Four postcards from past heists: London, Rome, Paris, and... where next?
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Take a look at each of the postcards. Do any of the words stand out in some way? Is there a way to extract the locations: London, Rome, Paris, from any of these?
Each postcard includes several words that are in bold. The top left has six bolded words: flipbook, coffee, gnarly, adventure, journal, and sneakers. The top right has six bolded words: cobblestone, cafe, tour, outlet, train, and change. The bottom left has five bolded words: sleep, vista, color, sushi and focus. The bottom right has four bolded words: postcard, notebook, program, luggage. Do you notice anything about the locations London, Rome and Paris, as they relate to these sets of words? Try counting the number of letters in each destination…
"London" has six letters, "Rome" has four letters, and "Paris" has five letters. These numbers correspond to how many bolded words are found in the various postcards.
Can you determine a way to extract letters from the four bolded words in the bottom right postcard (postcard, notebook, program, luggage), to get the four letter destination, "Rome"? How about for the bottom left postcard and "Paris"? To help you, are there any other large, notable features about these postcards?
Each postcard includes a large stamp with a number on it. The bottom right postcard has a "7". Comparing the word "Rome" to the bolded words, you will notice that "R" is the 7th letter in "postcard", "O" is the 7th letter in "notebook", "M" is the 7th letter in "program", and "E" is the 7th letter in "luggage". Given this pattern, can you determine what the thief's next target will be?
The top left postcard translates to "London", the bottom left translates to "Paris", and the bottom right translates to "Rome". Using the 5th letter in each of the bolded words in the top right postcard, the city "Berlin" is revealed. Enter this solution to discover the conclusion to the puzzle, as well as some info about the puzzle mechanic.