on 3 june 1993, valentin created a minitel server, 'maxval', in order to answer public questions about the game. during the following eight-year period, he answered nearly 100,000 questions. the subjects were various, and valentin detailed many parts of the game, including the elements of the final zone, and the techniques needed to interpret the eleven riddles. valentin closed the server on 13 december 2001, commenting that it had represented the highest level of "intelligence per square centimetre" in france.