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{{see also|Bravo Awards}}
{{see also|Bravo Awards}}


The '''Bravo Awards 2022''', also called '''Bravo 2023''' are a Twitch-based award ceremony. They are intended to celebrate all things puzzlehunt related in 2022. They are being hosted by Justin Ladia.
The '''2nd Bravo Awards''', commonly called '''Bravo 2023''' are a Twitch-based award ceremony. They are intended to celebrate all things puzzlehunt related in 2022. The awards were hosted by Justin Ladia in March-April 2023.


All puzzles, hunts and creations released between [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022]] (inclusive) and before [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023]] were eligible for submission.
All puzzles, hunts and creations released between [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022]] (inclusive) and before [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023]] were eligible for submission.


The nominations were revealed in a [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1765405231 Twitch ceremony] on 14 March 2023, with an open-to-all voting process for the finalists. The winners will be announced in a Twitch ceremony on 2 April 2023.
The nominations were revealed in a [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1765405231 Twitch ceremony] on 14 March 2023, with an open-to-all voting process for the finalists. The winners were announced in a Twitch ceremony on 2 April 2023.

== Nomination Process ==
Anyone could nominate to the Bravo Awards in a given category. Roughly 5 entries in every category were nominated, with ties not broken. All entries tied for 5th were all nominated, or all not-nominated, depending on number of other entries in top 5.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Nominees are given in alphabetical order.
Winners in each category are listed first and highlighted with boldface text. Remaining nominees are given in alphabetical order.

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Hunt of the Year
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''For the best all-around puzzle hunt of 2022''
* '''''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 (Bookspace)]]'''''
** ''[[Huntinality 2022|Huntinality 2022 (Huntinality 2.0)]]''
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 (The Exam)]]''

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Short Hunt of the Year
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''For the best puzzle hunt designed to be solved by medium-power teams within the first 24 hours.''
* '''''[[EC Puzzle Hunt|EC Puzzle Hunt (Exploring the Countryside)]]'''''
** ''[[CMU Hunt Spring 2022|CMU Spring 2022 (This Is Not A Puzzle Hunt)]]''
** ''[[CMU Hunt Fall 2022|CMU Fall 2022 (Monopoly Hunt)]]''
** ''[[P.I. Hunt 8|P.I. Hunt 2022 (P.I. Hunt 8)]]''
** ''[[REDDOTHunt 2022|REDDOThunt 2022]]''

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Direction
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''For a hunt with great care towards difficulty, pacing and unlocks, which created something greater than the sum of its parts.''
* '''''[[Huntinality 2022|Huntinality 2022 (Huntinality 2.0)]]'''''
** ''[[CMU Hunt Spring 2022|CMU Spring 2022 (This Is Not A Puzzle Hunt)]]''
** ''[[CMU Hunt Fall 2022|CMU Fall 2022 (Monopoly Hunt)]]''
** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt|EC Puzzle Hunt (Exploring the Countryside)]]''
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 (The Exam)]]''
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 (Bookspace)]]''

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Overall Presentation
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''Formerly known as "Best Presentation". For the hunt with the OVERALL best presentation, whether that is in visual design, storytelling, or web slickness.''
* '''''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 (Bookspace)]]'''''
** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt|EC Puzzle Hunt (Exploring the Countryside)]]''
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 (The Exam)]]''
** ''[[Huntinality 2022|Huntinality 2022 (Huntinality 2.0)]]''
** ''[[P.I. Hunt 8|P.I. Hunt 2022 (P.I. Hunt 8)]]''

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Narrative
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''For the hunt with the best storytelling or narrative.''
* '''''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 (Bookspace)]]'''''
** ''[[CMU Hunt Fall 2022|CMU Fall 2022 (Monopoly Hunt)]]''
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 (The Exam)]]''
** ''[[Huntinality 2022|Huntinality 2022 (Huntinality 2.0)]]''
** ''[[REDDOTHunt 2022|REDDOThunt 2022]]''

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Visual Design
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''For the hunt that is stylistically and aesthetically the most pleasing.''
* '''''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 (Bookspace)]]'''''
** ''[[CMU Hunt Spring 2022|CMU Spring 2022 (This Is Not A Puzzle Hunt)]]''
** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt|EC Puzzle Hunt (Exploring the Countryside)]]''
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 (The Exam)]]''
** ''[[Huntinality 2022|Huntinality 2022 (Huntinality 2.0)]]''

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Most Innovative Structure
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''For the hunt or round with an innovative and well-executed structure.''
* '''''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|World's End Concert (Round, Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'''''
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Hibernating and Flying South (Round, Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]''
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|The Exam (Round, Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]''
** ''[[CMU Hunt Spring 2022|(Il)legal Answers (Meta, CMU Spring 2022 - This Is Not A Puzzle Hunt)]]''
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 (The Exam)]]''
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/The Quest Coast|The Quest Coast (Round, MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]''


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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Meta Puzzle
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''For the best all-around metapuzzle of 2022.''
* '''''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/The Line|"The Line" / "The Square" (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]''''' <small> - Brian Chen, Sam Kim, CJ Quines, Anderson Wang</small>
** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt/Faded Away|Faded Away (EC Puzzle Hunt - Exploring the Countryside)]]'' <small> - quatrevingtneuf</small>
** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Fan o' Planes|Fan o' Planes (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - Dan Simon, Benji Nguyen, Shuxin Zhan</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Hibernating and Flying South|Hibernating and Flying South (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Ben Yang</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/The Ministry|The Ministry (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Kevin Wald</small>

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Meta Pun
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''For the cleverest or funniest punny answer for a meta in 2022.''
* '''''[[Huntinality_2022/Brick's Password|Brick's Password (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]''''' <small> - Benji Nguyen, Ryan Liu, Violet Xiao</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/The Cube|The Cube (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Brian Chen, CJ Quines, Anderson Wang, Ben Yang</small>
** ''[[REDDOTHunt 2022/Finding the Demon|Finding the Demon (REDDOThunt 2022)]]'' <small> - Tan Chor Kiang, Eunice Wong, Adib Surani</small>
** ''[[CMU Hunt Fall 2022/Mellonopoly|Mellonopoly (CMU Fall 2022 - Monopoly Hunt)]]'' <small> - Samuel Chen, Farid Khuri-Makdisi, Kasper Menezes, Robert Trosten</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/The Quest Coast|Once Upon a Time in the Quest (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Mark Halpin, Suzanna Roberts</small>

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Feeder Puzzle
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''For the best all-around feeder puzzle of 2022.''
* '''''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Nobody Knows What Your Perfect Puzzle Is, But You Will After Answering These Nine Questions|Nobody Knows What Your Perfect Puzzle Is, But You Will After Answering These Nine Questions (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]''''' <small> - Amon Ge</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Curious and Determined|Curious and Determined (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Sandy Weisz</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Lists of Large Integers|Lists of Large Integers (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Michael Korn</small>
** ''[[REDDOThunt 2022/Manga|Manga (REDDOThunt 2022)]]'' <small> - Adib Surani, Janice Heng</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Reap What You Sow|Reap What You Sow (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Anderson Wang, Alan Huang</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Sorcery for Dummies|Sorcery for Dummies (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Sandy Weisz, Suzanna Roberts</small>
** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Wordlele|Wordlele (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - Violet Xiao</small>

|-
! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Introductory Puzzle
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''For an exceptional puzzle that is approachable and fun for beginner solvers.''
* '''''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/horse ebooks|horse_ebooks (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]''''' <small> - Alan Huang</small>
** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Bugcat|Bugcat (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - Eli Chang (Ellibereth), Jamie Lai</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Extreme Anagrams|Extreme Anagrams (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Yannick Yao</small>
** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt/Field Notes|Field Notes (EC Puzzle Hunt - Exploring the Countryside)]]'' <small> - chimpaznee</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Nobody Knows What Your Perfect Puzzle Is, But You Will After Answering These Nine Questions|Nobody Knows What Your Perfect Puzzle Is, But You Will After Answering These Nine Questions (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Amon Ge</small>
** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt/A Very Large Integer|A Very Large Integer (EC Puzzle Hunt - Exploring the Countryside)]]'' <small> - chimpaznee</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Young Artists|Young Artists (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Colin Lu, Anderson Wang</small>

|-
! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Word Puzzle
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''For the puzzle that made best use of wordplay in 2022.''
* '''''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Reap What You Sow|Reap What You Sow (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]''''' <small> - Anderson Wang, Alan Huang</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/✝️🔤🧩|✝️🔤🧩 (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Jenna Himawan, Chris Jones, Anderson Wang, Jakob Weisblat</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/La Ronde (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Mark Halpin</small>
** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Triangular Moves (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - Anthony Hsu, Yifei Luo, Max Chang, Yifei Luo</small>

|-
! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Logic Puzzle
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''For the puzzle that best made use of logic in 2022.''
* '''''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Duality (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]''''' <small> - Anderson Wang, Yannick Yao</small>
** ''[[CMU Hunt Fall 2022/What is a Logic Puzzle?|What is a Logic Puzzle? (CMU Fall 2022 - Monopoly Hunt)]]'' <small> - Summit Wei</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Dancing Triangles (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Shai Nir Hana</small>

|-
! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Interactive Puzzle
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''For the puzzle that best made use of interactive elements in 2022.''
* '''''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Make Your Own Puzzle Hunt|Make Your Own Puzzle Hunt (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]''''' <small> - Josh Alman, Nathan Pinsker</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Bullet Curtain|Bullet Curtain (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Sam Kim</small>
** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Escape!|Escape! (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - Shuxin Zhan, Alison Chang</small>
** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Make Your Own Puzzlehunt|Make Your Own Puzzlehunt (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - Benji Nguyen, Violet Xiao</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Piano Typer|Piano Typer (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Amon Ge and Chris Jones, sarawaleed</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Sorcery for Dummies|Sorcery for Dummies (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Sandy Weisz, Suzanna Roberts</small>

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Most Elegant Puzzle
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''For the most elegant puzzle of 2022.''
* '''''[[REDDOThunt 2022/Manga|Manga (REDDOThunt 2022)]]''''' <small> - Adib Surani, Janice Heng</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Curious and Determined|Curious and Determined (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Sandy Weisz</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Duality|Duality (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Anderson Wang, Yannick Yao</small>
** ''[[Quantum Online Puzzle Hunt/Postcards|Postcards (Quantum Online Puzzle Hunt 2022 - QOPH)]]'' <small> - Roger Wrightshoe, Timwi</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Reap What You Sow|Reap What You Sow (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Anderson Wang, Alan Huang</small>

|-
! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Twist on a Classic Style
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''For the puzzle that best took a classic puzzle style and made it into something even better.''
* '''''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/✝️🔤🧩|✝️🔤🧩 (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]''''' <small> - Jenna Himawan, Chris Jones, Anderson Wang, Jakob Weisblat</small>
** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Cryptic Images|Cryptic Images (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - Shuxin Zhan, Dan Simon, Melissa Yuan</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Duality|Duality (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Anderson Wang, Yannick Yao</small>
** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt/Ice Fishing|Ice Fishing (EC Puzzle Hunt - Exploring the Countryside)]]'' <small> - quatrevingtneuf</small>

|-
! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Nuovo Award for Puzzling Innovation
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''For the puzzle or mechanic which pushed the boundaries of what we thought of as possible in a Puzzle Hunt in 2022.''
* '''All of ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 (The Exam)]]'''''
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Nobody Knows What Your Perfect Puzzle Is, But You Will After Answering These Nine Questions|Nobody Knows What Your Perfect Puzzle Is, But You Will After Answering These Nine Questions (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Amon Ge</small>
** ''[[CMU Hunt Spring 2022/This Puzzle Will Unlock In...|This Puzzle Will Unlock In... (CMU Spring 2022 - This Is Not A Puzzle Hunt)]]'' <small> - Farid Khuri-Makdisi, Kevin Zhou (Kaz), Liam Thomas, Robert Trosten, Summit Wei
</small>

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Puzzle Art
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''For the puzzle that has the best visual presentation or art.''
* '''''[[REDDOThunt 2022/Manga|Manga (REDDOThunt 2022)]]''''' <small> - Adib Surani, Janice Heng</small>
** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt/Artistic Interference|Artistic Interference (EC Puzzle Hunt - Exploring the Countryside)]]'' <small> - chimpaznee, empyreu, Enia, and quatrevingtneuf</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/The Earth Guide|The Earth Guide (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Amon Ge, Charles Tam</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/How to Install a Handle|How to Install a Handle (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - joon pahk, Sandy Weisz, Shai Nir Hana, Steve Kaltenbaugh, Justin Ladia</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Where the Wild Things Are|Where the Wild Things Are (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Suzanna Roberts</small>

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Funniest Puzzle
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''For the puzzle which told a great joke or made you laugh.''
* '''''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Me, the Worm|Me, the Worm (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]''''' <small> - Jenna Himawan, Chris Jones, Jakob Weisblat</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/The Day You Begin|The Day You Begin (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Shai Nir Hana</small>
** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/How to Install a Handle|How to Install a Handle (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - joon pahk, Sandy Weisz, Shai Nir Hana, Steve Kaltenbaugh, Justin Ladia</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Nobody Knows What Your Perfect Puzzle Is, But You Will After Answering These Nine Questions|Nobody Knows What Your Perfect Puzzle Is, But You Will After Answering These Nine Questions (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Amon Ge</small>
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Young Artists|Young Artists (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Colin Lu, Anderson Wang</small>

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Non-Puzzle Contribution to the Community
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''For the websites, tools, and cool/useful things people did for the puzzle hunt community, which weren't puzzles (or at least, aren't just puzzles). ''
* '''[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mTVD0KtjbU6-wp1mvYU_abrjdCmnP9focRa1qp36rrY/ Google Sheets Template] by Softfro''' - <small>Sheet containing various Google Sheets tricks, techniques and formulae.</small>
** [https://www.callingit.in/ callingit.in] (Website) - <small>A standalone answer checker, by Mystery League.</small>
** Genres and Rules at [https://puzz.link/ puzz.link] by X-Sheep - <small>Respective pages on puzz.link now contain puzzle rules ([https://puzz.link/rules.html?yajilin Example] for [[Yajilin]])</small>
** The Mathemagicians [https://github.com/kevslinger/bot-be-named Puzzle Bot] / [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ghcG3EHLsnUQ6jNx-9svD8e7T5KnkUjc-gdv5kRYn8/edit#gid=2030507275 Names Functions Import] - <small>Customisable puzzle-bot open to all, and a sheet-template with useful resources and Sheet formulae, by [[The Mathemagicians]]</small>
** [https://tinyurl.com/HeyawakeGuide Mini Heyawake Course] by Teal - <small>A full guide to solving [[Heyawake]], a type of [[Logic puzzle]]</small>
** Named Functions in Google Sheets - <small>In August 2022, Google Sheets added the ability to make [https://support.google.com/docs/answer/12504534? Named functions]. Notably not related to puzzlehunting.</small>
** [https://www.noq.solutions/ noq.solutions] (Website) - <small>Logic puzzle solver, by Jenna and Michael.</small>
** [https://signals.mysteryleague.com/resources/ Puzzle resources] from "Signals" by Mystery League - <small>A list of useful resources for Puzzlehunting.</small>
** [https://thepuzzlerbook.com/ "The Puzzler"] by A.J. Jacobs - <small>Book about puzzles and puzzlehunting, released in 2022. A [[The Puzzler Puzzle Hunt|a puzzle hunt]] was also run when the book was released.</small>
** [https://www.puzzles.wiki/wiki/Main_Page puzzles.wiki] (Website) - <small>Wiki for everything about puzzle-hunting. Notably, this website.</small>
** The [https://discord.com/invite/cH8SxxVV8f Puzzle World Discord server] - <small>An open server for anyone interested in puzzle hunts, hosted on {{w|Discord}}</small>
** [https://github.com/teammatehunt/tph-site TPH Site] (GitHub Repository) - <small>Hunt website framework for hosting a puzzlehunt, by [[teammate]]</small>

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Best Puzzle-Based Media
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''For the best podcast, blog, YouTube channel, Twitch channel, or other puzzle-related media from 2022.''
* '''[https://www.youtube.com/@CrackingTheCryptic Cracking the Cryptic] (YouTube)'''
* '''"[[Two hundred puzzles]]" by CJ Quines (Series of yearly blogs) - Runner Up'''
** [https://www.gmpuzzles.com/ The Art of Puzzles - Grandmaster Puzzles (GMPuzzles)] (Blog)
** [https://www.youtube.com/@ChristopherNight Christopher Night] (YouTube)
** [https://www.twitch.tv/cypherhouse Cypher House] (Twitch)
** [https://theextraction.justinladia.com/ The Extraction] by Justin Ladia (Podcast)
** [https://www.twitch.tv/Procyonyx Procyonyx] (Twitch)
** [https://www.twitch.tv/puzzlingoldman Puzzling Old Man] (Twitch)
** [https://www.instagram.com/mysteryleague/ Promptmanteaus by Mystery League]

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! style="background-color:#EEDD82" | Lifetime Achievement Award
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''For the author, constructor, or producer that deserves recognition for their contributions to puzzling, puzzle hunts, and/or the greater puzzling community. ''
* '''[[Foggy Brume|Greg "Foggy" Brume]]''' - <small>Creator of [https://pandamagazine.com/ Panda magazine] and [https://pandamagazine.com/index.php Puzzle Boats], editor in chief and author for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|Mystery Hunt 2022]] and [https://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/author/brumegreg author] for Mystery Hunts [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007|2007]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2009|2009]]</small>
** [[dev/joe|Joseph DeVincentis]] (/dev/joe) - <small>Maintainer of [https://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/ MIT Mystery Hunt Index] website and [https://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/author/devincentisjoseph author] for Mystery Hunts [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2008|2008]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010|2010]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2016|2016]], and [[Caltech Puzzle Hunt 2018|Caltech Puzzle Hunt]]</small>
** [[✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈]] - <small>Team that hosts [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt]] and maintains [https://github.com/galacticpuzzlehunt/gph-site gph-site]</small>
** [[Eric Berlin]] - <small>Long time team captain of [[Palindrome]], [https://www.ericberlin.com/books/ writer of multiple published puzzling books], [https://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/author/berlineric author] for Mystery Hunts [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2001|2001]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2008|2008]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|2022]]</small>
** [[Alan Huang]] (Cesium) - <small>Developer and [https://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/author/huangalan author] for Mystery Hunt [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021|2021]], Galactic Puzzle Hunts [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2018|2018]], [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2019|2019]], [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2020|2020]], [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|2022]]</small>
** [[Brian Chen]] (betaveros) - <small>Developer for [https://github.com/galacticpuzzlehunt/gph-site gph-site], Creator of [https://www.puzzlehunt.net/ puzzlehunt.net], Developer and [https://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/author/chenbrian author] for Mystery Hunt [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2015|2015]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2021|2021]], Galactic Puzzle Hunts [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2017|2017]], [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2018|2018]], [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2019|2019]], [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2020|2020]], [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|2022]]</small>
** [[Jacqui Fashimpaur]] - <small>Creative lead and [http://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/author/fashimpaurjacqui author] for Mystery Hunt [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2023|2023]] and Teammate Hunt [[Teammate Hunt 2021|2021]], artist and author for [[Teammate Hunt 2020]] and several [[CMU Puzzle Hunt]]s</small>
** [[Mark Halpin]] - <small>Creator of [[Labor Day Extravaganza|Labor Day Extravaganzas]], story captain and author for [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022|Mystery Hunt 2022]], [https://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/author/halpinmark author] for Mystery Hunts [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2008|2008]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2010|2010]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2016|2016]]</small>
** Jamie Hargrove - <small>[https://deceptivepuzzles.wordpress.com/ Logic puzzle constructor]. Notably not involved with puzzlehunts</small>
** [[Jack Lance]] - <small>Creator of [[P.I. Hunt|P.I. Hunts]]</small>
** [[Dan Katz]] - <small>Author of [https://puzzlvaria.wordpress.com/ Puzzlvaria blog], [https://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/author/katzdan author] for Mystery Hunts [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2000|2000]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2002|2002]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2005|2005]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2007|2007]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2009|2009]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2014|2014]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2017|2017]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2019|2019]]</small>
** [[Jonah Ostroff]] (Softfro) - <small>Creator of [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mTVD0KtjbU6-wp1mvYU_abrjdCmnP9focRa1qp36rrY/ "Google Sheets Puzzle Tricks"], author for Microsoft Puzzle Hunts 2019, 2020, 2021 and author for [[QoDE Puzzle Hunt]]</small>
** [[CJ Quines]] - <small>Author of "200 Puzzles, 50 hours later" blog-post series, Head Scribe and Author for [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2020]], [https://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/author/quinescj Author] for [[Mystery Hunt 2021]], [[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022]]</small>
** {{w|Will Shortz}} - <small>Long time editor for {{w|New York Times}} crosswords. Notably not involved with puzzlehunts</small>
** [[Charles Steinhardt]] - <small>[https://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/author/steinhardtcharles Author] for Mystery Hunts [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2013|2013]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2015|2015]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2018|2018]], and [[Caltech Puzzle Hunt 2018|Caltech Puzzle Hunt]]</small>
** [[Ian Tullis]] - <small>[https://devjoe.appspot.com/huntindex/author/tullisian Author] for Mystery Hunts [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2009|2009]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2011|2011]], [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020]], as well as various west coast puzzle events</small>
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* '''[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1765405231 Nominations ceremony on Twitch]'''
* '''[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1765405231 Nominations ceremony on Twitch]'''
* [https://discord.gg/BxqJbRGKND Link] to the Discord server for the ceremony
* [https://discord.gg/BxqJbRGKND Link] to the Discord server for the ceremony
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[[Category:Bravo Awards]]

Latest revision as of 13:56, 14 February 2024

See also: Bravo Awards

The 2nd Bravo Awards, commonly called Bravo 2023 are a Twitch-based award ceremony. They are intended to celebrate all things puzzlehunt related in 2022. The awards were hosted by Justin Ladia in March-April 2023.

All puzzles, hunts and creations released between MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 (inclusive) and before MIT Mystery Hunt 2023 were eligible for submission.

The nominations were revealed in a Twitch ceremony on 14 March 2023, with an open-to-all voting process for the finalists. The winners were announced in a Twitch ceremony on 2 April 2023.

Nomination Process[edit | edit source]

Anyone could nominate to the Bravo Awards in a given category. Roughly 5 entries in every category were nominated, with ties not broken. All entries tied for 5th were all nominated, or all not-nominated, depending on number of other entries in top 5.

Awards[edit | edit source]

Winners in each category are listed first and highlighted with boldface text. Remaining nominees are given in alphabetical order.

Hunt of the Year

For the best all-around puzzle hunt of 2022

Short Hunt of the Year

For the best puzzle hunt designed to be solved by medium-power teams within the first 24 hours.

Best Direction

For a hunt with great care towards difficulty, pacing and unlocks, which created something greater than the sum of its parts.

Best Overall Presentation

Formerly known as "Best Presentation". For the hunt with the OVERALL best presentation, whether that is in visual design, storytelling, or web slickness.

Best Narrative

For the hunt with the best storytelling or narrative.

Best Visual Design

For the hunt that is stylistically and aesthetically the most pleasing.

Most Innovative Structure

For the hunt or round with an innovative and well-executed structure.


Best Meta Puzzle

For the best all-around metapuzzle of 2022.

Best Meta Pun

For the cleverest or funniest punny answer for a meta in 2022.

Best Feeder Puzzle

For the best all-around feeder puzzle of 2022.

Best Introductory Puzzle

For an exceptional puzzle that is approachable and fun for beginner solvers.

Best Word Puzzle

For the puzzle that made best use of wordplay in 2022.

Best Logic Puzzle

For the puzzle that best made use of logic in 2022.

Best Interactive Puzzle

For the puzzle that best made use of interactive elements in 2022.

Most Elegant Puzzle

For the most elegant puzzle of 2022.

Best Twist on a Classic Style

For the puzzle that best took a classic puzzle style and made it into something even better.

Nuovo Award for Puzzling Innovation

For the puzzle or mechanic which pushed the boundaries of what we thought of as possible in a Puzzle Hunt in 2022.

Best Puzzle Art

For the puzzle that has the best visual presentation or art.

Funniest Puzzle

For the puzzle which told a great joke or made you laugh.

Best Non-Puzzle Contribution to the Community

For the websites, tools, and cool/useful things people did for the puzzle hunt community, which weren't puzzles (or at least, aren't just puzzles).

Best Puzzle-Based Media

For the best podcast, blog, YouTube channel, Twitch channel, or other puzzle-related media from 2022.

Lifetime Achievement Award

For the author, constructor, or producer that deserves recognition for their contributions to puzzling, puzzle hunts, and/or the greater puzzling community.

External links[edit | edit source]

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