Firebox 100 Letters - Revision history

Scott at 19:48, 13 March 2007

2007-03-13T19:48:25Z

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			{{Season1}}

	==General==		==General==
	On August 2, Sente Kiteway sent out an email saying that the first 100 people to order Perplex City cards after the email was sent out would receive "a little something extra" with their order. This turned out to be a copy of card #089, signed by Sente and the Mind Candy team, with a number or letter below the card points number and (#)/100 in the lower right corner of the card.		On August 2, Sente Kiteway sent out an email saying that the first 100 people to order Perplex City cards after the email was sent out would receive "a little something extra" with their order. This turned out to be a copy of card #089, signed by Sente and the Mind Candy team, with a number or letter below the card points number and (#)/100 in the lower right corner of the card.

Scott at 07:19, 21 March 2006

2006-03-21T07:19:54Z

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	==02-AUG-05 Email from Sente==		==02-AUG-05 Email from Sente==
	{\| border="0" cellpadding="10" width="70%" style="border: 2px solid #ddddff;~~" bgcolor="~~#f3f3ff"		{\| border="0" cellpadding="10" width="70%" style="border: 2px solid #ddddff; background: #f3f3ff"
	\|Hello,		\| Hello,

	It has been some time since I last contacted you. I’d like to thank you for your patience - as you can imagine, there has been a great deal going on in Perplex City over the past months.		It has been some time since I last contacted you. I’d like to thank you for your patience - as you can imagine, there has been a great deal going on in Perplex City over the past months.

Daffy889: /* Possible Solutions */ fixed copy/paste error... hopefully the last time

2006-01-29T18:54:05Z

Possible Solutions: fixed copy/paste error... hopefully the last time

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	<tt>		<tt>
	~~243918765786543129951726438572386491618492375349175862857624139964831257213597684~~		243786951918543726765129438572618349386492175491375862857964213624831597139257684

	~~243918765786543921951726438527386491618492375349175862674852139859134267213697584~~		243786951918543726765921438527618349386492175491375862674859213852134697139267584

	~~243918765786543129951762438572386491618492375349175826857624139964831257213597684~~		243786951918543762765129438572618349386492175491375826857964213624831597139257684

	~~243918765786543921951762438527386491618492375349175826674852139859134267213697584~~		243786951918543762765921438527618349386492175491375826674859213852134697139267584

	~~243968715786541923951732468527386491618492375349175826674852139859134267213697584~~		243786951968541732715923468527618349386492175491375826674859213852134697139267584
	</tt>		</tt>

Daffy889: added more Possible solutions... blame peer for telling me there were only 2

2006-01-29T18:34:05Z

added more Possible solutions... blame peer for telling me there were only 2

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	This string of mostly numbers and some letters has turned out to be a Sudoku grid, hence we are able to fill in ~~most~~ of the missing gaps in the numbers by solving the grid. It is not known whether the completed grid still contains a deeper message of some sort.		This string of mostly numbers and some letters has turned out to be a Sudoku grid, hence we are able to fill in many of the missing gaps in the numbers by solving the grid. It is not known whether the completed grid still contains a deeper message of some sort.

	==References==		==References==
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	==Possible Solutions==		==Possible Solutions==

	We are now left with only ~~two~~ possible solutions for the Sudoku grid~~. The only difference between them is the reversal of the 2 and the 6 in columns 8 and 9 (see below).~~		We are now left with only five possible solutions for the Sudoku grid:

			<tt>
			243918765786543129951726438572386491618492375349175862857624139964831257213597684

	~~<tt>243786951918543726765921438527618349386492175491375862674859213852134697139267584</tt>~~		243918765786543921951726438527386491618492375349175862674852139859134267213697584

	~~\| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9~~		243918765786543129951762438572386491618492375349175826857624139964831257213597684
	~~--+----------------------------~~
	~~A \| 2 4 3 7 8 6 9 5 1~~
	~~B \| 9 1 8 5 4 3 7 <span style="color:blue;">'''2'''</span> <span style="color:red;">'''6'''</span>~~
	~~C \| 7 6 5 9 2 1 4 3 8~~
	~~D \| 5 2 7 6 1 8 3 4 9~~
	~~E \| 3 8 6 4 9 2 1 7 5~~
	~~F \| 4 9 1 3 7 5 8 <span style="color:red;">'''6'''</span> <span style="color:blue;">'''2'''</span>~~
	~~G \| 6 7 4 8 5 9 2 1 3~~
	~~H \| 8 5 2 1 3 4 6 9 7~~
	~~I \| 1 3 9 2 6 7 5 8 4~~

	~~<tt>243786951918543762765921438527618349386492175491375826674859213852134697139267584</tt>~~		243918765786543921951762438527386491618492375349175826674852139859134267213697584

	~~\| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9~~		243968715786541923951732468527386491618492375349175826674852139859134267213697584
	~~--+----------------------------~~		</tt>
	~~A \| 2 4 3 7 8 6 9 5 1~~
	~~B \| 9 1 8 5 4 3 7 <span style="color:red;">'''6'''</span> <span style="color:blue;">'''2'''~~</~~span~~>		==Graphical Solution Board==
	~~C \| 7 6 5 9 2 1 4 3 8~~
	~~D \| 5 2 7 6 1 8 3 4 9~~		[[Image:Pxcsudoku.png]]
	~~E \| 3 8 6 4 9 2 1 7 5~~
	~~F \| 4 9 1 3 7 5 8 <span style~~=~~"color:blue;">'''2'''</span> <span style~~=~~"color:red;">'''6'''</span>~~
	~~G \| 6 7 4 8 5 9 2 1 3~~
	~~H \| 8 5 2 1 3 4 6 9 7~~
	~~I \| 1 3 9 2 6 7 5 8 4~~

Daffy889: added Possible Solutions

2006-01-29T17:29:11Z

added Possible Solutions

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	On August 2, Sente Kiteway sent out an email saying that the first 100 people to order Perplex City cards after the email was sent out would receive "a little something extra" with their order. This turned out to be a copy of card #089, signed by Sente and the Mind Candy team, with a number or letter below the card points number and (#)/100 in the lower right corner of the card.		On August 2, Sente Kiteway sent out an email saying that the first 100 people to order Perplex City cards after the email was sent out would receive "a little something extra" with their order. This turned out to be a copy of card #089, signed by Sente and the Mind Candy team, with a number or letter below the card points number and (#)/100 in the lower right corner of the card.


			This string of mostly numbers and some letters has turned out to be a Sudoku grid, hence we are able to fill in most of the missing gaps in the numbers by solving the grid. It is not known whether the completed grid still contains a deeper message of some sort.

	==References==		==References==
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	crobin: 100=Z		crobin: 100=Z

	<tt>		<tt>24..869....8.4.7..7.5...4..5....8..93..4.2..54..37..........21.....3....1..2.7.8.SUD0.....EP.TR.CK.Z</tt>

			==Possible Solutions==

			We are now left with only two possible solutions for the Sudoku grid. The only difference between them is the reversal of the 2 and the 6 in columns 8 and 9 (see below).


	~~24..869....8.4.7..7.5...4..5....8..93..4.2..54..37..........21.....3....1..2.7.8.SUD0.....EP.TR.CK.Z~~		<tt>243786951918543726765921438527618349386492175491375862674859213852134697139267584</tt>

	~~2437869519.~~8.4.7..7.5.2.4~~.85...1834938.~~4~~.21754.137.~~8~~........21.....3..~~9.1..2.7.8.		\| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
	~~(implied by sudoku board)~~		--+----------------------------
	~~</tt>~~		A \| 2 4 3 7 8 6 9 5 1
			B \| 9 1 8 5 4 3 7 <span style="color:blue;">'''2'''</span> <span style="color:red;">'''6'''</span>
			C \| 7 6 5 9 2 1 4 3 8
			D \| 5 2 7 6 1 8 3 4 9
			E \| 3 8 6 4 9 2 1 7 5
			F \| 4 9 1 3 7 5 8 <span style="color:red;">'''6'''</span> <span style="color:blue;">'''2'''</span>
			G \| 6 7 4 8 5 9 2 1 3
			H \| 8 5 2 1 3 4 6 9 7
			I \| 1 3 9 2 6 7 5 8 4

	~~==Graphical Solution Board==~~		<tt>243786951918543762765921438527618349386492175491375826674859213852134697139267584</tt>

	~~[[Image~~:~~Pxcsudoku.png]]~~		\| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
			--+----------------------------
			A \| 2 4 3 7 8 6 9 5 1
			B \| 9 1 8 5 4 3 7 <span style="color:red;">'''6'''</span> <span style="color:blue;">'''2'''</span>
			C \| 7 6 5 9 2 1 4 3 8
			D \| 5 2 7 6 1 8 3 4 9
			E \| 3 8 6 4 9 2 1 7 5
			F \| 4 9 1 3 7 5 8 <span style="color:blue;">'''2'''</span> <span style="color:red;">'''6'''</span>
			G \| 6 7 4 8 5 9 2 1 3
			H \| 8 5 2 1 3 4 6 9 7
			I \| 1 3 9 2 6 7 5 8 4

Daffy889 at 16:14, 29 January 2006

2006-01-29T16:14:43Z

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	juno8888: 23=2		juno8888: 23=2
	SheRa: 25=4		SheRa: 25=4
			ManiacFive: 28=5
	Ken Brett: 33=8 ?? [http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1082 From firebox video]		Ken Brett: 33=8 ?? [http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1082 From firebox video]
	SpaceBass: 36=9		SpaceBass: 36=9
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	<tt>		<tt>

	24..869....8.4.7..7.5...4.......8..93..4.2..54..37..........21.....3....1..2.7.8.SUD0.....EP.TR.CK.Z		24..869....8.4.7..7.5...4..5....8..93..4.2..54..37..........21.....3....1..2.7.8.SUD0.....EP.TR.CK.Z

	2437869519.8.4.7..7.5.2.4.8....1834938.4.21754.137.8........21.....3..9.1..2.7.8.		2437869519.8.4.7..7.5.2.4.85...1834938.4.21754.137.8........21.....3..9.1..2.7.8.
	(implied by sudoku board)		(implied by sudoku board)
	~~</tt>~~

	~~With current data, the 8 possible solutions are:~~

	~~<tt>~~
	~~243786951918543726765129438572618349386492175491375862857964213624831597139257684~~
	~~243786951918543726765921438527618349386492175491375862674859213852134697139267584~~
	~~243786951918543762765129438572618349386492175491375826857964213624831597139257684~~
	~~243786951918543762765921438527618349386492175491375826674859213852134697139267584~~
	~~243786951968145732715923468627518349389462175451379826536894217872631594194257683~~
	~~243786951968145732715923468672518349389462175451379826536894217827631594194257683~~
	~~243786951968145732715923468672518349389462175451379826897654213524831697136297584~~
	~~243786951968541732715923468527618349386492175491375826674859213852134697139267584~~
	</tt>		</tt>

Kobeyu: /* Letters in Message */

2005-11-29T11:49:48Z

Letters in Message

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	With current data, the 8 possible solutions are:		With current data, the 8 possible solutions are:

	<tt>		<tt>
	243786951918543726765129438572618349386492175491375862857964213624831597139257684		243786951918543726765129438572618349386492175491375862857964213624831597139257684

Kobeyu: /* Letters in Message */

2005-11-29T11:49:24Z

Letters in Message

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 2437869519.8.4.7..7.5.2.4.8....1834938.4.21754.137.8........21.....3..9.1..2.7.8.
 (implied by sudoku board)
 </tt>

SteveC: /* Letters in Message */

2005-11-29T11:37:17Z

Letters in Message

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	24..869....8.4.7..7.5...4.......8..93..4.2..54..37..........21.....3....1..2.7.8.SUD0.....EP.TR.CK.Z		24..869....8.4.7..7.5...4.......8..93..4.2..54..37..........21.....3....1..2.7.8.SUD0.....EP.TR.CK.Z

	~~243786951.~~.8.4.7..7.5.2.4.8....~~183493.~~.4.~~2.754..37~~..........21.....3..9.1..2.7.8.(implied by sudoku board)		2437869519.8.4.7..7.5.2.4.8....1834938.4.21754.137.8........21.....3..9.1..2.7.8.
			(implied by sudoku board)
	</tt>		</tt>

Buzman: /* Letters in Message */

2005-11-06T00:51:21Z

Letters in Message

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	24..869....8.4.7..7.5...4.......8..93..4.2..54..37..........21.....3....1..2.7.8.SUD0.....EP.TR.CK.Z		24..869....8.4.7..7.5...4.......8..93..4.2..54..37..........21.....3....1..2.7.8.SUD0.....EP.TR.CK.Z

	~~24.78695.~~..8.4.7..7.5.2.4.8....~~.83493~~..4.2.754..37..........21.....3....1..2.7.8.(implied by sudoku board)		243786951..8.4.7..7.5.2.4.8....183493..4.2.754..37..........21.....3..9.1..2.7.8.(implied by sudoku board)
	</tt>		</tt>