- Puzzlehunt
A puzzlehunt is a
puzzle game where teams compete to solve a series of puzzles at a particular site, in multiple sites and/or via the internet. Groups of puzzles in a puzzle hunt are often connected by ametapuzzle , leading to answers which combine into a final set of solutions. Some famous annual puzzlehunts are:
*theMIT Mystery Hunt (Cambridge, Massachusetts , USA), the first of its kind
*theMelbourne University (Melbourne, Australia ,Australia ), one of the largest in the world.
*theMicrosoft Puzzle Hunt (Redmond, Washington ,USA )
*theMiami Herald 'sTropic Hunt (Miami, Florida , USA)
*theMaze of Games (Indianapolis, Indiana andColumbus, Ohio , USA)
*theTMOU (Brno ,Czech Republic )College puzzlehunts include the aforementioned MIT Mystery Hunt as well as:
*PuzzleCrack (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , USA)
*College Puzzle Challenge (Multiple Locations,North America ), hosted byMicrosoft as a recruiting event on college campuses.Sometimes, the prize for winning a puzzlehunt is to create the next one.
Related puzzle events
* The Game (a puzzlehunt combined with a
road rally )
*Microsoft Puzzle Safari (Redmond, Washington )
*Race In The City (anAmazing Race -style event inToronto )ee also
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Letterboxing
*Geocaching
*Alternate reality game
*Treasure hunt (game)
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