| Puzzled Pint | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Puzzle solving |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Country | International |
| Inaugurated | July 13, 2010 |
| Attendance | over 3,000 |
| Website |
puzzledpint |
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Puzzled Pint is a monthly, casual, social puzzle solving event. It is held every second Tuesday in 50+ cities around the world, [1] with every location using the same puzzles. The global monthly attendance exceeds 3000. It follows the pattern of a conference-room style puzzle hunt, with teams receiving packets of 4-5 puzzles, usually with the answers feeding into a final metapuzzle. There is no prize. [2]
Most cities rotate the location to a new bar every month. The Friday before each event, a location puzzle is posted to the website. Solving this puzzle will lead players to that month's “secret” location.
Puzzled Pint is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run event, [3] with a goal of introducing new players to the world of puzzlehunts. The emphasis is on the casual nature of the evening. The puzzles are not as advanced or numerous as day-long or weekend puzzle events, and hints are always free. An archive of all previous puzzles is on the website and available under a flexible Creative Commons license so that they may be repurposed for other events and activities.
History
Puzzled Pint was started in July 2010 in Portland, Oregon; that city now sees a regular attendance of at least 100 players. [4]
It expanded to include Seattle in October 2012, and additional cities have been added over the years, to 60 locations and 3113 players in August 2018. [5]
From April 2020 the puzzles began to be posted online on event dates, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This continued until the end of 2022, when puzzles were posted online the day after each event.
Themes
Puzzled Pint has had a theme every month since its third event in September 2010. Themes have included "Dracula", " Die Hard" and "Planning an Art Heist".
November 2012's event, themed around webcomics, was the first Puzzled Pint to include a Bonus Puzzle that could optionally be solved.
References
- ^ "Locations". Puzzled Pint. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Allen, Robert (8 October 2015). "Puzzled Pint brews fun with brainteasers, craft beer". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Puzzled Pint Charter". Puzzled Pint. 10 February 2023.
- ^ King, Darryn (23 March 2015). "A Little Puzzling With Your Guzzling". WSJ. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ @PuzzledPint (August 30, 2018). "New record! August was our biggest month to date: 3113 participants across 60 bars! Thanks for coming to play our #Pokemon set! #palindromes" ( Tweet). Retrieved 2018-09-02 – via Twitter.
External links
| Puzzled Pint | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Puzzle solving |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Country | International |
| Inaugurated | July 13, 2010 |
| Attendance | over 3,000 |
| Website |
puzzledpint |
| Part of a series on |
| Puzzles |
|---|
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Puzzled Pint is a monthly, casual, social puzzle solving event. It is held every second Tuesday in 50+ cities around the world, [1] with every location using the same puzzles. The global monthly attendance exceeds 3000. It follows the pattern of a conference-room style puzzle hunt, with teams receiving packets of 4-5 puzzles, usually with the answers feeding into a final metapuzzle. There is no prize. [2]
Most cities rotate the location to a new bar every month. The Friday before each event, a location puzzle is posted to the website. Solving this puzzle will lead players to that month's “secret” location.
Puzzled Pint is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run event, [3] with a goal of introducing new players to the world of puzzlehunts. The emphasis is on the casual nature of the evening. The puzzles are not as advanced or numerous as day-long or weekend puzzle events, and hints are always free. An archive of all previous puzzles is on the website and available under a flexible Creative Commons license so that they may be repurposed for other events and activities.
History
Puzzled Pint was started in July 2010 in Portland, Oregon; that city now sees a regular attendance of at least 100 players. [4]
It expanded to include Seattle in October 2012, and additional cities have been added over the years, to 60 locations and 3113 players in August 2018. [5]
From April 2020 the puzzles began to be posted online on event dates, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This continued until the end of 2022, when puzzles were posted online the day after each event.
Themes
Puzzled Pint has had a theme every month since its third event in September 2010. Themes have included "Dracula", " Die Hard" and "Planning an Art Heist".
November 2012's event, themed around webcomics, was the first Puzzled Pint to include a Bonus Puzzle that could optionally be solved.
References
- ^ "Locations". Puzzled Pint. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Allen, Robert (8 October 2015). "Puzzled Pint brews fun with brainteasers, craft beer". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Puzzled Pint Charter". Puzzled Pint. 10 February 2023.
- ^ King, Darryn (23 March 2015). "A Little Puzzling With Your Guzzling". WSJ. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ @PuzzledPint (August 30, 2018). "New record! August was our biggest month to date: 3113 participants across 60 bars! Thanks for coming to play our #Pokemon set! #palindromes" ( Tweet). Retrieved 2018-09-02 – via Twitter.