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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!!!

Comments

first

I am working on the "Go" badge is anyone having trouble finding the second codeword

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!

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 phrase that is the final code for the "High Moon" badge is from a different decade than the events described in the badge clues.

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, 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. :)

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

@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 awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Need some help finding the first game code for the Knit it up Badge. Not sure what I should be looking for. Thanks.

@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 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.

Hint in case someone else is stuck on Friend or Faux, hint 4: The catalog has an extra space before the colon.

Memes

Yahoo! Love, love, love the Summer Game! I was counting down the days. So glad it's finally here!

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

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 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, which offers us a beautiful combination of fun and library instruction.

Gamification, indeed!

Yes, the distance to the moon is truncated, not rounded. Being a math can I had the same problem.

@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 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 visited Wikipedia and had the word but wasn't using it correctly......it all makes sense now.....

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 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.

@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?

@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.

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 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 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.

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 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 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 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!

Excited for summer game 2017! Already loving the first badge drop, especially the monster and fairy badges.

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 no sarcasm, like the no homo thing means that thing it means, only nicer.) (A whole lot nicer.) (I just invented it.) (I think.)

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 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!

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!

Tall963, it's not computers or meteorology...what is meteorology about? Do a wiki search if you need to.

Loved the Monster badge! Reminded me of one of my favorite children's books. Well done!

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

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 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?

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 library codes are up at the Downtown branch? Seemed to be very few this weekend...especially on first floor.

@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 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!

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 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 there I am having trouble finding the fourth codeword for the "Knit It Up" badge
Thanks so much
Lmd3577

Lmd3577 - Look up the book, containing the character mentioned in the clue, in the catalog and you'll find the clue.

I learned something about Egypt and archaeology today by playing the Summer Game. It was fun!

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 - ??

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 and I'm having a ton of fun. I'm mad at myself for not trying years ago.

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.

Glad that the games have started up again. This year I'm going to get all the badges! ;-)

I am having trouble with the last Kit it Up code. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Any help?

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 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 web-search badge to each category with each weekly badge drop.

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 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)

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 amazing!!!!!!

I can't wait until badge drop #2!

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 great weeks of badges and thanks to all the people ready, willing and able to offer help with some of the tough clues. WATCH434

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 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!)

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 Knitting badge: Is it the full name of the group or just the initials? I have tried both but neither works...

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 with the moon badge. "rounding it up" really made it harder since the first thing you want to do is round it up mathematically!

Anyone else completely struggling with one for the mummy #4?! It seems so obvious but it's not working...

@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.

The Monster at the End of this Badge is harder than I would expect - searching for the fifth clue took me forever!

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