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phenexfirf
Boot
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 13
Re: Nice to see new members
GuestUser17 wrote:
I like that we see several new faces joining after the last drop. Hopefully you all will stick around and join in whatever comes next!
I sure am going to be more involved now. Thanks again everybody!
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:00 pm
ryanj64
Veteran
Joined: 15 May 2010 Posts: 133
MongoLikesCandy wrote:
djchristensen: I don't feel too bad for the guy who came after me. He was actually waiting at the museum that I originally thought it was going to be at. They pulled a fast one on us and switched it to a local library. But he got the Lizard lab coat in New Orleans.
GuestUser17: I'm not necessarily new to the game. I lurk a lot, because I usually am too late figuring out the puzzles to be much help. Why comment if I can't add anything beneficial? But I think I'm hooked now.
I think I was third or fourth behind you but it was very nice of you to let us all see the drop and even pull everything out again for me to see! Much appreciated! The guy behind you was at the museum with me. I think i would have missed that one by a second as well, but either way, you guys are definitely right about the exhilarating feeling you get when going after a drop. Makes you feel like drake or indiana jones going after a lost artifact . Either way, i look forward to the next game or drop or whatever comes next. Who knows, maybe the 6 or 7 of us in dallas will get to work together next time and share the glory!
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:14 pm
thebruce
Dances With Wikis
Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 6777 Location: Kitchener, Ontario
I will never forget my TRON missed-drop fiasco.
I have to travel from Kitchener to Toronto by coach ($26+ and 2+hrs travel, basically half a day or more to make it worthwhile), and there was one in Toronto. When the countdown hit, the direction was to an arcade. I was waiting in Union Station, the optimal central location to get to any downtown address fast, and the address came in - I just wasn't sure what the Station address was. So I ran outside, tried to find the address, even asked people, got no answer. Found a number, one less than Union Station. Was it to the left or to the right? I dunno!! I ran back in, looked around, asked where the nearest arcade was, to which again I got no productive answers... then I looked down the stairs of I was waiting at the top.
Arcade.
10 seconds from where I was waiting the last couple of hours (and didn't even think of looking around). And it was now 10-15 minutes after zero. I ran there, and was told the guy who nabbed it just came and just ran off with it. I was seriously bummed. Seriously. I hung around in case there was more to come, but alas, nothing. Later on we found out there was a problem with drop the itself, but still... There's nothing like that feeling of ALMOST getting a drop but missing it because of a stupid mistake or oversight, especially with no one to blame but yourself
Similarly, I almost won $10,000 in a Dr. Pepper scavenger hunt, in a similar situation. Nearing the last clue to the location of a special coin, I went early to where I thought it would be, scoured everywhere, but found nothing. Went home, considering and hoping that it wasn't yet in place (though that would be an issue in itself). And you can guess what happened. Beating the reveal of the final clue, I took the first bus back to Toronto early morning, the clue came in transit; found a crowd of others mingling about, and found out that someone JUST found it with a couple of friends, and left, quickly (hey it's a $10,000 coin)... best part? It was <1m from where I'd been searching, but on the side of a fence that was on private property so I didn't search there. *fumes*
In these types of games, ye just have to get used to the fact that sometimes... you'll just want to HULKSMASH things.
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:14 am
MongoLikesCandy
Boot
Joined: 21 Jun 2012 Posts: 24
Has anyone gone through the document scan I put up of the Dallas drop? Most of the papers are things we have seen before but there are some differences beyond the sets of squares.
The RIGOR letter seems the same
The DNA charts seem to be different. It may be a red herring but there may be something else there.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:47 am
ryanj64
Veteran
Joined: 15 May 2010 Posts: 133
Does anyone else find it weird that the hybrid site hasn't updated yet? Peeps in NYC are getting close to showtime..
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:22 am
netsua98
Unfettered
Joined: 22 Dec 2011 Posts: 434 Location: Florida
maybe there is more possibly, maybe they will send us like some thanks stuff.
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:26 am
vicvega
Greenhorn
Joined: 21 Jun 2012 Posts: 5
Screening When I got the Richard Parker bag the guy told me I would be contacted about a sneak screening. I still haven't heard from them. Anyone else hear anything?
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:51 pm
invisibo
Veteran
Joined: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 104
Rigor is UP!
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:06 pm
invisibo
Veteran
Joined: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 104
LAME.
SF isn't an IMAX screening.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:07 pm
invisibo
Veteran
Joined: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 104
Very odd that there's not specific instructions.
I guess you just walk up to the BO and ask for your free Spider-Man tickets?
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:12 pm
GuestUser17
Unfettered
Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 476
invisibo wrote:
Very odd that there's not specific instructions.
I guess you just walk up to the BO and ask for your free Spider-Man tickets?
Mine had the same agent as previous drops. He was standing outside when I left Atlanta location. I was actually there before him this time.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:23 pm
Ihatebees498
Boot
Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 69
invisibo wrote:
Very odd that there's not specific instructions.
I guess you just walk up to the BO and ask for your free Spider-Man tickets?
But there are specific instructions, the description updated along with the ticket locations.
Quote:
Tickets can be picked up at the theater starting at 3pm local time. Please give the password: "MARK OF THE SPIDER-MAN" to collect your ticket.
There are 48 individual tickets (24 pairs) at each location except where otherwise noted.
All screenings at 7:30pm local time.
Please arrive with your ticket one hour prior to screening.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:42 pm
invisibo
Veteran
Joined: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 104
Ugh. Total read fail on my part.
I can't go anyway.
Have fun everyone in attendance.
Ihatebees498 wrote:
invisibo wrote:
Very odd that there's not specific instructions.
I guess you just walk up to the BO and ask for your free Spider-Man tickets?
But there are specific instructions, the description updated along with the ticket locations.
Quote:
Tickets can be picked up at the theater starting at 3pm local time. Please give the password: "MARK OF THE SPIDER-MAN" to collect your ticket.
There are 48 individual tickets (24 pairs) at each location except where otherwise noted.
All screenings at 7:30pm local time.
Please arrive with your ticket one hour prior to screening.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:45 pm
darkeyedone13
Veteran
Joined: 25 Mar 2012 Posts: 77
Re: Screening
vicvega wrote:
When I got the Richard Parker bag the guy told me I would be contacted about a sneak screening. I still haven't heard from them. Anyone else hear anything?
Check your email. I got one today at 3:01. (Would've posted sooner, but my internet at home isn't working right now.)
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:11 pm
vicvega
Greenhorn
Joined: 21 Jun 2012 Posts: 5
Re: Screening I got the e-mail about 20 minutes after my posts. Would've posted sooner, but my phone is acting up.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:18 pm
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