Wywh Card 1

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Clue 1

Do you know who is depicted in these images?

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Clue 2

If you're not looking familiar, you might want to think more American.

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Clue 3

They're United States presidents... but which ones?

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Solution

The four presidents pictured are Reagan, Obama, Madison, and Eisenhower. The first letter of each last name spells out ROME.

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Clue 1

Does anything look amiss in this message?

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Clue 2

The answer will become the most clear at its least clear.

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Clue 3

Take a look at the smudged letters...

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Solution

Certain letters throughout the message are a little smudged, as if water-damaged. However, if you take all those letters on their own they give you the website ILMUSEONAZIONALE.COM

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Clue 1

You don't need to know Italian to know one of these words is is extra important.

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Clue 2

This isn't the first use of Italian you've seen.

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Clue 3

The right connection might "link" you to what you need.

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Solution

The word 'collegamento' is featured on the card and appears in the article on the website. It's a secret hyperlink that will lead you to another page.

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Clue 1

He will help you narrow down what you're looking for.

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Clue 2

This is a picture of Da Vinci.

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Clue 3

This is not the picture that was stolen.

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Solution

You're hunting for a stolen painting that was painted by Da Vinci.

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Clue 1

Hmmm... what could all these number pairs be referring to?

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Clue 2

They are often, though not always, in segments of 4.

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Clue 3

Could they have something to do with the card's theme?

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Clue 4

Ah! They're presidential terms for U.S. presidents! But now what?

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Clue 5

Interestingly, only the first 26 presidents are referenced.

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Solution

The presidents are used as an alphabet, so if George Washington's term is used, then the letter is A since he's the first president. The decoded plaintext is: I WAS HIRED BY A CULT.

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