Encom postcards

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-	* Possible overlay (Arc Wars + Astro Gunner + Kraz-Bot + Vice Squad):	+	* Possible overlay (Arc Wars + Astro Gunner + Kraz-Bot + Vice Squad) based on aligning grid box borders:
	[[Image:Postcard_guess1.jpg|600px]]		[[Image:Postcard_guess1.jpg|600px]]
		+	:: This seems to imply a potential phrase comprised of 6x6 letters separates by one column. As text (rightmost is less certain):
		+	<pre style="font-size:9px;">
		+	.X.... X....X .....X .XX... X..... ....XX ..XXX. ...... .X.... ...XX. ...... .....X ...... X..XX. X...X.
		+	X..... X....X ...... X....X X....X X..... X....X .....X ...... ...... ...... ...... X..... .....X ......
		+	...... .....X ...... .....X X....X ....X. X..... X....X ....XX .X.... .X.... ..X... ....X. .....X .....X
		+	X..... X..... ...... X..... ...... ...... X...X. X..... X..... ...... ...... ..X... ....X. ...... ..XXX.
		+	X..... X..... ...... X....X X..... X....X .....X X....X ...... ...... ...... ...... ....X. ...... ......
		+	.X..XX X..... .XXX.. ..X... X....X ..XXX. ...... .....X XX.... XX.XX. ...XX. ...XX. ....X. ...... .X....
		+	</pre>
	=== Solution ===		=== Solution ===
	Under construction...		Under construction...

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Encom Postcards

Contents 1 Encom Postcards 1.1 Codes 1.2 Solution

• On June 30, 2010 a number of individuals reported receiving postcards in the mail. They depict promo ad-style imagery of classic arcade games released by Encom in the 1980's. These include:
  • Arc Wars
  • Astro Gunner
  • Kraz-Bot
  • Vice Squad

Codes

• Each postcard game has a box on the reverse that when viewed under a UV light reveal a matrix of dots.

Arc Wars:
Astro Gunner:
Kraz-Bot:
Vice Squad:

• Possible overlay (Arc Wars + Astro Gunner + Kraz-Bot + Vice Squad) based on aligning grid box borders:

This seems to imply a potential phrase comprised of 6x6 letters separates by one column. As text (rightmost is less certain):

.X.... X....X .....X .XX... X..... ....XX ..XXX. ...... .X.... ...XX. ...... .....X ...... X..XX. X...X.
X..... X....X ...... X....X X....X X..... X....X .....X ...... ...... ...... ...... X..... .....X ......
...... .....X ...... .....X X....X ....X. X..... X....X ....XX .X.... .X.... ..X... ....X. .....X .....X
X..... X..... ...... X..... ...... ...... X...X. X..... X..... ...... ...... ..X... ....X. ...... ..XXX.
X..... X..... ...... X....X X..... X....X .....X X....X ...... ...... ...... ...... ....X. ...... ......
.X..XX X..... .XXX.. ..X... X....X ..XXX. ...... .....X XX.... XX.XX. ...XX. ...XX. ....X. ...... .X....

Solution

Under construction...