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Congratulations! It seems like your team just won Mystery Hunt.
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Unfortunately for you, that means you also now need to write Mystery Hunt.
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How big can your Mystery Hunt be? Let's find out!
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ADVANCED PANEL
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Here, put in how many Star Authors your team has (who can write 10+, maybe even 20+ puzzles).Star Authors10Star Author Ave.17
<- This number is pretty consistently 17.
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Here, put in how many Mid-Range Authors your team has (who can write between 2 and 9 puzzles).Mid-Range Authors20Mid-Range Ave.4
<- This number is pretty consistently 4.
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Here, put in how many One-Puzzle Authors your team has (people who will write just 1 puzzle).One-Puzzle Authors50Ave. Co-Authorship1.87
<- Set to 10-year average by default. This can vary widely; between almost 1 to above 2.7.
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Events4
<- Usually between 3 and 5.
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Feeders Per Meta10
<- You might set this to be lower if you plan to do several metametas.
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Your Mystery Hunt can have...
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160 PUZZLES
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Which consists of...
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14 METAS
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142 FEEDERS
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4 EVENTS
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For comparison, the smallest Mystery Hunt in the last 12 years had 118 feeders and 12 metas (2014).
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The next smallest were 2023 and 2018, with 138 and 129 feeders and 16 and 22 metas respectively.
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The average Mystery Hunt (from 2014 to 2023) had 154 feeders and 19 metas.
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The largest Mystery Hunt ever had 224 feeders and 19 metas (2024).
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