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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.

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

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

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

…can be found over at dispatch.mysteryleague.com [http://dispatch.mysteryleague.com/]. We're moving them over here, one by one.