Free copy of Lead and Gold on Steam ...

[Delboy]

... rather than just post the link i've tried to make a little challenge out of it (I've had a stab at making it tricky but i'm not very good at making quizes, hey ho)

http://storefront.steampowered.com/redirect/?ackgiftpass=xx7FA624yyD79zzA

Replace xx, yy and zz with the answers to the following criptic clues. The pairs could be any combination of two alpha-numeric characters. For example, 2 numbers, 1 number and 1 letter or two letters.

xx Discovered during its periodic appearance on 1/1/1801
yy Paper or cardboard, size doesn't really matter
zz The son of Iapetus and Themis may have inspired a famous classical composer

Try and work it out rather than just plugging in random combinations, I will reveal the correct link at some point if no-one can decipher my attempt at the clues at which point it will be a race to see who can click the link first

 

[Delboy]

Upon reading the clue, paper size formats is what I got from it. The clue seems pretty well constructed and not exactly tough to me.

Yes, A4 is the answer.

EDIT: Hint: #1 & #3 answers consist of numbers only.

 

[Delboy]

Cerium /ˈsɪəriəm/ is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58. It is a soft, silvery, ductile metal which easily oxidizes in air. Cerium was named after the dwarf planet Ceres

the dwarf planet discovered on 1/1/1801

he reffered to the date as beeing a periodic apearance which was the clue really.

i usually dont bother with these as someone has usually done them by time you work it out anyway im amazed no one else already got it, i was going to have a go this morning but decided someone probably had got it and never said anyway

Congrats and well worked out. I didn't know if I'd made it too cryptic Hope you enjoyed this little quiz.

1. Cerium /ˈsɪəriəm/ is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58. It is a soft, silvery, ductile metal which easily oxidizes in air. Cerium was named after the dwarf planet Ceres. Ceres, formally 1 Ceres, is the largest object in the asteroid belt and the only dwarf planet in the inner Solar System.[18][19][20] It was discovered on 1 January 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi

2. A4 paper, a paper size prevalent in many countries (210 × 297 mm), defined in the ISO 216 international standard

3. In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Themis. The Creatures of Prometheus (German: Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 43) is a ballet composed in 1801 by Ludwig van Beethoven