Summergame Ease
Do you like PUZZLES? How about the SUMMER GAME SHOP? And surely, if you're still with us here in the closing days of AUGUST, you must just love CAPITAL LETTERS. Right? Hello? Well, we've got a doozy for you. To succeed here, you won't have to do too much hunting around, but you'd better follow these instructions CAREFULLY or you'll get hopelessly, frustratingly lost, and nobody wants that! So:
Everybody loves those zany SHOP DESCRIPTIONS, so we thought we'd hit you HARDCORE PUZZLERS with a badge that uses them as its playground. There are 12 required codes, and then you just need any 1 of the 4 bonus codes to earn this badge.
Each clue will lead you to an item in the 2018 Summer Game Shop using an "If only..." phrase that appears in one shop description. Find the item each clue leads to... and then it gets tricky. Each "If only" clause is immediately followed by a "and suddenly" clause. Using ONLY THE CAPITAL LETTERS in the "and suddenly" clause each clue leads you to... you can use the NODE NUMBER at the end of that item's URL (web address) to figure out a 6-letter code for each item the clues lead you to.
If only you could see the node number in all newfangled browsers, and suddenly FIGURE OUT the GAME CODES for each item!
For example, this badge's node number is 380592. You can see it in the address bar. Using the digits in the node number, count that many CAPITAL LETTERS in the "and suddenly" clause in the shop description each clue leads to. Skip spaces or punctuation. If a digit is zero, repeat the last letter. If you run out of letters, start over with the capital letters in that "and suddenly" clause.
SO, if you were looking for the code for this node (380592), you would first count 3 capital letters in the and suddenly clause, for a first letter of G. Then count 8 more capital letters from G, to get A. The next digit is Zero so count Zero more letters and repeat A. Then count 5 letters to get you to D. Then 9 letters to get back to O, because when you run out of caps in the and suddenly clause, you loop back around to the beginning capital and keep counting. So starting from the D, number 2 is S at the end of CODES, and number 3 is the F at the beginning of FIGURE, because you looped back around. Do you see? Then 2 more after O for your final letter, T. So your code would be GAADOT. Why, that's almost a Wonder Woman!
BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT the 12 item codes, make sure you understand how to use the NODE NUMBER and the AND SUDDENLY CLAUSE of this page to get a 6-letter game code... you won't get anywhere without it!
Then, once you've found all 12 item codes, you'll have a NEW PUZZLE. To solve the last 4 codes, lay out your 12 item codes in order to make a table with 6 columns and 12 rows. Label the columns with letters starting with A, and label the rows with numbers starting with 1. You'll need this coordinate system to figure out the last 4 codes, but you only need 1 to get the badge!
You wanted a satisfying challenge... hopefully this is it! HAVE FUN and THANKS FOR PLAYING!
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Badge Series
Event Badges 2018
Game
SummerGame2018
Difficulty
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ambitious
4 of out 4 difficulty
Badge Points
100
Comments
That was fun, especially the…
That was fun, especially the bonus clues.
I’m stuck on the 13th code!…
I’m stuck on the 13th code! I’m pretty sure I’m looking for the right 4-letter country, but somehow my coordinates aren’t working out. What does “going straight down” in the clue mean? Going down column A, then column B, etc., or across row 1, and then each row? Also, I wish we could see the clues for the other 3 since we only need one of them.
Going straight down means…
Going straight down means looking at the first letters down column 1. Look for the name of a country that is now called Thailand.
Thank you! I did have the…
Thank you! I did have the wrong country - my google search led to Yemen, not Thailand.
Yes, mine said Yemen as well.
Yes, mine said Yemen as well.
I changed the clue trigger…
I changed the clue trigger for the other 3 bonus codes so they unlock when you finish the main 12. Thanks for that great suggestion!
This seems a little late but…
This seems a little late but the last twelve unlock when you get the 12th code, doesn't matter if you have the first 11
With this badge do you get…
With this badge do you get any special items from the game shop
Nope, we don't plan any…
Nope, we don't plan any items in the game shop that are only available to some players.
That's a good one!
That's a good one!
This was a ton of fun!!!…
This was a ton of fun!!! Thanks for mixing it up a bit! Will Short has nothing on the AADL Summer Game Team!!!
second is not working
second is not working
It's the same for me. There…
It's the same for me. There are not enough capital letters to equal the URL. Is there something I'm doing wrong?
Whoops sorry :) Looks like I…
Whoops sorry :) Looks like I didn't read the instructions well enough!
Fun badge! Thanks for the…
Fun badge! Thanks for the puzzle!
Loved this! Do it again…
Loved this! Do it again next year, please!!
I am really stumped on that…
I am really stumped on that last bonus code! I can't think of an 8-letter word for forgetful or absent-minded! Am I going down the right track, at least?
Yes, you're on the right…
Yes, you're on the right track! But the word is a word for *a person* who has forgotten almost everything... a bit of a medical word...
Ah, thanks! I get it now!
Ah, thanks! I get it now!
I had trouble with that one…
I had trouble with that one too! I ended up just staring at my grid until I found part of the word and realized what it was.
same here
same here
Stuck with the last one…
Stuck with the last one....there seems to be more than one possibility...or I am looking at the wrong word...
That was a fun badge!
That was a fun badge!
Great brain workout!!! Got…
Great brain workout!!! Got all but the last bonus clue!!
Really fun puzzles! I truly…
Really fun puzzles! I truly would enjoy an entire badge set like these!
can someone give an example…
can someone give an example of how to input the coordinates in for the code? I have figured out a few of the 4, but I'm not understanding how to type in the coordinates.
never mind, I didn't realize…
never mind, I didn't realize to put it in for every letter.
I LOVED this badge! It was…
I LOVED this badge! It was really challenging, but I hung in there, and kept my patience and stamina, and I got them all! It was really fun and a great challenge. Very clever puzzles to put together, and the wording to the Shop Items is SO funny and very clever, too. Thank you.
Having just read "Code Girls…
Having just read "Code Girls", this really appeals to me. Off to start!
I didn't care for this game…
I didn't care for this game but kudos to the person who put this together. It obviously took some work. great job!