Gunters?
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:40 am
I'm kind of surprised that we don't have a thread about this yet, but are any of the board members participating in the Ready Player One easter egg hunt?
If you don't know what I'm talking about, I'll give you a quick run-down. In the book Ready Player One, the plot revolves around video game easter eggs. In the future there is an alternate reality video game that includes many references to video games of the 1980s and the creator of the game programmed in an easter egg hunt that became a huge contest. Well, in the book, Ernie Cline included his own easter egg. There is a URL hidden somewhere in the book and if you visit the site, you can play a game. In that game there is another easter egg that is a clue for another game. Three total games and the first person to beat all three wins a Delorean!
I don't have the print copy of the book, and apparently the easter egg isn't in the ebook copies, so I can't play without buying a hard copy. But I was wondering if anyone here was playing? If so, have you found the first gate? Have you cleared the first gate? I'm really curious about this, and I think it sounds like a great promotional scheme.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, I'll give you a quick run-down. In the book Ready Player One, the plot revolves around video game easter eggs. In the future there is an alternate reality video game that includes many references to video games of the 1980s and the creator of the game programmed in an easter egg hunt that became a huge contest. Well, in the book, Ernie Cline included his own easter egg. There is a URL hidden somewhere in the book and if you visit the site, you can play a game. In that game there is another easter egg that is a clue for another game. Three total games and the first person to beat all three wins a Delorean!
I don't have the print copy of the book, and apparently the easter egg isn't in the ebook copies, so I can't play without buying a hard copy. But I was wondering if anyone here was playing? If so, have you found the first gate? Have you cleared the first gate? I'm really curious about this, and I think it sounds like a great promotional scheme.