Conundrum

A Conundrum, sometimes called Konundrum is a type of Instructional Puzzle that involves a specific set of instructions to follow. These puzzles usually involve little ambiguity or ahas, but often involve steps that are confusing or convoluted enough to require significant time and effort from the solver.

Background

The name comes from The Duck Konundrum, a puzzle written by Dan Katz for the 2000 MIT Mystery Hunt. Since then, DKs have become a genre of their own, usually reserved for conundrums written by Dan, often involving ducks. So while Duck Konundrums are a type of conundrum, they are often categorised separately.

Puzzle Application

TO DO

Duck Konundrums

TO DO

Strategy

TO DO

Notable Examples

Conundrums

• First you visit Burkina Faso (MIT Mystery Hunt 2019)

• Coral Reef (Meta) (MIT Mystery Hunt 2015)

Duck Konundrums (Official)

• The Duck Konundrum (MIT 2000)
• D2: The Mighty Duck Konundrum (MIT 2002)
• D3: The Fellowship of the Duck (MIT 2005)
• D4: Ducks Playing Poker (MIT 2007)
• The Amazing Juggling Troupe of Duckkon Undrum V (MIT 2009)
• The Duck Konundrum VI: Now with Way Way Way Way Way Too Much Pepper (MIT 2014)
• Ye Olde Seventhe Duck Konunnndrum: The Cones of Duckshire (MIT 2017)
• DK8: The Turducken Konundrum (MIT 2019)

See Also

• Puzzles involving a Conundrum