🕵️♂️ The Mellow Cipher
Welcome to The Mellow Cipher — a deliciously cryptic wine and food mystery designed for the curious minds of mellow.io. You have 3 hours to uncover the truth!
🕵️♂️ The Mellow Cipher
Your Mission Begins here:
Alex, a remote freelancer, moved to a warm Mediterranean country for sunshine while working. Some how our mysterious freelancer has vanished — but left behind tantalizing clues at four gourmet tasting stations.
Your task: Discover which country he has secretly relocated to and find out where Alex comes from.
But beware… The flavors may lead you astray.
🕵️♂️ The Mellow Cipher
Game Flow
🍸 Phase 1: The Toast
The mystery begins with a wine-fueled welcome and a celebratory cocktail. But as the first sip settles, Dr. Moroz is gone—and her algorithm with her.
🔐 Phase 2: Uncork Your Bottle
🧩Teams, let’s pop that cork!
🎉 Your mission? Master the art of reading a wine label.
Unlock the mystery of the 4-digit password hidden in the bottle’s secrets!
🍷 The Cipher Clues:
1️⃣ ABV
On the bottle lable find the alcohol level. Round it to the nearest whole number.
👉 (13.7% becomes 14 → (1+4)=5 ) → This is Digit 1
2️⃣ Vintage
Look for the **vintage year** printed on the bottles. Use the last digit of that year.
👉 (2012 → 2) → This is Digit 2
3️⃣ Classification
Take the first letter of the marked PGI / PDO (Protected Designation of Origin).
Convert it to a number (A=1, B=2, …, Z=26).
👉 (e.g. “PGI Limassol” → L =18 → (1+8)=9) → This is Digit 3
4️⃣ Producer Name
Take the first letter of the producers’ names.
Convert it to a number (A=1, B=2, …, Z=26).
👉 (“Aes Ambelis” → A = 1) → This is Digit 4
✍️ Final Code:
Put the four digits together:
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Enter it to get the cork-screw to open your wine.
🧩 The Mystery Wine
🕵️♂️ Phase 3: The Investigation Playground
Teams, find out where Alex went!
🎉 Your mission? Explore clue stations, pay attention to food pairings, to decode the mystery. Discover where he came from and where he went, and follow the wine trails.
🎭 Phase 4: Submit Your Theory
At the end, each team submits their verdict: Who sabotaged the launch? Why? And what secret still lies hidden?
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