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Endrosz

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2007

Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

15 Aug 2009 at 21:15 - 41

The winner is:

Angelof The Scythe

20 Gifts went into his pockets!

The first line directs you towards Echovalds Forest. It worked, the winner found me using that as a general direction.

The second line is obscure, but Chkkr Thousand Tail is a rather easily remembered boss name. The third line is a dead giveaway, if you know the story behind Saint Anjeka... if you're the kind of person who actually cares to read an outpost's description.

Second haiku - pic

See you in two weeks, on August the 29th!

MarciNoExcess

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2009

Budapest, Hungary (Europe for Mindstorms)

P/W

15 Aug 2009 at 22:12 - 42

pierced by greed?

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

N/

15 Aug 2009 at 23:28 - 43

Missed it again. And this time I was awake and at the computer.

/facepalm

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

16 Aug 2009 at 05:19 - 44

Congratulations Angel

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

16 Aug 2009 at 11:00 - 45

Started thinking about it 5mins after the start, gratz to the winner

.

Burning Freebies

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2008

The wonderful land of gift giving

[FoW]

E/Mo

16 Aug 2009 at 13:57 - 46

Gratz Angelof. I too missed it watching a film. Woops.

IkeIllmore

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2009

UK

The Imperial Guard Gladius [TIGG]

W/R

17 Aug 2009 at 19:24 - 47

Are you sure the times are correct? Should they be 2 pm PDT / 5 pm EDT / 10 pm BST / 9 pm GMT? Last Saturday I checked the thread at 10:45 pm BST / 9:45 pm GMT and the event was already over.

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

N/

17 Aug 2009 at 21:23 - 48

Whatever time goes with 4 PM Central (which fits the first two times you mentioned) would be the accurate time.

Most Americans mess up the whole GMT/BST etc. thing (just as europeans mess up the American time zone).

Endrosz

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2007

Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

18 Aug 2009 at 11:40 - 49

Quote:

Originally Posted by IkeIllmore

Are you sure the times are correct? Should they be 2 pm PDT / 5 pm EDT / 10 pm BST / 9 pm GMT? Last Saturday I checked the thread at 10:45 pm BST / 9:45 pm GMT and the event was already over.

You're right, the strict GMT time is only 9 pm at the time of the event. The London local time is 10 pm because of daylight saving, and it's called BST. The other two times were correct, but I should've written PDT/EDT. Thank you for clearing this up. I will now edit the OP and give a full listing of local times for the event.

It is with good reason that I post the reminder-bumpers in the following format: "xx:yy left". The timestamp of these messages should help you figure out your local time for the event.

EDIT: Start times by timezone has been added to the OP. Don't hesitate to point out errors and inaccuracies, I don't want to disappoint any player from any part of the world.

Endrosz

Academy Page

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Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

29 Aug 2009 at 14:35 - 50

The third one comes 6 hours 25 minutes aftr this post.

Endrosz

Academy Page

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Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

29 Aug 2009 at 20:50 - 51

10 minutes left.

Endrosz

Academy Page

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Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

29 Aug 2009 at 21:03 - 52

powder white and black
six have bought it, proud of it
sweet snack culls the roars

(sorry for the little delay, I had connection problems right then

)

gnr rules

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2009

texas baby!!w00t w00t!

Order of the Phoenix [OoP]

D/Mo

29 Aug 2009 at 21:08 - 53

dont we get a picture...?

Endrosz

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2007

Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

29 Aug 2009 at 21:37 - 54

The winner is the brilliant:

Countess Reapera

20 well-earned Gifts were handed over to her.

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White powder? Snow.
Black powder? Gunpowder.
Snow and gunpowder? Somewhere in the Shiverpeaks... Could be Middle, Northern, Southern?

Who are the proud hunters, who boast all the time about their victories? It's the norn, for sure! And where are you called upon to vanquish six of the mightiest foes? In Sifhalla, for sure!

Sweet snack? Could be a few different things, but combined with any of the above clues, it must be honeycombs! Sooo, what's the beast which becomes all timid just by waving a branch with a jar of honey attached to it? It's a bear, for sure! Surely you remember the quest to get Ursan Blessing? If you're a PvE player and didn't live under a rock in these past two years, you must have played a Hunter's Pride. Which happens near Sifhalla, oh those silly norn were so fun to scare off.

Third haiku - pic

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

30 Aug 2009 at 00:23 - 55

Yay! for the first time in my life I've actually won a fun prize!

Thank you Endrosz

Burning Freebies

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2008

The wonderful land of gift giving

[FoW]

E/Mo

30 Aug 2009 at 09:58 - 56

Wow, that was actualy real clever. Well done Operative 14

Endrosz

Academy Page

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Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

05 Sep 2009 at 21:40 - 57

Thanks to the commission by Smilin' Assassin, and the dedicated work of the talented Hoodie, the original post and the whole thread received a full facelift! It addition to the shiny new looks, the OP now lists past winners and shows the date of the next game up front.

But the good stuff doesn't end there: Hoodie decided to sponsor the next game with a full artist's commission! He will create an avatar, banner, etc. for the winner! For those practical souls who do not appreciate art: you'll still get 20 Gifts. This commission package is offered in addition to the regular prize.

If you like what you see in the first post, drop by in Hoodie's own thread, and spend a generous amount so that he can spend more time creating art and less time farming.

You won't regret it.

gnr rules

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2009

texas baby!!w00t w00t!

Order of the Phoenix [OoP]

D/Mo

06 Sep 2009 at 17:34 - 58

so whens the next contest?:P

Skiasca

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2009

Devon, uk

RoC

R/

06 Sep 2009 at 19:33 - 59

Read the top of the original post: 12 Sept. lol :P

BladeWind

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2007

The Ice Wastes in the Underworld.

The Renegades Of Ascalon

E/

06 Sep 2009 at 23:36 - 60

Im liking the face lift of the OP =D

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

07 Sep 2009 at 19:18 - 61

Indeed, it's quite spectacular!

Are we allowed to win more than once?

Endrosz

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2007

Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

08 Sep 2009 at 10:21 - 62

Yes. Every riddle is a challenge on its own... We had three different winners so far, it's not like you can solve all if you solved one.

My New Name

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

09 Sep 2009 at 10:32 - 63

next 1 is this Saturday right?

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

09 Sep 2009 at 22:53 - 64

Should be.

Endrosz

Academy Page

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Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

10 Sep 2009 at 10:29 - 65

Yes, this Saturday. I'm trying to come up with a good riddle right now.

BTW Smilin' Assassin became a partner in this, there's two of us now.

Smilin' Assassin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Cantha

Pixies O Wickid Nawtyness [pixy]

A/Me

10 Sep 2009 at 10:57 - 66

yes, the puzzles are tested beforehand ~

and belated congrats, Countess, I expected a stylish win from an eminent riddler such as yourself ..
Sifhalla happened to be the jumping~off point for the Zbounty that day, and you stole the prize from under the noses of hordes of bountyhunters, unaware that the true treasure was at their fingertips

My New Name

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

10 Sep 2009 at 12:39 - 67

Endrosz are you sure you got your times right? CEST is GMT+2 not GMT+1 according to time zone converter
http://www.timeanddate.com/library/a...s/eu/cest.html

Endrosz

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2007

Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

11 Sep 2009 at 14:17 - 68

Yes, exactly. Where did you read a GMT+1 note for Central Europe? Quote from the listing:

Quote:

+++++++++++++
GMT/UTC - 9 pm
+++++++++++++

EUROPE

Western (IST/BST/WEST) - 10 pm

Central (CEST) - 11 pm

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Quote:

Sifhalla happened to be the jumping~off point for the Zbounty that day, and you stole the prize from under the noses of hordes of bountyhunters, unaware that the true treasure was at their fingertips

Yes, that was pretty funny. All those people coming and going, ignoring the 20 free Gifts in my backpack.

My New Name

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

11 Sep 2009 at 22:46 - 69

i could swear that it said CEST midnight...
weird like triple checked before posting hmmm

Endrosz

Academy Page

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Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

12 Sep 2009 at 14:18 - 70

Fourth one is coming 6 hours 42 minutes after this post.

Endrosz

Academy Page

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Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

12 Sep 2009 at 20:59 - 71

swirling orbs bleed an
endless tide of fallen ones
at nightmare's doorstep

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

12 Sep 2009 at 21:15 - 72

Missed it by ten seconds!!

Congratulations Crusader!

Endrosz

Academy Page

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Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

12 Sep 2009 at 21:18 - 73

The solution was Shadow Nexus, the winner was Crusader Astinos. More coming later, have to leave now, thanks for playing!

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

N/

12 Sep 2009 at 21:33 - 74

Aw man, taking care of the GW2Guru lore thread caused me to miss this! And this time the Haiku was easy. o_o

My New Name

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

13 Sep 2009 at 20:48 - 75

well went outside and totally missed it...oh well i guess rl friends are better then pixels, but still bummer ;(

Endrosz

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2007

Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

14 Sep 2009 at 11:41 - 76

I'm thinking of setting up a reminder service. Since I'm online before the game starts, and not doing anything particular, I might as well drop a PM in-game to people who want to come, but easily forget about it. What do you think?

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So, the riddle was easy because there is not much to tell about Shadow Nexus, really. It had to be specific, otherwise people would go look forever at other places where there are portals. I know I did when Smilin' Assassin presented me the original version...

And since it was easy, it surprised me that it took more than 10 minutes to find me. Konig Des Todes, you really missed this chance.

But then, there was a slew of finders, 4 people came in less than a minute...

The only thing worth explaining about the haiku is that Shadow Nexus is next to Gate of Torment, that's what the last line refers to.

Haldibarn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Hungary

Night Watchers Hun

D/

15 Sep 2009 at 13:48 - 77

Quote:

Originally Posted by Operative 14

Missed it by ten seconds!!

Congratulations Crusader!

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Endrosz

The solution was Shadow Nexus, the winner was Crusader Astinos. More coming later, have to leave now, thanks for playing!

And thanks for the gifts Endrosz!

Endrosz

Academy Page

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Budapest, Hungary

Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

26 Sep 2009 at 14:00 - 78

The fifth haiku is coming exactly 7 hours after this post.

Asphyxiat

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2009

Team V

N/

26 Sep 2009 at 20:20 - 79

bah you made me miss it.

You said its at 10pm GMT, and then posted saying it was 7 hours from the exact time you posted, which when i checked was 8.00am. How does that work?

Endrosz

Academy Page

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Unga Bunga Clan [UNG]

Rt/

26 Sep 2009 at 20:58 - 80

Dude, please read the original post which lists start times by timezone. Find the one you're in. 99% of HHSPA members (Haiku Hide-and-Seek Players' Association) report that they had no problems about getting into the game after they do that.

Also, it's 9 pm GMT, bolded and all that.