Game over

Well the game ended long ago...

waiting for the winner's list to come up.

I'll let you know if I won anything.

My end conclusion: I liked the game.

Maybe 20lives were a lot. 1 or 2 would be better, but still it was better than being nobody like the uncle L. game

excuse maker

try this if you run out of excuses for andrew/jim or any other character

excuse maker

Zoe brooks - the news

I do not know how many of you managed to watch the news when playing zoe.
There are 4 channels and you hear different things until you see Karl falling.

1 is news about bobby - him and catstatic
2 "" victor - him and bobby hving a fight at Murfie's
3 "" victor - that he kept simon and natalie at connoly
4 is just hearing Radio roccio, steve talking about bobby

if you didn't had a chance to hear them, here are the links

channel 1
channel 2
channel 3
channel 4

I hope it helps

they published it :)

I a sooooo happy! they published my silly email (subject : my 4 lives) after all at http://www.philblitz.com/stories.htm

How many days?

I am wondering how many days the game lasts. Two or three?

Two for sure since in most lives we have two seperate nights out, in some just one, but I wonder if they really are three.

Any ideas?

Most of the charaters meet at crystal palace.

replay the lives

I was wondering if you have replayed the lives after you succed or fail. Do it, you will find more info for the game.

The thougth occured when I replayed Sarah's life again. I know (almost) everybody in the first scence goes with guy but if you say no you have again two choices. According to your answers he is either going to leave on his own or you will throw the glass of win at him (remember the user comments when playing Guy's life?). After that the next scene at your house is normal except Guy's note. You still go to the audition and read the script and pass. Now what makes a difference is what you will say in your slogan If you had sex with hime the previous night you already did answer, but if you didn't it changes a bit, doesn't it?
Again at the club you have a chance to see Andrew and get the (red box) gift without delaying and you get in time to Guy and succeed the life.

So it might help to replay the life, the same day, otherwise you cannot, to get some hints about the story.

an autograph

I got an (autoresponder) email back that said thank you and had that on:

http://www.philblitz.com/mail/photo_signature.jpg

I couldn't resist the temptation...

I finally wrote to Phil....

I thought I'll share it here just for fun. If you are an old nokiagemer you might laugh too.

Dear Phil,

Hi, I am a schizophrenic, trizophrenic, whateverphrenic and to be able to be a twentyphrenic is just fantastic!

I am really Mika, who is Sisu at the same time and I used to live between Prague, Berlin and Helsinki. A lot of people where after me because of my split personality, those Kytos guys, you know...

Then as Alpha I spended some time in the London underground (still they were after me, but they suffered from split personality too and became Tragamin), went to Paris then through Italy to the islands of Greece and then to Turkey.
All this time there was a ringtone after me, I was hearing it everywhere...

By that time I had no idea who I was and thanks to my Uncle L.(eonard) I found myself. I wasted some time to the stockmarket and making maps but it was ok.

Then I was Flo and I met with anyone, that was fun, Zwarte Bea was worse than me ;) I lived a bit at the Artic Circle, Europe, the Far East and the USA.

For a whole year after that I was hospitalized suffering from no-personality dissorder... BUT now.. WOW 20 lives!!!

I'm living again, I am Guy, Bobby, Linda, Victor, Gonzo (I stole the scooter, sorry), Hellen, Sarah and many more to come.
I cannot find words to thanks you Phil for giving my life (lives) back, but I do have a question that is haunting me.

Where is my lazer -pen? (Schiphol Airport maybe?)

warm regards
c. - (currently living on cyberspace_

Phil's interview

In one of the updates on Phil's blog he talks about the carzey russina Dimitri we meet when we play as Cat. He even calls him famous :P

anyway, there is an interview (as a graphic) here: http://www.philblitz.com/images/blog/intview.jpg

it has some interesting things

New lives

The new set of lives has been online today.

You can play Cat, Guy, Bobby and a few others. The story unfolds...
I bet we'll have to combine all that info in the finals. Who knows?

Don't forget to check the reference guide for hints

Gonzo -the fastest trip

I know that other people say otherwise but here is what I found out to be the fatsest trip with the scooter without going back and forth.

call david
go to the airport
offer him air time on the radio (3rd choice from 5)
call steve
enter your slogan
go to the radio station
offer him cover for the magazine (5th choice from 5)
call suzie
go to hotel royal
offer he tickets to concert (4th choice from 5)
call sean
go to music hall
offer him ticket (2nd choice from 5)
call zoi
go to bulevard
offer her date (1st choice from 5)

that's all with the asking, now the delivering of what they asked:
now go to radio station
tell steve he got his cover (5th choice from 5)
go to the airport
tell dave he got his airtime (3rd choice from 5)
go to bulevard-zoi
tell her you set up the date with dave (1st choice from 5)
go to music hall
tell sean you got his ticket
go to hotel
give the tickets to suzie (2nd choice from 5)
she tells you the party is at crystal palace

this way you do not have to drive back and forth to the station. Maybe it does not matter, which route we take, maybe it does, anyway that is the most logical and fast one I came up with.

Finding what kind of music Cat likes

An easy task for David up to that point.
How can you tell exactly what she likes? There are 4cds with 6 tracks each, a total of 24 songs.
She likes a total of 5 songs, do not mind if she asks anything else between.
Just hit play in the 5 songs you need and it is fine.

DAll the songs can be downloaded from here:

http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track01.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track02.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track03.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track04.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track05.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track06.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track07.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track08.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track09.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track10.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track11.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track12.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track13.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track14.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track15.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track16.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track17.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track18.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track19.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track20.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track21.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track22.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track23.mp3
http://www.20lives.com/David/sc3/speech/sc3sq2track24.mp3


the ones you want are:2,3,4,5,6

They are placed random on the cds so you will have to listen to all on the cds before you press play for Cat. Generally is one from the 3 cds and 2 from one cd.

I hope this helps

Gonzo - get the picture

I know there are walkthroughs for Gonzo but it is pretty hard to get the photo right at the end.
So download all the 4 files listed there, watch them with the player mentioned in the previous post and take that shot.

There are 4 girls in total that show up.
A black lady - easy to spot
A girl with a blue dress - we do not want her
A girl with a long black dress and something in her hands - we don't want her too
A girl with long hair long black dress- that is the one ;)

So download and wath the videos and be ready

girl1
girl2
girl3
sarah-girl

She is not necesserily the last one to come out so be carefull

What you need to see the videos online

You will need an flv player wich you can download from here free

and then you can watch all the videos from your temporary internet explorer files ;)

Some thoughts on Victor

I know that many people say it does not matter who you fire, but if you do listen to the news...
there are only 2 right people to fire. Jannice and Bill. Why?

Listen to all availiable news on nokia servers and judge for your self:

V News 1

News 2

News 3

News 4

News 5

News 6

News 7

News 8

News 9

News 10

News 11
News 12

As you can hear,
firing all of them is consider catastrophic,
firing just one is not so good,
firing 2 is a brilliant move,
firing Simon or Natalie is consider a bad move,
so that leaves us with no choice but Bill and Jannice

I do think that all our choices do matter, who knows maybe we have to play the lives again with the choices we made in the final, so that it would be yourlife....

Prize thoughts...

After I've seen all the web sites offering help I thought that the only entry we have (to type something) will be the judging point for the phones.

I read the terms & conditions again and it is obvious...

"The game consists of two parts, “Part 1” and “Part 2”. Part 1 consists of 18 tasks. You will receive 1 task per day, for every day You log in to the Game. Part 2 consists of 1 task. During the task, the player will be asked to submit a creative entry that will only be judged if You complete that task successfully."

"The player whose creative entry is judged best will win the prize related to the task in Part 2. There is 1 prize available for this task. The player whose creative entry(slogan) is judged best will win the prize related to this task.You will be provided with an online tool to submit a slogan. You can submit Your entry only once. An entry can only be submitted when You are playing the life. The panel of judges consists of (a) native speaking Game Master(s) of one of the 11 languages in which Nokia 20Lives can be played , the Head Game Master and the art director and copywriter of Nokia 20Lives. "

That means that we must pay more attention to the slogan entry we do on each life.
It is possible to go to the finals with just one life succeeded.

walkthroughs

I lost my life.... :(

did not find the garlic oil on time...

The walkthrous for most of the lives are availiable at the reference guide

the rest I found

Ellen -Movie director-Complete a good movie in time
Escalator set-Find all five continuity errors by clicking on the differences -Switch takes by pressing 1 and 2 at the bottom of the screen. Click on the differences between the two takes.
Hotel set-Click on all the cues, in the right order
Lauter & Bach Film Studios-Instruct the actors to make a coherent scene-Select the lines that belong to the same script and find the right version of that line. Decisive scene!
Lauter & Bach Film Studios-Add the final touch to your movie-Click to select a background for your last scene and the movie poster.
Cinema-Watch your movie

Lind Chef -Make your restaurant look good on TV
Your restaurant, Murfi’s-Remember which ingredients are in your fridge-
Click on the five boxes with ingredients and listen carefully to the cook.
Your restaurant, Murfi’s-Recommend a meal you can make from the available ingredients
Your restaurant, Murfi’s-Tell the cook what Bobby ordered / Advise Victor
Your restaurant, Murfi’s-Get to Bobby’s table before the fight starts-
You will need to serve the other guests first. Find the objects they request and deliver it back to them. You can only carry one object at a time. Decisive scene!
Your apartment-Serve a perfect egg-You can fire or hire four employees. After each firing round the television will give you clues on the right decisions. (I guess the later part is an error in the code)


From what I remember, don't choose the lobster and make sure the dessert is with strawberies.
there is an order to the things you must serve I think. napkins, glass first.

I'll have lunch now and be back later to update

The missions for the characters I found

Here are the mission ovjectives and the corresponding scenes for the playable characters up to now:

Phil (demo) Get the highest possible raise
TV studio - Use your keyboard to type the sentences on the autocue as they come along
Edit suite - Edit your own commercial and send it to your friends
Connoly’s office -Say the right things to get the highest possible raise. You start with 15%

Gonzo (Celebrity Photographer) - Get a good shot of the upcoming actres
Opposite Hotel Royal-Scan the hotel front and make pictures (press spacebar),The amount of pictures you can take, is displayed in the battery bar.
Fuzzolicious-Get to know what the upcoming actress looks like (search the web) Try to find a picture online somewhere, by using a search engine. What do you know about her? Decisive scene![that is where you go to the other web site - see previous post]
Around town -Trade favors to get to know where the party’s at before it’s too late -Click on the phone and on the map to call everybody and meet them around town. Remember what they want and where they are. Decisive scene!
Crystal Palace-Take a good picture of Sarah Nichols (you get just one shot!) - Did you find Sarah when you were searching the web? Press space or click when Sarah walks on the red carpet. Decisive scene!

Victor- the media tycoon -Expand your empire with Lauter and Bach
Helicopter -Fire or hire
Connoly Media-Fire the right people (watch the news)
Connoly Media-Compose the right deal with Lauter and Bach-Keep trying to find the right balance between all the offers. Some offers can only be made if you meet certain demands. Decisive scene!
Crystal Palace-See what your stylist came up with

Andrew -Playboy - Make Sarah yours
Your apartment-Listen to your voicemail
Shop-Remember which presents you buy
Restaurant Murfi’s-Say the right things to get rid of Julie
Crystal Palace-Talk to the right people to get to Sarah in time / Give Sarah the right present-
What you say will determine whom you’ll talk to next. This way you can figure out which response will bring you in the right direction. Decisive scene!

Sarah -Actress- Get the lead part in Misty Morning in September
The Club-Enjoy yourself
Your apartment-Learn the script by heart / Put on something nice by selecting clothes from your closet (the blue one?)
Lauter & Bach Film Studios-Act the best you can for the audition by replying to Guy with the right lines
Crystal Palace-Say the right things to people to get to Guy in time -What you say will determine whom you’ll talk to next. This way you can figure out which response will bring you in the right direction. Decisive scene!

a new flash

check http://www.philblitz.com/movieclips/info_blitz_edit.swf

I forgot Phil

Do not forget to visit the updated http://www.philblitz.com/index.htm site.

It has a wealth of information that links all the game together.

http://www.tanyahayescasting.com/ is very interesting and needed in the Gonzo Barber life

Some info for the prizes and final

Taken from http://www.20lives.com/xml/home/homepage_en.xml

The ‘20Lives Final’ will be held on October 12th and 13th, 2005. Here you’ll have a chance to live the actual life of one of the 20 characters. Which one? That’s up to you! You will be able to choose from those lives you’ve succeeded in

For every character whose life you live, you have the chance to win his/her Nokia phone. So keep coming back every day and try to succeed in as many lives as possible

Can I still win if I’m not online every day?
Yes. You can even win 2 prizes (Character Prize and Grand Prize) if you’re just online for 1 day. However, the more you’re online, the more chances you’ll have to win.

from the error codes:
The player has not completed any lives successfully and is not allowed to enter the final.
so we must complete at least one life

In case you loose

from the game faq:

I closed the window halfway through a life. Is my score saved?
No. If you didn’t finish a life completely, your score and creative entry are not saved. Please live the life again. Beware that you can only live a life 5 times...

So if you do not manage to go to the table on time, close the window... and start over again

an email from phil blitz

Dear ,

Your friend PHIL BLITZ made a new edit of Nokia's 20Lives commercial, especially for you!

Watch the video here.

Do you think you can do better? Go to nokia.com/20Lives and show us.

20Lives starts Monday, September 19, and will end Thursday October 13, 2005. For 25 days you will be someone else. Every day you log in, you will wake up in another body - again and again. Another day, another life.

20Lives is an interactive universe that gives you every chance to be as good - and as bad - as you can be. It's as real as the real thing. So there's no hiding behind a computer screen. You're in it up to your neck. And you'll need to draw on your full armoury of skills. From socializing to surviving physical strain. From analysis to pure intuition. This is more real than real. It's real life x 20.

Curious? Can't wait to see if the grass is really greener on the other side. Register today. It's free.

Another day, another life
Phil Blitz

Nokia.com/20Lives

Now that is with the envelope that we used to sent the video we did in the editing suite.

the link in the format of http://www.20lives.com/promo/promo.html?creation=1901080911020507061217131421102016
is a different one according to what you made back then

Flash problem...

go to macromedia and download.
unistall flash player 8 (if you have it) and downgrade to 7.

(according to http://www.20lives.com/noflash.html?version=8)

other mission

The directors mission is:
"complete a good movie on time"

You have to spot the differences between 2 cameras in the first scence.

different lives for different persons

The sms for the helen the director is:

"i think i just found the perfect girl for misty morning in september. sarah nichols. unknown, but relly talented. Guy"

The news....

Let me review her life....

She is Connoly's sister finally.

The whole life is won if you manage to get to connoly's table before the fight starts.

You will have obstacles in the way to get there, that is customers that want things. You will need a really fast pc on this since the clock is ticking.
The fisrt guy who asks for the wine suggestion wants a light one.
You have to go to the bar and get the bottle.
follow the arrows in the bottom of the screen.

After all that is gone you have to go to your appartment and fry an egg :P

first customer

the first one is ron the rocke star.

You have to remember what he ordered... for desser choose the first :) it is the cook's specialty.

the right answers when Mr connoly shows up is ' remember the money' and 'give them what they want'

new mission

Make your restaurant look good on tv


The rock star and maybe the photographer will arrive today at the restaurant. TV people will be there too.

New life

Linda Connoly (is she Phil's boss wife?)
a chef at Murfi's restaurunt.

'never knw I couldn't ever fry an egg' is the first thing you see on screen

let's see what will happen

If I judge from the sms she is victor's connoly wife for sure.

New sms arrived

As soon as you login an sms arrives:

"Can you let Victor know I'm running late? His limo driver manages to get stuck in traffic for hours. Thanks. Cat."

It started! official e-mail

First thing in the morning, the email arrived :)

"t's 20Lives! Over the next 25 days you will have the unique opportunity to live 20 other lives. What would you do if you were a chef in a fancy restaurant? Or a celebrity photographer? Can you make those headline pictures?

20Lives is an interactive universe that gives you every chance be as good- and as bad- as you can be. It's as real as the real thing. So there's no hiding behind a computer screen. You're in it up to your neck. And you'll need to draw on your full armoury of skills. From socializing to surviving physical strain. From analysis to pure intuition. This is more real than real. It's real life x 20.

Go to nokia.com/20Lives now and start living another life!"

So it begins...