Smuggler’s Cove SF Clues part 1

We were very impressed with the marketing and online puzzle play of Smuggler’s Cove SF. It brought about a lot of online buzz and fast ‘n furious tweets for an opening that was still several months off. Luckily we all live in the SF Bay Area and could make a quick dash into the City to find the answers to the Smuggler’s Cove puzzles. Below is our version of how we got through all the puzzles, to the Endgame and ultimately the WIN!

So it begins:


First Clue: Sadly we did not save the image of the first clue. It was relatively easy in that the title page’s logo was a link to a paragraph (which we can’t remember the topic). At the end of said paragraph was another logo link to a page of smeared out words and a red box halfway down and a little to the right.

Answer: Legendary.

Logic: We assumed that the previous page’s paragraph was the smeared mess we were currently looking at. It appeared to have the right length and spacing to be the short essay we had just read. Flipping back to the previous screen it was easy to find the right word. Typing it into the box brought you to another page telling you to come back at a later time for another clue.

Second Clue: After retyping Legendary in the first clue location (on the appointed day) you are brought to a scrambled image with a series of blue dashes drawn on it. There is a box to put in the correct answer at the bottom of the page.

Answer: Handmade

Logic: Print out the image and cut out the scrambled pieces. Past them together again in a logical fashion and you will notice it is a photograph of a bunch of post cards, pictures, and hand written notes. The blue dashes appeared to line up and when drawing lines through them a short paragraph at the bottom of one to the post cards has a box drawn around one word. That is the correct answer. Unlocking that brings you to your next set of directions and we will post the next part later.