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LordKinbote · Daedalian Member

We're less than a week away from the MIT Mystery Hunt. I'm actually an editor (and puzzle writer) on the constructing team this year, so a lot of the puzzles have my fingerprints on them, if not my signature. If you are on a team, there's a pretty good chance you'll work on a puzzle I wrote.

I'm sure I'll be dropping in on a lot of teams this year. Anyone else participating? If so, which team? I'd love to say hi!

Hitchhiker · Finally got a ride.

I hunt with Team Unseen -- we'd be happy to have you stop by! Extreme Delectation

j_s* · Guest

I wont be hunting this year, but you are welcome to come to RI (there's a commuter rail train) and help me move furniture, paint and other wise set up my new house. Revenge most foul!

(I m moving hunt weekend.)

Enjoy running the hunt!

lexprod · NOT not a title

Oh dang! Maybe I'll remote solve some this year...I'm in no position to take the trip from the west coast. Have fun all!
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LordKinbote · Daedalian Member

Scurra · Daedalian Member

Enjoying things so far. Just submitted a photo from 3500 miles away (one day I'm actually going to be on-site!)

Theme has made me laugh several times so far, even as I am cursing at the puzzles...
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LordKinbote · Daedalian Member

Thanks to all who came. We got a lot of very positive feedback, which is great considering it basically ate a year of my life.

If anyone's interested in a Mystery Hunt recast like we did with the Microsoft Hunt, I can run such a thing. I seem to have a lot of time on my hands these days...

LordKinbote · Daedalian Member

Oh, and sorry I never made it to Team Unseen. Their name for me turned out to be very apt. It seems like they are one of the few teams I *wasn't* sent to visit.

Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

Scurra · Daedalian Member

I say do it as well.

Perhaps the most frustrating thing about the MIT hunt in particular is the sheer volume of puzzles compressed into a short space of time. Especially if you are on a smallish team, meaning that after about halfway the deluge of puzzles is just enormous and the temptation to look at new stuff instead of pursuing older unsolved but almost complete ones is too great to pass up.
Plus you can all but guarantee that you will completely miss seeing the puzzle that you happen to have some specialist knowledge in! (Although this year one of my subjects came up in the first batch of puzzles and I had done the first part in about three minutes without needing to look anything up...)
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New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon}

Suspence · Daedalian Member