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First hunt 2007 Most recent hunt 2022 Number of hunts 32 Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Link Link
CMU Puzzle Hunt is a biannual puzzle hunt run by Puzzle Hunt CMU , a student organization at Carnegie Mellon University . In most years since 2007, Puzzle Hunt CMU has run two puzzle hunts, one in the spring semester and one in the fall semester. Hunts typically have around 20 puzzles, with a team size limit of 6; they typically lasted 8 hours each until 2020, when they were made about a day long each to accommodate non-local solvers. CMU Puzzle Hunt is typically aimed at novice to intermediate solvers.
List of Hunts
Year
Launch Date
Number of Puzzles
Link
Theme
Notes
Spring 22
2022-04-23
24
CMU Hunt Spring 2022
This Is Not A Puzzlehunt
Fall 21
2021-11-20
21
CMU Hunt Fall 2021
Spam Hunt
Summer 21
2021-08-26
6
CMU Hunt Summer 2021
Orientation Week Hunt
This was a hunt that ran during CMU Orientation Week as an activity for incoming freshmen.
Spring 21
2021-04-10
22
CMU Hunt Spring 2021
Pirate Hunt
Fall 20
2020-11-14
21
CMU Hunt Fall 2020
Oregon Trail Hunt
Spring 20
2020-04-25
18
CMU Hunt Spring 2020
Getaway Hunt
Fall 19
2019-10-05
20
CMU Hunt Fall 2019
Anomaly Hunt
Spring 19
2019-04-06
19
CMU Hunt Spring 2019
The Quest for the Dragon's Riches
Winter 19
2019-02-23
10
CMU Hunt Winter 2019
CS Hunt
Fall 18
2018-10-06
18
CMU Hunt Fall 2018
Time Travel Hunt
Spring 18
2018-03-31
19
CMU Hunt Spring 2018
Apocalypse Hunt
Fall 17
2017-10-14
20
CMU Hunt Fall 2017
Aperture Science Student Testing Initiative
Spring 17
2017-03-25
17
CMU Hunt Spring 2017
CarnivalHunt
Fall 16
2016-11-05
18
CMU Hunt Fall 2016
Harry Potter and The Hunt of Puzzles
Spring 16
2016-03-26
18
CMU Hunt Spring 2016
Puzzlehunt: The Musical!
Fall 15
2015-11-07
23
CMU Hunt Fall 2015
Adventure hunt
Spring 15
2015-03-21
15
CMU Hunt Spring 2015
Space Hunt
Fall 14
2014-10-14
8
Ornithology Hunt
No longer playable
Spring 14
2014-03-22
17
Zombie Apocalypse Hunt
No longer playable
Fall 13
2013-10-12
22
An Infinitely Improbable Puzzle Hunt
No longer playable
Spring 13
2013-2-23
16
Pirate Treasure Hunt
No longer playable
Fall 12
2012-10-23
22
Weather Machine Hunt
No longer playable
Spring 12
2012-2-18
22
The Great Library
No longer playable
Fall 11
2011-11-12
13
Babel Systems Hunt
No longer playable
Spring 11
2011-4-23
22
Jackson Detective Agency
No longer playable
Spring 10
2010-04-03
16
The Wizard's Elemental Tower
No longer playable
Fall 09
2009-11-07
11
Clone Hunt
No longer playable
Spring 09
2009-03-28
12
Time Travel Hunt
No longer playable
Fall 08
2008-11-01
15
Geller Hotel Psychic Convention
No longer playable
Spring 08
2008-03-01
17
(Pirates?) Hunt
No longer playable
Fall 07
2007-10-26
12
Carmen Sandiego Hunt
No longer playable
Spring 07
2007-02-23
12
Alice in Wonderland Hunt
No longer playable
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