October 20, 2016
Name a professional baseball team. Swap the first two letters and — phonetically
— you’ll end up with the name of a different pro baseball team. Which two teams
are these?
Sandy Weisz
🗝 Curse of Peg Leg Sullivan 👻 Decemberists board game
Question for you: Where should I host my next puzzle hunt? Could be a museum, a park, neighborhood, gathering space, restaurant, underground bunker, hotel lobby, anything. Hit reply and let me know. I’m looking for ideas.
Puzzler
Think of someone who has won multiple Oscars. Change one letter in
October 12, 2016
Think of someone who has won multiple Oscars. Change one letter in their first
name, anagram it, and you’ll end up with the number of Oscars that person won.
This is also possible with a different person’s last name. Who are these people?
🗝 Hunt a killer in the Maryland woods 👻 The nutso Voynich Manuscript
Thank you for taking the time to read these. If you find something online that you think I’d like, please hit “reply” and send it. I’d love to see it. Or you can post it on my Facebook page.
If you live in Chicago, you’d be wise
September 30, 2016
Name a noun in four letters. Like most nouns, you can turn this noun into its
adjective form by adding a Y, but in this case you first have to swap the noun’s
last two letters. What noun & adjective are these?
George R. R. Martin's New Mexico multiverse 🔎 Agatha Christie, in stamp form
Happy fall. Here is some stuff I enjoyed this week.
Puzzler
Name two actors who played father and son in a recent movie. One actor shares his last name with a popular brand. The other’s last name is a word used to describe a person who uses that brand.
September 22, 2016
Name two actors who played father and son in a recent movie. One actor shares
his last name with a popular brand. The other’s last name is a word used to
describe a person who uses that brand. Who are they?
Ada Lovelace, puzzlemaker 👏🏼 Online and real puzzle hunts 👏🏼 Snarky C418
I just got back from the XOXO Festival in Portland, which is always a whirlwind of inspiration and friendship. Got to do one puzzle room while there, Spark of Resistance, which was great, go do it if you’re ever in Portland. Came away with lots of new inspiration for
September 14, 2016
Name something you find in nature, in six letters. Take the first syllable, say
it twice, and you’ll end up with the name of a TV character. Do the same for the
second syllable, and you’ll end up with the name of another TV character. What
is it
Looking for playtesters // Indie crosswords on the rise // Escape Room Top 10
Fall is here. Apparently that means it’s team-building season. To that end, I need your help — I’m building a few puzzle games for clients and I need playtesters. I will be running 60-minute playtesting sessions at my office in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood on October 22, 23 and
September 06, 2016
Name a titular character from 20th century American fiction, first and last
name, nine letters total. Rotate one letter 180°, then anagram to get the names
of two adjacent countries. What character and countries are these?
Master Theorem returns // Ron Swanson, jigsawer // Escape from the Playa
This Saturday sees the launch of Mark Halpin’s annual Labor Day Puzzle Extravaganza. I was introduced to Halpin’s work two years ago, when I helped some friends with the 2014 set. Ever since, my wife and I have been slowly exploring his back catalog (see below), which is
August 29, 2016
Name a longtime TV personality. Remove three consecutive letters from the middle
of his name, along with the space, and you’ll get the last name of a modern
American writer. Who are these people?
Mystery League in Crain's // Strange video game symbols // Potatoes in space
August 22, 2016
Name an album released in 2016. Remove one letter and the remaining letters
spell a major world publication. What album and publication?
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