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The '''Bravo Awards''' were a |
The '''Bravo Awards''' were a Discord-based award ceremony, intended to celebrate all things puzzlehunt related in 2021. |
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All puzzles, hunts and creations released between [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]] (inclusive) and before [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022]] were eligible for the |
All puzzles, hunts and creations released between [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]] (inclusive) and before [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022]] were eligible for submission, and the ceremony was conducted by Junkmail on 13 January 2022 with an open-to-all voting process for finalists. |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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Winners in each category are listed first and highlighted with boldface text. Remaining nominees (including some honorable mentions) are given in alphabetical order. |
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=== Hunt Of The Year === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Hunt of The Year |
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* '''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]]''' |
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** '''[[Teammate Hunt 2021|Teammate Hunt 2021 (Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum)]] - Runner Up''' |
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** ''[[Cardinality Puzzle Hunt 2021|Cardinality Puzzle Hunt 2021 (Huntinality)]]'' |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021|Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021 (20/20 Vision)]]'' |
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** ''[[Puzzle Potluck 4]]'' |
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** ''[[Silph Puzzle Hunt 2021]]'' |
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: ''Honorable mentions: [[QoDE Puzzle Hunt 2021]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021| UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021 (Art Heist)]]'' |
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* '''Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum (Teammate Hunt) - Runner Up''' |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Short Hunt of The Year |
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* '''MIT Mystery Hunt 2021 - Winner''' |
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* Puzzle Potluck 4 |
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* Huntinality 2021 |
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* '''[[Puzzle Potluck 4]]''' |
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** ''[[Cardinality Puzzle Hunt 2021|Cardinality Puzzle Hunt 2021 (Huntinality)]]'' |
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** ''[[Hunt20 2.1]]'' |
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* Honorable Mentions: QoDE Puzzle Hunt, UMD Puzzlehunt |
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** ''[[Paradox Puzzle Hunt]]'' |
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** ''[[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021| UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021 (Art Heist)]]'' |
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: ''Honorable mentions: [[CMU Puzzle Hunt Spring 2021|CMU Puzzle Hunt Spring 2021 (Pirate Hunt)]], [[Inexact Puzzle Hunt 2021]], [[Puzzle Rojak 2021]]'' |
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=== Short Hunt Of The Year === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Presentation |
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* '''[[Teammate Hunt 2021|Teammate Hunt 2021 (Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum)]]''' |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]]'' |
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** ''[[Puzzle Potluck 4]]'' |
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: ''Honorable mentions: [[Cardinality Puzzle Hunt 2021|Cardinality Puzzle Hunt 2021 (Huntinality)]], [[UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021| UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021 (Art Heist)]] |
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* Huntinality 2021 |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Most Innovative Structure |
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* '''Puzzle Potluck 4 - Winner''' |
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* UMD Puzzlehunt |
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* Hunt20 2.1 |
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* '''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021/Infinite Corridor|Infinite Corridor (MIT Mystery Hunt 2021)]]''' |
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* Paradox Puzzlehunt |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021/⊥IW.giga|⊥IW.giga (MIT Mystery Hunt 2021)]]'' |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021/Microscope|Microscope (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021)]]'' |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021/Periscope|Periscope (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021)]]'' |
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** ''[[Puzzle Potluck 4]]'' |
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** ''[[Teammate Hunt 2021|Teammate Hunt 2021 (Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum)]]'' |
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Honorable Mentions: Puzzle Rojak, Inexact Puzzle Hunt, Pirate Hunt (Puzzlehunt CMU Spring) |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Direction |
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* '''[[Teammate Hunt 2021|Teammate Hunt 2021 (Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum)]]''' |
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** ''[[Silph Puzzle Hunt 2021]]'' |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021]]'' |
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** ''[[Puzzle Potluck 4]]'' |
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: Honorable mentions: [[Cardinality Puzzle Hunt 2021|Cardinality Puzzle Hunt 2021 (Huntinality)]], [[QoDE Puzzle Hunt 2021]] |
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=== Best Presentation === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Metapuzzle |
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* '''Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum (Teammate Hunt) - Winner''' |
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* MIT Mystery Hunt 2021 |
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* '''[[Mystery Hunt 2021\Infinite Corridor|Infinite Corridor (Mystery Hunt 2021)]] by Jon Schneider''' |
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* Puzzle Potluck 4 |
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** ''[[Puzzle Potluck 4\Bulletin Board|Bulletin Board (Puzzle Potluck 4]]'' by Curtis Liu, Darren Yin & Rajeev Nayak |
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** ''[[QoDE Puzzle Hunt 2021\Firefly & Mr. Freeze|Firefly & Mr. Freeze (QoDE Puzzle Hunt 2021)]]'' by Scott Handelman & Jonah Ostroff (ft. Adam Maresca) |
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Honorable Mentions: Huntinality 2021, UMD Puzzlehunt |
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** ''[[Teammate Hunt 2021\Hall of Mirrors|Hall of Mirrors (Teammate Hunt 2021)]]'' by Jacqui Fashimpaur, Liam Thomas & Samuel Yeom |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021\Periscope|Periscope (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021)]]'' by Lewis Chen, Jon Schneider & Anderson Wang |
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=== Most Innovative Structure === |
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: ''Honorable mentions:'' |
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:** ''[[Silph Puzzle Hunt 2021\Getting Going|Getting Going (Silph Puzzle Hunt 2021)]]'' by Level 51 & Silph |
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* Microscope (Galactic Puzzle Hunt) |
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:** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021\Microscope|Microscope (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021)]]'' by Rahul Sridhar, Lewis Chen, Colin Lu & Anderson Wang |
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* '''Infinite Corridor (MIT Mystery Hunt) - Winner''' |
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:** ''[[Mystery Hunt 2021\Random Hall|Random Hall (Mystery Hunt 2021)]]'' by Colin Lu, Jakob Weisblat, Jon Schneider, Robert Tunney & Anderson Wang |
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* Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum (Teammate Hunt) |
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:** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021\Telescope|Telescope (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021)]]'' by Jon Schneider with additional contributions by Brian Chen, Colin Lu, Rahul Sridhar & Anderson Wang |
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* Periscope (Galactic Puzzle Hunt) |
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:** ''[[Mystery Hunt 2021\Tunnels|Tunnels (Mystery Hunt 2021)]]'' by Anderson Wang, Charles Tam, Curtis Chou, Jon Schneider & Lewis Chen |
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* ⊥IW.giga (MIT Mystery Hunt) |
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* Puzzle Potluck 4 |
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=== Best Direction === |
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* Silph Puzzle Hunt |
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* MIT Mystery Hunt 2021 |
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* Puzzle Potluck 4 |
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* '''Matt & Emma's Carnival Conundrum (Teammate Hunt) - Winner''' |
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* Honorable Mentions: QoDE Puzzle Hunt, Huntinality 2021 |
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=== Best Metapuzzle === |
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* Bulletin Board (Curtis Liu, Darren Yin, Rajeev Nayak; Potluck) |
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* Periscope (Lewis Chen, Jon Schneider, Anderson Wang; Galactic) |
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* Firefly & Mr. Freeze (Scott Handelman & Jonah Ostroff (ft. Adam Maresca); QoDE) |
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* '''Infinite Corridor (Jon Schneider; Mystery Hunt) - Winner''' |
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* Hall of Mirrors (Jacqui Fashimpaur, Liam Thomas, Samuel Yeom; Teammate) |
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* Microscope (Rahul Sridhar, Lewis Chen, Colin Lu, Anderson Wang; Galactic) |
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* Telescope (Jon Schneider (additional contributions by Brian Chen, Colin Lu, Rahul Sridhar, Anderson Wang); Galactic) |
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* Random Hall (Colin Lu, Jakob Weisblat, Jon Schneider, Robert Tunney, Anderson Wang; Mystery Hunt) |
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* Getting Going (Level 51; Silph) |
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* Tunnels (Anderson Wang, Charles Tam, Curtis Chou, Jon Schneider, Lewis Chen; Mystery Hunt) |
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=== Best Feeder Puzzle === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Feeder Puzzle |
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* Re-Actions (Level 51 and Deusovi; Silph) |
* Re-Actions (Level 51 and Deusovi; Silph) |
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* The Meta Meta Meta ... Puzzle (Yannick Yao; Galactic) |
* The Meta Meta Meta ... Puzzle (Yannick Yao; Galactic) |
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* Honorable Mention: 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000000000000116 (Lewis Chen; Mystery Hunt) |
* Honorable Mention: 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000000000000116 (Lewis Chen; Mystery Hunt) |
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=== Most Elegant Puzzle === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Most Elegant Puzzle |
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* Divide & Conquer (Lewis Chen and Anderson Wang; Galactic) |
* Divide & Conquer (Lewis Chen and Anderson Wang; Galactic) |
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* Re-Actions (Level 51 and Deusovi; Silph) |
* Re-Actions (Level 51 and Deusovi; Silph) |
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* Clusters (Charles Tam and Robert Tunney; Mystery Hunt) |
* Clusters (Charles Tam and Robert Tunney; Mystery Hunt) |
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=== Nuovo Award For Puzzling Innovation === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Nuovo Award For Puzzling Innovation |
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* '''Infinite Corridor (Jon Schneider; Mystery Hunt) - Winner''' |
* '''Infinite Corridor (Jon Schneider; Mystery Hunt) - Winner''' |
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* Nutraumatic (Jakob Weisblat and Rahul Sridhar; Mystery Hunt) |
* Nutraumatic (Jakob Weisblat and Rahul Sridhar; Mystery Hunt) |
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* Bingo (Jakob Weisblat, Joanna Sands, and Rahul Sridhar; Mystery Hunt) |
* Bingo (Jakob Weisblat, Joanna Sands, and Rahul Sridhar; Mystery Hunt) |
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=== Best Introductory Puzzle === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Introductory Puzzle |
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* ✏️✉️➡️3️⃣5️⃣1️⃣➖6️⃣6️⃣6️⃣➖6️⃣6️⃣5️⃣5️⃣ (Anderson Wang, Ben Yang, Jakob Weisblat and Lewis Chen; Mystery Hunt) |
* ✏️✉️➡️3️⃣5️⃣1️⃣➖6️⃣6️⃣6️⃣➖6️⃣6️⃣5️⃣5️⃣ (Anderson Wang, Ben Yang, Jakob Weisblat and Lewis Chen; Mystery Hunt) |
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* '''Hey, Can You Give Me A Hand With This Puzzle? (Colin Lu, Jakob Weisblat, Leon Zhou, Lillian McKinley; Mystery Hunt) - Winner''' |
* '''Hey, Can You Give Me A Hand With This Puzzle? (Colin Lu, Jakob Weisblat, Leon Zhou, Lillian McKinley; Mystery Hunt) - Winner''' |
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* Don't Let Me Down (Anderson Wang; Mystery Hunt) |
* Don't Let Me Down (Anderson Wang; Mystery Hunt) |
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=== Funniest Puzzle === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Funniest Puzzle |
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* The Minimeta That Goes Wrong (Level 51; Silph) |
* The Minimeta That Goes Wrong (Level 51; Silph) |
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* So You Think You Can Count (Charles Tam; Mystery Hunt) |
* So You Think You Can Count (Charles Tam; Mystery Hunt) |
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* Solving Pumpkin Patch with NO Given Pumpkins?! /Menagerial Problems (Brian Lee, Joanna Sands, Patrick Xia, Edgar Chen, Ivan Wang; Teammate) |
* Solving Pumpkin Patch with NO Given Pumpkins?! /Menagerial Problems (Brian Lee, Joanna Sands, Patrick Xia, Edgar Chen, Ivan Wang; Teammate) |
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=== Best Twist On A Classic Style === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Twist On A Classic Style |
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* '''Dropcrypt (Colin Lu, Jon Schneider, Anderson Wang, Robert Tunney; Galactic) - Winner''' |
* '''Dropcrypt (Colin Lu, Jon Schneider, Anderson Wang, Robert Tunney; Galactic) - Winner''' |
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* One Size Fits All (Jon Schneider; Mystery Hunt) |
* One Size Fits All (Jon Schneider; Mystery Hunt) |
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Honorable Mention: Haunted House (Zach; Inexact Puzzlehunt) |
Honorable Mention: Haunted House (Zach; Inexact Puzzlehunt) |
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=== Best Word Puzzle === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Word Puzzle |
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* PClueRS (Chris Jones; Mystery Hunt) |
* PClueRS (Chris Jones; Mystery Hunt) |
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* Dropcrypt (Colin Lu, Jon Schneider, Anderson Wang, Robert Tunney; Galactic) |
* Dropcrypt (Colin Lu, Jon Schneider, Anderson Wang, Robert Tunney; Galactic) |
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* '''Circular Reasoning (Anderson Wang, Jakob Weisblat, Jon Schneider, Lewis Chen, Robert Tunney; Mystery Hunt) - Winner''' |
* '''Circular Reasoning (Anderson Wang, Jakob Weisblat, Jon Schneider, Lewis Chen, Robert Tunney; Mystery Hunt) - Winner''' |
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=== Best Logic Puzzle === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Logic Puzzle |
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* Symbolic Table (Olga Vinogradova; Teammate) |
* Symbolic Table (Olga Vinogradova; Teammate) |
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* Ignorance (Jon Schneider, Brian Chen, Mitchell Lee, Xander Hughes; Mystery Hunt) |
* Ignorance (Jon Schneider, Brian Chen, Mitchell Lee, Xander Hughes; Mystery Hunt) |
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* Chimera (lovemathboy; Silph) |
* Chimera (lovemathboy; Silph) |
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=== Best Interactive Puzzle === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Interactive Puzzle |
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* Meta-Eval Times/Pin The Tail (Andrew He, Katie Dunn, Catherine Wu, and Patrick Xia; Teammate) |
* Meta-Eval Times/Pin The Tail (Andrew He, Katie Dunn, Catherine Wu, and Patrick Xia; Teammate) |
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Honorable Mention: Nutraumatic (Jakob Weisblat and Rahul Sridhar; Mystery Hunt) |
Honorable Mention: Nutraumatic (Jakob Weisblat and Rahul Sridhar; Mystery Hunt) |
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=== Best Non-Puzzle (At Least, Primarily) Contribution To The Community === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Non-Puzzle (At Least, Primarily) Contribution To The Community |
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* Cypher House |
* Cypher House |
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* Noq (Michael Tang, Jenna H.) |
* Noq (Michael Tang, Jenna H.) |
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* Puzzlehunt.net (Betaveros) |
* Puzzlehunt.net (Betaveros) |
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=== Delayed Award For Making Puzzle Hunts Better === |
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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Delayed Award For Making Puzzle Hunts Better |
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* '''gph site - Winner''' |
* '''gph site - Winner''' |
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(This was a non nominated special award) |
(This was a non nominated special award) |
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== See Also == |
== See Also == |
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* [https://discord.gg/BxqJbRGKND Link to the discord server for the ceremony] |
* [https://discord.gg/BxqJbRGKND Link to the discord server for the ceremony] |
Revision as of 06:55, 22 April 2022
The Bravo Awards were a Discord-based award ceremony, intended to celebrate all things puzzlehunt related in 2021.
All puzzles, hunts and creations released between MIT Mystery Hunt 2021 (inclusive) and before MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 were eligible for submission, and the ceremony was conducted by Junkmail on 13 January 2022 with an open-to-all voting process for finalists.
Awards
Winners in each category are listed first and highlighted with boldface text. Remaining nominees (including some honorable mentions) are given in alphabetical order.
Hunt of The Year |
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Short Hunt of The Year |
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Best Presentation |
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Most Innovative Structure |
Best Direction |
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Best Metapuzzle |
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Best Feeder Puzzle |
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Most Elegant Puzzle |
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Nuovo Award For Puzzling Innovation |
Honorable Mentions:
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Best Introductory Puzzle |
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Funniest Puzzle |
Honorable Mentions:
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Best Twist On A Classic Style |
Honorable Mention: Haunted House (Zach; Inexact Puzzlehunt) |
Best Word Puzzle |
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Best Logic Puzzle |
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Best Interactive Puzzle |
Honorable Mention: Nutraumatic (Jakob Weisblat and Rahul Sridhar; Mystery Hunt) |
Best Non-Puzzle (At Least, Primarily) Contribution To The Community |
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Delayed Award For Making Puzzle Hunts Better |
(This was a non nominated special award) |