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[Jimmy]

Right... so I've seen so many competitions recently and this gave me an idea. I'm going to host a 100 credit challenge.
Now, I hope that you will take part. It requires nothing from you, except you're brain!!!

The challenge has started!!!
The starting Link is up go here.

Finding the password (one word, all lower case) is the first challenge! the clue is shown on the page there... Nothing to do with Trap17 at all... think completely outside the box!


Don't get me wrong, it will be a very difficult quest. But then again, with over 3 months free hosting credits *of my own!* being given away, it deserves to be a challenge. Mighty hordes of good luck to you all

The first two people who I recieve the finishing e-mail from (final clue will require you sending an e-mail somewhere with an answer) and who send me a CORRECT answer, will recieve the credits. I will only award the prizes to Hosted Members, but you are welcome to do the challenge if you are not and get hosted quickly - I will wait a day or so on your request and if you're hosted by then, you can have the credits (provided you're first or second ofc!!!).
Right... The challenge will include some tricky lateral thinking exercises, a couple of tests on your ability to find helpful things on the net and a quiz-style question on Trap17 history. All the information you need is there somewhere.. you just have to put two-and-two together! You may need some additional software sometime during the challenge! Most people will already have something for this purpose, but there are many different free trials of programs around if you need it.. google it!

Thanks to SM for helping me develop and test this challenge, and NEITHER of us will give ANY clues or help to any one member.

Moderators and trap staff MAY have a go! Opaque and BH if you're up for a challenge and have a rare spare moment, this challenge is perfect!!! there's nothing stopping everyone from doing it, and you can tell me in the final winning e-mail if you want to recieve the credits or not (if not you will be a named winner and the next quickest person will win the credits )

Please don't cheat this challenge. I've tried to make it pretty solid, but nevertheless I'm relying on the honesty of us Trapees

First prize: 70 credits
Second prize: 30 credits
Secret Booby prize!: 15 credits

We have official winners: see my post a bit lower down for some comedy details!... 1. serverph 2. Tramposch 3. Watermonkey
See below for spoiler answers and some clues if you still want to do the challenge yourself, although don't look at the spoilers if you wanna give this a go! it's too easy when u know what to do!

Edited by Jimmy, 19 June 2007 - 12:42 PM.

[Saint_Michael]

I can't help NOOO!!! Well lucky for me my memory is pretty crappy so I won't be able to help you anyways But I will watch in the background as people are losing their minds trying to figure this stuff out....my memory is pretty crappy...see what I mean I forgot what my post was about .

[zak92]

Im in B gotta get those domains.

[jlhaslip]

Are Staff Members allowed to enter? Please specify.
I would enter it as a challenge, but most Staff members don't need the credits anyway...
Thanks.

[Tramposch]

Hey ill try this, sound very fun!

I tend to be good at these types of things, although I have never done them before..

And if you say that staff are not allowed, I really do not think that is fair, I mean why wouldn't they be allowed, its not like they have unfair credit acceleration ammounts per post? they are just members who help moderate the forums.. It would be very unkind if you choose not the include them.

[master_bacarra]

lol i'll try this one! maybe you should list people who wants to enter so as to end some confusion before you start the game. some people might be posting after the contest has ended. it's not like the trap17 anniversary where people can still greet a happy birthday even without getting credits anymore. anyway, just for some clearance i'll join.

[sylenzednuke]

It's around 4 AM GMT now, so well we've got 14 hours left now ... cool!

I am definitely giving this one a try, got around 90 off 3rd Anniversary thread and now this one and a couple of more posts and free domain here I come!

[TripleH13]

really cool idea. I am deifently gonna have to try and win this. 70 credits is a lot and i could really use them.

[Jimmy]

Okay, It's great to see so many people already in , I'll add a bit of info!!
Jim, Staff members can enter!! I really don't mind who does this, and the more people the better! Just I can only award the credits if you're hosted, otherwise we'll get people losing 40 or so creds when they activate, and possibly spammers coming in just for the creds!! If you're a staff member you can still do everything as normal and then when you send me the final e-mail feel free to say if you want the creds or not...! I'll announce winnners as I get them!

At the end, if you complete the credit quest you will be asked to e-mail me some details, and so I'll have a list of the people to complete in order... that's how I'll decide the two winners, the first to complete the challenge! Don't worry I'll look in my spam inbox too

This challenge will require Lateral thinking at every stage, so think outside the box. It's quite easy when you know what to do, so working out where to go next is the tricky and the fun part!!
Don't take anything in this challenge literally!! there is one part where it is obvious, the bit on trap history, but that's the only straightforward thing, once you have the answer

If anyone can PM me when they think they've got past any tricky bits, please do! It's great to be able to see how far people are getting. I can also keep tabs on the current running winners, and on any overtakers!

Oh year, one important thing, please don't post any solutions or hints about the challenge when it's going! think about your post and if it will give anyone reading it an advantage. It's okay in a PM to me though! This is pretty obvious, but I thought I'd say it anyway!

See ya at 6

Edited by Jimmy, 18 June 2007 - 09:10 AM.

[Tramposch]

Do you mind like.... making a chart on the topic of what time it would be for like all the comon time zones?

Because it is a big pain because i don't actually know how to... like... translate it.. because people have been telling me est is -5 hours from gmt +5 and like +7 hours..

Edited by Tramposch, 18 June 2007 - 01:33 PM.

[Jimmy]

Okay I'm sorry, from the time of this post, the competition will start on the hour in three hours and 36 minutes!. If the time is a little off, it's on the nearest hour!

first post will change when the challenge is available!

Edited by Jimmy, 18 June 2007 - 03:47 PM.

[master_bacarra]

it seems like your rules already have a lot of loopholes and you haven't even started yet. the timezone would really be a problem since not everyone in this forum is concentrated on just one timezone. i actually mentioned to you that it would be a bit hard for me to think because the time you set is equivalent to 2 in the morning. but i'm awake right now, so nevermind. i think it would only be hard for those who'll be logging in at the most inconvenient time, and worse, if it's after the game has ended. i'm still up for it though. i wanted to know how "difficult" really this is as you've claimed in the previous posts.

[Jimmy]

It will be hard. Especially if you don't know what to do
I can whizz thru it myself in about 3 mins, but that's only cos I know what to do and where to go lol!

When you get past each step, (it will be obvious, like you found a new page or password etc.) please PM me so i know how far people have got! It's no fun otherwise I will write who is the furthest so you know whether you're doing okay for time...

[master_bacarra]

that's cool i guess. but i think you should keep them as secret so people won't know how many steps some members are leading compared to others. you could mention the ranking but not the "number of clues" they've solved.

[Jimmy]

Good idea, it seems you're full of em (**really hoping he's not that amazing at challenges as well!)
I'll only announce the ranking then, who is leading and by how far (time-wise)

[master_bacarra]

we'll see i just really wanted to know how "difficult" this would be. lol. not to mention you asked for SM's help. and besides, you also mentioned that you're putting some trap history. i don't like history that much though. but i try

[sylenzednuke]

I had a look at the page, really got nothing out of it. I am just just not getting what's expected...


I guess those 100 credits are not for me then...

[Jimmy]

sylenzed, I wouldn't give up just yet...
No-one has the password... so you still have plenty of time!!!

just think about the clue... it's pretty short, so there can't be much confusion over the meaning, you just have to work out the context...

[sylenzednuke]

Jimmy, on Jun 19 2007, 12:35 AM, said:

sylenzed, I wouldn't give up just yet...
No-one has the password... so you still have plenty of time!!!

just think about the clue... it's pretty short, so there can't be much confusion over the meaning, you just have to work out the context...

Okay so I have to get a password off the clue. And I am sure it's related to Julius Ceasar but ah well ... I only know 2 things about him. His name and he had to do something with Rome. I'll try.

[Jimmy]

sylenzednuke, on Jun 18 2007, 08:36 PM, said:

Okay so I have to get a password off the clue. And I am sure it's related to Julius Ceasar but ah well ... I only know 2 things about him. His name and he had to do something with Rome. I'll try.

Well yes, rome...
You will also know something else to do with him and it has a relation to the important italic word...

Tramopsch Was The First To The Second Challenge!!!!!!!!!!

At the point of this edit serverph seems to have sompleted everything, but is holding back for a glorious win (I have yet to recieve his e-mail!!!) Watermonkey is close on his heels no less.
The Lion seems to be confuzzleing people, and rightly so...

Edited by Jimmy, 18 June 2007 - 09:51 PM.

[sylenzednuke]

Jimmy, on Jun 19 2007, 01:37 AM, said:

Well yes, rome...
You will also know something else to do with him and it has a relation to the important italic word...

Tramopsch Was The First To The Second Challenge!!!!!!!!!!

At the point of this edit serverph seems to have sompleted everything, but is holding back for a glorious win (I have yet to recieve his e-mail!!!) Watermonkey is close on his heels no less.
The Lion seems to be confuzzleing people, and rightly so...

Ack bloody hell ... I got caught up in something, got busy and didn't care for this challenge and now it's 4 AM and I am just bored out of my wits. I'll bang my head and try to sleep.

[Jimmy]

We Have Winners!!!!!

1. Serverph - he kindly took the dignified option and chose the 30 credit reward!!!! Congrats to him for completing the whole thing so quickly, leaving the other's in the evil cloud behind him - got final gnome riddle right 1st time!
2. Tramposch - recieves 70 credits!!! He got in there closely followed by watermonkey... Even having time to make some graphic lion art along the way!!! Also I give him top points for the hilarious answers to the final gnome riddle:

Quote

Because the black helmets attracted the sun, thus heated up faster, thus causing the last gnome's head to begin burning quicker, thus causing him to believe he had a black helmet.
LOL, and also
He sees the other white helmet just chilling there on the table, and infers by process of elimination that his helmet is black. (both of these are wrong if you wish to attempt it urself!)

3. Watermonkey - Booby prize - he did well to say the least. Stuck in there after being one of the first to notice the jpg abnormalities...
I award him 15 credits for his valiant effort and also some great gnome answers too

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Well here's the big *BLEEP*ing clue for the boobie prize: The last gnome
saw that the other two were wearing the only two white helmets,
therefore he had to have a black one on.
*BLEEP*ing gnomes...
and see:
Well, I'm thinking that the riddle is written in a way that indicates that that's one big helmet to be placed on two gnomes. If that's the case, then one of the two wearing the helmet just sees that they've got a big black helmet over them and tells the other. Otherwise, the gnome wearing the white helmet simply tells the other two they've got the black one. Right?
Also, one moment.... Hmmmm.... Yeah yeah... I'm still working out that stupid riddle with the gnomes... I wonder if they're underwear gnomes...

LOL

As you can see my challenge both aggrevated other Trap members and it also made them tired beyond belief... I myself need to sleep for staying up to watch the carnage!!! I especially like the doubters at the beginning that there was actually no password at all! and all the people selling wrong answers between each other like use photoshop and zoom in really far ^^

Soon I will be posting the solution to my credit quest (in a hidden div so you can choose to look or not). If you want to do the challenge yourself after this, you can, I'll leave all the pages up! just don't look at the answers cos it really makes everything too easy. The challenge was in working out what to do!!!

Edited by Jimmy, 19 June 2007 - 12:02 AM.

[Tramposch]

Thank you, Thank you very much, i am famous.. MUAHAH lol

My answeres were the best :{] Lol

Took me a while to actually get it all... but the only reason it took my so long to get it.. i kept typing the URL in wrong!! i mean omfg

[Saint_Michael]

People actually solved this , from what it sounds like my question took the longest to figure especially for the newer members of the forum; mind you that question was geared to the older members or people who thought such as I when I first bump into. Of course if people knew the difficulty of setting up that image you would understand why it took so long , and it only took 6 hours to get this completed, I guess when free credits are up for grabs I guess it would take long .

[Tramposch]

I got bored.. so feel free to put this in your signature winners..

serverph - Won first place in Jimmy's 100 Credit Challenge, and kindly retired to second place, to let Tramposch get the 70 Credits

[center]
[img]http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4103/serverphqd8.png[/img]
[color=red]serverph - Won first place in Jimmy's 100 Credit Challenge, and kindly retired to second place, to let Tramposch get the 70 Credits[/color][/center]

Tramposch - Tramposch took second place in Jimmy's 100 Credit Challenge, and got rewarded the first place prize, because of serverph's generosity.
On the last level, he answered:

Quote

Because the black helmets attracted the sun, thus heated up faster, thus causing the last gnome's head to begin burning quicker, thus causing him to believe he had a black helmet.
LOL, and also
He sees the other white helmet just chilling there on the table, and infers by process of elimination that his helmet is black. (both of these are wrong if you wish to attempt it urself!)

[center]
[img]http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/267/tramposches4.png[/img]
[color=red]Tramposch - Tramposch took second place in Jimmy's 100 Credit Challenge, and got rewarded the first place prize, because of serverph's generosity.
On the last level, he answered: [/color] [quote] Because the black helmets attracted the sun, thus heated up faster, thus causing the last gnome's head to begin burning quicker, thus causing him to believe he had a black helmet.
LOL, and also
He sees the other white helmet just chilling there on the table, and infers by process of elimination that his helmet is black. (both of these are wrong if you wish to attempt it urself!)[/quote] [/center]

And Last but not least:

WaterMonkey - He won third place, just for his effort, in Jimmy's 100 Credit Challenge, and he answered this for his last riddle:

Quote

Well here's the big *BLEEP*ing clue for the boobie prize: The last gnome
saw that the other two were wearing the only two white helmets,
therefore he had to have a black one on.
*BLEEP*ing gnomes...
and see:
Well, I'm thinking that the riddle is written in a way that indicates that that's one big helmet to be placed on two gnomes. If that's the case, then one of the two wearing the helmet just sees that they've got a big black helmet over them and tells the other. Otherwise, the gnome wearing the white helmet simply tells the other two they've got the black one. Right?
Also, one moment.... Hmmmm.... Yeah yeah... I'm still working out that stupid riddle with the gnomes... I wonder if they're underwear gnomes...

[center]
[img]http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/9541/watermonkeyjy2.png[/img]
[color=red]WaterMonkey - He won third place, just for his effort, in Jimmy's 100 Credit Challenge, and he answered this for his last riddle:
[/color][quote]
Well here's the big *BLEEP*ing clue for the boobie prize: The last gnome
saw that the other two were wearing the only two white helmets,
therefore he had to have a black one on.
*BLEEP*ing gnomes...
and see:
Well, I'm thinking that the riddle is written in a way that indicates that that's one big helmet to be placed on two gnomes. If that's the case, then one of the two wearing the helmet just sees that they've got a big black helmet over them and tells the other. Otherwise, the gnome wearing the white helmet simply tells the other two they've got the black one. Right?
Also, one moment.... Hmmmm.... Yeah yeah... I'm still working out that stupid riddle with the gnomes... I wonder if they're underwear gnomes...[/quote][/center]

I hope you like them lol

This was the lion art jimmy was talking about:

Edited by Tramposch, 19 June 2007 - 01:41 AM.