hello everyone

first I would like to draw your attention to a game that GOG needs. Emperor of the Fading Suns (EFS) is a turn based space strategy game. The idea behind this game is to expand your noble house by any means possible. There are many units, as well as numerous diplomatic options. Here are some links so you can check out this game

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_the_Fading_Suns

http://www.mobygames.com/game/emperor-of-the-fading-suns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVbEj_fpPdY

And here is the wish list entry

http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/emperor_of_the_fading_suns

Now that I have finished talking about EFS, on to the giveaway.

this is my first giveaway (besides the few times I put a code in ninja giveaway) so bear with me.

To be clear voting is not required to get any of these games, and rep/ join date do not matter.

I will have 3 puzzles that will increase in difficulty. Solving that puzzle will grant you either a code phrase, which you will post in the thread and I will give you the prize, or the key to the game itself. I will make it clear which the puzzle will yield. I will give hints as needed and don’t be afraid to ask for hints as well.

Please do not edit your post after you guess the answer. If you want to change something, make a new post. You may guess as many times as you want for each puzzle.

You may do what you will with these games, But beware those that yield keys should be used quickly as someone else may solve it.

Puzzle One
Prize: Gumboy Crazy Adventures (steam key)
Code will yield a key
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1DIYI-ZCHZ7-3DY4O <
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Puzzle Two
Prize: Avencast: Rise of the Mage (steam)
Code will yield a phrase
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elmjczsmwmbcqsmfcjzmlfagfumr <<
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Puzzle 3
Prize Still life 1, still life 2, Syberia 1, Syberia 2, crash time 2, Chains, trapped dead, Chrome + Specforce (all steam)
Code will yield a phrase
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see edit 4.

DyNaer won this one.
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All the codes should work, but if there are any problems redeeming them then I will do what I can to make it right.

edit fixed a mistake in the second puzzle.

edit 2: code three may have a problem as well. I am in the process of checking it over and will post any corrections needed when done. sorry for the inconvenience.

edit 3: I believe I have fixed puzzle three. It had some serious mistakes and I still don't know quite how it happened.
As an apology for the mistake I have added another game as a prize for that puzzle

edit 4: thanks to grimwerk for telling me the lines change with the font on Wikipedia, my 3rd puzzle is basically unsolvable. the code should have said beware the merchant league. This would explain why my code was messed up before. so for the third puzzle I will leave behind the puzzle and select a person at random from those who say they are in. I will make this draw tomorrow sometime. I may include an extra game with this as an apology. sorry for the inconvenience.

Edit 5 : DyNaer won puzzle 3

Not in but voted. I've been wanting to play this game for a long time.

Awesome, coxdr. Thanks for the puzzles!

Also, double check the last letter in the second puzzle... I think there's an error.

thanks for the spot. its easy to make mistakes when making these things lol.

EFS Bump

Cheers for the mind boggling GA coxdr - added it to the giveaway directory s it appears to have been overlooked
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/how_does_one_make_a_gift_aka_gifting_on_gog_for_dummies/

Not in but +1 and voted. The game looks good :D

hint for puzzle three.

look elsewhere for an answer

Really suprised Spinorial, The Colonel and Triock arent cracking this open

awww my head , i need to rent a better brain ::P

totaly cluless, even with the clues :X

new edit

thanks to grimwerk for telling me the lines change with the font on Wikipedia, my 3rd puzzle is basically unsolvable. the code should have said beware the merchant league. This would explain why my code was messed up before. so for the third puzzle I will leave behind the puzzle and select a person at random from those who say they are in. I will make this draw tomorrow sometime. I may include an extra game with this as an apology. sorry for the inconvenience.

I'd like to enter the draw.

Thank you!

I had made it even easier than that. The w was just meant to show it was Wikipedia. The first letter was the section. the second was paragraph, the third was line (this is where the problem was) and the last was letter. the whole thing was then flipped. Im starting my junior year of college so I did not have time to make a big puzzle that used other cipher methods. I may be making a bigger puzzle with a gog game as a prize soon. I hope to have time sometime this week, I just cant put a solid date on it. Ill definitely be double checking that one next time though.

so ; i'm not so hopefess :D