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Weird card I found at the GDC
Raslin
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Let me just give a little backstory here. I was at the 2007 GDC, on the last day of the conference. Stayed until the end, got all of my goodies, etc. When I got outside, I decided to have a smoke before I headed home, so I stuck near the outside of the building, talked to some people, and all that. Before I left, though, I noticed a stack of cards, i think it was either on top of a garbage can(like the metal part, not in the actual can), or an ash tray. Either way, I grabbed one, because I couldn't tell what it was.
I'm still stumped. Its the size of a basic business card. A little bit on the thicker side. Its mostly black, with horizontal lines running through it. Upon further inspection, I realized that it was more like a picture, with large black lines running through it. The colors in the non-black 'lines' seem to make up a picture, but its obscure enough that I have no idea what it is.
The back is simple enough(well hell, it could be the front really). S.C appears in the middle of the card, in fairly large red letters. Behind it is a faint, hard to see snowflake(initially why I got interested. Makes me think its somehow related to blizzard[snowflake] and starcraft[S.C]). The other side is what really gets me though.
18 combinations of letters appear, ranging from two to three letters each. They are seemingly randomly placed on the card, but with a red line connecting them to one of the four sides of the card. Here are the letters:
(Connecting to the left side, from top to bottom)
eyg
co
(Connecting to the bottom, from left to right)
sim
hu
yo
ww
ng
som
(connecting to the right, from bottom to top)
uy
ki
uwa
eta
w.h
(connecting to the top, from right to left)
s.c
om
nt
ry
nda
They aren't in a straight circle or anything though, they randomly appear further or closer to the side they are 'connected' to.
Two more things. On the top left part of this side, there is a very small circular indent. Also, you can barely make out wax(or max, cant tell) hidden in one of the black parts, in a very un-vibrant red(if that makes sense).
I'll take a picture or two of it tomorrow. this thing is killing me to find out.
I'm still stumped. Its the size of a basic business card. A little bit on the thicker side. Its mostly black, with horizontal lines running through it. Upon further inspection, I realized that it was more like a picture, with large black lines running through it. The colors in the non-black 'lines' seem to make up a picture, but its obscure enough that I have no idea what it is.
The back is simple enough(well hell, it could be the front really). S.C appears in the middle of the card, in fairly large red letters. Behind it is a faint, hard to see snowflake(initially why I got interested. Makes me think its somehow related to blizzard[snowflake] and starcraft[S.C]). The other side is what really gets me though.
18 combinations of letters appear, ranging from two to three letters each. They are seemingly randomly placed on the card, but with a red line connecting them to one of the four sides of the card. Here are the letters:
(Connecting to the left side, from top to bottom)
eyg
co
(Connecting to the bottom, from left to right)
sim
hu
yo
ww
ng
som
(connecting to the right, from bottom to top)
uy
ki
uwa
eta
w.h
(connecting to the top, from right to left)
s.c
om
nt
ry
nda
They aren't in a straight circle or anything though, they randomly appear further or closer to the side they are 'connected' to.
Two more things. On the top left part of this side, there is a very small circular indent. Also, you can barely make out wax(or max, cant tell) hidden in one of the black parts, in a very un-vibrant red(if that makes sense).
I'll take a picture or two of it tomorrow. this thing is killing me to find out.
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Geh, I feel kinda annoyed reading this thread since it doesn't have any pictures yet.
If you can't scan it, is there any chance of doing a mock up in Paint or something?
Looks like this to me, too.
Any chance you can get a picture of the card for us, or at least mspaint it? I'm having difficulty figuring out how it's laid out.
anyone else? I'm just glancing though.
Spoilered in case others want to work it out.
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
Proceed!
(Also, sorry for double posting)
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
www.heyguysimkindahungryyouwantsometacos.com
Woot!
(Website is annoyingly blocked from my work internet connection though!!)
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
www.heyguysimkindahungryyouwant ... s.com
EDIT: D'oh. Never mind.
EDIT 2: Odd website. A letter from Santa Claus. Of sorts. And an invoice. *shrug*