About two weeks ago the world got news of a special edition of the Rolls-Royce Wraith called Kryptos. Only that it’s not your average unique-this-and-that-features car. No, this one has a secret hidden message embedded all over.
Inspired by the Greek word meaning “hidden” or thereabouts, the limited run of the Wraith (we were told 50 of them will ever be made) will carry an encrypted cipher outside and inside, one that for most of us humans would look like nonsense. Those who hold the key, whatever that is, are promised an enlightening conclusion.
Now, imagine how hyped we were this week to learn that there’s “an entertaining and interactive online game” out there released by Rolls-Royce in honor of the Kryptos. Silly us, we believed for a brief moment this is how you get to have that key you need to crack the message.
Only to read, a few paragraphs down, that the game is “inspired by, but not linked to, the Wraith Kryptos Collection.” Bummer.
Still, we are promised a whole lot of brain-twisting fun trying to solve this game. Unlike the Wraith Kryptos, which will only reveal its message to people buying the car (is this the key, we wonder?), this game is open to all of us – provided we can get it to work, as at the time of this writing a 404 error is spoiling all the fun.
The game is structured on four levels that get progressively harder. Level 1 is a maze that you need to navigate through while tilting your device, with the goal of solving it before time runs out.
Level 2 requires answers to a series of questions, then comes the third with a test of the observation skills, and finally you’ll be faced with “cryptographic ciphers, designed to boggle and bewilder.”
So, if you can get the damn thing to work, let us know how it went. Oh, FYI: if you are among the first ten to crack the game, you’ll get a personalised Rolls-Royce treadplate.
Now, imagine how hyped we were this week to learn that there’s “an entertaining and interactive online game” out there released by Rolls-Royce in honor of the Kryptos. Silly us, we believed for a brief moment this is how you get to have that key you need to crack the message.
Only to read, a few paragraphs down, that the game is “inspired by, but not linked to, the Wraith Kryptos Collection.” Bummer.
Still, we are promised a whole lot of brain-twisting fun trying to solve this game. Unlike the Wraith Kryptos, which will only reveal its message to people buying the car (is this the key, we wonder?), this game is open to all of us – provided we can get it to work, as at the time of this writing a 404 error is spoiling all the fun.
The game is structured on four levels that get progressively harder. Level 1 is a maze that you need to navigate through while tilting your device, with the goal of solving it before time runs out.
Level 2 requires answers to a series of questions, then comes the third with a test of the observation skills, and finally you’ll be faced with “cryptographic ciphers, designed to boggle and bewilder.”
So, if you can get the damn thing to work, let us know how it went. Oh, FYI: if you are among the first ten to crack the game, you’ll get a personalised Rolls-Royce treadplate.