We've got quite the map here! I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product. We've come a long way since the one piece I had last night.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Maybe. The 2nd piece I found was still under 1 page of comments. Should be at 2 now.


Edit: And that may only work on Woot discussions. Found one on Sport which was 77 comments, but not a treasure piece to be found.

True but look at all the other items around it and the amount of comments they have in comparison. It's a big jump up.

As for the other sites. From what I understand the pieces are only popping up on the main page items.

mibutterflywingz wrote:Okay. I got it. It sucks that unless you stay awake 24 hours or build a team or something you can't get past pieces even in the list that's provided.

Come on...I can't even imagine that anyone from the Woot! team will be staying up for 48 hours straight. Even they must have a tag team or something! If you can't do it, how are we expected to?!

I could tell you how...but then you'd have to walk the plank!

ThunderThighs wrote:Nope, this is an individual effort, not a group project.

Our left hand never knows what our right hand is doing.

Hey TT are staff (you) of Woot allowed to participate? I did not people affiliated with woot could participate in this. If not no big deal and just a misunderstanding on my part, but just curious.

mrskellibryant wrote:I am enjoying cutting and taping my map pieces together. I feel young again. Thanks, Woot!

Maybe kids.woot will have some paper dolls!

Anyone else think the assembled map right now looks like Australia?

dseanadams wrote:Yeah, you'll only find map pieces on the main Woot page.

Is the count to 5?

Stones2407 wrote:Is the count to 5?

That is what i have and it seems like a lot more pieces to go.

joewdial wrote:Anyone else think the assembled map right now looks like Australia?

The treasure is in Australia, grab your shovels!!!!

How many maps should I have found so far?

Any suggestions on how to put the map together? I lack software to do so.

hamiltwan wrote:How many maps should I have found so far?

5 hammy. Pay attention!

If you hit the wrong note , we'll all be flat.

Vulpecula wrote:Any suggestions on how to put the map together? I lack software to do so.

*cough*scissors*cough*tape*cough*

Vulpecula wrote:Any suggestions on how to put the map together? I lack software to do so.

Paint.....when selecting pieces click under the selection options and choose "transparent selection."

I have a feeling this is going to be a click-through map. I've noticed various images on woot pages that reference the treasure hunt all have unique identifiers. Clicking through in the correct order is probably going to reveal the crap.

cwells100 wrote:

If you hit the wrong note , we'll all be flat.

Goonies never say die!

wootified wrote:*cough*scissors*cough*tape*cough*

Powerpoint works very well

I figured out the code. The Red Letters spell out to Drink more Ovaltine

ThunderThighs wrote:I'm doing it in Windows Paint with no problem. Some are printing and taping.

good idea ty

xxcqqcxx wrote:Powerpoint works very well

he specifically said he lacked any software to put the map together

Vulpecula wrote:Any suggestions on how to put the map together? I lack software to do so.

I suggest the excellent free program GIMP 2 - it's similar to photoshop. You can select pieces with the Fuzzy Select Tool (fourth icon in the top row, on the left of the screen) and clicking anywhere in the white space, then hitting (CTRL + I) to invert your selection so you are only selecting the map piece.

wootified wrote:*cough*scissors*cough*tape*cough*

Uhhhh Cut and Paste, works with paper and software.

donnemo wrote:I have a feeling this is going to be a click-through map. I've noticed various images on woot pages that reference the treasure hunt all have unique identifiers. Clicking through in the correct order is probably going to reveal the crap.

All images on a web page have a unique identifier. It is called the name of the file. If it was not unique all of the pieces would be overwritten by the newest one uploaded.

sheriff92 wrote:I figured out the code. The Red Letters spell out to Drink more Ovaltine

Ovaltine! A crummy commercial?

OK, got my 5 pieces together but I am not getting how in Hades this is going to lead us to Blue Oyster Cult.

Vulpecula wrote:Any suggestions on how to put the map together? I lack software to do so.

My How-To, using GIMP:
http://www.woot.com/forums/viewpost.aspx?postid=5167398

I found an easier method to remove the white background:

1) Select-->By Color
2) Click on white background
3) Select-->Invert
4) Edit-->Copy

You then can paste the map fragment into another picture containing the other map fragments.

dpostman wrote:Uhhhh Cut and Paste, works with paper and software.

he specifically said he lacked software to put the map together. try to keep up

sheriff92 wrote:I figured out the code. The Red Letters spell out to Drink more Ovaltine

You'll shoot your eye out!

Stones2407 wrote:You'll shoot your eye out!

and on sport woot earlier was refurbed air rifles...


Coincidence??? I think not

marceepauff wrote:5 hammy. Pay attention!

I AM paying attention. Or did you meant to woot, rather than work?

Darn can only find 4

could one find captain kiddfoot on a site in the woot family?

sheriff92 wrote:and on sport woot earlier was refurbed air rifles...


Coincidence??? I think not

I'm waiting for the sherry on Wine!woot, and the boat bumpers on Sport!. Any time now.
'Pour, oh, pour the pirate sherry,
Fill, O fill the pirate glass!
And, to make us more than merry,
Let the pirate bumper pass!'

So the trollface on "Dead Meme Isle" means we're going to complete this map and find out we've been wasting our time, correct?

ye crap is going to be a photo of Katie Couric dressed as a girl scout. TRUE crap.

I'll make it easy for any of you who need to go back and missed a piece or two...find the items in the blog, just open each in a new tab, and append "#read-more" [excluding quotations] to view the woot page. If you can't figure it out from there, Flying Spaghetti Monster save us all.

I have a meeting in 45 minutes. I need a map piece fix before then . . .

jallenza wrote:I'll make it easy for any of you who need to go back and missed a piece or two...find the items in the blog, just open each in a new tab, and append "#read-more" [excluding quotations] to view the woot page. If you can't figure it out from there, Flying Spaghetti Monster save us all.

Or just click on the pretty pictures.

My prediction: the red letters form a coupon code ala the April Fools Buccaneers of Caribbean from many years back.