Converge

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Survivalcode.com/Converge

• This puzzle was revealed on August 8 as the 2nd part to the trail which began with mailed TSN Badges containing segments of a QR code. The QR code pointed to the Survivalcode.com/Converge, containing the following puzzle:

• Below the 42x5 square grid are images with diagonal lines which have specific file names and a letter & number combination (see below for examples)

• The header linked to the Human Preservation Project Facebook app on the 5 Gum fan page. (link). On "Like"ing the 5 Gum page, the app displays links to all previous content sources and websites, including one screen related to this puzzle.
  • Clicking the screen would present a passcode prompt.

Puzzle solved

• A member of the SomethingAwful forums (ref comment) revealed he'd solved the passcode (See solution below).
• On providing the proper passcode, the next stage was unlocked (the passcode prompt was removed) revealing a countdown to 3:00pm EDT August 11th, plus the opportunity to vote for one of 6 locations where 'the next specimen will emerge'
  • Candidate cities include: Miami, Houston, San Diego, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Minneapolis

(image of countdown/prompt)

Solution explanation

• using the letter & number combination and the pattern, the 42x5 grid at the top can be filled
  • example: B38 with dotdot--dot.jpg as the file name is ••--•. This means you start a B (2nd row) and 38 (38th column)
  • darken the dots and leave the dashes white/grey
    • B38 = dot = dark
    • B39 = dot = dark
    • B40 = dash = light
    • B41 = dash = light
    • B42 = dot = dark

Image
Hidden Text	E 32	E 05	B 38
File Name	dot--.jpg	dot---dot.jpg	dotdot--dot.jpg
Pattern	• - -	• - - - •	• • - - •
Image
Hidden Text	A 14	E 11	B 20
File Name	-dotdotdot.jpg	-dot-.jpg	dot-dot.jpg
Pattern	- • • •	- • -	• - •
Image
Hidden Text	C 28	E 25	C 34
File Name	-dot.jpg	dotdot.jpg	dot-dot-.jpg
Pattern	- •	• •	• - • -
Image
Hidden Text	D 38	C 10	B 06
File Name	dot--dotdot.jpg	--dot.jpg	dot-dot.jpg
Pattern	• - - • •	- - •	• - •
Image
Hidden Text	C 01	D 32	D 20
File Name	dotdot.jpg	dot-.jpg	dot-dot-.jpg
Pattern	• •	• -	• - • -
Image
Hidden Text	D 24	C 15	E 35
File Name	dot--.jpg	dotdotdot.jpg	dot-.jpg
Pattern	• - -	• • •	• -
Image
Hidden Text	A 28	D 12	E 37
File Name	dotdotdot.jpg	dot-.jpg	-dot---dot.jpg
Pattern	• • •	• -	- • - - - •
Image
Hidden Text	C 07	A 21	A 01
File Name	dot.jpg	dot.jpg	dotdotdot.jpg
Pattern	•	•	• • •
Image
Hidden Text	B 31	C 24	E 15
File Name	-dot.jpg	dot-.jpg	dot--dot-.jpg
Pattern	- •	• -	• - - • -
Image
Hidden Text	A 04	B 34	B 12
File Name	-dot.jpg	dot-dot.jpg	dot.jpg
Pattern	- •	• - •	•
Image
Hidden Text	B 01	C 37	B 29
File Name	dot--.jpg	-dot-dot-dot.jpg	dot.jpg
Pattern	• - -	- • - • - •	•
Image
Hidden Text	B 24	D 15	A 32
File Name	dot.jpg	dot-dot.jpg	dot.jpg
Pattern	•	• - •	•
Image
Hidden Text	A 35	A 09	A 11
File Name	dot.jpg	dot--.jpg	dotdotdot.jpg
Pattern	•	• - -	• • •
Image
Hidden Text	E 19	D 28	D 01
File Name	-dot-dot.jpg	-dot-.jpg	dot-.jpg
Pattern	- • - •	- • -	• -
Image
Hidden Text	A 38	A 24	B 15
File Name	dot---dot.jpg	-dotdot.jpg	dot--dot.jpg
Pattern	• - - - •	- • •	• - - •
Image
Hidden Text	C 30	D 33	D 06
File Name	--dot.jpg	-dot-dot.jpg	dot-dot-.jpg
Pattern	- - •	- • - •	• - • -
Image
Hidden Text	E 01	C 19	E 29
File Name	dotdotdot-.jpg	-dotdotdot.jpg	dot--.jpg
Pattern	• • • -	- • • •	• - -

• Use each of the combinations accordingly and you get something like this: