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Badge Drop #2: IT'S OVER!

by Sara W




THAT WAS QUICK! I can't believe summer has come and gone already!! Seems like JUST LAST WEEK that we were dropping the first badges of summer! Well, GREAT JOB, everyone! Happy Summer Game! See you in 2018 and...

THANKS FOR PLAYING!!!!!!!



*checks calendar*


Oh dear.


OUR MISTAKE.



Guess with ALL the excitement of last week, with the BADGES and the A2CAFs, and the CODES CODES CODES on BUILDINGS, and BANNERS, and BUSES, we got a little ahead of ourselves. LUCKY FOR US, the ol' AADL badge factory never stops working! So here you are, Summer Gamers, another set of HOT and FRESH BADGES!!!

2017 Badge Drop #2
echo theme_summergame_badge(1377,1368,1376,1367,1374,1372,1373,1375,1369,1366,1370,1371);
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Explore the catalog! Ride TheRide!! Visit the branches!!! Listen to Ann Arbor Stories, the ABSOLUTE BEST local history podcast that AADL has EVER sponsored!!!! Just SUMMER GAME IT UP IN EVERY WAY!!!!!



Oh wait, are you new? HI! You're just in time! Head over to our Get Started page to get your Summer Game on!


THANKS FOR PLAYING!!!


Comments

Submitted by SurfGrape on Fri, 06/23/2017 - 5:16pm

Hey AADL, you might want to check the "Music Mobile" badge page. I think something went wrong there.

Submitted by sharmas on Fri, 06/23/2017 - 8:44pm

I too am having problems finding the second code of the letterpress badge. I feel like I have the right inventor, but I'm not getting the answer.

Submitted by tbbrown76@yahoo.com on Fri, 06/23/2017 - 9:18pm

Two dentists involved with fairy floss from different hometowns. Be careful...
Tom

Submitted by sharmas on Sat, 06/24/2017 - 11:19am

I am having issues finding the second code of the Coo de Grace badge. I'm kinda surprised that I'm not able to understand the clue because I've done badges with the highest difficulty before. Maybe the badges have gotten harder this year...?

Submitted by JoCeAn on Sat, 06/24/2017 - 12:26pm

@sharmas You are looking for a series of kids books with a pigeon. Mustard is a big clue when looking for the game code.

Submitted by JoCeAn on Sat, 06/24/2017 - 1:48pm

Need help finding fourth code for Die Another Day. I know who they are
Talking about, but when I put in date of real death, it's not accepted.
Am I missing something?
Thanks

Submitted by Sara W Staff on Sat, 06/24/2017 - 5:25pm

@JoCeAn @BookNerd Thanks for catching that! The hint is fixed now. What would we do without you wonderful Summer Gamers!?

Submitted by dahyatt on Sat, 06/24/2017 - 7:33pm

Make sure you put your friend code in your nickname so everyone can add you as a friend. Mine is FALL649.

Submitted by LatitudeB on Sat, 06/24/2017 - 8:17pm

Ahhhhhhhhhh! I'm definitely not ready for the Summer Game to be over yet... but I won't be ready in August either. I'm glad it was just a mistake. Check your calendars!

Submitted by Naverick22 on Sat, 06/24/2017 - 10:09pm

you know, even when I was a kid, I thought the animaniacs and alvin & the chipmunks were the cringiest pieces of cartoon shows that ever existed. Sure they had their good moments, but for the most part to me they were annoying and made me uncomfortable. Whenever they try to make a parody or satire out of something, instead of it being funny or interesting, they somehow manage to make it worse or uncreative.

Submitted by Naverick22 on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 12:10pm

This friend code system is rather insane, just like it was last year. It seems to be the most efficient way to gain points without reckless spamming like back in 2011.

with that said my friend code is WEAR666

I mean seriously, if you look at the leaderboard, you can see that the top members have the majority of their points coming in from friend codes.

Submitted by Xris on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 1:22pm

Now I'm having issues with the third clue for That Dude Did It! Not sure how to modify my search... :(

Submitted by Naverick22 on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 1:27pm

@five636 Look up the name of the bakery that holds the world record for the world's largest cinnamon roll

Submitted by Naverick22 on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 7:44pm

w h y d i d I s u d d e n l y l o s e 9 0 0 0 p o i n t s

re: never mind I figured it out...

a n d t h e n a n o t h e r 1 5 0 0 0 0 p o i n t s

Submitted by freopt on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 8:42am

Is the 4th code for That dude did it related to the movie, T** S**** S****? because I can't find a poisoned ghost in the cast. Also it makes sense because of the hint. -MOST769

Submitted by lrzawacki on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 10:51pm

very excited about the new set of badges. What a great way to keep everyone engaged. Love the aadl summer games!

Submitted by Sara W Staff on Mon, 06/26/2017 - 9:55am

@Sara nope - only one Just Desserts badge! Maybe you were seeing the future.....*spooky music*

Submitted by sharmas on Mon, 06/26/2017 - 11:35am

It was so nice to see so many people waiting outside of the Malletts Creek library today, waiting for it to open. What a wonderful library we have. :)

Submitted by kelleyc on Mon, 06/26/2017 - 12:01pm

That pigeon one was a doozy! Got it in the end though.

queenelizadeath2 - friend code SKIN996

Submitted by sasahh on Mon, 06/26/2017 - 12:17pm

Having problems with the last clue on the Coo de Grace badge. Not even sure what they're asking for - help!

Submitted by ks1287 on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 8:51am

So excited for the summer game again! Thanks for all your hard work in putting it together!

Submitted by sara on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 9:38am

Has anyone found this in the catalog:

(By the way, this post has at least 8 quotes from a certain video game hero. If you're looking for another place to start your Summer Game, try searching the catalog for the solo outing he has coming out later this year!)

I think I know who it is, but can't find anything dated 2017.

Submitted by sara on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 9:57am

I need s'more help on the first clue of the Sweet Treats badge. When I type in the scientific name, A ------ O------, I only get one book with no code. I also tried M......... Nothing. It seems simple, but I am doing something wrong. Help!

Submitted by illy on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 10:21am

@sara - the name, after removing the space, is the code. You don't need to look it up in the catalog.

Btw, I need help on the third clue on That Dude Did It! Tried just about everything I can think of. Anybody have any hints?

Submitted by sara on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 11:47am

@ illy

Thank you! It was so simple. I haven't done That Dude Did It! yet, or I'd help you out.

Submitted by sseaver on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 5:04pm

anyone have any tips for the 3rd clue in That Dude Did It! badge? I've tried googling various parts of the clue and just not finding it!

Also for the Expiration Date badge, I read the chapter on Arbor Teas, but have no idea what movie it's referencing...any hints there?

thanks in advance! WRONG697

Submitted by ValerieL Staff on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 6:01pm

@jerkey

It can be hard to keep up, so I've found that just doing what I can is the best way for me. I want enough points to get the things I want in the shop, but I'm not as obsessive about it as I was the first few years. :)

My Friend Code: STEP967
Mom's Friend Code: DREAM734

Submitted by keebs23 on Wed, 06/28/2017 - 9:31pm

@sseaver

The last sentence of the clue + Google are your friends.

Also, are you searching what's said when Bram chimes in?

Submitted by pk on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 10:36pm

music mobile - can't get the second code to work. i've listened twice and still don't get it. I enter numbers, right? Not the words for the year, the actual numbers?

Submitted by sharmas on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 11:18pm

@pk

Yes it's just the numbers. There should be a hint in the audio.

Submitted by sara on Wed, 06/28/2017 - 10:18am

I have twice counted the goblins in the cave incorrectly for the Ben Hatke Badge. Is there more than one cave illustration? Is the number spelled out, or entered as a numeral? I tried entering the total number of creatures in the cave down to one, and none of the numbers was recognized. I know this is easy, but...

Submitted by karenkay on Wed, 06/28/2017 - 11:04am

Hi - Does anyone know what the policy is about deactivating previous years' game codes? I never finished the Ann Arbor Stories from last year and some of the codes work and others don't. Just wondering why.

REACH346

Submitted by illy on Wed, 06/28/2017 - 4:53pm

@sara - I did finally get it after the last hint, but it's not the whole last sentence of the clue you want to google, just the last few words.

Submitted by keebs23 on Wed, 06/28/2017 - 9:33pm

@sara

The code is the number spelled out, not in numeric form. I don't recall any ambiguity in which picture to count (my six year old actually did the counting).

Submitted by tbbrown76@yahoo.com on Wed, 06/28/2017 - 10:04pm

Sharma::
Mallets Creek is our branch, too. We love it. I walked there Sunday for my weekly checkout.
TB

Submitted by sasahh on Wed, 06/28/2017 - 10:30pm

Yep - put in Squit originally, but adding animated got me the answer. Thanks!

Submitted by sasahh on Wed, 06/28/2017 - 10:30pm

Yep - put in Squit originally, but adding animated got me the answer. Thanks!

Submitted by sara on Thu, 06/29/2017 - 9:58am

@keebs23

Now I really feel stupid. I must have misspelled the number when I entered it the first time, and thought it was incorrect!

Submitted by sara on Thu, 06/29/2017 - 5:07pm

Help! I'm still stuck on the third clue of that dude badge- and it's getting creepy searching for murdered children. Any hints?

Submitted by cinderellariley on Thu, 06/29/2017 - 8:51pm

Third code for The Dude Did It. is stumping me. I have tried googling the last sentence, part of the last sentence but it is not helping.

Submitted by Xris on Fri, 06/30/2017 - 12:03am

Keebs23, when I did like you said, the Google search came up with To Kill A Mockingbird, but that's a book not a song by an artist... Help! :(

Submitted by keebs23 on Fri, 06/30/2017 - 10:18pm

For those of you stuck on clue #3 of That Dude Did It: Google the last three words of the clue, enclosed in quotes. There is only one search result. That should help you find what you need in the AADL catalog.

Submitted by freopt on Sun, 07/02/2017 - 10:14am

Unlike everybody else was, I'm stuck on the FOURTH clue for That Dude Did It. Any hints?
MOST769

Submitted by Pookie on Sun, 07/02/2017 - 4:28pm

Having a tough time with Coo de Grace third clue. Am I looking for a catalog search term or something to put straight in as a code? I thought I would be trying to answer the question: How much could that cost?

Submitted by keebs23 on Sun, 07/02/2017 - 9:10pm

@freopt

You're looking for a catalog item that features the actress who played one of those dead people in the movie where the kid sees dead people.

@Pookie

You're looking for a catalog item. One of the sentences in the clue is an almost verbatim quote that will put you on the right track.

Submitted by Xris on Mon, 07/03/2017 - 10:48am

GM, I watched the video for the school board meeting and I didn't see a code in it anywhere. (And that was a long 4 1/2 hour meeting!) Do you have a time that it was shown, so I can go back and search? Thanks!

Submitted by SBNB on Mon, 07/03/2017 - 11:02pm

Fourth clue for Unequal Sequels: I've gone through 21 results and haven't found the code. Did I miss it? I don't think I got the search terms wrong.

Submitted by valeriemates on Tue, 07/04/2017 - 3:32pm

I am *so* stuck on the Expiration Date badge. (This year's badges are Really Hard!!! The clues in the pigeon badge left me with no idea of what I was even looking for, and the hints didn't help.)

I looked through this thread to see if anybody else had been discussing it.

sseaver said: "Also for the Expiration Date badge, I read the chapter on Arbor Teas, but have no idea what movie it's referencing...any hints there?"

keebs23 replied:
"The last sentence of the clue + Google are your friends.
Also, are you searching what's said when Bram chimes in?"

I found the ArborTeas chapter, and what's said when Bram chimes in. I'm not sure what sentence of the clue to combine with what Bram said. When I try searching for it in various ways, Google comes up with two possible movies, but when I type either of those movies into the catalog it doesn't find anything. I am stuck and would be grateful for suggestions about where to go with this.

Submitted by valeriemates on Tue, 07/04/2017 - 3:36pm

Ohhh! I figured it out. Careful reading saves the day! The clue says, "The name of this super-popular film is your first code!" That's what I needed.

Submitted by mickplu on Tue, 07/04/2017 - 5:52pm

Valerie Mates, enter this into Google: dogs and cats living together mass hysteria quote and it should pop up with the movie!

Submitted by SBNB on Tue, 07/04/2017 - 9:08pm

That pigeon one was rough at first until I figured out what I needed to be doing. Glad it's over.

Submitted by Meginator on Tue, 07/04/2017 - 9:15pm

My problem was that after doing the pigeon (heh), I kept overthinking all of the other badges, too!

Submitted by chrisp35aa on Wed, 07/05/2017 - 1:59pm

I am completely stumped on the third clue of COO de Grace. Any hints? Thanks!

FUNNY744

Submitted by TRK on Tue, 07/11/2017 - 10:45pm

I can't find the 3rd code of the Sweet Treats.... I've gotten the F****L and BA****I rice, but I'm stuck... Could I get some help?

Submitted by SBNB on Fri, 08/11/2017 - 10:57am

I finally got the code on the outside of the bus. I saw a bus with one weeks ago when I was in Allmendinger park with the kids, but I couldn't catch the code on the side. Then yesterday while out walking, we saw a bus parked at a bus stop. Finally!

Submitted by hollieesper121573 on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 9:04pm

Exciting

Submitted by aunty on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 9:21am

That Dude Did It badge--There are not three words in quotes at the end of the clue, nor the hint. I can't find anything for this clue at all

Finally found all the codes.

Submitted by DanPStarke on Thu, 11/30/2017 - 11:48am

Good

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