Weekly Trivia contest for the week of April 13

[BuckRogers]

I have no idea what's going on.

Well I can assure you that it is not a language barrier thing!

[Mayhem]

Well, I've worked most of it out but running into static near the end, so hopefully Steve can clear something up for me

[maichan]

Slept on it and woke up with a brilliant idea.... but it seems not in time.....


Me too Mayhem..... i think....

[Gaffey]

I always wondered why I didn't get into an Ivy League school.

Now I know why. I give up.

[Mayhem]

Apparently the static was deliberate... keep solving folks

[Gaffey]

Apparently the static was deliberate... keep solving folks

Man, I am a glutton for punishment.

I assumed all the trivia contests were Usagi related. Is that where I went wrong?

[maichan]

Man, I am a glutton for punishment.

I assumed all the trivia contests were Usagi related. Is that where I went wrong?

That was one of three assumptions I had... but then...

[Mayhem]

In light of the prizes on offer, I don't blame Steve for making the contest somewhat harder to solve heh.

There IS a message in there, trust me folks... messing around, solving codes and clues when I was young evidently paid off.

[Steve Hubbell]

Well, I guess this contest is officially over and the second and third place winners can be announced, as well as the solution for the puzzle......

Of course, Go got in the first correct answer as previously announced, and won the big cool Mouse Guard b/w monster sized hardcover (lucky guy!).

Mayhem managed to squeeze his answer in just ahead of Maichan, winning the three Mouse Guard sketchbooks.

And last but not least, Maichan won himself a pair of Mouse Guard FCBD hardcovers, as well as a few paperback Mouse Guard FCBD comics.

Here is the solution for the puzzle.....

Every 25th letter combined to form "This is a hidden message"

JFWIVNWSNVSIOSOIEWKEFWEGT
PWAOWECZKKSJRSWAMAFPPASOH
PSOEASOJPKSQYWHFWFWOIUFWI
OWSFSISBAFAPOIFSHOAOEJCDS

PMAOAFAQAOEFJWAQAIQAPJSDI
DZIDKKSJHENRBEMYFRTIDMFJS

SLWELWODFJRNEWNODFNNVNMVA

NMVSRFRGTRHMSMPFINNFWSNVH
RWMRMVJEIMRPUMVKFSXCOTSHI
RTORWRIPJWERJRPRMKEMDSVMD
SIEWDIJMRJIVPWVIWSPIVISMD
MVMVXZMREALLYMXISMPWSPOWE
KFWSMPHMVIPERVIXSOWKOWMVN

WVOOVSPOVPMAWESOMEOPSVPOM
RLSVMOPSOROWWOFWVFDSEFEFE
OPIJ0WHFWNNWQPQPWSOESAAPS
EAQPFKSRSXNANDZOSDOIOEIOS
EOSAKASIPIIOBSDPOFJIWEWWA
NTENAWOPAJFWEFJPWAPDAWFHG
PSIPEJQAIAEPIJAETOEPJOEWE

WMNPUGWRUOFEWQNCQOJAIQISTJQEQEFEIPOWEQQEJASPOODSPOTHANKWPOOPIOPDDRWDKYLEWDIUWVUNVEUIRUHNISVIOSERIINFORNIOSNEWINOWNINIINWVINOIPIWWDXDSSDVNSVNDDFEWFYEPOQPGETTINGIWEMWIWDOSSHOIWWAKDLPRGLPWSXBCNVMVKBWUWECITUIWUHFWEIOCEIJQQAACDEWWIEUFORNUCWIOWEIIZILOSWMEUWUIOIO!

[Steve Hubbell]

And special thanks and a round of applause to Maka for donating the prizes for this contest!

[Maka]

You are welcome.

The truth is I gave those to Steve a while ago as a thank you for his work here. Steve is the one passing his comics on to you lucky fans. Comics are meant to be shared so enjoy!

Peace, maka

[go]

Dear Readers,
Thank you very much for the fun!
Thank you very much to Maka for his kind donations.
Thanks especially to Steve for the brain exercise.
But thanks most of all to Sensei Sakai for creating Usagi Yojimbo.
Best wishes to all!
go

[maichan]

Congratulations everyone!
Thank you Steve and Maka!
This was a fun contest.

But you said it best go, "...thanks most of all to Sensei Sakai for creating Usagi Yojimbo."
For without Usagi Yojimbo, our lives would all be a little less fun...
Domo arigatou gozaimasu!

[Jubei]

Oh wow, that was the answer?! Work had been difficult this past week and every time I tried looking over this puzzle at night, my eyes glazed over.

Actually, this reminds me of Evanier's running gag of hiding a similar phrase within the pages of Groo. Great job with this one Steve!