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Autoplay
When the player community relies on automated scripts to discover page updates.
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beast
Arguably the granddaddy of the genre. Although it was preceded by the "Publius Enigma," a promotion for the Division Bell album by Pink Floyd, the Beast was more successful in attrac [..]
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beasting
See Alternate Reality Gaming.
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Bozos
Name given to the players of LockJaw by the LockJaw puppetmasters, after the first player to find a LockJaw site, Y2KBozo.
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Brute force
Using a program to bombard a site with scripted input or page requests in order to 'solve' a form-based puzzle or discover hidden directories or pages.
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Cloudmakers
The original collective detective. The group of players that formed to solve the Beast. Official site located at cloudmakers.org.
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Collective detective
A team of players that works together to attempt to solve puzzles and find the hidden bits, thereby winning the furtherance of the story. Term coined by Cloudmaker Alex in post number eight to the Clo [..]
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curtain
The line separating players from puppetmasters. As in, "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."
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guide
A linear walkthrough narrative of the discovery process during an alternate reality game. Term coined by AdrianHon.
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lurker
One who follows games or board discussions without directly participating. Past game stats show that the ratio of lurkers to active players is typically anywhere from 5:1 to 20:1 depending on the scal [..]
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