[iMSystem]

(A,B)↑ (C,D)→

Where;


A = Sum of the first 5 Triangular Numbers

B = The 13th smallest Prime Number

C = Is the sum of 5 consecutive Prime Numbers (Totals a 3 digit number and is less than 150)

D = The Atomic number for Pd


More to come...

[Bash]

You Tube

You Tube

Google says D is 46.

and i could be wrong, but is B 41 ?

[ROOT`iaguz]

C, 2 3 5 7 11 is 28

cbf doing any more.

EDIT actually this one cheats a little, it doesn't really say WHICH consecutive 5 primes.

[Maynarde]

God damn it System T_T

[jayaiwhy]

is B and C the same?

looks like APM of a bronze leaguer
EDIT" didnt read C properly

[ROOT`iaguz]

oh hell one more

Going off this list of triangular numbers

t(0) = 0

t(1) = 1

t(2) = 3

t(3) = 6

t(4) = 10

t(5) = 15

I dunno whether to start at 0 or 1. So let's do both!

20 or 35

[Criven]

A = 35
b = 41
c = 101
d = 46

[ROOT`iaguz]

Name: Palladium
Symbol: Pd
Atomic Number: 46

[Peleus]

A = 35

B = 41

C Could be - 101 119 139 161 181 199 221 243 263 287 329 373 415 457 497 517 533 559 587 617 647 683 707 733 759 811 855 901 943 991

D = 46

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jayaiwhy:

3 digits for C

[ToR.Arnor]

A= 35
b=41
C=too many
d=46

[Criven]

A = 35/BE
B = 41/DA
C = 101/JA (10&1)
D = 46/DF

Are these anyone's initials ?

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zenabi:

isn't 3 the letter C not B...

[iMSystem]

Everything is correct so far, except C;

C < 150

[Peleus]

Originally Posted by System

Everything is correct so far, except C;

C < 150

Can be 101 or 119 or 139

[nirvAnA]

Remember System is from iM, wonder what this could be about!

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UHF:

lol i think you just spoiled it :D

[x5.Revenant]

Oh wow I wonder what this could be about!

[yongming]

calling im revenant too.

[ToR.Arnor]

The Answer is Ninja

[Maynarde]

Originally Posted by Arnor@CityHunter

The Answer is Ninja

Well don't leave us in suspense, how did you get this from the numbers mystery cracker?

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ToR.Arnor:

And ruin your fun? ^_^

[iMSystem]

Now that you have your numbers, you need to figure out exactly what they mean.

Here is a starting point to aid you on your journy:

(A,B)↑ (C,D)→

[Peleus]

X-Y coordinates all depend on what you're starting on

[yongming]

https://maps.google.com.sg/maps?hl=e...ed=0CAoQ8gEwAA
https://maps.google.com.sg/maps?hl=e...ed=0CAoQ8gEwAA
https://maps.google.com.sg/maps?hl=e...ed=0CAoQ8gEwAA

dafuq

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ToR.Arnor:

A ninja (忍者?) or shinobi (忍び?) was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan

[ToR.Arnor]

Originally Posted by yongming

https://maps.google.com.sg/maps?hl=e...ed=0CAoQ8gEwAA
https://maps.google.com.sg/maps?hl=e...ed=0CAoQ8gEwAA
https://maps.google.com.sg/maps?hl=e...ed=0CAoQ8gEwAA

dafuq

A ninja (忍者?) or shinobi (忍び?) was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan

[syfMiley]

gg

Quick Comments

	ToR.Arnor:	called it
	Zepph:	too quick
	Stallion:	lol
	nirvAnA:	this thread has nothing to do with iM btw :)
	BAD.BiGbiRd:	lol

[ROOT`iaguz]

**** you miles that's my technique.

EDIT- GODDAMMIT MILES UR A ******* LIAR.

[nirvAnA]

Ok to get the thread in the right direction, my previous post was a red herring.

This has nothing to do with iM, and those who saw me asking in the chatbox for help with a hype thread will know.

[mGGDrGooSe]

I still dont get where ninja comes into the story. How did we get from numbers to ninja? BTW 35.41, 101.46 is the middle of bumf*&% China. Someone System shoudl totally host a LAN there.

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nirvAnA:

progress!

[syfMiley]

Originally Posted by mGGDrGooSe

I still dont get where ninja comes into the story. How did we get from numbers to ninja?

We didn't haha, just spreading some nonsense around :P

[ToR.Arnor]

Originally Posted by mGGDrGooSe

I still dont get where ninja comes into the story. How did we get from numbers to ninja? BTW 35.41, 101.46 is the middle of bumf*&% China. Someone System shoudl totally host a LAN there.

Something to do with WCG then since that is where the next 2 Global finals will be held?

[Peleus]

Most confusing thread ever

[yongming]

35.41, 139.46 is japan. thereby ninja.

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nirvAnA:

so clever! but.............

[iMSystem]

Immunity has nothing to do with what this thread is about.

[|Erasmus|]

it's in china... system and zain to be official casters with iaguz's chinese dota team.

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xGKingdelete:

[yongming]

japan is set to replace china as a new superpower in the world of dota.

[Bash]

OHHH! I know what this is now.

[UHF]

It's a trick thread, System is just trying to get us to guess what he had for Dinner.

Japan = Sushi. SOLVED!

Quick Comments

	syfMiley:	Good choice sir!
	Cyanide:	explains the red herring
	xGKingdelete:
	Dox:	THIS THREAD IS LIKE A SUPER HYPE MACHINE ON HYPE DRUGS

[nirvAnA]

2nd Clue

[syfMiley]

Ahh yeah a bird pooping on the Taj Mahal, seems legit!

[inFeZa]

i figured it out!

8======D~~~

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TABottles:

made me lol

[UHF]

Image tagged as: "A bird comes into land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus, top left, begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Agra, India".

I'm not sure where to even start with this one

[mGGDrGooSe]

India's best and brightest will he going head to head against australia's best in the middle of a chinese dessert?



Notice i didn't say anything about sc2 in there.

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Asrathiel:

Mmmm dessert.... :P

[ToRDjvillian]

The answer is 42. That is all

[nirvAnA]

[iVnStinger]

So here is what I understand from this thread:
----------------------------------------------------------------

Despite the fact this thread has nothing to do with iM, Ninja has been Accepted into iM.

System and Zain to be official casters with iaguz's chinese dota team.

System had sushi for lunch.

"A bird comes into land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus, top left, begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Agra, India"

Nirvana has a statue that likes coffee,

================================================== ========

System, can you please tell me what this is?

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nirvAnA:

Your last 3 lines. Go from there :)

[iM yang]

Originally Posted by iVnStinger

System had sushi for lunch.

"A bird comes into land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus, top left, begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Agra, India"

Nirvana has a statue that likes coffee

sc2sea cafe that serves sushi, everything served with an incredibly obnoxiously racist indian accent

[syfChadMann]

the statue is Prometheus... something to do with Aliens?
or SC2SEA Movie night?.. :S

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nirvAnA:

OMG

[syfMiley]

Originally Posted by cR.ChadMann

the statue is Prometheus... something to do with Aliens?
or SC2SEA Movie night?.. :S

The Movie Night trend is catching on!
And to think it all started with 3 friends that wanted to watch The Karate Kid.

Quick Comments

	TAminimat:	best night of the week!
	syfChadMann:	up rep
	TAkrunch:	I like friends

[yongming]

heart of the swarm

[Dox]

C'mon, really? Those last two clues are obvious as ****.

Prometheus + Cup of Coffee = Pro Cup

EDIT: It's also hilarious how many unintended MiLes references there are on the page where that coffee cup originated, haha!.
EDIT2: As another funny unintended co-incidence there's a giant capslock ALTERNATES (read: aLt) in the bird URL.

Pointless co-incidences are fun!

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	Bash:	+
	nirvAnA:	whoa!

[nirvAnA]

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x5.Revenant:

Hey I just saw it, and this is crazy, but I've found the answer, so I'll zip it maybe.

[iM SundeR]

NvMacSed

10char.

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nirvAnA:

!!!!!!!

[nirvAnA]

You Tube

You Tube

[ToR.Arnor]

Originally Posted by nirvAnA

you're running a tournament to discover who the biggest douche bag in SC2SEA?



EDIT: Legit guess work

[2:34:02 PM] Chris Grima: well being Kyle
[2:34:08 PM] Chris Grima: he hosts shows
[2:34:27 PM | Edited 2:34:41 PM] Chris Grima: where public vote on the contestants
[2:35:33 PM] Chris Grima: That song is used in Air Asia commericals
[2:35:43 PM] Chris Grima: so an event sponsored by Air Asia
[2:35:50 PM] Chris Grima: fits the other clues as well
[2:38:17 PM] Chris Grima: Air Asia have sponsored esports and starcraft stuff in the past
[2:38:50 PM] Chris Grima: holy ****
[2:38:55 PM] Chris Grima: they sponsor Mski

Quick Comments

	Dox:	inb4 you win hohoho <3
	nirvAnA:	!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[inFeZa]

Originally Posted by nirvAnA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcmKbTR--iA

Something about being a ***

[nirvAnA]

Quick Comments

	ROOTPetraeus:	:o NEW ZEALAND :D
	syfCabracan:	We have a kiwi in banner now!
	Zombie.:	to talented (and handsome) kiwis are going to Korea to train, and become BAMFS?
	Snx.FigJig:	FOTC to perform for us? Yes please

[ToR.Arnor]

Originally Posted by nirvAnA

The douchebag theme continues....

EDIT

1st Pic- NZ (those guys are two douche bags who call themselves comedians, they are from Wellington, NZ)
2nd Pic- Vietnam (This dish is Pho? which is a traditional Vietnamese Dish)
3rd Pic- Thailand (Mai Thai Boxer )

Quick Comments

	ROOTPetraeus:	**** off
	nirvAnA:	!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
	Snx.FigJig:	They're funnier and better people than you will ever be Arnor. Stop trying so hard.
	NOM:	Those guys are amazing, shame on you
	TABottles:	Damn, Conchords are ******* hilarious bro

[|Erasmus|]

so, australian idol, some kiwis, china, japan, pro cup and asia airlines, far east movement?

Asian pro cup anyone (evidently including at least Aus/NZ in it, not sure about the rest of sea)?
Surprised I haven't picked up on anything obviously taiwanese yet. They seem to be heavily involved in pushing the Asian scene.

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nirvAnA:

look harder! <3

[nirvAnA]

Okay more or less posted all the clues. It should be fairly easy now!

If nobody can solve it yet, System will announce it on stream after GESC ends tomorrow.

Its BIG so some players have inadvertently found out about it through their connections, so thanks to them for keeping quiet and not ruining the suspense for everyone!

[Dox]

I endorse the originality of this intellectual rollercoaster

Quick Comments

	ToR.Arnor:	11/10, orginal enough?
	nirvAnA:	Opps I forgot to credit EG. My bad big boy!
	raycey:	Original indeed ;)

[|Erasmus|]

You added malaysia and vietnam behind me, you sneaky bastard...

I haven't traced the origins of the soccer and island pictures, so maybe one of those is a taiwan reference i haven't checked yet. But sounds very much like the asian WCS finals we're hyping (interpreting the baseball pic as world series).

[ToR.Arnor]

Soccer is singapore

Baseball is Japan

Island is?

[iVnStinger]

Who is there left from Malaysia anyway? A part from Cobo and TragicHero. Haha

[x5_Potter]

SEA Pro Cup with a few big name internationals?

[nirvAnA]

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NOM:

SC2 TOURNAMENT IN SPACE

[ToR.Arnor]

Originally Posted by nirvAnA

most recent pic

Thats the Firefly spaceship Known as "Serenity"

2nd Pic Astro Boy?

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mGGDrGooSe:

Serenity is her name

[Stallion]

ok just released this thread wasn't something to do with IM so started to pay attention. So flights for people from all those countries to a pro cup in india?! well i maybe random guessing but thats my guess ftm

[nirvAnA]

I felt this event was big enough to warrant a mystery/puzzle sort of thread. It is indeed big! However i'm new to this so apologies if it didn't go that great, I thought people would enjoy solving the mystery and as a beginner had to ask for volunteers in the chatbox to help me create it. System was kind enough to step in and being from immunity people thought it was something immunity related but it wasn't. He lost motivation halfway so i ended up just winging it with googled images. Anyway on the explanation of the clues!

Clue Explanation!

+ [Read no further if you still wanna try solving it on your own] +

Here is a starting point to aid you on your journey:

(A,B)↑ (C,D)→

Clue #1 System's first clue was actually the biggest. The co-ordinates on google for Japan and the journey reference. yongming got it but people just didn't think anything involving japan was possible and the trail stopped! So thats where it all happens. Toyko Japan. Yes airplane tickets / accommodation are included for the winners

The rest of the pictures all reference to something. They make no sense on their own but when looking at the big picture they all make sense and follow a theme, which people had started to put together towards the end of the thread. I tried to make some stuff vague so it didn't get solved too fast.


Clue #2 Very vague silhouette of the Taj Mahal - India as miles / UHF found. It could be anything from the picture but the file name tells the story. is introduced


Clue #3 Prometheus statue and the movie just came out! Director of Alien. Prometheus is also a show about aliens. chad came closet. Alienware happens to be the major sponsor of the tournament.


Clue #4 Cup of coffee - Dox was the first to get it - Yes its a cup / tournament!


Clue #5 Singapore + Indonesia players in a soccer match. Competition reference and the countries who will share a qualifier. + are introduced


Clue #6 - Most famous taiwanese baseball player, who used to play for the new york yankess. I guess no one here is from taiwan so no one recognized him, hes a celebrity over there. Erasmus came closest here. Another competition reference. is introduced


Clue #7 - One of the hardest clues as it could be a random shot of an island anywhere. Takes a very well traveled person to realize its Boracay, Philippines. Travel reference. is introduced


Clue #8 - An easy one, Australian idol judge to try and get the thread back on track as clues were too vague, with also the reference of competition. is introduced

You Tube

You Tube

Clue #9 - Far East Movement. More alluding to flights the chorus has "flllllyyyyyyyyyyyy" so it wasn't just going to be an online cup thing. I think it was really cool how in the first second of the video the girl says she has to take this job in Tokyo... where the tournament happens to be. Was hoping someone would pick up on that! The band is suitably called far east movement, i actually like this song too and this was my favourite clue.


Clue #10 - My favourite NZ show. The actors from Flight of the conchords. Another reference to flight in the title. is introduced


Clue #11 - Pho noodles, a traditional Vietnamese dish. Just an easy clue. is introduced


Clue #12 - Muay Thai fighter, a traditional Thai sport. Another easy clue! is introduced


Clue #13 - The spaceship from Firefly. Firefly is also a budget Malaysian airlines similar to jet star. Had to put in a Malaysian reference in there without it being too obvious since everyone was starting to put things together is the last country to be introduced.


Clue #14 - Astro boy. He normally has rockets for legs so had to find a less obvious picture. Just another japan / flight reference to help people piece it together.

In the end many people came close and solved some clues but gave up on the trail and overall Stally came closest to putting it all together.

Presenting....

+ Show +

The Tokyo Game Show 2012!














Some key details

Sort of like a mini-wcg for the SEA region, the Asia e-Sports Cup will unite the best gamers in SEA at the Tokyo Game Show 2012, sponsored by Alienware.

• Includes Starcraft / CS
• 7 winners of their qualifiers will receive an all expense paid trips to japan (air ticket* + accommodation)
• 7 different qualifiers including all the countries mentioned above, held online, run by SC2SEA with the help of the various head admins of the respective countries. People like Zendex/Navi ( / ), Jump (), frogmite (), etc come to mind, though I would need to confirm it with them.
• Finals has a prize pool of $5k USD
• Australia and New Zealand were not part of this tournament as they wanted it to be just SEA but i fought for them to be included.
• As a result there were not enough slots and some countries had to have joint qualifiers i.e Singapore/Indonesia, Thailand/Malaysia made sense cause of their proximity and New Zealand/Philippines were the last 2 nations.
• Also had to keep in mind the organizers wished to have live physical events in India / Vietnam / Thailand / Singapore to tie up with other gaming events and hence they needed their own qualifiers / nearby nations.
• The qualifiers are open to anyone who lives or is a citizen of the respective countries. If I had it my way transient citizens like Strafe / TargA would be allowed to play in this. I have to double check with what the organizer wants though before I confirm it.
• Seeded Taiwan and Australia as the top 2 nations so they have 1 qualifier each to themselves.

*Air ticket is up to $1,000. As mentioned above, Australia/NZ was originally not in the tournament organiser's plan and they had budgeted it accordingly up to $1,000 for the other nations.

Lastly, thanks to the Flash boys who found out about it but kept the news confidential.

Registration details will be out soon over the next few days as a proper news post, along with the qualifier dates, which of course I will double check to ensure nothing clashes, as well of the availability of the top players from those nations on those dates.

Quick Comments

	x5_dot:	awesome! japan is such a cool country :)
	ROCCAT_Savior:	This would happen the year AFTER I leave Japan..

[iM MaFia]

howcome korea and china's not part of asia lol

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nirvAnA:

hmm good question, never asked them! no HK too poor roz

[dippa]

Hate how Australia isn't considered a part of SEA :| when will you accept us T_T

(good job nirv getting us involved, )

[Strafe]

That's awesome Nirvana. Keep us updated if we can participate in this. I'd love a shot to go to Tokyo. My favorite city of all times

[PiG]

holy crap I wouldn't even want to win the $5K I'd just go for the japanese cosplay girls!

Quick Comments

	x5_dot:	i'm keeping an eye on you, mister pig!
	NOM:	Make sure you don't get the crossdressers.
	inFeZa:	LETS GO TOGETHER. **** YES
	Stallion:	LOL watch out dot :P
	nirvAnA:	say hi to light for me!
	FaMe:	head to osaka and go to a Meido kafe (Maid Cafe)!

[Stallion]

wow i got closest wasn't too far off just missed the in japan bit :P this is awesome ^_^ nz cup #3 sounds like get ready jaz/another/kowi shit about to get real

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ROOTPetraeus:

oh no you didn't

[ROOTPetraeus]

This looks epic! Can't wait for another chance to travel after a disappointing WCS xD Will be interesting with Jabito/Enderr added into the mix ^^

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ROCCAT_Savior:

I'll take you on a magical tour of japan luv

[mOOnGLaDe]

holy shit i want to play in this! i love japan su su sugoii!!!!!

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ToR.Arnor:

mooooooongladeu!

[FaMe]

Good luck everyone! Japan is a fun country, i'm looking at going back this year.