Welcome, Leaders, to your Final 4 challenge. With the invention of satellites, we now have the ability to photograph geographic locations from space.
Below you will find 8 puzzles. Once the puzzles are correctly solved, they will form a satellite image of a notable city from around the world. Each city is notable as either having a significant landmark (such as a building, bridge or other monument) or by being its nation's capital.
All images were screencaptured from google earth, a free application you can download from http://earth.google.com/ if you'd like. You don't have to of course but it will certainly confirm your suspicions...
You will have 48 hours to complete as many puzzles as possible and identify as many cities as possible.
You will receive 10 pts for every puzzle you are able to complete (please post a screenshot of your completed puzzle. Make sure your AIM buddy list is visible in the screenshot so we know you completed the puzzle on your own.)
You will receive 15 points for every city and country you are able to correctly identify. Please answer with both the city and the country in which it resides (for example: Paris, France). If you answer the city correct but not the country you will recive 8 points. If you answer the city incoorectly but answer the country correctly you will recieve 7 points.
Please post your final answer (each completed puzzle image, with visible AIM buddy list, and city/country name) in ONE post in your Journal, in a new thread entitled "IC 15 City Puzzles".
The player with the highest score will win.
If there is a tie, the player who returns their final answer the quickest will win.
The challenge is due Thursday, June 10th at 10pm EST (9 PM CST)
PUZZLE 1:
http://three.flash-gear.com/npuz/puz.php?c=v&id=3579243&k=1925524
PUZZLE 2:
http://four.flash-gear.com/npuz/puz.php?c=v&id=3404410&k=68759504
PUZZLE 3:
http://five.flash-gear.com/npuz/puz.php?c=v&id=3701217&k=63317233
PUZZLE 4:
http://two.flash-gear.com/npuz/puz.php?c=v&id=2709691&k=74244181
PUZZLE 5:
http://two.flash-gear.com/npuz/puz.php?c=v&id=2709693&k=80540550
PUZZLE 6:
http://five.flash-gear.com/npuz/puz.php?c=v&id=3701224&k=10204234
PUZZLE 7:
http://three.flash-gear.com/npuz/puz.php?c=v&id=3579249&k=38503340
PUZZLE 8:
http://six.flash-gear.com/npuz/puz.php?c=v&id=3070335&k=44339813