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Badge Drop #7: Tags! You're it!

by mariah




HOLY MOLY, SUMMER GAMERS! Now that you've shown some SUPREME STARPOWER, gotten ON BOARD, and sought out the SPECTACULAR, what MORE SUMMER FUN could POSSIBLY be LEFT?!?!? You might imagine that your STELLAR performance had STUNNED all of us here at SGHQ into silence.



FEAR NOT, intrepid players, because we've taken a deep breath, wracked our respective brains, and want to assure you that there's still ONE MORE MONTH of curious clues, hectic hunts, and scintillating searches to go!



DON'T STOP NOW!



We've got a BUSHEL of BEWILDERING BADGES dropping today, awaiting the quick wit and calculated cunning of YOU, the most SHREWD SUMMER GAMERS!



Whether your interest is piqued by CHROMOSOMES or CRYPTOZOOLOGY, or whether you'd rather hunt for BIGFOOT or a DUMBO OCTOPUS, we've got a badge for YOU! We've got TOWERS, DRAGONS and even a little HEAVY METAL!



2017 Badge Drop #7
echo theme_summergame_badge(1448,1449,1450,1451,1452,1474,1476,1473,1477,1447,1464,1471,1479,1467,1478,1469,1470,1472);
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So SNAP TO IT! Grab those badges, rack up those points, and move on up that leaderboard by tackling this week's contributor trophies and tacking TAGS onto your favorite items in the catalog!



We're extending some GO GET 'EM enthusiasm to you — TAG(s)! YOU'RE IT!



THANKS FOR PLAYING!!!


Comments

Can anyone let me know if there are time constraints (e.g. closing hours) on any of the Sky Lines badge locations?

Hi! If you add my Friend Code, GIVE746, and you have edited your summergame nickname to include your Friend Code, then I'll friend you in return. : )

None of the Skylines badges will be prevented by operating hours, but it can be harder to see if you're in the right place once it gets dark!

Looks like there's a problem with the 4th code on the new Expiration Date badge. It is actually listed right on the badge page, but doesn't work when entered.

Khamidi, no shop drop this week. We'll likely have new items every friday in August, so stay tuned!

-eli

I have to be honest -- I really don't understand how to earn any the badges that are posted online. Is there some sort of online tutorial or instructions for those of us who are currently in the dark, please??

One and all -- please add me as a friend! My code is: SWEET646

@a2sue
Yes, there is a tutorial badge this year. Go to the badge list and in the very first category (Getting Started) do the "Go" badge (the one with lots of little badges on it). It will help you figure out how to do the online badges. The single question mark badges are also pretty easy to figure out - they tell you just what to do.
Good luck and have fun!

Is it wrong that I'm an adult who looks forward to Fridays not for the weekend - but for the newest badge drops and SG Shop items - lol? Thx, AADL!
LINE393

@eli,

Forth code is not on badge page but on the supplier page. I having issues figuring out the first code.

Paper769

Figured out and earned the badge. Was the looking at wrong piece of literature.

Love the cryptozoology stuff!

Feel free to add me and family:
SKIN996
AGREE636

Key word: bewildering. I'd appreciate guidance on Hoax Holiday badge code #2 - otherwise I'll have to ditch my efforts. Thank you!

EVENING966

Guaranteed Friend Code Follow Back!

Could someone help me with the One for the Mummy badge codes 3 4 and 5. Friend me and i'll friend you back---- Love674

Ugh, you guys - the 4th clue on the "Overly Defensive" badge is driving me crazy! The only thing I can think of that is part of royalty, uses ice magic, friends with princesses, and a man, is a certain type of ____man that likes hugs. Am I off here? Anyone else figured this one out yet?

-BEGAN666

FYI, both the fourth and fifth Dungeon Delver codes are appearing on the catalog record for the fourth clue.

And thanks again for the fun summer fun, both inside and out! I've lived in Ann Arbor for years, and hadn't been to Barton Pond until the badge drew me there today. It's lovely!

To all the summer gamers out there I need help finding the fourth codeword for the flake fun badge
Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577

So does anyone know how Points-O-Matic works and how players can earn points there? I am absolutely and totally clueless!!!!

One and all -- please add me as a friend! My code is: SWEET646

Do the Exploration badges and Line It Up badges expire? I've done old exploration badges before and they worked fine, but now they're all telling me the codes are expired.

I'm getting the same thing with some of the bonus codes for older web-search badges. Some of the bonus codes work, some don't.

@Mandyghutton
There is a wikipedia page for "fictional characters with ice or cold abilities" that helped me with the Overly Defensive badge. I was able to narrow it down by looking for a character that seemed to be a part of royalty.

I am now stuck on the last clue, so let me know if you are able to complete the badge! I thought it would be straightforward to search for her profession since it is stated in the clue, but I can't find anything.

@A2sue to play Points-O-Matic go to your summer game then click on Points-O-Matic select either Helpful Review or Directory Correctory mode. Once you get more points you unlock a new mode Also One For The Mummy code 3 is driving me nuts!

@keebs23

Thanks for the tip. I finally found my answer by Googling "old school newspaper comic" and looking at the top 25 list that came up.

The hint on the badge is HORRIBLE! I was off looking for a comic that had a name similar to "skate board" (what the gift is) or "old school" (the type of skateboard that the gift is), when in actuality the answer IS in the name of the maker! It's Crazy Cat!

The Hint says: "So if you're looking at the type, not the maker, of Bram's gift from his dad, you're on the way". That's plainly wrong.

Bram specifically says the maker is "Natas Kaupas Crazy Cat". He then immediately explains "a skateboard", and later says the type is "out of style--those old decks". In his verbose description of the gift he even says it has "matching old-skool".

I can't figure out the final clue for Hoax Holiday. I know the company is G****e but can't find anything in the catlog, even when adding search (well, I found codes from 2015 and 2016, and one i'd already enetered this year, but not the right listing to finish the badge. Thanks!

Ha ha ha, never mind. Just found it, if anyone else is having trouble, search by title, not keyword.

The Olsen Park badge was nice and easy. So if you're looking for a badge that requires you get out and about, but isn't too taxing, that's a good one.

Bonus: there is a "little free library" on site and my friend just loaded it up with books.

For the last Overly Defensive clue, the correct catalog record shows up in a search for one word related to the profession and is, itself, related to the item(s) hinted at in the extra hint; you may need to go to the second page of the search. This should hopefully narrow down the individual records you have to go through! Note, too, that the correct catalog record does not come up at all for a lot of similar searches; the terms are relatively specific. I hope this helps, without giving too much away!

For my part, I'm having trouble with the second clue in the Vote Ann Arbor badge. I looked up the city charter and know what the clue is referring to, but no two-word term (singular or plural) that I can think of is hitting for me. Any hints as to what the specific phrasing is?

@ unikitty92: Major thanks to you! I blame having a 4 year old daughter for being "frozen" on that clue. :)

As for the last clue on this badge, MeganH's clue below helps. Also, try searching the catalog for the pluralized version of the key word in the extra clue. Good luck!

@MeganH: Go to the URL at the top of the badge, then click on "The Basics" and scroll down a bit -- you'll find the 2 words you're looking for. :)

-BEGAN666

@MeganH:
the first word is a common circular dessert, the second word is one of the six simple machines (plural)

*headdesk* Thanks for the hint on that phrasing. That was the one thing I hadn't tried (of course it was). Looking at the wards, though, I'm not quite sure I've ever seen a [dessert name] shaped quite like they are!

bethlang - Try looking at Exodus, chapter 9:8-9 - New International Version, not King James.

Lmd3577 - K's main legacy has a website. It has the historical information you need; neither Wikipedia nor the library catalog will help much on this one.

annyhanny - Read hoaxes.org quite carefully. Your search term will be a general word, not a proper noun.

MeganH - Bless you for trying to help with the last Overwatch clue.

- GLAD499

Gosh that Overly Defensive badge was way harder than I was expecting - maybe needs to be a 4 ? difficulty!! thanks for the hints @unikitty92 @meganh and @mandyghutton

WRONG697
CITY937
ANYWAY999

@keebs23
I'm assuming you're not old. We all have our knowledges and our dearths. I was never in to skateboards, didn't learn a thing about them growing up in the 80s and 90s, other than their existence and that it was hard to ride one! At least the afforable-because-it's-used one I got. In contrast, I breezed through the Dungeon Delver badge. The only clue I had to do a web search for was the one about the 5th edition module, because I didn't even bother with 5e. 4e was a disappointment, and I refused to play a version that was pretty much just a table top game of rules to emulate an online rpg. My favorite is still 3.5. But, the point is, age doesn't mean you know too much, nor does a lack of knowing mean you're young!

Thanks again for the help! Happy Summer Gaming!

rats! Leave town and unplug for a couple weeks and things in the shop appear and sell out before you return! any chance of more umbrellas coming in before the shop closes?

Maybe I'm just to tired, it's been a rough summer... but the 2nd clue for the Vote Ann Arbor badge really doesn't make sense to me. I've got the name of the dessert, but "enter the plural, two-word phrase" makes no sense to me.

Expiration Date Badge

I'm stuck on the first clue. Story, not poem. Got that. But the story I am thinking of only has a narrator and old man.

Exploration badges and Line It Up codes can expire - let us know what codes/badges you're having trouble with via 'contact us' and we can fix them! Thanks for playing!

Okay, so I know this was from a few weeks ago, but can anybody help me with "Little Bots" clue 4? Can't figure out the song unless it is R****. In any case, can't find the cd.
PAPER999

@ sara

The title of the poem is given in the third paragraph. Check Wikipedia for a story it is associated with.

I'm having the same problem with the little bots badge. I just requested the book hoping that might help me.

@AprilCDB - The phrase is not just the dessert. It's two words - the dessert and the portion. And don't forget to vote next week!

@Miodu

I found the poem and the story with witch it is associated....but no six-letter code I enter works. I guess I don't know what to do with that information.

@dnkratz

If you google "Ally Sheedy robot", the movie comes right up. Read through the description and you'll find your answer. :)

@ sara

The title of the story is the code (and a woman's name). The poem's title consists of three words (one of them a definite article). Hope this helps! :)

Finally finished Flagwavers! The last clue took a while to parse out, but then it was easy. And so cool to learn the history of that symbol!!! I really like the fact that you learn stuff doing these badges.

@pk, I still don't know. Pretty sure I've got the right dessert, but I can't get a code to work. I've tried variations of p**s***** and p**p***** both plural and not. I must have the wrong words or something.

@April I had a hard time with the specific wording of this code as well! I'm sure you've got the right dessert; the second word is the shape or, as someone above pointed out, a type of simple machine. Hope that solves it!

Anyone else having trouble with the last code of the chromosomes badge? I fond the name H**T, but not anything else.

@MeganH thanks. I did scroll through the postings looking to see if anyone else had difficultly looking for additional clues, but missed your original post on it. I finally got it once I Googled Six Simple Machines. I don't think of a portion using that particularly word, which is why I couldn't get it. Thanks!

@Miodu

I still don't get it. I'm so mixed up now, and have tried so many things,... but thanks for trying to help!

has anyone noticed that the 2016 badges really aren't worth trying to earn because the codes are expired?! Why do they leave them on the site if you can't earn them?

@ aunty - library staff can unexpire any codes/badges you might want to solve. Just use the 'contact us' link above and let us know which ones and we'll fix them for you! Thanks for playing!

It took me forever to find the website with the relevant information for the Heavy Metal badge. I'm glad that one is done.

@sara

If you're still stuck on the first clue for Expiration Date, the poem has a three-word title. This poem was later included in a story that has a six-letter title beginning with "L". This title beginning with "L" is the code.

@Sara--the search I just mentioned gets you the poem's name. Then you plug that into Google and the name in quotes in the result listing for the Wikipedia entry is the code.

I work with some of the people from WEMU, they were thrilled to learn AADL included them in the summer game.

I have the first 3 codes for Overly Defensive, but the last 3 codes are impossible to figure out.

@SBNB, I agree with you on Flagwavers!

@aunty, the last clue to Overly Defensive was very hard. I pieced it together by a hint someone gave earlier on this thread. Search the catalog for two key words: the name of the profession (which you can find by Googling the character's name + past life (or past profession; I forget which one ended up working) and the word in all caps in the clue.

Can't wait for the badge drop today!!

One and all -- please add me as a friend! My code is: SWEET646

I've tried searching ballet dancer etoile, like someone suggested, and it got me nothing. I don't know how anyone ever earned this badge.

@aunty I spent a lot of time trawling through results to get this; the search you have to run to get the result is somewhat specific. You're on the right track; try cutting out a word and pluralizing another one.

Haint misbehavin code 4 is tough. Frank Podmore's theory is not in Wikipedia. Suggestions?
TB

Thank you all for your help!

I finally got the first Expiration Date clue after I had decided to give up!

Sara

What is the fourth clue for Haint Misbehavin'? I cannot figure out what to search, and please don't say Frank Podmore.

Has anyone done the Forest Hill badge? I can't get half the codes to work.
I don't know why codes 2, 4 and 6 won't work. Maybe I miss spelled something?

@ aunty

No, you're not looking for Podmore - you're hunting down the theory he put forward (three words). Wikipedia is your friend! Read the entry for "poltergeist" and you won't miss it. :)

I did the Forest Hill badge, and all the codes worked. We did a lot of walking in circles trying to find everything as the map didn't seem to match the actual cemetery paths at times, and the sections are not marked well.

I'm still stuck on the last clue for the Overwatch badge, has anyone else had any luck?

@ aunty - re: the Forest Hill badge - send in a 'contact us' using the link above and let us know what you found (as much info as you have) - and how you're spelling and we'll help you out! Thanks for playing!

For that difficult final clue in the overwatch defense badge, try adding an "s" to something you're searching. Good luck!

We loved the Olson Park hike, and saw a Blue Heron! We are enjoying all the Explorer Badges! Thanks for a wonderful Summer Game 2017! We are having a great time!

@Erin GM:

I sent a message about the expired codes via "Contact Us" about a week ago, and haven't gotten a reply yet. I tried the codes again this morning, and they still come up as expired. They're the code for Fieldlines from 2016, one of the Matthei Conservatory codes from 2014 (the one that starts with an H), and the bonus code for Crocotta Industry from 2014.

Thanks!

@nemiller -- I went in just now and checked and the 2016 Field Lines code is now fixed! Not sure when you checked last but the Matthaei Conservatory codes are all fixed to expire this September. And there isn't a code for this badge that starts with an "H." I can't locate the "bonus" code for the Crocotta Industry badge, but the rest of the codes work - you may need to wait to hear back on this one. The GM who made this badge is on vacation - so perhaps next week?
Thanks for playing!

Can someone help me with the third clue for why chromosomes, because whatever i do, i can't find the beetle form.

Who does the art design for the badges? Fun!!

Everyone, please feel free to add me as a friend -- my friend code is: SWEET646

A little late to the game here, but what is a useful tag for AADL? If something has already been tagged with a term, is it worth tagging with it again (if it's a good one), to give it a heavier weight? Thanks!

@JerryWang - It doesn't sound like a beetle name at all. It sounds like the name of a different type of bug. I found the page at nature.com to be more helpful than the Wikipedia article. If you google her name, it should come up in the top 3-5 results.

I'm having a horrible time with the first clue for the "Cutting Corners" badge. I thought I found the right term but the only item that comes up with that term doesn't have a code. But I can't come up with another name for the term. Anyone have any clues that could help? Thanks!

STEP967
DREAM734

** Update: Never mind... apparently I just had to ask for help and then my brain would figure it out. I had the wrong suffix. **

@emeloche

A good tag is something that people might use to search for a book or to describe a book. Let's take Magic Tree House for example - Putting "Magic Tree House" in the tags isn't bad (and something I'm guilty of myself, using the obvious terms), it's just not the *best* use of a tag. But a tag of "jack and annie" or their names individually would be helpful in case someone can't remember the series but they look for "jack and annie" as a tag. That'll bring up Magic Tree House. Also terms like "good" or "best" usually aren't good tags but a tag of "treehouse" or "dogs" or something else that the book might be about is a good tag.

Absolutely tag away even if someone's already tagged stuff. Like you said, it'll give the term heavier weight. :) Hopefully I explained that well and you're not even more confused!

Yes, I tag the way I enter search terms on Google for things I can't remember the exact name of. Characters, genre, plotpoint, themes, any defining characteristic someone is likely to remember.

So many badges, so little time!!! Can't believe the Summer Game is almost at the end...

Love this

I always look forward to seeing the new badges every week of the SG -- the AADL staff is obviously quite creative!!!

friend code: SWEET646

I'm having a great time doing the skylines badges, even though I'm terrified of heights.....

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