The First Door
Puzzle fans may like to try out The First Door, it's a URL changing puzzle, although it is a little different from the norm, having no source code clues, and requiring no graphics manipulation software. Personally I haven't got too far, being stuck with some broken dominos (see above), which hopefully will make more sense to you when you get to them than they did to me. Here's what I think is an official description of the game that got sent through to me:

A new quest began at 12 o'clock tonight called The First Door. A series of tricky puzzles where the answers of them link up to form the idea of the quest: Find the person who needs help: me. I am hiding somewhere in the world and only through the answers to the puzzles can you find my location! I need to be so cryptic in case those who are looking for me find me first. No hunting in the source code or need for photo manipulation software, all you need is the Internet, some skill and the ability to learn things you didn't know before. Please, help me.

[subbed by The First Door (?)].

Entry 1986, Monday, June 26th 2006, Filed In Games
Rating(73%)

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Eternal Becky

:
I will try to help you with the hebrew alphabet. I am from Israel. But please give me a hint for the first door. I can't seem to get past it at all. This is what it says
There is no one here, but I will leave you these messages:
Google is your saviour.

Can I please get a hint.

Comment 1151, Friday, July 7th 2006 09:08:00 PM

Allegra;WICKEDFANONE

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AAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!

I cannot for the life of me figure out what the answer to SHALL I is!!!!

I am going to have no hair left when this is all over.

And also, The First Door doesn't seem to be getting any of my emails, i've gotten no replies :(

Comment 1152, Friday, July 7th 2006 10:04:00 PM

Allegra;WICKEDFANONE

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OMG I DID IT!!! I FINISHED!!!!!!!! I did the last two almost entirely by myself, since i had to answer my own questions.

THIS IS THE BEST PUZZLE EVER!!!!

also, did everyone see the same ending? Because it sounded like maybe it was changed, but who knows.....

I would love to be a part of the ground-breaking team that goes through the next door.....

Comment 1153, Saturday, July 8th 2006 04:21:00 AM

MissL

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Eternal Becky

Try to find a hint starting at #90

Comment 1154, Saturday, July 8th 2006 06:51:00 AM

Eternal Becky

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Made it to the first door. Now stuck on the colloquial name for the structure built in the 1900s on New College Lane in Oxford?

Comment 1155, Saturday, July 8th 2006 04:23:00 PM

ALE

:
how do i get to the first door!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Comment 1156, Saturday, July 8th 2006 10:22:00 PM

Jenn

:
sigh, i seem to be stuck on "Band Below" none of the Artists/Band name i put in seem to work...:S can someone tell me what i'm missing? (i need REALLY OBVIOUS hints, subtlety bounces off me)

Comment 1157, Sunday, July 9th 2006 01:42:00 AM

Jenn

:
nvm. i feel like an idiot

for those like me, the BandBelow is:

SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)
Europe

Comment 1158, Sunday, July 9th 2006 02:00:00 AM

The First Door

:
Allegra, I cannot email you. For some reason Comcast considers me to be Spam email. So, if you are going to email me, you have to use an address not on a Comcast server. I am trying to sort this out, but they don't seem very helpful.

Comment 1159, Sunday, July 9th 2006 09:39:00 PM

GotMilk

:
I AM SOOOOOOO stuck on the dominoes - I just don't get it!

Comment 1160, Monday, July 10th 2006 01:46:00 AM

The First Door

:
GotMilk, there are many hints for that page: #107 onwards.

Comment 1161, Monday, July 10th 2006 02:24:00 AM

Dayna

:
haha just when I read a post by someone else who is stuck in the same place as I am, they follow it with an "I DID IT!" which isnt very helpful! sooo I've read all 1161 posts (and have checked out other forums as well!) and still can't for the life of me figure out the answer to Philosophers Paradox!!! :( I know the 4 letters, I know what the two symbols at the bottom mean, and i know it has something to do with a cyclic alphabet and turning lead into gold. Am I really this blind that I cant figure it out!? Help please!

Comment 1162, Monday, July 10th 2006 11:06:00 AM

DesperateF

:
I am desperate ...i'm stuck on directional thinking for ever ...please HELP ME!!!

Comment 1163, Wednesday, July 12th 2006 10:39:00 AM

Wolfstar

:
Wooohoooo I finally finished it. Thanku to all those ppl who helped me to finish. First door i take my hat off to u. I cant wait for the next one.

Comment 1164, Friday, July 14th 2006 07:54:00 AM

Tkn

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what does anserine refer to? -.- english is not my main language so.. i hav no idea

Comment 1165, Friday, July 14th 2006 03:55:00 PM

Fábio Ferreira

:
I can't find what to do in "Welcome to the sixth". I already found it's something related to Stedman triples and method ringing, but I've got nothing further than this. Anyone can tell a hint to the final solution?

Comment 1166, Friday, July 14th 2006 04:12:00 PM

Tkn

:
ok 4getit.. i already got it :S i'm stuck in a box now :\

Comment 1167, Friday, July 14th 2006 04:33:00 PM

Tkn

:
The First Door i'm stuck at the road question.. any hint?

Comment 1168, Saturday, July 15th 2006 01:52:00 AM

Grant

:
i dont know how to start.pls help me. its a new thing for me

Comment 1169, Saturday, July 15th 2006 05:45:00 PM

Paradoxed

:
HELP!

i can't seem to go pass by


SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)
http://www.thefirstdoor.co.uk/PhilosophersParadox/RoyalMile.htm
...

what do i have to do?


HINT: (click box to highlight/fade)
i got the UQGK, Lead, Gold, Philosopher's Stone...
but what now?
is UQ=University of Queensland and GK=Golden Key?
The stone transforms Lead into Gold, but how does it all tie up?


HELP!

Comment 1170, Sunday, July 16th 2006 12:41:00 PM

Blueice

:
im stuck in the modern piano,..pls help me...i cant understand your hints...i think im so stupid/..pls help me..

Comment 1171, Sunday, July 16th 2006 03:06:00 PM

Fábio Ferreira

:
Paradoxed: It's much simpler than that. Think how you turn lead into gold and apply the same method to turn uqgk into the answer you need.

By the way: I'm still stuck on "Welcome to the sixth".

Comment 1172, Sunday, July 16th 2006 09:17:00 PM

Jurg82

:
Ah, finished at last! I've spent at least 10 hours today to complete this game. Thanks for all the hints. I was totally stuck on the Philosophers Paradox and Welcome To The Sixth. But this is probably the best riddle game I've ever played. Thumbs up for TFS!

Comment 1173, Monday, July 17th 2006 12:00:00 AM

Paradoxed

:
Fabio, thanks for the hint!

the answer was staring me in the face and i couldn't even notice it!

hahaha...

Comment 1174, Monday, July 17th 2006 11:31:00 AM

Paradoxed

:
Welcome to the Sixth doorman...

and i can't see how to go about the Wolgang part...


SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)
Windgassen ain't helping, where am i wrong?

Comment 1175, Monday, July 17th 2006 01:40:00 PM

Paradoxed

:
hahaha...

nevermind...

i just didn't change the door name...

hahaha...

now,
HINT: (click box to highlight/fade)
Welcome to the Sixth
!

what now?

hahahaha...

my color-blindness proves to be an obstacle!

argh!

Comment 1176, Monday, July 17th 2006 01:46:00 PM

Paradoxed

:
Little help on
HINT: (click box to highlight/fade)
"Welcome to the Sixth"
, people...

Don't know where to start...

Comment 1177, Monday, July 17th 2006 02:02:00 PM

Blueice

:
help me...pls... modern piano..

Comment 1178, Monday, July 17th 2006 02:05:00 PM

Fábio Ferreira

:
Paradoxed: The highlighted lines are "MNDATSE", "SDMAENT" AND "TNEMDSA".

Comment 1179, Monday, July 17th 2006 04:55:00 PM

Paradoxed

:
Fabio


SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)
ain't it an anagram for STEDMAN?


but then what is up with all the other letters?

Comment 1180, Thursday, September 7th 2006 03:43:04 AM

The First Door

:
Yes, that is the correct answer, Paradoxed. Now you just need to look into what that could mean in relationship to the puzzle.

Comment 1181, Tuesday, September 12th 2006 04:16:34 AM

Healed.Soul

:
My head is really hurting. I've gone through all the posts on "The Band Below" and I figured out it has something like

SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)
EuropeTheBand\TheFinalCountdown.htm
but it doesn't seem to be working can anyone shove me in the right direction. Thanks

Comment 1182, Tuesday, October 3rd 2006 12:56:03 PM

The First Door

:
Remember not to change the folder you are in, just the name of the page!

Comment 1183, Tuesday, October 3rd 2006 02:18:36 PM

Healed.soul

:
so the url should be
SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)
http://www.thefirstdoor.co.uk/TheFirstDoor/ EuropeTheBand/TheFinalCountdown.htm
coz if it is it's not working or i'm just really crap at spelling lol

Comment 1184, Tuesday, October 3rd 2006 03:40:43 PM

The First Door

:
No, you are still changing the folder name you are in there. Do not change where is says "TheBandBelow/" Only after that. Also, only one part of the information you have is needed.

Comment 1185, Tuesday, October 3rd 2006 11:26:15 PM

0xPirAteBaBYx0

:
ommfg. i can't even start the game/ its killing me softly

Comment 1186, Wednesday, October 4th 2006 01:32:16 AM

0xPirAteBaBYx0

:
i haven't even started and i've given up already. man. i can do the questions but just not GOTTEN IN. HELP before i kill myself

Comment 1187, Wednesday, October 4th 2006 01:37:32 AM

Healed.soul

:
Ah thank you! Sorry, my brain wasn't working yesterday lol.

Comment 1188, Wednesday, October 4th 2006 09:02:28 AM

The First Door

:
You are welcome, Healed.Soul.
As for getting into the site, you just need to read ALL of index4.htm carefully and follow the instructions. Remember, not every path is a through road, sometimes there are dead ends.

Comment 1189, Wednesday, October 4th 2006 10:53:12 AM

Maha

:
dang, I should just give up puzzle games... :( i cant even get past the first page....

Comment 1190, Monday, October 9th 2006 06:00:21 PM

Quagel

:
Can anyone help me on getting into the Purely Theoretical level?

Comment 1191, Monday, October 9th 2006 06:38:47 PM

Hypeshipe

:
iknoe im slow but im stuck on the broken dominoes

i know that its braille but im still stuck
please help

Comment 1192, Tuesday, October 10th 2006 03:25:17 AM

Hypeshipe

:
sorry first ever post. spoiler didnt work help on that to i guess

Comment 1193, Tuesday, October 10th 2006 03:26:03 AM

StarGuitar

:
I've just started, and I'm stuck at The Modern Piano...I've got


SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)
1. Pegasus, 2. Volans, 3. Cassiopeia


but I don't know what to do with them. I don't understand the hints from earlier. Help, anyone?

Comment 1194, Tuesday, October 10th 2006 05:25:12 AM

StarGuitar

:
Hypeshipe -

Translate the dominoes, and don't forget to capitalize!

Comment 1195, Tuesday, October 10th 2006 05:38:11 AM

StarGuitar

:
Never mind, I totally got it! Took me ages, but the answer was staring me right in the face! The email hint threw me off a lot...

Comment 1196, Tuesday, October 10th 2006 06:27:24 AM

BeGoodToThemAlways

:
I've been working on this all evening, and I've done a great deal on my own, but I'm stuck on the Philosopher's Paradox...I've got all the symbols, but I feel like I keep circling around the answer.


SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)
I can't figure out how turning lead into gold will help me turn UQGK into the answer..


I've tried the 'turn this word into this word in x amount of moves' game, but I'm still stuck.

Comment 1197, Tuesday, October 10th 2006 08:18:10 AM

BeGoodToThemAlways

:
Just my luck that nobody is on the forum at this time of night (3.30am here)...

Comment 1198, Tuesday, October 10th 2006 11:35:07 AM

Deanna

:
I have been stuck on "Welcome to the Sixth" for two days now.

SPOILER: (click box to reveal/hide)
I get that it has to do with Stedman Triples but no matter what I do or what I search or what I enter, I don't get the right answer.


PLEASE HELP!!!

Comment 1199, Thursday, October 12th 2006 01:57:41 AM

Mary

:
Loved the game but am stuck on the final door -have entered all the usual suspects K*****G****P***/M***** and A**G******
and have tried the street which is no longer a street which is in a building near KG
Please help!
mary

Comment 1200, Thursday, October 12th 2006 11:19:24 AM

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