Holiday Hack 2018: Who Is Behind It All?
Objective
Who Did It
On walking into Santa’s vault, I find Santa, Hans, and two “Elfs-in-Disquise” (dressed as Toy Soldiers).
Santa gives me the run down on what just happened! It turns out, he was the one behind all of the drama today:
You DID IT! You completed the hardest challenge. You see, Hans and the soldiers work for ME. I had to test you. And you passed the test!
You WON! Won what, you ask? Well, the jackpot, my dear! The grand and glorious jackpot!
You see, I finally found you!
I came up with the idea of KringleCon to find someone like you who could help me defend the North Pole against even the craftiest attackers.
That’s why we had so many different challenges this year.
We needed to find someone with skills all across the spectrum.
I asked my friend Hans to play the role of the bad guy to see if you could solve all those challenges and thwart the plot we devised.
And you did!
Oh, and those brutish toy soldiers? They are really just some of my elves in disguise.
See what happens when they take off those hats?
Based on your victory… next year, I’m going to ask for your help in defending my whole operation from evil bad guys.
And welcome to my vault room. Where’s my treasure? Well, my treasure is Christmas joy and good will.
You did such a GREAT job! And remember what happened to the people who suddenly got everything they ever wanted?
They lived happily ever after.
Santa set up this to look like a crisis to find someone with the security skills to help defend his entire operation next year.
Answer: Santa
On submitting Santa’s name to my badge, the (almost) final achievement:
I guess it’s time to start getting ready for next year…