Halloween at the Portal. The Hollow, a haunted cipher maze, is free to play until 2 November. Enter The Hollow

๐Ÿ“œ Briefing
Years ago a storm surge swallowed the Pier Arcade, and the town simply stopped talking about it. Rumour says a crew of hackers kept working in the flooded halls, hiding their last messages inside the old game cabinets that still flicker under the waterline.

You have rowed in at low tide with a waterproof lamp and a borrowed key. Somewhere between the ticket counter and the back stairs lies the crew's final message, and each machine you wake will lead you one step closer to it.
  1. 1 The Glowing Cabinet
  2. 2 Pinball Mezzanine ๐Ÿ”’ opens with stage 1's answer
  3. 3 The Ticket Wall ๐Ÿ”’ opens with stage 2's answer

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