Herrings
Herrings is a team that participates in online hunts. The team started using the Herrings name in 2016 for the Mezzacotta Puzzle Hunt as Octarine Herrings, which they won. The team is composed of alumni from Brown University, many who were introduced to puzzles by Dan Katz. For the MIT Mystery Hunt, the team hunts with The Providence Transplantations.
History[edit | edit source]
Originally, most Herrings teams were of the form <color> Herrings, referring to the Red Herring element often referenced in hunt puzzles. The original team name used the fictional color Octarine from Discworld, a reference to the hunt theme. Later, the team also adopted the use of the π emoji as a calling card. The team also maintains an "achievement tab" for each hunt, with fun achievements such as "McFly a puzzle" or "take a screenshot of us ahead of Mystik Spiral[1]".
Hunt performances[edit | edit source]
Date | Hunt | Rank | Notes |
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2024-05-25 | Puzzle Rojak 2 | 11 | as ikan bilis π |
2023-12-01 | Huntinality 3 | 18 | as Little Red Riding Herrings π |
2022-10-08 | EC Puzzle Hunt 2022 | 8 | as /u/embarrassedclupea π |
2022-08-26 | Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 | 6 | as πππ SATisfACTory Herrings πππ |
2022-04-15 | Quantum Online Puzzle Hunt | 11 | as CΓΆdπHerrings' [Active Sails | Sea Addicts ] = π¨βπ¬ [π¦π± | π¦β οΈ] |
2021-12-18 | Puzzle Rojak 1 | 20 | as πikanbilisπ |
2021-12-04 | Silph Puzzle Hunt 2021 | 4 | as Mystik Herrings ππ (Team βοΈ) |
2021-10-01 | Teammate Hunt 2021 | 9 | as Haringhappen π |
2021-09-10 | QoDE Puzzle Hunt | 12 | as Eight Herrings in a Wheelbarrow π |
2021-08-21 | Puzzle Potluck 4 | 10 | as Pretty Dapper Snappers π |
2021-07-23 | Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2020 | 24 | as πππ Myopic Herrings πππ |
2021-07-16 | Hunt20 2.1 Puzzle Hunt | 19 | as Icosahedral Herrings π |
2021-05-29 | Huntinality 2021 | 19 | as Mustachioed Herrings |
2021-01-02 | UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021 | 17 | as School of Herrings |
2020-06-20 | Puzzle Potluck 3 | 9 | as Pot of Herrings |
2019-08-07 | MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2019 | 16 | as πππ Scrambled HΒ³rrings πππ |
2018-07-02 | SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2018 | 9 | as Invisible Herrings |
2018-03-16 | Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2018 | 11 | as πππ Chocolate Herrings πππ |
Notes[edit | edit source]
- β Dan Katz's team, sometimes