Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice

This week marks the one year anniversary of the week everything changed for us here in Chicago. At the beginning of the week, our kids were in school, my office was open, we went to a party at a friend’s house… and then by the end of the week, we were living, working and schooling from home, and I was starting to reinvent this entire business. It’s been a long year, marked by tragedy, fear, and some cautious optimism. Hearing about friends and families getting their vaccines is so encouraging. I’m looking forward to seeing you in person sometime soon.

Puzzler

What three movies, released from 1985-1990, all had one-word titles, all started with the same letter, and all starred the same actor?

LETTERS TO MARGARET: A Crossword Graphic Novel by Lone Shark Games — Kickstarter

LETTERS TO MARGARET: A Crossword Graphic Novel
From artist Hayley Gold and The Maze of Games team comes a double-sided, solvable 128-page comic book loaded with crossword puzzles.

From the smart folks who brought you Maze of Games…

Lone Shark Games is raising funds for LETTERS TO MARGARET: A Crossword Graphic Novel on Kickstarter! From artist Hayley Gold and The Maze of Games team comes a solvable, double-sided 128-page comic book loaded with crossword puzzles.

Escape the Plagues

Escape the Plagues
Passover + Social Justice + Puzzles | This family-friendly exploration of modern plagues sparks discussion about how we can escape and what it means to be free.
This family-friendly exploration of our modern plagues sparks conversation about how we can truly escape and what it means to be free.

My friends at Enigmida made this print-and-play Passover-themed game. Our family playtested this and loved it. It was a great hour of playing, solving, and storytelling around the themes of Passover.

NASA Sent a Secret Message to Mars. Meet the People Who Decoded It.

NASA Sent a Secret Message to Mars. Meet the People Who Decoded It. (Published 2021)
Engineers hinted they had hidden a code in the parachute that landed the Perseverance rover. Within hours, puzzle enthusiasts cracked it.
Engineers hinted they had hidden a code in the parachute that landed the Perseverance rover. Within hours, puzzle enthusiasts cracked it.

Galactic Puzzle Hunt | 20/20 Vision

Galactic Puzzle Hunt | 20/20 Vision
The Galactic Puzzle Hunt has now come to a close. We hope to see you again!

After creating an entire parallel universe for this year’s MIT Mystery Hunt, we weren’t sure that the ✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ would be hosting their yearly epic hunt in March. They’re not… they’re doing it in July. These folks are beasts.


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