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== General ==
== General ==
Some of the [[Puzzle Cards]] have faint playing card symbols, risk soldiers, dice, number strings, and obscure shapes on them.


Some of the [[Puzzle Cards]] have playing card symbols, risk soldiers, dice, number strings, and obscure shapes on them. Each prime number card has a playing card symbol and part of a letter on it. Other cards have hidden text written in special ink.


==Playing Cards and Large Letters==
We believe that [[Combed Thunderclap]] has put this data on the cards to help us find the Cube.   
Each card with a playing symbol also has part of a letter faintly printed over the card in a slab-serif font, and it's anticipated that arranging all the playing symbol cards in order will eventually depict the whole message. All symbols appear on cards with prime numbers.  54 Prime numbers under 256 are as follows:


2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47 53 59 61 67 71 73 79 83 89 97 101 103 107 109 113 127 131 137 139 149 151 157 163 167 173 179 181 191 193 197 199 211 223 227 229 233 239 241 251
The first meta puzzle solved, the Prime Number puzzle consisting of card symbols and letters, gave us the message 'I STOLE THE CUBE. HELP ME. COMBED THUNDERCLAP.' 


The second meta Puzzle solved, found in hidden text written on yellow letters on the Wave 4 card{{Card|223|Secret Location}} says "Five fingers point:half the world; realm; region; feature; last mystery." (Note all punctuation is added.)


=== Chart of cards with letters ===
The details of the solutions to these puzzles follows.


Note the groupings of playing card symbols goes Club-Diamond-Heart-Spade, from Ace to 2 (ace high), forming 13 sets of 3 letters.
We have several more puzzles to solve.


[[Image:Letters-on-the-cards-thumb.jpg|right]]
== Prime Number Cards: Playing Cards and Large Letters==
Each card with a playing symbol also has part of a letter faintly printed over the card in a slab-serif font, and it's anticipated that arranging all the playing symbol cards in order will eventually depict the whole message. All symbols appear on cards with prime numbers. 54 Prime numbers under 256 are as follows:


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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=109 109]
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=089 089]
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=003 003]
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=005 005]
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=007 007]
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This appears to be correct, tho pieces are missing, and it doesnt make an awful lot of sense at the moment.
:''See: '''[[List of Playing Cards]]''' for a plain list.''


:'''/IST/OLE/THE/CUB/EHE/LPM/ECO/MBE/DTH/UND/ERC/LAP/.../'''
When oriented appropriately, these produce a text message on the corners of the cards. Full Details can be found on the [[Prime Number Message]] page.


The apparent message reads:
This message along with other hints lead us to [http://perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel/ Library of Babel subdirectory].  [[Combed Thunderclap]] has used that site to communicate with us in a few flash updates.
:'''I stole [[the Cube]].  Help me. Combed Thunderclap.'''


=== Cards which are part of this collection ===
== {{Card|223|Secret Location}} ==


<br />{{Card|002|Designer Flakes}} 8 of Spades
This card has an additional set of numbers on it which are not related to the other Wave 4 Number Strings.  These are printed in a hard-to-see yellow text and read:<br>
<br />{{Card|003|Earth, Sea, and Moon}} 7 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|005|Out on a Limb}} 7 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|007|Aromarama}} 6 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|011|Revelation}} Q of Clubs
<br />{{Card|013|Sphinx}} 8 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|017|Easy as...}} A of Spades
<br />{{Card|019|Magic Numbers}} J of Clubs
<br />{{Card|023|Pack'0'Stars}} K of Spades
<br />{{Card|029|Beware the Puzzle Monsters}} 7 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|031|St. Ives}} 7 of Spades
<br />{{Card|037|Muscae Volitantes}} 6 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|041|Whipsmart Wordsearch}} 9 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|043|Bookworm}} J of Spades
<br />{{Card|047|Opposites Attract}} 9 of clubs
<br />{{Card|053|Etaion Schrlu}} K of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|059|Urban Myths}} Q of Spades
<br />{{Card|061|Ticket to Ride}} 5 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|067|Popcorn}} 6 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|071|Discovery}} 6 of Spades
<br />{{Card|073|Animal Magic}} 8 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|079|Strange loops}} 10 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|083|Pawnbroking}} A of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|089|Forever Foe}} 8 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|097|419 Scam}} 5 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|101|Petals around the Rose}} 5 spades
<br />{{Card|103|Sudoku}} 4 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|107|Blockword}} J of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|109|Infinite Series}} 9 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|113|A Capital Idea}} K of Clubs
<br />{{Card|127|Card House}} 5 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|131|Detail}} 4 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|137|Sub Rosa}} Q of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|139|This Sentence is False}} 9 of Spades
<br />{{Card|149|Complex Basic}} Q of Hearts
<br />{{Card|151|Crazy Talk}} A of Hearts
<br />{{Card|157|International Superhits}} 3 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|163|Domino Dilemma}} 4 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|167|Circular}} 4 spades
<br />{{Card|173|The 14-15 Puzzle}} K of Hearts
<br />{{Card|179|By Another Name}} 10 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|181|Down,A,B,Up,Up,Right}} 10 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|191|My Dear Watson}} 3 of Spades
<br />{{Card|193|Three Thousand Words}} 3 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|197|Linguini Junction}} 3 of Hearts
<br />{{Card|199|Three}} 2 of Clubs
<br />{{Card|211|Molecular}} A of Clubs
<br />{{Card|223|Secret Location}} Joker
<br />{{Card|227|NAND}} 2 of Diamonds
<br />{{Card|229|Ball Night}} 2 of Hearts '''(needs checking)'''
<br />{{Card|233|The Earth's Destiny}} 2 of Spades ''(by elimination - it's the only card left)''
<br />{{Card|239|Persian}} Joker
<br />{{Card|241|T-L-P}} 10 of Spades
<br />{{Card|251|The Thirteenth Labour}} J of Hearts


"100, 139, 6, 148, 62, 127, 118, 119, 131, 151, 146, 88, 135, 107, 112, 152, 124, 150, 130, 100, 147, 93, 121, 149, 134, 144, 126, 98, 133, 103, 143, 116, 63, 111, 91, 101, 70, 61, 105, 62, 76, 117, 123, 84, 102, 89, 115, 96, 137, 92, 85, 122, 87, 53, 104, 90, 145".<br>


This message is a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beale_ciphers Beale Cipher], and was [[Secret_Location_Meta_Information_Solution|successfully decoded]] on the 30th of October, 2006. When decoded it says:


== Cards With Strange Shapes ==
{{quote}}
Five fingers point<br>


Note: This list is still in the process of being collated - may not be exhaustive
half the world<br>
Please see http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16138 for current discussion
realm<br>
region<br>
feature<br>
last mystery<br>
|}


{{Card|29|Beware the Puzzle Monsters}} [[Image:029shape.png]]
== Wave 4 Meta Information ==


{{Card|63|The Next Generation}} [[Image:063shape.png]]
There are several puzzles contained in the Wave 4 Meta Information, and there is strong suspicion that these will be key to the finding of the eventual cube location.


{{Card|94|Prime Rhyme Crime}} [[Image:094shape.png]]
The Meta Puzzles are:
*The [[Wave 4 Number Strings|Number Strings]] - '''Partially Solved'''


{{Card|96|Castle in The Sky}} [[Image:096shape.png]]
Assuming the DNA spec leads to the translation for the letter srting we have:  


{{Card|136|Bling Bunny}} [[Image:136shape.png]]
frbpulafhposmlucnidymendbkielgtpdoaakiltio


{{Card|188|Hybridization}} [[Image:188shape.png]]
, which with MOD4ing each of the letters, then converting A = 1, U = 2, C = 3, G = 4 becomes:  


{{Card|191|My Dear Watson}} [[Image:191shape.png]]
UUUGAGAUGGCCAGACUAGAAAUGUCAAGCGGGCAACAGGAC


{{Card|192|Pronunciation}} [[Image:192shape.png]]
which using standard Codon interpretation becomes:  


{{Card|218|The World}} [[Image:218shape.png]]
PHEGLUMETALAARGLEUGLUMETSERSERGLYGLNGLNASP


{{Card|235|Circuitous}} [[Image:235shape.png]]
using 3 letter abbreviations or


{{Card|237|Roaming Identity}} [[Image:237shape.png]]
FEMARLEMSSGQQD


{{Card|250|Manoeuvers}} [[Image:250shape.png]]
using the single character codes for Amino Acids.  


{{Card|253|Sightseeing}} [[Image:253shape.png]]
OR, using the reverse, A = 2, U = 1, C = 4, G = 3 we get


== Cards With Number Strings ==
AAACUCUACCGGUCUGAUCUUUACAGUUCGCCCGUUGUCCUG


{{Card|029|Beware the Puzzle Monsters}} 1-14443432.5-3 and 3-232.52.51.5-1
which using standard Codon interpretation becomes:


{{Card|040|Baby On Board}} 2-11444414412-3 and 1-1144144414432.5-4
LYSLEUTYRARGSERASPLEUTYPSERSERPROVALVALLEU
and  


{{Card|058|Breaking And Entering}} 2-21122214-4 and 4-23232.534334-1
KLYRSDLYSSPVVL


{{Card|060|Celebration}} 1-414141414144144441-1 and 4-44444444111111111114-3
*The [[Amorphous Blobs]] -- '''Solved'''


{{Card|063|The Next Generation}} 3-34-1 and 2-414441141-1
[[Image:Jurassic_blobs.png]]
*The [[Risk Pieces]] -- '''Open'''
*[[Individual Wave 4 Meta Puzzles|Other Individual Card Puzzles]] -- '''Partially Solved'''


{{Card|090|Also Known As}} 4-4444444443.5-1 and 3-433333334-2
=== Raw Card Information ===


{{Card|094|Prime Rhyme Crime}} 2-4111111441-2 and 1-1114112321-1 (vertical)
Note:  Updated as of November 20th and should be current.
Please see '''[http://www.perplexorum.com/showthread.php?t=362 Perplexorum]''' or alternatively http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16138 for more discussion.


{{Card|096|Castle In The Sky}} 1-222233332-4 and 3-44411414441444112.5-4  
{| cellpadding=2 border=1
 
|------
{{Card|136|Bling Bunny}} 3-2333234-1 and 4-143334-3 (vertical)
|'''Card'''
 
|'''Upright Number'''
{{Card|156|Going Dotty}} 2-111221111112-4 and 2-2232-4 (vertical)
|'''Reversed Number'''
 
|'''Shape'''
{{Card|188|Hybridization}} 4-11122221412234-2 and 2-21121111221-4  
|'''Risk Char'''
 
|'''Red Dice'''
{{Card|191|My Dear Watson}} 2-11444444444411111111444-2 and 1-344411444443-1  
|'''Blue Dice'''
 
|'''Notes'''
{{Card|192|Pronunciation}} 3-3333322333332-4 and 1-444444114411112-1  
|------
 
|{{Card|029|Beware the Puzzle Monsters}}
{{Card|203|Ecliptic}} 4-33223333234-4 and 3-11144144144443-3 (vertical)
|1-14443432.5-3
 
|3-232.52.51.5-1
{{Card|218|The World}} 2-4444433333323-2 and 1-44334-3  
|[[Image:029shape.png]]
 
|&nbsp;
{{Card|222|Instigator}} 4-1414411122-2 and 3-34433333432-4 (vertical)
|&nbsp;
 
|&nbsp;
{{Card|235|Circuitous}} 1-4444444434444444444443-4 and 4-222233332222.5-1  
|Card also contains playing card symbol.
 
|------
{{Card|236|Swarms}} 4-4333223323-3 and 3-2112223-2  
|{{Card|040|Baby On Board}}
 
|2-11444414412-3
{{Card|237|Roaming Identity}} 3-3333334433334-1 and 2-1222323-2 (vertical)
|1-1144144414432.5-4
 
|[[Image:040.png]]
{{Card|250|Manoeuvers}} 4-332233333333332-1 and 1-343-2  
|2 Infantry
 
|Red: 5, 4, 3
{{Card|253|Sightseeing}} 1-1111211112-4 and 2-111114441114114-1
|Blue: 4, 3
 
|Attacker wins. Defender loses two armies.  Shape is contained within the side of the elephant.
 
|------
 
|{{Card|058|Breaking And Entering}}
== Cards With Risk Pieces ==
|2-21122214-4
 
|4-23232.534334-1
Please note, this list is not exhaustive. If anyone has anything to add or change, please feel free. For cards 58 and 60, both the dice and the pieces are obscured. An estimation of the dice values has been made based on what is shown.
|None
 
|1 Cavalry
{{Card|040|Baby on Board}} 2 Infantry. Red dice: 5, 4, 3. Blue dice: 4, 3. Attacker wins.
|Red: 6, 3, 1
 
|Blue: 6, 4
{{Card|058|Breaking and Entering}} 1 Cavalry. Red dice: 6, 2/3(?), 1. Blue dice: 4/5/6(?), 4/5/6(?). Winner indeterminable.
|This card and card 60 overlay each other to create one set of red/blue dice and 1 cavalry figure. Defender wins. Attacker loses two armies.
 
|------
{{Card|060|Celebration}} 1 Cavalry. Red dice: 4/5/6(?), 3/5(?), 1. Blue dice: 6, 4. Winner indeterminable.
|{{Card|060|Celebration}}
 
|1-414141414144144441-1
{{Card|090|Also Known As}} 3 Infantry. Red dice: 4, 4, 3. Blue dice: 6, 3. Attacker and defender lose an army each.
|4-44444444111111111114-3
 
|None
 
|1 Cavalry
 
|Red: 6, 3, 1
 
|Blue: 6, 4
-----
|This card and card 58 overlay each other to create one set of red/blue dice and 1 cavalry figure. Defender wins. Attacker loses two armies
 
|------
{{CardCat}}
|{{Card|063|The Next Generation}}
|3-34-1
|2-414441141-1
|[[Image:063shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|------
|{{Card|090|Also Known As}}
|4-4444444443.5-1
|3-433333334-2
|None
|3 Infantry
|Red: 4, 4, 3
|Blue: 6, 3
|Attacker and defender lose an army each.
|------
|{{Card|094|Prime Rhyme Crime}}
|2-4111111441-2
|1-1114112321-1
|[[Image:094shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|Numbers are vertical.
|------
|{{Card|096|Castle in The Sky}}  
|1-222233332-4  
|3-44411414441444112.5-4
|[[Image:096shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|------
|{{Card|136|Bling Bunny}}  
|3-2333234-1  
|4-143334-3
|[[Image:136shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|Numbers are vertical.
|------
|{{Card|156|Going Dotty}}
|2-111221111112-4
|2-2232-4
|None
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|Numbers are vertical. This card has writing revealed under a black light. See below.
|------
|{{Card|188|Hybridization}}  
|4-11122221412234-2
|2-21121111221-4  
|[[Image:188shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|Numbers are across from each other in one line.
|------
|{{Card|191|My Dear Watson}}  
|2-11444444444411111111444-2
|1-344411444443-1
|[[Image:191shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|------
|{{Card|192|Pronunciation}}  
|3-3333322333332-4  
|1-444444114411112-1
|[[Image:192shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|------
|{{Card|203|Ecliptic}}
|4-33223333234-4  
|3-11144144144443-3
|None
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|Numbers are vertical.
|------
|{{Card|218|The World}}  
|2-4444433333323-2
|1-44334-3  
|[[Image:218shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|------
|{{Card|222|Instigator}}
|4-1414411122-2
|3-34433333432-4
|[[Image:222shape.jpg]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|Numbers are vertical.
|------
|{{Card|235|Circuitous}}  
|1-4444444434444444444443-4
|4-222233332222.5-1
|[[Image:235shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|------
|{{Card|236|Swarms}}  
|4-4333223323-3
|3-2112223-2
|None
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|------
|{{Card|237|Roaming Identity}}  
|3-3333334433334-1  
|2-1222323-2
|[[Image:237shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|Numbers are vertical. This card has micro-printing on it: "otpaaworldtdnia 1.56.29".
|------
|{{Card|250|Manoeuvers}}  
|4-3322333333333332-1
|1-343-2
|[[Image:250shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|The number string 1-343-2 is in a bold font.  
|------
|{{Card|253|Sightseeing}}  
|1-1111211112-4
|2-111114441114114-1
|[[Image:253shape.png]]
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|}

Latest revision as of 07:50, 26 July 2007

PERPLEX CITY, SEASON ONE
The search for the Receda Cube on Earth


General

Some of the Puzzle Cards have playing card symbols, risk soldiers, dice, number strings, and obscure shapes on them. Each prime number card has a playing card symbol and part of a letter on it. Other cards have hidden text written in special ink.

We believe that Combed Thunderclap has put this data on the cards to help us find the Cube.

The first meta puzzle solved, the Prime Number puzzle consisting of card symbols and letters, gave us the message 'I STOLE THE CUBE. HELP ME. COMBED THUNDERCLAP.'

The second meta Puzzle solved, found in hidden text written on yellow letters on the Wave 4 cardSeason 1 Card #223 - Secret Location says "Five fingers point:half the world; realm; region; feature; last mystery." (Note all punctuation is added.)

The details of the solutions to these puzzles follows.

We have several more puzzles to solve.

Prime Number Cards: Playing Cards and Large Letters

Each card with a playing symbol also has part of a letter faintly printed over the card in a slab-serif font, and it's anticipated that arranging all the playing symbol cards in order will eventually depict the whole message. All symbols appear on cards with prime numbers. 54 Prime numbers under 256 are as follows:

2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47 53 59 61 67 71 73 79 83 89 97 101 103 107 109 113 127 131 137 139 149 151 157 163 167 173 179 181 191 193 197 199 211 223 227 229 233 239 241 251

See: List of Playing Cards for a plain list.

When oriented appropriately, these produce a text message on the corners of the cards. Full Details can be found on the Prime Number Message page.

This message along with other hints lead us to Library of Babel subdirectory. Combed Thunderclap has used that site to communicate with us in a few flash updates.

Season 1 Card #223 - Secret Location

This card has an additional set of numbers on it which are not related to the other Wave 4 Number Strings. These are printed in a hard-to-see yellow text and read:

"100, 139, 6, 148, 62, 127, 118, 119, 131, 151, 146, 88, 135, 107, 112, 152, 124, 150, 130, 100, 147, 93, 121, 149, 134, 144, 126, 98, 133, 103, 143, 116, 63, 111, 91, 101, 70, 61, 105, 62, 76, 117, 123, 84, 102, 89, 115, 96, 137, 92, 85, 122, 87, 53, 104, 90, 145".

This message is a form of Beale Cipher, and was successfully decoded on the 30th of October, 2006. When decoded it says:

Five fingers point

half the world
realm
region
feature
last mystery

Wave 4 Meta Information

There are several puzzles contained in the Wave 4 Meta Information, and there is strong suspicion that these will be key to the finding of the eventual cube location.

The Meta Puzzles are:

Assuming the DNA spec leads to the translation for the letter srting we have:

frbpulafhposmlucnidymendbkielgtpdoaakiltio

, which with MOD4ing each of the letters, then converting A = 1, U = 2, C = 3, G = 4 becomes:

UUUGAGAUGGCCAGACUAGAAAUGUCAAGCGGGCAACAGGAC


which using standard Codon interpretation becomes:

PHEGLUMETALAARGLEUGLUMETSERSERGLYGLNGLNASP


using 3 letter abbreviations or

FEMARLEMSSGQQD


using the single character codes for Amino Acids.

OR, using the reverse, A = 2, U = 1, C = 4, G = 3 we get

AAACUCUACCGGUCUGAUCUUUACAGUUCGCCCGUUGUCCUG


which using standard Codon interpretation becomes:

LYSLEUTYRARGSERASPLEUTYPSERSERPROVALVALLEU

and

KLYRSDLYSSPVVL


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Raw Card Information

Note: Updated as of November 20th and should be current. Please see Perplexorum or alternatively http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16138 for more discussion.

Card Upright Number Reversed Number Shape Risk Char Red Dice Blue Dice Notes
Season 1 Card #029 - Beware the Puzzle Monsters 1-14443432.5-3 3-232.52.51.5-1 029shape.png       Card also contains playing card symbol.
Season 1 Card #040 - Baby On Board 2-11444414412-3 1-1144144414432.5-4 040.png 2 Infantry Red: 5, 4, 3 Blue: 4, 3 Attacker wins. Defender loses two armies. Shape is contained within the side of the elephant.
Season 1 Card #058 - Breaking And Entering 2-21122214-4 4-23232.534334-1 None 1 Cavalry Red: 6, 3, 1 Blue: 6, 4 This card and card 60 overlay each other to create one set of red/blue dice and 1 cavalry figure. Defender wins. Attacker loses two armies.
Season 1 Card #060 - Celebration 1-414141414144144441-1 4-44444444111111111114-3 None 1 Cavalry Red: 6, 3, 1 Blue: 6, 4 This card and card 58 overlay each other to create one set of red/blue dice and 1 cavalry figure. Defender wins. Attacker loses two armies
Season 1 Card #063 - The Next Generation 3-34-1 2-414441141-1 063shape.png        
Season 1 Card #090 - Also Known As 4-4444444443.5-1 3-433333334-2 None 3 Infantry Red: 4, 4, 3 Blue: 6, 3 Attacker and defender lose an army each.
Season 1 Card #094 - Prime Rhyme Crime 2-4111111441-2 1-1114112321-1 094shape.png       Numbers are vertical.
Season 1 Card #096 - Castle in The Sky 1-222233332-4 3-44411414441444112.5-4 096shape.png        
Season 1 Card #136 - Bling Bunny 3-2333234-1 4-143334-3 136shape.png       Numbers are vertical.
Season 1 Card #156 - Going Dotty 2-111221111112-4 2-2232-4 None       Numbers are vertical. This card has writing revealed under a black light. See below.
Season 1 Card #188 - Hybridization 4-11122221412234-2 2-21121111221-4 188shape.png       Numbers are across from each other in one line.
Season 1 Card #191 - My Dear Watson 2-11444444444411111111444-2 1-344411444443-1 191shape.png        
Season 1 Card #192 - Pronunciation 3-3333322333332-4 1-444444114411112-1 192shape.png        
Season 1 Card #203 - Ecliptic 4-33223333234-4 3-11144144144443-3 None       Numbers are vertical.
Season 1 Card #218 - The World 2-4444433333323-2 1-44334-3 218shape.png        
Season 1 Card #222 - Instigator 4-1414411122-2 3-34433333432-4 222shape.jpg       Numbers are vertical.
Season 1 Card #235 - Circuitous 1-4444444434444444444443-4 4-222233332222.5-1 235shape.png        
Season 1 Card #236 - Swarms 4-4333223323-3 3-2112223-2 None        
Season 1 Card #237 - Roaming Identity 3-3333334433334-1 2-1222323-2 237shape.png       Numbers are vertical. This card has micro-printing on it: "otpaaworldtdnia 1.56.29".
Season 1 Card #250 - Manoeuvers 4-3322333333333332-1 1-343-2 250shape.png       The number string 1-343-2 is in a bold font.
Season 1 Card #253 - Sightseeing 1-1111211112-4 2-111114441114114-1 253shape.png        
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