Bang 22
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Title: BANG 22: Deja Vu
Hosted by: The Smoking GNU
Location: San Rafael
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Contents |
Writeups + Photos
- Chiu-Ki's writeup in Chinese (automatic English translation)
If you have any photos or stories which you'd like to share, please email bang22@smokinggnu.org.
Event
BANG 22 was a simulcast of Grey Goo's SNAP 5 event. Official Page
Start Information
Structure
After solving each of the nine main puzzles, teams would receive a packet of photos that would lead them to the next location. After solving the ninth puzzle, they were led back to the beginning where they were given a Confession Letter and nine new puzzles, collectively known as Echoes. Solving the Echoes gave teams the information needed to solve the meta. After verifying the meta solution, they received to the Ransom Note puzzle which, when solved, led them to the final location.
Puzzles
| Title | Solution | Photos | Echo | Solution | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal & Solution Word | walkthrough | Photos | 1 | Poetry | walkthrough | |
| 2 | Graffiti & Install | walkthrough | Photos | 2 | Questions | walkthrough | |
| 3 | Calendar | walkthrough | Photos | 3 | Inbox | walkthrough | |
| 4 | Chessboard (easy & hard) | walkthrough | Photos | 4 | Chessmen & Install | walkthrough | |
| 5 | Gridwork | walkthrough | Photos | 5 | Rebus | walkthrough | |
| 6 | Symbols & Install | walkthrough | Photos | 6 | Sets | walkthrough | |
| 7 | New Arrivals | walkthrough | Photos | 7 | Rags | walkthrough | |
| 8 | Word Salad & Label | walkthrough | Photos | 8 | Alphabet Soup & Install | walkthrough | |
| 9 | Cipher (easy & hard) | walkthrough | Photos | 9 | Paraphrases | walkthrough |
Meta and Finale
| Title | Solution |
|---|---|
| Meta (no text, see Answer Sheet to solve) | walkthrough |
| Ransom Note & All Photos (zip) | walkthrough |
Results
Three teams solved all the puzzles including the meta and the ransom note without any hints. In order of finish:
- CRANEA
- Universal Bat Solvent
- Blood & Booze
Explanation of Scoring:
Each main puzzle was worth 1 point and each echo was worth 1/3 point. The meta and the ransom note were each worth 1.5 points. Taking a hint on a puzzle reduced its value by half.
The highest possible score was 15 points achieved by solving all 9 main puzzles (9 points), all 9 echoes (3 points), the meta (1.5 points) and the ransom note (1.5 points). Finish time was only used as a tiebreaker.
During the chaos of the endgame, we failed to record finish times for most teams and so ended up using the event end time of 6:25PM. This resulted in there being a few ties, but it should have a negligible impact on the overall standings.
