Dark Knight, sort of
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For NPR's "Intern Edition," Sean Bueter (BAY-duhr) "investigates" a new online game called CFB or "Citizens For Batman."
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For NPR's "Intern Edition," Sean Bueter (BAY-duhr) "investigates" a new online game called CFB or "Citizens For Batman."
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IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT...THE KIND OF NIGHT THAT PUSHES YOU TO USE CLICHES LIKE "IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT."
WHEN I GOT TO THE RENDEZVOUS POINT...A PIZZA PARLOR...I GAVE THE KID BEHIND THE COUNTER MY NAME, AND HE *GAVE ME* A FUNNY LOOK...AND A BLACK BOX.
INSIDE THERE WAS JUST A RUBBER MASK AND A NOTE WITH A PHONE NUMBER AND A PASSWORD...
SCARY VOICE:<"Enter your 10-digit code.">
STRANGE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE WERE OR HOW I FIT INTO THEIR PLAN, BUT I DID WHAT THE MAN SAID.
SCARY VOICE: <"Your delivery has been confirmed. Goodbye.">
TURNS OUT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE MIXED UP WITH THESE PEOPLE. HUNDREDS OF OTHERS GOT MESSAGES JUST LIKE MINE--BUT EACH HAD A DIFFERENT CODE WORD. THEY MET UP ONLINE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT ALL MEANT, AND WITHIN A FEW HOURS, THEY GOT IT. TURNS OUT THE WORD ON MY NOT...
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IT?S SOMETHING LIKE A DIGITAL WHODUNNIT. SOMEONE FINDS AN OBSCURE CLUE IN AN UNLIKELY PLACE?LIKE A PUBLIC BATHROOM, OR A PIZZA BOX?AND THAT CLUE LEADS TO AN ONLINE PUZZLE. SOLVE IT AND YOU STUMBLE BACK INTO A REAL-WORLD PUZZLE, WHICH LEADS YOU BACK TO A WEBSITE?YOU GET THE IDEA.
BEFORE LONG THERE?S A GANG OF FIERCELY LOYAL FANS FOLLOWING THE STORY. IT?S AN ALTERNATE REALITY GAME, BUT IT?S MORE THAN A GAME?OR IS IT? INTERN EDITION?S SEAN BUETER (BAY-duhr) GOT SUCKED IN.
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