given by Expanse, 10 March 2020
Hi! To get started, you’ll receive a paper with a keyword and part of a clue to the next step of the puzzle. To move past this step, you’ll need to find two other people with the same keyword as you, without revealing your keyword. Here’s something that might come in handy for that. If you put your word into the Data section, you’ll get a SHA256 hash that will match the hash your mystery teammates have. By comparing hashes, you can find each other—without revealing the original word to other teams!
At each step, you’ll get a clue that’s encrypted in some way. You’ll use
the sites listed in
the Resources section on each page to help decrypt the clue, which will be a word—let’s use
windowsill
as an
example. Then, add that word to the end
of the site url: https://ignite.shikomi.xyz/windowsill. This will load a new page with another
clue.