Today is Easter Monday (and April Fool’s Day, but enough of that). If your tummy is not yet full from overindulgence in chocolate, I have a final Easter egg for you. But you’re going to have to work for it.
Step 1 🔗
Complete this “Tracks” puzzle from the Simon Tatham’s Portable Puzzle Collection. The rules are as quoted from the site:
Complete the track from A to B so that the rows and columns contain the same number of track segments as are indicated in the clues to the top and right of the grid. There are only straight and 90-degree curved rail sections, and the track may not cross itself.
Step 2 🔗
Superimpose your track on this grid of 8 x 8 letters. Follow the track from start to finish and note down each letter to form a string. The first letter of the string is going to be ‘W’ and the final one ‘L’.
F R L T P N S G
B Q K H M J Y V
Z X D C W A E O
I U T S R Q P N
M J Y V B Q K H
W A E O Z X D C
R Q P N I U T S
H M J Y F R L T
Step 3 🔗
Save the following text as easteregg.asc on your machine.
-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
jA0ECQMKavACGzA90mL/0sAAASeVRumaE80Kd97GpnCrFhRBy5NiYb/Fw47FGCt2
JoiWfPYHPftD+V5CLltqzQeiObLObfvyWnOFco54LsaAKAonutIr/y3psWGX6L5O
fS/VH6mmgHq//rdC+HDvqhOqj4MnAJlvRDigZpx4C1KBnuysZnt8Np5Zhaj5Fsts
ryQh44k0c+zV/fcvLQms51RWFp6Cn0bxdjbav/QSSoCbLJbsasbVvaYH5wmA4qoa
CY1J0ONUtUDsrY9iRKFuGSUd
=kLcF
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----
Step 4 🔗
Run gpg -d easteregg.asc, input the string as your passphrase, then follow the link to claim your prize.
Good luck and have fun! First come first served! No refunds! etc etc