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===Hot Topics===
===Hot Topics===
* Since the Cube's return, Violet has become something of a sleuthing celebrity. Read her blog at a new address:
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** http://www.violetunderground.com/
* Violet has informed us of a some troubles with missing and delayed parcels.
* [[The Sentinel]], Perplex City's prominent news-source, has a sharp new look (with new advertisers).  The address is the same, however:
* She mentions [[Cassia]], a new puzzle scribe, who has also lost parcels.
** http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/
* Violet would love our help in getting some contacts in the [[Perplex City Post Office]]
* New for Season Two, the Perplex City main page has all new scoring, a new address, a new layout, and a new angle.  FUN!!
** New site! http://www.perplexcitypost.com/
** http://www.welovepuzzles.com/
*"All post anywhere in the city will arrive within five hours of being sent." -- But lately stuff is taking ''days''! The horror!
* As welovepuzzles.com is to the cards, perplexcitystories.com is to the ARG. The two are not mutually exclusively, but you may expect to see more interactive and sneaky things going on over here:
 
** http://www.perplexcitystories.com/
* And, for the curiouser, a developer's blog:
** http://blog.perplexcitystories.com/


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===Information Archive===
===Information Archive===


[[Image:French.gif|left|40px]]
[[Image:French.gif|left|37px]]
* Looking for the French Puzzle Card translation project? See: [[Perplexe Cité]]
* Looking for the French Puzzle Card translation project? See: [[Perplexe Cité]]
* A la recherche de Perplexe Cité ? Suivez [[Perplexe Cité|le guide]]!
* A la recherche de Perplexe Cité ? Suivez [[Perplexe Cité|le guide]]!
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*'''[[Perplex City Humour]]''' - . . . Let's lighten up a bit.
*'''[[Perplex City Humour]]''' - . . . Let's lighten up a bit.
===Unsolved Cards===
Four [[puzzle cards]] remain unsolved.
*[[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].
*[[Shuffled]] ({{Card|243|Shuffled}}) - Once the method is discovered, it'll be easy...
*[[Riemann]] ({{Card|238|Reimann}})- It's not really meant to be solved.


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''Look Here First!''
''Look Here First!''


* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Game What Is An ARG?]  A comprehensive wikipedia article.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Game What Is An ARG?]  A comprehensive wikipedia article
* [http://www.unfiction.com/gs.html Getting Started In ARGs] UnFiction is a terrific community for ARGs, and this page is a nice introduction to the genre.
* [http://www.unfiction.com/gs.html Getting Started In ARGs] An intro to the ARG genre
 
* Forums:
** [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/index.php?f=187 UnFiction Forums]
** [http://www.perplexorum.com Perplexorum discussion Forums]
** [http://forums.perplexcity.com/ Perplexcity.com Forums]


* [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/index.php?f=187 UnFiction Forums]
* [http://www.perplexorum.com Perplexorum discussion Forums]
* [http://forums.perplexcity.com/ Perplexcity.com Forums]
* [[FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]
* IRC:  
* IRC:  
** #syzygy @ irc.chat-solutions.org:6667  
** #syzygy @ irc.chat-solutions.org:6667  
** #perplexorum @ irc.appliedirc.com:6667
** #perplexorum @ irc.appliedirc.com:6667
** [http://appliedirc.com/logs/perplexorum/ #perplexorum Full Logs] - Full IRC logs of #perplexorum


===News & Updates===
* [[FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]
 
* Check the [[Perplex_City_Wiki:Discussion|Perplex City Wiki Discussion]] for wiki changes and administrata
* View the [[Special:Newpages|Newest Pages]] on the Wiki.
* View the [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]] to pages on the Wiki.
* Check the [[Special:Imagelist|Gallery Of Images]] if you're looking for a picture of something.
* See the [[User Policy]] for information about logging in and editing.
* Check the [[Perplex_City_Wiki:Discussion|Perplex City Wiki Discussion]] for any changes to the Wiki.


===Season 2, getting up to speed===
* Since the Cube's return, Violet has become something of a sleuthing celebrity. Read her blog at a new address: http://www.violetunderground.com/
* [[The Sentinel]], Perplex City's prominent news-source, has a sharp new look (with new advertisers).  The address is the same, however: http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/
* New for Season Two, the Perplex City main page has all new scoring, a new address, a new layout, and a new angle.  FUN!! http://www.welovepuzzles.com/
* As welovepuzzles.com is to the cards, perplexcitystories.com is to the ARG.  The two are not mutually exclusively, but you may expect to see more interactive and sneaky things going on over here: http://www.perplexcitystories.com/
* And, for the curiouser, a developer's blog: http://blog.perplexcitystories.com/


===Frequently Used Tools===
===Frequently Used Tools===


* '''IRC:''' services provided by [[User:Shish|Shish]] on his [http://shishnet.org/ website].
** [http://ircarchive.ath.cx/syzygy/ #syzygy IRC Stats] - Stats for the #syzygy IRC channel.
** [http://ircarchive.ath.cx/cgi-bin/irc_search.pl #syzygy Log Search] - Search the logs of #syzygy chat
** [http://ircarchive.ath.cx/syzygy/logs/ #syzygy Full Logs] - Full IRC logs of #syzygy
** [http://appliedirc.com/logs/perplexorum/ #perplexorum Full Logs] - Full IRC logs of #perplexorum
* [http://stackoverflow.org/tools/highlight.php IRC Log Colourizer] - Makes IRC/IM logs easier to read.
* [http://stackoverflow.org/tools/highlight.php IRC Log Colourizer] - Makes IRC/IM logs easier to read.
* [http://www.pxcbash.com Perplex Bash] - The best in channel and forum quotes
* [http://www.pxcbash.com Perplex Bash] - The best in channel and forum quotes
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===Did You Know...===
===Did You Know...===


*The Cubehunters on Earth were prompted [[Violet Kiteway]] to produce a book.  The hows and whys are a bit complicated, but the result was pretty impressive!
*You can read the book, and some parts which didn't make it in, here: [[Tales From Earth]]
*You are strongly encouraged to [http://www.lulu.com/content/225745 buy the book from Lulu.com], with all profits going to unFiction.


*Sad you missed it out on contributing to the book?  Great news then, because MasterCheese has called for a second book!
*See his thread at uF, here: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=18894


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Revision as of 22:15, 9 May 2007

Welcome to the Perplex City Wiki
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Perplex City Information

Game Overview

Season 1: The Receda Cube was stolen from the Academy Museum in a daring heist. Through clever use of Puzzle Cards sent to Earth by Sente Kiteway, as well as deucedly clever gumshoeing by everyone involved, we discovered Violet Kiteway, Sente's daughter, stole the cube to protect it from The Third Power.

Season 2: A million stories yet to to be told!

Hot Topics

CityPost-logo.jpg
  • Violet has informed us of a some troubles with missing and delayed parcels.
  • She mentions Cassia, a new puzzle scribe, who has also lost parcels.
  • Violet would love our help in getting some contacts in the Perplex City Post Office
  • "All post anywhere in the city will arrive within five hours of being sent." -- But lately stuff is taking days! The horror!


Information Archive

French.gif
  • Looking for the French Puzzle Card translation project? See: Perplexe Cité
  • A la recherche de Perplexe Cité ? Suivez le guide!
  • Links list - Everything linking to Perplex City, everyone, every company, every blog, every site maintained by people in the city; it's all found here.
  • Site services - The ARGing community is absolutely rich with links to, from, and about Perplex City! From IRC logs to Google-style maps, you'll find it all here. All the important stuff, all in one easy to locate resource.
  • Puzzletools - ARGers old and new may find use for these crypto and organizational tools.
  • Unsolved mysteries - Many questions. There are secrets in every corner of this city. We attempt to collect the most pertinent ones here.
  • Trails - Cataloging major events in the city is something of a concerted effort. This page collects pages which chronicle events big and small, past and present. A page pointing to other pages. A meta-page, if you will.
  • Main Characters - The city is populated by 5 million people. most of them are none of our business. Some of them, however, are especially interesting.
  • Site Mirrors - Care to see what has come before? Read it all at length here.
  • Misc Documents - With great questions come great answers. sometimes, in the form of paper. sometimes in the form of more questions.

Unsolved Cards

Four puzzle cards remain unsolved.

 
Community

Getting Started

Look Here First!

  • IRC:
    • #syzygy @ irc.chat-solutions.org:6667
    • #perplexorum @ irc.appliedirc.com:6667
    • #perplexorum Full Logs - Full IRC logs of #perplexorum

Season 2, getting up to speed

Frequently Used Tools

 

Random Stuff

Did You Know...

  • The Cubehunters on Earth were prompted Violet Kiteway to produce a book. The hows and whys are a bit complicated, but the result was pretty impressive!
  • You can read the book, and some parts which didn't make it in, here: Tales From Earth
  • You are strongly encouraged to buy the book from Lulu.com, with all profits going to unFiction.
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