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YOU DON'T STOP! Neither do THE BADGES! Your SECOND WAVE of badges for 2014!

by mariah

Whoa. You guys are just UNSTOPPABLE. I mean, really, we thought that maybe Summer Game just had a SUPER STRONG START this year, and maybe things would get a little sleepy. But no, no, NO, all of you hardcore SG players aren't the least bit tired.
In fact, we're having trouble figuring out just when you are even fitting in sleep with all the massive READING, LISTENING, WATCHING, GOING-TO-FUN-STUFF and BADGE EARNING you've been doing!

I mean really, HOW DO YOU DO IT? You're fired up, and so are we! We can see your enthusiasm in the fact that MULTIPLE badges have already been earned by 300+ PLAYERS. I mean really, you guys are burning up the badge board!

We're happy to be dropping SIXTEEN FRESH SHINY BADGES for your playing pleasure today. And that doesn't even COUNT all the KIDS READ COMICS badges that we'll be releasing tomorrow for the KRC festivities. Whoa!

2014 Badge Drop #2
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Of course, if you haven't had the chance to earn last week's badges, you can hop on those too. And, all you pro players, it's been great to see you lending a helping hand to SG new folks in the comments, too. Keep up the AWESOME WORK, and, as always...
THANKS FOR PLAYING!

Comments

Submitted by Gabriela Valderrama on Fri, 06/20/2014 - 5:24pm

Multiple badges have the codes displayed in the hint/code boxes….

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Fri, 06/20/2014 - 8:43pm

To all the summer gamers out there
I am having great trouble finding the third code word for Backwords in the Backwoods badge. I have wikied what I think to be the answer but I still can't find the book in question and I have typed what I feel to be the answer several ways and still coming up with nothing. I am wondering if I should do an advanced search but I need some clues on how to start it if that is the way I need to go. I hope some of you gamers out there could give me some more clues on how to find the third clueword because it has been giving me some trouble for a couple days now.
Thanks so much
Lmd3577

@Lmd3577 -

1. Find the other name for bigfoot that comes from a Native American word (wikipedia).
2. Search for that word in books in the catalog.
3. Find a book whose title tells you not to do something to the other-name-for-bigfoot.
4. Take the word that you are not supposed to do and type it backwards in the "I have a game code" box.

Submitted by estermyer on Fri, 06/20/2014 - 10:15pm

Yay! New badges! :-) I got all except one of last week's, and working on this week's ;)

Submitted by SBNB on Fri, 06/20/2014 - 10:26pm

Thank you to whoever is making the badges this year! Last year, I was uninterested in many of the categories, which made finding the codes a lot less fun. But this year, most of them appeal to me. Good choices, badge designers!

Submitted by SBNB on Sat, 06/21/2014 - 1:17pm

I'm stuck on the last two bonus codes of the No.006 badge. For the second to last one, I know the song they're talking about, but I don't know what to do with it. For the last one, I don't even know where to begin.

Submitted by Ilyjtwya on Sat, 06/21/2014 - 2:18pm

Some of the KRC codes are giving me an error that they aren't active until July 21 (Doodle!Scribble!Draw! code) and July 22 (Robot shop 1pm Quick draw). Please help

Submitted by ZackTheCardshark on Sun, 06/22/2014 - 8:38pm

@Latitude 06/21/2014 - 11:09pm: The weird thing is that some posts do have properly sorted comment threads attached (for example, http://play.aadl.org/node/263694 ), while others have <em>this</em> challenging system, and I can't at all imagine why.

Submitted by sara on Sat, 06/21/2014 - 3:05pm

In the Jailbird Watching Badge, I have the name of this man whose attempt was fictionalized in the film "Escape from Alcatraz", but it isn't recognized as a code when I try to enter it, and it's not in the catalog other than in the movie. How do we find this code?

@Morgsush
Ignore the getting started part and Google the second name and the city to get the term to search for in the catalog. (I'm sure the designers had something else in mind, but this is the only way I could figure it out.)

@mjanen
Thanks, this was helpful. Somehow the last time I tried I think it only searched for items that included both first and last name. I may have used quotes and that might have been the problem.

@sara
I was running into exactly the same problem. Tried first name, last name, and first and last together. Hope someone can steer us in the right direction since it can be frustrating to be so close, but yet so far!

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Sat, 06/21/2014 - 4:22pm

To all the summer gamers out there,
I am working on The Iced Leaves Of Summer badge and I am having trouble finding the third codeword. I have typed in what I think is ths answer is to find the codeword but when I get the books the codeword could be found I come up with nothing no codeword. I am hoping some of you gamers out their can give me one or two more clues on how to find the codeword because it should be very simple to find but it is harder than I guess I thought it would be.
Thanks so much for the help,
Lmd3577

@Lmd3577

Limit your search to graphic novels if you haven't. Also what I thought was the obvious ingredient was not what the writers were looking for so you might want to reread the clue in case that's the issue.

@Lmd3577 My mistake in the clue - it's not a youth graphic novel - it's an adult graphic novel. This is now fixed - sorry about that and thanks for alerting us by asking the question!

Submitted by Jan Wolter on Sat, 06/21/2014 - 7:27pm

I just earned myself a badge while riding a train across Pennsylvannia, which is a bit tricky because internet connectivity comes and goes as you pass cell towers, and it's hard to type accurately when the train is bouncing.

So who else has earned summer game points while not in Michigan?

Submitted by beeniepie on Sat, 06/21/2014 - 8:02pm

Are the downloadable books (pdf) not points-eligible? I've downloaded four books and have not received points for downloading them. I've noticed that the two albums I've downloaded, my points didn't get rewarded until I refreshed my browser. Is there a trick I'm missing? Thanks in advance!

Submitted by VickyB77 on Sat, 06/21/2014 - 9:02pm

Heads up regarding the Parker Mill Park badge: While the clue does state that there are no bicycles allowed, I would also note that you should leave your pooch at home as well. There's no issue when you first get there, but then the clues have you go down a boardwalk, and there are no dogs allowed down that part of the trail, which accounts for the latter half of the clues. Thankfully we were able to split up and have someone wait with our dog; otherwise, we would have had to come back for the other half of the clues.
Good luck!

@VickyB77

Thanks for mentioning that and heeding it! That's my favorite park and many, many people just tend to ignore that little piece of the boardwalk "etiquette" and take their dogs back there anyway. So as someone who utilizes that boardwalk frequently, I say thank you for splitting up and having someone wait with the dog!

Submitted by SurfGrape on Sun, 06/22/2014 - 9:03am

Finding badge clues is a fun challenge but I find it helpful to have three tabs open at once. The first is the badge page with the hint on it, the second is the catalog where I search for the codes and the third is google.

Submitted by SurfGrape on Sun, 06/22/2014 - 11:46am

Can anyone help me find the final clue for "Potters Potted?" I know the name of the plant (it rhymes with "Pan Flake") but searching that brings up a book about Mrs. Lincoln, which doesn't have a code. Searching "weeds," I looked at every single book that came up and none of them were right. Can someone give me a hint where to look? Thanks.

Submitted by sara on Sun, 06/22/2014 - 1:43pm

I just wrote a review of a specific magazine issue (or so I thought), but for magazines your review is listed under all issues of that magazine. Not very useful. I didn't specify the issue as I thought I was only writing the review for the issue I had checked out. It would be nice if individual magazines were listed separately in the catalog. Each magazine is like another book in a series- one better/different than another. One worth fewer stars.

There are still some badges from 2013 whose codes are expired. One of those is Ambassador Black, and also the fourth code in Amazing Acronyms. Could that please be fixed? Thanks.

Submitted by ZackTheCardshark on Sun, 06/22/2014 - 8:35pm

The cipher clue for the second Nessie code has an extra letter "B" added to the end. Is this some convention of the cipher that I'm not familiar with, or was it just someone's too-fast typing?

Submitted by SBNB on Sun, 06/22/2014 - 10:11pm

Speaking of the bonus codes:
I'm stuck on the last two bonus codes of the No.006 badge. For the second to last one, I know the song they're talking about, but I don't know what to do with it. For the last one, I don't even know where to begin. Any help?

@SBNB: Well, if you know the song for the fifth bonus code, you have the code! Just go to your player page, click, "I have a game code," and type in the title of the song, and that should be your code.
For the sixth, to find the song in question, go to the catalog record of that item the code you found was in - you know, the one that "works" - and look down the list of songs for the song that makes you think of flying (watch out so you don't get stung!) Once you find the thing doing the flying, search that word along with the last word in your bonus clue.
Hope this helped, and good luck!

Now, I am stuck on the very last bonus code - the seventh. I think I know the name of the pokemon - S*****? - but when I type it into the code box, it does not recognize it as a code (I tried both singular and plural). I also tried searching it int the catalog, just in case, but got no results. Can anyone help? Thanks!

@SBNB and yaldah, for code #7, look at the item that gave you code #7. Now search for a Pokemon whose name is similar to what he has in his hands. Then rewrite the title with that Pokemon for the code.
I'm also stuck on #6, so hopefully your clues will work!.

The business about ordinal numbers is a bit confusing because "ordinal" has two different meanings. There are a bunch of mathematicians called "number theorists" who like to contemplate the question "what is a number?" For them "ordinals" are things that are ordered and where each item is uniquely identifiable by the set of things smaller than it, basically just a more general way of talking about natural numbers (0,1,2,3...) that includes other mathematical objects with similar structure. Anyone who was trying to figure out what an ordinal was by reading that kind of stuff was probably very confused.

The word in the clue was being used in the sense linguists use it, not in the sense mathematicians use it. To a linguist an "ordinal" is an adjective form of a number that refers to it's position in a sequence instead of its magnitude. In Engish, "first", "second", "third".

You wanted to know that, right?

Submitted by estermyer on Mon, 06/23/2014 - 2:31pm

Can anyone help me with Loch Ness Mess #2? I get how they lined up the mixed up words on the zigzag writer, and I found the name on the Wikipedia page(spelled a little differently though), and I found who he wrote about, but I can't find a book that mentions him in the catalog. Also, can anyone help me with POLKeMANIA No. 006 #3? Thanks :)

Submitted by estermyer on Mon, 06/23/2014 - 2:48pm

Also, can anyone help me with:
-Pandamonium #2? I found the name of the school, but I can't find the right item in the catalog.
-Jailbird Watching #2? I have nothing so far for this one....:-/
and - Aughts-through-twenty #2? I have found the show, and possibly the man behind the series, but I can't find in the catalog.

@estermyer - If you're still looking for the Jailbird #2 and Aughts #2, here are some hints.

Jailbird 2 - On wikipedia's page for Alcatraz, look under "federal penitentiary" some "notorious criminals".

Aughts 2 - If you google the year and the two names, you should get a result with the answer. If you already found it, google the last name of the man or the first word of the show title, and you should have it.

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Mon, 06/23/2014 - 8:27pm

To all the summer gamers out there,
I am working on the Potter's Potted badge and I am having trouble finding the 5th codeword. I think I found the plant they are looking for but when I go to type the plants name in I find no codeword. I do not know if I have narrowed down the search enough or what so I am hoping some of you gameres out there can give me some more help. I am also having trouble with finding the third codeword for the cupcake badge.
Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577

Lmd3577 I had trouble with the 5th Potter's Potted clue too! It's not a book proper but a book on CD. Use the "advanced search" and the name of the plant but ask for the book on CD. You'll find the code there. Hope this helps.

Submitted by willow on Mon, 06/23/2014 - 11:05pm

Love the badges for activities around town.

The Alcatraz badge description has an its written with an unnecessary apostrophe. ;)

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Tue, 06/24/2014 - 12:38am

I have a question about the downloads. I am wondering if you get points for downloading certain files or can you get them for downloading the ones you choose because I when I am done working on badges I usually go to download songs to get more points but I find I don't get points for some but I do for others so I am wondering what the secret to getting points while downloading. I hope some of you gamers out there could give me the scoop to help me get some major points on the downloads.
Thank you so much
Lmd3577

@Lmd3577 - As far as I can tell for the downloads, you get the points for the first time you download a song from an album but not for subsequent songs from the same album. Also, I haven't been able to get any points for downloading any of the books.

Submitted by sara on Tue, 06/24/2014 - 11:47am

I wonder why, when you are entering a code, the "submit" button is small and grey and the "cancel" button is large and orange? I keep canceling my codes.

Submitted by chrisp35aa on Tue, 06/24/2014 - 1:24pm

Can anyone provide me with a clue for the POLKéMANIA No. 006 bonus #6 (Transform it to keep evil at Bay!)? I'm pretty sure I know the piece I need to "transform" but I can't figure out how or what to transform it into. Thanks!

@Chrisp35: If you know the piece, just search the creature (you know, the one that flies?) along with the word "bay," and you should find your code. (You'll also see what the clue means about "transforming" it.)
By the way, here is something I've picked up from doing a whole bunch of badges: When there is a capital letter and it's not a proper noun, usually (not always, though!) you should pay a lot of attention to that word.
Hope this helps, and good luck find the code!

Submitted by beeniepie on Tue, 06/24/2014 - 3:14pm

@sbnb and @Lmd3577 -- I'm experiencing the same problems with earning points with downloads. I definitely have gotten zero points for any of the books I've downloaded. I wonder how much of it has to do with the web browser you use.

And whoa, what's up with those huge blue buttons at the top of the summer game page. Those are HUGE!

Submitted by estermyer on Tue, 06/24/2014 - 4:22pm

Just saw that they've added the four blue buttons at the top of the home page! Cool! Also, can anyone help me or give me a hint for: Loch Ness Mess #2 and POLKeMANIA No.006 #3?

@estermyer

Lochness - Figure out the guy's name by decoding the cipher. Go to his wikipedia page (I found him without the B on the end), and the name of the saint is right there. But you'll want to search the catalog for just the saint's name and nothing else.

Polka - I'm pretty sure I just searched the catalog for the words in the clue that begin with capital letters.

Submitted by ValerieL Staff on Tue, 06/24/2014 - 4:58pm

Okay, I feel like a complete idiot, but I'm having a horrible time even getting started with the Loch Ness Monster badge. I tried searching for the type of creature Nessie is supposed to be but didn't find a code in any of those items. I've tried searching for Rail Fence Cipher, Loch Ness & Nessie with no luck. Can someone give me a clue on how to get started on this one? I'm feeling very very dumb! Thanks!

@vlong: It's actually way easier than it seems. For this first code, just search the word "Plesiosaur," (as given in the hint) and your code will be in one of your results. The later codes for the badge get a little more difficult, but for the first one it's very straightforward. Good luck on the badge!
P.S. Don't feel dumb - I was confused at first too. It just didn't make sense that it would be so obvious, so it wasn't obvious at all! ;-)

@yaldah - Thanks! :)

I still feel dumb because I must have looked in those item records about oh 4 or 5 times at least. I don't know how I missed seeing the code all those times! *rolls eyes at self*

Thanks for the help. :)

Submitted by sara on Tue, 06/24/2014 - 7:55pm

Loch Ness Mess - final clue

There is only one book by that author in the catalog.

Help?.

@sara: As @estermyer said, there is (as far as I know) no way to delete a post, although you can edit it. When you have solved a problem, you can either edit it to let people know you don't need help anymore (e.g. Can anyone help me with the ___th code to the ________ badge? UPDATE: Oh, never mind, I solved it!), or you can just post a new comment (that's what I do - people are more likely to notice) saying pretty much the same thing.
However, I agree with you - it would be great if there was a way to delete posts. (By the way, AADL, if there is a way for you to make that into an option, could you please look into it? ;))

Submitted by estermyer on Tue, 06/24/2014 - 10:52pm

I actually figured out the Loch Ness Mess #3 earlier, but I am stuck on the last code :/ @SBNB I searched all of the words that are capitalized in the clue in the catalog, but more than 100+ items came up, and i looked through the first few of the items but couldn't find it :/

@estermyer - For Polka #3? I tried my search again and came up with only one item. Forget the "where it started" part and just search for the name and the location listed right before the bonus.

Submitted by Cloverdale on Wed, 06/25/2014 - 8:28am

Agh!!! SO close! We got 31/32 Comics Alley codes. How did we miss one table!!!

Submitted by estermyer on Wed, 06/25/2014 - 3:27pm

I'm clueless about the POLKeMANIA No.006 #5.....and with the bonus for that one........can anyone help????

Submitted by beeniepie on Wed, 06/25/2014 - 3:35pm

I just visited the downtown branch and wow, I hit the code mother load!

Has anyone else had any problem using the new blue "Enter codes!" button? I get the error message, "You are not authorized to access this page."

@beeniepie @estermyer - thanks for pointing that out guys! we fixed the button so now it should work just fine. sorry for the inconvenience. and thanks for playing!

-andrew

Submitted by sara on Wed, 06/25/2014 - 5:44pm

Is there a way to deduct 100 points from gamers who try to rack up points by giving materials a one-word review such as, "awesome," "ok," "great," "good?"

@sara: Oh, if only there was... ;-)I definitely agree with you - there are really way too many of those in the catalog. I mean, I get that people want the points, but still... I feel like it's abusing the system. AADL awards points for writing reviews because they want to encourage people to actually give the item actual, helpful reviews. And too many people don't seem to either realize or care about that. I feel like there should be members of the staff going through all these reviews, deleting the unhelpful reviews (and the points!). I realize that the staff are very busy, though, so most likely this is not a possibility.

Hi everyone - re: getting points for items you have downloaded. Just to clear up any confusion to earn points you must be downloading music/books/patterns from the AADL exclusive download collections found [http://www.aadl.org/downloads|here] If you are using "Overdrive" - which is a 3rd party service that many libraries all over the country use - [http://www.aadl.org/catalog/ebooks|found here] - you will not get points for the game. Because it's a 3rd party service it's not possible to automate the earning of points and our ultimate goal is to encourage players to explore our exclusive download collections. If you did indeed download an item from our download collection and still did not get points please submit a "contact us" and we'll take care of it for you!

@erin - Just so you know, the books I downloaded where I didn't receive points were from the aadl download collections. I just tried it again using the link you provided, and it was the same as every time before (no points). Have you actually downloaded a book and been successful at getting points?

@ SBNB I work for the library and I'm one of the gamemakers - I'm sorry that wasn't clear in my post - so please put in a "contact us" message (indicating which item you downloaded) and we'll take care of getting you your points. It's supposed to work the way I described and if it's not we can fix it. Thanks for playing!

@erin - I understand that you work for the library. I was simply bringing it to your attention that the summer game downloads might not be working as you intended, which is why I asked if you had personally been able to get points for downloading a book.

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Wed, 06/25/2014 - 10:04pm

To all the summer gamers out there,
I am working on the Panda badge and I am having trouble with finding the fourth codeword. I have typed what I think is the answer they are wanting to help find the fourth codeword but I am eighter coming up with finding thousands of books that have to do with auto and home repairs or some about robots so I do know know where I am going wrong. I am hoping some of you gamers out there can help me out on where I am going worng and help me out with some more clues on how to find the fourth codeword.
Thanks so much,
Lmd3577

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Wed, 06/25/2014 - 11:47pm

To all the summer gamers out there,
I am working on the Jailbird watching badge. I need help finding both the 1st and 4th codewords in the badge. I have been looking in the catalogue every way possible to find both codeword answers and I am coming up blank. I am hoping you gamers out there can help guide me to the right tips on how to solve these 2 missing codewords.
Thanks so much for the help,
Lmd3577

Hi.

I was at the Kids Read Comics event and had a great time. Also, I wrote the codes of all the tables instead of entering them automatically on-line. For table #6, I wrote 5 letters 'AA*CK' and forgot the number. Otherwise, I have all the other tables' codes. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone,
Ok in trying to fix what's going on with downloads I found out today that right now the only aspect of earning points through downloading from our collection is if you download MUSIC - I changed the language in the original blog post to reflect this. So if you want to explore our download collections and earn some points download some [http://www.aadl.org/downloads#music|music]! Thanks for playing!

@erin - Thank you for the downloads clarification! It's too bad that it won't work for books because I would be able to rack up a ton of points if it did. Most of the books available for download that I've seen so far look very interesting.

@SBNB You can still get points for the downloadable books- read them! They are interesting. I learned about 3D Printing and Ardurino (sp?). Plus the Mochimochi knitting patterns are great.

Players - if you haven't already seen it a POSTCARD has been mailed out to every home in the district promoting the game and it comes with a 1000 point code! Now is the time to get your reluctant friends and neighbors hooked - and if you give them your referral code - more points for you! So start looking at the paper stuff that comes to your house by the mail carrier!

@ Zekicmom -- if you go ahead and do a "contact us" we'll be happy to pass on the gamecode - it looked like all of the other Summer Game print material - it was very brightly colored.

Thanks for playing!

@beeniepie I saw how its published every month, so I know how many times its published in a year. I tried that number, but it didn't work. :/ can you help me??

@estermyer

Add an additional issue, then spell out the number and you will have your answer.

Hopefully the summer game gods don't smite me my attempt at a clue since I'm horrible at giving clues.

;-)

Submitted by AprilCDB on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 1:50pm

Please help, very stuck on POLKeMANIA. Earning this badge has by far been the most difficult. I've been stuck on every clue so far and the 5th code I just don't get the clues. I have no idea whatsoever what I'm supposed to be looking for. I did find the Bonus clue about the film.

Submitted by sara on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 3:58pm

Points-O-Matic Click-O-Tron

There is no button on the page above to return to the aadl site or summer game site. Could you please add one?

Submitted by AprilCDB on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 7:53pm

OMG! That was painful. I finally found the 5th code for POLKeMANIA. I just want to be done with this badge already.

Submitted by AprilCDB on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 8:51pm

Finally got the badge and all 7 bonus codes on POLKeMON badge. Don't think I could have done it without the help of this board. Some I never found, but figured out the answer and typed the code in.

Submitted by Zekicmom on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 11:07pm

When I enter the code for the Observer article, a message pops up that says, "Code ______ already redeemed ........ 2012". I'm confidant I have the right answer, has anyone else had that happen to them?

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 12:08am

I have found my copy of the A2 Observer and I found the correct answer for the codeword but I myself am having a great deal of trouble like all of you I am getting code not recognized also. Could someone out there tell me if there is a glitch or what is going on.
Lmd3577

Submitted by yaldah on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 10:23am

Hurray, I just got the observer code! 1000 points! @Jan Wolter, thanks for the link!
I haven't seen the postcard yet. I'm looking forward too checking the mail again today, though! :-)

Submitted by sara on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 11:54am

Irony:

Players get 50 Points for "writing a review" of GREAT!

Players get 1 point to rate said review as NOT HELPFUL.!

@sara
1 point because it is 1 second to deem the review as Not Helpful :) I'm sure that reviews with a large amount of Not Helpful ratings will be removed along with their 50 points, totaling 0 points earned, 10 seconds wasted.

Submitted by agthomas on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 4:01pm

The fourth code on the Killer Plants badge--I am pretty sure I have the correct plant (including "churned product"), but when I search the catalog using it, there are no results. Any hints?

@agthomas: I had a LOT of trouble on that "Killer Plants" code, too. I finally found the code by adding an "s" to the end of the plant's name, and you should get one result. Hope this helps!

Submitted by agthomas on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 4:11pm

@Lmd3577 If you are still looking for the 1st Jailbird Watching code...the clue talks about a Rime & a Mariner. Find name of famous poem, figure out the name of the bird in the poem, look in the catalog. Hint talks about Syd. Now *please* tell me why I can't get #2 on the same badge. The answer is a famous prisoner, but entering his name, in all it's versions, doesn't work for me. Advice?

@agthomas
I actually happened upon the second codeword for the Jail bird badge. I just actually started a keyword search if books about Alcatraz and I found it that way.

Submitted by estermyer on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 5:55pm

I went and did the Parker Mill badge today....i was just now putting them in, but its telling me that the first code is wrong...it is the scientific name of the plant it said though...im pretty sure i have the right one though....can anyone help me by helping me figure out if i do have the right one??

Submitted by estermyer on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 6:51pm

@Latitude i searched that and put the scientific name in, but it still says that the code is not recognized :/

There's an error in the last clue for the Parker Mills Park badge. It asks for a two word phrase and then a number, but the answer it accepts is only the two word phrase, without the number.

We did the Parker Mills Badge today and noticed the two problems mentioned above.

The sign in Parker Mills actually misspells the scientific name of the plant, adding an extra "d" after the "n". The code that works is the the misspelled scientific name, exactly as it appears on the sign, not the correct scientific name.

There is an editing problem in the clue for the last code. It looks like part of an earlier draft got left in. The phrase "how deep the mud next to the board walk can be (just the digits)" should be deleted.

@Jan Wolter thanks that worked, putting the extra "d" in it! I was having problems with that code. I noticed that too about the last one. The code worked without the number.

Submitted by erin Staff on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 11:43pm

@ Jan Wolter - thanks for discovering that the signage at Parker Mill has the incorrect spelling of the scientific spelling! I have edited the badge to reflect this and the need to write it down as spelled on the sign. I also edited the final clue - you are correct that the last part of the sentence was not supposed to be there. Thanks for the eagle eye and thanks for playing ;)

Submitted by agthomas on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 8:53pm

@mjanen I have searched the AADL catalog with that genus (starts with "P"), with and without species. Still no result. And entering it directly as a code doesn't work either. I'm using the spelling in Wikipedia. What am I missing?

@agthomas Sounds like you found the poisonous plants clue. Turns out either work *if* you you enter the plural. I just accidentally used plural when I tried the genus name. Easy to forget the try the plural or try the singular strategy when you are pretty sure of your attempt...

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Sat, 06/28/2014 - 4:05am

Finally got the A2 observer codeword to work you will just have to keep typing it in untill it accepts it :)

Submitted by agthomas on Sat, 06/28/2014 - 3:55pm

@Lmd3577 Thanks for the info, but I'm still stuck. Was it the prisoner convicted of tax evasion? Or the one who didn't actually keep creatures at Alcatraz? I have entered all versions of the names and nicknames as codes and no luck! Any more clarifications?

Submitted by agthomas on Sun, 06/29/2014 - 1:44am

@Lmd3577 Whew, thanks for keeping me looking. The clue didn't refer to the catalog (or a book), so I was trying to enter the name itself as a code. Finally figured out I needed to find a book.

Submitted by beeniepie on Sun, 06/29/2014 - 2:49pm

Hi all,

I am having a hard time with the Loch Ness Mess cipher bonus.
I have tried to encipher the phrase: "a most extraordinary form of animal"

I've tried enciphering the phrase using all the words, I've tried enciphering it two words at a time ("a most" "extraordinary form" "of animal") and three at a time ("a most extraordinary" "form of animal").

Nothing is working for me. What am I missing?

@beeniepie
make sure you are 1. using all the words, and 2. alternating between lines one and two, then putting in line 1's letters line 2's letters in as the code
such as ex:' bookbird' becomes
bobr
okid
then code would be bobrokid
you would encode amostextraordinaryformofanimal the same way

Submitted by Lmd3577 on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 2:28am

To all the summer gamers out there I am having a great deal of trouble finding both the 1st and 4th codewords in The Jailbird badge. I have looked up both the anwsers for the clues and I have come up with nothing. I am hoping a few of you gamers out there could help me with some more clues on how to find the clue words.
Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577

Submitted by yaldah on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 7:56pm

I still haven't seen the postcard. It's possible it got hidden under a pile of other mail and I missed it when going through, but I don't think so. Has anyone else not gotten it?

Submitted by jmock on Wed, 07/02/2014 - 10:38pm

Can anyone help me on the 3rd code for <strong> Aughts-though-Twenty</strong>? I am sure I have the guy, but I can't find him in the catalog.

Submitted by agthomas on Sat, 07/05/2014 - 7:59pm

I can't get off the ground on the "Virgin-eyed" badge. Could you please make the hints clickable? They don't work for me. Thanks!

Submitted by ginarae3 on Sat, 08/09/2014 - 3:48pm

peee-eew! just did the Parker Mill Park badge today. that water treatment breeze left me wishing I'd brought my gas mask (not that I actually own one...). I still had fun though!

I know what you mean, ginarae3! But when I went to Parker Mill this summer, the stench was dramatically better than it was last year! ha. The park is really great...except for that patch.

Now, I am finally working on the Pokemon badges, which I had avoided earlier in the game, and they are just as bad as I remember. I am stuck on many of them, but I really fail to understand the one about ordinals. I thought I understood the "ordinal" being referred to in the clue, but it's not working, and I feel the clues are so oblique as to be bewildering, especially since I am too old to have caught Pokemon fever as a kid. This is one where I am supposed to enter the code, not search for it, right? I have also tried using the same format as the other codes in this badge. No dice.

Argh!

I have read all the clues in this thread, but they aren't helping. Is there any more light someone can shed on this ordinal business?

EDIT: ARGH! As usual, as soon as I post a request for help, I figure it out. It was a search, not a type in clue. ugh. This badge category is making me look askance at polka dots.

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