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This Wiki has been set up for the storage and indexing of '''Perplex City''' based documents, images, and information!  Also, it's here to enable people to fire up speculation, puzzles and other stuff to get it out to the people and get them to look into it.  Anyone may edit pages, but each user must be logged in. See the article on "[[User Policy]]" for more.
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'''July 11, 2006.''' You can now add a Firefox plugin that allows you to search this wiki! [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?name=perplexcitywiki Click here to download]. Thanks, Daffy889 and buzman!
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===Game Overview===
===Game Overview===


[[Puzzle Cards]] were being sent to Earth by [[Sente]], the [[Perplex City Academy]] staff, and [[Mind Candy]] to find the missing [[Receda Cube]]. The citizens of [[Perplex City]] desperately wanted the [[The Receda Cube|Cube]] returned.  The next step to finding [[The Cube]] was to complete many [[Cards|Puzzle Cards]] and get clues to the location of the [[The Cube|cube]].
'''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===
===Hot Topics===
''Current pages to watch:''
* 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 Cube]] has been found -- Congratulations, Rand0m!'''
* [[The Sentinel]], Perplex City's prominent news-source, has a sharp new look (with new advertisers)The address is the same, however:
*[[Violet]] stole it, and [[Kurt]] was in on itThough really she says the cube stole her.
** http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/
*[[Caine]] was with [[The Third Power]] all along. But where is [[V]]?  We don't know, yet.
* New for Season Two, the Perplex City main page has all new scoring, a new address, a new layout, and a new angle.  FUN!!
*Season 2 is upon us, meaning many many more puzzle cards! And a bajillion new stories! As ever, this wiki won't hold any scans or images of cardsSee the [http://www.perplexcitycardcatalog.com/2/ card catalog] for that.
** http://www.welovepuzzles.com/
 
* As welovepuzzles.com is to the cards, perplexcitystories.com is to the ARGThe two are not mutually exclusively, but you may expect to see more interactive and sneaky things going on over here:
*Looking for the French Puzzle Card translation project? See: [[Perplexe Cité]]
** http://www.perplexcitystories.com/
* And, for the curiouser, a developer's blog:
** http://blog.perplexcitystories.com/


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===Information Archive===
===Information Archive===
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* Looking for the French Puzzle Card translation project? See: [[Perplexe Cité]]
* A la recherche de Perplexe Cité ? Suivez [[Perplexe Cité|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.
*'''[[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.
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*'''[[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.
*'''[[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.
*'''[[Groups & Organisations]]''' - "As branching factions fractal in symbology, a oneness which breaks unity from roots will claim we’re all the same."


*'''[[Site Mirrors]]''' - Care to see what has come before?  Read it all at length here.
*'''[[Site Mirrors]]''' - Care to see what has come before?  Read it all at length here.
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===Getting Started, aka Look Here First!===
===Getting Started===
''Look Here First!''
 
* [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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Game What Is An ARG?]
* [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/index.php?f=187 UnFiction Forums]
* [http://www.unfiction.com/gs.html Getting Started In ARGs]
* [http://www.perplexorum.com Perplexorum discussion Forums]
* [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/ UnFiction Forums]
* [http://forums.perplexcity.com/ Perplexcity.com Forums]
* [http://www.perplexorum.com Perplexorum discussion forum]
* [http://forums.perplexcity.com/ perplexcity.com forum]
* [[FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]
* [[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
* Don't forget to look at the "Introduction" navigation tab on the far left menu!


===News & Updates===
===News & Updates===
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===Did You Know...===
===Did You Know...===


*Thomas Bookmore, the man with a plan, has gome about translating most of the Puzzle cards to French!!
*You can see his work here: [[Perplexe Cité]]


*A la recherche de Perplexe Cité ? Suivez [[Perplexe Cité|le guide]]!


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Revision as of 23:01, 8 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


Information Archive

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  • 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.
 
Community

Getting Started

Look Here First!

News & Updates


Frequently Used Tools

 

Random Stuff

Did You Know...