Badge Drop #1: Summer Game 2017 ARRIVES IN STYLE!!!
by nicole
There's something to be said for being FASHIONABLY LATE, don't you think? Up here at Summer Game HQ we usually take our PUNCTUALITY pretty seriously. ON THE DOT? We INVENTED the phrase! RIGHT ON TIME? That's a thing people say to us with ALMOST NO SARCASM on a SEMI-REGULAR BASIS! TARDY? WHAT EVEN IS THAT? Is it a snack, a drink, an app--how could we POSSIBLY know when we're ALWAYS SO ON TIME!!!
But there's just something COOL and SLICK and STYLISH about making a GRAND, GRATUITOUSLY BEHIND-SCHEDULE entrance to a party...
...so SUMMER GAME 2017 is KICKING DOWN the door to this party at HALF-PAST NOT-QUITE-THE-RIGHT-TIME O'CLOCK!!!
We'll pick that up later. Right now it's time to pick up this other thing we're putting down: SOME FASTIDIOUS and FASHIONABLE BADGES!!
2017 Badge Drop #1 |
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You've waited LONG ENOUGH and THERE THEY ARE, so get into it, gamers, and start digging for those POINTLESS FACTS so you can win those NOT-POINTLESS POINTS! If you're new to the Summer Game, head over to our Get Started page to get your feet wet!
Now off you go! You don't want to be LATE, do you??? Then start the clock and GO!!!!
THANKS FOR PLAYING!!!
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first
also you didn't put in the
also you didn't put in the code for the 2nd code of the GO badge.
The fun times are back at
The fun times are back at AADL once again, let's get this game started now! :)
I am working on the "Go"
I am working on the "Go" badge is anyone having trouble finding the second codeword
When I redeemed the
When I redeemed the H************E code for the Michigan to the Max badge it said I already redeemed it. Then when I went to http://play.aadl.org/summergame/badge/1347 it said I had all the codes but I didn't have the badge.
The second clue of the GO!
The second clue of the GO! badge is fixed!
@freopt The Michigan to the
@freopt The Michigan to the Max badge is fixed!
add me WEAR666
add me WEAR666
Hey Freopt, when it tells you
Hey Freopt, when it tells you you already redeemed the code, it means it! It usually means you found that code on a badge from a previous game. Keep looking to find the right item!
So excited! Love the summer
So excited! Love the summer game!
The badges are really cool
The badges are really cool and I like that we earn points from them.
yay it's finally here
yay it's finally here
And we're off and running
And we're off and running
Hooray!
Hooray!
greetings friends and
greetings friends and co-players! add me under "I Have a Game Code" button and we both get points
my code is VERY333
Nitpick: the book with the
Nitpick: the book with the phrase that is the final code for the "High Moon" badge is from a different decade than the events described in the badge clues.
today I drew on the
today I drew on the library!!!
To all the summer gamers out
To all the summer gamers out there,
I am working on the Monster badge and I need help finding the very last codeword to get the badge. I have looked everywhere to no avail so I am hoping some of you gamers can give me some more clues so I can get the very last codeword to get the badge.
Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577
And we're off! Unfortunately,
And we're off!
Unfortunately, I won't be able to play as much as usual this year, but I'll be managing to get in some points even if I don't earn as many badges as I have in summers past.
Hope everyone has a great time. :)
Yay! The summer game has
Yay! The summer game has started again! :)
Halp? Hint for next to last
Halp? Hint for next to last clue on One For The Mummy. I have all the rest, and have tried both singular and plural forms
@BookNerd - search for just
@BookNerd - search for just the descriptive word (the type).
can someone help please give
can someone help please give a hint for the one for the mummy 4th code
@LMD3577 The Monster at the
@LMD3577
The Monster at the End of This Badge is a Level 1, so what you're looking for is spelled out right there in the clue! Remember, you've got a bit of an unreliable narrator for that one, so you might want to try looking for the thing it tells you NOT to look for!
I know!!!!! So
I know!!!!! So awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!
Drop it on us!!
Drop it on us!!
Need some help finding the
Need some help finding the first game code for the Knit it up Badge. Not sure what I should be looking for. Thanks.
Hooray! More badges to
Hooray! More badges to collect! :D
OK, thanks.
OK, thanks.
What about the contributor's
What about the contributor's trophies and the branch explorers?
The knit it up first code is
The knit it up first code is not on the fifth result.
It is a good way to spend
It is a good way to spend time in the summer
@freopt Contributor's Trophy
@freopt
Contributor's Trophy badges usually drop a few weeks into the game! The items you rate/tag/review until then will all count toward those, but for the badge you'll have to stay tuned until about week 4!
Thank you for the childhood
Thank you for the childhood flashback with the Monster at the End of the Badge homage to the book. That was one of my favorite books when I was little and we made sure to have a copy when my kids were born.
this summer, I return! ...for
this summer, I return! ...for about a month. Let's see if I can play this while in China lol
Here we go. I don't have as
Here we go. I don't have as much time as in previous years, but we'll see how I do.
I need all the help I can
I need all the help I can get. NICE696 and I'll friend you.
Hint in case someone else is
Hint in case someone else is stuck on Friend or Faux, hint 4: The catalog has an extra space before the colon.
I'm so excited for Summer
I'm so excited for Summer Game!
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :D
Hooray! I love SRG!
Hooray! I love SRG!
Memes
Memes
Love it! Although i wish
Love it! Although i wish there were more badges.......
Found it! Thank you!
Found it! Thank you!
excited for the game to
excited for the game to begin!
Yay!! The summer game is so
Yay!! The summer game is so fun!! :D
Yahoo! Love, love, love the
Yahoo! Love, love, love the Summer Game! I was counting down the days. So glad it's finally here!
Thanks for the helpful hint.
Thanks for the helpful hint. Keep 'em coming!
This is fun to do. There's a
This is fun to do. There's a lot to learn for a first time player.
so excited....
so excited....
already got like 4 badges
already got like 4 badges
add me STRAIGHT676 thanks:)
add me STRAIGHT676
thanks:)
Hurray, welcome back to the
Hurray, welcome back to the Summer Game!!
Unfortunately, I'm a lot busier this summer than I've been in the past, so I probably won't have as much time to play, but I'm still definitely not entirely abandoning the game. (I could never do that.) Looking forward to a great summer!
- FAVORITE496
hooray new badges!!!
hooray new badges!!!
I love to work on badges.
I love to work on badges. Thanks for the great hints fellow summer gamers!
I thought the monster at the
I thought the monster at the end of the badge one is funny. Look for the quotes.
Laughing at myself As
Laughing at myself
As instructed, I found the distance to the moon and " rounded it up" (mathematically), then searched for that number and wondered why I couldn't find the code. My brain is not in summer game mode!
Thank you Sara! I did the
Thank you Sara! I did the exact same thing and would probably still be searching for the wrong number if I hadn't read your post. At least when I was looking for the wrong thing I discovered a book in the catalog that looked interesting a I requested it.....
Thank you for the Go! badge,
Thank you for the Go! badge, which offers us a beautiful combination of fun and library instruction.
Gamification, indeed!
Working on my badges.
Working on my badges.
I need help getting started
I need help getting started with the knitting badge....
I love summer game!
I love summer game!
Looking forward to new
Looking forward to new badges.
can't wait to play!!
can't wait to play!!
So excited!!! Add my Friend
So excited!!! Add my Friend Code if you haven't already! FREE636
I always look forward to the
I always look forward to the first badges - they always draw me into the game!
I'm excited to do the Go!
I'm excited to do the Go! Badge. I'll go do it now! :)
PASS494
PASS494
Yes, the distance to the moon
Yes, the distance to the moon is truncated, not rounded. Being a math can I had the same problem.
My friend code is
My friend code is BEAUTIFUL667.
@Zekicmom and kathscott Glad
@Zekicmom and kathscott
Glad to be of help on the rounding up- and glad not to be alone in my mathematical interpretation!
@cinderellariley The knitting
@cinderellariley
The knitting badge threw me off as well. When it says, "search," it means the web, not the catalog. Wikipedia is helpful.
Sara Thank you....I had
Sara
Thank you....I had visited Wikipedia and had the word but wasn't using it correctly......it all makes sense now.....
To all the summer gamers out
To all the summer gamers out there,
I am working on the monster badge and I am having an incredibly hard time finding the very last codeword to get the badge. I have looked it up so many ways to absolutely no avail. I am hoping some of you gamers out there could give me some extra clues to the very last clue so I can get the badge.
Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577
I am working on the first
I am working on the first clue for the High Moon (wonder women) badge. I rounded up the distance to the moon to the nearest thousand miles. I searched these three digits. There were lots of choices, I looked through about the first twenty with no sign of a clue. I also rounded up to the nearest 10,000 and looked through several. Again, no dice. Any thoughts? Should I be limiting the search to a specific category? Is this broken. Have others had success? Any hints are much appreciated.
I see some one posted on this
I see some one posted on this topic already! It is not rounded, but truncated!
Thanks again for great hints
Thanks again for great hints and questions. GASP666
@lmd The clue is literally
@lmd
The clue is literally telling you what to LOOK FOR in the catalog.
Quick question- Is it
Quick question- Is it possible to delete our own comments?
@cinderellariley, @sara For
@cinderellariley, @sara
For the Knitting badge, I found the Dutch word that knitting originated from (k*****n), but I am not getting any search results. Am I misunderstanding the clue?
I've never heard of the word
I've never heard of the word tardy. I think I'm going to search it.
I'm so ready!!
I'm so ready!!
@sharmas Make sure you are
@sharmas
Make sure you are spelling it correctly, or copying the entire word. Also, unless told differently, do the most general catalog search. (This goes for all badges). I think you have the correct word, and there is a code in the catalog.
This has been really fun!!!!
This has been really fun!!!!
Cool! Can't wait to do the
Cool! Can't wait to do the badges!
I am having a little trouble
I am having a little trouble with the knitting badge. I searched the history of knitting and I found the first code (n***********s), but it says that it is the second code. Maybe I accidentally found the second code instead? If so, could someone help me find the first code? I appreciate any help!
-ROSE399
I'm having issues finding the
I'm having issues finding the online community for the last part of the knitting badge...hints?
It's fun finding the bus code
It's fun finding the bus code
I am soo excited for the 2017
I am soo excited for the 2017 summer games. I sure have been looking forward to it.
thank you to everyone who puts in so much work to make this possible. Keep the summer fun coming!
p.s. calling all players feel free to add me TRUTH344
@sara Thanks! Apparently I
@sara
Thanks! Apparently I had the correct word, but the word itself was the code.
@accountsfpd
Use the hints from earlier posts, and type the word as your code.
@Xris Doing a web search of
@Xris
Doing a web search of this online community of knitters should get you the answer.
I need a little help finding
I need a little help finding the 4th code for One For The Mummy. I looked at all the results and no luck. Thanks.
I'm still struggling with the
I'm still struggling with the first clue in the Wonder Woman badge (High Moon). I rounded up to the nearest thousand and searched those three numbers and I rounded to the nearest ten thousand and searched those three numbers and went through the first 20 results of each. Help... I think my summer game skills are rusty!
@wolfe.lindsey Use the number
@wolfe.lindsey
Use the number that's given in the hint, and search for the first 3 numbers of that in the catalog. It's easier than you think :) Hope that helps!
Any advice for how to find
Any advice for how to find the 3rd code in 'High Moon'? I've tried every combination of the "Computers" and Meteorology" hints and gotten nowhere. Oddly enough was able to find the other 4/5 clues, just not the middle one! :P
-TALL963
YAY!
YAY!
HA! That is what I get for
HA! That is what I get for being too literal!
these games are a lot of fun
these games are a lot of fun and a great work out
Excited for summer game 2017!
Excited for summer game 2017! Already loving the first badge drop, especially the monster and fairy badges.
Awesome!
Awesome!
Thank you!
Thank you!
I didn't realize it was
I didn't realize it was summer game time 'til I walked up to the Pittsfield branch today and saw the banner. Here we go! Very exciting.
P.S. No sarc-o! (That means
P.S. No sarc-o! (That means no sarcasm, like the no homo thing means that thing it means, only nicer.) (A whole lot nicer.) (I just invented it.) (I think.)
love summer game!
love summer game!
So much love for The Mummy
So much love for The Mummy badge!
This is trickier than I had
This is trickier than I had remembered. In a good way!
These badges are all super
These badges are all super interesting and cool. Thanks to all of the staff who contributed (and will contribute) to the Summer Game this year! Each year is so much fun, and I'm looking forward to the challenges this year.
Attn. If you are working on
Attn. If you are working on the CivCity City Council meeting badge tonight.
.The Monday, June 19, City Council meeting will not air live on CTN Cable Channel 16 due to unforeseen fiber issues. The meeting can, however, be watched live online via CTN's YouTube channel.
Please note: You will not see the City Council meeting live stream on the YouTube site until exactly 7 p.m. when the meeting begins, and after. The City Council meeting will also be available to watch afterward on this CTN YouTube site.
WELL446
cool!
cool!
I loved the knitting badge!
I loved the knitting badge!
So exciting! Summer AND
So exciting! Summer AND Badges!!
Summer Games have been fun so
Summer Games have been fun so far!
I'm also having trouble with
I'm also having trouble with the 4th mummy clue - I've tried the two words u********* a********* plural - singular and am having no luck! I see lots of other people have the badge, so I think I'm missing something obvious! GRRR!
Hope I can get through these
Hope I can get through these before the next drop
Thanks, Sharmas! Got it!
Thanks, Sharmas! Got it!
Tall963, it's not computers
Tall963, it's not computers or meteorology...what is meteorology about? Do a wiki search if you need to.
ssmyth, just try the u*****
ssmyth, just try the u***** word...
So excited for summer game
So excited for summer game season!
Yes!! I have been waiting for
Yes!! I have been waiting for the summer game since I finished my classes in May.
Thank you SO much @sharmas!!
Thank you SO much @sharmas!! That helped me so much!
We love the summer game -
We love the summer game - excited to get started on badges!
Loved the Monster badge!
Loved the Monster badge! Reminded me of one of my favorite children's books. Well done!
Alrighty! Add GLAD499 if
Alrighty! Add GLAD499 if y'all want to be friends.
Badges are Fun!
Badges are Fun!
YES! We've been looking
YES! We've been looking forward to this all year long!
Enjoyed the Goblin Explorer
Enjoyed the Goblin Explorer badge.
Hey everyone, don't forget to
Hey everyone, don't forget to add your friend code to your nickname. That way everyone can add your code and we can all get more points.
FALL649
My children are excited to
My children are excited to play the game this summer.
Thanks in advance for another
Thanks in advance for another great summer game!
i need points plz help meh
i need points plz help meh (NICE696)
To all the summer gamers out
To all the summer gamers out ther,
I am working on the "High Moon" badge and I am having trouble with the fourth codeword. I think I have found the right codeword but when I plugged it in the codeword area it said codeword not recognized, I am hoping some of you gamers out there could give me some more clues to help me find the right codeword.
Thanks so much for the help
Lmd3577
gosh - having trouble with
gosh - having trouble with the 4th "Knit it Up" clue.
There's no "hint" for this clue... does this imply a personal visit to a Secret Lab?
Eek - what am I missing here?
B A D G E S !
B A D G E S !
I need help with the last
I need help with the last Knit it Up code, and I can't find any Mummy codes. Does anyone have help?
MAYBE977
Anyone know if all the
Anyone know if all the library codes are up at the Downtown branch? Seemed to be very few this weekend...especially on first floor.
yay!! badges!!
yay!! badges!!
@Lmd3577 Did you search the
@Lmd3577
Did you search the word in the catalog? If you search these words* into the catalog, one of the first few results should have the code.
@teri I think it's easier to
@teri
I think it's easier to use the clue from the third code to get code #4. Use the story plot (and the capitalized words) to find the name of the book, and then search that in the catalog.
Yay!
Yay!
can someone help please I am
can someone help please I am stuck on the 4th code of Friend or Faux
I got F***yT**e: A t*** s**** but I didn't find a code
palanijr - the name of the
palanijr - the name of the book and the name of the movie are different! Check Wikipedia's "Cottingley Fairies" entry for the correct name of the film.
Oops - looks like you have the name.. Material: Video. It's there!
To all the Summer gamers out
To all the Summer gamers out there I am having trouble finding the fourth codeword for the "Knit It Up" badge
Thanks so much
Lmd3577
Lmd3577 - Look up the book,
Lmd3577 - Look up the book, containing the character mentioned in the clue, in the catalog and you'll find the clue.
I'm so excited! We love the
I'm so excited! We love the Summer Games @ AADL!
I learned something about
I learned something about Egypt and archaeology today by playing the Summer Game. It was fun!
@teri thanks for the help
@teri
thanks for the help
Hmm - having the same trouble
Hmm - having the same trouble - for the very first game code in the Knit it Up badge.
(the hint for the first game code ("the fifth result should GRANT...") must be meant for the second game code, not the first).
I'm using the Dutch verb k*****n, as shown in Wikipedia. Seven letters.
I'm spelling it exactly as in Wikipedia, and inserting the word into a general catalog search (searching by "keyword", and "everything").
Nothing comes up. This is the only clue I'm missing for this badge. Flummoxed!
Someone said something about not using the word correctly - ??
@teri I had the same problem.
@teri
I had the same problem. That word itself is the code.
oh my goodness. it's always
oh my goodness. it's always so much simpler than it seems. Thanks Sharmas!
This is my first year playing
This is my first year playing and I'm having a ton of fun. I'm mad at myself for not trying years ago.
This is my first year playing
This is my first year playing and I'm having a ton of fun. I'm mad at myself for not trying years ago.
Game Suggestion: it would be
Game Suggestion: it would be really handy to be able to comment on individual badges. Players ask the same questions again and again on the weekly drop posts because it's not easy to see prior answers, especially when the comment volume rolls over to multiple pages.
Which badge do you recommend
Which badge do you recommend for a fourth grader?
let the games begin
let the games begin
Starting this a little late,
Starting this a little late, guess I'm in good company!
Glad that the games have
Glad that the games have started up again. This year I'm going to get all the badges! ;-)
Excited for the game this
Excited for the game this year!
love the summer game. my
love the summer game. my husband has been talking about it for weeks!
I am having trouble with the
I am having trouble with the last Kit it Up code. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Any help?
These badges are awesome.
These badges are awesome. -A.T.
Yay! So excited. A.T.
Yay! So excited. A.T.
Earning badges
Earning badges
Best prices.
Best prices.
I just did the same thing!
I just did the same thing! Thanks for posting this! Are the clues harder this year, or am I just not in summer game thinking mode yet?????
I really like those online
I really like those online web search games, but the previous year seems to have more of those than 2017. Will there be more game/badges added later?
They usually add one new
They usually add one new web-search badge to each category with each weekly badge drop.
My daughter is excited to for
My daughter is excited to for summer reading fun!
Hello Summer Game Players, I
Hello Summer Game Players,
I have been getting a ton of friend adds and that is amazing! Make sure that you edit your player details and add your player code in with your nickname so I can add you as well! The player you add will not be able to add you if you don't do this :)
I hope that everyone is enjoying the game so far!
Happy Code Hunting!
TRUTH344 (Feel Free to Add me)
Hello Summer Game Players, I
Hello Summer Game Players,
I have been getting a ton of friend adds and that is amazing! Make sure that you edit your player details and add your player code in with your nickname so I can add you as well! The player you add will not be able to add you if you don't do this :)
I hope that everyone is enjoying the game so far!
Happy Code Hunting!
TRUTH344 (Feel Free to Add me)
Friend code: REACH346 Feel
Friend code: REACH346
Feel free to add me!
All give you a clue you need
All give you a clue you need to look up " the a****r". Click on number one and scroll down and look on the left side and it will say game code for summer game 2017, by the way friend code name is: Five 636
These badges are so
These badges are so amazing!!!!!!
I can't wait until badge drop #2!
Woohoo!!! Let the summer game
Woohoo!!! Let the summer game beginning!!!
Thank you Summer Game staff
Thank you Summer Game staff you are the best! The best day of the summer is the day the games begin.
Thanks for the first of many
Thanks for the first of many great weeks of badges and thanks to all the people ready, willing and able to offer help with some of the tough clues. WATCH434
(from 3rd grader) I love the
(from 3rd grader) I love the Summer Game!
Lets Be Friends! Add me!
Lets Be Friends!
Add me! TRUTH344
very good!
very good!
it is FUN!! i like it!
it is FUN!! i like it!
Xris - THANK YOU SOOOO
Xris - THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!! I knew I was making it harder than it should be! I love how helpful people are :-)
Some of the badges went in
Some of the badges went in directions I did not expect! Thanks! (And I found a few codes from previous years along the way -- now I'll have to check out those badges too!)
So excited for the summer
So excited for the summer game this year!
Cool badges!
Cool badges!
Awesome!
Awesome!
So excited. Went out to two
So excited. Went out to two libraries today with my wife. It is so fun!!!
I highly recommend this game.
I highly recommend this game.
Excited to play again this
Excited to play again this summer!
Here we go again! Thanks
Here we go again! Thanks AADL!
Finally here!
Finally here!
Thanks for the hints--now I
Thanks for the hints--now I know to check here for some additional help!
Yay, bus badges again!
Yay, bus badges again!
Me too. I think it's
Me too. I think it's Cr...Ya...Cou... and Ive entered the initials and the full name of the online group, but to no avail. So frustrating!
For the last clue in the
For the last clue in the Knitting badge: Is it the full name of the group or just the initials? I have tried both but neither works...
The online knitting group
The online knitting group starts with R.....
We love the Legend of Ingalls
We love the Legend of Ingalls Badge! The Top of the Park AADL badge is one of our family traditions..keep it up!
@sara - I did the same thing
@sara - I did the same thing with the moon badge. "rounding it up" really made it harder since the first thing you want to do is round it up mathematically!
Love the badges!
Love the badges!
summer games are awesome!
summer games are awesome!
here we go again
here we go again
Some of these seem so much
Some of these seem so much harder than other years.
Aaaaaand, there goes all my
Aaaaaand, there goes all my free time this summer. Gotta collect all the codes!
Anyone else completely
Anyone else completely struggling with one for the mummy #4?! It seems so obvious but it's not working...
Still havene't got all badge
Still havene't got all badge drop 1 badges
@Bethybeth07 You need to
@Bethybeth07
You need to search the one word describing that type of archaeologists. After that the catalog item shouldn't be too ruff ruff to find.
I love the bus tie-in! My
I love the bus tie-in!
My friend code is: SWEET646
The Monster at the End of
The Monster at the End of this Badge is harder than I would expect - searching for the fifth clue took me forever!