https://puzzlehunt.club.cc.cmu.edu/
Puzzle Hunt CMU (organized by puzzle enthusiasts from Carnegie Mellon University)
When: Twice a year, Spring and Fall
For how long: ~ 1 days
How: Online
History and rules:
The Puzzle Hunt CMU, is a biannual puzzle-solving event. Since 2007, the university has hosted two puzzle hunts annually—one in the spring and one in the fall semester. Typically consisting of approximately 20 puzzles, with a team size limit of 6 members, these hunts were originally 8 hours long until 2020 when they were extended to about a day to accommodate non-local participants. The hunt is mostly geared towards novice to intermediate solvers. Since 2019, a prepuzzle is released before each hunt, offering a thematic teaser in the form of a small puzzle. Moreover, from 2021 onwards, an annual orientation week hunt has been introduced, specifically for incoming freshmen, enhancing the puzzle-solving experience at CMU.
How to Participate: Check out the official site
Furious Acorns team through the years: Lilly Boneva, Jordan Danchev, Venelin Gornishki, Dimitar Smilyanov, Hristo Tomov and Nadezhda Danabasheva
2024 Spring – Department Store
Link to the hunt: CLICK HERE
Link to our solution sheets (CONTAINS SPOILERS): CLICK HERE
Puzzle solved: 12 (of 28) or 42%
Ranking: N/A
2022 Fall – Monopoly
Link to the hunt: CLICK HERE
Link to our solution sheets (CONTAINS SPOILERS): CLICK HERE
Puzzle solved: 11 (of 22) or 50%
Ranking: N/A
2022 Spring – Not a Puzzle
Link to the hunt: CLICK HERE
Link to our solution sheets (CONTAINS SPOILERS): CLICK HERE
Puzzle solved: 4 (of 24) or 17%
Ranking: N/A
2021 Spring – Pirate
Link to the hunt: CLICK HERE
Link to our solution sheets (CONTAINS SPOILERS): CLICK HERE
Puzzle solved: 11 (of 22) or 45%
Ranking: N/A