />
*#234 - Happy New Year - Noughts and Crosses - 920 points<br />
*Guest puzzle architect Oliver Keers<br />
*Card states "Season 2 Wave 1", but it is not listed on the Mind Candy web site<br />
*Only 2 known in existence. One was [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=19362 bought by smartyman on ebay] and subsequently [http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/662.page sold to kie_yeo]. The second is owned by an undisclosed party.<br />
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==Select Misprints==<br />
===#251: The Thirteenth Labour===<br />
In the recent print run of cards, about wave 3 or 4, a batch of #251's which were entirely purple emerged.<br />
These new purple-silver hybrids now apropriately displaying the difficulty level of #251, that of "Purple + Silver = Well hard" were welcomed by new and old players alike, amusing and confusing respectivly, and probably at the same time too.<br />
Below we'll have some scans of the original #251 and the new and, in my opinion (which is the one that counts) improved!<br />
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[[Image:Misprint_all_purple_-251.png|Card #251 (13th Labour) with shiny purple edges]] [[Image:Thirteenthlabour.JPG|Regular copy of The Thirteenth Labour]]<br />
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==Print Changes==<br />
Several cards had minor changes, typically related to brightness or contrast, between print runs. The changes are not drastic enough to be considered "errors" exactly, but they are certainly visible changes.<br />
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===#083: Pawnbroking===<br />
[[Image:083-both.png|Pawnbroking, before and after]]<br />
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===#182: Transit===<br />
[[Image:Comparison-182.png|Transit, before and after]]<br />
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===#185: Spin Cycle===<br />
[[Image:Comparison-185.png|Spin Cycle, before and after]]<br />
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===#206: Mexid Massege===<br />
[[Image:Comparison-206.png|Mexid Massege, before and after]]<br />
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==Discontinued==<br />
The following cards are no longer being printed. UKver2.0 [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16297&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 discovered this] when he did not receive them as part of the [[Video Competition|PXC film contest]] prize.<br />
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===[[Riemann]]===<br />
[[Image:Riemann.png|Riemann]]<br />
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http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/1/238/<br />
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===Relativity===<br />
[[Image:Relativity.png|Relativity]]<br />
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http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/1/245/<br />
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==Card Backs==<br />
===Versions===<br />
The backs of the cards have gone through at least 2 versions. These two versions are not intrinsically unique in any way. They do, however, show some differences, as follows. Version 2....:<br />
*...is lighter in color. [[Sente]]'s face is less rosy.<br />
*...is zoomed out a bit wider from the instruction sheet, showing more of the surrounding decoration.<br />
*...uses the newer gradient Perplex City Logo<br />
*...is less fuzzy, and much easier to read.<br />
*...does not have the number to text for hints printed directly, but shows instead a web address to go to for texting hints. http://www.perplexcity.com/hints<br />
*...shows a different leaderboard sampling (instead of a list of Mind Candy employees, it shows a list of actual players, probably taken from live leaderboard sometime in early 2006)<br />
*...(most interestingly)'''has an ''actual'' picture of [[The Receda Cube]]!''' This was the first time the cube was seen anywhere. The same picture later became seen, a bit larger, and in more places (including the upper left corner of this wiki).<br />
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===Deviations===<br />
There have been, for various reasons, a number of cards which have been printed with alternate backs from what they otherwise would be. These are typically promotional runs of cards sent to players to be distributed in their neighborhood. When this is the case, the idea is to make the cards most useful to new players, with a full set of instructions on the backs of all cards, effectively making them very good sampler cards. So as a result, there is a relatively small number of cards which have been printed which do not have the standard ''Map Back'', but instead have the ''Common Rules Explanation'' back. They are:<br />
*Cards sent with [[Scarlett]]'s card distribution challenge:<br />
**{{card|089|Forever Foe}}<br />
**{{card|117|Band Name Etymology}}<br />
**{{card|120|Cube Tube}}<br />
*Cards sent as part of Mind Candy University Invasion:<br />
**{{card|039|4 Colour Theorem}} -- most unusual about this card is the fact that it actually has the standard ''Map Back'' one expects to see on Algebragraffiti. In effect, these two cards' backs have been swapped.<br />
**{{card|069|Algebragraffiti}}<br />
**{{card|080|Cruel And Unusual}}<br />
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{{CardCat}}</div>Trevor75https://perplexcitywiki.com/w/index.php?title=The_Receda_Cube&diff=20695The Receda Cube2010-12-29T20:18:39Z<p>Trevor75: </p>
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==General==<br />
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[[Image:Receda_Cube.jpg|center|A close-up of the Receda Cube, showing the markings on its side.]]<br />
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*'''Pronounced:''' /''reh-KAY-deh''/<br />
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*The Receda Cube is the main attraction at [[Perplex City Academy]] [[Museum]]<br />
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*An excellent primer on what the Cube is, and why it is so important, can be read at the Academy Website:<br />
:'''http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/cubehistory.html'''<br />
*Really, you should go the clever way and find that page yourself:<br />
:''http://www.perplexcity.com/walkthrough/index.qbuild''<br />
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==History==<br />
*It appears the cube was designed [http://www.thesiswritingservice.com/ thesis writing services] as a very top secret project by a team including [[Dr Kennard]], [[Dr Cook]], [[Anthony Granier]], [[Edwina Mountling]], and overseen by [[Vianne Adamek]]. ([[Hobbs_Island_Transcript#FRIDAY.2C_26-SEP-06|reference]])<br />
*It was "discovered" in the [[Catbite]] gorge in 7AC.<br />
**Some speculation suggests the cube was actually a weapon, as the "gorge" is more of a massive crater.<br />
**It does not appear as though anyone else in the city has made this connection.<br />
**And indeed, there was a [[War]] on. One of any number of causes could have created the crater.<br />
*[[Perplex City Academy]] was, at the time of 'discovery', a repository for any unusual or potentially dangerous articles discovered.<br />
*[[Perplex City]], having just come out of a state of [[War]], collectively was awed by its beauty, and beguiled by its appearance.<br />
*After deciding that the Cube was not immediately dangerous, Academy officials placed it on public display where it remained as an uninvestigated curiosity for over 30 years<br />
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==Physical Properties==<br />
*It is a metallic cube measuring 10cm on a side<br />
*It is of indeterminate mass, as weight measurements of the Cube have been known to fluctuate over time.<br />
*It will react with water, liquid mercury, and acetone.<br />
*One face bear markings, and it is still unknown within [[Perplex City]] whether the markings are original or later additions.<br />
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*As designed, it has a capacity for conscious decision making; Nothing one would call "thought", as such. It has intelligence, of a sort, but it can neither talk nor think. It needs a weak intelligence to govern the trillions of material processors inside it, but it has no capacity to disobey.<br />
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*In the modern era, detailed scientific analysis using a range of tools, including electron microscopy, MRI and TNI scans, as well as various metallurgical and spectrometric investigations, has provided limited information<br />
**[[Hesketh Zeller]] died spectacularly while researching its properties.<br />
**[[Susan Marchant]] intensively conducted early research on the Cube, and her descriptions proved eerily accurate once technology caught up over a hundred years later. In her later years she began to claim that it was a self-aware entity that could communicate directly with her senses.<br />
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*The people of [[Perplex City]] have determined that the Cube is not made of any known naturally occurring substance within their world.<br />
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*[[Monica Grand]] speculated that it was some form of weapon.<br />
**This was supported later by statements made by [[Miranda Katsoulis]], just before her death.<br />
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==Spiritual Signifigance==<br />
*The Cube is acknowledged as a beautiful artistic object in its own right.<br />
*The presence of the Cube is said to convey a sense of peace and harmony.<br />
*Many observers have reported a sense of tranquility overcome them when they are in the presence of the Cube, but researchers are undecided on whether this is an objective phenomenon or a cultural one, perhaps inspired by Perplexian Cube-focused spirituality.<br />
*A number of religious groups in [[Perplex City]] hold it in special reverence, including [[The Brotherhood of the Six]].<br />
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*The Cube was discovered following a period of turmoil and trauma for Perplex City;<br />
*The discovery of the Cube coincided with the onset of a peaceful era for the entire region which has continued through to today.<br />
*The city, then, has come to consider the Cube a talisman of this lasting peace.<br />
*Superstition holds that loss of the Cube will result in new peril and conflict for its people.<br />
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*After the Kiteway daughters' escaped in the [[Lancewood]] Labs revealed the cube was in fact a great weapon designed and built by the Academy, a heavy sense of despondency settled across the city.<br />
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==[[Cubism]]==<br />
:See main article: [[Cubism]]<br />
*Cubist Theology extends back through history for centuries.<br />
*A fundamental tenet is that cubes are works of man, and never to be found in nature.<br />
*The shape of a cube is representative of the struggle for civilisation to improve itself and provide for its people.<br />
*The Receda Cube, then, with its undeniably unusual physical properties, holds a special significance for the religious faithful in Perplex City, as a manifestation of the aspirations of mankind.<br />
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===According to [[The Brotherhood of the Six]]===<br />
''with some edits''<br />
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{{quote}}<br />
'''The Cube'''<br />
*Currently held without cause in the [[Perplex City Academy]] by those who do not venerate its ancient light.<br />
*It is an incarnation of the One True Cube, which is One with the Universe.<br />
*It is mentioned in the writings of the Holy [[Ealianos]] as one of the true forms of the Lord.<br />
*From time immemorial, the Cube has been a secret symbol of holiness among all worshippers.<br />
*It takes many forms including:<br />
**the four [[sacred pillars of Jagesh]] (which are doubled at festive times, symbolizing the creation of the cube from the square)<br />
**the square-walkers at the [[Temple of Barribant]], who walk a square, labyrinthical path.<br />
**the ancient monuments at [[Rhat-Mamar]], built with cube-shaped stones and the standing stones which were unearthed in our own [[Catbite]] Gorge<br />
**"Cube-shaped stones in a pattern of squares" ''(It is unclear what is meant here.)''<br />
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The Perplex City Cube itself has been worshipped by many societies and cults (although without the true writings of [[Gyvann]] this worship has been incomplete at best). Some of these names will be very familiar, although their link to the Cube has often been concealed: [[The Archers of Dawn]], [[the Quadrilists]], [[the Fire of the South]], [[the Third Power]], [[the Society of Elders]], [[the Tarsians]], [[the Kababah Clan]].<br />
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Those who wish to learn more about these ancient organisations should read Andrew Lencival's masterwork: '''The Third Power, the Archers and the City of Dawn: An investigation into the Power of the Perplex City Cube and those who have guarded it'''.<br />
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==The [[Theft]]==<br />
:See main article: [[Theft]]<br />
*Stolen 16-JAN-04 (267 AC), sometime before 2AM, during the fireworks display at the academy ball.<br />
*Security cameras and sensors were offline throughout the Ball<br />
*Thieves reprogrammed portions of the Academy's security systems, disabling three different forms of security without tripping warning alarms<br />
*Security personnel discovered the theft at 2am when security guard [[Fran Mendling]] failed to check in for her shift change<br />
*It is now known who stole the cube, and why.<br />
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'''Cube Returned Safely'''<br />
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The [[Academy]] has reported to the [[Sentinel]] that the Receda Cube has been safely returned to [[Perplex City]]. The Cube has already been transferred to the Academy [[Museum]], where it is expected to return to public display as soon as next week.<br />
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==Meaning of the word "Receda"==<br />
Receda has been speculated to mean a variety of things.<br />
*In Old English, Receda is the the plural of Reced, with the meaning "Houses", "Buildings", or "Halls".<br />
*It appears in the text ''Beowulf'', in the sentence "receda under roderum"<br />
*Due to the fact that Cubism focuses on building and construction spaces for mankind as a spiritual activity, this root has some potential.<br />
*References:<br />
**[http://www.sogang.ac.kr/~anthony/mesak/mes121/01.htm "Translating Beowulf"]<br />
**[http://higinio.gq.nu/part1.html "Old English Grammar"]<br />
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==References==<br />
* [[Perplex City Sentinel]]<br />
**several post theft articles {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/focus/recedacube/index.html}}<br />
**article, 08-FEB-07 "[[Receda Cube]] Found on Earth" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/receda_cube_loc.html}}<br />
**article, 09-FEB-07 "[[Council]] Speaks on [[Cube]], [[Third Power]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/council_speaks.html}}<br />
**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}}<br />
**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}}<br />
**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}}<br />
**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Academy]] Plans to Bring [[Receda Cube]] Home" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/academy_plans_t.html}}<br />
**more news in brief, 22-FEB-07 "Cube Returned Safely"<br />
**article, 23-FEB-07 "View from Earth: On the Journey" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/view_from_earth_57.html}}<br />
**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}}<br />
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* '''The Perplex City Academy''<br />
**http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/museum2.html#cube<br />
**http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/cubehistory.html<br />
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==Artists' Impressions of the Cube==<br />
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Image:ccube.jpg|''The Cube'' - By [[Tanner]]<br />
Image:Ccube2.jpg|''The Cube'' - By [[Tanner]]<br />
Image:55_1_b.jpg|eBay Auction Image<br />
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