Good Griddance
By now, the most SHARP-EYED among you have noticed, that interspersed amongst the CAPITAL-LADEN and ENTIRELY LARIOUS shop descriptions are a few words that are.... well let's say a bit DIFFERENT.
Using the 16 SPECIAL words that appear in the shop descriptions, and using the letters that appear in the badge image itself to help you figure out what order the special words should go in, make a grid of letters for each of the 4 sets of Summer Game Shop prizes:
- a 4x4 grid for the 2,000 point prizes
- a 6x4 grid for the 5,000 point prizes
- an 8x4 grid for the 10,000 point prizes
- a 10x4 grid for the 20,000 point prizes.
Then use those grids to find these 4 codes! Don't worry about the prize images in the badge; they're just DECORATION.
p.s. And of course, it wouldn't be a shop puzzle without a bonus code... those of you who are survivors of Unique Ode might use the clues in this description to lead you to an old newspaper ad in our community collections (search under all formats). The advertiser includes two different phone numbers in their ad, so that customers of both local phone companies could call them. Add up these two phone numbers to make a bonus code! If you think that's the WORSTED, don't worry, it's just a bonus!
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Badge Series
Event 2020
Game
SummerGame2020
Difficulty
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ambitious
4 of out 4 difficulty
Badge Points
100
Comments
I was stumped on the bonus…
I was stumped on the bonus code for a long time, until I went back and realized that one of the phone numbers is different in the actual scan of old newspaper ad, from its transcription in the library catalog's OCR text. Without giving away the phone numbers, if you're adding it based on the actual scan of the picture (and not the OCR-generated text written below) you need to add another 10 to the number to get the bonus code.
I even downloaded the pdf of the whole issue of that newspaper and zoomed in just to be sure it was the OCR and not my eyes/monitor giving me the wrong phone number.
I'm totally baffled by this!…
I'm totally baffled by this! The OCR on the bonus code node is not intelligible at all for the part of the page you're looking at. Sorry you got stumped, but I wonder if you're looking at a different version of the Ad that ran a different day?
I went back and redid the…
I went back and redid the search and you're right, I'm getting different results this time than yesterday. I must have made a typo last time and got a similar ad from a different day like you suggest, and the phone numbers are different.
It's sort of funny, the first number in the correct ad is 10 more, but in the OCR in the incorrect ad, the second number is the one that got 10 more added on. So, I just got lucky that the different phone number was different exactly by the error of the OCR, sometimes, by chance, 2 wrongs make a right!
i cant even figure out the…
i cant even figure out the first grid for 2000 because i dont know what order to put the words in
oh know i get it
oh know i get it
Wow!! That was a tough but…
Wow!! That was a tough but fun badge! However, I got the first one just by guessing. Not sure how those letters relate to a power pose...
It has to do with arms. =)
It has to do with arms. =)
I had to Really search, but…
I had to Really search, but I understand now! Thanks :)
I don't understand how to do…
I don't understand how to do this. Ive made the grids... but not sure what to do with them.
Use the clues to find the 2…
Use the clues to find the 2 columns in each grid that can be combined to make 1 8-letter code for each grid!
How do you work the bonus…
How do you work the bonus code?
Everything you need to know…
Everything you need to know is in the p.s. up above!
how am i supposed to use the…
how am i supposed to use the grid to put words in order??
The badge image gives you…
The badge image gives you all you need to figure out what order to put the words in!
what is this so called power…
what is this so called power pose? I can find none with six letters, since two vowels are supposed to be missing making a four letter word.
There is definitely a 6…
There is definitely a 6 letter word that goes with arms to describe a power pose!
I have found all the other…
I have found all the other codes except the first one. what is this power pose that is so elusive?
I'd think that a person with…
I'd think that a person with your first name would have encountered this word for hands on hips, elbows out, at some point!
This badge was really fun,…
This badge was really fun, it took some time. once you get it, it’s easier to do.
Definitely easier then last…
Definitely easier then last years.
It took me a while to figure…
It took me a while to figure out that the code doesn't have to be a real word XDDDD
This feels weird to ask, but…
This feels weird to ask, but is there an archived version of last year's Unique Ode clues anywhere? I solved it then, but am having trouble translating that to this year since I can't work through the clues again (or: since we aren't starting with emoji, I'm having trouble figuring out whether I should be working in decimal/hexidecimal/something else).
You can still visit the…
You can still visit the unique ode badge from your player page, but you're right that it won't show you the clues if you already solved it. However, you don't need it in any way. There's no base conversion, emoji, or unicode required to solve the bonus code. Just the right search to lead you to the right old ad...
how do you do this badge?!
how do you do this badge?!
Follow the description to…
Follow the description to make grids of letters, then use the clues to figure out codes hidden in the grids!
I think I have the first…
I think I have the first grid but do not know what order to put it in.
use the badge image near the…
use the badge image near the top of this page for clues about that!
ok thanks!
ok thanks!
Can you email me the codes,…
Can you email me the codes, because I tried my hardest and no adults will help me?
Sure thing.
Sure thing, we'll help you!
very confusing i dont get it
very confusing i dont get it
Sorry! 4-star badges aren't…
Sorry! 4-star badges aren't everyone's cup of tea. Just make sure you're reading the clues and hints closely!
I added the two numbers, but…
I added the two numbers, but code is not recognized. Did I miss a step?
emailed you sara!
emailed you sara!
For what it's worth, I loved…
For what it's worth, I loved the Unique Ode! But I'm sure it was a lot of extra work for Eli to (patiently) respond to all the comments from frustrated players ;-P