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NameDatesRecurrenceExperience Level*# puzzlesThemeDescription
Experience Level: 0-Newb, 1-Knowlegeable Novice, 2-Intermediate, 3-Advanced Beginner
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50 Years of Rubik's Cube2024.5.18-2606 and a meta
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Rubik's Cube
sample puzzles
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DaroCaro2020.12.4-6018 and a metaPixar
You can still register and progress through the hunt.
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inteGIRLS2020.5.29-6.10
PDFs with online hints and answer checker; there was a second hunt in November which seems to be now unavailable
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MIT Aquarium Puzzle Huntannual (Aug)08 and a metavaries
PDFs with online answer checker
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+Octothorpeperpetual0
Investigate a mysterious secret socity.
introduction to puzzlehunts via a puzzlehunt
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PANFOPCWHTTAPA2022.1.27-2.20-
introduction to grid logic puzzles (e.g. Sudoku, Slitherlink)
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+Puzzled Pint2nd Tuesdaysmonthly04-5 and a metavaries
PDFS with online hints and solutions; has live events in multiple cities
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The Grand Hunt 20232023.2.10-120
33 including metas
mysterious list of puzzles
"These puzzles are built to be solved by brand new puzzlers. The difficulty will increase as you solve more puzzles...."
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+YukiHuntperpetual04 and a metaisland survival
"a tutorial website for beginner puzzlers who have never experienced a puzzle hunt "
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Colby’s Curious Cookoffperpetual0 - 1cooking
a "puzzlehunt-like adventure" for 1-3 people; pay-what-you-want; interactive interface
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Brown Puzzlehunt
2025.4.12-13/19-25
annual0 - 1?
12-13 Apr: in -person event; 19-25 Apr: remote event
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Sharkey's Puzzlehunt0 - 1?20 and a meta
terrible marketing ideas for a kickstarter campaign
promotion for a crowdfunding campaign from Lone Shark Games
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WWU Great Puzzle Hunt2025.4.26annual (Apr)0 ?4 and a meta
"Hands-on brain adventures involving paper-folding, logic, patterns, and a variety of skill sets."
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DASHSep 13, 2025recurring0 or 2variesvaries
PDFs usable for online solving but meant for live event hosted in multiple cities
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Cryptex Hunt2023.5.1-6.1annual (spring)0->up
about 12 and metas
varies
requires browser use; "does not adhere to the "structure and expectations for a puzzle hunt"
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Edric's 2022 "TRUZZLE" Hunt
2022.7.2-100->up
30ish and meta/s
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has a thorough and very helpful "How Do I Do This' (itself a puzzle) that introduces common techniques and online resources; suitable for teams or solo'ing
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EnigameApr and Oct0->upvariesvaries
a puzzle trail style of hunt
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HIVE: The Race to Save Time
2025.5.16-260->up
18 including 3 metas
dystopia
easy, medium and hard modes; three rounds of increasing difficulty
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Inexact2021.1.30-2.60->up10 and a metaHalloween
archived with answer checker and solutions
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Mindbreakersannual (Feb)0->upvariesvaries
a puzzle trail style of hunt
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The Grand Hunt 20242024.8.9-180->up
35 including metas
"[T]he first part is designed to be solved by brand new solvers. After that, the difficulty notably increases."
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VT Hunt2025.3.21-4.21
annual (spring and Halloween)
0->up
28 puzzles across 5 rounds
varies
on-campus hunt at Virginia Tech; early rounds are accessible to beginners
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Huntingale2025.4.25-5.20->up?
"We’re a team of puzzle hunt enthusiasts from six different countries, and we’ve been working hard since last summer to present this event. We promise that the overall style would be pretty lighthearted and beginner-friendly."
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Cruzzle Hunt2025.5.17-250-1?
16 including 2 metas
"heavier on reverse imade searching and wiki-hunting and lighter on difficulty outside of that"
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Advent Hunt2024.12.1-240?
24 including metas
One puzzle released a day, including metapuzzles; puzzles are intended to be on the easier side
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BAPHL 24 (Boston Area Puzzle Hunt League)
Aug 9 or 100+20
in-person hunt with Normal mode for beginners and Hard mode
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Arbor Day Hunt2025.4.250+7Arbor Day
an "approachable" hunt, PDF download with online answer checker
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Co-Puzzle2020.8.13-16125, no metaFood
PDFs of puzzles, hints and solutions
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DP Puzzle Hunt2020.9.18-21123 and 2 metasRebirthday Party
has unlocking simulator that allows you to progress as through a live hunt
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Hunt 202021.7.16-21118 and 2 metasBooks and Dinos
archived with answer checker and solutions
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Glyph2025.7.18-109-monthly-ish1-2variesvaries
a puzzle trail style of hunt
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MITMH 2025 pre-HuntFall1-3?
preamble round of puzzles for the 2025 MIT Mystery Hunt
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CMU2025.4.12-132-3 times a year2-3variesvaries
past hunts are archived with answer checker and solutions
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Princeton Puzzle Hunt2025.5.32-3
16 including metas
NYT games, classic games, and board games
Each puzzle is a single-page PDF.
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Huntinality 20212021.5.29-6.62-3?
archived with answer checker and solutions; has an Expert track and an easier, Casual track
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Puzzle Potluck 32020.6.20-282-3?
27? including metas
Trivial Pursuit, nominally
archived with answer checker and solutions
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Puzzles are Magic2020.2.1-92-3?13 and 3 metasMy Little Pony
archived with answer checker and solutions; may contain spoilers for Season 9 of My Little Pony
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QOPH (Quantum Online Puzzle Hunt)
2022.4.15-252-3+
27 including metas
save Puzzletown from boms
You can still register and progress through the hunt; incremental hints and detailed explanations of solutions make QOPH an amazing guide on the puzzle-solving process.
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MITMH 2015 “School of Fish” round
2015.1.16-18357 with a meta*glub glub*
archived with solutions but no answer checker; this was meant as an "easy" round of the notoriously difficult MIT Mystery Hun
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MITMH 2021 "Students" round
2021.1.15-18354 and 12 metas
project into an alternate universe to rescue your professor
archived with canned hints, answer checker and solutions; intended to emulate the 2015 "fish" round in level of difficulty
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MITMH 2024 "The Hole in the Ceiling of Hades" round
2024.1.12-15350 with a meta
Escaping the Underworld to save Hades/Pluto
You can still register and progress through the hunt; online with canned hints, answer checker and solutions; intended to emulate the 2015 "fish" round in level of difficulty.
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Inaudible2021.4.24-26defunct8 with a meta-
[website seems to be gone] "A friendly hunt for beginning puzzlers"
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