Category: Reveal

Contest 911 was the submission from, no not Lighthouse, but Glenmorren and is the Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse on the south coast of Nova Scotia in Canada. The lighthouse itself was constructed in 1914-15 and is famous due to its iconic location perched on a granite rock outcrop in the Atlantic Ocean, its dramatic and picturesque setting, and its status as one of the most photographed lighthouses in Canada. The lighthouse sits at the entrance to St. Margaret’s Bay, adding to its visibility and reinforcing the dramatic maritime character of the area. It is a major tourist attraction, and the rocks it sits on are famous for the breaking waves.

Found before the hint:

• Paul Voestermans
• Lighthouse
• Philip Ower
• Glenmorren
• Martin de Bock
• Graham Hedley
• krenek
• Ashwini Agrawal
• Eloy Cano
• Garfield
• Bernd
• Bas van Limpt
• Andy P McConnell
• Angie CF

After the hint :

• Rolando Marin Monge

And corrected identified Glenmorren as the person who submitted this location:

• Glenmorren
• Lighthouse
• Paul Voestermans
• Graham Hedley

This week’s location came from Bas van Limpt and is one part of the ASML HQ complex in the city of Veldhoven in the southern Netherlands.

ASML Holding N.V. (commonly shortened to ASML, originally standing for Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography) is a Dutch multinational corporation founded in 1984. ASML specializes in the development and manufacturing of photolithography machines which are used to produce computer chips.

ASML has a running club that uses the track seen in the contest image with runners participating in events near and far.

Found before the hint:

• Martin de Bock
• hhgygy
• Graham Hedley
• Eloy Cano
• Lighthouse
• Paul Voestermans
• krenek
• Philip Ower
• Garfield
• Ashwini Agrawal
• Bas van Limpt
• Bernd
• Rolando Marín Monge
• Angie CF

Correct submitter:

• Martin de Bock
• hhgygy
• Graham Hedley
• Eloy Cano
• Paul Voestermans
• Ashwini Agrawal
• Bas van Limpt
• Bernd

This week’s location was submitted by Andrew, one of the folks who keeps the game running behind the scenes. It is the Muttart Conservatory, located in downtown Edmonton, Alberta in Canada. It’s one of the best-known landmarks of Edmonton, the Muttart Conservatory consists of three city-operated greenhouses, public gardens, as well as four feature pyramids for display of plant species found across three biomes (Temperate, Arid and Tropical), with the fourth pyramid hosting a seasonal display. It was built in 1976, so is approaching its 50th anniversary next year.

The hint referred to one of the more famous plants in the conservatory – an Amorphophallus titanium or Corpse flower that flowers irregularly, It last bloomed in April 2017!

Found before the hint:

• Martin de Bock
• Lighthouse
• Eloy Cano
• Philip Ower
• Graham Hedley
• hhgygy
• Andy McConnell
• Glenmorren
• Paul Voestermans
• krenek
• Garfield’s
• Bernd
• Felix+Bossert
• Robin
• Bas van Limpt
• Angie CF

Also got the correct submitter:

• Martin de Bock
• Lighthouse
• Eloy Cano
• Philip Ower
• Graham Hedley
• Glenmorren
• Paul Voestermans
• Garfield
• Robin

This week’s location was submitted by LawnBoy and is one leg of the Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis, Missouri in the USA.

It was constructed in the early to mid-1960’s following a design by Finnish architect Erto Saarinen and opened on June 10th 1967. Its location is the 1764 founding of St. Louis and was the idea of Luther Ely Smith.

The hint referred to the railway tunnel that had to be constructed in order to open up the area as railway tracks used to dominate this section of the west bank of the Mississippi River.

Found before the hint:

• Lighthouse
• Paul Voestermans
• Graham Hedley
• hhgygy
• Martin de Bock
• krenek
• Philip Ower
• Lawnboy 😉
• Glenmorren
• Felix+Bossert
• Bas van Limpt
• Eloy Cano
• Bernd
• Garfield
• Angie CF

Only Garfield gets the extra point for somehow identifying LawnBoy as the person who submitted this week’s location.

This weeks location was submitted by Angie CF and is the Cascada de Tamul in the state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The falls are located where the Gallinas River meets the Tampoan River, and are over 100 metres tall.

You can visit the falls from the bottom or more adventurously at the top!

Found before Angie’s hint:

• Lighthouse
• Garfield
• Eloy Cano
• Martin de Bock
• Bernd
• Philip Ower
• Angie CR

After the hint:

• krenek
• Graham Hedley

And getting a point for the correct submitter:

• Eloy Cano
• Angie CF

The Crawford Lake Iroquois Village, located between Milton and Kitchener, Ontario to the west of Toronto was the choice of Phil Ower. It’s the recreation of a 15th Century village located on the same site and represents a typical Haudenosaunee or Six Nations community prior to development in southern Ontario. The longhouses seen were the main architectural feature where multiple families would live communally. Phil is an exhibit designer , working with Six Nations curators, elders and artists to tell their stories about the spiritual connection and physical relationship they feel with the land. There is currently a movement toward Truth and Reconciliation across Canada.

Found before the hint:

• Phil Ower
• Eloy Cano
• hhgygy
• Martin de Bock
• krenek
• Lighthouse
• Garfield
• Bas van Limpt
• Graham Hedley

After the hint:

• Bernd
• Angie CF

Identified Phil Ower as the submitter of the location:

• Phil Ower
• Eloy Cano
• Martin de Bock
• Lighthouse
• Garfield

By Civertan – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

Built in the mid 1700s and refurbished after damages that occured during WW2, this served as a furniture museum starting in the 1950s. After a couple of closures because of deterioration of the property, it reopened in 2000, only to close again during the 2020 pandemic. It is, regretably, currently still closed.

Those who found the place, all before the hint:

• hhgygy
• Martin de Bock
• Eloy Cano
• Garfield
• krenek
• Phil Ower
• Lighthouse
• Bas van Limpt
• Angie CF
• Graham Hedley

And those who figured out who gave us this location (which may have been easier if you happened to notice who wrote the original Wikipedia article on the place back in 2012):

• hhgygy
• Martin de Bock
• Eloy Cano
• Garfield
• Phil Ower
• Lighthouse
• Angie CF
• Graham Hedley

I (one of your humble game maker guys) grew up here in Oklahoma City. I moved back home in 2009 and have watched this building go up as it is on my way to work. The work was stalled for several years as the state and the city battled back-and-forth in terms of who was going to manage and pay for the project. Eventually a coalition of the city and some of the state’s more affluent and civic minded tribes stepped up and took it over, creating this amazing site.

The museum is quite fascinating and I heartily recommend a visit if you ever find yourself with a few spare hours in my surprisingly beautiful and interesting city. Take enough time to spend a few moments in the restaurant trying the creatively and professionally prepared traditional dishes.

Those who found the site, all before the hint:

• Garfield
• Martin de Bock
• hhgygy
• Lighthouse
• Graham Hedley
• Paul Voestermans
• Eloy Cano
• bernd
• Phil Ower
• krenek
• Bas van Limpt
• Angie CF

And those who figured out it was me for the extra point:

• Garfield
• Martin de Bock
• Lighthouse
• Paul Voestermans
• Eloy Cano

Garfield tells us about this site:
Waldwipfelweg (treetop path) and House on the Head in the Bavarian Forest
49°00’40.01″ N 12°46’57.14″ E
Forest park with a treetop walk, animals, an upside down house & a cave with optical illusions
Once you reach the top of the 52m high platform, you can expect a gigantic view, and not just to the south. Here you can even get a panoramic view of the Bavarian Forest

Also:
The forest tower (52 m) is very impressive and offers a spectacular view. It also has a very long slide (370 m) and very good climbing opportunities for children

Special Highlight: Upside-Down House: everything is topsy-turvy.
The house stands on its roof.
Handstand perspective for souvenir photos with guaranteed laughs – no acrobatics involved.
And the AMES ROOM with a special secret

Those who found it before the hint:

• Garfield
• Lighthouse
• Martin de Bock
• Eloy Cano
• bernd
• Bas van Limpt
• Phil Ower
• hhgygy
• krenek
• Graham Hedley

And after the hint:

• Angie CF

And, finally, those who figured out the submitter for the extra point:

• Garfield
• Lighthouse
• Phil Ower

By saw2th – https://www.flickr.com/photos/saw2th/5565045193/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

Graham wrote: “the Angel of The North, a 66ft tall public art sculpture by Anthony Gormley, and a really iconic landmark for the North East of England It’s also where I proposed to my fiancee. My house is approx 1/2 a mile to the South of it.”

Those who found it before the hint:

• Graham Hedley
• Lighthouse
• hhgygy
• Martin de Bock
• Philip Ower
• Angie CF
• krenek
• Eloy Cano
• bernd
• Garfield
• Glenmorren
• Bas van Limit
• Paul Voesternans

After the hint:

• Ashwini Agrawal
• LRey

And those who figured out who submitted it for the extra point:

• Graham Hedley
• Lighthouse
• hhgygy
• Martin de Bock
• Angie CF
• Eloy Cano
• bernd
• Garfield
• Ashwini Agrawal
• Paul Voesternans
• Philip Ower