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The Vanishing Point puzzle box is here

By Mauricio Freitas, in , posted: 30-Dec-2006 10:29

This morning I got a small box with a letter from Loki, and a puzzle box. Inside the puzzle box I found a USB key with a movie, and a picture with an encrypted message...





This is the first clue:



If you don't know yet, this is all related to a game called The Vanishing Point going on right now, with answers to be revealed sometime soon.

There are lots of good information on the Vanishing Point Wiki, a summary on Technronical and a very long thread on Neowin.






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Comment by Cindy Lee, on 11-Jan-2007 15:26

Aha....well....hmmmmmmmm....I am very confused with the solving of puzzles on the vanishing point game on the internet.

Can someone explain HOW the puzzles are solved for instance.

The answer to the hour glasses was candelabra but.....aha....how did one come by that....

can't figure it out..please help I have a headache!


Author's note by freitasm, on 11-Jan-2007 15:29

Cindy, visit the Wiki (link in the post) and you will find the puzzles and answers with explanations on how to get there.


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