2011 Ginter Code finally solved

[mnvikingstwins]

Ginter Code ‏ @TheGinterCode Close
@TheLincolnFFF1 @gyom39 Check the email listed in your profile. The password is the same as for Twitter. #thegintercode #cracked

[patricknyc]

what was the code?

[VWBUS1978]

i don't really understand twitter. or the "codemaster" but cool, glad someone broke it. wonder how long they will wait for the redemption auto's to come in!?

[mnvikingstwins]

Seems like somehow it led to the password for the Abe Lincoln Flocculent Abe twitter account.

[Carrbeaz]

Sense... this makes none

[ToppsCollector1]

I have 2 questions: what was the code and how was it solved?

[poppudaimadochi]

I'll explain everything once I finish writing the solution :)

[Deanninja]

Great title. You have the perfect stage..to explain in detail and have us read every word. Yet we get this. The code is solved. No more riddles. Please share the story of how & what was done. I know I'm not alone in this.

[xbignick]

Happy to know the three people working on it beat the other three people working on it. Exciting.

[ToppsCollector1]

I'll explain everything once I finish writing the solution :)

You better or else! lol

[hoopster3977]

As I stated before Frenchie, great job done between you and your cohorts.

I definitely plan to send you a few TTM's.

[alexarmijo2009]

Way to go Frenchie!!!

[CharlieHustle]

Any update on this?

[poppudaimadochi]

Any update on this?

We posted the solution, only that we tweeted a poem that gives you directions to it :D

[DaveTaplin]

We posted the solution, only that we tweeted a poem that gives you directions to it :D

You already proved you are smarter than us, why rub it in?

[wickedliquids]

I don't think it's been solved....

[mnvikingstwins]

I don't think it's been solved....

Yeah, someone's been impersonating Topps on twitter saying many times it's been solved.

[poppudaimadochi]

You already proved you are smarter than us, why rub it in?

We're just having a little fun, primarily back at the Codemaster himself. We already agreed to post the real link very shortly.

[stardog-8]

well done, gents! i found their site, for those that don't want to see how many different backwards word combos they can type: First Point of Aries: The 2011 Ginter Code Story (http://noitulosedocretnig1102.blogspot.com/)

[Craiggysanford]

Wow, that is insanity!! I just read most of their rants about solving it. Crazy stuff. What do they win??

[seancoyle]

Amazing, lots of hard work and dedication put into solving that code. Those guys deserved it.

[SportCardBuffet]

wow congrats, I read the whole blog, not a code I would have cracked from the looks of it, very hard work indeed

[Cubs_rock21]

nice! I got laid tonite, you solved the Ginter code...Great night!:)!

[JDK16]

well done, gents! i found their site, for those that don't want to see how many different backwards word combos they can type: First Point of Aries: The 2011 Ginter Code Story (http://noitulosedocretnig1102.blogspot.com/)

wow amazing work guys

[WhacksPacks]

I got lost after the first 2 paragraphs..this is insanity

[tajikey]

That is insane, not only for the guys that cracked it, but for Topps to think of it. If only they paid this much attention to customer service, quality, and redemptions...

[MetDude]

That is insane, not only for the guys that cracked it, but for Topps to think of it. If only they paid this much attention to customer service, quality, and redemptions...

It is rather incongrous that Topps can devise something this complex and still do things like
put "2B" where "3B" is supposed to be,
or put an offensive linemans sticker auto on a cam newton card,
or put a Texas Patch In an Atlanta Braves card.

anyways

Congrats to the OP cause I cant even understand the "explanation".

The boys at Bletchley could have used your help about 70 years ago.

[astrosox]

Congrats to all who were involved in this. Next stop?

A Crack in the Code Kryptos Is Keeping - NYTimes.com (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/us/21code.html?pagewanted=all)

[xbignick]

Just read through it. I bought a blaster and some packs of A and G and got three clock cards back when retail came out, figured that would be the start.
I have one question though.
Are these words:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j_AcJbLL77g/T0g402ZDLTI/AAAAAAAAABI/MYUHw7hunJM/s1600/AllClues.jpg
actually on the back of cards or are they from some site or something?

Seems ballsy by Topps to have the end of the trail linked to a twitter account that could have been hacked.

[monkeymcgee]

Congratulations guys--that's an impressive path you took to the solution. Thanks for sharing how you got there :)!

[mnvikingstwins]

Just read through it. I bought a blaster and some packs of A and G and got three clock cards back when retail came out, figured that would be the start.
I have one question though.
Are these words:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j_AcJbLL77g/T0g402ZDLTI/AAAAAAAAABI/MYUHw7hunJM/s1600/AllClues.jpg
actually on the back of cards or are they from some site or something?

Seems ballsy by Topps to have the end of the trail linked to a twitter account that could have been hacked.

They are from sites on topps.com, the main code map came from yrecover.topps.com

[WilsonValdez]

They are from sites on topps.com, the main code map came from yrecover.topps.com

Damn, I thought for sure with all your bravado that you were going to be the one to crack it...oh well, maybe next year.

[mnvikingstwins]

Damn, I thought for sure with all your bravado that you were going to be the one to crack it...oh well, maybe next year.

A few days ago I did get the 3 angles adding to 99 with 1:14/3:14/9:42 which was all that you really needed to solve the code.

[anusinha]

That sounds rediculosly complicated

[mnvikingstwins]

That sounds rediculosly complicated

Not that much. Needed to find the 10 true domains from their twitter clues and then could find the other 20 by going through the entire set if you wanted, and then add the angles between with the no decimals all <50 and figure to go diagonal through the map.

[poppudaimadochi]

A few days ago I did get the 3 angles adding to 99 with 1:14/3:14/9:42 which was all that you really needed to solve the code.

Not that much. Needed to find the 10 true domains from their twitter clues and then could find the other 20 by going through the entire set if you wanted, and then add the angles between with the no decimals all <50 and figure to go diagonal through the map.

See, there is a lot of wrong in those two statements. Don't make it sound so easy.

Once you found the correct 10 websites from the 30 possible ones, ALL websites clues were to be used.

1:14 says the Navigational Star appears in 2h, which points to 3:14. That one in turn says that it appears at the North Pole. And 9:42 gives you the password.

Meanwhile, you still need 2 more clues to find the clue card (no decimal values, and add the values less than 50); you needed to know the clue card was in Hometown Heroes; and I didn't just "figure out" to go in diagonal like you said: the 99x99 map is a star map, as hinted to by the poem. Starting at the first point of Aries means you are standing at the center of that map. Finally, you need 2 more clues to know how to navigate around it: "degrees and hours in equal measure" and "at the edge of the sky, track back from whence you are": that gives the diagonal movement around the center, from the north pole and going east (like said in the poem) by the navigational star value (clue 1:19) of 13, not counting the North Pole "C" itself.


But it was so easy, you had figured it all out yourself, right? Oh wait, maybe I should post all the PM's you sent begging for help...

[aa452110]

Uh. Wow.

I am neither that smart nor that determined. Good on you folks and congrats.

You guys want to do my taxes?

[ToppsCollector1]

Heres how the code was solved



First Point of Aries: The 2011 Ginter Code Story: How we traveled from the First Point of Aries: the solution to the 2011 Ginter Code (http://noitulosedocretnig1102.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-we-traveled-from-first-point-of.html#more)

[WilsonValdez]

Heres how the code was solved



First Point of Aries: The 2011 Ginter Code Story: How we traveled from the First Point of Aries: the solution to the 2011 Ginter Code (http://noitulosedocretnig1102.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-we-traveled-from-first-point-of.html#more)

Wow..thank you for posting that enlightening link. I hadn't seen it or the discussion around all the way back on page 1....

[mimi mo money]

That is insane, not only for the guys that cracked it, but for Topps to think of it. If only they paid this much attention to customer service, quality, and redemptions...

Right! How can Topps put all of that effort/brains into some code when they can't even foresee that single color patches in a $500 dollar box [5-star] is a bonehead move.

smdh.

[ToppsCollector1]

Wow..thank you for posting that enlightening link. I hadn't seen it or the discussion around all the way back on page 1....

Sarcasm. I enjoy it. I didnt see it either when I wrote that post

[jeffreysc1]

I just realized I am retarded

[ramsey13]

UN F,$hing REAL. That is a made for TV Event!!!!!!!!!

[ivbaseball06]

I just read the whole thing. That's awesome. I love puzzles and this is the first time I've ever really looked into this. I might take a shot at it next year.

[gergs1134]

Bravo gentlemen. Nicely done. I remember having those feelings a couple years ago when doing the Code, finally figuring it out and sending in my picture (No I didn't win, was a little late). The excitement when all of a sudden the words/letters/websites pop out on the screen and finally make sense. Bravo.

[w.engelman]

So glad this was solved good job!!!!!

[IndySportsCards]

That is insane, not only for the guys that cracked it, but for Topps to think of it. If only they paid this much attention to customer service, quality, and redemptions...

^^^^ What he said

[poppudaimadochi]

Figured I would unearth this thread rather than create a new one...

Ladies and gentlemen, here it is:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/0771ACA1-BABE-43FB-9E79-0A513764C589-2333-000003AAA3D5E6C0.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/F1F30E24-5521-4403-A701-7F0F67B86D3A-4633-0000072C8F3F8826.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/SCAN0010.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/SCAN0011.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/SCAN0012.jpg


This is Ryan's share:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/SCAN0013.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/SCAN0014.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/SCAN0015.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/SCAN0016-1.jpg


And this is Frank's share:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/SCAN0017.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/SCAN0018.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/SCAN0019.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii44/poppudaimadochi/2011 Codebreaker set/SCAN0020.jpg


Thanks for looking!!

[calculusdork]

Beautiful, beautiful set. Must ask, do you plan to keep or sell? I assume the answer will be different for each of you. :)

[IndySportsCards]

I still haven't gotten my Hope Solo 2011 A&G auto I redeemed over a year ago. :(

[cjsayde]

That is an AMAZING set. Glad you guys found a way to split it pretty evenly.

[George19]

I like Frank's list and then Ryan. Nice job though!!!

G

[poppudaimadochi]

Beautiful, beautiful set. Must ask, do you plan to keep or sell? I assume the answer will be different for each of you. :)

I don't want to speak for Ryan or Frank; but for my share, a handful of those are PC-forever-not-going-anywhere, the rest I'll most likely move