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Letters In Boxes #6


Suddenly, Letters In Boxes! Thousands of them! Well, it's the sixth one in the series at least. This week, we're proud to bring you a challenge like you've never seen before. Which isn't saying much, because we try to come up with new puzzles every week. But we think we've hit the jackpot this week. We've come up with a twist SO INCREDIBLE it will virtually BLOW YOUR MIND in a stream of RATHER UNNECESSARY CAPITAL LETTERS.
IN BOXES.
Before I start hyperventilating, take a look at your starter puzzle down below. If you click on it, you can open it up in its own window. Once you think you've figured out the word or phrase that's the solution, shift your eyes to your browser's address bar (which in this case reads "http://images.jayisgames.com/lettersinboxes/seesixstart.gif"). Change the filename (namely, "seesixstart") to your answer, using all lower-case letters and no spaces (make sure you use the same extension and directory). If you're right, the next puzzle will flash before your eyes! If you're wrong, an error message will appear, kindly inviting you to check your address and try again. (Error message varies by browser. Limit two hundred per customer. See store for details.)
This batch of puzzles contains four puzzles to solve. On the fourth puzzle, you'll find the email address for sending your final answer. [Edit: We have also uploaded a gif for the final answer, if you wish to check your work before you submit.] We'll hand out a prize to the first correct entry we receive, plus ten additional randomly-selected correct entries. Please include your Casual Gameplay account display name with your entry. You must be at least 13 years of age to enter. Only one submission per participant, please. Offer void where prohibited. Your deadline for submitting your answers is Monday, July 11th at 11:59 PM (GMT-5:00). Keep your eyes peeled, you never know what's going to pop out of the boxes today!
Update: Congratulations to these 11 winners! :D
All eleven winners were given a choice of prizes or an entry into a GRAND PRIZE drawing to be held at the end of August! Congratulations and thanks for playing with us! Look for another Letters in Boxes again soon!
- ViciousChicken ...First!
- SirNiko
- zxo
- curiousgeorgie
- CurtisFir
- ajikeshi
- Isi
- mercurious2001
- raddaya
- dhaisud
- chibzinator


































Walkthrough Guide
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Here are this week's answers. Don't worry, they're all still images.
Puzzle 1
Puzzle 1 Answer
For the first puzzle, all you had to do was remove the names of four hidden fruit from the grid (GRAPE, LEMON, PRUNE, MELON). The remaining letters spelled DONTBLINK. Foreshadowing, perhaps?
Puzzle 2
Puzzle 2 Answer
This second puzzle looks like an ordinary grid... but DONTBLINK! After 17.5 seconds of one frame of this animated gif, another frame will flash up on the screen for a half second. That second frame had most of the same letters as the first one, but swapped out seven letters of the first frame with the words WATCH ME. That's not the answer, but if you looked at which letters they replaced, you'd find the second solution, TROPICS.
Puzzle 3
Puzzle 3 Answer
Each of the cycling boxes in the left half of this puzzle contained five letters, which would form the start of an 11-letter word, such that all of the words ended with the same six letters. The words did not necessarily begin in the same frame, though (the first word began in the first frame, the second word began in the second frame, etc.). The prefixes taken from the boxes spelled RETRO, CONTR, TRANS, DISTR, and ABSTR. The word ACTION could be placed after each of these to spell RETROACTION, CONTRACTION, TRANSACTION, DISTRACTION, and ABSTRACTION. The first T of TRANSACTION was in black so you knew to use that as your next password.
Puzzle 4
Puzzle 4 Answer
Finally, this old behemoth. If you managed to catch the letters on the sixth frame of this gif, you'd find the message ONE SOUTH OF THREE WEST OF TWO NORTH OF TWO EAST OF THE OTHER K. If you looked for another K that appeared in the grid, you'd spot it in the center square (in the third frame). Following the directions would lead you to one square northwest of center, where you would find the word EDIBLE, your final solution.
Winners will be announced soon!
Posted by: Steve
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July 12, 2011 12:28 PM