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cipher hunt update: Bill has his hat back! he’s still up the tree at Confusion Hill (for safety reasons), and he’s looking much more like his old self.
read this post if you want to know how Bill ended up at Confusion Hill. it’ll be updated soon with this new info. ∆
Bill has been relocated! he was found recently by a party of cipher hunters visiting Confusion Hill, CA. as you can see, he’s back up a tree and he’s still missing his hat. i’m not sure yet if the treasure box is still with him. that…is all the info i have right now? i’ll bring more news if i find anything else! ∆
Reports from Reedsport, OR state that Bill has been moved to Bicentennial Park, and is mounted about 6 feet up a tree. His hat remains in police custody.
Source: @NightoftheLark on Twitter
#CIPHERHUNT Day 15 Summary (P.S.)
DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9~13 | DAY 14 (FINAL) | DAY 15 (P.S.)
This is just to tie up loose ends since the actual hunt is over now. Refer to the previous day to see any updated information and images.
First off, a little sad news: It turns out the Bill Cipher statue was actually sitting on a property border dispute. And one of those property owners had the statue removed. (Alex had in fact made a deal with the other one to have Bill placed there in the first place.) So bemused police came and dug him out, surrounded by mournful Hunters. You can watch Bill being dug up and carted off here, here, and here. His hat (which was already unsteady) came off during the dig.
The good news! Thankfully the Reedsport Police Department agreed to keep the statue for Alex to pick up instead of possibly disposing it. And even offered to help install it somewhere else.
Alex did actually end up getting permission from that property owner, HOWEVER, ANOTHER property owner ALSO disputes the location. Rather than get in the middle of that situation, Alex has decided to move the statue to an all new place. (New location TBA.)
The pilot was quietly posted online during all the hubbub on http://themysteryofgravityfalls.com/pilot last night. It needs a username and password to unlock, which turned out to be in the ‘MyExWifeStillMissesMe.BuHerAimIsGettinBetter’ file from the USB discovered among the treasures.
User name: RETURNBACKWARDS Password: TOTHEPASTAGAINTHREE
The physical puzzle has all been set up and framed. And will be on display at Gallery Nucleus!
And finally, no word yet on the cut scenes. I’ll let y'all know once they are available.
it's nice to know that bill is finally in the trash where he belongs
Wait.. what happen?? why is Bill in the trash can?? what happen?? i didn't manage to catch up at all... damn you life. WHAT IS HAPPENING???
Well, the good news is: The hunt itself was completed! Yaaay….
The bad news is: It turns out the statue was on private property. The property owner probably noticed a bunch of weirdos entering his…woods for no discernible reason and discovered some weird ass occult statue. And figured those weirdos are probably some bizarre devil worshipers. (I’m kidding, of course. This is just what I figure was going on through his head.)
So, the statue was dug up several minutes ago, to be disposed of. But the guy digging it out also seemed bemusedly accommodating to the hunters’ on the scene’s dramatics, so it might only get moved somewhere else. We’ll have to see.
Good news!
#CIPHERHUNT Day 14 Summary (STATUE FOUND!)
DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9~13 | DAY 14 (FINAL)
THE BILL CIPHER STATUE HAS BEEN FOUND!
(First on the scene was @shadow_wolfwind.)
As promised Alex released a new clue this morning.
An urban legend arcade game Gives the methods correct name Mathematically the letters hide In branches & knots, no matter the side
The riddle is about using the Polybius square cryptography. (The first part is a reference to the Polybius arcade cabinet urban legend.)
With these clues redditor, RunningIsFunny, figured out a name! (Which Alex later clarified after the statue was found.)
The answer leads to Reedsport, OR! Then using the edge of the rip as a map the location was further narrowed:
Watch Hunters find and dig up the treasure chest buried in front of Bill on periscope here. And here.
The treasure chest was filled with a number of goodies along with a ton of fake jewels and coins. Inside was:
A fake gold crown.
A red silk sash for “Mayor of Gravity Falls.”
A music box that plays the theme song.
Inside of which was A USB, a blacklight flashlight, and a note from Alex written in invisible ink. The note said:
CONGRATULATIONS ON FINDING THE BILL CIPHER STATUE, BILL’S FINAL RESTING PLACE! WHOSOEVER FINDS THIS TREASURE IS HEREBY THE NEW “MAYOR OF GRAVITY FALLS,” SO USE YOUR TITLE WELL! CHANCES ARE YOU DIDN’T DO THIS ALONE, SO SHARE THE WEALTH! YOU ARE AN AMAZING FAN!
YOUR PAL, ALEX HIRSCH.
The USB had three files in it: A .txt file simply titled “Hi.” (Opening the doc is a link to a twitter account to the guy who first found Bill from over a month ago.) Another txt file titled “MyExWifeStillMissesMe.ButHerAimIsGettingBetter” inside of which were the words, “RETURNBACKWARDSTOTHEPASTAGAINTHREE.” (Presumably just a spoof title to Back to the Future Part III.) The last is an audio file from Stan, congratulating the Hunters after singing a somewhat… eerie rendition of “We’ll Meet Again.” (Live stream of Hunters first hearing the file.)
♪ We’ll meet again, don’t know where don’t know when, I know we’ll meet again s-some sunny day… ♫ *hacking coughs* Ugh, my esophagus.
Hey, guys. Congratulations on finding my– mysterious treasure of the– the statue in the forest! Um, this is it. You’ve reached the end. You really did it! You really… You looked for it and you found it. And um, now it’s yours. Uh… if you were hoping for some kinda like, cash prize… I can’t blame ya. But the real– the real treasure is the journey and the friends ya made along the way. ‘Case ya don’t have any friends, which y’know… least you got some exercise.
Um, anyway, take a good picture with the statue. Yeah- Shake his hand. That’s kind of like a prize. And, uh, tell everybody how you did it first. And that makes you the best. Also, y’know if other people helped you, give them some of the gold plastic coins. Share the wealth! Anyway, congratulations! I’m Grunkle Stan, and as I always say… NO REFUNDS!
A miniature Bill statue. (Copies of which will be available for sale at the end of August.)
A somewhat smaller copy of Journal 3 with a sketch of Stan, McGucket, and Soos inside by Alex. Stan saying, “Enjoy this nerd book, smartypants!” There was also a blacklight Bill doodle saying, “Stay paranoid!”
Loose bills of Japanese yen and Russian rubles. One of which had a note. And an addendum by the aforementioned Hi.txt guy.
Signed by Bill. Found July 12, 2016 -Bradley Picthal.
A framed “photograph” of Dipper, Mabel, Stan, and Soos around the Bill statue. A blacklight message on it saying “Trust No One.”
The statue has been left in place. However, the material it’s made of isn’t that permanent! So if you plan on seeing it for yourself, better sooner than later!
Thanks for this one last great epic journey, Alex!
(*This post will update as we get photos of the treasures, and any clarification.)
Here’s the bonus clue!
And real quick the answer is the Polybius square. (This is the urban legend Polybius the riddle is referring to.)
Wikipedia article on Polybius square.
#CIPHERHUNT Days 9~13 Summary
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(x) Last time on Cipher Hunt we were stumped on the last clue.
People have tried a lot of things; from visiting known tourist traps Alex has visited and drawn inspiration from (Trees of Mystery, Oregon Vortex, Boring OR, etc.), analyzed hiking trails all over Oregon, streets in Jersey, analyzed foliage in the images from the finale and the parchment trying to look for matching fauna, studied the degrees and angles of the branches, counted the leaves, tried to see shapes/letters/symbols in the branches and splotches of ink, and so so much more– to a truly obsessive degree. Yet still, we can’t figure it out! It’s been hinted at and even mentioned by Alex that we have everything we need to solve the clue, so what are we missing?
Alex even said that Bill would not be in a difficult to access place:
Accessing Bill will not be difficult or dangerous- any place that veers very deep into wild territory is not the right spot #CipherHunt
Two days ago Alex mentioned that he may give us another clue if enough people asked and it wasn’t solved by Monday. Well, it’s Monday now, and with no further luck he put up a poll in the morning.
With 8,014 votes, 74% of people voted for Yes.
The people have spoken! I will be posting a major clue bright and early tomorrow morning! #CipherHunt
So, until then, let’s catch up on other matters…
Alex is working on the reward for completion of the digital puzzle. (Cut scenes from the show!)
The physical copy of the puzzle is complete! (Periscope of the final leg here. ALEX EVEN SHOWED UP!)
The ImpossiPuzzle is complete, thanks to the effort of our brilliant/insane #CipherHunters. Prize coming soon!
And he signed it!
(*edit: Thanks again to @mielyn for the wonderful graphic of the Cipher Hunt board. Click through to view in glorious HD.)
Originally posted by @tylerbegoud
Totem pole made between the trees by flipping the image http://m.imgur.com/gallery/V3tp8 #cipherhunt
I believe the real solution is that Bill's statue is in Alex's Mindscape: every clue has come from there, as did the show. That's also why the picture of the statue looked the way it did - it was like Stan's swing image in his Mindscape. Alex is hiding from us, hence the lack of tweets, because he fears we'll crack his skull open to get at that statue. He thought we would help him, and not be as desperate as we are. (This is a joke, BTW. Probably.)
just fucking decapitate alex hirsch
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why does that post of me pointing out trees in tourist trapped have 100+ notes
