Annoying, Mysterious Deeprootpinball.com Puzzle Has Finally Been Solved...Let the Countdown Begin

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Jul 15, 2022

Analysis

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TL;DR

Deeproot Pinball website puzzle solved; cryptic countdown underway with uncertain payoff.

Summary

A mysterious puzzle on Deeproot Pinball's website has been solved by a Pinsider named Seraph, triggering a countdown clock with less than ten days remaining. The author discovered a cryptic phone number in Angel Fire, New Mexico that plays a robotic message saying "It's a secret to everybody." The author expresses skepticism that the countdown will reveal anything substantive, suspecting it may be a prank or Rick Roll.

Key Claims

A Pinsider named 'Seraph' solved the mysterious puzzle on Deeproot Pinball's website
high confidence · Author directly references Seraph solving the puzzle and triggering a countdown
The countdown has less than ten days remaining
high confidence · Author states 'We have less than ten days remaining' from the article publication perspective
A phone number in the congratulatory message plays a robotic message saying 'It's a secret to everybody'
high confidence · Author personally called the number and heard the recorded message
The phone number shows a location in Angel Fire, New Mexico
medium confidence · Author notes 'the number shows up as being in Angel Fire, New Mexico' but expresses doubt about accuracy

Notable Quotes

“I'm annoyed with myself for getting sucked into what is likely a bunch of nonsense LOL”
Article author (Knapp Arcade) @ Opening — Establishes author's skepticism about the puzzle's legitimacy
“It's a secret to everybody.”
Robotic voice on phone message @ Not specified — The cryptic message on the phone number; reference to classic video game phrase
“So we have less than ten days remaining until whatever random Pinside member who's screwing with all of us posts something disappointing on the site, like a link to a Rick Roll or something like that.”
Article author @ Closing analysis — Reveals author's expectation that the countdown will likely be anticlimactic

Entities

Deeproot PinballcompanySeraphpersonKnapp Arcadeperson Pinsideorganization

Signals

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business_signal: Deeproot Pinball employing unconventional marketing/hype-building tactics with mysterious puzzles and countdown mechanisms
medium · Website puzzle setup, triggered countdown, cryptic phone messages suggest deliberate marketing effort
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community_signal: Pinball community skepticism toward Deeproot Pinball's promotional tactics; expectations of disappointing or frivolous payoff
medium · Author's repeated expressions of doubt that anything 'real and noteworthy' will be revealed; expectation of Rick Roll or prank
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community_signal: Deeproot Pinball generating community engagement through mysterious website puzzle and countdown mechanism, though community perception appears skeptical about legitimacy
high · Puzzle solved by Pinsider, discussion active on Pinside forum, countdown triggered, author personally investigating

Topics

Deeproot Pinball mysterious marketing/puzzleprimaryCommunity engagement and hype generationsecondaryDeeproot Pinball credibility and communicationsecondary

Sentiment

mixed(0.35)— Author expresses curiosity and engagement but is heavily skeptical and dismissive of the puzzle's significance. Tone is playful but cynical about whether the countdown will deliver anything meaningful. The author seems annoyed at themselves for being drawn into what they suspect is a prank or marketing gimmick.

Transcript

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Well, I'm annoyed with myself for getting sucked into what is likely a bunch of nonsense LOL, but...the mysterious puzzle that has been up on Deeproot Pinball's website has finally been solved. A Pinsider named "Seraph" did all sorts of wild stuff that I don't understand and solved it, triggering a congratulatory message and causing a countdown clock to begin ticking. Out of curiosity, I just called the phone number that is listed in the message. It rings and upon answer a robotic message says "It's a secret to everybody." Beyond that, the number shows up as being in Angel Fire, New Mexico. I highly doubt that location is correct and I'm not paying a website to find out who owns the number. If anyone out there has an account that lets them search for stuff like that, let me know. My brother used to, but sadly that is no longer an option. My son might know how to do it. I'll ask. So we have less than ten days remaining until whatever random Pinside member who's screwing with all of us posts something disappointing on the site, like a link to a Rick Roll or something like that. Naturally, in the unlikely event that this ends up being anything real and noteworthy I will let everyone know here. Here's a link to the Pinside thread that all this went down in for anyone who's interested: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/twip-is-deeproot-the-next-misadventure-or-a-pinball-revolution/page/630#post-7027971