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Teshi
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It's a soul sucking room-to-room thing that requires some basic internet skills. But it's fun in a complicated kind of way. You'll see. I expect all of you to zip through it [Wink] .

I'm at level six, and, for the moment, stuck.

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Narnia
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I'm stuck on level 4

Dang it.

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Narnia -- you should be able to solve level 4 more than most people speaking Portugese like you do.

I'm stuck on level 5.

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I can't figure out level 3.
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Narnia
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Is it supposed to ask you for a user name and password on Level 4? That's why I'm stuck.
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El JT de Spang
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Stuck at level 7
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El JT de Spang
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This game is really ingenious. I got to level 7 in ten minutes, but it required googling and source code searching.
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beatnix19
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I must just be stupid because i can't even figure out level 2
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mr_porteiro_head
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Narnia -- forget about what I said about Portugese.
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Raia
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I'm also stuck on level four.
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beatnix19
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OK, not so stupid, but I am stuck at level 4 now
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El JT de Spang
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Don't worry, level 7 is threatening to make my head explode. And I hear there are 120 levels.
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Raia
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Never mind, I figured it out! Woohoo, now to figure out level 5...
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yes, the next couple levels are about figuring out the password. I got stuck on 6
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Raia
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I figured it out for 5, I just can't figure out where to put it!
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Raia
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Got it!

*moves on*

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El JT de Spang
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I'm on level 9, I quit.
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Someone linked me to that last spring. I spend a lot of time bored in my apartment, so I played that. I don't recall where I ended up. It was way far in though. In fact, some of the later ones are just super super tricky, and when you search for clues to figure it out you may accidently stumble on a site with the answer already listed (even in the search listing).
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I did this awhile ago, but I can't remember how to get past some of the levels.
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Raia
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I'm still stuck on seven. I managed to get to the "too new" thing, but I don't think that's it. Is it?
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Narnia
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ok, so give me a small hint for level four. Where do I even LOOK for the password? Do I just try every variation of flashlight?
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Teshi
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It's nothing to do with flashlights or any kind of lamp. LOOK.
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Raia
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Oops, I found the answer to level seven by mistake, when I was googling clues.
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Grr. I'm looking in level 4, but... I can't find anything at all. Why?
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For level 4, make sure your monitor is bright enough. The monitor on our internet computer is working on dying, and it is impossible to see the clues on it because it is too dark.

That said, I got annoyed at level 5 and went and did something else. I'm not very good at these kinds of riddles.

--Mel

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I'm totally stuck on six. I don't see anything that looks like ASCII? There's the imagemap coordinates, but one of them is >127...

<stuck>

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Goody Scrivener
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Level 4 - first "character" looks like 4 components which of course can't be right. And I can't figure out where to break it if it's not where the second line begins.
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I think I got 4, but it still won't go through. Can I send what I think it was to someone, to see if it's right?
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Zarex
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Level 16, dang this game is hard.
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Zarex
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But I should add that I had help from my programming professor.
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never mind, now I'm on level five and figuring this one out somewhat easily.
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I don't think I'm computer savvy enough to get far in this game. Darn. [Frown]

(Stuck on level 4 for now)

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Anyone want spoilers?

This isn't a spoiler per say, but it does help. If you try to book mark a level, you can get a hint on how to solve it. That helped me a lot.

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Vasslia Cora
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I feel dumb, I can't get past level 2.
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level 8, I am hooked Teshi, thanks, looks like I'll be watching the sun come up!
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Yeah, now I am on level 3!
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Evil, thats what this game is, pure evil.

I'm stuck on level 4.

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Level 14 has me stuck...something to do with the correct French spelling...
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Raia
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B-Hax, I'm also stuck on level 8.
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I made it to level 10 before I decided to cheat. Then it was just all downhill... [Big Grin]
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