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''For the hunt or round with an innovative and well-executed structure.'' |
''For the hunt or round with an innovative and well-executed structure.'' |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Hibernating and Flying South (Round, Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|The Exam (Round, Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' |
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** ''[[CMU Hunt Spring 2022|(Il)legal Answers (Meta, CMU Spring 2022 - This Is Not A Puzzle Hunt)]]'' |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 (The Exam)]]'' |
** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 (The Exam)]]'' |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/The Quest Coast|The Quest Coast (Round, MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|World's End Concert (Round, Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' |
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''For the best all-around metapuzzle of 2022.'' |
''For the best all-around metapuzzle of 2022.'' |
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** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt/Faded Away|Faded Away (EC Puzzle Hunt - Exploring the Countryside)]]'' <small> - quatrevingtneuf</small> |
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** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Fan o' Planes|Fan o' Planes (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - Dan Simon, Benji Nguyen, Shuxin Zhan</small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Hibernating and Flying South|Hibernating and Flying South (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Ben Yang</small> |
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"The Line" / "The Square" |
** ''[[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> |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/The Ministry|The Ministry (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Kevin Wald</small> |
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''For the cleverest or funniest punny answer for a meta in 2022.'' |
''For the cleverest or funniest punny answer for a meta in 2022.'' |
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** ''[[Huntinality_2022/Brick's Password|Brick's Password (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - Benji Nguyen, Ryan Liu, Violet Xiao</small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/The Cube|The Cube (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Brian Chen, CJ Quines, Anderson Wang, Ben Yang</small> |
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** ''[[REDDOTHunt 2022/Finding the Demon|Finding the Demon (REDDOThunt 2022)]]'' <small> - Tan Chor Kiang, Eunice Wong, Adib Surani</small> |
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** ''[[CMU Hunt Fall 2022/Mellonopoly|Mellonopoly (CMU Fall 2022 - Monopoly Hunt)]]'' <small> - Samuel Chen, Farid Khuri-Makdisi, Kasper Menezes, Robert Trosten</small> |
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** ''[[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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''For the best all-around feeder puzzle of 2022.'' |
''For the best all-around feeder puzzle of 2022.'' |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Curious and Determined|Curious and Determined (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Sandy Weisz</small> |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Lists of Large Integers|Lists of Large Integers (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - Michael Korn</small> |
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** ''[[REDDOThunt 2022/Manga|Manga (REDDOThunt 2022)]]'' <small> - Adib Surani, Janice Heng</small> |
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"Manga" from REDDOThunt 2022 |
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** ''[[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> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Reap What You Sow|Reap What You Sow (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Anderson Wang, Alan Huang</small> |
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** ''[[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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** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Wordlele|Wordlele (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - Violet Xiao</small> |
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''For an exceptional puzzle that is approachable and fun for beginner solvers.'' |
''For an exceptional puzzle that is approachable and fun for beginner solvers.'' |
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** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Bugcat|Bugcat (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Extreme Anagrams|Extreme Anagrams (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt/Field Notes|Field Notes (EC Puzzle Hunt - Exploring the Countryside)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/horse ebooks|horse_ebooks (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[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> |
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** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt/A Very Large Integer|A Very Large Integer (EC Puzzle Hunt - Exploring the Countryside)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Young Artists|Young Artists (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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''For the puzzle that made best use of wordplay in 2022.'' |
''For the puzzle that made best use of wordplay in 2022.'' |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/✝️🔤🧩|✝️🔤🧩 (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/La Ronde (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Reap What You Sow|Reap What You Sow (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Anderson Wang, Alan Huang</small> |
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** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Triangular Moves (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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''For the puzzle that best made use of logic in 2022.'' |
''For the puzzle that best made use of logic in 2022.'' |
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** ''[[CMU Hunt Fall 2022/What is a Logic Puzzle?|What is a Logic Puzzle? (CMU Fall 2022 - Monopoly Hunt)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Duality (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Dancing Triangles (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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''For the puzzle that best made use of interactive elements in 2022.'' |
''For the puzzle that best made use of interactive elements in 2022.'']]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Bullet Curtain|Bullet Curtain (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Escape!|Escape! (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Make Your Own Puzzle Hunt|Make Your Own Puzzle Hunt (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Make Your Own Puzzlehunt|Make Your Own Puzzlehunt (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Piano Typer|Piano Typer (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[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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''For the most elegant puzzle of 2022.'' |
''For the most elegant puzzle of 2022.'' |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Curious and Determined|Curious and Determined (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Duality|Duality (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[REDDOThunt 2022/Manga|Manga (REDDOThunt 2022)]]'' <small> - Adib Surani, Janice Heng</small> |
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"Manga" from REDDOThunt 2022 |
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** ''[[Quantum Online Puzzle Hunt/Postcards|Postcards (Quantum Online Puzzle Hunt 2022 - QOPH)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Reap What You Sow|Reap What You Sow (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - Anderson Wang, Alan Huang</small> |
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''For the puzzle that best took a classic puzzle style and made it into something even better.'' |
''For the puzzle that best took a classic puzzle style and made it into something even better.'' |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/✝️🔤🧩|✝️🔤🧩 (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Huntinality 2022/Cryptic Images|Cryptic Images (Huntinality 2022 - Huntinality 2.0)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Duality|Duality (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt/Ice Fishing|Ice Fishing (EC Puzzle Hunt - Exploring the Countryside)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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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.'' |
''For the puzzle or mechanic which pushed the boundaries of what we thought of as possible in a Puzzle Hunt in 2022.'' |
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** All of ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022|Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 (The Exam)]]'' |
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** ''[[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> |
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** ''[[CMU Hunt Spring 2022/This Puzzle Will Unlock In...|This Puzzle Will Unlock In... (CMU Spring 2022 - This Is Not A Puzzle Hunt)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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''For the puzzle that has the best visual presentation or art.'' |
''For the puzzle that has the best visual presentation or art.'' |
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** ''[[EC Puzzle Hunt/Artistic Interference|Artistic Interference (EC Puzzle Hunt - Exploring the Countryside)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/The Earth Guide|The Earth Guide (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/How to Install a Handle|How to Install a Handle (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[REDDOThunt 2022/Manga|Manga (REDDOThunt 2022)]]'' <small> - Adib Surani, Janice Heng</small> |
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"Manga" from REDDOThunt 2022 |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/Where the Wild Things Are|Where the Wild Things Are (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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''For the puzzle which told a great joke or made you laugh.'' |
''For the puzzle which told a great joke or made you laugh.'' |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/The Day You Begin|The Day You Begin (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[MIT Mystery Hunt 2022/How to Install a Handle|How to Install a Handle (MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 - Bookspace)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Me, the Worm|Me, the Worm (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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** ''[[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> |
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** ''[[Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022/Young Artists|Young Artists (Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 - The Exam)]]'' <small> - </small> |
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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). '' |
''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). '' |
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callingit.in (Website) |
** callingit.in (Website) |
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Genres and Rules at puzz.link by X-Sheep |
** Genres and Rules at puzz.link by X-Sheep |
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Google Sheets Template by Softfro |
** Google Sheets Template by Softfro |
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The Mathemagicians Puzzle Bot / Names Functions Import |
** The Mathemagicians Puzzle Bot / Names Functions Import |
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Mini Heyawake Course by Teal |
** Mini Heyawake Course by Teal |
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Named Functions in Google Sheets |
** Named Functions in Google Sheets |
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noq.solutions (Website) |
** noq.solutions (Website) |
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Puzzle resources from "Signals" by Mystery League |
** Puzzle resources from "Signals" by Mystery League |
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"The Puzzler" by A.J. Jacobs |
** "The Puzzler" by A.J. Jacobs |
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puzzles.wiki (Website) |
** puzzles.wiki (Website) |
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The Puzzle World Discord server |
** The Puzzle World Discord server |
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TPH Site (GitHub Repository) |
** TPH Site (GitHub Repository) |
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''For the best podcast, blog, YouTube channel, Twitch channel, or other puzzle-related media from 2022.'' |
''For the best podcast, blog, YouTube channel, Twitch channel, or other puzzle-related media from 2022.'' |
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The Art of Puzzles - Grandmaster Puzzles (Blog) |
** The Art of Puzzles - Grandmaster Puzzles (Blog) |
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Christopher Night (YouTube) |
** Christopher Night (YouTube) |
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Cracking the Cryptic (YouTube) |
** Cracking the Cryptic (YouTube) |
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Cypher House (Twitch) |
** Cypher House (Twitch) |
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"The Extraction" by Justin Ladia (Podcast) |
** "The Extraction" by Justin Ladia (Podcast) |
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Procyonyx (Twitch) |
** Procyonyx (Twitch) |
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Puzzling Old Man (Twitch) |
** Puzzling Old Man (Twitch) |
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Promptmanteaus by Mystery League |
** Promptmanteaus by Mystery League |
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"Two hundred puzzles, fifty hours later" by CJ Quines on the MIT Admissions Blog |
** "Two hundred puzzles, fifty hours later" by CJ Quines on the MIT Admissions Blog |
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Revision as of 07:04, 15 March 2023
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.
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 will be 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
Nominees are given in alphabetical order.
Hunt of the Year |
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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.
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Best Meta Puzzle |
For the best all-around metapuzzle of 2022.
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Best Meta Pun |
For the cleverest or funniest punny answer for a meta in 2022.
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Best Feeder Puzzle |
For the best all-around feeder puzzle of 2022.
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Best Introductory Puzzle |
For an exceptional puzzle that is approachable and fun for beginner solvers.
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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 |
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Most Elegant Puzzle |
For the most elegant puzzle of 2022.
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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.
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Funniest Puzzle |
For the puzzle which told a great joke or made you laugh.
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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).
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Best Puzzle-Based Media |
For the best podcast, blog, YouTube channel, Twitch channel, or other puzzle-related media from 2022.
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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. /dev/joe ✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ Eric Berlin Foggy Brume Cesium Brian Chen Jacqui Fashimpaur Mark Halpin Jaime Hargrove Jack Lance Dan Katz Jonah Ostroff CJ Quines Will Shortz Charles Steinhardt Ian Tullis |
External links
- Twitch stream
- Nominations ceremony on Twitch
- Link to the Discord server for the ceremony