Friday, December 21, 2012

Christmas Puzzle 2012 - Snowflake Maze

Our annual Christmas puzzle is available now. It's a fun maze in the shape of a snowflake. As in prior years, the reward for solving is a video Christmas card, but you'll need to figure out the password by solving the puzzle.

Note: If you need some help, the full answer is posted here, but try solving it without help first... it's more fun that way.

Feel free to add a comment below to let us know that you successfully figured it out (without giving away the answer to others). We are always looking for new ideas for next year's Christmas puzzle, so submit those too.
Posted by Blaine at 2:27 AM
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19 comments:

  1. janFri Dec 21, 03:46:00 AM PST

    Oops. Can't seem to get to the puzzle.

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  2. BlaineFri Dec 21, 03:59:00 AM PST

    It should link to a PDF version of the puzzle... but I'm noticing Blogger is being slow to draw the pages today. Trying going here first if you still can't get the image link to work.

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  3. janFri Dec 21, 05:15:00 AM PST

    I can't get to the puzzle using Google Chrome, which usually handles PDFs just fine. It works fine with Internet Explorer, Safari, or Mozilla Firefox.

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    1. BlaineFri Dec 21, 06:58:00 AM PST

      I confirmed that too. Won't open the PDF links with its built-in PDF viewer. Let me see if I can do anything about that...

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  4. janFri Dec 21, 06:04:00 AM PST

    Nice slide show, Blaine. Always liked "Lieutenant Kije". Have a merry.

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  5. zeke creekFri Dec 21, 01:15:00 PM PST

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  6. zeke creekFri Dec 21, 01:34:00 PM PST

    Oops sorry about that.
    Blaine and Felicia,
    Thanks for the puzzles. Have a wonderful Christmas and a beautiful new year. I'm tied to a cellular device, so I couldn't open the card. As the children in Dr. Zhivago gleefully screamed, "Ho, ho, ho, I love the snow!"
    Zeke, your snowman.

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  7. DavidSat Dec 22, 11:11:00 AM PST

    Killer puzzle.

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  8. Uncle JohnSat Dec 22, 11:12:00 AM PST

    Elegant! And dizzying!

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  9. Uncle JohnSat Dec 22, 11:50:00 AM PST

    Fun, and it requires remembering one of those rhyming grammar rules!

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    1. skydiveboySat Dec 22, 12:42:00 PM PST

      No, Uncle John, my Grammar rules! You should just taste her cookin'.

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    2. Uncle JohnSun Dec 23, 11:27:00 AM PST

      Haha! But you get all grossed out when she gets snugly with your Gramper!

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    3. skydiveboySun Dec 23, 11:51:00 AM PST

      It jus' don't happen. Gramper, he sleep in da camper. Grammar, she don' pamper Gramper.

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  10. zeke creekSat Dec 22, 04:24:00 PM PST

    Didn't know Kelsey could get around in the kitchen.

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    1. skydiveboySat Dec 22, 05:37:00 PM PST

      Oh yeah. Kelsey always gets Cheers in that cute little, flowery apron.

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  11. zeke creekSat Dec 22, 06:48:00 PM PST

    Now that I think about it his Wings are the rave.

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    1. skydiveboySat Dec 22, 07:21:00 PM PST

      And don't forget those delicious Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs.

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  12. zeke creekSat Dec 22, 07:29:00 PM PST

    Yum yum! I'm getting all psyched for the Christmas party spreads. Nothing's going to shrink this year. Have a wonderful season, gang.

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  13. AnonymousMon Dec 31, 09:10:00 AM PST

    I thought I had it, but the question made no sense, until I realized that going around the corner I was crossing a line. :)

    Happy New Year

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