So this year I decided make the gift experience fun for MY giftee. Created a 'Safe Challenge' puzzle for him to solve. I was so occupied with getting a good reaction out of my giftee, I wasn't expecting my gift to be anything special.

I was wrong.

A box from Las Vegas comes to my door, I shake it and it's pretty light. POP figurine? Gift Cards? Candy? These were my guesses. Inside were a letter and a Cryptex container(EXACTLY like the one I sent to my giftee). My SS has been stalking my Reddit a bit and decided to give me a taste of my own medicine! I'm told clues for the container are coming via mail in the next few days. OMG, he's going to make me wait!

The first clue was a cryptogram. I eventually figur out that it said "One does not need magic to get into the Cryptex. But it would help to know a Mage". Well that didn't really help me much. So more waiting.

Second clue comes today and it was a Word Search, with bunch of Warcraft related words. Being pretty familiar with Warcraft terms, one word jumped out at me. JAINA(For those who are not familiar with Warcraft terms, Jaina Proudmoore is a famous character in the games, and she is a MAGE) I try JAINA as the code, Voila! The case is opened!

Out comes another letter and 4 tickets. My Secret Santa has put bets in on my favorite teams(Dodgers, Kings) to win it all next year! Nice! Kings are off to a great start and Dodgers will make the run again next year. So this gift has a chance of being the greatest gift I've received. Thank you!

This year's SS exchange has been too much fun on both ends!