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2007-01-22T06:29:01Z

Scott:

==Pregame==
A cipher box appears on these sites: 
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/ 
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/community/default.mspx among others. 

===Trailhead===
http://vanishingpointgame.com/ 
From a whois search on the trailhead: 
http://www.aboutus.org/VanishingPointGame.com 
Original loki video: 
http://assets.vanishingpointgame.com/hearthechallenge.wmv or 
http://vanishingpointgame.com/vidLokiHear.htm 
lokivanishes' post on the Neowin forum. [http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=523893&st=75&p=588161174&#entry588161174] 
Pages found via keys: 
key: wh0isl0ki/suduko 
http://vanishingpointgame.com/biography/ 
key: iw4nttwinyou/phone number 800-736-9085 35813 
http://vanishingpointgame.com/antepenultimate/ 
key: 3scap3grav1ty/picross 
http://vanishingpointgame.com/zenith/ 
key: imm0rtaliz3m3/audio file 
http://vanishingpointgame.com/FILE/ 
key: wh3r3t0g0/HTML code 
http://vanishingpointgame.com/CIRCUMAMBULATION/ 
YouTube video "ignition":
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=lokivanishes 
key: formula http://vanishingpointgame.com/manifesto/ 

==Game==
===Jan. 8, 2007===
Games begin with the live event in Las Vegas. 
Previous vanishingpointgame sites (i.e. biology, antepenultimate, zenith, FILE, CIRCUMAMBULATION, and manifesto) go 404. 

Video from Las Vegas Fountains at Bellagio: 
Standard http://assets.vanishingpointgame.com/time_0108_360.wmv or 
http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/vidstandard_time.htm 
Hi-def http://assets.vanishingpointgame.com/time_0108_720.wmv or 
http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/vidhd_time.htm 

"Time passes... "[[Puzzle Box 1]], : 
http://vanishingpointgame.com/shell_time.aspx 

Video after solving Puzzle Box 1:
http://assets.vanishingpointgame.com/loki_time.wmv or 
http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/vidLokiTime.htm 

Meta puzzle trail begins 
http://vanishingpointgame.com/on_the_run 
http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/awakened/ 

===Jan. 11th===
"Magic happens..." [[Puzzle Box 2]] 
http://vanishingpointgame.com/shell_magic.aspx 

Skywriting clues 
http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/skyType.htm 

Video after solving Puzzle Box 2 
http://assets.vanishingpointgame.com/loki_640_magicweb_011107.wmv or 
http://vanishingpointgame.com/vidxlokixmagic111.htm 

White box counter. This is part of the Meta trail. 
http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/collectionplate/ 
(You must be logged into vanishingpointgame.com to see your count). 

===Jan. 20th===
"Memories Fade..." [[Puzzle Box 3]] 
http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/shell_eras.aspx 

Projection Clues 
http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/projections.htm

Video after solving Puzzle Box 3 
http://assets.vanishingpointgame.com/loki__eras__011907__final.wmv 
http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/vidLoki_eras1987.htm 

Puzzle counter. This is simply the number of puzzles you have completed. 
http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/more_answers 
(You must be logged into vanishingpointgame.com to see your count). 

===Jan. 27th===
:'''''Watch this space!'''''
"People Disappear..." [[Puzzle Box 4]]

Mural

2007-01-22T05:04:06Z

Scott:

History Lesson

2007-01-22T04:20:24Z

Scott: all caps

[[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. If you fill them in, you get FIRST AROUND EARTH. The answer is '''MAGELLAN'''.
</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Composers]]''

Disco Inferno

2007-01-22T04:13:44Z

Scott:

[[Image:Disco Inferno 1.png]]

[[Image:Disco Inferno 2.png]]

<spoiler>
Each dance depicted may or may not exist. If a dance does not exist, it should be clicked on to turn it dark. the remaining dances are arranged in a way as to spell out the word "FLIP".

The clue in Canada is the record Feelings by Morris Albert. Our clue FLIP leads us to the B-side of that album, This World Today Is a Mess, which is the answer.

Answer is '''this world today is a mess'''
</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Number Grid]]''

Tomb

2007-01-22T03:35:42Z

Scott:

[[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.

still working on final result. 

(edited by crowen) 
Found that when tricks are added to empty spaces the letters inside the boxes look like this
 
(capital letters are words in boxes) 

douBLE or nothing 
man on a flying trapeze 
sleeper 
flag 
Behind bars 
rock thE BABY 
flying saucer 
(the next set of two words of 6 letters each can either be flying saucer or eiffel tower) 
three leaf clover (theres not boxes on this one yet it was missing from symbols, must mean something) 
around thE WORLD 
so put these in order and you get 
 
BLE 
B 
EBABY 
EWORLD 
 

plugged into anagram server and still looking.
</spoiler>

Answer Spoiler:

<spoiler>The answer is '''Greece''', which seems to be the country of origin of the Yo-Yo</spoiler>

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

Mural

2007-01-22T03:34:52Z

Scott:

[[Image:Mural.png]]
[[Image:Vanishbox3puz11.PNG]]
[[Image:Vanishbox3puz11(2).PNG]]
[[Image:Vanishbox3puz11(3).PNG]]

<spoiler>
Hint: "People and dates with lasting effect."

The initials on the mural corespond to the names of the inventors:

EW = Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin 1794

HD = Humphrey Davy - Demonstrated electric lamp to the Royal Society - 1806

JW = John Whitehurst - Pulsation Engine (hydraulic pump) - 1722 other possible answer James Watt - Improved steam engine - 1763

BF = Benjamin Franklin - Pointed light rod conductor - 1752

GLL = George Louis Lesage - Used a single wire system to telegraph a message - 1774

LP = Louis pasteur - Process of sterilizing milk - 1862

GS - George Stephenson - Locomotive - 1814

GM = Guglielmo Marconi - Radio - 1901

AGB = Alexander Graham Bell - Phonophone - 1880

CM = Cyrus McCormick - Inventor the Reaper - 1809

TE = Thomas Edison - Invented phonograph - 1877

NOTE: The icons that go with the initials are all the same except for GS and AGB which have an identical icon.

shouldn't GS be George Stephenson - 1814 or 1825 - since the image is of the steam locomotive? - Rainaer

angelushack: answer: triton

wabbit24: The San Francisco picture shows 3 items above the same starburst(?) pattern: A locomotive (invented by George Stevenson/GS), a telephone (invented by Alexander Graham Bell/AGB); both represented in the mural. The only one not represented is the statue of Poseidon, who's son is TRITON.

Triton is the name of the largest moon of Neptune (the planets in the Berlin projection end at Neptune). Neptune is the Roman name for Poseidon (Greek).

Triton - was also the Allied "code name" for a communication network using the Enigma machine. Also it is used by several companies for different products and systems like

- The code name of a popular Intel mainboard chipset in the mid-1990s
- The name of an internal project at eBay used to manage the company's Pay per click keyword portfolios

Athena = Missile

Poseidon = Missile

Triton = missile

Triton (a merman), Princess Ariel's father in the Disney animated film The Little Mermaid. Possible connection with the Murmuring Rock (mermaids singing)
</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Tomb]]''

Letters From Home

2007-01-22T03:34:33Z

Scott:

[[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>

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

Composers

2007-01-22T03:32:56Z

Scott:

[[Image:Composers.png]]

[[Image:Composers 1.png]]

<spoiler>
From Singapore clue for composers is "City of Birth"
Here is the list of cities of birth... still trying to figure out from there:

beethoven - bonn

stause - munich

ravel - ciboure

liszt - Doborján

mozart - salzburg

bach - eisenach

bizet - paris

verdi - le roncole

Notes on the music page: certain lines of the music correspond to the writers on the right hand side. Trying to figure out if the star icon and background has any relevance to this as well.
</spoiler>
<spoiler>
Notes from jnm.
Johann Strauss was born in Vienna.
Richard Strauss was born in Munich.
Liszt was born in Doborján which is now called Raiding.
Bizet was actually born in and died in Bougival near Paris.
Verdi was born in Roncole near Busseto.

Note from leonmj: The only composer of note I can find who was born in LA was John Milton Cage, composer of 4 minutes 33 seconds which is silence for 4 minutes and 33 seconds. The Dvorak of LA is a columnist.

Note from xctrex: Dvorak is also the name of a type of encoding.

Note from rieuwa: This was all my mistake, apologies... My new hypothesis:Cage's most famous work is called 4 minutes 33 seconds, which when converted to seconds is equal to 273 seconds..

It was widely hypothesized that "Cage chose the length deliberately, four minutes and thirty-three seconds being 273 seconds and absolute zero being temperature of −273 °C. " Quote from wikipedia.

Now, if you count the number of notes that appear in the puzzle:- 16*17=272... isn't that rather close to 273?

Solved: City = '''Los Angeles'''.
</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Letters From Home]]''

History Lesson

2007-01-22T03:32:12Z

Scott:

[[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. If you fill them in, you get FIRST AROUND EARTH. The answer is '''Magellan'''.
</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Composers]]''

Number Grid

2007-01-22T03:31:34Z

Scott:

[[Image:Number Grid.png]]

<spoiler>

You can solve it by clicking in the following order 4-2-2-3-4-2-4 and reaching the goal reveals the folowing letters: C O N T E S T , but this is not the answer. Perhaps the numbers are a phone number?

[[Image:Number Grid solved.png]]

Athena and Poseidon (god of the seas in greek mythology had a contest). Poseidon's picture is in the San Fransisco projection.

Answer: ATHENA

</spoiler>

''Next book: [[History Lesson]]''

Disco Inferno

2007-01-22T03:30:30Z

Scott:

[[Image:Disco Inferno 1.png]]

[[Image:Disco Inferno 2.png]]

<spoiler>
The clue in Canada is the record Feelings by Morris Albert. Our clue FLIP leads us to the B-side of that album, This World Today Is a Mess, which is the answer.

Answer is '''this world today is a mess'''
</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Number Grid]]''

Balance The Books

2007-01-22T03:29:51Z

Scott:

[[Image:Balance The Books.png]]

<spoiler>
The colored squares match the colors of Monopoly money. $500-$50-$10-$20-$100=$320. The clue is "INVEST THEN COLLECT," so I played with buying various properties and collecting rent until I found the match. Spend the $320 to buy Connecticut Avenue for $120 and four houses for $50 each. The rent is $450, and "'''450'''" is the answer.

{posted by Shad0 on the Unfiction forum}
</spoiler>

<spoiler>
The $320 collected on rent can buy you Pennsylvania Avenue, which when you add two houses (two are shown next to the symbol on the Brandenburg Gate) gets you a new rent of $450. "450" is the answer.

</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Disco Inferno]]''

Laser

2007-01-22T03:28:52Z

Scott:

[[Image:Laser.png]]

<spoiler>
Partial solve:

[[Image:VPLaser.jpg]]

Spells out the word "Second" which will be hopefully revealed by the later pictures. TBD until then
</spoiler>

<spoiler>
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]]''

Pirate Treasure

2007-01-22T03:28:06Z

Scott:

[[Image:Pirate Treasure.png]]

<spoiler>
Match all the orbs by the colors they flash.

Labeling each orb with a letter, the matches are:

A B C D E F

G H I J K C

L M N J M B

K E A F G L

O I O N H D

Completing the matches reveals a message "How many rays". Counting the number of rays on the image of the live event gives the answer of '''seventeen'''.
</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Laser]]''

Speakeasy

2007-01-22T03:28:03Z

Scott:

[[Image:Speakeasy 1.png]]

[[Image:Speakeasy 2.png]]

[[Image:Speakeasy 3.png]]

<spoiler>
Use the left-side pattern in the London event to spell out the letters on the napkin.
The central pattern spells "steel wheel". The outer pattern spells out "A Golf Bag, Slot Machine, Three Wise Men." These four terms are slang for poker hands. Three Wise men is 3 kings, Slot Machine is 3 sevens, golf bag is a club flush and steel wheel is a straight flush. The winning hand and thus the answer is '''straight flush'''.

[[Image:Speakeasy solved.png]]
</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Pirate Treasure]]''

Calendar Wheel

2007-01-22T03:27:28Z

Scott:

[[Image:Calendar Wheel.png]]

<spoiler>
Allign the symbols from the Singapore event at the top. You get the answer: '''bronze'''.
 
NB: The easiest way to align the wheels is to start from the outside and work in.

[[Image:Calendar Wheel solved.png]]

</spoiler>

''Next book: [[Speakeasy]]''

Countdowns

2007-01-10T02:22:35Z

Scott: /* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto, Canada] */

__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. Unfortunatley. :)

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

==[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, Patricia Moore, Dr. Kinder, 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:''' '' davebee (pending details), mrmckeb (pending details),<s> x9 (pending details),</s> The Atomic (Confirmed), Ragnarok (confirmed), Malky (pending details)''

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

==[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]==
'''Date & Time:''' Saturday, 13 January 2007, 3:00:00 pm, CST (Local Time)

'''Exact Location:''' [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''

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

'''Who's Going:''' Incitatus, Boy Blue, EarlyWyrm, Zorplex, Marius(will try to be there)

==[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

==[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:''' ''Nobody yet''

==[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], derMicha

'''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, Servermanninja, Harakan (probably), Darren Straight (probably)

==[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] ''Southeast corner of Front St and Yonge St, across from Hockey Hall of Fame''

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

'''Who's Going:''' SirQuady, thebruce (tentative), Dionysus (tenative), SkiZZeR ReZZikS (tentative), Lkyng, mysteryjones, BT14 (tentative), Scott (tentative)

==[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),

==[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

'''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. Possibly not the entire event, but just a celebration part of it. Likely alcohol related.