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On July 11, I’ll be in Denver at the Crooked Stave to put on my newest puzzle game, Mystery in the Galleries. It’s a 90-120 minute escape-room-at-a-table for teams of 6. EventBrite will be set up soon, so for now, follow this link to save yourself a spot.

Puzzler What world capital sounds like two Greek letters? How To Make a Word Search My friend Eric Berlin, maker of Puzzle Your Kids (my kids are huge fans), has a new video out for those who love puzzles so much that they want to make their own. Three Quines

Puzzler Take the last name of a young movie director. Remove one letter, and what remains will be, phonetically, a synonym for a word in the title of his latest movie. Who is this? Become a member, support The Mystery League. These newsletters will always remain free, but if you’

In honor of Opening Day, here’s a baseball puzzle for you. Puzzler Take the name of a mountain. Change one letter, anagram it, and the result will be what you call someone who plays for the nearby MLB franchise. What mountain and franchise are they? Become a member, support

Puzzler Name two activities done at a gym, one word each. Remove a single letter from one of the words. The resulting two-word phrase will describe something you might see at a circus. What words are they? Verwald's Treasures on Kickstarter — 2 days left! Verwald’s TreasuresIn this

NEW GAME. I’m putting the finishing touches on my new table-based puzzle game, The Unknown Islands, and I’m running a couple final playtests this Thursday and next at the Chicago Design Museum. Buy tickets here. Or keep reading to win a couple of them for half-off… 📖  📖  📖 PUZZLE OF

I’m recovering from the 55-hour puzzle marathon that is the MIT Mystery Hunt. My team, Palindrome, placed 3rd, just an hour or so out of first place. I’m still processing all the production and clever puzzle design that went into the event. Once Death & Mayhem (the organizing

Hi again! Puzzler Take the full name of a famous singer. Remove a letter, and add a letter, to the first name to get a kind of business. Then remove 3 letters from the last name to get something you’d find on the floor of that business. Who is

Puzzler Name a famous European figure from the 19th century, whose name contains three words. Remove 3 consecutive letters, and you’ll end up with a famous American figure from the 20th century, in two words. Who are they? Tired Of People Running Through The Hallway, This Company Decided To

🐉 Creatures in Seattle! We’re running Creatures on the Loose on October 3rd, at Optimism Brewery. 🎟 Tickets are here. We may also run it October 5th, if get enough interest. If that date’s better for you, log your interest here. Puzzler Think of a female celebrity, eight letters total

From October 3 - 6, I’ll be in Seattle. I’m there to put on 🦄  Creatures for a client, but I’ve got plenty of time to put on a public game, as well as more private games. Please get in touch if you’d like me to put