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'''Brown Puzzlehunt''' is a hunt hosted by the students of {{w|Brown University}}, Rhode Island. |
'''Brown Puzzlehunt''' is a hunt hosted by the students of {{w|Brown University}}, Rhode Island. |
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== Unlock Order == |
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A spreadsheet simulating the unlock order of the hunt can be found [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QSW2Efb7U53lFmyGE8NDDesVEw3w1RwxEEZeCMOtlHI here]. |
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== Plot == |
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The hunt initially starts with solvers getting a letter from the Blueno Resurrection Society, who planned on resurrecting Blueno, a mascot from Brown Puzzlehunt. However, that resurrection turned out to be a monster, and solvers were then approached by the BlueNope group to stop Blueno from destruction by defeating three aspects of Blueno -- Lamp, Bear, and Dear Blueno. Once that is done, teams on campus infiltrated the procession and snatched the Blueno icon to stop the resurrection for good. |
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==Puzzles== |
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===The Blueno Resurrection Society=== |
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* {{L|Community Photos}} |
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* {{L|Built In A Day}} |
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* {{L|Work Together}} |
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* {{L|The ABC's of Puzzle Solving}} |
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* {{L|Misreader of the Free World}} |
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*'''{{L|Bring Back Blueno}}''' (Meta) |
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===The Bear=== |
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* {{L|Butterfly Evolution Kit}} |
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* {{L|Find Oren}} |
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* {{L|Typos}} |
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* {{L|A Search in the Basement}} |
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* {{L|Written in Stone}} |
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* {{L|Who's On The Decks?}} |
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*'''{{L|The Bear}}''' (Meta) |
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===The Lamp=== |
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* {{L|Day in the City}} |
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* {{L|Reptiles All The Way Down}} |
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* {{L|The Impossible}} |
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* {{L|Financial Crimes}} |
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* {{L|Remixers}} |
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* {{L|Ditto-less Impostors}} |
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*'''{{L|The Lamp}}''' (Meta) |
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===Dear Blueno=== |
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* {{L|Word Processor}} |
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* {{L|Tic-Tac-Topology 101}} |
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* {{L|Musical Cryptogram}} |
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* {{L|Space Piracy}} |
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* {{L|Modern Tetris}} |
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*'''{{L|dearblueno.net}}''' (Meta) |
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===Final=== |
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* '''{{L|Put Blueno Back Whence He Came}}''' (In-Person Runaround) |
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* '''{{L|The Final Procession}}''' (In-Person Runaround) |
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== Reviews and Write Ups == |
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=== From the Writing Team === |
=== From the Writing Team === |
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* Thomas Gordon - [https://metaterminal.fyi/blog/bph-1/ Brown Puzzlehunt, and single points of failure] |
* Thomas Gordon - [https://metaterminal.fyi/blog/bph-1/ Brown Puzzlehunt, and single points of failure] - [https://metaterminal.fyi/blog/bph-2/ Accessibility, Americanisms, and the location-attendance question] |
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=== From solvers === |
=== From solvers === |
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* Cute Mage - [http://cutemagestower.com/spring-recap/ Spring 2023 Hunt Recap] |
* Cute Mage - [http://cutemagestower.com/spring-recap/ Spring 2023 Hunt Recap] |
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* RockmanEX3 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_opzU2SzZak Top 5 Puzzles I DID in Brown Puzzlehunt] |
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 11 May 2024
| Brown Puzzlehunt | |
|---|---|
 The logo for BPH | |
| No. of Registered Teams | 237 |
| Winning Team | The ‘zzlers and The Geese Geese |
| No. of Rounds | 4 |
| No. of Puzzles (Feeders and Metas) | 28 |
| Timeframe and Location | |
| Location | Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Start Time | April 15 2023, 1:00 PM EDT |
| Official End Time | April 16 2023, 11:59 PM EDT |
| Links | |
| Hunt Link | Link |
| Wrapup Link | Link |
Brown Puzzlehunt is a hunt hosted by the students of Brown University, Rhode Island.
Unlock Order[edit | edit source]
A spreadsheet simulating the unlock order of the hunt can be found here.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The hunt initially starts with solvers getting a letter from the Blueno Resurrection Society, who planned on resurrecting Blueno, a mascot from Brown Puzzlehunt. However, that resurrection turned out to be a monster, and solvers were then approached by the BlueNope group to stop Blueno from destruction by defeating three aspects of Blueno -- Lamp, Bear, and Dear Blueno. Once that is done, teams on campus infiltrated the procession and snatched the Blueno icon to stop the resurrection for good.
Puzzles[edit | edit source]
The Blueno Resurrection Society[edit | edit source]
- Community Photos
- Built In A Day
- Work Together
- The ABC's of Puzzle Solving
- Misreader of the Free World
- Bring Back Blueno (Meta)
The Bear[edit | edit source]
- Butterfly Evolution Kit
- Find Oren
- Typos
- A Search in the Basement
- Written in Stone
- Who's On The Decks?
- The Bear (Meta)
The Lamp[edit | edit source]
- Day in the City
- Reptiles All The Way Down
- The Impossible
- Financial Crimes
- Remixers
- Ditto-less Impostors
- The Lamp (Meta)
Dear Blueno[edit | edit source]
- Word Processor
- Tic-Tac-Topology 101
- Musical Cryptogram
- Space Piracy
- Modern Tetris
- dearblueno.net (Meta)
Final[edit | edit source]
- Put Blueno Back Whence He Came (In-Person Runaround)
- The Final Procession (In-Person Runaround)
Reviews and Write Ups[edit | edit source]
From the Writing Team[edit | edit source]
- Thomas Gordon - Brown Puzzlehunt, and single points of failure - Accessibility, Americanisms, and the location-attendance question
From solvers[edit | edit source]
- Cute Mage - Spring 2023 Hunt Recap
- Dan Katz - Microsoft and Brown
- RockmanEX3 - Top 5 Puzzles I DID in Brown Puzzlehunt
