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Goats, Lizards, Comics, Bears -- It Could Only Be BADGE DROP #2!

by andrewjmac




So I'm not sure if you guys noticed, but the Summer Game is going on.



JUST KIDDING! OF COURSE you noticed, we can tell because of how many of you are scoring SO MANY POINTS and earning SO MANY BADGES! 2781 players playing! 6573 badges earned!! 10,051,623 points--I had to double-check that because it seems UNBELIEVABLE, but it's TRUE! So, as a special reward for being AWESOMELY AWESOME, the Summer Game team has decided to DROP SOME BADGES ON YOU! Also, it's Friday, and we don't know any other way to be.



We've also got a change to how you get points for downloading from our catalog. When you download a book, song, album, video, pattern, WHATEVER from our catalog, you'll get 100 points for the first 10, 90 points for the next 10 and so on. So your points for downloading top out at 5500 for the season. Hopefully this will give everyone a chance to ENJOY those downloads before moving on to the next one!



This week's Badge Drop has a CRAZY VARIETY of stuff for you, including little lizards, Josie's goats, and the very first Arbor Explorer badge of the year, courtesy of Summer Game player sara!



2015 Badge Drop #2
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WAIT, BEFORE YOU START THOSE BADGES! We've got so much other stuff to tell you about that will make your next week incredibly COMICS-FILLED, WIKI-TASTIC, TOP OF THE PARK-RIFFIC (okay, that one didn't really work)!



Stop by the library tent at TOP OF THE PARK to begin a special game called DIAG GNOSIS!

Come to our upcoming BLOGWARTS events and help your community (and get a boatload of points doing it)!

And come to KIDS READ COMICS this weekend at the Downtown Library for classes, signings, conversations with artists, quick draws, EVERYTHING and ANYTHING COMICS.... plus untold scads of SUMMER GAME POINT! 88 codes! 8 Badges! Points everywhere you look! We'll see you there.... and THANKS FOR PLAYING!

Comments

Submitted by yaldah on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 7:00pm

IT'S UP!!! So excited. :) BTW, the last code for the "Classic Corduroy" badge seems to be showing up before I've found it - just letting you know.

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 8:24pm

to all the summer gamers out there,
I am working on the points unknown badge and I am having trouble finding the second code. I have googled up what I think is the anwser to no avail so I am hoping some of you gamers out there can help me out with more clues.
Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 8:41pm

What happened to the Spongebob Badge, I found one clue word but that is it

Submitted by ValerieL Staff on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 8:47pm

Completely and totally bummed that I forgot to take this weekend off for Kids Read Comics. Those of you who are going, I hope you have an awesome time! :)

Submitted by sara on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 8:57pm

How does one search for a publication place in the catalog?

look for a book published in the city with this ZIP code: 43215

hi sara,

when in doubt with the catalog, i'd just stick with a plain old keyword search. though zip codes are, of course, not in the catalog. you'll have to find the name of the city first!

-andrew

Submitted by asopijw65 on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 10:01pm

LOVE the Imaginary Friend badge. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is one of my favorite shows! I honestly didn't even need to google any of those clues lol

Submitted by katieh on Sat, 06/20/2015 - 9:27am

Woo hoo! I'm excited to do the Cobblestone Farm badge. I love the badges that get us out to see things around the city!

Submitted by AprilCDB on Sat, 06/20/2015 - 3:59pm

First time to Kids Read Comics. That was definitely something different. Kinda fun, ALOT of people were there.

Submitted by sara on Sat, 06/20/2015 - 4:42pm

Irked with urkel

I have strung the two episodes together in many ways, but code is not recognized. Any hints?

Thanks!

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Sat, 06/20/2015 - 6:37pm

To all the summer gamers out there,
I am working on two badges right now and I am having a great deal of trouble finding the code words.

1) I am working on the Points unkonwn badge and I am trouble finding the second codeword for that badge

2) and I am working on the Urkel badge and I am also having a great deal of trouble finding the second codeword for that one.

I have goolged up what I think are the anwsers to no avail so I am hoping soem of you gameres out there could help me with some more clues to help me out.

Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577

Submitted by Family_Coffman on Sat, 06/20/2015 - 9:47pm

What a great event-- the authors were all so kid-friendly and sweet about explaining their crafts. Really inspiring set of folks and a great number of fun get-to-know-the-authors events instead of more lecture-type events we remembered from last year. Looking forward to MCFrontalot tomorrow-- way to go with another awesome summer event!

Submitted by cherylo on Sat, 06/20/2015 - 10:00pm

I'm struggling a bit on the fourth Imaginary Friends code. I know the names to search (and I'm a big fan!) but so far I've found a whole lotta old codes from 2011 and 2013 but apparently not the one I need. My soul may be entering a long, dark tea-time of its own. Any suggestions?

Judeyblu - I spent way too much time working on this clue since I added the 's' to one of the names. With your suggestion, I found what I was looking for. Thanks for saving my sanity.

Submitted by mjanen on Sun, 06/21/2015 - 1:43am

@cherrylo

Knowing nothing about Imaginary Friends was probably easier for this one. The wikipedia page that gave me the scientist's names did not give the exact names you would expect, given who they are paying homage to. Look for the scientists names as given.

Submitted by Mary Morgan on Sun, 06/21/2015 - 9:27am

I'm playing seriously for the first time this year and having SO MUCH FUN! The puns are hilarious. Thanks to everyone on the AADL staff who's working hard on making this a great experience for everyone, regardless of age. You totally rock!!

Submitted by willow on Sun, 06/21/2015 - 11:12am

Has there been a break in the time-space continuum?! It is now Sunday morning and yet a badge has already been awarded for an event.

KCR Awards
Attend the Kids' Comics Revolution Awards at AADL on Sunday, June 21 at 2:30 PM to earn this badge!
200 SummerGame2015 point bonus when earned
This badge has been awarded to 1 players

My conclusion: the Summer Game is way more amazing than I could imagine.

A question about the Gecko Badge: I gazed upon the gecko in question Thursday and there did not appear to be a code there; the staff member advised my child that all the codes that would be posted had already been posted and that there were 10 in each branch. This, then, is a bit confusing.

@willow its been explained to me that there are the fixed 10 branch codes (that will feed into branch explorer badges assuming the past is a guide), and that the gecko and similar happenings have codes but they are considered an event not a branch code.

As for the apparent early KRC badge award, they have to test those to make sure all is working as expected. And volunteers get codes early and often, so maybe you and I just need to volunteer for KRC next year.

Willow, the code definitely was NOT there Thursday. We were there too Thursday evening, and I checked carefully around the gecko. It is there now (we got it today). All the BRANCH codes are in the branches, there are other codes that are being released into braches throughout the summer, which are not "branch" codes, which still means multiple trips to the branches if you go early for the breach codes.

Submitted by AprilCDB on Sun, 06/21/2015 - 9:40pm

If people are still trying to figure out the string two epoxies together code, it's the name of the first real eposode with the eposode he was first in with syndication. Exactly as the two episodes are named without an and, punctuation or anything extra. Took me a few tries to get it.

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Sun, 06/21/2015 - 10:21pm

To all the summer gamers out there,
I am working on the Christopher Columbus badge and I am having a great deal of trouble finding the fourth codeword. I have been googling to no avail and I am hoping that some of you gamers out there can help me with some more clues to help me out.
Thanks for the help
Lmd3577

Look closely at the Hint - and then use Google. And remember what the clue said about the English spelling being slightly different. (But I did find the right book by searching the English spelling...)

Hey All!

I feel crazy!!! The first clue on the POINTS UNKNOWN badge is leading me nowhere. I have no idea what to search for. I've been revisiting this badge repeatedly, and I feel like I get it partly, but not the publishing company part. I advanced searched the publishers I was able to come up with in this city (@ publisher....), with the same name in the title, but my search leads to nothing. Any way to clear this one up for me?

Submitted by camelsamba on Sun, 06/21/2015 - 10:41pm

Sadly, we missed getting 5 codes in Artists Alley, but it's enough fun to wander around, look and chat, so NBD.

However, I'm trying to enter the code for table #1, the info table, and I keep getting "code not recognized." I thought perhaps I had the penultimate letter wrong so changed that, still not working. Help?

@camelsamba please submit a 'contact us' with the #s for the codes you are missing and we'll be happy to give them to you. Some went missing, some artists hid/lost their codes etc. Anyone who was there and made a good faith effort will get their badges!

Re: the gecko/animal codes. The Leslie Science Center animal installations have always been separate badges and not part of the 'formula' to earn a branch explorer badge. The newt and gecko badges were released Friday so the game codes went up shortly before. Each branch has 10 hidden codes in the building (which were all placed by 9am on the first day of the game, June 12) and these are the codes that will be required to get the 'branch explorer' badges.' Any other codes that are added will be related to badges, or special things like the current LEGO 'Mini-Fig Yourself' art project in the Downtown Youth Department - players make their own LEGO portrait and when they turn it in at the youth desk to be hung on the wall they get a code worth 400 points.

Thanks for all the explanations about the codes!

Perhaps staff members could reconsider their wording; my son was told by a staff member that each branch has ten codes; although ten codes are there for the branch explorer badge, this phrasing is not quite accurate. Whenever the library is prepared for junior volunteers, my children are ready to heed the call of duty to library and city.

Submitted by tshaw on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 9:39am

Maybe the sheets for the branch explorer badge could be marked a little differently. Maybe have a colored stamp, or some sort of logo. So, when you find 10 of those, you know you have found the correct 10 for that branch.

Submitted by tshaw on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 9:41am

Curious to what the "DownloadOfTheDay" points are going to be used for, because I noticed those points don't add into the "Shop Balance."

Submitted by yaldah on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 1:34pm

Hi!
I am completely stuck on the second code for the "New Worlds" badge. I'm not certain how to find out the postage, or, if I do manage that, how to find the stamp they reference in the clue.
Do any of you have any advice for how I can find this code?
Thanks so much!

Re: Branch Explorer Badges etc. The way that we 'point' players to additional gamecodes at the branches are when new badges are released each week. The Branch Explorer badges haven't been released yet so I'm not sure what "sheet" is being referred to in keeping track of them (unless a player prints out the badge page)? At the annual Kids Read Comics event (this past weekend) we do have a paper form to keep track because it's a very large, 2-day event, and since so many codes (50+) are available it necessitates an organized way to keep track. Once the Branch Explorer Badges are released (likely this Friday) it will be very easy to keep track of the codes you have and clues and hints will help locate the missing ones.
- erin

@erin

By "sheet" I was referring to the sheet of paper that the codes are printed on. Example, there are 11 codes up at Pittsfield branch right now. If I didn't read a comment on it, I would have not realized that the Leslie Science Center code wasn't a branch code. All I was recommending is to mark the sheet of paper that the codes are on in a way that people know it's a branch code. Like numbering them 1 of 10, 2 of 10, and so on. Or, mark the sheets of paper the codes are on with a special stamp or logo. OR, instead of saying, "This event's code is" maybe say "This branch code is." And, not everyone has a smart phone, or carry their passwords to login at the library's computers, so not everyone will be able to check to make sure they have all the codes before leaving the branch they are visiting. But if the codes are marked, it would be easier.

@ tshaw! Ahhhh! Now I totally understand and this is absolutely a good idea - thanks so much for clarifying! We're going to be 'switching out" the branch gamecodes with ones in color so great idea!
- erin

@ erin

Sorry I wasn't clear earlier, Erin. Have a lot on my plate right now and have only gotten between 4 and 5 hours of sleep a night for the last two weeks. My mind is a little foggy. Last year, our first year playing the games, me and the kids had to go out to three of the branches twice to get codes we missed (not a big deal because we went back when there were events we wanted to attend--like ice cream making ;). I love that you guys went to a fixed number for all of the branches to eliminate that problem for summer game players. But, thought I would give you that suggestion to try and help eliminate any confusion anyone else might have when hunting codes. It wasn't until the end of the games last year that I realized you could click on the badges to get clues on how to earn the codes.

Thank you (and everyone else at AADL) for all of your hard work to make the games so much fun!

Submitted by sharmas on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 4:01pm

I am having some problems finding the fourth code of the Imaginary Friends badge, even though @mjanen had given a hit earlier. Any other help?

Submitted by AprilCDB on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 10:06pm

Haha! The stamp one I got a code and badge from 2011 game! To funny! Still working on figuring out the 2015 stamp code, but thought this was funny 'cuz it was my first try and when it worked I thought wow, first try! But then I realized it was from FOUR years ago!

Submitted by beeniepie on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 10:16pm

Yikes, so I accidentally rated a movie under my son (activated player). I went into his account and deleted the 50 points. Then I went back to the movie, and it didn't award points to me because it thinks I already rated the item. Lesson learned, if you accidentally rate something under another player, you can't undo it without completely losing the points.

Submitted by AprilCDB on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 10:24pm

Completely stuck on the New a Worlds badge fourth code. No clue what the clue or hint is trying to tell me. Please help.

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 10:43pm

to all the summer gamers out there,
I am working on the Points unknown badge about Christopher Columbus and I am having a great deal of trouble finding the codeword for the fourth clue. I am dyslexic so I think that is why I am having so much trouble finding the codeword. I have googled up info about Christopher to no avail. I am hoping some of you out there can help me out with another clue that might be eaiser for me to decifer.
Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577

Help with 4th Columbus Clue Please!

Has anyone gotten this badge? If so, please help. Or perhaps the library could rephrase the clue so that the thing we are looking for is clearer.

@Lmd3577, I don't think being dyslexic is why you're having so much trouble as I am not dyslexic and have no clue what they are asking. I feel like the clue and hint they are giving is going in circles and makes no sense whatsoever.

Are we all just getting to this badge? The Columbus Badge is Wicked hard, the 4th clue is so cryptic, even my husband who doesn't play sat trying to figure it out with me for hours last night! The hint? Debaser? WHAAAA? My computer is going to freeze from all of the tabs open to research this and keep track of all my attempts to figure this out.

says 46 players have completed the Chris Columbus badge, so there are 46 people either smarter or luckier than us. I feel like I'm on the right track, but my searches keep coming up empty.

Submitted by yaldah on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 11:14am

Oh dear, I'm stuck again. I can't seem to get anywhere on the fourth "New Worlds" code - I don't even know where to start.
If anyone has any advice for me, that would be wonderful!
Thanks so much! :)

Submitted by sharmas on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 11:51am

I am also having a hard time finding the fourth code of the New Worlds badge. I am looking at the clue in different perspectives but I am not able to find it.

Submitted by sharmas on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 12:31pm

Why does the Spongebob Badge only show up on the SummerGame2015 Game Badges list and not on the Badge list?

Guys, you all forgot about expert badges! They're hard! But I swear it's all there for New Worlds and there are 3 different ways to approach this:

-Did you figure out the country? What might make a region significant to a guy who went on a historic voyage?
-Coastal Waters is capitalized and that usually means something.
-What might you be if you wanted to grow up to be, be a debaser?

I'm hesitant to give more because I don't want to take away the whole puzzle. We're up to 50 players! Keep plugging away!

-andrew

Submitted by mjanen on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 1:27pm

NEW WORLDS badge 4th clue pointers.

To those struggling, I understand how this one is hard. Somehow it just worked for me. I got stuck on much easier clues. That said, this is an Expert badge and I appreciate that that designation seems meaningful this year. (Last year I found the beginner badges to be some of the hardest.)

Okay some pointers: "There's a song on here" ['here' refers to the songs on the result of the previous clue--hint the song word is often paired with a citrus fruit] "whose name seems to refer to a particular region of a particular country'" [don't forget all you want from this sentence is the COUNTRY to use--Google if unknown] "I don't know if Columbus ever visited this region, but I know of another that he definitely did." [hard to tell what 'this' refers to in the previous sentence, but it doesn't matter; there is nothing useful in this sentence. Move on.] "See if you can figure out the country and then look for a book about a different region of it where Columbus spent some time in Coastal Waters!" [So capitalized things should often go in Google search terms. Take the capitalized words (not Columbus) in the previous sentence and add your COUNTRY and hit Google up. You'll be looking for a book. Don't bother with Wikipedia; I think that's what the weird sentence was hinting at. Just look for the region in the title of a book. Then hit the AADL catalog using the region name from that book (that is unrelated to Mr. Columbus.).]

Hope that helps without being overly directive...

ok, that got it for me, but only with the help of a friend. The hint is what got me the closest. I did have the country, but had to many hits on the country alone to find it.

IMO, the hint is the way to go. If you search the catalog for the country and the region, it's in the top 10. Try not to over think the hint. I think that was my problem because I'm unfamiliar with the region and was searching in a more complicated way than necessary.

Submitted by yaldah on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 2:03pm

Hey, I just found the fourth "New Worlds" code! It was actually way easier than I thought. :)
But now, of course, I am stuck on the final code. I actually thought I had found the name - C*******n - but I must be wrong. How can I find the correct name?
Thanks, everyone, for all your help!

Submitted by SBNB on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 2:40pm

The clue for the second columbus code is pretty much useless since it gives no new or helpful information/guidance.

Ok, after being thoroughly annoyed at having to sift through piles of old stamps (and according to the information I found, the price was changed halfway through that year, so it's lucky I chose the right amount to search for), I have to say that the rest of the columbus badge was a piece of cake. Time to tackle another one.

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 2:50pm

To all the summer gamers out there,
For the points unknown badge are we looking for a country in one of the four travels of Columbus and if so which voyage because I think I have it figured out but I still need to know which voyage.
Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577

Submitted by Drake Emmitt on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 2:50pm

KCR this was super fun! Next year will have to go both days and bring more cash :) Everyone was super nice and has such amazing talent!

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 7:02pm

To all the summer gamer's out there,
I am working on the points unkown badge right now. I am hsving trouble finding the fourth code word and I think I have the regin they are talking about but I am having trouble figuring if this rigion is found on his first, second, third or fourth voyage. I am hoping some of you gamer's can help me out with which voyage I should be looking for to find the codeword.
Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577

@Lmd3577

#1 This region is a very important to Christopher Columbus
#2 The album from the earlier clue has a song word that is a citrus fruit. Once you find it, google it up with the word country
(The answer to both clues is the same)

Hope this helps!!

Also, I am having trouble with the fifth and final code of the New World badge. Any clues/hints?

@sharmas, for the last new world code, stick with the explorer a little longer instead of trying to explore the island itself. You're looking for the original, native name. I hope that is helpful; good luck.

Thanks so much @AprilCDB and @cherylo!! I found the answer on the wiki page. I have to be honest, I wouldn't have found this name very easily! It took some time to go through the page and find the original name.

Submitted by yaldah on Wed, 06/24/2015 - 11:29am

Hi!
So, I'm finally on the last "New Worlds" clue - and stuck again. I actually thought I'd found the original name, but I must have it wrong, because when I searched it in the catalog I got no results. The name I had is nine letters long and begins with a "C". Is this incorrect? If so, how can I find the right name?
Thanks so much!

Hi, @yaldah! The clue provided after you get the fourth code mentions a place on his first voyage that he named ---. If you wiki Christopher Columbus and page down to read all about his first voyage, the natives' name for that place is mentioned. Best of luck!

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Wed, 06/24/2015 - 3:08pm

To all the summer gamers out there,
I am working on two badges and I am having a great deal of trouble finding the fourth code word for both.
1) I am working on "The Points Unknown" badge and I am having trouble finding the fourth codeword for the badge. I think I have the correct anwser but when I got to plug it into the cataloge I get several varring anwsers which leads me to believe that I am on the right track but I am not complety sure.

2) I am also working on the fourth codeword for the collis badge. I think I have the right anwser fot the codeword but when I went to plug it into the catalouge I got absoulty no anwser at all and it told me to look up my search on th eintra librabry websight.

I am hoping some of you gamers out there can help me out with some more clues so I can find the codewords.

Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577

WOW! Summer Games is really giving us a run for our...er...free. I can't express enough how cool and fun it is to see so many people on the track of learning new things! I don't know about anyone else, but in some cases just searching for one code leads me to a plethora of things I never knew about (Especially the Columbus Badge!). Thanks so much to the Ann Arbor Library for this little treat. So nice!

@Lmd3577
For the fourth code for the points unknown, if you have the correct word and search for keyword in everything, the code will be in the top ten. Make sure you are typing the word with the non-English spelling (it differs by one letter).

@lmd3577

I think someone else gave advice for the Points Unknown badge. Make sure you search the place in the catalog.

For the colossus badge (if that's what you mean by "collis") enter the number digits, not the number word.

Good luck

Submitted by Zekicmom on Wed, 06/24/2015 - 11:55pm

I've read all the hints, I've read all the comments, I've read more about Christopher Columbus then I ever did in school, but I cannot find the forth code for the badge. Somehow I found the fifth, but not the forth. I give up. Time to sleep. Tomorrow is a new day to neglect my children and my responsibilities in search of the game code that haunts me......

Zekicmom - you must be overthinking this one. I didn't actually do any searching on Columbus to find the answer. I just guessed the country based on the name of one of the songs, and searched on that along with the phrase in the clue. Google gave me what I wanted right away.

@ Zekicmom, use the hint, the hint is part of lyrics to a song. Use Google to find the lyrics to the song. There is A (hint hint) word in the song that is referring to the region, search on that one word, narrow search by books only. The answer is in the top 10 results. I don't know how else to help without basically giving the answer away.

Submitted by amym on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 12:01pm

The Buhr Park badge was fun. I never knew they had animals there. The goose spent all the time we were there flapping around in his little pool - very funny.

Submitted by sara on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 2:04pm

Technical Question

I clicked on edit information to change my cell phone number, but it was not an option. I no longer have the cell phone I had last year, so how can I text codes?

Player code?

I was going to try texting my player code to my new phone as sharmus suggested...and I couldn't find my player code. Where do I find it? Maybe I should just stick to writing codes and typing them in when I get home. Sigh.

"Player code?

I was going to try texting my player code to my new phone as sharmus suggested...and I couldn't find my player code. Where do I find it? Maybe I should just stick to writing codes and typing them in when I get home. Sigh."

@sara

I just write codes and type them in when I get home!

@sara

Text NEWPLAYER from your cell phone. Then once the system recognizes you, you can text the code generated for your player. This will then merge that new account it just created with your current account. Does that make sense? I was unable to change my cell number as well, and this was my work around. Also, don't text 4AADL, try the numeric number. For some reason, only the number worked for me.

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 4:16pm

To all the summer gamer's out there,
I am still having a great deal of trouble finding the fourth code word to the Points Unknown badge. I have googled up the lyrics to the song mentioned and then i did a google search of the counrty and region and still nothing. I am hoping that some of you ahve more clues to help me because this is the hardest codeword to find in the history of the games.
Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577

No google search beyond the song lyrics is necessary. One word in the song is all you need. A word. That's it. Look that word up in the catalog and its in top 10 books. You don't need to know the country.

@Lmd3577
The word you need to search for in the catalog starts with A. It's a region of a country that starts with S. It's in the song listed in the official extra clue, repeated multiple times. It has nine letters. When you put it in the catalog, you will need to change the spelling to the non-English spelling (check wikipedia). The result will be in the top ten if you just search keyword everything.

Submitted by sharmas on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 5:09pm

I am having trouble with the second code of The Good, The Bad, The Urkel badge. I have tried typing it in many different ways, but none of them are right. Any help? Thanks!

@sharmas, are you putting it in as your code or searching? No search necessary, stringing the two together is your code. No punction. Do not include any extra words such as "and". Just the two titles, which are nearly identical. There are only two possible combinations, and only one of them works. LR.

Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who gave me hope and hints - I finally got the fourth code for the Columbus badge. That's the only problem with the summer game, who has time to read books when they've spent 17 hours (okay, not really, at least I hope), on one badge!

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 8:51pm

I finally found the fourth codeword for "The Points Unknown" badge. Thank you to all the gamers out there who did help me it took a long time but I did finally find it

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:29pm

To all the gamer's out there,
I am going up to the main branch of the libabry tomarrow and I will be looking for the codewords hidden in the branch and I need to know how many am I looking for. I know they post more new ones everyweek so I need to know how many total am I looking for on each floor.
Thanks for the help
Lmd3577

There are 10 branch codes in each branch, but some braches have additional "event" codes. I know Pittsfield, Traverwood, and Downtown all have at least one additional "event" code. Best bet is to ask one of the librarians when you get there how many codes total are in the library, if you ask, they'll usually tell you how many on each floor for downtown too.

In the past years there was a branch code you could only get by asking a librarian, then others posted on walls etc. Do the 10 branch codes include one where we have to ask a live human? (Less common for me with self check!)

RE: How many codes are each branch, branch explorer badges , LEGO scavenger hunt, event codes and other gamecodes at branches.
Each location has 10 gamecodes that were placed @ 9am, Friday, June 12 - the 1st day of the game. These are the gamecodes required to earn the Branch Explorer Badges - these badges will be released soon, but not tomorrow. Gamecodes are no longer going to be added as we go all summer long. 10 codes per branch is all that will be required to earn those badges. There will be a LEGO installation/scavenger hunt just the last two summers! Two of those badges will be released tomorrow with more coming all summer long! The Leslie Science Center animals installation badges were released last week as another way to earn points visiting Pittsfield and Traverwood branches. In past years we had BUILDING CODES that players had to ask library staff for. These are being replaced by BANNER CODES - very soon the large, exterior banners we have outside all 5 locations (currently Know MOOG) will be replaced and they will each have gamecodes that can be read while walking/riding/rolliing/driving by. Once you get them all you will get a special badge! Hope this helps! And yes, desk staff have an up to date wiki page to help players locate and track all the gamecodes we have in each location. Oh, and to be clear gamecodes for EVENTS are only collectible during the EVENT itself (storytimes, crafts, lectures, hands-on etc.). Thanks for playing!
- erin

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:31pm

I also forgot to ask is there going to be a scavanger hunt around the area for Lego displays this year like there has been in the past with the turums and kintted displays

Submitted by rimpopu on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 12:49am

'Men of their word' badge third answer does not have any follow up clue for the fourth, and it does not show up at the list of answers.

Yes, I find the same thing, yet 7 or 8 people have earned this badge?! lol! How is that? I just gave up on it for now.Only two badges doesn't seem right either, do n't they usually drop a few after 5 pm? I think maybe these badges are currently being worked on? The shipshape badge is wonky too....there's no foreseeable way for me to gather and NTC code from any resource on the internet. Also, thre's usuially a headr blog page announcing the Badge drops, and so far today, there is nothing. I stalk the badge page though, so of course I saw these random badges hanging out there

Badge drops are at/after 6PM/ FRIDAYS so if you're finding wonky badges that didn't get dropped in the last two weeks please be PATIENT :) We are working as fast as we can!! And even those gamemakers who took vacation STILL did their badges for dropping tonight!! Thanks for playing!
- erin

Submitted by poptart887 on Tue, 08/04/2015 - 4:14pm

everyone should do the cobblestone farm badge if they get a chance also it is cool to see the farmers market so tuesday is the day to go.

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