We Played Hide And Seek Across Switzerland - Ep 3
Summary
TLDRIn this thrilling episode of the hide-and-seek game, the searchers, Adam and Sam, navigate through the Swiss countryside, using clues to track down the hider, Ben. The game takes a complex turn as they decipher riddles, employ strategy, and even use technology like Google Maps and radar to narrow down Ben's location. Despite their efforts and the ticking clock, the searchers find themselves in a challenging position, with the game's outcome hanging in the balance. The episode ends with the searchers closing in on Ben's hiding spot, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats for the next installment.
Takeaways
- 🔍 The game involves a four-day hide-and-seek across Switzerland, with the current episode focusing on locating a player named Ben.
- 🗺️ Players use geographical clues, such as cantons, lakes, and train stations, to narrow down the hiding place within a specified area.
- 🤔 The search party initially struggles due to tricky rhyming words and misleading information, leading to wrong assumptions about the hiding spot.
- 🎯 A strategic approach involves deploying a 25-mile radar to locate the hider, indicating uncertainty about the hider's location.
- 🏞️ The hider, Ben, has chosen a well-hidden spot in a secluded public pavilion with a playground, which is not easily visible from the rest of the town.
- 🕵️♂️ The searchers consider using a picture of the tallest mountain visible from the hider's location to determine their position on the lake.
- 📸 A photo of a mountain is sent by the hider, but it doesn't provide conclusive evidence of the exact location.
- 🤷♂️ Despite extensive searching and map analysis, the searchers struggle to find a location that fits all the given parameters.
- 🍲 The hider enjoys local food and contemplates the searchers' progress, while the searchers take breaks to strategize and gather more information.
- 🚂 The searchers return to previously searched areas, considering the possibility that the hider might be in Zug all along.
- 🥳 The game continues with the searchers making plans to capture the hider the next day, as the outcome of the game depends on finding the hider before the end of the four-day period.
Q & A
What is the main objective of the game being played in the transcript?
-The main objective of the game is to find the hider, Ben, in a four-day game of hide-and-seek across Switzerland.
What are some of the clues that Adam and the other player are using to locate Ben?
-The clues include a specific geographical area, a canton that did not vote for the Centre Party, a location near a lake that rhymes with certain words, and a train station that matches a provided photo.
How did the players initially narrow down their search for Ben?
-They initially focused on the Zug area and the town of Steinen, based on the clues provided.
What was the significance of the radar deployment in the game?
-The radar deployment was significant as it helped confirm that Ben was within a 25-mile radius of their location, but it also indicated that the seekers were not very confident about Ben's exact location.
What was the strategy behind asking Ben for a picture of the tallest mountain he could see?
-The strategy was to use the mountain's position in the skyline to determine Ben's location on the lake, assuming he was on the same lake as the seekers.
Why did the seekers decide to go back to the stations around Zug?
-They decided to return to Zug because they couldn't find any other locations that fit all the parameters and hoped to find something they had missed.
What was the breakthrough discovery that led the seekers to the correct location?
-The breakthrough was realizing that a small part of Lake Lucerne extended into the eligible Schwyz Canton, and that the road pattern of Merlischachen matched the photo they had.
How did the seekers confirm that they had the correct location?
-They confirmed the correct location by matching the orientation and road pattern in the photo to the actual town, and by seeing the same mountain and lake as in the photo.
What was the 'cheese rolling curse' and how did it affect the game?
-The 'cheese rolling curse' was a consequence of the game where the seekers had to roll cheese a distance of 30 feet before they could ask another question, which temporarily hindered their progress.
What was Ben's hiding strategy and why did he choose it?
-Ben's hiding strategy was to stay in a secluded public pavilion with a playground that was not visible from elsewhere in town. He chose it because it was a secret playground, making it a difficult spot to find.
What was the final outcome of the game based on the transcript?
-The final outcome is not explicitly stated in the transcript, but it ends with the seekers closing in on Ben's location, suggesting that they may have found him.
Outlines
🔍 The Search Begins: Hiding Spots & Train Stations
The episode starts with the hosts, Adam and Sam, on a mission to find Ben in Switzerland. They have a set of clues: Ben is in a canton that didn't vote for the Centre Party, near a lake that rhymes with one of five words, and in a town with a specific train station appearance. After an initial search in the Zug area, they believe they've tracked Ben down in Steinen. However, their search doesn't go as planned, and they struggle to find the matching train station. Sam suggests a potential hiding spot in a secluded public pavilion with a hidden playground. Despite their efforts, they can't locate Ben and return to the drawing board.
🗺️ Puzzle Solving: Rhyming Towns and Mountain Photos
The search continues with Adam and Sam trying to find a town that fits all the parameters. They consider various towns but can't find a perfect match. They decide to revisit the Zug area, hoping to find something they missed. Ben is asked to send a photo of the tallest mountain he can see, in an attempt to determine his location. However, the photo doesn't provide the expected information, leading the hosts to research further. They discover that a small part of Lake Lucerne is in the eligible Schwyz Canton, which opens up new possibilities for Ben's location.
🎯 Confirmation and the Final Approach
The hosts are closing in on Ben's location, with the road pattern of Merlischachen fitting the clues. They are confident they've found the right place but need more evidence before heading there. After confirming the orientation and road pattern, they decide to head to the suspected location, believing they've figured out the area Ben is in. Ben, aware of their progress, returns to his hiding spot, a secret playground, preparing for the endgame.
🕵️♂️ The Cheese Roll Curse and Playground Search
Ben casts a cheese roll curse on Adam and Sam, requiring them to roll cheese 30 feet before asking another question. Despite the curse, they continue their search, focusing on a distinctive tree and an orange object they believe could lead them to Ben. They explore different areas, including a preschool playground, but struggle to find the exact location. They consider asking a local for help and discuss the possibility of Ben hiding in a bush.
🔄 Missed Opportunities and Google Maps Investigation
The searchers are getting desperate, with the grocery store closed and their curse still in effect. They decide to check the satellite map on Google Maps for a big yellow object, hoping it might lead them to Ben. They find a different slide on the map, which they believe might be a red herring. Despite their efforts, they continue to miss the entrance to the playground where Ben is hiding. They consider buying more information and discuss the importance of finding Sam the next day to avoid losing the game.
🏆 Victory and Nebula Promotion
After a long search, Adam and Sam finally find Ben hiding under a slide in a playground. They express their frustration with the game and discuss their strategy for the next round. Ben reveals that he had a good time despite the challenge. The episode ends with a promotion for Nebula, a platform where viewers can watch the next episode early and listen to the after-show podcast, The Layover. The hosts encourage viewers to subscribe to Nebula using their code for a discounted rate and to support the show.
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Keywords
💡hide-and-seek
💡Switzerland
💡clues
💡train stations
💡strategy
💡Lake Lucerne
💡curse
💡Google Maps
💡playground
💡Nebula
Highlights
The game involves a four-day hide-and-seek across Switzerland, with the objective of finding the hider based on clues.
The hider, Ben, has chosen a location that fits specific parameters: not voting for the Centre Party, near a lake, rhyming with certain words, and with a particular train station.
Adam and the seeker initially search the Zug area but realize they might be in the wrong location.
The seeker believes they have tracked down Ben to the town of Steinen based on the clues provided.
The modern design of the train station in Steinen makes the seekers question whether Ben is actually there.
The seekers consider deploying a 25-mile radar to narrow down Ben's location.
Ben, the hider, feels secure in his location, thinking the seekers might not know where he is.
The seekers visit the town of Seewen, which fits the parameters but doesn't seem to have the right train station.
The seekers return to Zug to reevaluate their strategy and look for missed clues.
A significant breakthrough occurs when the seekers realize a part of Lake Lucerne is in the eligible Schwyz Canton.
The seekers identify Merlischachen as the potential hiding spot, matching the road pattern and rhyming criteria.
Ben, the hider, prepares for the endgame by returning to his secret playground hiding spot.
The seekers finally arrive at the correct location and begin their search for Ben.
Ben is eventually found hiding under a slide in a secret playground, ending his round of the game.
The stakes for the next day are high: if Sam isn't found, he wins the game.
The show promotes Nebula, a platform where the next episode and additional content are available with a special code for subscribers.
Transcripts
Hello, and welcome to episode three
of our four day game of hide-and-seek across Switzerland.
Right now, Adam and I are looking for Ben
based on a few key pieces of information:
He's hiding somewhere in this blob,
in a canton that did not vote for the Centre Party,
that is near a lake, that rhymes with one of these five words,
and has a train station that looks like this.
After wasting quite a bit of time last episode
looking for Ben in the Zug area,
thanks to him sending tricky rhyming words,
Adam and I believe we might have finally tracked him down
in the town of Steinen.
So, now we're arriving there,
hoping to see a train station that matches this photo.
Well, already it seems slightly more promising.
Although very modern.
Yeah, now it's seeming less promising.
No. No.
No. Alright.
Hmm.
Oh, man.
Where could he be?
Okay, I actually think that I might have found
the perfect hiding spot.
So...
If you go through this cute little tunnel...
you get spat out in this...
very secluded public pavilion.
It's got a playground down here
that you can't see from anywhere else in town.
It's completely surrounded.
I mean, I've been walking around this town
for legit hours...
and I have not even caught a glimpse of this playground.
It's like a secret playground.
I think this might be the move.
It's not looking great.
No.
Oh, this, yeah, this...
This station is so modern.
He's not here.
There's no way.
I mean, last round felt pretty simple,
and now I'm realizing just how complicated this game can be.
I keep thinking that they know exactly where I am,
and that they're about to come get me.
But I am starting to think
that they might not know where I am at all.
You're fumbling the bag, boys.
You're fumbling the bag.
This was supposed to be a bad run on my part.
This was supposed to be a damn disaster.
Look at that little timer graphic.
Look at it tick up.
That's pretty cool.
Hey, that's pretty cool.
Is that the high score?
Yeah, I think that's the high score.
Yeah, I'm thinking that's the high score right now.
Ouch.
I think we need a question.
I think there might be some logic to a radar.
I mean, if we did 25,
that would encompass this entire region.
I just still think he's here.
Well, we should confirm.
At this point. I guess.
And I agree, it's like,
I don't want to spend that much, but...
it's much better to spend that much now...
than spend the next couple hours
looking in the wrong area of the country.
Yeah, I guess. Alright.
Okay, they've just...
deployed a 25-mile radar.
Which is interesting. It is a hit.
They're within 25 miles of me.
That makes me think that they're not very confident
about where I might be.
'Cause obviously if they have figured out that I am here...
then they would just come here.
We'll see.
Alright, well, he's within 25 miles.
Oh, interesting.
Great.
Well...
I mean, I kinda feel like we already knew that, but...
I guess good to know for sure. Okay.
Where the hell is he?
"Rug, Awaken, Boxcar, Again, Clam."
After some more looking,
we realized the next town over, Seewen,
fit all the parameters.
It was within the still-viable zone,
rhymed with 'Awaken', had no town hall,
and was definitely close enough to the lake.
So we decided to go check it out.
I mean...
It's very pretty.
Oh yeah.
It's the type of place Ben would go.
There's gravel on the sides of this.
Mm, I don't know.
Well, it makes sense to get off regardless.
Well, let's check it out.
Yeah, maybe doesn't look like it.
Doesn't seem like it.
Could it be...
Does not seem like it.
Okay, well, I'm definitely not seeing anything
that looks like that photo.
No, it's definitely not here.
(growls)
It's probably creepy for me to be on the swing.
I shouldn't be on the swing.
That's not good.
Now that it was clear Ben couldn't be
anywhere on this lake,
we went back to the drawing board
searching for other candidates.
I'm just trying to figure out...
Let me pull up some of my maps.
Vitznau[vist-now] wouldn't rhyme.
'Again' and 'awaken' basically rhyme.
So it's weird he put 'em both in.
Mhm.
He's not at Walchwil. He's not at Hörndli.
Chämleten?
Is that on the west side?
Yeah.
What about Flüelen?
Despite scouring the map,
we couldn't find anywhere that fit all the parameters.
So, faced with no other options,
we decided we had no choice
but to head back up to the stations around Zug
to see if there was something we'd missed.
So you think he's...
Think he was just in Zug all along?
I mean, it seems unlikely.
But, I just don't see other good candidates.
Are they...
Are they going back to Zug?
Oh.
Boys.
Okay, alright, (bleep) it.
I'm gonna go get lunch. This is gonna take a while.
(whispers) Oh, Jesus.
On our way up to Zug, we decided to ask Ben
for a picture of the tallest mountain he could see.
Our logic was that he'd have to shoot across the lake,
meaning by looking at his angle of the mountain,
we could determine his position on the lake.
Of course, that assumed he was on our same lake.
Okay, well, they've just asked me
for a picture of the tallest mountain
that I can see from where I am.
And that's an interesting one.
I don't really know why they asked that.
So, these are basically
all the mountains you can see from here.
And, though that mountain is definitely the tallest...
what we're supposed to do, the point of this question is,
what mountain is highest up on your skyline, basically.
So I have to send a picture of this one.
And hopefully that doesn't give away too much.
(camera clicks)
Okay, let's go ahead and send that picture to them
and see what they make of it.
Is this our third time here?
Yeah, I think so.
That's tough.
Alright, well, the photo of the mountain is useless.
Because it's from his perspective,
and seemingly there's a mountain behind him.
Alright, well, let's research
to see if we can find any other candidates.
Yeah.
Because we might just be missing one.
Yeah, it's certainly possible.
Okay, it's lunch time.
I don't know what this is, but...
it looked good.
(full mouth) Oh my god.
Oh my god.
That's so good.
What is that?
Tell me in the comments.
Please tell me what this is.
Because it's so good.
Oh my god.
This is so exciting for me.
I love this.
Clock is tickin'.
I'm starting to think he's not on this lake.
(full mouth) Well, there's only two other options.
After some more looking,
we did find something we'd missed.
You might've noticed this earlier,
because you have this neat little map.
But we hadn't realized that while
almost all of Lake Lucerne is in the Lucerne Canton,
which we'd ruled out because of its political party,
a very small part of it poked into the still eligible Schwyz Canton,
meaning it was possible that was the lake Ben was on.
Okay. The road pattern of...
Merlischachen kind of fits.
But... it's not close enough to feel like a slam dunk.
Okay, but one second.
Küssnacht am Rigi doesn't rhyme.
"Merli-shanen" does.
Okay, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Wait... wait...!
I assume you're looking at this thing here.
Wait.
No, I think this does match.
Look... this thing.
That totally matches that.
Look at the bottom part.
Look at these next to each other.
What is this place called?
Melis, whatever.
"Merlis-chanen."
I mean, we would need some—
To go all the way out there, we would need something
...much more conclusive.
No, this is the— I think this is it.
I really think this is it.
Wait, wait, I'm gonna trace it.
Mm-kay.
That's gotta be it.
Mmmmnnh...
Come on!
I mean you can clearly... mm.
It's pretty close.
That's it! Okay, well, let's figure out
whether or not there is something in that town
that can confirm it for us before we go there.
And look, how about you do that?
This just confirmed it for me.
I guess I hadn't thought about orientation yet.
Orientation fits really well. Look at that. It's exact.
Yeah, actually, yeah.
It's a perfect match.
Now that I think about orientation, yeah,
that is pretty clear.
Okay, seems like we have about ten minutes
until the next train option there.
What platform, Sam?
I think 2?
He's...
I'm confident that he's there.
The road pattern matches way too close.
No, I mean, I agree.
The road pattern feels like a slam dunk.
The road pattern is a slam dunk.
The road pattern's a slam dunk. Doesn't have a town hall.
And, wait, do we know what it rhymes with?
Yeah, it rhymes with 'awaken'.
Yeah, no, feels good.
Merlish— Mer—
Merlischachen[mer-le-shaken]. Awaken.
Yep.
Alright, well, it looks like
Sam and Adam have left Zug once again,
and they are heading back south.
So, maybe, finally, they have figured out where I am.
Or at the very least, they have figured out
the area that I'm in.
Does seem like they're...
not wasting any more time up in Zug.
Now, I just have to see if they do end up
taking that rail line towards Lucerne.
Because if they do,
they'll be heading towards me.
(slurps loudly)
So, this is the lake
...that we believe he sent a picture of.
And, I mean, I gotta tell you,
that water looks like the picture he sent.
It's the same color. It's the same clarity.
It's the same— It does match.
No, I think the mountain's gonna be...
Oh, is that it?
I think that might be it.
We have to round it more.
This is looking good.
Yeah, see, now we're at more of an angle.
Now it fits.
It feels...
Yeah. That feels definitive.
That's the same mountain.
Alright, well, Sam and Adam are finally on their way.
Which means it's time...
to go back to my hiding spot.
Because if they get off their train here,
then we enter the endgame, and I want to be
in my secret playground.
So, now I just have to remember how to get back there.
I'm gonna go ahead and hide under the...
slide, because it's raining.
Okay, they're just about to pull into my station.
Now the question is, are they gonna get off?
Alright, I think really quick
before he can curse us, Sam, ask for a photo.
Okay.
I don't know why he hasn't cursed us.
Yeah, I'm kinda surprised by that.
Hopefully we're in the right spot.
Let's see if we can find...
something that matches the photo.
Is it the back of this thing?
No...
There it is.
Is that it?
That's it.
Let's get his ass.
Ladies and gentlemen...
We got him. We got him.
Okay, they've just requested a...
the photo of my face.
Which means that I think they know that I am here.
I gotta take a nice, good photo of my face.
I guess let's head into the town, you know?
Yeah.
Oh, wait, that feels pretty useful.
(chuckles) What is that?
I don't know, but that feels like
something that we would be able to find.
Yeah, we can probably find that.
Almost looks like, I don't know,
like a playground slide, or I don't know, but...
(sighs) I mean...
he's gotta be cursing us any minute.
Why didn't he?
No, I mean, I think that that's just a mistake.
I've gone ahead and sent them that photo.
And now that we are in the short game,
I think that it may finally be time
...to cast a curse.
And we can afford
...three dice.
So, let's see what we get here.
Okay, that's a four, a one, and a three.
That is eight.
Cheese rolling curse.
Before you ask your next question,
in a single roll, roll cheese a distance of 30 feet.
The cheese roll curse.
Okay, well, you know what?
That is probably pretty good,
because that's gonna take 'em a little while to do it.
And I think that they're gonna have to ask
at least another couple of questions
before they actually find me.
Go ahead and roll that cheese, boys.
So I'm kind of trying to look out for those trees,
along with whatever this yellow—
It's like an orangish, semi-rusted...
Okay, he cheese roll cursed us, but I think we just ignore it.
That curse is that we have to do that
before asking another question.
I think it was a huge mistake for him
not to do a curse earlier before we were in his zone
and before we asked a precision question.
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
What?
I've been here.
Wait, you've been here?
Yeah.
I thought you found where he was.
Why have you been here?
I came here on my run from Lucerne, on Sunday.
Okay, and here's what I was noticing.
Okay, okay. I noticed—
You ran here from Lucerne?
Yeah. How far is this from Lucerne?
It was 7.5 miles out.
I was running by, and I was thinking,
I wish we were filming right now, because...
What are these?
Oh, yeah, I don't know.
I cannot for the life of me figure out what these are.
And I want the comments section to tell me.
Still not the right spot, guys.
No secret playgrounds there.
Don't dilly-dally.
Every minute matters.
I have truly no idea.
Even a little bit. It's so baffling.
They have these little spinny things at the top?
They're certainly not windmills.
No. With the spinny things.
I was thinking maybe lightning rods or something?
Oh, that could be it.
Maybe for this construction,
but I've never seen that anywhere else.
I would buy lightning rods.
Anyway, comments section, please tell me.
I'm so confused. Anyway.
I remain a little bit skeptical
that we can find him with just that info.
Well, I think—
Let's do—
Let's kind of give the town a once over.
Yeah, it's not big.
Alright, well, they're working their way towards me.
But I think they are no match for the secret playground.
You know, you've gotten this far,
but your hardest test still awaits you.
Can you find the secret playground?
I think the thing that I'm looking at is
there are some pretty clear trees behind him
that are only in some areas.
So we know that he's not here.
Yeah.
Because we don't have trees like that.
And it seems like the two options are...
that he's down by the water, or up a bit.
Yeah, I mean, that thing that's above him
looks pretty distinctive.
Yes, once we see it,
I think we're gonna be able to tell for sure.
I think let's head down towards the water.
And if it doesn't seem like it's like that,
then maybe head up a bit.
There's a playground here.
'Cause we thought it could be a playground.
Okay, it looks like they're by a school.
They're probably checking out
if I'm at the playground by the school.
I probably should've picked a less creepy hiding place
than under a child's slide.
But it's all about strategy, okay?
I'm trying to win here.
I'm trying to win a very important game.
We can't worry about the way that this might
look to... strangers, okay?
I need... to not get found by two boys.
No.
Slide is green.
Well, we might be able to get a good view from here.
Yeah.
Unless are we...
Are we infiltrating a preschool?
This might be a preschool.
I think it's a preschool. Yeah, it's a preschool.
It's fine.
Oh, there are kids, okay. There are kids, there are kids.
Let's... Nope, nope, nope.
I think that they're trying to do this
without asking another question
so that they don't have to get rid of their curse,
which is a bold strategy.
And I would argue, probably...
not gonna work?
I think they're gonna have to ask another question
to find me, but we'll see.
I think let's check out the water view.
But I feel good about the ability to identify this tree.
'Cause I'm— All of these trees
I'm immediately looking at and being like, it's not this tree.
'Cause this tree is uniquely pointy.
I don't know, I mean, look.
A circle with a mile in diameter is still pretty big.
Do you remember what exactly the parameters of that one is?
30 feet.
30 feet?
Yeah. That's a lot.
30 foot roll.
Ah, no, I want to keep looking, personally.
Well, the grocery store's closed until 2:30 anyway.
Uh-oh.
I still feel like this will be quicker.
Okay.
'Cause...
Look, there are only so many trees.
Again, the tree I'm less convinced by.
I'm more convinced by that we can find a big orange rod.
That too, the combination. But this tree...
Look how pointy and upwards this tree is
in comparison to all of these trees.
Sure.
It's a quite distinctive shape.
Okay.
You keep your eye out for the trees,
and I'm keeping my eye out for the orange thing.
Well...
I don't have a keen eye for trees.
I think let's head up.
Okay.
Okay, they are getting closer.
They're going up the right street.
That worries me a little bit.
Uh-ooh.
Turn the wrong way. Turn the wrong way.
Turn the wrong way. Turn the wrong way.
Turn the wrong way. Turn the wrong way.
Please turn the wrong way.
Don't go towards me. Okay, okay.
Okay, they went the wrong way.
Actually...
You like this path? This little path.
It's a publicly accessible path,
which would make sense for him to be on.
Oh wow, this is interesting.
It looks like they are checking the hiding place
that I was gonna hide in
before I found this playground.
Okay, so I've been looking around town,
trying to find... a good hiding spot.
And as far as I can tell,
the best hiding spot would be
to lodge myself in that bush there, nice and good.
Just really get up in there.
Are you going to find me in that bush?
I don't think so.
There's a slide.
Yeah, but it's not that.
I know, I'm just...
pointing it out.
You know, honestly, just...
This playground here is not a crazy hiding space.
This is pretty far up and pretty far out of the way too.
I think if I hid here,
it would take them a decent while to find me.
But I'm gonna keep looking.
Let me Google parks and playgrounds.
Yeah.
Nothing comes up for playground.
I assume probably not this one either, right?
Nothing comes up for park.
Yeah, it's too small, I think.
Yeah, okay.
So what's down this way?
Well, I think we want to go this way.
Okay.
We have just passed hour seven,
and they are still wandering aimlessly in the hills.
One thing to also point out
is that you can see the playground from Google Maps.
So, if they really scour Google Maps, the satellite,
they should be able to figure out where I am.
The one thing that I keep thinking is
there are all these little cut-throughs and paths and stuff.
Uh-huh.
And that would make a lot of sense as somewhere to hide.
Uh-huh.
Actually, you know what we haven't done?
What?
We haven't just looked at the satellite map
for a big yellow thing.
That's true.
You can look— You can see that slide.
But, okay, this is interesting.
The Google Maps satellite
shows a different slide here.
It's actually outdated. So if they use that,
they might think that this isn't the playground.
Ooh.
Ooh.
That's an area we haven't looked at.
Although I don't see trees.
No, but the trees could be behind him.
I bet it could be those trees.
Yeah, it's kind of far though.
How far is it?
Well, it's not too far.
It's the area we want to check out anyway.
Let's head that way.
Yeah.
It doesn't look like there's anything that would match.
No.
But you'll notice...
You start to see the trees manicured in the right way.
It's all in the trees, you see?
The trees, what?
The trees.
No, I know. It's all in the trees.
Now that we're getting mostly by trees,
and with the grocery store still closed
– preventing us from clearing our curse –
we continue to wander with less and less luck.
In retrospect, I really should have picked a spot
that I was willing to actually stay in
for more than five minutes.
Because the ground is so cold.
And I look so stupid.
And if anyone shows up here...
I mean, frankly, I don't know what the laws are here,
but I feel like...
if you see a fully-grown man just sitting under a slide,
you should be able to kill him.
So...
Hopefully that doesn't happen.
At a certain point, we should ask a local.
Yeah. We should be like,
"Do you know what this is?"
Okay, they are getting closer.
I mean, Sam is...
directly in front of that building.
But I don't think that he can see the playground from there.
I don't think that there's a way—
In ten minutes, we can get our cheese
and ask another question.
So, I think let's poke this way and then get the cheese.
Yeah.
No, it seems like they have passed me.
Okay.
Oh, that was a close call.
They were this close.
They were literally...
They were just in front of these two buildings here.
If those buildings weren't there, they would've caught me.
Well, we have now taken long enough
that the grocery store is back open from its lunch break.
So we can probably clear our curse
and ask some additional questions.
Which seemingly we're gonna need to.
Yeah, I mean—
How have we not found him?!
This place is not big!
Alright, Sam.
Cheese.
I mean, this is a wheel.
Yeah.
That makes sense. Want that?
Yeah.
Let's do that.
Alright, how do you feel about your cheese rolling ability?
I feel pretty good about mine, for what it's worth.
Here, this is pretty good.
This would work.
Yeah.
Let's go with this.
I feel extremely confident. Do you want to do it?
I'll do it. You got to do the apple.
I feel extremely confident.
Okay.
Here we go.
Well, that was easy.
Wait, get the cheese!
Get the cheese!
(giggles) No!
No!
I think now we just flood him with stuff.
Which one would we want to do next?
Let's get the letter that his nearest street starts with.
Is that going to be useful?
Most of the streets start with 'S' or 'R'.
But I do think it would be useful.
I mean, if you think so.
Yeah, I mean, it would exclude a lot.
So, it seems like they have finally gotten rid of their curse.
'Cause they just asked me for my street letter.
We'll see what they do with that information.
It's an S, okay.
There's a lot of Ss. Well, there are a lot of Ss.
Okay, do we want to fire another one?
Maybe, well, let's look.
Okay, well, there's two key—
There's—
Stutzerstrasse?[stoot-strah-tz]
Which we did look a good bit.
And then there's... this whole thing here.
Which, we didn't—
Seeplatzweg? Okay.
Maybe let's just go check that out,
since we're so close. So wait, Seeplatzweg?
Yeah, we're so close.
Okay, let's go check out Seeplatzweg.
Doesn't seem like this fits, but I just want to be 100% sure.
Sure is pretty.
I mean, I don't see how he could be here.
So let's check out that other one.
I think we checked here.
Did we check this path?
Yeah, but that would be a different road.
Because this is a different road.
So that wouldn't hit here.
Okay, it seems like they're going down the right street.
But are they gonna see the entrance to the playground?
Because you can't see the playground from the street.
I don't know.
Maybe they'll try it?
We'll see. This might—
This might be about to be the end of my round.
I think it's either this, or there's another one here.
Yeah, well, there's also
little poke-outs over there.
So let's circle back up and come down these.
(anguished) I think we looked here.
I'm pretty sure.
No, we already checked here.
We already checked both of those.
And this is the end of Stutzerstrasse.
They went right past it.
I mean, they went right past the entrance.
Oh my god.
I don't, I mean, I don't know how they're gonna find me.
They're just gonna have to go back and notice it.
Wanna sit down on the bench for a second
and figure out what next?
Yeah.
We're sure there's not just a very little Ben under there?
Right?
He's not the tallest guy in the world.
We sat down to thoroughly scour Google Maps,
but after 15 minutes of looking, came up empty.
So, we decided to buy some more information.
We could ask how many minutes would it take
for you to walk to your nearest train station?
That's interesting. Let's ask that.
The answer is only eight minutes.
So now they know that I'm not up in the hills.
You'd think that this would have helped us more.
But it turns out, not so much.
So we sat down on another bench
and asked another question.
I just don't understand.
I agree. I totally agree.
Do you want to photo up, just to see if that gives us anything?
Maybe there will be a building.
I guess.
But, I mean, we have a pretty good upward angle.
But I guess.
The picture gave us some info
on what Ben's nearby buildings look like,
which got us close.
(wheezes) He's not in a magical place.
It's just a place.
We should be able to find him. He's in Gringotts.
But, we once again missed the entrance
by a few hundred feet.
Maybe he just...
like we said, found a really unintuitive path somewhere.
Yeah, he must've. Ben must be getting bored.
(slow ticking clock)
So, for a third time, we sat down on a bench
to try to figure out what we could be missing.
Maybe... (sighs)
Well have we looked, Sam...
Have we looked here?
I can't tell what that is.
That's... there.
I'm not sure.
I think we have, but maybe not?
Maybe.
Maybe we should go check it out?
Yeah.
That's eight minutes.
Look.
That path says it's eight minutes.
Okay. I think it might be that path.
You want to check it out?
Yeah, yeah, ugh.
We must just...
This way?
I think we might've missed it.
It's down this street.
It's down and then it's over there, I think.
That has to be it.
Well, I feel like we've said that a lot of times.
Here, we can cut down this way.
Actually, look, cut down the other way.
You know what's gonna be awesome is the...
motion graphic map that shows us walking
within 100 feet of it six times.
You're getting awfully confident.
So it's this one here?
No, it's to the right.
It's around this bend, and then it's a left.
Oh, I see. There's the hedge.
There's a hedge.
This. We haven't been down this.
I don't think we've been down this.
Oh, (bleep)
I think I might fit. Smoke stacks.
I think it might fit.
There's the damn slide.
Oh my god.
That (bleep)-ing guy.
Hi. This sucked!
(growls crazily)
Alright, Ben, give me the dice.
Yes.
Right now.
Yes.
I need more.
You need more?
I need more. That's ambitious.
This sucked.
Yes.
This sucked so much.
It sucked for me too.
I was sitting under that slide for so long.
Ben, what's the fastest way to the train station?
I think you...
Through one of the— Down and around.
Alright, see you guys. Good luck, Sam.
We— I mean, oh my god, dude.
Hated this!
Yeah, well, that's the score to beat.
Congratulations. Thank you.
I have a little surprise for you.
Goodness. Look what I got.
Glühwürmchen!
I had really good fondue last night.
This is awesome. Let's go right now.
There's also one restaurant in town,
and it serves really good fondue.
Let's go there, and then let's go to the hotel.
Okay.
We got fondue.
We're talking about the plan.
Okay, so we've been talking about tomorrow.
The situation is we really need to find Sam.
If we don't find Sam tomorrow,
then we both lose, because...
That'll mean that his run is longer than my run.
And that Adam won't get another run,
because in order to get a longer run than him,
we wouldn't be able to nab him before the end of the game.
So the game will just be over.
The game is four days.
So we have to find him.
Well, I've arrived in what I think is going to be
quite the annoying spot for a bunch of reasons.
All of which I will explain in the morning.
Good night!
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Just go ahead and click on it.
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