When will the first official game hint be released?

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Originally Posted by Chris is me

Of course, the challenge's rules don't change if you figure out the game early, so it is of no help to you to do so. Not to mention that you won't know if you're right until the exact same time you'd figure out the game the regular way.

I'd say if you unscrambled the anagram "Vet hurdling FIRST tetra" from 08 and got the encrypted manual open, you'd be pretty sure that you were right.