Encom postcards
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| ** '''Kraz-Bot''' | ** '''Kraz-Bot''' | ||
| ** '''Vice Squad''' | ** '''Vice Squad''' | ||
| + | ** '''D-Con 4''' | ||
| <br clear="both"/> | <br clear="both"/> | ||
| {| | {| | ||
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| |[[Image:Postcard_KrazBot-front.jpg|120px]]<br>[[Image:Postcard_KrazBot-back.jpg|120px]] | |[[Image:Postcard_KrazBot-front.jpg|120px]]<br>[[Image:Postcard_KrazBot-back.jpg|120px]] | ||
| |[[Image:Postcard_ViceSquad-front.jpg|120px]]<br>[[Image:Postcard_ViceSquad-back.jpg|120px]] | |[[Image:Postcard_ViceSquad-front.jpg|120px]]<br>[[Image:Postcard_ViceSquad-back.jpg|120px]] | ||
| + | |[[Image:Postcard_DCon4-front.jpg|120px]]<br>[[Image:Postcard_DCon4-back.jpg|120px]] | ||
| + | |[[Image:Postcard_SpaceParanoids-front.jpg|120px]]<br>[[Image:Postcard_SpaceParanoids-back.jpg|120px]] | ||
| + | |style="padding:4px;background:yellow;"|[[Image:Postcard_CircuitCycles-front.jpg|120px]]<br>[[Image:Postcard_CircuitCycles-back.jpg|120px]] | ||
| |} | |} | ||
| + | ''The seventh/bonus postcard is a reward for those who complete all 32 levels of [[Circuit Cycles]], received along with the previous 6 postcards in the mail.'' | ||
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| === Codes === | === Codes === | ||
| * Each postcard game has a box on the reverse that when viewed under a UV light reveal a matrix of dots. | * Each postcard game has a box on the reverse that when viewed under a UV light reveal a matrix of dots. | ||
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| |'''Vice Squad:''' | |'''Vice Squad:''' | ||
| |[[Image:Postcard_ViceSquad-UV.jpg|300px]] | |[[Image:Postcard_ViceSquad-UV.jpg|300px]] | ||
| + | |-align="left" valign="top" | ||
| + | |'''D-Con 4:''' | ||
| + | |[[Image:Postcard_DCon4-UV.jpg|300px]] | ||
| + | |-align="left" valign="top" | ||
| + | |'''[[Space Paranoids]]''' | ||
| + | |[[Image:Postcard_card6-UV.jpg|300px]] | ||
| |} | |} | ||
| - | * Possible overlay (Arc Wars + Astro Gunner + Kraz-Bot + Vice Squad): | + | * Work in progress overlay of the postcards' dots based on aligning grid box borders: |
| [[Image:Postcard_guess1.jpg|600px]] | [[Image:Postcard_guess1.jpg|600px]] | ||
| + | :: This implies a potential phrase comprised of 6x6 letters separated by one column. As text: | ||
| + | <pre style="font-size:9px;"> | ||
| + | XXX..X X....X .X.XXX .XX... X..... .X.XXX ..XXX. .....X XX.X.X ..XXXX .X.XX. .X.XX. .X.XX. X.XXXX ..X.XX | ||
| + | X..... X....X ...... X....X X...XX X..... X....X X....X ...... ...... ...... .....X ..X... ....X. X..... | ||
| + | ...... .....X ...... X....X X....X ...XX. X..... X..X.X ..XXXX XX.X.. X..... X....X ..X... ....X. .....X | ||
| + | X..... X..... ...... X..... X....X .....X XXXXXX X..... X..... ...... X..... X....X ..X... ....X. XXXX.. | ||
| + | X..... X....X ...... X....X X....X X....X X....X X....X X..... ...... ...... .....X ..X... ...... X..... | ||
| + | XXXXXX X..... .XXXXX ..XX.. X....X .XXXX. .....X X....X XXXX.X XX.XX. .XXX5. .XX.X. ..X... ...... X..... | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| === Solution === | === Solution === | ||
| - | Under construction... | + | <pre style="font-size:9px;"> |
| + | XXXXXX X....X .XXXXX .XXXX. X....X .XXXXX .XXXX. X....X XXXXXX .XXXXX XXXXX. .XXXX. XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX | ||
| + | X..... XX...X X..... X....X XX..XX X..... X....X XX..XX X..... X..... X....X X....X ..X... ....X. X....X | ||
| + | XXXXXX X.X..X X..... X....X X.XX.X X..XXX X....X X.XX.X XXXXXX XXXXX. X....X X....X ..X... ....X. X....X | ||
| + | X..... X..X.X X..... X....X X....X X....X XXXXXX X....X X..... .....X X....X X....X ..X... ....X. XXXXX. | ||
| + | X..... X...XX X..... X....X X....X X....X X....X X....X X..... .....X X....X X....X ..X... ....X. X..... | ||
| + | XXXXXX X....X .XXXXX .XXXX. X....X .XXXXX X....X X....X XXXXXX XXXXX. XXXXX. .XXXX. ..X... XXXX.. X..... | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | * This leads to [[Encomgames.jp]] | ||
Current revision
[edit] Encom Postcards
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- 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
- D-Con 4
 
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The seventh/bonus postcard is a reward for those who complete all 32 levels of Circuit Cycles, received along with the previous 6 postcards in the mail.
[edit] Codes
- Each postcard game has a box on the reverse that when viewed under a UV light reveal a matrix of dots.
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| D-Con 4: | 
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| Space Paranoids | 
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- Work in progress overlay of the postcards' dots based on aligning grid box borders:
- This implies a potential phrase comprised of 6x6 letters separated by one column. As text:
XXX..X X....X .X.XXX .XX... X..... .X.XXX ..XXX. .....X XX.X.X ..XXXX .X.XX. .X.XX. .X.XX. X.XXXX ..X.XX X..... X....X ...... X....X X...XX X..... X....X X....X ...... ...... ...... .....X ..X... ....X. X..... ...... .....X ...... X....X X....X ...XX. X..... X..X.X ..XXXX XX.X.. X..... X....X ..X... ....X. .....X X..... X..... ...... X..... X....X .....X XXXXXX X..... X..... ...... X..... X....X ..X... ....X. XXXX.. X..... X....X ...... X....X X....X X....X X....X X....X X..... ...... ...... .....X ..X... ...... X..... XXXXXX X..... .XXXXX ..XX.. X....X .XXXX. .....X X....X XXXX.X XX.XX. .XXX5. .XX.X. ..X... ...... X.....
[edit] Solution
XXXXXX X....X .XXXXX .XXXX. X....X .XXXXX .XXXX. X....X XXXXXX .XXXXX XXXXX. .XXXX. XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX X..... XX...X X..... X....X XX..XX X..... X....X XX..XX X..... X..... X....X X....X ..X... ....X. X....X XXXXXX X.X..X X..... X....X X.XX.X X..XXX X....X X.XX.X XXXXXX XXXXX. X....X X....X ..X... ....X. X....X X..... X..X.X X..... X....X X....X X....X XXXXXX X....X X..... .....X X....X X....X ..X... ....X. XXXXX. X..... X...XX X..... X....X X....X X....X X....X X....X X..... .....X X....X X....X ..X... ....X. X..... XXXXXX X....X .XXXXX .XXXX. X....X .XXXXX X....X X....X XXXXXX XXXXX. XXXXX. .XXXX. ..X... XXXX.. X.....
- This leads to Encomgames.jp
