Game Contest Event! Completed. Results in the post!
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Whoever finds a worthy picture to replace this one is a champ.

Yes, you read that right. A contest. With prizes. After pondering what I haven't done yet, I concluded: I haven't given away prizes. Time to correct that! :)

However, simply giving away freebies or a contest in the style of "you write something, and I'll choose later" isn’t my style. Therefore, recalling the positive experience of participating in a somewhat epic event, I've decided to make a similar one. I've prepared ninety gaming questions and a dozen prizes in the form of game keys.

Participation Rules

First of all, a piece of good news for many: the clan [clan]Sensorium commune[/clan] is not participating (though they haven't seen the questions). If your nickname at the time of post publication is Magistr, you are also banned from participating. Everyone else is welcome to join.

So, the gist is: there is a pile of password-protected rar-archives, nested within each other like a "matryoshka". Along with each archive is a text file containing a question, the answer to which will be the password to the archive.

The idea is that the first person to write the password for the current unopened archive in the post's comments gets points depending on the difficulty of the question. The first fifty questions are worth 1 point, the next twenty-five – 3 points, and the remaining fifteen – 5 points (this way there are chances for latecomers as well). Those who accumulate the most points by the end of the event will be declared winners (I'll count after solving the last password). Please note that passwords must be written correctly and on the first attempt in the comments. Editing comments is prohibited. If you