3rd Bravo Awards

See also: Bravo Awards

The 3rd Bravo Awards are a Twitch-based award ceremony. They are intended to celebrate all things puzzlehunt related in 2023. The awards were presented on January 10, 2024 by Thomas Gordon (MetaTerminal). Eugene C and Soni (TalesFromTim) also organized the event, along with help from past Bravo Awards organizers Justin Ladia and Liam Thomas.

All puzzles, hunts and creations released between MIT Mystery Hunt 2023 and before December 23, 2023 were eligible for nominations. Nominations were open until December 31, 2023.

The nominations and selected finalists were revealed as a website on January 3, 2024, with an open-to-all voting process for the finalists. The winners were announced in a Twitch ceremony on January 10, 2024.

Nomination Process

Anyone could nominate to the Bravo Awards in a given category. Roughly the top 5 entries in each category were selected as finalists in each category, with the judging panel selecting additional puzzles to ensure that a variety of hunts and puzzles were represented.

Awards

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

For the first three categories, runners up were additionally selected.

Small Hunt of the Year
For the best all-around "small" puzzle hunt of 2023. P.I. Hunt 9 - R.T.3 SEARCH - Jack Lance Runner up: Edric 23 - The 2023 DUAL Puzzle Hunt - Edric Haleen, Deusovi, Stratton Vakirtzis, Anthony Hoover CMU Spring Hunt 23 - Prehistory - Puzzle Hunt CMU First Day on the Job - Jen McTeague Grand Hunt Digital 23 - /r/ConstructedAdventures Puzzled Pint Sept 23 - Quantum Physics - Bill Gardner
Large Hunt of the Year
For the best all-around "large" puzzle hunt of 2023. GPH23 - Galactic Puzzle Hunt 23 - GalactiCardCaptors - ✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ Runner up: Huntinality 3 - Hunts Upon a Time - Cardinality BAPHL 22 - Boston Area Puzzle Hunt League 22 - Bogus Academic Professors Having Lunch BPH23 - Brown Puzzlehunt 23 - Blueno Resurrection Society - Brown Puzzle Club Halpin 23 - Mark Halpin’s Labor Day Extravaganza 23 - Two on the Isle - Mark Halpin Shardhunt - The Library of Babel - 17th Shard
Extremely Large Hunt of the Year
For the best all-around "extremely large" puzzle hunt of 2023. MITMH23 - MIT Mystery Hunt 23 - Puzzle Factory" - teammate Runner up: MSPH23 - Microsoft Puzzle Hunt 23 - Puzzle University ABCDEFG - Admiral Boötes’ Cosmic Discovery Expedition: Further Galaxies - teammate CCBC13 - Cipher & Code Breaking Competition 13 - simplicissimus P&KU2 - Puzzle and Key Universe 2 - 北京大学推理协
Best Direction
For the hunt with greatest care towards difficulty, pacing and unlocks, which created something greater than the sum of its parts. GPH23 - Galactic Puzzle Hunt 23 - GalactiCardCaptors - ✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ Huntinality 3 - Hunts Upon a Time - Cardinality MITMH23 - MIT Mystery Hunt 23 - Puzzle Factory - teammate P.I. Hunt 9 - R.T.3 SEARCH - Jack Lance Shardhunt - The Library of Babel - 17th Shard
Best Visual Design
For the hunt that was the most stylistically and aesthetically pleasing. GPH23 - Galactic Puzzle Hunt 23 - GalactiCardCaptors - ✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ BPH23 - Brown Puzzlehunt 23 - Blueno Resurrection Society - Brown Puzzle Club Huntinality 3 - Hunts Upon a Time - Cardinality MITMH23 - MIT Mystery Hunt 23 - Puzzle Factory - teammate MSPH23 - Microsoft Puzzle Hunt 23 - Puzzle University - Matt Du, Dana Young
Best Narrative
For the hunt with the best storytelling or narrative. MITMH23 - MIT Mystery Hunt 23 - Puzzle Factory - teammate CMU Spring Hunt 23 - Prehistory - Puzzle Hunt CMU GPH23 - Galactic Puzzle Hunt 23 - GalactiCardCaptors - ✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ Huntinality 3 - Hunts Upon a Time - Cardinality P.I. Hunt 9 - R.T.3 SEARCH - Jack Lance P&KU2 - Puzzle and Key Universe 2 - 北京大学推理协 Shardhunt - The Library of Babel - 17th Shard
Most Innovative Structure
For the hunt with the most innovative and well-executed structure. GPH23 - Galactic Puzzle Hunt 23 - GalactiCardCaptors - ✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ CCBC13 - Cipher & Code Breaking Competition 13 - simplicissimus Edric 23 - The 2023 DUAL Puzzle Hunt - Edric Haleen, Deusovi, Stratton Vakirtzis, Anthony Hoover MITMH23 - MIT Mystery Hunt 23 - Puzzle Factory - teammate P.I. Hunt 9 - R.T.3 SEARCH - Jack Lance Shardhunt - The Library of Babel - 17th Shard