The Graveyard Key
This key unlocks a treasure-filled Quest hidden on the Badge page! But first you'll have to find the Key—and the Gate it unlocks!—hidden inside different items in the AADL Catalog.
To begin playing, use the riddle (and the web!) to figure out which item in the AADL Catalog hides The Graveyard Key!
Two boys go walking through the forest on a hallowed day.
A froggy sings.
A lantern swings
To light the wooded way.
A Beast lurks out in the Unknown just waiting for his turn,
So don't despair.
Be wise. Beware!
Or you'll be fuel to burn.
When you've figured out which item this riddle is about, search for it in the catalog to find The Graveyard Key and a clue to crack your first game code!
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Badge Series
2018-2019 Off-Season Game: Treasure Quest Keys
Game
SummerGame2019
Difficulty
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ambitious
4 of out 4 difficulty
Badge Points
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I don't get what to do
I don't get what to do
My interpretation: figure…
My interpretation: figure out what book is being referenced in the riddle. Search for the book. If it's correct, there will be a key somewhere on the record page - click on the key to get another clue.
Unfortunately, I have no idea what book/story/movie/etc is referenced in the riddle. Searches based on some of the words in the riddle get me nowhere. This is what I get for being culturally illiterate...
Maybe 1 of the 7 who have solved it will come back and give some tips or clues!
Update: I managed to stumble…
Update: I managed to stumble on the first one. There is no image of a key in the record though - you have to read the whole thing to see that you've found it. But then there's another riddle to solve...
Any hints? Not even sure how…
Any hints? Not even sure how to start.
Try googling some of the…
Try googling some of the keywords in the riddle. Then see if there's a book/movie/cd/etc. in the listings and search for that in the catalog.
What keywords?
What keywords?
exactly, what keywords??
exactly, what keywords??
What keywords?
What keywords?
I have not solved it but I…
I have not solved it but I think keywords are for example, lights or lantern or monster
Does it start with a "The"?…
Does it start with a "The"? The title of the item?
I mean an "L---"?
I mean an "L---"?
Nevermind. I figured out the…
Nevermind. I figured out the item
Can you help me? Still stuck…
Can you help me?
Still stuck on the 1 one.:(
Any clues to solve the…
Any clues to solve the riddle once you've find the first item? I've tried googling the riddle itself, gets you nowhere at all.
i've gotten three clues, but…
i've gotten three clues, but i have no idea how to use them
Movie
Movie
haven't solved it but i have…
haven't solved it but i have some of the other key things and it will show to the side of the game code spot in a different spot and will tell you what to do with a riddle or puzzle
I think the first one is…
I think the first one is [answer removed by Summer Game Staff], but I'm probably wrong.
same
same
Ugh! Stuck on the last code…
Ugh! Stuck on the last code. Counted and counted again but can't get it right.
Anyone have any hints.
I've tried counting the…
I've tried counting the chapter #s and also the date, in various methodologies, and haven't cracked it yet.
Somebody help! What numbers…
Somebody help! What numbers are we counting? Are we not using the same letter twice? HELP!
Hello, we are so close to…
Hello, we are so close to solving the last code. We went back to the item in the catalog that gave us GATE limerick. We found the 8 digits in the URL observation number. We put the 2 code words together to construct the nonsense word. I started on first letter for 1. I think I am getting stuck on zero. Do I repeat the same letter again or go back 1 letter? Do I count next letter as 1 or the letter I am on? We are so close...
The zeros mean repeat that…
The zeros mean repeat that letter you just wrote down and then start counting again from that letter. I'm hoping this makes sense. I'm trying to hint without giving it away. It took me 3 tries of counting to finally get the right combination.
Hi Valerie, Thank you for…
Hi Valerie, Thank you for your response. Still No Luck. We are using OBS 8 digit number from GATE item. Is this correct or do we use OBS no from KEY item? A couple other clarifications...1) If we encounter a 1 and then a 0 then this will be the same letter correct? OR do we count 1 on starting letter and then code is the next letter after that? I have tried both ways. Maybe tell me how many "O"s are in code. OR First and last letter so that I know that I am counting correctly. Help.
it says in the riddle "lost…
it says in the riddle "lost in the miniscule"... start from there
I decided I can't finish the…
I decided I can't finish the summer without finishing this badge series, but I'm stuck. What or where is the URL observation number? Is this one of those situations where because I am using an iPad and not a computer I'm not seeing something? I hope someone is still checking in on these older badges......
Never mind. I touched the…
Never mind. I touched the bar that said AADL.org and there appeared the number I needed. If only I had thought of that before asking for help. Thanks anyways.
Darn I have tried all of…
Darn I have tried all of these hints and I am still stuck. Zero are what again?
Any help would be appreciated?
what is the record?
what is the record?
I believe the record is the…
I believe the record is the number in the search bar at the top of the screen.
I found the first item but…
I found the first item but can't make heads or tails of the limerick there that's supposed to point me to the code. Help, anyone?
Wait, got it --- the code is…
Wait, got it --- the code is the name of a character....
I just saw this so I am late…
I just saw this so I am late on all of the talk, but I am at the same spot and I don't even know what book or movie to start on. I've looked up the last line mostly and I can't fin anything. Any hints?
Stuck on 2nd code. Found…
Stuck on 2nd code. Found the character's name, but not sure what fake and short are referring to. 1st name gives 23919 results. 2nd gives 23919. together gives 523. How can I narrow it down? thanks
Use the character's name…
Use the character's name itself as the code (vs. looking for more items in the catalog).
Thanks, but I tried every…
Thanks, but I tried every variation of the character's name I could think of as a code before searching them (I'm talking about the code to find the gate, not the key)
OK got it - quotation marks…
OK got it - quotation marks were my friends and it wasn't the character's name.
Any more hints?
Any more hints?
You need to zoom in closely…
You need to zoom in closely on the key and look ALL OVER--there should be a hint somewhere on it that will help you...
me too
me too
me too
me too
me too
me too
Stuck on the first. I can't…
Stuck on the first. I can't make anything of it.
*notices hint* owo whats…
*notices hint* owo whats this?
Where do you enter the code?
Where do you enter the code?
Nevermind, when you have the…
Nevermind, when you have the *right* code, the normal "I have a code" button works just fine
Hello, we are so close to…
Hello, we are so close to solving the last code. We went back to the item in the catalog that gave us GATE limerick. We found the 8 digits in the URL observation number. We put the 2 code words together to construct the nonsense word. I started on first letter for 1. I think I am getting stuck on zero. Do I repeat the same letter again or go back 1 letter? Do I count next letter as 1 or the letter I am on? We are so close...
where do u find the 8-digit…
where do u find the 8-digit code
I'm having trouble with the…
I'm having trouble with the last one, maybe I'm not using the right code? Could someone give me a hint or something I'm lost
Stuck on second clue. I have…
Stuck on second clue. I have the character, but now what?
I have no idea what to do at…
I have no idea what to do at all ;-;. Even tho I am used to challenges in the summer game, this is just too confusing...
I have the code from the…
I have the code from the book any help with that one pls
also what does the url code…
also what does the url code have to do with anything???
UGH IT EXPIRED TODAY!!!!!!!!!
UGH IT EXPIRED TODAY!!!!!!!!!
Wow this one was tough one!…
Wow this one was tough one! couldn't have solve it without help of you all, Thank you!
I have no idea what to do!!!…
I have no idea what to do!!!!!!!!!!! I have the book but I still have no idea what to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least now I'm on the…
At least now I'm on the second one!!!
same but i still dont know…
same but i still dont know what to do
What is the book
What is the book
I cant get the 8 letter…
I cant get the 8 letter nonsense word any help?
do you just put the key word…
do you just put the key word and he gate word together? then use the record?
I also agree there are 5…
I also agree there are 5 buttons
I also agree there are 5…
I also agree there are 5 buttons
This summarizes everything…
This summarizes everything above. For the last code, put the two codes you have found together since it says it says "Then, combine the Key Code and the Gate Code ". "Count along to The numbers you Observe in the record" refers to the last 8 digits in the URL of the Gate item. Count along using the digits, each new letter you write down is your new starting place. Counting 0 spaces means to repeat the letter. I hope this helps everyone!
OK, I've followed your…
OK, I've followed your advice but can't seem to get the right code. I think there are two double letters and one triple letter, at least there is if I follow your instructions. Need more help.
I am lost trying to find the…
I am lost trying to find the "short name that is all it takes". I see the character on the key; am I supposed to figure out the character's name?
No, look elsewhere on the…
No, look elsewhere on the key for a better clue... the character on the key has nothing to do with the clue.
maybe try looking further…
maybe try looking further down
im stuck there too
im stuck there too
Wow, this is what I get for…
Wow, this is what I get for trying a 5 star badge. I give up.
Oh wait, it's 4 stars.
Oh wait, it's 4 stars.
Found the first item but I…
Found the first item but I can't figure out the riddle. I think it has something to do with the first item, though...
you need the name of this…
you need the name of this person who would recite this riddle...
what riddle
what riddle
I'm having trouble figuring…
I'm having trouble figuring out what book/movie/etc the first riddle is about. Can anyone give me a hint?
if you search up some of the…
if you search up some of the capitalized items, it should be one of the first results. hint: it's an animated show. dunno if that helps. good luck.
Thank you!! That was really…
Thank you!! That was really helpful :)
i am stuck on the second one…
i am stuck on the second one any hints?
i'm totally stuck on the 1#…
i'm totally stuck on the 1# one
I'm stuck on the second one…
I'm stuck on the second one any hints?
...stuck on the first one…
...stuck on the first one.........need help!
Try searching for the line …
Try searching for the line "A Beast lurks out in the Unknown just waiting for his turn" in google
I found it but I don't now…
I found it but I don't now the 1code
Got it
Got it
I've done it! It took a week…
I've done it! It took a week but, I did it!
The random capitalizations…
The random capitalizations in the final riddle is really throwing me off. Is that relevant to the nonsense word at all? I'm having so much trouble with the counting!
I can't find the first one
I can't find the first one
I got it!
I got it!
what is the gate page
what is the gate page
i got it
i got it
Aah! I love this show!
Aah! I love this show!
Okay I massively don't…
Okay I massively don't understand the last clue at all. Is it supposed to be the first two clues, L****E******* (or else E*******L****)?? And if so, what on earth do you do from there???
Never mind I ended up…
Never mind I ended up getting it...but that was super confusing. Thanks for whoever said to look at the record number because that baffled me...
I am still confused. I have…
I am still confused. I have tried starting with both E...L.... and L...E.... and counting using the numbers of the item that contains The Graveyard Gate record number and am still not getting it. Can you help?
I was thinking that too but…
I was thinking that too but I figured out that you don't need to actually have the key-gate code; you just need to know the first letter which is the first letter of the key code or the first letter of the gate code and then you start from there. I still didn't figure it out yet.
I've solved all the others…
I've solved all the others but this key is the hardest. I need some better clues than just " google the phrases" because that didn't help at all
I have the key word, the…
I have the key word, the gate word, and the record number. I've tried every suggestion people have listed and NO LUCK!! There has got to be a simpler way to find this code. This is getting truly ridiculous.
It looks like "Each letter…
It looks like "Each letter you land on will be your new start place" only works for the first number, and for zeros. For the other numbers, start with the next letter. Hope that helps.
i figured out the answer to…
i figured out the answer to this riddle (Part 1) and found the book, read the riddle (Part 2) and i need help solving it
Plz help!!
how do you get past the…
how do you get past the riddle? what is the 8 letter word?
The last code is hard I need…
The last code is hard I need help
A little help on the last…
A little help on the last code
This is stressing me out!!
This is stressing me out!!