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| − | == | + | == First Clue == |
| − | + | Subscribers to Chrono.gg's daily newsletter recieved an unexpected message on October 5. | |
| + | [[File:ChronoNews.png|500px]] | ||
| − | + | Users quickly arrived at the first clue on Chrono.gg's homepage. A URL could be seen on the page's main image, promoting the game OmniBus: http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/ | |
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| − | + | [[File:OmnibusURL.png|500px]] | |
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| − | + | Following that URL leads to a site containing some text and an image with different color columns. | |
| − | + | by converting the hex values of all the assembled color swathes the following message was obtained <code>CRITICAL WARNING: COINS ARE UNEXPECTEDLY MISSING. SUSPECT IDENTIFIED. SUSPECT ID: GRENDEL23. REQUESTING INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE. END TRANSMISSION.</code> | |
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| − | + | A matching username was subsequently found in the chrono.gg forum user: https://community.chrono.gg/users/Grendel23/activity | |
| − | + | The user's avatar caught the attention of the solvers. | |
| − | + | [[File:Tangram1.png|300px]] | |
| − | This | + | This was identified as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangram tangram] with the following solution: |
| − | + | [[File:Tangram1solved.png|300px]] | |
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| − | + | Additionally, a single [https://community.chrono.gg/t/what-is-your-favorite-game-of-all-time/1432/26 post] was found under the same username. By putting together the first letters of every sentence in the post, an Imgur link can be extracted, leading to this image: | |
| − | + | [[File:ChronoSoup1.png|200px]] | |
| − | + | By overlaying the previously solved tangram in line with the letter grid, solvers came to the conclusion that the phrase being spelled out was <code>GO TO / CONSPIRACY</code> | |
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| + | [[File:overlay1.png|200px]] | ||
| − | + | This lead solvers to http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/conspiracy | |
| − | + | Immediately redirecting to http://thecoinconspiracy.com/ | |
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| + | Arriving to this page, solvers are met with a riddle resembling the Tower of Hanoi puzzle, asking to input a minimum number of moves. | ||
| + | The correct answer was obtained using the exponential nature of the puzzle. The solution being <code>16384</code> | ||
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| + | Inputting the answer redirects to the following image: | ||
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| + | [[File:LazyGG.png|200px]] | ||
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| + | Putting the above image through a bmp converter removes the alpha channel, allowing us to see the blocked portion of the image | ||
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| + | [[File:WingdingsGG.png|300px]] | ||
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| + | The font is Wingdings, reading: <code>/corr</code> | ||
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| + | This page will be updated as the ARG progresses. | ||
Revision as of 21:39, 5 March 2017
| Chrono.gg | |
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| The Chrono.gg ARG involved a bunch of coin-related puzzles spread across various sites. | |
| Type | [[List_of_Investigations#Unofficial|Unofficial]] |
| Creator | Chrono.gg |
| Discovered | 2017-03-05 |
Main Page > List of Investigations > Chrono.gg ARG
The Chrono.gg ARG was an ARG that took place on popular game deal site Chrono.gg.
Contents
[hide]First Clue
Subscribers to Chrono.gg's daily newsletter recieved an unexpected message on October 5.
Users quickly arrived at the first clue on Chrono.gg's homepage. A URL could be seen on the page's main image, promoting the game OmniBus: http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/
Following that URL leads to a site containing some text and an image with different color columns.
by converting the hex values of all the assembled color swathes the following message was obtained CRITICAL WARNING: COINS ARE UNEXPECTEDLY MISSING. SUSPECT IDENTIFIED. SUSPECT ID: GRENDEL23. REQUESTING INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE. END TRANSMISSION.
A matching username was subsequently found in the chrono.gg forum user: https://community.chrono.gg/users/Grendel23/activity
The user's avatar caught the attention of the solvers.
This was identified as a tangram with the following solution:
Additionally, a single post was found under the same username. By putting together the first letters of every sentence in the post, an Imgur link can be extracted, leading to this image:
By overlaying the previously solved tangram in line with the letter grid, solvers came to the conclusion that the phrase being spelled out was GO TO / CONSPIRACY
This lead solvers to http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/conspiracy Immediately redirecting to http://thecoinconspiracy.com/
Arriving to this page, solvers are met with a riddle resembling the Tower of Hanoi puzzle, asking to input a minimum number of moves.
The correct answer was obtained using the exponential nature of the puzzle. The solution being 16384
Inputting the answer redirects to the following image:
Putting the above image through a bmp converter removes the alpha channel, allowing us to see the blocked portion of the image
The font is Wingdings, reading: /corr
This page will be updated as the ARG progresses.
