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Introducing: THE SECRET SHOP! Plus yet another BADGE DROP!

by eli

Summer Game 2012 just KEEPS GETTING BETTER! And today, we're proud to announce the opening of the AADL SUMMER GAME SECRET SHOP! Where is the SECRET SHOP? What is the SECRET SHOP? Well, it's a SECRET! But maybe this riddle will help you find where the SECRET SHOP is hidden in the AADL catalog:




Tuberculosis shares abbreviation,

and colorful pictures, like stuck animation.

M-angelo's tallest, plus one who's from Rome,

Seagoing high schoolers are found in this tome.





UPDATE: The Secret Shop has MOVED! It was in Teen Boat! by Dave Roman.


Each Friday at 6 PM for the rest of the Summer Game, a New SECRET SHOP will open. It includes very special, RARE, and highly VALUABLE items you can't find in the plain old shop! But you have to work for it! You'll need both SUMMER GAME POINTS and SECRET SHOP TOKENS to buy things from the secret shop. BUT HOW DO I GET SECRET SHOP TOKENS? Well, right now, there are 4 ways:


* Anyone who finds the Secret Shop will receive a code good for 1 Secret Shop Token.

* If you complete the ultra-hard Treasure Quest, you'll receive 1 Secret Shop Token.

* When you reach Level 5 and Level 10 in Points-O-matic Helpful Reviews Mode, you'll receive 1 Secret Shop Token.

* When you reach Level 5 and Level 10 in Points-O-matic Photomic Describorator Mode, you'll receive 1 Secret Shop Token.

* When you reach Levels 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 in Points-O-matic Textulating Recognizorator Mode, you'll receive 1 Secret Shop Token.




And more yet to come! Rest assured, the Secret Shop has many local goodies and special items yet to come each week, so SEARCH AND YE SHALL FIND untold treasures of Awesomeness!



And now, this week's BADGE DROP!



Summer Game 2012 Badge Drop #7
echo theme_summergame_badge(324,312,310,321,322,313,323,311,319,320,325,336,337,338);
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echo theme_summergame_badge(314,315,316,317,318);
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echo theme_summergame_badge(326,327,328,329,330);
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echo theme_summergame_badge(331,332,333,334,335);
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That enough for you this week? Well watch for more Olympic-themed badges throughout next week as the GAMES GO ON! THANKS FOR PLAYING!

Comments

How fun and I FOUND IT!! :-)

I love this game! When will the mystery prizes open up in the game shop?

off now to do the badges

The formatting got messed up when you edited for the additional text. you might want to fix that. (Also, you gave me heart failure for a second...the post was showing as blank on reload and I panicked a bit about not being able to see the riddle poem.)

Edited to add: nevermind!

Yay! If my daughter had not gotten the Mouse Guard RPG already, I would probably have gotten her that!

UGG I have google searched every thing I can think of but I can't find it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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(edited to add line breaks -ejk)

I'm over 21 not telling my age. I took a deep breath because I was stressing about not finding it then I googled different words with book and found it. rhymes with goat.Don't over think it.

Oh my gosh! I can't wait to see what's in the secret shop:-) it's so mysterious! I wish they would stop dropping badges :( I was looking forward to getting the ones for tags and rating stuff, that's how I get points on here and it's exciting to no u got a new badge for writting reviews about the awesome things happening at the library :-)

Does anyone have any advice for the first code of the Fish badge? I got the last three codes, but the first one is eluding me. I found the name of the fish and its nickname on the internet, but neither of those led me to the first code (although one did lead me to the second code). Am I missing something obvious here?

After my disappointment in losing in a double order(note to self and other do not wait and grab item before getting second opinions. ) i must say what an amazing secret shop.

UGH! Found the secret shop too late. Only one thing in there that I wanted, and it was sold out.

So it says "Anyone who finds the Secret Shop will receive a code good for 1 Secret Shop Token"...
How do we get the code for the secret shop token? It seems like secret shop items are selling out quickly & I don't want to miss out on one of the prizes in particular.!!! I'm a long way from getting any of the other secret shop tokens...

HELP!

EDIT: Never mind, I am dumb & didn't read the title! Whoops!

sigh. that'll teach me for being busy on a Friday. Much of the SS was already sold out by the time I had the time to look for it. Ah, well. There's always next Friday.

I feel so negative after spending time on the Points-o-Matic helpful reviewer mode!

Also, I would love a library materials jukebox...sometimes I use the points-o-matic just to get knowledge of random materials I might not have known to look for. Having a similar page on the main site for people looking for something to read, listen to, or watch just make random or maybe not so random suggestions might be interesting. Maybe start with a form that indicates whether the patron is looking for a book, an audiobook, a CD, a movie (DVD or Blue Ray...format matters for many) and serve up a random selection?

The only thing I don't like about using the web for library materials is that the serendipity of finding something wonderful and unexpected that can happen to the browsing patron is much more difficult to come by. That's one of my favorite things about the library summer game catalog quests: that I find out about materials I might never have known to look for.

Agree with this wholeheartedly. I'm not actually that much of a browser, but lots of people are. Since many are spending more time online and less in the physical library, it would be wonderful to have a "random book" (or other media) button. Do we already have a list of librarian suggested/recommended materials?

Is the shop sold out? I'm just wondering, since i don't want to go on a wild goose chase, because doesn't the shop disappear after it is sold out?

:edit: I found it, and some things are still in stock.

Can anyone help with the Old Newshound badge by letting me know if I'm on the right track? I think I have figured out the clues but can't figure out the game code. I'll try not to give away too much with my questions :) Is the remedy all 4 words, starting with "The", or 3 words? And is the name just the last name, or "& sons"? I think I have the right pieces, but I've tried different combinations of the words and I can't figure out the game code. Thanks!

How do I find the <strong>Osteoglossum Bicirrhosum</strong>? I know it's the monkey fish, but nothing comes up.

In reply to by jmock

@jsulimin, search Osteoglossum Bicirrhosum on google, then use the common name that wikipedia gives you, I pretty sure you can find it like that!

I'm having major problems with the second code for the Transformers badge. I've gotten all the other codes except for that one. Can anyone help me?

Can someone help me with the Savory Opera this week. (I can't find the first and fifth one)

Is the 6th code for This Badge is Kicking My Asana still on the item? I found an item that seems like exactly what the previous code, and the hint, describe, but it has no code. I also looked at every title for yoga to find one that might seem like a joke, or be for people who can't touch their toes (prenatal yoga, and back pain) and could not find it.

In looking back on that particular clue, it is more vague than some of the others given, and there were other materials I could have used, such as the DVD Yoga for Inflexible People (which is a pretty good yoga DVD, btw). However, the actual item is there, in the catalog, and the code is on it. One additional hint is that you are looking for something opposite to previous item (the one you get the clue from). Look especially at the code for that item, and think what might be the opposite of the type of people it mentions.

cherylo:

Thanks so much, I finally got it! I think my original search may have been narrowed to yoga in some other way, rather than using the keyword. I might be dreaming about yoga tonight (hopefully I do well, instead of falling down over and over).

Just find Germania ho*** instead of Germania hall. Can you help me with the German elixir?

In reply to by Zhengyang1022

anyone help me with the pink fish badge? stuck on second code. I know what to look for, but there's so many books about the captain.

I need help finding the first code for the Old Newshound badge. Are we supposed to go to the actual place, or are we supposed to find it on the AADL website?

@mysterio:

Definitely look on the AADL site. Though traipsing around AA might be fun, you won't find the codes that way (that I know of!) Remember to do your RESEARCH when you are trying to get an OLD NEWShound badge. Search away!

Need help in the "Fairy Door Hunting" badge

Second code?
"Next find a book all about the houses and special places that fairies live"

FINALLY found the Secret Shop! I was offline most of the weekend doing things so not much left to choose from, but finally found it at any rate. What was left is something I'm interested in anyway, so it's all good. :) That's what I get for trying to actually be productive on my weekend off. ;) Perhaps I should write a note to myself for this Friday to NOT plan on anything in the evening so I can go searching earlier than I did this time around. Heh.

Now... the badges.

The fourth code for the Transformers badge is another one I need help with. At first, I thought it was Real Steel, but when I checked, the code wasn't there.

Mtuplin, if you mean the secret shop, I don't believe it will. Some items in the regular summer game shop may be restocked. I note that the messenger bags specifically say they are <em>temporarily</em> out of stock, implying strongly that they will be restocked.

But there will be a new secret shop this coming Friday with new items from all indications, so maybe being ready for that one will serve.

gxl,

I just updated the Points-O-Matic page to try to prevent people from fraudulently automating submissions. Please let me know if you are still having trouble.

-ejk

@Zhengyang1022: You search for wheaties first spokesperson on google, then find that person in the catalog. The code is in a DVD you wouldn't expect it to be in!!
Your doing so well on the leaderboard...

Still can't find it. Are we both talking about the same code? The 2011 movie about robots hitting each other?

Has anyone found Miss Wormwood in the catalog for the Calvin and Hobbes badge?

Old Newshound #6. got the hotel name, now what? tried to put the name in the code slot - nothing! help?

Is there a reason that the points-o-matic pages keep saying "Sorry, no points awarded because this submission is out of date, please try again"? I like to switch between the different points-o-matic things because, frankly, it gets boring and mind-numbing doing the same thing over and over again. But now, whenever I switch, I get this message. Is this some annoying glitch or a permanent change?

SBNB,

I had to put that change in because people were abusing the system, submitting multiple points-o-matic forms at the same time to rack up points and get multiple badge bonuses. You now can only have one copy of points-o-matic open at a time and still get points for it. If you see that message, it means you have tried to submit a points-o-matic feedback form that isn't the latest one for your player.

-ejk

I don't think this badge was in this badge drop, but the the last clue for the newest Olympics badge is kind of weird, could someone give me a hint? Thanks!!

I found the "all together" band in wikipedia, but there aren't any of their CD's in the catalog

Not to be a grammar police or anything, but the description on the fifth item in the secret shop has a grammar error. It has a "than" when it's supposed to be "then".
Sorry. Again not trying to sound critical or anything..

I missed the Treasure Quest during the year & now that the Secret Shop is requiring Secret Shop Tokens, I'm going back & doing them.

Anyone else in the same boat? I am stuck on a few of the riddles & could really use some help! I love being a Summer Game nerd :)

@vlong Yea, I read through the blog posts but most aren't helpful or clear...There's a lot of bickering about Grammar in the posts. :)

Mostly I'm getting stuck on the gate riddles, which is how you earn Secret Tokens, which is why I'm doing it.

hopelessly stuck on what should be easy - GRR

For the second Athlete's foot, I know that it is B***F*** but have looked thru everything I can and have not found it!! The hint says something about B****** Countessa and searching for that didn't help

Also - Cheryl - I'm having a hard time with the non flexible code! Saw your earlier hint, but no luck for me.

Try without the contessa...or google B**** F**** first.

About the not able to touch your toes. There are tags I've been putting onto appropriate yoga items; take a look at what is common in tags for things you might fit the description to lead you to other things that also fit the description. I'm sorry; I'm having a tough time to figure out clues that don't just give it away. :/

@cchaffee: Give me one or two specifically and I'll see if I can't help (just name the keys, you don't have to copy/paste the riddles - I'll find 'em). :) I am doing heavy duty cleaning this weekend and won't be on much during the day but will check in during the evening. :)

How do we get badges/secret shop tokens for the Photomatic Describorator mode? I see badges for Helpful Reviews, but not for the other. I got the "Level 1" badge for the photos, but have since gone over 500-just wondered at what level we get more badges? Thanks!

@crazypockets: The Photomatic Describorator badges are in a different badge drop, you can see how well you are doing when you click on badges at the side of the screen and scroll down, then click on the second Photomatic Describorator badge. Hope that helps!

Weird. According to that, I should have at least level 2 by now. Oh well, maybe it'll show up in the next badge drop or something.

In reply to by Zhengyang1022

What do you mean it's a full time job for me?!?
Actually, it would be pretty cool if this <em>was</em> my job... *imagining*

I love the library and I really want to work there when I'm older. But first I have to be 14 before I can even volunteer. *sigh* When and where can you sign up for volunteering?

Bookbird,

Some of the badges intermediate steps mention extra bonus codes, like a side quest. In some of those cases at least, they seem to be reduced by 1 for each player who found it before you, like the Treasure Quest points were. There is one on the Weird Al themed badge (2nd in Weird series). I know of a few others, and there is a bonus on one of my two badge designs as well.

In reply to by Zhengyang1022

I need some help on the 5th code of the Event-Duality Badge. I can find the person I think they are talking about on the wikipedia page but don't come up with anything but one result (which doesn't have the code).

Thanks

Can anyone help with the second clue of the "Prime's Pragmatic Predecessor" badge? I have found all of the other codes, but cannot figure out the DVD they are talking about with the clue "optimus WHO." I have searched and searched.

Thanks!!

I can't find the code for the optimus who code, even with the clues. Is it under game code or in the description?

I dont know what my problem is but I am having a lot of trouble with the weird worlds badge :(

Thank you Zhengyang1022. And I guess I can't expect you to remember Morgsush, since you are obsessed enough to finish all the badges ASAP, leaving a lot of time left for other stuff.

Fun!!!!

Awsome

In reply to by Morgsush

but I put awesome! somewhere in the beginning of 2012 summer game! does that mean I'm a spammer?! * horrified*

by what? with a "really smart" brain like yours, how is it confusing? I get it. oh, and the quote, srot of, was from a post where someone said you passed the test. My parents are making me take an advanced placement test this year, so I might get *th grade math.

In reply to by gxl

Excuse me? I do not carry around a book ALL the time. *offended*
It might be 50%, or 70%, or maybe 99%... *mumble mumble*

Re: gxl
What is Falling Leaves about?

haha

That's true, but mostly think of it as a behind the scenes shop that's only availible to hard working players (who have to wake up at 6am *cough*) who solve a riddle at 6pm every Friday to find a whole shop full of non library related items from cool people. :D

In reply to by gxl

logos can be more complex, but AADL logo is wonderful only to serious SGers

why are we still commenting if we won't get points? I know, because it's nice conversation....
how about we leave these posts alone until SG2013? Let's suggest a topic for every post to comment on next year. Ex: Fav series

I will Copy Paste this comment to all the other posts too, just so you know. :)

Well, I do like the Apple logo. It's an apple (obviously) with a piece missing. I think it's a good apple cuz a piece is missing so someone must have ate part of it. I'll tell you the rest of what my theories about Apple are when school starts.

I wish the secret shop was still around. I know a code that can be used to earn one secret shop token, but I've never been able to enter it because I found it too late. Could it please be un-expired? The code is C********A**C******** (three words, number of missing letters indicated by the number of *).

Hi there, good on ya for finding this, but the Secret Shop has been permanently discontinued and Secret Shop Tokens are no longer offered. We realized our priority is to get items into the hands of as many people as possible, not make it a puzzle just to get stuff. Thanks for asking!

I've known the code for several years (I think I found it in 2013 or maybe 2012 after the summer game ended). Couldn't you unexpire the code without actually bringing back the secret shop, even though there would be no use for the single point from the code? Alternatively, secret shop tokens could be used in the regular shop...

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