Encom postcards

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	|[[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_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]]
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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.''
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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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-	The sixth set of dots is on the Space Paranoids postcard. Players who complete all 32 levels of [[Circuit Cycles]] receive all six, plus one for Circuit Cycles.	+	* Work in progress overlay of the postcards' dots based on aligning grid box borders:
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-	* Possible overlay of each postcard's dots 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):	+	:: This implies a potential phrase comprised of 6x6 letters separated by one column. As text:
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[edit] 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
  • D-Con 4

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.

Arc Wars:
Astro Gunner:
Kraz-Bot:
Vice Squad:
D-Con 4:
Space Paranoids

• 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.....

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X..... XX...X X..... X....X XX..XX X..... X....X XX..XX X..... X..... X....X X....X ..X... ....X. X....X
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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.....
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