The Da Vinci Code Quest on google

[zimu]

did a search, but no hit.

is anyone doing the puzzle? the first puzzle is a sudoku-like puzzle, at the end of which you have to answer a question. that's as far as i've gotten.

anyone else doing it?

 

[Legendary]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1841690&enterthread=y

Searched for Da Vinci.

 

[zimu]

wtf, i swear that didn't show up! tried davinci, da vinci, vinci, vinci google etc etc!

oh well. thanks 🙂
guess this thread can be locked!

 

[Vinny N]

Originally posted by: zimu
anyone else doing it?

Yep, been doing it every day. Currently waiting for tomorrow's puzzle. Started it when I first saw a post here about it.

 

[chuckywang]

Is this for the book? It's been around for awhile.

 

[chuckywang]

They should make a quest for the movie.

 

[Vinny N]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
They should make a quest for the movie.

It's for the movie. Some of the "puzzles" are just watching trailer-esque clips on Google videos and answering some questions.

 

[GasX]

they should make a link to it...

 

[Vinny N]

Not sure what you mean?

It's a Google personal homepage "module", can't link directly to it. If you have a google account you can add it. Click the Add Content link that's on the upper left of your custom google homepage. It should be the first module listed. It saves your progress automatically. (This is the module adding page for it: http://www.google.com/ig/directory?num=...modules/builtin_davinci.xml&q=&start=0)

 

[Jzero]

It's pretty stupid but I figure I may as well do the puzzles and see if I can win a free trip. They are certainly easy enough. I was hoping for something more ARGish 🙁

 

[Jzero]

Today is the last day of phase 1. I think I made it in as a finalist...did anyone NOT get in?

 

[Toasthead]

I think anyone who completes all the tasks makes it in. I know I did.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Toasthead
I think anyone who completes all the tasks makes it in. I know I did.

It's only the first 10000 entries that go to the "final round."

I think that's kind of crappy. Everyone that bothered to do all 24 puzzles should be eligible - only the first 10000 should get a codex replica.

At least the puzzles were all easy, though...I didn't waste more than a few minutes all told.

 

[jaedaliu]

Originally posted by: Toasthead
I think anyone who completes all the tasks makes it in. I know I did.

only the first 10,000.

Everyone gets to fill out the registration. I think they e-mail you about it next week. Wait for your cryptex to come on the 18th. Good ole USPS.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: jaedaliu

Originally posted by: Toasthead
I think anyone who completes all the tasks makes it in. I know I did.

only the first 10,000.

Everyone gets to fill out the registration. I think they e-mail you about it next week. Wait for your cryptex to come on the 18th. Good ole USPS.

Doh. You would think they could timestamp the entries instantly. I guess they have some auditing requirements that call for manual inspection of the forms. I was hoping that if you got the registration form you were golden.

 

[demon42]

Originally posted by: Toasthead
I think anyone who completes all the tasks makes it in. I know I did.

... They already told you "congrats you're getting a replica?"

If so then I must have just missed it- I only took a minute or two to solve. But if that's the case, I'm suprised they didn't tell me "no, you weren't fast enough"...
Hopefully they'll send a mass email saying I'm in... (fingers crossed)

 

[Noirish]

eligible only.