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'''✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈''' (pronounced "whoosh Galactic Trendsetters neeoww") is a [[List of Teams|team]] that participates in the [[MIT Mystery Hunt]], as well as other puzzle hunts in smaller groups. Started in 2011, they placed top 10 in eight [[MIT Mystery Hunt|MIT Mystery Hunts]]. They won the [[MIT Mystery Hunt |
'''✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈''' (pronounced "whoosh Galactic Trendsetters neeoww") is a MIT-affliated [[List of Teams|team]] that participates in the [[MIT Mystery Hunt]], as well as other puzzle hunts in smaller groups. Started in 2011, they placed top 10 in eight [[MIT Mystery Hunt|MIT Mystery Hunts]]. They won the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]] and subsequently hosted the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021|2021 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. Since 2017, they have run six iterations of the online [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt]], as well as [[BAPHL 11]]. |
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== History == |
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✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ first originated as an MIT Mystery Hunt team based in the 3W floor (also known as floorpi) of MIT's East Campus dorm.<ref>[https://thirdwest.scripts.mit.edu:444/~thirdwest/wiki/index.php?title=Puzzles Puzzles - Floor Pi Wiki]</ref> They competed under the names ''' |
✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ first originated as an MIT Mystery Hunt team based in the 3W floor (also known as floorpi) of MIT's East Campus dorm.<ref>[https://thirdwest.scripts.mit.edu:444/~thirdwest/wiki/index.php?title=Puzzles Puzzles - Floor Pi Wiki]</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/mysteryhunt/comments/5p96n1/tell_me_about_your_mit_mystery_hunt_team/dcq98yc/ "Tell me about your MIT Mystery Hunt Team", Reddit Post, 2017]</ref> They competed under the names '''Desert Catbus''' (a reference to the game Desert Bus, and My Neighbor Totoro) in 2011 and '''Occupy Leisure Station''' (a reference to a bubble tea place in Boston, Leisure Station) in 2012, eventually naming themselves after ''Galactic Trendsetters'', a card in the board game [[w:Race for the Galaxy|Race for the Galaxy]]. The planes originated from an old proposed [[BAPHL]] team name, "✈✈✈✈✈✈". |
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In other hunts, subteams |
In other hunts, subteams may compete under the Galactic name or variations thereof, often with six emoji and a name connected to the hunt theme. |
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Trendsetters are also a sister team to [[teammate]], having previously hunted together in the MIT Mystery Hunt until 2017. teammate split off and formed a separate team in 2018. |
Galactic Trendsetters is closely related to [[(pi)|[pi]]], which usually consists of current dorm residents, while those under the Galactic name are often composed of alumni and friends. Galactic Trendsetters is also a sister team to [[teammate]], having previously hunted together in the MIT Mystery Hunt until 2017. teammate split off and formed a separate team in 2018. |
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=== Mystery Hunt performances === |
=== Mystery Hunt performances === |
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wub and trendsetters were the team usernames of ✈✈✈Galactic Trendsetters✈✈✈ in 2013 and 2020 respectively, who used the ✈✈✈Galactic Trendsetters✈✈✈ full name. |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2022)|2022]] - Finished 5th |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2021)|2021]] - Hosted the Hunt |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2020)|2020]] - Finished 1st, winning the Hunt. |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2019)|2019]] - Placed 5th |
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== Other Hunt performances == |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2018)|2018]] - Placed 5th |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2017)|2017]] - Finished 4th |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2016)|2016]] - Placed in Top 10(?) |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2015)|2015]] - Finished 8th |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2014)|2014]] - Placed 8th as '''Galactic Dogesetters''' |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2013)|2013]] - Placed 16th as '''wub''' / '''✈✈✈Galactic Trendsetters✈✈✈'''. |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2012)|2012]] - Placed 17th as '''Occupy Leisure Station''' |
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* [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2011)|2011]] - Placed 32nd as '''Desert Catbus''' in their first hunt. |
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=== References === |
=== References === |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Teams]] |
Latest revision as of 01:09, 2 April 2024
✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ (pronounced "whoosh Galactic Trendsetters neeoww") is a MIT-affliated team that participates in the MIT Mystery Hunt, as well as other puzzle hunts in smaller groups. Started in 2011, they placed top 10 in eight MIT Mystery Hunts. They won the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt and subsequently hosted the 2021 MIT Mystery Hunt. Since 2017, they have run six iterations of the online Galactic Puzzle Hunt, as well as BAPHL 11.
History[edit | edit source]
✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ first originated as an MIT Mystery Hunt team based in the 3W floor (also known as floorpi) of MIT's East Campus dorm.[1][2] They competed under the names Desert Catbus (a reference to the game Desert Bus, and My Neighbor Totoro) in 2011 and Occupy Leisure Station (a reference to a bubble tea place in Boston, Leisure Station) in 2012, eventually naming themselves after Galactic Trendsetters, a card in the board game Race for the Galaxy. The planes originated from an old proposed BAPHL team name, "✈✈✈✈✈✈".
In other hunts, subteams may compete under the Galactic name or variations thereof, often with six emoji and a name connected to the hunt theme.
Galactic Trendsetters is closely related to [pi], which usually consists of current dorm residents, while those under the Galactic name are often composed of alumni and friends. Galactic Trendsetters is also a sister team to teammate, having previously hunted together in the MIT Mystery Hunt until 2017. teammate split off and formed a separate team in 2018.
Mystery Hunt performances[edit | edit source]
wub and trendsetters were the team usernames of ✈✈✈Galactic Trendsetters✈✈✈ in 2013 and 2020 respectively, who used the ✈✈✈Galactic Trendsetters✈✈✈ full name.
Date | Hunt | Rank | Notes |
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2022-01-14 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 | 5 | |
2021-01-15 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2021 | Host | |
2020-01-17 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | 1 | as trendsetters |
2019-01-18 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2019 | 5 | |
2018-01-12 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2018 | 5 | |
2017-01-13 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2017 | 4 | |
2016-01-15 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2016 | 9 | |
2015-01-16 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2015 | 8 | |
2014-01-10 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2014 | 10 | as Galactic Dogesetters |
2013-01-11 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2013 | 16 | as wub |
2012-01-13 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2012 | 21 | as #OccupyLeisureStation |
2011-01-14 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2011 | 30 | as Desert Catbus |
Other Hunt performances[edit | edit source]
Date | Hunt | Rank | Notes |
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2023-12-01 | Huntinality 3 | 2 | as the next hunt will definitely be normal, we promise |
2023-12-01 | Huntinality 3 | 3 | as the card game hunts will continue until morale improves |
2023-07-28 | Shardhunt | 1 | as 🌞💧💀 Galactic Trendespers 🌞💧💀 |
2023-06-02 | ABCDEFG | 2 | as ✈ ✈ ✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈ ✈ ✈ |
2023-05-06 | Microsoft Puzzlehunt 2023 | 2 | as 🎓🎓🎓 Scholastic Trendsetters 🎓🎓🎓 |
2023-05-06 | Microsoft Puzzlehunt 2023 | 3 | as 🔠🔠🔠 Stochastic Test-guessers 🎲🎲🎲 |
2022-10-08 | EC Puzzle Hunt 2022 | 2 | as Eastcampus Cruft of r/puzzlers_galactic |
2022-10-08 | EC Puzzle Hunt 2022 | 3 | as Eponymous Clues of r/PuzzlersGalactic |
2022-08-26 | Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 | Host | |
2022-06-18 | Huntinality 2022 | 2 | as Team Goomblor |
2022-06-18 | Huntinality 2022 | 3 | as Team Clue |
2022-04-15 | Quantum Online Puzzle Hunt | 2 | as 🔁🔁🔁 galactic tMIP*ndsetters 🔁🔁🔁 |
2022-04-15 | Quantum Online Puzzle Hunt | 13 | as ⚛️⚛️⚛️ Galactic Trendsetters ⚛️⚛️⚛️ |
2021-12-18 | Puzzle Rojak 1 | 3 | as 🦌🦌🐋🐅🦃 |
2021-12-18 | Puzzle Rojak 1 | 5 | as ☝️☝️☝️ @everyone ☝️☝️☝️ |
2021-12-04 | Silph Puzzle Hunt 2021 | 11 | as Team Galactic (Team ❄️) |
2021-10-01 | Teammate Hunt 2021 | 3 | as 🦁🦁🦁 Galactic LionTAMErs 🦁🦁🦁 |
2021-10-01 | Teammate Hunt 2021 | 8 | as The Other Team |
2021-09-10 | QoDE Puzzle Hunt | 1 | as 📜📜📜 Codex Galacticus 📜📜📜 |
2021-08-21 | Puzzle Potluck 4 | 2 | as 🧉🧉🧉we've got drinks, bring food🧉🧉🧉 |
2021-08-21 | Puzzle Potluck 4 | 4 | as apractic pacesetters |
2021-07-23 | Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2020 | Host | |
2021-05-29 | Huntinality 2021 | 5 | as ⊥⊥⊥ Luigi Fans 🦞🦞🦞 |
2021-05-29 | Huntinality 2021 | 22 | as Discard Red Five |
2021-05-29 | Huntinality 2021 | 27 | as 🐦🐦🐦 Galactic Birdwatchers 🐦🐦🐦 |
2021-05-08 | Paradox Puzzle Hunt 2021 | 1 | |
2020-12-12 | CRUMS Puzzle Hunt 2020 | 5 | as 🍪🍪🍪 Megan T. Cookie 🍪🍪🍪 |
2020-10-23 | Teammate Hunt 2020 | 2 | as ✅✅✅haha answer checker go brrr❄️❄️❄️ |
2020-10-23 | Teammate Hunt 2020 | 4 | as ⬆⬆⬆ Theoretical and Applied Updog 🐶🐶🐶 |
2019-08-07 | MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2019 | 2 | as ✈️✈️✈️ Galactic Trendsetters ✈️✈️✈️ |
2019-07-20 | Smogon Puzzle Hunt 2019 | 1 | as Team Galactic |
2019-03-15 | Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2019 | Host | |
2018-11-30 | Caltech Puzzle Hunt 2018 | 1 | as ✈️✈️✈️ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ✈️✈️✈️ |
2018-11-30 | Caltech Puzzle Hunt 2018 | 28 | as ✈️✈️✈️Galactic Trendsetters✈️✈️✈️ |
2018-07-02 | SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2018 | 6 | as ⬆️⬆️⬆️Theoretical & Applied Updog🐕🐕🐕 |
2018-03-16 | Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2018 | Host |