# The Crashing Surf

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Each surfboard represents 3 pieces of information.  As hinted by the text about being "suited up" each of the surfboard contains the background color (as named in the collection) and an armor type of a MegaForce Sentinel ([https://opensea.io/collection/megaforce-sentinels](https://opensea.io/collection/megaforce-sentinels)). Identifying those pieces of information along with the symbol on top is broken down below.

<table><thead><tr><th width="121" align="center">Number</th><th align="center">Image</th><th align="center">Armor</th><th align="center">Color</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">Ape</td><td align="center">Ice</td><td align="center">Dark Green</td></tr><tr><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">Atom</td><td align="center">Azul</td><td align="center">Aqua</td></tr><tr><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">Black Eye</td><td align="center">Death Bot</td><td align="center">Holo Red</td></tr><tr><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Cheremkhovo</td><td align="center">Radioactive</td><td align="center">Golden Sun</td></tr><tr><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Ghost</td><td align="center">Noise</td><td align="center">Blue</td></tr><tr><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">Gift</td><td align="center">Gold</td><td align="center">Green</td></tr><tr><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">July 4</td><td align="center">Holo B</td><td align="center">Purple</td></tr><tr><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">Kangaroo</td><td align="center">Electric</td><td align="center">Moss</td></tr><tr><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">Mummy</td><td align="center">Jelly</td><td align="center">Holo Green</td></tr><tr><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">Panda</td><td align="center">Runes</td><td align="center">Orange</td></tr><tr><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">Pangram</td><td align="center">Crystal</td><td align="center">Yellow</td></tr><tr><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">Twins</td><td align="center">Swamp</td><td align="center">Holo Blue</td></tr><tr><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">Zipper</td><td align="center">Trippy</td><td align="center">Red</td></tr><tr><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">Zither</td><td align="center">Zombie</td><td align="center">Teal</td></tr></tbody></table>

As also hinted by the text of having things in common. Each item and armor answer are the same length, which when compared have one letter in common in the same position between both.

ie. Ape and Ice both have the letter E for the third letter

However, determing how to order the surfboards is still needed.  This can be done by looking at the supply of each Background in the Megaforce collection and sorting them by most common to most rare

<table><thead><tr><th width="106" align="center">Number</th><th align="center">Image</th><th align="center">Armor</th><th width="106" align="center">Common</th><th align="center">Color</th><th align="center">QTY</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">Zombie</td><td align="center">Zither</td><td align="center">Z</td><td align="center">Teal</td><td align="center">1260</td></tr><tr><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">Azul</td><td align="center">Atom</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">Aqua</td><td align="center">1234</td></tr><tr><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">Trippy</td><td align="center">Zipper</td><td align="center">P</td><td align="center">Red</td><td align="center">1232</td></tr><tr><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">Gold</td><td align="center">Gift</td><td align="center">G</td><td align="center">Green</td><td align="center">1222</td></tr><tr><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">Runes</td><td align="center">Panda</td><td align="center">N</td><td align="center">Orange</td><td align="center">1212</td></tr><tr><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">Crystal</td><td align="center">Pangram</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">Yellow</td><td align="center">1198</td></tr><tr><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">Electric</td><td align="center">Kangaroo</td><td align="center">R</td><td align="center">Moss</td><td align="center">1187</td></tr><tr><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">Holo B</td><td align="center">July 4</td><td align="center">L</td><td align="center">Purple</td><td align="center">1184</td></tr><tr><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">Jelly</td><td align="center">Mummy</td><td align="center">Y</td><td align="center">Holo Green</td><td align="center">53</td></tr><tr><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">Swamp</td><td align="center">Twins</td><td align="center">W</td><td align="center">Holo Blue</td><td align="center">52</td></tr><tr><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">Death Bot</td><td align="center">Black Eye</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">Holo Red</td><td align="center">52</td></tr><tr><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Radioactive</td><td align="center">Cheremkhovo</td><td align="center">V</td><td align="center">Golden Sun</td><td align="center">51</td></tr><tr><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">Ice</td><td align="center">Ape</td><td align="center">E</td><td align="center">Dark Green</td><td align="center">36</td></tr><tr><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Noise</td><td align="center">Ghost</td><td align="center">S</td><td align="center">Blue</td><td align="center">27</td></tr></tbody></table>

Reading the common letters in Background rarity order gives the final answer of **ZAP GNARLY WAVES.**

This is the sixth method used in an attempt to hatch the vessel.

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