Official Rules
These rules explain the basic participation framework for Project Clandestinus Book I. The final reward, validation process, eligibility rules, and prize terms may be updated before the official reward activation date.
Important notice
Project Clandestinus is currently developing its official reward and verification process. These rules are intended to provide a clear public framework. Before any major reward is fully activated, the final rules should be reviewed and strengthened with appropriate legal guidance.
Participants should always read the latest version of the rules published on the official Project Clandestinus website before submitting any solution.
Participants must meet the eligibility requirements listed in the official rules. Eligibility may depend on age, country of residence, local laws, identity verification, and compliance with the submission process.
Project Clandestinus may request reasonable information to confirm identity, eligibility, originality of submission, and compliance with the rules.
Clandestinus Book I is the primary public access point for the challenge. Readers may use the book to study the symbols, patterns, hidden structure, and possible coded message.
Where required by applicable law, Project Clandestinus may provide an alternative no-purchase route or additional participation method. Any such method will be described on the official website.
Solutions must be submitted through the official Project Clandestinus submission page. Submissions sent through social media, comments, direct messages, private messages, or unofficial channels may not be accepted.
A complete submission should include the decoded message, the participant’s explanation of the method used, relevant page or symbol references, and any other information requested by the submission form.
A submission may be considered valid only if it correctly identifies the required hidden message or solution pathway and explains the method of discovery clearly enough to be reviewed.
Verification may include assessment of accuracy, completeness, originality, timing, internal logic, supporting explanation, and compliance with all applicable rules.
If multiple participants submit correct or partially correct answers, Project Clandestinus may review submission timestamps, completeness, originality, supporting evidence, and verification strength according to the official process.
The first submission received is not automatically guaranteed to qualify unless it satisfies the full validation and eligibility requirements.
Participants should not publish their solution, decoded message, screenshots, method, or supporting explanation publicly before verification is complete.
Public disclosure may affect the participant’s ability to prove original discovery and may create disputes with other participants.
Project Clandestinus may reject any submission suspected of fraud, manipulation, plagiarism, automated abuse, copied material, identity misrepresentation, technical abuse, or violation of the rules.
Attempts to interfere with the website, verification system, submission process, or other participants may result in disqualification.
Book I is intended to carry a discovery reward of $250,000 for the first verified eligible solver, subject to official rules, prize activation, verification, eligibility requirements, applicable law, and final prize terms.
No reward is guaranteed unless the participant satisfies all published conditions and the submission is officially verified.
Any tax, reporting, currency conversion, banking, or legal responsibility connected to a reward may be the responsibility of the recipient, depending on their country of residence and applicable law.
Project Clandestinus may require identity and payment verification before any reward is processed.
Project Clandestinus may update these rules before full activation of the reward process or when needed for legal, technical, security, operational, or fairness reasons.
The latest version published on the official Project Clandestinus website will apply.
Final validation decisions may be made by Project Clandestinus and/or appointed independent reviewers according to the official process.
Project Clandestinus reserves the right to reject incomplete, unclear, non-compliant, fraudulent, or unverifiable submissions.
Before submitting
A strong submission should not only state the answer. It should also explain how the solution was found, which symbols or pages support it, and why the interpretation is complete.
