Does that mean that the prize for the first player to solve the hidden puzzle has not yet been claimed?
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If you look at the updates list on the comp page youâll see the game was updated to list the first player to solve it (@svlin, right?) on September 3rd. I⌠forget how you see it in-game but I do remember seeing it when I played.
Edit: Ah, I had an almost-end-game save, so I checked and the âlistâ shows up when you win.
Edit edit: Hrm, actually the wording suggests that it only shows up when youâve solved the metapuzzle:
Congratulations on solving the metapuzzle and reaching the true ending! If youâre seeing this message within the IFComp judging period, please email dsdraco7@gmail.com with the subject line âIFComp Metapuzzle Solvedâ, to get your name added to this final message in future releases.
Previous solvers: S. V. Linwood
- Daniel Stelzer, N. Cormier, Emery Joyce, Ben Jackson, and Phil Riley
I had zero interest in the prizes (and very little in the meta-puzzle itself: not sure why I even bothered solving it) so I didnât report it, but thatâs what it says
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Right, I was under the impression that it had been solved quite early on, but then I was confused about the post from a few hours ago suggesting that the prize was still available âŚ
Yeah, thatâs odd. The initial post does say âwith similar prizes for anyone else who contributes to an intermediate step before the final solutionâ (emphasis mine) so maybe theyâre now trying to send them to other people who solved the puzzle at all?
Apologies, that could have been worded better! The prize for the first solver has been claimed, but anyone else who solves it will have their name listed in the âleaderboardâ in the game.
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I suppose there wasnât much point in doing that last message anonymously, when my name is right above it 
but my rationale in all of this was that I wasnât encouraging people to vote for any specific games, just to play through the slate to search for connections. And in that I think it was successful!
Congratulations to SV Linwood, the one and only person to solve the metapuzzle within the judging period and have their name added to the leaderboard in the game! Two other people solved it but did not submit their names to the leaderboard.
Thank you all for playing!
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It was pretty fun to see the collaborations on working together to find the solution!
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Wait, it was you all along!?
A big thanks to @Draconis for planning and organising this devious meta-puzzle â and encouraging the other âmysteryâ authors to join in.
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