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2007-02-02T02:11:11Z

Out: added link to Meta puzzle solution and removed user question. why don't people understand this isn't a forum?

* A mysterious ad on the [[IE Blog]] leads to a countdown timer
* The [[Countdown]] page asks for keys.
** Several [[Keys]] have been found by using any of five cipher keys, either posted online or sent to bloggers.
** Several keys were solved by using the contents of a [[Puzzle Box Package]], mailed to various people. The contents include a [[Video-Loki|video]].
** These keys have frequently been accompanied by extravagant gifts (laptops, media center computers, etc.) from Loki, the "Enigma Director", and all come from Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, WA.
* The countdown expires Jan 8th 2007 at 6:30PM PST. A decompile of the Flash app on the main page reveals the location as the fountains in front of the Bellagio. This time and location coincides with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It is expected that this is when the game will officially start.
* Several new [[countdowns]] are behind a particular key, listing various cities and times of additional live events.
* A new [[Video-Ignition|video]] from [[lokivanishes]] is discovered on YouTube, giving a new [[Keys|key]].
* Scattered reports are arriving that the [[Microsoft CES Keynote]] includes more details about [[Prizes|prizes.]]
* [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com Registration available] and [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/prizes.aspx rules and prizes posted]. There's also a [[http://vanishingpointgame.com/faq.htm FAQ]][http://vanishingpointwiki.com/wiki/FAQ] with more hints.
* The rules page lists a secret [[Meta Puzzle]] with an instant-win prize for the first to solve it. The prize is their name inscribed on each of a new AMD processor model to be released soon. Several clues in the puzzles, events, and in the original video could relate to the Meta Puzzle.
* Another [http://www.tweakvista.com/Article39053.aspx clue] from Loki surfaces at the bell desk of The Orleans hotel in Vegas, pointing to the location the event at the Bellagio Fountains.
* All of the events now have GPS coordinates. They are noted here on the [[Countdowns]] page.
* Jan 8th 2007: The [[Las Vegas Event]] has occurred, giving us a [[Video-Las Vegas|Video]] and [[Puzzle Box 1]] has been unlocked. After all the puzzles are solved, Loki gives us a [[Video-loki_time|video: loki_time]] [http://assets.vanishingpointgame.com/loki_time.wmv]. At the end of the video a url is [http://www.tweakvista.com/Article39055.aspx flashed] on the screen pointing to a side contest to get your name printed on AMD Athlon 64 FX processors. Thus begins the [[Meta Puzzle]].
* Jan 13th. 2007: The first of the two multi-city events occurred today, leaving us with [[Puzzle Box 2]], [[SkyType|clues written in the sky]] [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/skyType.htm ], and a new [[Video-magicweb|video (magicweb)]] after solving them all. ''The White Box Phenomenon'' has been connected to the [[Meta Puzzle]] through the [[Collection Plate]] directory.
*Jan 20th. 2007: The second of the two multi-city events occurs today, leaving us with [[Puzzle Box 3]] and [[Projections|clues projected on buildings]].[http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/projections.htm]
*Solving all of the puzzles gives yet [[Video-loki_eras|another video]]. At its end, the words "/more_answers" flashes. Going to [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/more_answers http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/more_answers], one finds a tracker of the puzzles completed.
*Jan 27th 2007: A special VIP party is being held for the last clue. To go you must be 18 or older and be able to get to the Seattle, WA event. The invitation was presented on the website.[[Media:SeattleInvite.jpg]] It gave instructions to RSVP via e-mail to vanish@vanishingpointgame.com with "yes" in the body. A reply email was received.[[Media:SeattleInviteReply.JPG]]
*Jan 27th 2007: Identity of Loki: Finally evidence on who loki really is. Real name is Minae Noji. She is an actress at General Hospital. I guess this means everything she told us has a meaning. Here is a link to her myspace profile. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=54234975
*Jan 27th 2007: The fourth box opens and all puzzles are now available to be solved and all white boxes to be identified.
*After clicking on all the white boxes and returning to the [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/collectionplate 'collectionplate'] page, you are faced with a scrambled image, which when reassembled gives the coat of arms of the Odessa Oblast.
*After solving all the puzzles and returning to the [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/more_answers 'more answers'] page, you are faced with a word search puzzle. When all the words are found, only 6B617261 is left. Screenshots [[Media:cross1.jpg]], [[Media:cross2.jpg]], [[Media:cross3.jpg]], [[Media:cross4.jpg]]
*At the end of the video for solving puzzle box four the link [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/roamingroaming '/roamingroaming'] is given. The page is a clue to some place if you follow the distances from an unknown source. The word "TANLI" is at the bottom of the page, which I assume is "LATIN". Maybe the starting place is ROME?
*The video for solving puzzle box four asks you to visit [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/lokiv '/lokiv']. This provides a video for the final part of the meta puzzle. Four Lokis sit in four directors' chairs and ask you to find their name(s). See [[lokiv]] for further information.
* Jan 29th 2007: New video appeared on Soapbox. It is a release video for Windows Vista that also shows Loki's office at Microsoft headquarters. [http://www.geocities.com/xtwilightx89/ http://www.geocities.com/xtwilightx89]
*UPDATE!! The roamingroaming page has been updated to say "Mystery Spot, CA". Previously the 'CA' wasn't there. Here is the website of the mystery spot. [http://www.mysteryspot.com Mystery Spot]
*Use Google EARTH! I have found that all the miles are Islands...
*Since these are are Islands, could TANLI then be the navigation waypoint of off Tunisia...
http://www.fallingrain.com/waypoint/TS/TANLI.html
*The game is over!
*The final answer to the Meta Puzzle is "Lorelei, Odessa, Kara, Ivy" ...if you played the game you received [[meta puzzle answer|a message]] from LOKI about the game. The solution to the Meta puzzle can be found [[Lokiv|here]].

*The Grand Prize drawing was Jan 31st, and the winner will be contacted February 1st! On February 1st, the 1st-4th prizes will be drawn, and winners will be contacted in the following days... Good luck everyone! If a regular on this site wins, they should post their [[success stories|success story]]!

Lokiv

2007-02-02T02:08:32Z

Out: changed multiple nested commas to semicolons

The final part of the meta puzzle is to discover the four names of Loki. The start of this final stage is given in the video awarded for completing the puzzles in [[Puzzle Box 4]], and is the directory [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/lokiv '/lokiv'].

It seems that the trail for each name starts with the hidden directory given at the end of the video each week that is awarded when all the puzzles have been solved.

The first week gave [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/on_the_run '/on_the_run'], where Loki asked to be contacted (details on the [[Meta Puzzle]] page, which eventually led to the message about the 'murmuring rock project'. This has led solvers to believe that Loki's first name, or the name of the first Loki in the final video, is Lorelei or Loreley.

The second week gave [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/collectionplate '/collectionplate'], where the number of white boxes that had been identified was recorded. Once all 36 of these had been found (nine per week) (details on the [[Collection Plate]] page, the page was replaced by a scrambled image. When reassembled, this image has been found to be the coat of arms of the Odessa Oblast (county). This has led solvers to believe that Loki's second name, or the name of the second Loki in the final video, is Odessa.

The third week gave [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/more_answers '/more_answers'], where the number of puzzles that had been solved was recorded. Once all 48 of these had been solved, the page was replaced by a word search of the solutions to all the puzzles (with an additional tetris-like drop down feature). When all the words are eliminated, one is left with the string '6B617261', which is the ASCII for 'kara'. This has led solvers to believe that Loki's third name, or the name of the third Loki in the final video, is Kara.

The fourth week gave [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/roamingroaming '/roamingroaming'], where an image of Loki with her glasses lowered was accompanied by a list of eight distances starting with '1. Mystery Spot CA', and the string 'TANLI'. The distances must be paired with the directions Loki gives in each video (in order of accessibility) when she lowers her glasses (where up = north, down = south, right = east and left = west) - the full sequence being right (hear the challenge video), up (box 1 real world clues video), right (box 1 complete video), down (box 2 complete video), left (box 3 complete video), down (box 4 real world clues video), left (box 4 complete video), down ('lokiv' directory video). Starting at the Mystery Spot near Santa Cruz in California and following the directions takes you to Atardecer en Donana, Spain; Bridgetown, Ireland; Warsaw, Poland; Tarnow, Poland; Dietzenbach, Germany; Bonnanaro, Italy; Blandinsville, Illinois; and finally Hardee, Mississippi. The letters TANLI are an anagram of Latin, suggesting making an anagram and translating from Latin (or vice versa). Hardee is an anagram of 'hedera', which is Latin for Ivy. This has led solvers to believe that Loki's fourth name, or the name of the fourth Loki in the final video, is Ivy.

Note that the game makers first added 'CA' after 'Mystery Spot' and the text 'Even the smallest places have names' to the page after about 24 hours, and then added a link to a map of the area around Hardee with an X on Hardee (but no other text) after another 12 hours or so.

The solution therefore appears to be 'Lorelei Odessa Kara Ivy'.

NOTE: This is the proper solution, however the prize is already rewarded. If you do not type it in exactly as above, you get a message:
 
To be fair, this contest is over and I've already awarded the prize. But please pay closer attention, try again, and help me reach my own Vanishing Point.
 
-L.O.K.I.
 
If you type in the correct solution you get:
 
You are not the first to guess our identity, but because you solved our puzzle, we want to tell you our secret.
 
There is no such person as Loki-or rather, she is four sisters who decided to be one extraordinary person.
 
Each of us has a unique talent:
 
Lorelei is our tinkerer. Clocks and counting, space and time: she is our genius.
 
Odessa is our performer, our actress and magician, the girl we send to dazzle and charm. Odessa goes to meetings: Loki gets promoted. It's very convenient.
 
Kara is our reader. With a love of history and a photographic memory, she gives us access to any fact figure, or event at a moment's notice.
 
Ivy is our spy. She's the girl you don't notice, the face you don't remember, and vanishing is what she does best. Ivy has gotten us out of more than one impossible situation.
 
Together, we have presented L.O.K.I. to the world. Our mask and super-hero, LOKI has allowed us each to be bigger than ourselves.
 
When we heard Microsoft and AMD were looking to give extraordinary prizes to exceptional people, we knew LOKI could never find a more perfect job. This, Odessa said, would be a trick we could never top. O, how we wanted this job! (And what clever, unfair, underhanded things we did to the other applicants to make sure we got it! But that's another story.) And once we got the job, we all agreed that Loki's greatest triumph would be her last.
 
We created the Vanishing Point to reward the smartest minds (and communities) on the planet - and still we underestimated you. We used our smarts and our guile, not to mention money and connections and countless hours of time-and still you humbled us. We knew the terrain and barely gave you a map-and that didn't stop you. We built puzzles that should have taken you days and you solved them in hours.
 
"Loki" is a genius: but you were far more brilliant. You were thought made fire. You were lightning.
 
Thank you for your work, your talent, and your dedication. It has been a privilege to witness: an honor and a delight.
 
For each of us to live, Loki had to die. Thank you, thank you beyond words for taking her to the Vanishing Point.
 
Lorelei 
Odessa 
Kara 
Ivy 

--That makes me mad though because I entered an alternate spelling for the first name days ago and I didn't see that. I found many resources with that alternate spelling. But anyway, it was fun :)

Video-disappear

2007-02-02T02:02:55Z

Out: made more consistent with other pagers

Video displayed after solving puzzle 4 ''people disappear...''

*Page: [http://vanishingpointgame.com/vidLoki_vanishing4783.htm http://vanishingpointgame.com/vidLoki_vanishing4783.htm]
*Original video: [http://assets.vanishingpointgame.com/loki__vanishing__33987__final.wmv http://assets.vanishingpointgame.com/loki__vanishing__33987__final.wmv]

Video-disappear

2007-02-02T02:00:50Z

Out: added text to link

Video displayed after solving puzzle 4 ''people disappear...''

Official link: [http://vanishingpointgame.com/vidLoki_vanishing4783.htm http://vanishingpointgame.com/vidLoki_vanishing4783.htm]

Video-disappear

2007-02-02T02:00:24Z

Out: new page for puzzle 4 solve video

Video displayed after solving puzzle 4 ''people disappear...''

Official link: [http://vanishingpointgame.com/vidLoki_vanishing4783.htm]

Room with a View

2007-01-30T06:26:42Z

Out: removed question asking why answer wasn't working. not the place for it

[[Image:RoomWithAView1.jpg]]

[[Image:RoomWithAView2.jpg]]

<SPOILER>
Imagine looking straight down on a city with tall buildings. Create a colored 3D chart. Each of the numbers represent height in units. Once the chart is created, rotate it 90 degrees (so the tops of the buildings are moving away from you). You should see an image similar to the following:

[[Image:Gemini2.gif]]

http://vanishingpointwiki.com/wiki/Image:Gemini2.gif

Answer is: '''gemini2'''

</SPOILER>

''Onto the [[Collection_Plate]]''

Template:Timeline

2007-01-29T02:28:59Z

Out: Added ".com" to external link

* A mysterious ad on the [[IE Blog]] leads to a countdown timer
* The [[Countdown]] page asks for keys.
** Several [[Keys]] have been found by using any of five cipher keys, either posted online or sent to bloggers.
** Several keys were solved by using the contents of a [[Puzzle Box Package]], mailed to various people. The contents include a [[Video-Loki|video]].
** These keys have frequently been accompanied by extravagant gifts (laptops, media center computers, etc.) from Loki, the "Enigma Director", and all come from Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, WA.
* The countdown expires Jan 8th 2007 at 6:30PM PST. A decompile of the Flash app on the main page reveals the location as the fountains in front of the Bellagio. This time and location coincides with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It is expected that this is when the game will officially start.
* Several new [[countdowns]] are behind a particular key, listing various cities and times of additional live events.
* A new [[Video-Ignition|video]] from [[lokivanishes]] is discovered on YouTube, giving a new [[Keys|key]].
* Scattered reports are arriving that the [[Microsoft CES Keynote]] includes more details about [[Prizes|prizes.]]
* [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com Registration available] and [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/prizes.aspx rules and prizes posted]. There's also a [[http://vanishingpointgame.com/faq.htm FAQ]][http://vanishingpointwiki.com/wiki/FAQ] with more hints.
* The rules page lists a secret [[Meta Puzzle]] with an instant-win prize for the first to solve it. The prize is their name inscribed on each of a new AMD processor model to be released soon. Several clues in the puzzles, events, and in the original video could relate to the Meta Puzzle.
* Another [http://www.tweakvista.com/Article39053.aspx clue] from Loki surfaces at the bell desk of The Orleans hotel in Vegas, pointing to the location the event at the Bellagio Fountains.
* All of the events now have GPS coordinates. They are noted here on the [[Countdowns]] page.
* Jan 8th 2007: The [[Las Vegas Event]] has occurred, giving us a [[Video-Las Vegas|Video]] and [[Puzzle Box 1]] has been unlocked. After all the puzzles are solved, Loki gives us a [[Video-loki_time|video: loki_time]] [http://assets.vanishingpointgame.com/loki_time.wmv]. At the end of the video a url is [http://www.tweakvista.com/Article39055.aspx flashed] on the screen pointing to a side contest to get your name printed on AMD Athlon 64 FX processors. Thus begins the [[Meta Puzzle]].
* Jan 13th. 2007: The first of the two multi-city events occurred today, leaving us with [[Puzzle Box 2]], [[SkyType|clues written in the sky]] [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/skyType.htm ], and a new [[Video-magicweb|video (magicweb)]] after solving them all. ''The White Box Phenomenon'' has been connected to the [[Meta Puzzle]] through the [[Collection Plate]] directory.
*Jan 20th. 2007: The second of the two multi-city events occurs today, leaving us with [[Puzzle Box 3]] and [[Projections|clues projected on buildings]].[http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/projections.htm]
*Solving all of the puzzles gives yet [[Video-loki_eras|another video]]. At it's end, the words "/more_answers" flashes. Going to [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/more_answers http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/more_answers], one finds a tracker of the puzzles completed.
*Jan 27th 2007: A special VIP party is being held for the last clue. To go you must be 18 or older and be able to get to the Seattle, WA event. The invitation was presented on the website.[[Media:SeattleInvite.jpg]] It gave instructions to RSVP via e-mail to vanish@vanishingpointgame.com with "yes" in the body. A reply email was received.[[Media:SeattleInviteReply.JPG]]
*Jan 27th 2007: Identity of Loki: Finally evidence on who loki really is. Real name is Minae Noji. She is an actress at General Hospital. I guess this means everything she told us has a meaning. Here is a link to her myspace profile. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=54234975
*L.O.K.I isn't one person, but four people. They are identical sisters and you have to find all of their names.
*After solving all the puzzles and returning to the [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/more_answers 'more answers'] page, you are faced with a crossword puzzle. When all the words are found, only 6B617261 is left. Screenshots [[Media:cross1.jpg]], [[Media:cross2.jpg]], [[Media:cross3.jpg]], [[Media:cross4.jpg]]
*At the end of the video for solving puzzle box four the link [http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/roamingroaming '/roamingroaming'] is given. The page is a clue to some place if you follow the distances from an unknown source. The word "TANLI" is at the bottom of the page, which I assume is "LATIN". Maybe the starting place is ROME?
* or may be Odessa? with regard to the COA

Lost Luggage

2007-01-29T02:23:25Z

Out: removed old answer; adjusted formatting

[[Image:LostLuggage.jpg]]

The letters seem to be airport codes from left to right.

ORF = Norfolk International Airport - Norfolk, VA, USA

BEO = Belmont Airport - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

EWR = Newark International Airport - Newark, NJ, USA

UGC = Urgench Airport - Urgench, Karakalpakstan , Uzbekistan

UCA = Oneida County Airport - Utica, NY, USA

UHE = Uherske Hradiste Airport - Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic

JSI = Alexandros Papadiamandis Airport - Skiathos, Greece

APE = San Juan Aposento Airport - San Juan Aposento, Peru

SLC = Salt Lake City International Airport - Salt Lake City, UT, USA

<spoiler>
The clue says, "First Letters Then Numbers.

The "first letters" of the locations of each set of airports are N, U, and S.

At 5:26 in the video, fireworks are shot out in a group of 4, then 6, then 7.

Searching for N467US with the word disappearance yields the result, DB Cooper. N467US was the FAA registration of the plane in that heist.
</spoiler>

''Next puzzle [[Memorial_Plaque]]''

Room with a View

2007-01-29T02:17:01Z

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[[Image:RoomWithAView1.jpg]]

[[Image:RoomWithAView2.jpg]]

<SPOILER>
Answer is '''gemini2'''
</SPOILER>

''Onto the [[Collection_Plate]]''

Bulletin Board

2007-01-29T02:15:24Z

Out: added puzzle picture and link to next puzzle

[[Image:BulletinBoard.jpg]]

<spoiler>
ANSWER: '''Murder at the Vicarage'''
</spoiler>

<spoiler>
Not the answer yet, but I thought I'd cross post some of the more important information from the Neowin forums:

The answer seems to be related to Agatha Christie as all the pictures match a form of murder in her books:

*Ukulele String 1/8 The Bird with the Broken Wing' (short story in The Mysterious Mr. Quin)
*Marble Clock 1/11/47 "And Then there Were None";
*Apple Bobbing Tub 7/10/17 "Halloween Party"
*Dagger 6/4/16 "Murder on the Orient Express"
*Raincoat Belt 14/13/62 "Three Blind Mice"
*Crowbar 5/39/57 "Witness for the Prosecution"
*Tennis Racquet 3/2/11/7 ("Towards Zero"); "Murder at the Vicarage"
*Golf Club 1/4/6 ("The Murder on the Links")
*Chocolate 9/14/2 "The Chocolate Box"
*Nylon Stocking 1/6/40 "A Pocket Full of Rye"
*Fire 32/28 "The Mysterious Affair at Styles"

Also, using the colors of the fireworks, you can decifer 13124 into 'right' therefore, the clue is "A DEATH CHASE, AM I RIGHT?"

Here's me hoping this spurs someone to think of the answer.

It's worth noting that the clue anagrams to "DAME AGATHA CHRISTIE" with an "H" leftover.
</spoiler>

''Next puzzle [[Room_with_a_View]]''

Drive In

2007-01-29T02:13:50Z

Out: added picture of puzzle and link to next puzzle

[[Image:DriveIn.jpg|Drive In puzzle]]

<spoiler>
'''Theremin'''
</spoiler>

''Next puzzle [[Bulletin_Board]]''

Music Charts

2007-01-29T02:12:33Z

Out: added puzzle picture and link to next puzzle

[[Image:MusicCharts.jpg|Music Charts Puzzle]]

<spoiler>
'''Buenos Aires'''
</spoiler>

''Next puzzle [[Drive_In]]''

File:RoomWithAView2.jpg

2007-01-29T02:10:54Z

Out: Room With A View blinds shut

Room With A View blinds shut

File:RoomWithAView1.jpg

2007-01-29T02:10:33Z

Out: Room With A View blinds open

Room With A View blinds open

File:DriveIn.jpg

2007-01-29T02:10:03Z

Out: Drive In puzzle

Drive In puzzle

File:BulletinBoard.jpg

2007-01-29T02:09:43Z

Out: Bulletin Board puzzle

Bulletin Board puzzle

File:MusicCharts.jpg

2007-01-29T02:09:23Z

Out: Music Charts puzzle

Music Charts puzzle

Backstage

2007-01-29T02:03:47Z

Out: added method of solution

[[Image:Backstage.jpg]]

<spoiler>
The clue for solving the puzzle begins at 6:17 in the video.

The following sequence is displayed in the fireworks: 
5 stars 
4 smilies 
4 planets 
4 hearts 
5 butterflies 
8 circles 
4 cubes 

Each shape has a musical note in the puzzle
cube, planet, butterfly - E 
circle, smiley - D 
star - C 
heart - G 
bug - F 

Using the pattern from the fireworks to play the notes from the puzzle gives the song Begin the Beguine.

Answer is '''begin the beguine'''

(Note: There are differences of opinion on the shapes displayed; namely this solution doesn't mention the bug shape at all)
</spoiler>

''Next puzzle [[Music_Charts]]''

Backstage

2007-01-29T01:06:21Z

Out: added picture and link to next puzzle

[[Image:Backstage.jpg]]

<spoiler>

Answer is '''begin the beguine'''

</spoiler>

''Next puzzle [[Music_Charts]]''

File:Backstage.jpg

2007-01-29T01:04:48Z

Out: Backstage puzzle

Backstage puzzle

Chess Column

2007-01-29T01:03:11Z

Out: added picture and link to next puzzle

[[Image:ChessColumn.jpg]]

<spoiler>

If you read the text around the submit box, it mentions a 13-year old kid, which leads to a search for a famous game between a 13-year old playing chess, where there was a case of "mate in 6".

First reponse in Google:

"The Game of the Century usually refers to a chess game played between Donald Byrne and 13-year old Bobby Fischer in the Rosenwald Memorial Tournament in New York City on October 17, 1956"- rieuwa

Answer '''Rosenwald Memorial'''

(This does not account for the letters on the chess board nor the fireworks clue at 8:30 in the video)
</spoiler>

''Next Puzzle [[Backstage]]''

File:ChessColumn.jpg

2007-01-29T00:27:45Z

Out: Chess Column puzzle

Chess Column puzzle

Memorial Plaque

2007-01-29T00:24:55Z

Out: added method of solution

[[Image:MemorialPlaque.jpg]]

<spoiler>
Credit to Sin_Vraal on IRC for most of this solve.

Use each digit of the dates given to pick the corresponding letter from ship/plane name.

i.e. the first one is 1872 The Mary Celeste. The 1st, 8th, 7th and 2nd letters are TCYH.

The following is the result
TCYH 
SRSN 
AUY5 
SDOD 
GITT 
UAVY 
MLER 
SERD 
FRRR 

At 4:15 in the video, we are given a clue. Green flares launch up one at a time from one of four different positions.
_^__ (2) 
_^__ (2) 
__^_ (3) 
^___ (1) 
__^_ (3) 
_^__ (2) 
_^__ (2) 
___^ (4) 
___^ (4) 

This tells us which letter to pick from each group of four.
This gives CRYSTAL DR.

[http://www.crystalinks.com/crystalpyr.html Dr. Ray Brown] found a crystal while scuba diving in the Bahamas.

Answer is '''Ray Brown'''
</spoiler>

''Next puzzle [[Chess_Column]]''

Memorial Plaque

2007-01-28T23:46:16Z

Out: added picture of puzzle and link to next puzzle

[[Image:MemorialPlaque.jpg]]

<spoiler>The answer is '''Ray Brown'''.</spoiler>

''Next puzzle [[Chess_Column]]''

File:MemorialPlaque.jpg

2007-01-28T23:44:40Z

Out: Memorial Plaque puzzle

Memorial Plaque puzzle

Lost Luggage

2007-01-28T22:49:20Z

Out: Added puzzle image and link to next puzzle

File:LostLuggage.jpg

2007-01-28T22:39:27Z

Out: Lost Luggage puzzle

Lost Luggage puzzle

Search and Rescue

2007-01-28T22:30:50Z

Out: added link to next puzzle

[[Image:SearchAndRescue1.jpg]]

[[Image:SearchAndRescue2.jpg]]

The puzzle refers to an Electra 10E, which was the model of plane flown by Amelia Earhart.

<spoiler>
From the audio, you hear that the plane was 858 miles from station 29 at 1330. Draw a circle out to 858 miles.

At 3:30 in the video, the fireworks spell out the letters M X V I I. Using these as a Roman number gives 1017.

Draw a circle 1017 miles out from station 102.

The audio said that the plane was twice as far from station 49 as station 102. 1017*2=2034. Draw a circle 2034 miles out from station 102.

The circles all overlap at the point '''GJ1'''.
[[Image:SearchAndRescueSolved.jpg]]
</spoiler>

<spoiler>
Just look at the place that the end of the pencil is pointing to on the very first screen. Coincidence? The answer is GJ1.
</spoiler>

<spoiler>
It's possible to solve this one without even looking at the site video.

Click on the nautical map so that it fills the screen. The goal is to figure out where the lost ship is located, and you need to do it by triangulation. The three stations (shown with the flashing red circles around them) can help you find the missing ship.

Click on the radio mouthpiece in the lower left to hear the transmission. People from the three stations should start talking back and forth.

You should get two useful pieces of information:

1) Station 29 (on the top side) tells you that the lost ship was 858 nautical miles away at 3:30. So click on station 29 and drag the circle until the radius shows 858 nautical miles exactly. This means that the lost ship is somewhere on that circle, which narrows down the possibilities quickly.

Now it's time to use the other bit of information:

2) Station 102 reports their distance from the ship at 3:30, but it is drowned out by static. However, station 47 says that they were twice as far from the ship as station 102. This is enough to pinoint the location, because only one point on the circle can satisfy that condition. How do you figure out where it is?

Start by drawing a circle around station 102, and make it touch the circle around station 29. Note the distance. Then draw a circle around station 47 until it touches one of the two points where the other two circles intersect. If the radius of the circle around station 47 is more than twice that of the radius of the circle around 102, then your circle around 102 is too small. Start over and make your circle around 102 bigger. If the radius of the circle around station 47 is less then twice that around 102, then your circle around 102 is too big. Make it smaller and try again. When the distance from 47 is exactly twice that of 102, then you've got your answer.

The distances need not be exactly perfect, only close enough to identify the correct grid cell where they meet.

Through trial and error, you will find that the correct distance from station 102 is about 1010 nautical miles, and all three circles intersect at grid location GJ1.

The answer to the puzzle is "GJ1".

- Jason
</spoiler>

''Next puzzle [[Lost_Luggage]]''

Search and Rescue

2007-01-28T22:28:38Z

Out: Added pictures of puzzle and solution; added correct solution with video clue; time of clue in video; description of what the puzzle refers to.

File:SearchAndRescueSolved.jpg

2007-01-28T22:17:46Z

Out: Solved Search and Rescue

Solved Search and Rescue

File:SearchAndRescue2.jpg

2007-01-28T22:14:37Z

Out: Search and Rescue puzzle

Search and Rescue puzzle

File:SearchAndRescue1.jpg

2007-01-28T22:14:06Z

Out: Search and Rescue puzzle

Search and Rescue puzzle

Captain's Log

2007-01-28T21:56:46Z

Out: Added time reference to video, link to next puzzle, link to ship puzzle refers to

[[Image:Captain'slog.JPG]]

The puzzle refers to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Marine_Sulphur_Queen SS Marine Sulphur Queen], which disappeared at sea in 1963.

<spoiler>
The signal flags spell out "How many flares?"

At 7:52 in the video, there are seven red flares launched.

Answer: '''Seven'''
</spoiler>

''Next puzzle [[Search_and_Rescue]]''

Cliff Climb

2007-01-28T21:37:54Z

Out: made answer bold

[[Image:CliffClimb.jpg]]

<spoiler>
To solve this properly you need to watch the event video. At 2:51 the fireworks give you the path to climb.

left right right left right left left right left

When you make it to the top, you find a letter.
[[Image:Climberletter.jpg]]

Once I got this, I looked up Percy climber disappear (since the theme of this box is disappearing)
and came back with this page [http://www.unmuseum.org/fawcett.htm Percy Fawcett]

Which at the bottom has a reference to the letter pictured above with the same wording.

That brings you to the posted answer "'''Percy Fawcett'''"
</spoiler>

''Next Puzzle [[Captain's_Log]]''

Cliff Climb

2007-01-28T21:36:34Z

Out: Added time reference for video and removed duplicate answers

[[Image:CliffClimb.jpg]]

<spoiler>
To solve this properly you need to watch the event video. At 2:51 the fireworks give you the path to climb.

left right right left right left left right left

When you make it to the top, you find a letter.
[[Image:Climberletter.jpg]]

Once I got this, I looked up Percy climber disappear (since the theme of this box is disappearing)
and came back with this page [http://www.unmuseum.org/fawcett.htm Percy Fawcett]

Which at the bottom has a reference to the letter pictured above with the same wording.

That brings you to the posted answer "Percy Fawcett"
</spoiler>

''Next Puzzle [[Captain's_Log]]''

Safe

2007-01-28T21:20:59Z

Out: Added link to next puzzle

[[Image:Safe.jpg]]

<spoiler>
At 5:47 in the video, the combination is given by groups of fireworks being launched.

The combo is right to 23, full turn left to 34, right to 12.

[[Image:SafeOpen.JPG‎]]

Opening the safe shows the question "How many pesos?"
The bag in front has 1500 on it and there are 10 bags in the safe.
1500*10=15000

The answer is '''15000'''
</spoiler>

''Next Puzzle [[Cliff_Climb]]''

File:SafeOpen.JPG

2007-01-28T21:17:28Z

Out: Puzzle box 4 Safe puzzle after safe opened.

Puzzle box 4 Safe puzzle after safe opened.

Safe

2007-01-28T21:16:47Z

Out: Added reference to clue in video and more detail.

[[Image:Safe.jpg]]

<spoiler>
At 5:47 in the video, the combination is given by groups of fireworks being launched.

The combo is right to 23, full turn left to 34, right to 12.

[[Image:SafeOpen.jpg]]

Opening the safe shows the question "How many pesos?"
The bag in front has 1500 on it and there are 10 bags in the safe.
1500*10=15000

The answer is '''15000'''
</spoiler>

Event 4

2007-01-27T22:46:07Z

Out: Added pictures of party invitation and email reply

== Seattle Party Invitation ==
[[Image:SeattleInvite.jpg]]

== Seattle Party Email Reply ==
[[Image:SeattleInviteReply.JPG]]

Template:Timeline

2007-01-27T22:37:33Z

Out: Added links to pictures of Seattle party invitation and reply email

File:SeattleInviteReply.JPG

2007-01-27T22:30:40Z

Out: Picture of Seattle party RSVP email reply

Picture of Seattle party RSVP email reply

File:SeattleInvite.jpg

2007-01-27T22:30:09Z

Out: Picture of Seattle party invitation

Picture of Seattle party invitation

Countdowns

2007-01-27T15:48:57Z

Out: /* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle Seattle, Washington] */

__NOTOC__
Please note that the times were calculated using local times. If you are planning on going to one of these events, please double check the date & time using [http://vanishingpointgame.com/ the main Vanishing Point site], and the [http://stackoverflow.org/tools/timer.php Countdown Predictor] (or your own calculations), as mistakes do happen. Unfortunately. :)

The complete list of coordinates is available as a Google Earth KML file: http://vanishingpointwiki.com/media/Vanishing_Point_Locations.kml

To view the locations via Google Maps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=http://vanishingpointwiki.com/media/Vanishing_Point_Locations.kml&ie=UTF8&z=2&ll=18.979026,-78.046875&spn=149.65005,329.0625&om=1

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada]==
'''Date & Time:''' Monday, 8 January 2007, 6:30:00 pm, PST (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' [http://maps.google.com/?q=36%206%2046.55N%2C%20115%2010%2023.77W 36 6'46.55" N, 115 10'23.77"] W: Fountains at Bellagio

[[Image:Las_Vegas.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' Konamouse, Konashark, GIIRyudo, fubarz, freitasm, TwiztedMatt1007, Josh Phillips GF3, davebee, zepheria & neruda1968

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles, California]==
'''Date & Time:''' Saturday, 13 January 2007, 9:00:00 am, PST (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=34+4%2726.11%22+N,+118+21%2718.98%22+W&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1&iwloc=addr 34 4'26.11" N, 118 21'18.98" W] ''Pan Pacific Regional Park 7600 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036''

[[Image:Los_Angeles.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' Randomeis, Ms. Gwyn, fubarz, [[User:Shadow|Shadow]]

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney Sydney, Australia]==
'''Date & Time:''' Sunday, 14 January 2007, 8:00:00 am, AEDT (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=33+47+26.99S,+151+17+14.29E&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=-33.789135,151.287092&spn=0.006358,0.013497&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr 33 47'26.99" S, 151 17'14.29" E] ''North Steyne Park, at the end of Pine Street, Manly''

[[Image:Sydney.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' '' x9 (pending details),</s> The Atomic (Confirmed), Ragnarok (Confirmed), Malky (Confirmed), Da13ro (Confirmed)''

'''Who's Filming:''' The Atomic''

'''Notes:''' Da13ro is attempting to produce a live web-cast of this event. We won't know if this is possible untill about 15 minutes before the event. If it does go ahead, I will put a link to the feed on here, so make sure you check back just before the event.

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami Miami, Florida]==
'''Date & Time:''' Saturday, 13 January 2007, 4:00:00 pm, EST (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=25+46%2734.08%22+N,+80+7%2751.14%22+W&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1&iwloc=addr 25 46'34.08" N, 80 7'51.14" W] ''Lummus Park and Public Beach''

[[Image:Miami.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' Wojcik, Lupine

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin%2C_Texas Austin, Texas]==
<blockquote>'''Cancelled. Pressumably due to severe weather.''' see http://vanishingpointgame.com/</blockquote>

'''Date & Time:'''<strike> Saturday, 13 January 2007, 3:00:00 pm, CST (Local Time)</strike>

'''Exact Location:''' <strike>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=30+15+19.01N,+97+48+24.29W&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=30.25473,-97.806312&spn=0.006608,0.013497&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr 30 15'19.01" N, 97 48'24.29" W] ''Barton Square Mall''</strike>

[[Image:Austin.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' <strike>Incitatus, Boy Blue, EarlyWyrm, Zorplex, Marius(will try to be there), Douglas H, cadaver(dead set on going), Addlepated</strike>

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix%2C_Arizona Phoenix, Arizona]==
'''Date & Time:''' Saturday, 13 January 2007, 4:00:00 pm, MST (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=33+27+43.33N,+112+4+15.73W&ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=33.462093,-112.071077&spn=0.002099,0.006491&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr 33 27'43.33" N, 112 4'15.73" W] ''Margaret T. Hance Park - East end''

[[Image:Phoenix.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' MisterAnderson, curtis18, Lowa84

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore Singapore]==
'''Date & Time:''' Saturday, 20 January 2007, 8:30:00 pm, SST (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' ''[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1%C2%B0+17%27+17.26%22+N+103%C2%B0+51%27+6.64%22+E&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=1.288714,103.85155&spn=0.007583,0.013561&t=h&om=1 1° 17' 17.26" N 103° 51' 6.64" E] Near the statue of Sir Stamford Raffles at the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall''

[[Image:Singapore.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' ''Wyle''

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin%2C_Germany Berlin, Germany]==
'''Date & Time:''' Saturday, 20 January 2007, 7:00:00 pm (19:00), UTC+1 (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=52+30+58.47N,+13+22+37.38E&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=52.516652,13.377475&spn=0.004655,0.013497&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr 52 30'58.47" N, 13 22'37.38" E] ''Right in front of the Brandenburg Gate (West side)''

[[Image:Berlin.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' PatRol, isniem, Dennis[MSBlog.org]

'''Who's Filming:''' Dennis[MSBlog.org]

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London, England]==
'''Date & Time:''' Saturday, 20 January 2007, 7:00:00 pm, GMT (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=51+30+29.21N,+0+7+41.27W&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=51.508275,-0.127759&spn=0.004761,0.013497&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr 51 30'29.21" N, 0 7'41.27" W] ''Trafalgar Square''

[[Image:London.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' Ruuku Pr0voked RATCATD0G & The Cliff (All Pending Tickets), Jenna, Rob, spysect, Seretar, PuzzledPineapple, MikeyJ (tentative), Minkette, Harakan (probably), Darren Straight (probably), doublecross, PurplePenny (hopefully)

'''LIVE WEBCAM VIEW'''To access the webcam for Trafalgar Square, click here [http://www.camvista.com/england/london/trafsq.php3]

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto, Canada]==
'''Date & Time:''' Saturday, 20 January 2007, 7:00:00 pm, EST (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' [http://maps.google.com/?q=43+38+48.65+N+79+22+36.15+W&ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=43.646836,-79.376698&spn=0.00146,0.005348&t=h&om=1 43 38'48.65" N, 79 22'36.15" W] ''Between the Hummingbird Centre and the Hockey Hall of Fame''

[[Image:Toronto.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' SirQuady, rdoherty, Lkyng, mysteryjones, thebruce , Dionysus (tenative), SkiZZeR ReZZikS (tentative), Scott (tentative), Lindendragon (tentative), Hojo

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%2C_California San Francisco, California]==
'''Date & Time:''' Saturday, 20 January 2007, 7:00:00 pm, PST (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=37+48%2711.29%22+N,+122+26%2749.62%22+W&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1&iwloc=addr 37 48'11.29" N, 122 26'49.62" W] ''Palace of Fine Arts Lagoon''

[[Image:San_Francisco.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' BBQedPizza, Josh Phillips (windowsconnected.com), Noava22

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle Seattle, Washington]==
'''Date & Time:''' Saturday, 27 January 2007, 6:00:00 pm, PST (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=47+38%2743.13%22+N,+122+20%2710.88%22+W&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1&iwloc=addr 47 38'43.13" N, 122 20'10.88" W] ''Gas Works Park''

[[Image:Seattle.png|thumb|center|300px|Click for larger image]]

'''Who's Going:''' Panzerlied, SuperRob, Accipitridae, Bethling, Zazzo, Doogie, Tetravus, TGeairn, out

'''Who's Filming:''' [http://www.gearlive.com GearLive.com]

'''Notes:''' The coordinates are smack-dab in the center of the circle at the park, just to the left of the "gasworks". Also, the [[FAQ]] states that the Seattle event may be 21-and-over. The band "Concorde" will be playing a concert at this event, and while they are a new band, it was their music playing during Loki's Ignition video (see [[Video-Ignition]]).

Letters From Home

2007-01-24T03:27:05Z

Out: added Great Britain as second answer

[[Image:Letters From Home.png]]

<spoiler>
The clue above the entry box means to look at the name of the hotel: datoname hotel = day to name.

So take the day of the month given in the post marks, and then take the country name on the stamps. Sometimes you'll have to figure out the country.

Apply the number to the name like this:
Nov 7 + United States = United States = S

You get "St Paul's Cathedral".

The hint from the london projection is "Photographer"

Answer: HERBERT MASON . He took the photograph of the 1940 bombing of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
</spoiler>

<spoiler>
Working top to bottom, left to right gives the following:

Nov 7 - United '''S'''tates

Apr 9 - Great Bri'''t'''ain

May 1 - '''P'''oland

Dec 2 - J'''a'''pan

Jan 2 - B'''u'''lgaria

Jul 8 - Switzer'''l'''and

Mar 2 - E'''s'''tonia

Feb 1 - '''C'''hina

Jun 7 - Romani'''a'''

Oct 2 - I'''t'''aly

Aug 1 - '''H'''ong Kong

Sep 4 - Arg'''e'''ntina

Nov 10 - New Zealan'''d'''

Jun 3 - No'''r'''way

Apr 6 - Canad'''a'''

May 7 - Austra'''l'''ia

</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Mural]]''

Laser

2007-01-24T03:20:28Z

Out: removed partial solve claim

[[Image:Laser.png]]

<spoiler>
[[Image:VPLaser.jpg]]

The laser spells out the word "second" and the clue at the hockey hall of fame says "day's worth."
There are 86,400 seconds in one day.
Answer is '''86400'''.
</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Balance The Books]]''

Tomb

2007-01-24T03:17:10Z

Out: Changed solving clue from anagram to placement based on hieroglyph order

[[Image:Tomb.png]]

[[Image:Tomb 1.png]]

<spoiler>
The images are different yo-yo tricks.

In order of the pictures:
Rock the baby 
Sleeper 
Man on a flying trapeze 
Eiffel Tower 
Flag 
Around the world 
Double or Nothing 
Three Leaf Clover (missing in puzzle; picture given in the projection in London) 
Behind bars 
Flying saucer 

These fit into the spaces on the second image in the following order. 
DOUBLE OR NOTHING 
MAN ON A FLYING TRAPEZE 
FLAG 
SLEEPER 
BEHIND BARS 
ROCK THE BABY 
EIFFEL TOWER 
FLYING SAUCER 
THREE LEAF CLOVER 
AROUND THE WORLD 
 
'''Solved by Wynn from unfiction.com forums.''' 

The boxes on the paper represent the Great Pyramids with the point in the top left corner being the "vanishing point". By overlaying a map of the pyramids such as found, [http://goodfelloweb.com/giza/fig3.html here], you get the following: 
[[Image:tomb-overlay.jpg]] 
Look at the inside and the outside arc. They cross through the following letters:
TIFNIEOMSTRN 

'''Contributed by InsaneProdigy:'''
The bird on the far right indicates the hieroglyphs are to be read from right to left. 
Placing the letters that each yo-yo trick contributes into the same order as they appear in the picture (i.e. the F from Flag has an arc through it. Therefore, F goes in the top right corner) gives: 
T S MI I F 
N OT R N E 
Moving the blank space to the top row gives: 
T S R I F 
N OT MI N E 
This clearly gives FIRST on the top line and MENTION can be read on the bottom line (possible order error in puzzle or solving).

The first hit of the search for FIRST MENTION yo-yo says:[http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=first+mention+yo-yo&mkt=en-us&FORM=LVSP (search)]
"The first historical mention of the yo-yo, however, was from Greece in the year 500 B.C."
</spoiler>

''Onward to: [[Collection Plate]]''

Tomb

2007-01-24T02:55:34Z

Out: Edited to include full solution.

[[Image:Tomb.png]]

[[Image:Tomb 1.png]]

<spoiler>
The images are different yo-yo tricks.

In order of the pictures:
Rock the baby 
Sleeper 
Man on a flying trapeze 
Eiffel Tower 
Flag 
Around the world 
Double or Nothing 
Three Leaf Clover (missing in puzzle; picture given in the projection in London) 
Behind bars 
Flying saucer 

These fit into the spaces on the second image in the following order. 
DOUBLE OR NOTHING 
MAN ON A FLYING TRAPEZE 
FLAG 
SLEEPER 
BEHIND BARS 
ROCK THE BABY 
EIFFEL TOWER 
FLYING SAUCER 
THREE LEAF CLOVER 
AROUND THE WORLD 
 
'''Solved by Wynn from unfiction.com forums.''' 

The boxes on the paper represent the Great Pyramids with the point in the top left corner being the "vanishing point". By overlaying a map of the pyramids such as found, [http://goodfelloweb.com/giza/fig3.html here], you get the following: 
[[Image:tomb-overlay.jpg]] 
Look at the inside and the outside arc. They cross through the following letters:
TIFNIEOMSTRN

This anagrams to FIRST MENTION

The first hit of the search for first mention yo-yo says:
[http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=first+mention+yo-yo&mkt=en-us&FORM=LVSP (search)]
"The first historical mention of the yo-yo, however, was from Greece in the year 500 B.C."
</spoiler>

''Onward to: [[Collection Plate]]''

File:Tomb-overlay.jpg

2007-01-24T02:47:56Z

Out: Overlay of the tomb puzzle with map of pyramids. Created by Wynn of unfiction.com forums

Overlay of the tomb puzzle with map of pyramids.
Created by Wynn of unfiction.com forums

Letters From Home

2007-01-23T02:44:15Z

Out: Added detailed breakdown of the clues

[[Image:Letters From Home.png]]

<spoiler>
The clue above the entry box means to look at the name of the hotel: datoname hotel = day to name.

So take the day of the month given in the post marks, and then take the country name on the stamps. Sometimes you'll have to figure out the country.

Apply the number to the name like this:
Nov 7 + United States = United States = S

You get "St Paul's Cathedral".

The hint from the london projection is "Photographer"

Answer: HERBERT MASON . He took the photograph of the 1940 bombing of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
</spoiler>

<spoiler>
Working top to bottom, left to right gives the following:

Nov 7 - United '''S'''tates

Apr 9 - --------'''-''' (could be Afghanis'''t'''an, Saint Ki'''t'''ts-Nevis, United S'''t'''ates)

May 1 - '''P'''oland

Dec 2 - J'''a'''pan

Jan 2 - B'''u'''lgaria

Jul 8 - Switzer'''l'''and

Mar 2 - E'''s'''tonia

Feb 1 - '''C'''hina

Jun 7 - Romani'''a'''

Oct 2 - I'''t'''aly

Aug 1 - '''H'''ong Kong

Sep 4 - Arg'''e'''ntina

Nov 10 - New Zealan'''d'''

Jun 3 - No'''r'''way

Apr 6 - Canad'''a'''

May 7 - Austra'''l'''ia

</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Mural]]''

History Lesson

2007-01-23T01:40:37Z

Out:

[[Image:History Lesson.png]]

[[Image:History Lesson 1.png]]

<spoiler>
The images you see all represent firsts, ie. first priniting press, first man in space, etc.

The notebook spaces do not fit the names, but the locations specific to those activities do.

The notebook spaces are filled as follows:

1. First solo transatlantic flight by Charles Lindbergh (mid-right picture) ended at Paris, '''F'''rance

2. First architectural arches (Brandenburg Gate event picture) are often associated with Babylon in modern day Iraq perhaps ------,'''IR'''--

3. First cave paintings (bottom right picture) found in La'''S'''caux, France

4. (unknown) Should be associated with planets or solar system (Brandenburg Gate event picture) and fit the form ------,-------'''TA'''- (could be Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan or Uzbekistan)

5. First airplane, Wright Flyer (top right picture) flew in Kitty Hawk, No'''R'''th Car'''O'''lina

6. First constitution or democracy was established when King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta (bottom-mid picture) at
R'''U'''nneymede, E'''N'''glan'''D'''

7. First printing press (bottom left picture) was built by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, G'''E'''rm'''A'''ny

8. First man in space was Yuri Gagarin (top center picture) launched from Baikon'''U'''r, Russia (Note: this should be an 'R')

9. First ? was Albert Einstein (bottom left picture) who lived in Bern, Swi'''T'''zerland

10. First affordable car was the Model T (top left picture) built in Detroit, Mic'''H'''igan

Note that 8 of the entries come from in-game picture while the last 2 come from the live event pictures from Berlin.

If you fill in the blanks, you get FIRST AROUND EARTH. The answer is '''MAGELLAN'''.
</spoiler>
''Next book: [[Composers]]''