Chrono.gg ARG
| Chrono.gg | |
|---|---|
| Type | [[List_of_Investigations#Unofficial|Unofficial]] |
| Creator | Chrono.gg |
| Discovered | 2017-03-05 |
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The Chrono.gg ARG was an ARG that took place on popular game deal site Chrono.gg.
thisisnotaclue
On March 5, the front page of Chrono.gg was updated with a message hidden inside the promo art for Omnibus: thisisnotaclue.com. Visiting that site shows...
Progress so far:
First clue. From email sent out to newsletter subscribers: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/246612521425960960/288030422221193216/unknown.png
Hidden URL on Omnibus at http://www.chrono.gg https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/287425453885489153/288001455787474945/unknown.png
Leads to http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/ We compiled all the sequences at https://1drv.ms/x/s!An0WCjkAtK3KgYkRZsDl2nyHUBNKdQ
Then we converted the hex values of all the assembled color swathes and obtained the cryptic message " CRITICAL WARNING: COINS ARE UNEXPECTEDLY MISSING. SUSPECT IDENTIFIED. SUSPECT ID: GRENDEL23. REQUESTING INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE. END TRANSMISSION. "
This leads us to this chrono.gg forum user ( https://community.chrono.gg/users/Grendel23/activity ) We looked at Grendel23's only post for clues, as well as analyzed the avatar image ( source image: https://community.chrono.gg/uploads/default/original/2X/4/496c5384efd98fb704f44f5606f5af2e0387103e.png )
As far as the avatar being a tangram, @ManicVolcanic#7413 solved it. Here is the solution: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/287425453885489153/288018407666876416/unknown.png
@ManicVolcanic#7413 noticed that the first letters of all the sentences spelled out an imgur link ( http://i.imgur.com/LgmNn9E.jpg ) so now we are given the next clue!
By putting the previously solved tangram in line with the letter grid, we are given https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/287425453885489153/288038958217166849/unknown.png
This leads us to http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/conspiracy (GO TO / CONSPIRACY from the tangram lines) which redirects to http://thecoinconspiracy.com/
The riddle is a Tower of Hanoi type puzzle, and it asks us to input a minimum number of moves. @Randomiser#0769 did 2^14 to get the answer: 16384
The site then gives us this image http://thecoinconspiracy.com/static/0688a1c2699ab939ef26ad2355176e64.png
Putting the above image through a bmp converter removes the alpha channel, allowing us to see the blocked portion of the image http://i.imgur.com/f0W6L7m.png
The font is wingdings, and it says " /corr " We believe the cut off letter to be a U, which is a diagonal square in wingdings
How to help:
Figure out what to do with the image!