| Author | Message | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 983 Registered: 6-2008 |
It looked like they wanted me to lose the game, which I had already done many times. But then I noticed they really wanted to sell me clothing! Note: This has nothing to do with that "The Game" some of you keep talking about losing on here. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4605 Registered: 4-2010 |
All right, but I just lost again. Is the game a game show? Video game? Board game? Sport? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 985 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the game a game show? No Video game? Yes, a flash game Board game? No Sport? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4609 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was there an advertisement hidden in the game? Was there a glitch? That caused you to lose? Was there an impossible puzzle? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 987 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was there an advertisement hidden in the game? Not hidden, but advertisements are relevant Was there a glitch? Noish That caused you to lose? No Was there an impossible puzzle? Puzzles are irr. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4626 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was there an ad in the game? That you thought was part of the game? But was actually a real ad? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 286 Registered: 8-2010 |
Are the following relevant: Fruit? Bananas? Flies? Time? Arrows? Groucho Marx? The difficulty of parsing the English language? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 989 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was there an ad in the game? Not in, no That you thought was part of the game? No But was actually a real ad? It was a real ad, and I was aware of this fact all along | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 990 Registered: 6-2008 |
Are the following relevant: Fruit? Bananas? Flies? Time? Arrows? Groucho Marx? The difficulty of parsing the English language? Only this one, yesishly | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4631 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the ad on the packaging for the game? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 992 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was the ad on the packaging for the game? Packaging? No, it was just in the margin of the page, very much like the ads here on the LTPF. Nothing odd there. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4670 Registered: 4-2010 |
Hang on...would this be more accurately described as a computer game? If so, I've had an FA for the past few posts. Was any part of the content of the game related to the ad? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 993 Registered: 6-2008 |
Hang on...would this be more accurately described as a computer game? If so, I've had an FA for the past few posts. It's an online flash game. So not on a CD or for a game console. Was any part of the content of the game related to the ad? Hmm, technically yes, but don't want to mislead. There WAS more of a connection between the game and the ad than them being on the same web page, though. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 994 Registered: 6-2008 |
And to clarify, I really should have said "than merely being on the same web page", as they were not located any closer together than this. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4675 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the genre of the game relevant? Was the ad selling real estate? An object? That was a plot element in the game? That was part of the inventory? Did you have to use the object in the game in a similar way that you'd have to use it in real life? Or at least according to the ad? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 995 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the genre of the game relevant?Not really Was the ad selling real estate? No An object? Yes, the puzzle statement already stated that the ad was for clothing That was a plot element in the game? No That was part of the inventory? No Did you have to use the object in the game in a similar way that you'd have to use it in real life? No, the clothing advertised did not appear in the game Or at least according to the ad? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4712 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it for a specific article of clothing? Shoes? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 996 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was it for a specific article of clothing? Yes Shoes? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4714 Registered: 4-2010 |
Hats? Shirts? Coats? Belts? Suits? Ties? Pants? Designer clothing? Socks? Underwear? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 997 Registered: 6-2008 |
Hats? Shirts? Coats? Belts? Suits? Ties? Pants? Designer clothing? Socks? Underwear? I actually had to look up what it is, and in fact it is something different in American and British English. Since I live in the US I'll assume that's the use in the ad, which is none of the above (in fact, neither meaning is). But shirt and coat are the closest of the above. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4721 Registered: 4-2010 |
Jacket? Vest? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 999 Registered: 6-2008 |
Jacket? Vest? No to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4726 Registered: 4-2010 |
Blazer? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1001 Registered: 6-2008 |
Blazer? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4748 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the clothing intended to be used by men? Women? Only in certain places? Or situations? Is it a swimsuit advertisement? (Trying to avoid invoking the LTPF list of clothing here....) | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1004 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the clothing intended to be used by men? Women? This, at least for the American version Only in certain places? Probably more likely to be worn in some places than others, but not exclusively Or situations? Not particularly Is it a swimsuit advertisement? No (Trying to avoid invoking the LTPF list of clothing here....) If you can't get it soon, I'll think about giving it | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1956 Registered: 3-2006 |
Waistcoat? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4765 Registered: 4-2010 |
A dress? Skirt? Blouse? Jumper? Overalls? Jeans? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1005 Registered: 6-2008 |
A dress? Skirt? Blouse? Jumper?This! Good going. Overalls? Jeans? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4788 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the game involve a lot of jumping? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1009 Registered: 6-2008 |
Did the game involve a lot of jumping? Yes it sure did! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4791 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it a platform game? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1010 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was it a platform game? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4802 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the genre of the game important? Or just that it involved a lot of jumping? Did it involve jumping at the spot where you kept losing? Did you, in fact, lose the game? And because there was a lot of jumping in the game, that would make a player make the connection (Jumping -> Jumpers) and want to buy clothing | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1014 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the genre of the game important? No Or just that it involved a lot of jumping? Yope Did it involve jumping at the spot where you kept losing? It involved jumping throughout, so yes. And "lose" could be interpreted either as losing lives or the whole game--either would work. Did you, in fact, lose the game? Yes, many times And because there was a lot of jumping in the game, that would make a player make the connection (Jumping -> Jumpers) and want to buy clothing There was a much more direct connection between the game and the ad | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1015 Registered: 6-2008 |
Oh, and I think you have a FA in your last question. Remember, the ad for jumpers DID exist, and was a real ad. The idea that the ad told people to lose the game was the misinterpretation | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4858 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the ad directly above the game? Did the ad use the word "jumper" or "jumpers" directly? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1016 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was the ad directly above the game? No, to the right of it Did the ad use the word "jumper" or "jumpers" directly? Yes, it used "jumper" | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4869 Registered: 4-2010 |
So your character is a jumper, and the ad is for jumpers - was the goal just to get the player to notice the connection and think "Hmmm, maybe I should buy one of those"? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1017 Registered: 6-2008 |
So your character is a jumper, and the ad is for jumpers - was the goal just to get the player to notice the connection and think "Hmmm, maybe I should buy one of those"? There's a definite FA here | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 303 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was something wrong about the way the ad was presented on the web page? Did it pop up onto the game part of the screen? Did it refresh the page? Did it interfere with your playing in some way? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1018 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was something wrong about the way the ad was presented on the web page? Did it pop up onto the game part of the screen? Did it refresh the page? Did it interfere with your playing in some way? No to all | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4892 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you play the game as a character? Who jumps? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1019 Registered: 6-2008 |
Do you play the game as a character? Who jumps? Yes to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4912 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the character jump towards the ad? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1020 Registered: 6-2008 |
Does the character jump towards the ad? There was probably some point in the game where it did, but irr. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4934 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the ad visible when the game is being played? When you lose, do you have to refresh the web page? Making you see the ad? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1021 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the ad visible when the game is being played? Yes When you lose, do you have to refresh the web page? Well you do, but because of the above, you don't have to lose to see it Making you see the ad? Hint: the most important aspect of the game is not its genre, content, or when in the game you can see the ad, but something very simple that none of you have even asked about | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4986 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the website the game is on relevant? The title of the game? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1023 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the website the game is on relevant? No The title of the game? YES | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4996 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the title of the game include the word "Jumper"? Are the ads on that site determined like the ads on the LTPF? So a game titled "Jumper" or something would likely have an ad for jumpers on the same page? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1024 Registered: 6-2008 |
Does the title of the game include the word "Jumper"? YES! Are the ads on that site determined like the ads on the LTPF? So a game titled "Jumper" or something would likely have an ad for jumpers on the same page? Exactly. You're making progress now. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5026 Registered: 4-2010 |
So the more you lost the game, the longer you'd be on the page, and the more you'd be staring at the ad? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1025 Registered: 6-2008 |
So the more you lost the game, the longer you'd be on the page, and the more you'd be staring at the ad? Not necessarily, and irr. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5034 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are any other games on the site relevant? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1026 Registered: 6-2008 |
Are any other games on the site relevant? No. Just as I thought you were getting warm, you veered off track again. Hint: There's more than the word "jumper" in common between the ad and the game title. Keep the title of this puzzle in mind, too. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5072 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the title mention flying? Fruit? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 125 Registered: 9-2010 |
Bananas in pajamas? Oh God, now I've got that blasted song in my head...Look what LTPF's done to me! | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1027 Registered: 6-2008 |
Did the title mention flying? Fruit? Neither. Bananas in pajamas? No. Where did all this about fruit come from suddenly? Oh, I see. Since Whirligig clearly got the reference immediately, I assumed you all had by now. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5077 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the ad for children's jumpers? Adults' jumpers? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 132 Registered: 9-2010 |
Quote: Whirligig: Are the following relevant: Fruit? Bananas? Flies? Time? Arrows? Groucho Marx? The difficulty of parsing the English language? Only this one, yesishly Okaaaaaay..."The difficulty of parsing the English language" is yesishly relevant. Nothing else. This is a reference? Well, at least I'm reassured that it has nothing to do with bananas in pajamas...whether chasing teddy bears or otherwise. All right, got to think on this... | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1028 Registered: 6-2008 |
Okaaaaaay..."The difficulty of parsing the English language" is yesishly relevant. Nothing else. This is a reference? It is a reference to a joke, "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." The only thing relevant in the title is that this puzzle also has to do with phrases changing their meaning depending on context. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5094 Registered: 4-2010 |
You missed my questions... Did the game title include one other word? Two? Three? Four? More? Were any of the other words verbs? Nouns? Adjectives? Like "high jumper"? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1029 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was the ad for children's jumpers?No Adults' jumpers?Yes Did the game title include one other word? Two?This Three? Four? More? Were any of the other words verbs? Nouns? Adjectives?This, as used in the title Like "high jumper"? And in order to save you trying to find the game or randomly guess, I'll say the title of the game was "City Jumper". I'll post a link to it when the puzzle is solved--it's one of the simplest games I've seen, yet still really addicting. Now what remains is to figure out the relevant words in the ad. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5125 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the company selling the jumpers have the word "city" in its name? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1030 Registered: 6-2008 |
Did the company selling the jumpers have the word "city" in its name? YES! And I'm glad I didn't send you off to Google to try and find the game--because interestingly today that same ad is running again. Even though I've played the game quite a few times in between without seeing it. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5130 Registered: 4-2010 |
And I almost Googled it anyways! Phew. So the game is called "City Jumper", and the ad is by a company with "city" in its name, selling jumpers...what's left? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1031 Registered: 6-2008 |
So the game is called "City Jumper", and the ad is by a company with "city" in its name, selling jumpers...what's left? Remember, the ad didn't just seem to refer to the game, it seemed to ask you to lose the game. There was another key word in the ad that gave this impression. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5136 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it a fall sale? And in a jumping game, you die by falling? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1032 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was it a fall sale? No And in a jumping game, you die by falling? You do, in a way, but that's not the connection | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5142 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the other relevant word in the ad related to the jumpers? The time of the sale? The company? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1033 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was the other relevant word in the ad related to the jumpers? The time of the sale? The company? This | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5146 Registered: 4-2010 |
Big City? High City? Fail City? Is the word "lose"? "Slip"? "Trip"? A variant of one of those? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1035 Registered: 6-2008 |
Big City? High City? Fail City? Is the word "lose"? "Slip"? "Trip"? A variant of one of those? None of these. Hint: What happens to the guy after he misses a jump and falls where he shouldn't? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 155 Registered: 9-2010 |
Splat City? Crash City? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5158 Registered: 4-2010 |
I found the game without even using Google (yes, really - I was looking for a good platformer, went to AddictingGames, then when I hit retry, it took me to the site with the ad) and quelle domage - the ad was there, so I must now remove myself from the puzzle. Excellent puzzle, Biograd! | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1036 Registered: 6-2008 |
Splat City? Crash City? Neither I found the game without even using Google (yes, really - I was looking for a good platformer, went to AddictingGames, then when I hit retry, it took me to the site with the ad) and quelle domage - the ad was there, so I must now remove myself from the puzzle. It's surprisingly tricky for such a simple-minded game, huh? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5179 Registered: 4-2010 |
Yep - third try, died on Level 20, so made the leaderboard (but not top 100). | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 5 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is the word preceding City the name of the subject of the ad (when put together with City)? I can't think of any place that would sell jumpers (mainly because I'm not sure what they are other than that they're clothing) but something like Circuit City Jumpers? (Although of course Circuit City is the computers not clothes) | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1045 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the word preceding City the name of the subject of the ad (when put together with City)?The word preceding "City" is the other half of the brand name, like in your "Circuit City" example, but I had never heard of this brand, so you almost definitely won't get it. A better approach would probably be to try to think of synonyms-ish of "lose", particularly considering the type of game. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 273 Registered: 9-2010 |
Drop? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1049 Registered: 6-2008 |
Drop?No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3256 Registered: 9-2009 |
Lose: forget? Mislay? Throw away? Theft relevant? Death? Destruction? Lose/loose? Second place relevant? Fourth? Last? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1054 Registered: 6-2008 |
"Death" is the only one of your guesses that's close, and in fact it's quite close. Remember that it makes sense when it precedes the phrase "City jumper" | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1838 Registered: 7-2009 |
Die? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1060 Registered: 6-2008 |
Die?No, it's a little farther from "death" than that, but not much... | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3377 Registered: 9-2009 |
Synonym for death? Or die? Or is a fatal injury relevant? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1080 Registered: 6-2008 |
Synonym for death? Or die? Neither, exactly. It is a verb though Or is a fatal injury relevant?Manner of death is irrelevant (to the word, that is) | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3455 Registered: 9-2009 |
Expire? Rot? Decay? Is it a verb in its original meaning? Or did you just misunderstand it as a verb? Is "<word> City" a real city? Is <word> generally perceived as negative? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1134 Registered: 6-2008 |
Expire? Rot? Decay?No to all Is it a verb in its original meaning?You mean in the ad? There I would interpret it as an adjective describing "city", but it's simply a brand name so it really doesn't mean anything. Or did you just misunderstand it as a verb? Is "<word> City" a real city?<b>No/b> I'm almost Is <word> generally perceived as negative? As in, is the action implied by the verb considered undesirable? In the majority of cases very much so--especially when applied to humans. But not in the grammatical sense of the negation of something. Hint: It seemed to be a command addressed to the player of the game, not to the jumping guy the player is controlling. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3495 Registered: 9-2009 |
Crush? Splat? Break? Finish? Exterminate? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1142 Registered: 6-2008 |
Crush? Splat? Break? Finish? Exterminate?No, but the last one is pretty much an exact synonym for the word, which is much simpler. It almost seems you don't want to get it, you guys are dancing around it so much... | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 796 Registered: 9-2010 |
Dalek? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1469 Registered: 11-2003 |
Terminate? Delete? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1145 Registered: 6-2008 |
Dalek?No. It's a simple verb that means essentially the same as "exterminate". Terminate? Delete?No to both. Remember, "death" and "die" were very close--except the former was the wrong part of speech, and the latter was from the perspective of the jumping man, when I told you it sounded like a command to the player. So if the jumping man dies, what did the player do to him?? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 808 Registered: 9-2010 |
Kill? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1148 Registered: 6-2008 |
Kill? YES, finally! Next to the game City Jumper http://www.nationlocation.com/cityJumper.htm there was an ad with the title "Kill City jumper". I must have killed my jumper guy 10 times already by the time I saw it, as it's actually really hard to get some of the jumps right, so the "command" seemed superfluous. But it was really an ad for jumpers sold by jeans manufacturer Kill City http://killcity.net/ *********************SPOILER********************* | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7020 Registered: 4-2010 |
Especially that lighthouse on Level 16. I died about 40 straight times on that single jump. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1149 Registered: 6-2008 |
I think you meant the radio tower. The only lighthouses are on the islands, which as a whole are supposed to represent the island of Alcatraz. |
