MIT Mystery Hunt 2008

MIT Mystery Hunt 2008 was the 28th iteration of the MIT Mystery Hunt. It was run by Palindrome, the winners of the 2007 Mystery Hunt. The theme of the hunt was a murder mystery, where teams needed to determine the circumstances of the murder of Dr. Otto Awkward. Teams started off with the Little Black Book round, a Meta-matching round where the meta associations were not given. Upon solving a meta (in addition to solving a free puzzle at the start of the hunt) teams would access the next Dossier round in the sequence. Solving all Dossier rounds would let teams go to the endgame.

Mentions in Other Media

 * The Tech - In Annual Hunt, Murder Mystery Challenges Institute Puzzle Buffs

From Palindrome

 * dalryaug - Briefly... - On the making of A Mind-flexing Exercise - On the making of Race Around the Block - "Hello, I'm calling to verify your answer on..."
 * devjoe - Statistics for the 2008 Mystery Hunt - MIT Mystery Hunt 2008 Completed - All Geared Up - Chimera - Monopoles - Some Scares and the Brady meta. - More stuff I learned during Mystery Hunt prep - Random Mystery Hunt 2008 Notes
 * Eric Berlin - After the Hunt - Yes, my Hunt report could have been even longer
 * jeffurrynpl - The Digital Mind
 * Jess K. - Interview with a Mystery Hunt winner
 * qaqaq - MIT Hunt musings, part 1 - part 2: All about the Chicken - part 3: My Other Puzzles
 * squonk_npl - Now it can be told...
 * tinhorn2 - Mystery Mystery is History

Others

 * 530nm330hz - My Stery Hunt - Details - My Stery Hunt -- Overall Impressions
 * Bryan - Mystery Hunt LiveBlog
 * coendou - Hunt Post
 * colossusofrhode - MH2K8
 * dr_whom - Post-Palindrome Hunt Palindrome Post - (no subject)
 * foggyb - Unmysterious
 * Heaneyland! - The mystery of the disappearing blog
 * Laura N. - Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v.2008
 * motris - Mystery Hunt, 2008 Edition
 * noahspuzzlelj - (no subject)
 * okosut - My 8th
 * Paul B. - Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools
 * prog - Long Mystery Hunt is Looooong - Yet more post-hunt stuff
 * redcat9 - Obligatory Hunt Post
 * rhysara - (no subject)
 * Snively - How Many Liveblogs Can We Get Onto One Page?! - "Exactly" the Same
 * tablesaw - My Personal Hunt. - Individual Puzzles at the Hunt.
 * tahnan - That Mystery Hunt Thing
 * Tanya Khovanova - MIT Mystery Hunt Functions
 * tigupine - MIT Mystery Hunt 2008