Mannyverse Puzzle
I’ll write it proper later… But here’s the tweet thread detailing it.
🥳🥳🥳 huge congrats to @spicedreams_ for finding the private key! Surprised it only took ~36 hours, will need to make the next one harder 😈 this nft gives free and early access to all my future projects! https://t.co/Ep5Djldl73
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
For those that still want to solve it (you wont get an NFT but Ill be proud of you), stop reading here!!
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
Some may have noticed they can change the channels on the downstairs TV. But the upstairs one could be changed as well, and had an extra chanel... pic.twitter.com/2l1h7WU1R7
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
Interacting with the dresser brought up this riddlehttps://t.co/Trdf8W9WW6
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
The password was a random string split in two parts, one for the waiting (in the Manny waiting room), and one even deeper ("Press E to go DEEPER in to the Mannyverse). The "deeper" part was discovered by @sadlyoddisfying 🥳 pic.twitter.com/8rQ18M8VMO
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
Combining these two parts and inputting it in the field unlocks a second riddle... pic.twitter.com/gpacd7G93c
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
This one was trickier. But INSPECTING the SOURCE code reveals a clue: <!-- The Key: Kvtinif 0qjt068566q858k6232t0v325893929i9166ef4qswi84sx4h84f5v345988v3guyl -->
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
Now what?
Vigenere is a French cryptographer who's titular cipher was used to encode that message. Decoding with the key "thequestionistheanswer" gives this:
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
Ropsten 0xbf068566d858c6232b0c325893929b9166af4daae84be4a84b5f345988b3ccfd
This hash led to a transaction on the Ropsten testnet in which a contract was createdhttps://t.co/2JgK4zsVbH
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
The contract had 1 public method, which returned:
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
OS: 0xfea6c742181647d3c50c0536ce1656aa15bbf6d0 pic.twitter.com/ZtahQj8O3R
OS = OpenSea
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
Going to that profile brings up a curious NFT... pic.twitter.com/FRyWkaTMik
...which if decoded using the previous Vigenere cipher password, finally gives you the private keys of the wallet, along with a happy little message:
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
"Congrats on reaching the end! Here is the private key to a wallet with a small prize. Make sure to withdraw it before others discover the secret! Reach out to me on twitter (@spencerobsitnik) to show me you won!"
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
For sanitys sake, I wont be posting the private key here publicly, but rest assured that its still out there, albeit with nothing in the wallet now that our glorious winner @spicedreams_ has claimed their rewards.
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021
Lastly, THANK YOU to everyone who attempted this! I had an incredibly fun time designing the game and the riddle and was overwhelmed with the responses to it all! There will definitely be more fun to come so keep those Mannys locked down!
— Spencer Obsitnik.Ξth (@spencerobsitnik) October 15, 2021