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== History == |
== History == |
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[[File:HerringsAchievementsTab.png|thumb|200px|right|A screenshot of Herrings' achievement tab]] |
[[File:HerringsAchievementsTab.png|thumb|200px|right|A screenshot of Herrings' achievement tab]] |
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Originally, most Herrings teams were of the form <color> Herrings, |
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 🎏 emoji as a calling card. The team also maintains an "achievement tab" for each hunt, with fun achievements such as "[[Glossary_of_Puzzle_Hunt_Terms#McFly|McFly]] a puzzle" or "take a screenshot of us ahead of [[Mystik Spiral]]<ref>Dan Katz's team, sometimes</ref>". |
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== Hunt performances == |
== Hunt performances == |
Latest revision as of 21:42, 7 November 2022
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 🎏 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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2023-12-01 | Huntinality 3 | 18 | as Little Red Riding Herrings 🎏 |
2022-10-08 | EC Puzzle Hunt 2022 | 8 | as /u/embarrassedclupea 🎏 |
2022-08-26 | Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2022 | 6 | as 🎏🎏🎏 SATisfACTory Herrings 🎏🎏🎏 |
2022-04-15 | Quantum Online Puzzle Hunt | 11 | as Cöd🎏Herrings' [Active Sails | Sea Addicts ] = 👨🔬 [📦🐱 | 📦☠️] |
2021-12-18 | Puzzle Rojak 1 | 20 | as 🎏ikanbilis🎏 |
2021-12-04 | Silph Puzzle Hunt 2021 | 4 | as Mystik Herrings 🌀🎏 (Team ❄️) |
2021-10-01 | Teammate Hunt 2021 | 9 | as Haringhappen 🎏 |
2021-09-10 | QoDE Puzzle Hunt | 12 | as Eight Herrings in a Wheelbarrow 🎏 |
2021-08-21 | Puzzle Potluck 4 | 10 | as Pretty Dapper Snappers 🎏 |
2021-07-23 | Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2020 | 24 | as 🎏🎏🎏 Myopic Herrings 🎏🎏🎏 |
2021-07-16 | Hunt20 2.1 Puzzle Hunt | 19 | as Icosahedral Herrings 🎏 |
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 🎏🎏🎏 Scrambled H³rrings 🎏🎏🎏 |
2018-07-02 | SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2018 | 9 | as Invisible Herrings |
2018-03-16 | Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2018 | 11 | as 🎏🎏🎏 Chocolate Herrings 🎏🎏🎏 |
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Dan Katz's team, sometimes