well, then why would he ask for all the cards to the puzzle? thus disclosing a large chunk of his plan? unless it was a diversion..... clever Flashback......

All valid points and questions, and in repsonse, I'll say this:

I ain't saying anything!

Think what you will, but until th eenvelopes are oened, everyone's gonna be in the dark.


Also, this was brought up to me today, about the timing of this puzzle. If I am mailing out cards to people across North America, as well as one contestant in the UK, it's obvious that people in my own povince will get the cards frist, then the people in Canada, then the US people, and last, but not least, the lone Brit involved. This is all due to how long it takes for mail to ship to different areas.

What I have decided to do is to stipulate a "Christmas Present Policy" on the envelopes. Don't worry, that doesn't mean you have to wait until Christmas to start the riddle, it means that, like most Christmas gifts that arrive before Christmas, they are marked "Do Not Open Until December 25th".

Following this plan, I will mail out the envelopes either Monday/Tueday morning, and will ask that EVERYONE involved with the contest abide by the rule that NO ONE OPEN THE MARKED ENVELOPE UNTIL NOVEMBER 30th. This should give most people enough time to get their envelopes in the mail, and if you recieve them before the 30th, it will just drive you up the wall with anticipation.

Due to the exact nautre of this puzzle, I WILL KNOW IF YOU OPEN THEM EARLY. Doing so will be violating one of the rules of the contest, and you'll be disqualified.

Whew, wordy tonight, aren't I?

45 minutes until deadline arrives.

5 minutes until the deadline.

Anyone not on the list that wants to be part of the contest, please post in here after 10pm. First come, first served. Only 3 spots available.

[raises hand]

Hope I'm in time. :-)

You're in, you take Pez Halo's position. (Please PM me with mailing address, and agreement to contest rules.)

2 spots left open.

*sticks head out*

Does this mean i can enter?

If possible, I am interested in this and would love to join!

Pez Halo is back in, and you're in too Pi_3.14159...

That ends our registration.

I will contact each registrant on Monday/Tueday to confirm tha ttheir envelope has been sent out, and to remind them NOT to open the envelope until Novermebr 30th, Noon, PST.

!NEWS FLASH!NEWS FLASH!NEWS FLASH!NEWS FLASH!NEWS FLASH!NEWS FLASH!

Snow storm wracks the province of BC! Power outages halt city productivity! Mail crawls to a standstill! Contest shipping delayed two days!


Don't worry, we'll just bump it up a little, and all will be good.

DAMN YOU WEATHER MAN!!!! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!!

ahem....... I'm just going threw riddle-drawls....... I need my fix man.......

Just so everyone knows.

When you getyour envelope in the mail, I have asked you not toopen the marked envelope inside until 1pm on December 4th.

I hope everyone has their cards by then.

If your cards arriv emore than 2 days after that, PM me please and tell me the day they did arrive.

Got the envelope. Won't open until 1:00 on Monday (maybe slightly after).

Pi

Glad to hear it Pi, but unfortunately, no one else has receive theirs yet.

SO, I will be delaying the "envelope opening" until December 8th, 1:05PM

This change will not affect the overall status of the puzzle, and hopefully a majority of people will have their envelopes by then.

Thanks.

I got mine yesterday.

the suspense is killing me!