This world wide treasure Hunt (Big cash prize..$1 million)
Started on 20th July
www.goldenjigsaw.com

And all the pieces are on UK retail/wholesale commercial webpages

I think they are selling the pieces to partially cover their costs and the Prize and what cannot be sold is offered as a "premium Piece".. Makes sense?...I and most people are playing for fun on the free pieces But the Mugs can win the prize payng for the Premium pieces

So the winner/s will be dedicated surfers like us

I have signed up anybody else interested?

Can pool answers here and stay ahead of the crowd

PS Free entry

Late news
Better details: http://tinyurl.com/2xnbj3
And its 1000 pieces
Looks like it will have to be a Maximum collaborative effort to win this or go close

Remember the Picture clue puzzle to Popgroups last year That was done with the forums clubbing together and yes we got the lot ...but no Prize
This time Yes its more difficult yet there is a Financial carrot
Even if you contribute 1 answer that is a Big help. Thank you

Bottom line The clues are anagrams to UK commercial sites definitely Suits Us

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I signed up Mike...maybe we could help each other out. Good Luck.

Also found this we did well at that too between ourselves
And heres the original dated end of 2005

Here is the First Clue


All the clues are being emailed so If you are signed up (and you get the gameboard) to fix the pieces

Here We Go Eyes Down...(for 10 pieces)
What website is this? (anagram)

Reluctant Comical loon

Answer is N------/c---------/.com
Tick those letters off and arrange the rest

www.goldenjigsaw.com/play/clues/clue_number_1.html

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Mike,

I'm having trouble downloading the gameboard. Keeps saying the file is corrupt. Just wondering if you are having the same problem.

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Originally posted by bugster:
Mike,

I'm having trouble downloading the gameboard. Keeps saying the file is corrupt. Just wondering if you are having the same problem.

Have you recieved an additional email?

says...

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Ooops! We’re sure many of you are wondering why you couldn’t download your Golden Jigsaw playing boards at exactly 12.00 GMT today. We took into account all of you who had signed up to date, but, it would now seem that half the known universe also had the same thought at the same time. Our server providers, who are one of the biggest and most reliable in the business, have, quite frankly, never seen anything like it!!!

By the time you read this, (obviously) the server traffic issues will have been resolved. If, in the course of today, you go to the site, and for any reason can’t download your board, then please try again a little later. This is the only time in the competition that traffic should be such an issue – and, boy, are we supercharging our servers right now!!!

So We'll potter on and solve the Clues put out then we'll put them onto the "board" when this issue is resolved? For everybody to play catchup

I may compile a long list of the links later for those who have missed a clue?

Further Key information

The gameboard is a download of 6288K (6.1MB)
Click on the link above this picture
www.goldenjigsaw.com/play/home.php to get to the download page

Anybody who cannot get it downloaded drop me an email and I'll post the file to you (worked for me)
Jumps the Secure sign in link to the Download page
Contact is on my profile

Only issue I have is how to enter the answer?
Where (and how?)do you do that?
Edit Look down a few postings for my workaround to this issue (Doesn't work the way they wanted it to)
Use this link to do the anagrams
http://wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html

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Reluctant Comical loon

I saw www.naturalselection.com is a gamer site

Note Should be a C as the start letter of the second word not an "S"

So we are going to see some different sites

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Clue 2 posted
http://goldenjigsaw.com/play/clues/clue_number_2.html

for 1 piece

what is :
Cook Qua Lux (looks easy)

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something .co.uk leaving you with ooqualx to make into a word of sorts thought quoolax ... but no Joy

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Spoiler and some information

Answer #1 is www.naturalcollection.com

However the site Has gone down with that many extra visitors (in traffic) and Overloaded the Server Is very slow to update pages..It will display eventually
Will show up as a big spike on the site traffic Graphs records kept at www.alexa.com

So If you are wanting a "Piece or pieces" and can't wait Come back in a few days
Hopefully they will display the Piece/s for the duration of the Game?

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Got 1 piece so far and to transfer the piece to the Jigsaw the way (they say) you can drag and Drop (somebody can ...I can't!)

So I copied the icon in this case the link is called http://www.naturalcollection.com/FCKUpload/Image/puz/a0...1198n95q53061517.png

and went into Windows and located The Golden Jigsaw folder in Program Files opened the Golden Jigsaw Pieces folder and Pasted the link in.
Next, I clicked on the adjacent Jigboard Icon
and the Puzzle was displayed again and Behold There is my Piece on the list .Click on the name to display the piece and you will be able to drag it out onto the board (you are on your own Now)

Additional tip If? the Piece link/s seem to be unclickable Zoom in to the Picture and they are all "live" ...can open a link then zoom out to search whole picture but Unknown if its movable?

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Todays clue #3 (1 piece)
http://goldenjigsaw.com/play/clues/third_gj_clue.html

campyjocktot

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and these messages came with the email regarding the first clue site and Future pieces (Help)

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Following the masses of communications from players about the online treasure hunt, I am delighted to announce the all new format for hunting down the pieces. Naturally I'm giving nothing away, but once you've solved today's clue, you'll see the results for yourself.

What I will say is that this new format is designed to make the game more enjoyable for those who like a puzzle to solve, whilst making the game more appealing when perhaps you don't have the time or inclination to trudge through seemingly never-ending web links to find the jigsaw pieces.

Whichever, I'm confident you'll love the new format and we can't wait to roll it out across the whole competition, starting with today's site.

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*** A NOTE ABOUT SITE 1 ***
The 10 pieces on the first website many of you have correctly identified have been moved to a page together, temporarily, to ease the load on their servers that the sheer number of you fantastic people shook to within an inch of it's life!

Normal service will resume next week!
http://www.naturalcollection.com/organic/mystery.aspx ( 10 pieces at the bottom of this page)

So it seems they are having to reorganise things as demand and popularity has took them by surprise

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Just seen this in the site rules

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7.1.5 Divulging the location or locations of Golden Jigsaw pieces, whether by email, spoken word, blogs, instant messaging, text messaging, websites, forums, articles or any other form of communication

But there is no reason for posting sharing the clues? Shall do that
PS Somebody will forget or not have seen this And Don't look at Me!

Clue #4 (1 piece)
http://goldenjigsaw.com/play/clues/the-fourth-clue.html

Caretaker emulsions snout

T---/T--------/O-----/.--.--

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Reluctant Comical loon

Shouldn't this thread have been posted in the Games Forum of this site?

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Shouldn't this thread have been posted in the Games Forum of this site?

I think it should. It's becoming pretty annoying logging in, and seeing daily updates on this.
I'm sure there are people that are interested in this Mike, and it is commendable that you are posting this information for them, but they could just as easily view it in the Games Forum.

Perhaps you would consider moving this thread Koz?

I concur Too ...Very Good Idea (Its going to get a lot bigger)
Is it possible to move this topic "whole" Koz?

Tip Make a "dummy post" up and see if you do can this?

Or if that is not Possible .Pin this for a few days (To prevent it floating up and down) and I can make a New Topic in that area and Copy all the postings over (and I'll give the word for you to delete this thread )

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I moved it, Koz can decide if/when it gets deleted, and I hope he don't kick my butt for moving it.

It belongs in this forum.

Cheers GBJ