zodiac animal // pig
seed word // music
once a player submits the correct data for the zodiac puzzle,
they were then sent an email by pigpiggies@protonmail.com
and required to solve a series of puzzles via email.


straw house
straw house solution
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each line/shape has a value
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1st column + 2nd column = 3rd column
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white line = +1
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diagonal line = +2
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yellow line = -1
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circle = -3
answer: i would have accepted any answer of lines/shapes equal to the value of 9. i also accepted the answer number "9".


sticks house solution
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symbol progression in a Ƨ-shape trajectory
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♥ = clockwise
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★ = jumps between top right & down left, hidden by ♥
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☾ = jumps top left, bottom left, bottom right, repeat
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◆ = increasing gaps of 1, 2, 3, 4
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☼ = appears every second panel but covered by other symbols

answer: x =


bricks house solution
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blue section flipped upside down due to hang man
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each shape has a value based on edges (i.e. pentagon = 5)
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the number of edges is determined by the shape immediately diagonal to it
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however shape edges increase depending on closest white arrow to it
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↑ = +1 edge for immediate diagonal shape
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→ = +2 edge
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↓ = +3 edge
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in other words, if a ↑ arrow is next to a triangle, then the shape immediately diagonal to the triangle must be square
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if shape resides at edge of the house, its pattern is determined by the opposite side of the house
x=



cosmos house solution
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since the game is based around the idea that the cosmos is a neurological simulation, this is a puzzle about the brain.
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each initial = part of the brain
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FL = Frontal Lobe
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OL = Occipital Lobe
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TL = Temporal Love
x = PL = Parietal Lobe
solving all 4 piggies puzzle correctly unlocks the final boss pigs puzzle:



world pig leaders solution
each piggy is a world leader.
the first initial of their respective countries spells out the seed word.
Malaysia - Anwar bin Ibrahim
United States - Donald Trump
Saudia Arabia - Mohammed bin Salman
India - Narendra Modi
China - Xi Jiping
seed word = MUSIC
kari's commentary
no one made it past bricks house!!!
the winners had 11/12 seed words except piggies, and simply just guessed it.
i wasn't mad though, they deserved to win.
i was kind of sad though because i wanted players to see the last two puzzles.
threw in an animal farm reference, because, you know, the game is peppered with orwell anyway.
also, i replied to each email manually. man, spent a lot of time on this on my lunch breaks at work...