Hearthstone Beta Key Puzzle - First To Solve Wins

Hearthstone Beta Key Contest
First Person To Solve And Claim The Key Is The Winner!

Hey gang!  I've received yet another official Hearthstone Beta Key for Blizzard's closed beta.  Just like the first extra one I got, I'm giving this one away to the first person to solve my trivia contest.  The key is currently unclaimed and ready to be claimed by the first person to solve this puzzle.

All of the answer have been discussed within one of our episodes of The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast, while some of the answers can be found within the show notes for the individual episodes.  If you are regular listener of our podcast, then these questions will be much easier for you.  Good Luck!

Why have a puzzle instead of just giving the Hearthstone beta key away?

• I would prefer the HS beta key to go to a follower or fan of the site or podcast, as opposed to some random person who is only here for a free key.
• The puzzle puts the key code out in the open and removes the option of selling the key. First one to solve the puzzle and add the code to their Battlenet account gets the key. If you solve it, but don't add the code, the code will be added by someone else who solves the puzzle before you can sell it off.
• There is no way to create and spam fake emails or fake accounts just to get extra entries into a giveaway contest.
• A puzzle will be a lot more fun and feel more rewarding that a random drawing.  I got a ton of praise for my last contest puzzle giveaway, so I'm back with another.

Hearthstone Closed Beta Key Code:

The Hearthstone Beta Key Code is 25 digits long.  There are 25 multiple choice questions all pertaining to The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast.  Each question is multiple choice.  Just plug the number associated with the correct answer into that digit of the Hearthstone Beta Key code.

Example:

1.  Roses Are Red, Violets Are _____.
• 1 Green
• 2 Blue
• 5 Orange
• 8 Purple

The correct answer is Blue, so you would plug the number 2 as the first digit in the key code.  Then you would solve for the rest of the digits as you answer the other questions.

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Solve for each of the 25 digits using the following questions:

1. Where Does Nonmail Work?
• 0- USPS
• 1- UPS
• 2- Fed Ex
• 3- Western Union
2. What Car Dealership Does Cold Work For?
• 2- Dodge
• 3- Ford
• 4- Mitsubishi
• 5- Toyota
3. Rez's Company Deals With Keeping What Safe?
• 0- Boats
• 1- Cars
• 2- Trains
• 3- Planes
• 4- Helicopters
4. Order the Show Hosts From Oldest To Youngest:
• 1- Chuck, Scott, Richard
• 2- Scott, Richard, Chuck
• 3- Richard, Scott, Chuck
• 4- Chuck, Richard, Scott
• 5- Richard, Chuck, Scott
• 6- Scott, Chuck, Richard
5. Which WoW Community Member Has NOT Been A Guest on EGP?
• 1- Profitz
• 2- Zerohour
• 3- Stede
• 4- Nev
• 5- Shalthis
6. Name The 2 End Bosses In The Player Created Foundry Quest That Gave Us All A Laugh In Neverwinter.
• 1- Flush & Flaid
• 2- Pedros & Pasteur
• 3- Narkco & Nelvine
• 4- Bitter & Salty
• 5- Twixx & Twisted
7. Which Is One of Rez's Pet Names For Cold?
• 0- Mrs Buttersworth
• 1- Rosa Parks
• 2- John Holmes
• 3- Maple Crown
• 4- Hearthstoner
8. What Was the Original 3rd Show Host's Yard Infested With?
• 3- Mice
• 4- Moles
• 5- Ticks
• 6- Fleas
• 7- Scabies
9. Which Voice Has NOT Appeared On An Episode of EGP?
• 6- Steven Hawking
• 7- The Ungnome Comic
• 8- The Nut Ninja
• 9- Bart Simpson
10. What Is DJ Soulshaker's Favorite Music Genre?
• 0- Breaks
• 1- Trance
• 2- House
• 3- Drum & Bass
• 4- Dubstep
11. Which Producer Has NOT Been Fully Featured On An Episode Of Electronic Education On EGP?
• 0- Deadmau5
• 1- Kaskade
• 2- Pretty Lights
• 3- Kill Paris
• 4- Cazzette
12. Which Drow Elf Is Cold's Siamese Cat Named After?
• 5- Drizzt Do'Urden
• 6- Berg'inyon Baenre
• 7- Dantrag Baenre
• 8- Jarlaxle Baenre
• 9- Zaknafein Do'Urden
13. Who Won the First Game Show On EGP?
• 7- Cold
• 8- Nonmail
• 9- Nev
• 0- Rez
14. Which Item Has NOT Had a Prominent Mention & Effect On An Episode Of EGP?
• 1- Inhaler / Breathing Treatments
• 2- Fishing Lures / Tackle Box
• 3- Dentures / Tooth Extractions
• 4- Maple Crown Royal
15. Which Food Has NOT Been Mentioned In A Show Title For EGP?
• 1- Live Baby Mice
• 2- French Dip
• 3- Rice
• 4- Soup
• 5- Chicken
• 6- Bacon
• 7- Turkey
• 8- Chocolate Covered Ribs
16. Which Drug Has NOT Influenced a Show Title for EGP?
• 0- Cocaine
• 1- LSD
• 2- Heroin
• 3- Bath Salts
• 4- Crack
17. Which Popular Warcraft Website Cancelled an Entire Weekly Column Because Of EGP?
• 6- Wowhead
• 7- WoW Insider
• 8- The Undermine Journal
• 9- Power Word: Gold
18. What Has Rez Paid His Son To Do For Him In Warcraft?
• 0- Pet Battle
• 1- Level Fishing
• 2- Mill Herbs
• 3- Prospect Ore
• 4- All the Above
19. The Purr-fect Purple Men's Kitten Tee Has 4 Butterflies, But How Many Kittens?
• 1- Eight
• 2- Four
• 3- Seven
• 4- Ten
20. Which Host Has Trouble With The Difference Between Asian vs Oriental?
• 5- Cold
• 6- Nonmail
• 7- Nick
• 8- Rez
21. What In Game Item Has Caused Cold To Go Apeshit Crazy On At Least One Episode?
• 6- Battle Pets
• 7- Infernal Keys
• 8- Headless Horseman Mount
• 9- The Coin
22. Rez's Twitter Avatar Often Depicts What Character?
• 6- The Rock
• 7- The Riddler
• 8- The Penguin
• 9- The Joker
23. Who Is The New Host Of Cold's Gold Blogging Carnivals?
• 5- Xsinthis
• 6- Selltactular
• 7- Nev
• 8- Profitz
24. Which Show Host Would Earn The Perfect Attendance Award, Having Never Missed An Episode?
• 1- Rez
• 2- Cold
• 3- Nonmail
• 4- Nick
25. In One Of The Crazy News Stories, This Guy Was Watching Livestreams Of Young Girls Decorating The Christmas Tree In Their Underwear.  What Was His Alias?
• 6- Grandpa Joe
• 7- Jake the Snake
• 8- Sexual Chocolate
• 9- Uncle G
• 0- Nonmail

So there you have it!  Find the answers for each of the 25 questions and plug them into the Hearthstone Beta Key Code and claim your key before someone else does!  Each question corresponds to the equivalent digit within the code, so question 10's answer gives you the 10th digit.  Question 20 gives you the 20th digit, etc.

GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY & THANKS FOR LISTENING TO THE EVISCERATED GAMING PODCAST!


Hints about the puzzle solutions may be released from any of these accounts:

• @SSmith0911 - My main twitter account
• Cold's Gold Factory Facebook Page
• Cold's Gold Factory Newsletter - I've given away Warcraft pets, Warcraft Mounts, TCG Pets & Mounts and more to newsletter readers previously.

Other Giveaways:

1. http://www.giftsforgamersandgeeks.com/2013/11/Hearthstone-Beta-Key-Giveaway.html
2. Episode #71 of Eviscerated Gaming Podcast announced a giveaway - Follow the show's twitter account @Eviscerated_GP - the drawing is this Sunday.

Recommended Guides: Secret Gold Guide | Journal of Marcus Ty | Neverwinter Secrets

Top Blog Posts, News & Podcasts From October

Top Blog Posts, Podcasts, & Links From October 2012

October continued on as another great month here at Cold's Gold Factory, with plenty of the fresh Mists of Pandaria traffic continuing to pour in.  Readers, you can always send in questions to me directly or you can leave your WoW gold making questions over on the /Goblinism subreddit.

October's WoW Gold Blogging Carnival was a great one that focused on our MoP Launch Strategies and Results.  This was a great series to see the various plans of multiple gold makers and just how they turned out posts Mists of Pandaria's launch.  Be sure to check out those carnival entries and you may get a few ideas for making gold in WoW that you aren't already working on.

Podcast News From October

Auction House Junkies

The Auction House Junkies podcast is done.  Yup. We've officially called it quits instead of limping out a show here and there.  The previous shows are still available and are still worth a listen for new listeners, but there are no plans to release new episodes at this time.  The show won't be resurrected in the future, without the help of a financial sponsor.  I'd love to continue on with the podcast, but I can't afford to carry the finacial burden, nor do I have time for editing it in addition to my own podcast segment, so it's dead at this point.

The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast

With the collapse of AHJ, we've rolled gold making segments into the new mostly WoW format of The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast.  We've been bringing some good discussion and content that relates to the World of Warcraft economy and WoW gold making as a regular part of every show, so don't miss it!

We've had some pretty awesome, funny, and crazy episodes lately, as well as our first ever guest on the show (Episodes #25).  Here's the latest episodes from October:

1. The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast #21 - "Bubbles The Orc"
2. The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast #22 - "Progressive Heaven" (Musical Week while we took a break from the show)
3. The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast #23 - "Zumba Scouts"
4. The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast #24 - "Crazy Bacon"

Gifts For Gamers Additions

The Gifts For Gamers column on Saturdays has been going great and I've been having a blast sharing some of the cool stuff I've found.  Be sure to check out the older entries and look out for some great ones still to come!  Here are the ones from October:

1. Gifts For Gamers - War of the Ancients WoW TCG Loot
2. Gifts For Gamers - 14" Poseable Plush Sinister Squashling
3. Gifts For Gamers - "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline
4. Gifts For Gamers - Top 15 Gamer Friendly Movies From My Childhood

Top Cold's Gold Factory Blog Posts From October

1. Tillers Union Daily Quests & Mats - Easy Gold Making - Shopping lists for dailies grinds and what you should be tilling & selling.
2. Spirit of Harmony Equivalent Crafting Values aka Kobolds Are Bad At Math
3. Ghost Iron Dragonling & The New Cogwheels (Tinker's Gear) - Cogwheels are selling for crazy profit still on my server.
4. Greenstone Quarry - Ghost Iron Ore Farming - My favorite spot for Ghost Iron farming.
5. Restored Artifacts, Brann Bronzebeard, & Easier Vial Of Sands - It's so much easier to grind the damn Vial recipe now.

Goldgrub's Goblin Academy

In addition to the posts here, we are trying to get Goldgrub's Goblin Academy off of life support and back kicking out more posts.  Here is a great pair of posts from Goldgrubs.com.

1. Farming Meats For MoP Cooking - Easy reference with links to top MoP meat farming spots.  Thanks Nev!
2. Gold Making Tips On Low Pop WoW Servers - A great guest post submitted from a first time writer.  Stop by and leave him some feedback.

As always, thanks for reading and checking out the podcast episodes! 

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Check out some of my Squidoo lenses:  Alliance Vs Horde - Come Vote! | Diablo 3 Gifts For Gamers | Getting Started Podcasting 101 | Play Money by Julian Dibble | Auction House Junkies | Fluxx - My Fav Card Game

Recommended Guides: Secret Gold Guide | Journal of Marcus Ty | WoW Secrets

Blog Schedule, Columns, And New Stuff!

Fall 2012 Blog Posting Schedule At Cold's Gold Factory

Now that the new WoW expansion, Mists of Pandaria, is right around the corner I've decided to create and stick to a much more structured posting schedule here at Cold's Gold Factory.  I admit, I was slacking for a while there during the end of the expansion slump, but I've been pumping out high quality articles more often now.  I want to continue with a more rigid posting schedule and get better at supporting both of the podcasts that I am lucky to be a part of, as well as try some new things here on the blog.  The Gold Blogging Carnivals will continue to take place on the 11th of each month as already established.
Here's a look at the new blog posting schedule for Cold's Gold Factory:

Mondays / Wednesdays / Fridays - WoW Gold Making Articles will be posted a minimum of 3 times per week, with extra posts possible on Sundays (if I have something that can't wait) and possibly on non-AHJ Thursdays.

Tuesdays - The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast records weekly and will have the show notes, links, and discussion hosted here on Tuesdays.  This will help drive new listeners to the podcast, as well as provide links to topics we discuss on the show.  The EGP has been evolving quite nicely and with Mists just around the corner, we will be digging even deeper into WoW content on the show.  Episode #18 "Blue Oyster Bar" is currently up and available on iTunes and Stitcher.

Thursdays - The Auction House Junkies Podcast should hopefully be recording more regularly with the launch of Mists of Pandaria.  Thursdays will be dedicated to hosting the show notes and discussion links for the current episodes of our WoW Gold Making Podcast.  If there is not a new show for the week, then Thursdays will be available for an extra WoW gold making post, Gold Blogging Carnival Topic Announcements, or will be an overflow day for anything displaced by the monthly Blogging Carnival Post (should the 11th fall on a day where something else is normally scheduled).

Saturdays - Saturdays will be for a new column that I will be testing out called "Gifts for Gamers".  Saturdays tend to be the slowest traffic day here on the blog, so I'm going to experiment with a new column designed to increase monetization options for my blog.  Amazon affiliates sales have quickly moved into a nice monetization source after the 3 posts I did on WoW Trading Card Game Loot Codes.

The goblin in me sees the full potential of dedicating a weekly column to "Gifts for Gamers", especially with the holiday season approaching.  I won't be reviewing garbage items just as a way to get sales.  I will only be reviewing, recommending, and discussing items that I either own myself, want to purchase myself, or I think are just too damn cool not to share with my readers.  I spend a lot of time hunting for cool gaming related stuff online, so this weekly column will be a nice avenue to share that information with you guys as well as allow me to build a little more traffic and page rank to my Squidoo posts on similar topics. 

In addition, this column will help me turn those content stealing, automatic article copying bots and scammers from rip-off artists into fools that will be working for me instead of against me.

Any purchases through my Amazon or Jinx links are always highly appreciated.  I prefer to recommend stuff that I enjoy or find pretty cool myself.  If you have found a kick ass gaming item, game, or gaming peripheral or accessory you can send it in as a recommendation and I will mention you in the post.

If you aren't interested in finding out about cool gaming stuff, then just come back after the weekend is over for more WoW gold making goodness.

Sundays - Sundays will be an off day, overflow day, or Carnival day (if on the 11th).

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Check out some of my Squidoo lenses:  Alliance Vs Horde - Come Vote! | Diablo 3 Gifts For Gamers | Getting Started Podcasting 101 | Play Money by Julian Dibble | Auction House Junkies | Fluxx - My Fav Card Game

Recommended Guides: Secret Gold Guide | Journal of Marcus Ty | WoW Secrets

Top Blog Posts From July 2012

Top Blog Posts, News, & Podcasts From July 2012

I've started to turn back to more of a regular posting schedule here at Cold's Gold Factory, in preparation for Mists of Pandaria, the next WoW expansion.  After losing the majority of interest in that whack ass Diablo 3, I'm back playing and experimenting within the time stood favorite, World of Warcraft.  I have been very pleased with the quality of posts that I've been writing lately and look forward to spreading more gold making goodness in regards to getting ready for the next expansion.  I've started up my bank and guild bank cleaning projects and have resumed stockpiling for Mists of Pandaria.

In July, We ran the Cold's Gold Blogging Carnival featuring Gold Maker Recommendations For The Expansion Lull to help provide insight as to what you can be doing now at the end of the expansion to prepare for the next one.  The topic for the August CGF Blogging Carnival was also announced, where we will compare different posting strategies of seperate markets.

Podcast News For July

Auction House Junkies

The big news is that Auction House Junkies is back putting out WoW gold making podcasts.  We've already released 2 new episodes and we are busy researching for more episodes to come out in the near future.

Be sure to check out: 

• Auction House Junkies Episode #29 : Where Were You Guys Last Week?
• Auction House Junkies Episode #30 : The Ghost Hunters Episode

The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast

The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast continues pumping out episodes on a weekly basis (minus the week we lost an episode and R9z's computer, but we hope to get that episode off the hard drive once the pc is fixed and healthy again.)  The shift in content has swung back towards World of Warcraft as we are getting sick of Diablo 3 and Mists of Pandaria is less than 2 months away.

Be sure to check out:

• The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast Episode #11 : Necro What?
• The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast Episode #12 : Warcraft Rage
• The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast Episode #13 : Still Here?

As always, if you enjoy the podcasts, be sure to stop by iTunes and leave us a review or give us a thumbs up on Stitcher Radio.

Top Blog Posts Here At Cold's Gold Factory In July

Top 5 posts of July here at Cold's Gold Factory were:

1. Source List Of All Companion Pets Turning To Rare Battle Pets - Find out what pets are going to be rare battle pets and find out how you can obtain them, as well as which ones are no longer obtainable.
2. Dump Your Holiday Pets Now! - This post warns and explains why you shouldn't hang on to those holiday pets you've been stockpiling for Mists of Pandaria.
3. Why Buy Low, Sell Normal Is A Joke - Don't be fooled by internet salesmen sensationalism.  Buy low, sell normal is laughable and is only worth practicing if you want to limit your profits.
4. Guide To WoW TCG Pet Codes & Loot Cards - A breakdown of what pets come from which loot codes as well as what TCG expansion these codes are from, in case you feel like gambling.
5. Battle Pets Podcast With Alludra & Kephas - Here I introduce a great new podcast that I have been enjoying that focuses on the upcoming Battle Pets System.

If you haven't checked out these popular posts, then have a look.  I'm sure you will find plenty of useful information within them.  As always, thanks for reading!


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