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This list is a short summary of different game resources used or suggested by some of the players. | This list is a short summary of different game resources used or suggested by some of the players. | ||
It is by no means exhaustive and undoubtedly many players have a number of other tools yet to be disclosed. | It is by no means exhaustive and undoubtedly many players have a number of other tools yet to be disclosed. | ||
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| + | ==Anagram Tools== | ||
| + | * [http://www.freeanagramresearchtool.com/ Anagram elimination tool] | ||
| + | * [http://www.anagramsite.com/ Anagram Site] | ||
| + | * [http://wordsmith.org/anagram/ WordSmith's Internet Anagram Server] | ||
| + | * [http://www.anagrammy.com/resources/aa_download.html Anagram Artist] | ||
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| + | ==Cipher Tools== | ||
| + | * [http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/index.php Rumkin's Ciphers & Codes Tools] | ||
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| + | ==Translation Tools== | ||
| + | * [http://morsecode.scphillips.com/jtranslator.html Morse Code Translation] | ||
| + | * [http://www.adcott.net/binary/ Binary Translator] | ||
| + | * [http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_translators.php InterTran Language Translator] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.tranexp.com/intertran/linking.cgi InterTran for your site] | ||
| + | * [http://nickciske.com/binary Binary, Hex, and Octal translation] | ||
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| + | ==Writing Systems/Identification== | ||
| + | * [http://www.omniglot.com Omniglot] - Modern, arcane, and obscure writing systems | ||
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| + | ==Sound Editing== | ||
| + | * [http://audacity.sourceforge.net Audacity] (note: you can select your source to be straight from the webpage stream) | ||
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| + | ==Graphics Manipulation== | ||
| + | * [http://www.irfanview.com/ irfanview] | ||
| + | * Photoshop | ||
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| + | ==Video Manipulation== | ||
| + | * [http://keepvid.com/ Keepvid] -- Easily extract the flv files at youtube and other sites. | ||
| + | * [http://videodownloader.net VideoDownloader] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.rivavx.com/?encoder Riva FLV Encoder] (note: can extract video to stills or other video formats) | ||
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| + | ==Textual Deciphering== | ||
| + | * [http://www.writely.com/ Writely] | ||
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| + | ==Posting== | ||
| + | ===Web Adresses=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.tinyurl.com/ TinyURL] --- Purpose & Result: Create shorter URL links by generating a random combination of letters and/or numbers based on the url submitted <br /> i.e., a given URL will generate the same Tinyurl link each time. | ||
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| + | ===Images=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.photobucket.com/ PhotoBucket] | ||
| + | * [http://www.imageshack.us/ ImageShack] --- Upon submission, a filename is given 2-4 random letters/numbers to the end in an attempt to avoid creating duplicate links. ImageShack has ~100 different servers, so trying to purposely create a link to generate a given string in a URL is practicly impossible, as each server number would offer a different generation of a url. | ||
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| + | ===Videos=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.youtube.com/ YouTube] | ||
| + | * [http://www.revver.com/ Revver] | ||
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| + | ===Audio=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.savefile.com/ SaveFile] | ||
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| + | ===Text=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.writely.com/ Writely] | ||
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| + | ===Chat=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/irctutorial.html IRC Tutorial] | ||
| + | * [http://www.freenode.net Freenode] | ||
| + | * irc.freenode.net | ||
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| + | ==Religious Textual References== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.gideon.org/ Gideon Bible (Christian)](chosen due to its use in a CiW clue) | ||
| + | * [http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm Internet Sacred Text Archive] - Holy books/texts from numerous religions/sects available online. | ||
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| + | * Thelemic | ||
| + | * H.P. Lovecraft | ||
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| + | ==Mapping Tools== | ||
| + | * [http://maps.google.com/ Google Maps] | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 18 October 2006
This list is a short summary of different game resources used or suggested by some of the players. It is by no means exhaustive and undoubtedly many players have a number of other tools yet to be disclosed.
Contents
Anagram Tools
Cipher Tools
Translation Tools
- Morse Code Translation
- Binary Translator
- InterTran Language Translator
- Binary, Hex, and Octal translation
Writing Systems/Identification
- Omniglot - Modern, arcane, and obscure writing systems
Sound Editing
- Audacity (note: you can select your source to be straight from the webpage stream)
Graphics Manipulation
- irfanview
- Photoshop
Video Manipulation
- Keepvid -- Easily extract the flv files at youtube and other sites.
- VideoDownloader
- Riva FLV Encoder (note: can extract video to stills or other video formats)
Textual Deciphering
Posting
Web Adresses
- TinyURL --- Purpose & Result: Create shorter URL links by generating a random combination of letters and/or numbers based on the url submitted
i.e., a given URL will generate the same Tinyurl link each time.
Images
- PhotoBucket
- ImageShack --- Upon submission, a filename is given 2-4 random letters/numbers to the end in an attempt to avoid creating duplicate links. ImageShack has ~100 different servers, so trying to purposely create a link to generate a given string in a URL is practicly impossible, as each server number would offer a different generation of a url.
Videos
Audio
Text
Chat
- IRC Tutorial
- Freenode
- irc.freenode.net
Religious Textual References
- Gideon Bible (Christian)(chosen due to its use in a CiW clue)
- Internet Sacred Text Archive - Holy books/texts from numerous religions/sects available online.
- Thelemic
- H.P. Lovecraft
