May 12, 2017
Take the first name of a famous woman. Remove the first letter to get a noun,
phonetically. This woman is arguably both the most famous person with this name
and the most well-known example of this noun. Who is it?
Sandy Weisz
Mysterysmith goes to Washington
April 26, 2017
Think of a pair of five-letters words are used frequently around Christmas.
They’re not synonyms, but they’re close. You can rot-7 one of the words to get
the other. That is, you can shift each letter in one word 7 spots down the
alphabet to get the other
Have you seen Terra Green?
Attention Washington, D.C. friends! I’d like to bring Creatures on the Loose to your town on the evening of May 4th. But I don’t know the city at all, and could use some help finding a venue. If you have ideas, or even if you don’t
I'd Deny Inland Orca Memorial
Puzzler
What 20th century figure’s last name is made up of three consecutive U.S. state abbreviations?
DASH 9 tickets are for sale.
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It’s DASH time! Different Area Same Hunt: A day-long puzzle
March 14, 2017
What 20th century figure’s last name is made up of three consecutive U.S. state
abbreviations?
I Abhor Billowy Chintz
Puzzler
The TV show LOST has all its letters in alphabetical order. Name two Oscar-winning movies — both five letters long — that also have this property.
The Universe of Discourse: I found the best anagram in English
The Universe of Discourse : I found the best anagram in English
Which two words
March 01, 2017
The TV show LOST has all its letters in alphabetical order. Name two
Oscar-winning movies — both five letters long — that also have this property.
A Mountain, But Not a River
We continue to add more Chicago dates for our popular escape-room-in-a-box, Creatures on the Loose!. Currently there are three events in March you can buy tickets for. I’d love to bring the game to another city for a weekend; if you want us to come to where you live,
February 14, 2017
What mountain’s name, when anagrammed, is not the name a of river in Africa?
Creatures game in Chicago
Puzzler
Name a food in 7 letters. Change one letter, anagram it, and you’ll have an activity that this food will allow you to do more of, according to a certain person.
Creatures on the Loose! puzzle game • Wed, Feb 1 @ 6:00 PM
Creatures on the Loose! puzzle
January 20, 2017
Name a food in 7 letters. Change one letter, anagram it, and you’ll have an
activity that this food will allow you to do more of, according to a certain
person.
🗝 Puzzle in a building 🏢 Escape with Zelda
Happy 2017, the first prime year since 2011, and the last until 2027. MIT Mystery Hunt is just a few days away, and for the first time in my life, I’m going. Can’t believe it took me this long. If you’ll be there too, let’s find
January 09, 2017
Take a famous 20th century author. Combine a common nickname for his first name
with the first letter of his last name, and the result will be the name of a
retail store. What names are these?
🗝 Dec 28 puzzle event 🦄 Speaking about Holiday Bullshit
Chicagoans! We’d love to see you at our first public puzzle event, Creatures on the Loose!, next week on the 28th, at the Revolution Tap Room. Follow the first link below.
If you’re not in Chicago (or even if you are), we’d love to see you send
December 19, 2016
Name something that you might walk on in the forest. Replace one of the letters
with something you might walk on at the beach. The result will be something you
might walk on around an angry person.
🗝 Brainteasers // ARG update // Other games 🦃
Hello, again. Happy Thanksgiving, for those of you celebrating. If you’re looking for dinner table topics beyond the US election, I hope these links, and the puzzle at the end, can help.
Puzzler
Name a famous 20th century musician. Change one letter in his first name to get the
November 24, 2016
Name a famous 20th century musician. Change one letter in his first name to get
the first name of a 20th century TV character. Change one letter in the
musician’s last name to get the first name of the actor who played that
character. Who are these people?
🗝 Brain busters from Bletchley 🤔 (A poem ( in ) a Venn)
Thanks for sending all the great ideas about where I should hold hunts. Still going through them and getting back to people. Please keep sending on ideas!
Puzzler
In honor of the playoffs, here’s a baseball puzzle. Name a professional baseball team. Swap the first two letters and — phonetically
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?