Shuffled

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

WARNING: THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS.

Key Details

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Card Details

• Details of this card have been taken from the Perplex City Card Catalog [2] N.B. There is an error on this page. the code that reads XAWHU should read XAWJU The card catalog typo has since been fixed.

• Card Author: Garnet

Season 1 Card #243 - Shuffled

Card Text

Last year, someone found a weakness in the Academy's computer security systems and accessed several files using a program called the Djinn Worm. I helped the Perplex City Police to plug the leak but we still didn't know who was responsible and all our leads had gone cold. Then I received an anonymous note suggesting I should be at the Five of Cups bar one night.

I was waiting for something to happen while playing poker, when one of the players at my table cashed out and he subtly indicated he wanted to talk to me. At a convenient pause in the game, I walked over to meet him at the bar, where he quickly pressed a pack of cards into my hand and whispered, "If entropy wins, outward looks should leave you cold." He then promptly walked out.

When I returned home, I spread the cards out on my table and looked for any marks or signs, but they were all new and untouched, apart from one joker which had a star on it. It took me some time to figure out what he was trying to tell me - can you decode the message and find out who created the Worm?

Side of the pack has the letters below. The bolded characters disappear under heat [[3]].

EODMF XRUTH WBBMC HGFIB LXCQY WEZFL ITHPJ LFHWY ETKWY LJOTY YNGYJ BIOGI FUVMR
XIHGU RAGXH NQHRS XAWJU FJTAM SMMOS MVBAA KPGVV WXOVM YKZPL LUL FHURG IFULP

An interesting anagram of the bolded letters: FLUXED FROM TURF HIGH UP.

Card Back

Cognivia

Cognivia's main research and development division is based at their campus on the south side of Polygon Park. Security is exceptionally tight to prevent industrial espionage, and the campus and buildings are said to be state of the art; rumours persist that Cognivia even has its own private subway station. Cognivia maintains strong links with the Academy and University, hence their selection of a site close to both. The corporate headquarters of Cognivia is based in Ascendancy Point.

Other Pertinent Card Information

Von's Hint

Examine the card more closely. If you're feeling cold, you're overly sensitive, as for the code, everything you need is there

Card Back/Box

The cards are 'Motor Brand Casino Quality playing cards' [4]

There was a great deal of discussion on this topic, largely centering around discovering the make of the bike. The discovery of the 'correct' card manufacturer has discredited this line of investigation. Particular credit should go to modern_hero for spotting this after 33! pages of discussion [5]

Other Information

• The side of the box contains the text "Made in China"
• As noted first by oliverkeers13 (one and two), there appear to be tiny suit symbols in the grey title bar at the top of the card ([http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=204790