That was my guess too! Serena was actually the first character to cross my mind, but I changed to Harriet before submitting... really wish I didn't overthink it
Also congrats @BetsySundrop!!
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Also congrats @BetsySundrop!!
SinnerTheCat
she's just watering her animal crossing garden
I'm so happy I wasn't the only one who guessed Pit because of the feathers haha
Congrats @BetsySundrop !!! Incredible mirror skills <3
Congrats @BetsySundrop !!! Incredible mirror skills <3
Bluebellie
Senior Member
I see something….but it keeps saying wrong.
Halloqueen
Senior Member
Or, you know, I guess not. Cool. Great.
Princess Mipha
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I can't believe I changed my mind in the last second.. I was about to put Serena and ended up with Harriet.. 
OswinOswald
Senior Member
I definitely saw the outline of the skirt so I thought Peach, and Zelda, but that had been done in the past... I ended up submitting Marina somehow (I guess that big head made me think of the octopi!). Definitely kicking myself over the Serena thing
As for this last one, it LOOKS easier but I still don't see it!
I don't know that I'll ever understand any of these mirrors
As for this last one, it LOOKS easier but I still don't see it!
I don't know that I'll ever understand any of these mirrors
JellyBeans
only half awake
only one correct answer ?? woow I knew it was difficult but I didn’t realise to that extreme
and now unhelpfully everyone’s finding this easy i can see so many things in it so maybe I should take two seconds to rub some brain cells together and take a guess
and now unhelpfully everyone’s finding this easy
i can see so many things in it so maybe I should take two seconds to rub some brain cells together and take a guess
Finally just got it! I didn’t do anything differently, it just clicked. Thank you for our pity, sneaky bonus round! 
In the end I managed to get rounds 1-6 correct, and the sneaky bonus round correct. I didn’t manage to figure out either of the two mirrors! I enjoyed all of the puzzles though! Thank you Mistreil and Mick for hosting!
In the end I managed to get rounds 1-6 correct, and the sneaky bonus round correct. I didn’t manage to figure out either of the two mirrors! I enjoyed all of the puzzles though! Thank you Mistreil and Mick for hosting!
Huge shoutout to @BetsySundrop for that mirror!!!! Congrats hun!!!!
I’m going to rant a little, but I just want to get off my chest how I feel and how I struggled. These are my personal thoughts of the last two mirrors (#7 and #8) as I think outlines (#5, #6 and #9) were much, much easier. Rounds 1-4 were great and I really enjoyed myself while doing them, even when #4 required quite a lot of time.
So where to even begin…
1. I felt at disadvantage from the start.
When the question asked is “What Nintendo character is this?” I already feel at disadvantage because I didn’t play many Nintendo IP games, I only know Animal Crossing, Splatoon, some Zelda and a little bit of Mario but really basic stuff.
2. The visibility of the character is ridiculous and the distracting effects are too confusing.
I know it’s probably intended to make things even harder but because of it I took false leads all the time. Time after time I happen to see something new in the image and started searching for fitting character which I didn’t know even existed (it didn’t), looking through different franchises over and over again.
Compared to the mirror from the Tenth Egg Hunt (see the attachments below) these ones here were impossibly harder. Then I could more or less determine the placement of the character, it’s silhouette, colors and that it’s definitely deformed.
Also the second Serena, which supposedly is in the corner of the picture, is in my opinion really low blow in addition to the above.
3. Even if you know the character you need to remember all the little details of it’s appearance.
Because (for me) the silhouette is impossible to spot out correctly even now, the character must be identified by some small random fragment of them, not even with correct colors. And even if I had any idea which fragment is the correct one (as which fragment actually belonging to the character and not being one of added effects), I bet I wouldn’t spot it on some random character I don’t even know while looking though countless of other ones.
4. There was no assurance that the time invested would pay off.
For Rounds 1-4 there was a task to do and at the end there would be a straight answer. But with mirrors (I think outlines count as well) the final outcome wasn’t certain. I felt really disappointed when I looked through and through different characters and couldn’t find the correct one. I regret the time spent on both mirrors.
5. Round 7 was basically a trial who can use the internet resources well enough.
I didn’t figure it out but I was really close thanks to the hints (more specific thanks to the music hint, as for the rest I wasn't sure which text fragments were actually a clue) and I’ve seen they helped other people as well. But if there would be no image at all, the result would probably be the same. The fact that the answer needed to be brute forced, because the image was completely unreadable, is ridiculous.
So to sum it all up I feel like Round 7 and 8 were really confusing and even frustrating, my effort was almost completely fruitless and I regret wasted time. Next time I won’t engage so much in similar activities.
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So where to even begin…
1. I felt at disadvantage from the start.
When the question asked is “What Nintendo character is this?” I already feel at disadvantage because I didn’t play many Nintendo IP games, I only know Animal Crossing, Splatoon, some Zelda and a little bit of Mario but really basic stuff.
2. The visibility of the character is ridiculous and the distracting effects are too confusing.
I know it’s probably intended to make things even harder but because of it I took false leads all the time. Time after time I happen to see something new in the image and started searching for fitting character which I didn’t know even existed (it didn’t), looking through different franchises over and over again.
Compared to the mirror from the Tenth Egg Hunt (see the attachments below) these ones here were impossibly harder. Then I could more or less determine the placement of the character, it’s silhouette, colors and that it’s definitely deformed.
Also the second Serena, which supposedly is in the corner of the picture, is in my opinion really low blow in addition to the above.
3. Even if you know the character you need to remember all the little details of it’s appearance.
Because (for me) the silhouette is impossible to spot out correctly even now, the character must be identified by some small random fragment of them, not even with correct colors. And even if I had any idea which fragment is the correct one (as which fragment actually belonging to the character and not being one of added effects), I bet I wouldn’t spot it on some random character I don’t even know while looking though countless of other ones.
4. There was no assurance that the time invested would pay off.
For Rounds 1-4 there was a task to do and at the end there would be a straight answer. But with mirrors (I think outlines count as well) the final outcome wasn’t certain. I felt really disappointed when I looked through and through different characters and couldn’t find the correct one. I regret the time spent on both mirrors.
5. Round 7 was basically a trial who can use the internet resources well enough.
I didn’t figure it out but I was really close thanks to the hints (more specific thanks to the music hint, as for the rest I wasn't sure which text fragments were actually a clue) and I’ve seen they helped other people as well. But if there would be no image at all, the result would probably be the same. The fact that the answer needed to be brute forced, because the image was completely unreadable, is ridiculous.
So to sum it all up I feel like Round 7 and 8 were really confusing and even frustrating, my effort was almost completely fruitless and I regret wasted time. Next time I won’t engage so much in similar activities.
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Ngl these before and afters are pretty insane. Congrats to anyone with a brain powerful enough to decrypt them
Finally just got it! I didn’t do anything differently, it just clicked. Thank you for our pity, sneaky bonus round!
In the end I managed to get rounds 1-6 correct, and the sneaky bonus round correct. I didn’t manage to figure out either of the two mirrors! I enjoyed all of the puzzles though! Thank you Mistreil and Mick for hosting!
Yes, huge TY for hosting to Mistreil and Mick. The most challenging tickets to earn, and also the most
Newbiemayor
Fish enthusiast
I just got it!
big preesh for the bonus tickets
big preesh for the bonus tickets
Aquilla
all was golden when the day met the night 🍁
I think this event permanently broke my brain. Even in this bonus round I’m clueless meanwhile I keep reading people saying they knew right away and that it’s easy 
Looks like I’ll have to start revising Nintendo characters for the future.
Looks like I’ll have to start revising Nintendo characters for the future.
SinnerTheCat
she's just watering her animal crossing garden
Got it!! The amount of psyching myself up to try this one after that serena one was like scraping the bottom of my brain for motivation lmao
As much as everyone complains about the mirrors (I feel like this happens every time there's an event that has them haha), I do have to say - this is the most iconic tbt puzzle type and I wouldn't have it any other way, I love it so much. It has always been so fun (but also soooo difficult) figuring out the mirrors and seeing everyone's posts on the thread, but this time around they were paired with other types of puzzles and it was so refreshing to see, especially the ciphers!! Thank you so much @Mistreil And @Mick for hosting, it was super fun, definitely one of my favourite events of the fair this year
As much as everyone complains about the mirrors (I feel like this happens every time there's an event that has them haha), I do have to say - this is the most iconic tbt puzzle type and I wouldn't have it any other way, I love it so much. It has always been so fun (but also soooo difficult) figuring out the mirrors and seeing everyone's posts on the thread, but this time around they were paired with other types of puzzles and it was so refreshing to see, especially the ciphers!! Thank you so much @Mistreil And @Mick for hosting, it was super fun, definitely one of my favourite events of the fair this year
