List of Puzzle Hunts

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Puzzle hunts are events where teams or individuals compete to solve a series of puzzles. The format of puzzle hunts can vary considerably, but most hunts are structured so that each puzzle answer is a word or phrase (which can often be verified against some answer checking mechanism), puzzles unlock sequentially (either via the solving of prior puzzles or the elapsing of time), and rounds or hunts culminate in metapuzzles (which combine individual puzzles answers together in novel ways).

Puzzle hunts may range in scale from a small group of puzzles and a metapuzzle that is solvable by an individual in a single sitting, to the behemoth that is the MIT Mystery Hunt, one of the oldest and most complex puzzle hunts in the world comprising well over one hundred puzzles and attracting thousands of individuals who compete in teams of up to 150 people over the course of an entire weekend.

Recurring puzzle hunts

Name List of hunts
Arcane Game DHW21 · Online 0
BAPHL Puzzle Hunt 21 (Boston Alternative to Purchasing High-Priced Leaguetickets) · 20 (Brave Adventures & Phantasical Legends) · 19 (Same Area Different Hunts) · 18 (Backup Athletes Playing the Hometown League) · 17 · 16 · 15 (The Search for BAPHL 14) · 14 (The Sixth Anniversary Extravaganza) · 13 (Boston Area Pirate Hunters League) · 12 (Belated (Arguably Postponed) Holiday Leftovers|) · 11 (The Boston Adventures of Professor Hershel Layton) · 10 (Bostonian Association of Picking Hunt Locations) · 9 (Forbidden Rhode Island) · 8 (From Dusk to Dawn (or vice versa)) · 7 (Basic American Psuedo-History Lesson) · 6 (Battle of the Bands) · 5 (The Great Race) · 4 (Baphlception) · 3 (The Mysterious Journal) · 2 (Boston Advanced PHysics Laboratories) · 1 (Fuzzy and the Fuzzkins)
Beginner's Luck Pre-Hunt King of Hearts (2015) · Catch Me If You Can (2014) · Hack Punt Tool (2013) · The Fool's Errand (2012) · Beginner's Luck (2009)
Berkeley Puzzle Hunt 2015 (OskiLeaks) · 2014 (CALUMNIOUS) · 2013 (Ankur's Research) · 2012 (Anthrolpology 50C) · 2011 (Save Our University!)
Caltech Puzzle Hunt 2018 · 2016
Carl's Christmas Hunt 2020 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012
Cenarius's Thrill of the Hunt A Tale of Two Keepers (Part One) · Ocean's Calling · Knight-a-Ranting · The Burgundy Boy · Night, Knight! · The Sylph Sleeps · The Seer is Out
CMU Puzzle Hunt Fall 2021 (Spam Hunt) · Summer 2021 (Orientation Week Hunt) · Spring 2021 (Pirate Hunt) · Fall 2020 (Oregon Trail Hunt) · Spring 2020 (Getaway Hunt) · Fall 2019 (Anomaly Hunt) · Spring 2019 (The Quest for the Dragon's Riches) · Winter 2019 (CS Hunt) · Fall 2018 (Time Travel Hunt) · Spring 2018 (Apocalypse Hunt) · Fall 2017 (Aperture Science Student Testing Initiative) · Spring 2017 (Carnival Hunt) · Fall 2016 (Harry Potter and The Hunt of Puzzles) · Spring 2016 (Puzzlehunt The Musical!) · Fall 2015 (Adventure Hunt) · Spring 2015 (Space Hunt)
Cracking the Cryptic Sudoku Hunt · Puzzle Hunt No. 1
Cryptex Hunt 2021 (Puzzle Hunts in 8-Bit) · 2020 · 2019 (The Fourth Eye) · 2018 (Prexcyt)
CS50x Puzzle Day 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016
CuCaTS Puzzle Hunt 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012
Dan Katz's Mini Hunt 2 Big 2 Fail 2 Furious (2013) · Odor Humanity! (2012) · The Internet Strikes Back (2011) · SC Johnson, A Mysterious Shadow Corporation (2010) · The Wrath of Stopheles (2009) · Mostly Clueless (2008) · Major Malfunction (2007) · A Challenging Round of Noodle Yanking Mysteries (2006)
Dark Horse Challenges Dec-21 (Goose Game) · Nov-21 (Word Games) · Oct-21 (Revolutions) · Sep-21 (The Treasure of Pharoah Azrela) · Aug-21 (The Code Books) · Jul-21 (The Audio Labours) · Jun-21 (A Simple Device) · May-21 (The Mobius) · Apr-21 (Needles In Haystacks) · Mar-21 (Dark PK) · Feb-21 (The Cube) · Jan-21 (Tabula Revolvi) · 2020 (The Intro)
Darren Miller's Haunted House Hunt 2021 · 2020 · July 4 Hunt (2020) · 2019 · 2018 · Christmas Puzzles 2016
DASH 11 (Diagnose! Assemble! Shrink! Heal!) · 10 (Deputies Allied to Secure Homesteads) · 9 (Department of Applied Synergistic Humanities) · 8 (008) · 7 (Tri-Wizard Tournament) · 6 (Lemonade, Inc.) · 5 (Doctors Against Scourges of Humanity) · 4 (Apocalypse Now) · 3 (Fairy Tales) · 2 (Trapped in TV Land) · 1 (Wild West)
DefCon Puzzle Hunt 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016
Dr. Bob's Puzzle Hunt 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013
Dustin Foley's Mini Extravaganza Leg Day (2020) · Fire Works (2019) · The Magnificent Seven, Plus One (2016) · Pressing Play (2016) · Non-Working Holiday (2015) · Winter's Stellar Travel (2014) · Time for the Holidays (2013) · A Very Flaky Set of Puzzles (2012) · The Winter's Talent (2011)
Edric's Treasure Hunt 2021 (Truzzle Hunt) · 2021 · 2020 (Puzzle Hunt) · 2020 · 2019 · 2018
Elevate Tutoring Puzzle Hunt 3 · 2 · 1
Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2021 (20/20 Vision) · 2020 · 2019 (The Galactic Artifact) · 2018 (The Great Galactic Bake Off) · 2017 (Puzzleball Championships)
GHCQ Christmas Puzzle 2020 · 2015
Ghost Patrol Late Night Snack (2016) · Reconstructed (2013) · Bust A'nother Ghost (2010) · Ghost Patrol (2008)
Glyph Puzzle Hunt 2 · 1 · 0
Google Puzzle Hunt 2007 (Googol Conglomerate Hunt)
Harvard Puzzle Hunt 2010 · 2009 · 2008 · 2007 · 2006 · 2005 · 2004
Hunt 20 2.1 · 1
Intercoastal Alterations Major League Brainball (2011) · Who Stole the Emerald Necklace (2004) · SolTrade (2003) · Wild Goose Chase (2002)
Mark Halpin's Labor Day Hunt 2021 · Balancing Act (2020) · Distressed (2019) · It Takes Two (2018) · When First We Practice To Deceive (2017) · Here Comes The Sun (2016) · Speaking of Witch (2015) · I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends (2014) · 2013 · ...And I Feel Fine (2012) · Let's Get Away From The City (2011) · Wishful Thinking (2010) · Sun and Sand (2009) · Short Story (2008) · (Are We There Yet? (2007) · Labor Intensive (2006)
Mathcamp Puzzle Hunt 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012 · 2011 · 2010 · 2009 · 2008 · 2007 · 2006 · 2005 · 2004

Matt Jones's Puzzle Hunt Count Furcula's Groovy Gravy Late-Nite Cinema (2012) · Puzzle Feast (2011)
Mezzacotta Puzzle Hunt[1] 2016 · 2013 · 2012 · 2011 · 2010 · 2009 · 2008 · 2007
Microsoft Puzzle Hunt 18 (The Puzzling Zone) · 17 (KPUZ Music Festival) · 16 (Library Island) · 15 (The Motion Picture Post-Apocalyptic) · 14 (Travel the Number 14) · 123 (Jeopardy!/Puzzlehaunt!) · 11.0 (Caught in the Net) · A (Atlantis) · 9 (Doomsday) · 8 (The Hard Way) · 7 (Alice in Puzzlehunt) · 6 (TimeCorps) · 5 (Mission: Impuzzible) · 4 (Clue) · 3 (You Don't Know Puzzles) · 2 (Age of Puzzles) · 1 (The Microsoft Games)
Mission Street Puzzles Season 5 (Scholarship Edition) · Season 4 (Seoul) · Mission Street Puzzles (Season 3)Season 3 (Austin) · Mission Street Puzzles (Season 2)Season 2 (New York City) · Mission Street Puzzles (Season 1)Season 1 (San Francisco)
MIT Aquarium Puzzle Hunt 2021 (Ivy Leagues Under the Sea) · 2020 · 2019 (The Banquet) · 2018 (Eternal Glove) · 2017 (Jeopardy) · 2016 (Twenty Questions) · 2015 (Inception) · 2014 (True and Verified Secret of Happiness) · 2013 (McFly Portal Enterprises) · 2012 (Penguin Federation)
MIT Mystery Hunt 2021 (Bookspace) · 2020 (Penny Park) · 2019 (Molasses Awareness Day) · 2018 (Operation Head Hunters) · 2017 (Monsters et Manus) · 2016 (Huntception) · 2015 (20,000 Puzzles Under the Sea) · 2014 (Alice in Wonderland) · 2013 (Coin Heist) · 2012 (The Producers) · 2011 (Video Games) · 2010 (300th Anniversary) · 2009 (Escape from Zyzzlvaria) · 2008 (Mystery Mystery Hunt) · 2007 (Seven Deadly Sins) · 2006 (S.P.I.E.S.) · 2005 (Normalville) · 2004 (Time Bandits) · 2003 (Matrix) · 2002 ( Monopoly) · 2001 (Hunt of Horror) · 2000 (Wizard of Oz) · 1999 (Carmen Sandiego) · 1998 (Enigmatology) · 1997 (Elvis Presley) · 1996 (Gödel, Escher, Bach) · 1995 (Clue) · 1994 (Cyberpunk) · 1993 (The Holy Grail) · 1992 (Captain Red Herring's Mystery Island)
MUMS Puzzle Hunt 2019 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012 · 2011 · 2010 · 2009 · 2008 · 2007 · 2006 · 2005 · 2004
Nathan Curtis's Mini Extravaganza Verwald's Treasures (2018) · What's That Spell? (2017) · The Wanderer and the Wu Xing (2017) · A Curtain Call for Borbonicus and Bodley (2013) · A Banner Occasion (2012) · Tortoise's Binary Birthday Extravaganza (2011)
NPL Convention 2022 (Contry) · 2021 (WashingCon) · 2020 (Contario) · 2019 (RockOn!) · 2018 (Milwaukee) · 2017 (BeaCon) · 2016 (SiLiCon) · 2015 (Recouvery) · 2014 (MaineCon) · 2013 (ConTex) · 2012 (Orecon) · 2011 (Convidence) · 2010 (ConPac) · 2009 (Baltimore) · 2008 (Conorado) · 2007 (MichiCon) · 2006 (TaxSAcon) · 2005 (Laconic) · 2004 (BosCon) · 2003 (IndyCon)
P&A Magazine Space Oddity · A Panda's Kickstarter · Damn This Traffic Jam · Ya Buncha Yo-Yos · Shakespr · Escape the Room · The Ucaganza · SpaceFight! · The Wes Carpenter Experience
P.I.HUNT 7 · 6 · 5 · 4 · 3 · 2 · 1
Palantir Puzzle Hunt 2020 (Food For Thought)
PaizoCon Puzzle Hunt 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017
Pea Puzzle Hunt 2021 · Pre-Hunt 2021 · Rabble 2020 · Rabble Pre-Hunt 2020 · 2020 · Pre-Hunt 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · Pre-Hunt 2018 · 2017 · 2016
Projectyl's Mini Hunt Snow Problem (2011) · Halloween (2011)
Puzzle Crawl 2020 (Happy Quarantine's Day Hunt)
Puzzle Boat 8 · 7 · 6 · 5 · 4 (Epilogue) · 4 · 3 · 2 · 1
Puzzle Potluck 3 · 2 · 1 · 0.3 · 0.2 · 0.1
Puzzled Pint Jan-22 (Avatar) · Dec-21 (Gilligan's Island) · Nov-21 (Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) · Oct-21 (Condiments) · Sep-21 (Tenet) · Aug-21 (Vikings) · Jul-21 (Agatha Christie's Poirot) · Jun-21 (Chess) · May-21 (Steven Universe) · Apr-21 (Greek Mythology) · Mar-21 (Life in 2020) · Feb-21 (A Series of Unfortunate Events) · Jan-21 (PuzzFeed) · Dec-20 (The Grinch) · Nov-20 (Scooby-Doo) · Oct-20 (Seasons) · Sep-20 (Schoolhouse Rock) · Aug-20 (The Great British Baking Show) · Jul-20 (Puzzled Pint's 10th Anniversary) · Jun-20 (Modern Board Games) · May-20 (Dr. Seuss) · Apr-20 (Magic) · Mar-20 (Frankie & Louie) · Feb-20 (Circular Reasoning) · Jan-20 (Neko Atsume) · Dec-19 (Die Hard) · Nov-19 (Music) · Oct-19 (Haunted House) · Sep-19 (Dimensional Diversions) · Aug-19 (The Muppet Show) · Jul-19 (The Space Age) · Jun-19 (The Crystal Maze) · May-19 (High School) · Apr-19 (Head to Head) · Mar-19 (The Dark Crystal) · Feb-19 (Art Heist) · Jan-19 (Friends) · Dec-18 (The Nightmare Before Christmas) · Nov-18 (Da Vinci) · Oct-18 (Zoo Theft) · Sep-18 (Labyrinth) · Aug-18 (Pokémon) · Jul-18 (KANGAROO) · Jun-18 (Road Trip) · May-18 (Ampersands) · Apr-18 (Pintcoin) · Mar-18 (Harry Potter) · Feb-18 (Stargate) · Jan-18 (Stranger Things) · Dec-17 (Secret Messages) · Nov-17 (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) · Oct-17 (Dracula) · Sep-17 (Wedding) · Aug-17 (Destiny) · Jul-17 (Game of Thrones) · Jun-17 (The Prisoner) · May-17 (Pintopia Press) · Apr-17 (Playing Cards) · Mar-17 (Alice in Wonderland) · Feb-17 (Valentine's Day) · Jan-17 (Hamilton) · Dec-16 (Dungeons & Dragons) · Nov-16 (I Puzzled) · Oct-16 (Election) · Sep-16 (Rats) · Aug-16 (Star Trek) · Jul-16 (Secret Societies) · Jun-16 (Pintopia Brewery Tours) · May-16 (Parks and Recreation) · Apr-16 (Queen's Birthday) · Mar-16 (Comic Book Mystery) · Feb-16 (Shel Silverstein) · Jan-16 (Crime Scene) · Dec-15 (Mad Men) · Nov-15 (The Big Lebowski) · Oct-15 (Mystery Month) · Sep-15 (Doctor Who) · Aug-15 (Semaphore) · Jul-15 (Portland) · Jun-15 (TV) · May-15 (Ex Machina) · Apr-15 (The A-Team) · Mar-15 (Mythology) · Feb-15 (Phobias) · Jan-15 (X-Men) · Dec-14 (Reason's Greetings) · Nov-14 (Ancient Egypt) · Oct-14 (Back to the Future) · Sep-14 (Let's Talk About...) · Aug-14 (Moving Day) · Jul-14 (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) · Jun-14 (The DoubleClicks) · May-14 (The Princess Bride) · Apr-14 (Mix Tape) · Mar-14 (Casino) · Feb-14 (Spinal Tap) · Jan-14 (Transportation) · Dec-13 (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) · Nov-13 (Five Senses) · Oct-13 (Sherlock) · Sep-13 · Aug-13 · Jul-13 · Jun-13 · May-13 (Arrested Development) · Apr-13 · Mar-13 (Jeopardy) · Feb-13 (Clue) · Jan-13 · Dec-12 · Nov-12 · Oct-12 · Sep-12 · Aug-12 · Jul-12 · Jun-12 · May-12 · Apr-12 · Mar-12 · Feb-12 · Jan-12 · Dec-11 · Nov-11 · Oct-11 · Sep-11 · Aug-11 · Jul-11 · Jun-11 · May-11 · Apr-11 · Mar-11 · Feb-11 · Jan-11 · Dec-10 · Nov-10 · Oct-10 · Sep-10 · Aug-10 · Jul-10
REDDOTHunt 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017
RIT CS Puzzle Hunt 2020 · 2017 · 2010 · 2009 · 2008 · 2007 · 2006
RMHS Pi Day Puzzle Hunt 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015
RSS Christmas Quiz 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018
Silph Puzzle Hunt[2] 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018
Singapore Puzzle Hunt 2021 (Around the World in 18 Puzzles) · 2020 (The Infinite Puzzle) · 2019 (The Puzzleville Redemption) · 2018 (Ready Puzzler One) · 2017 (The Final Puzzle) · 2016 (Order of the Puzzles) · 2015 (Alice's Adventures in Singapore)
SUMO Puzzle Hunt 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016
SUMS Puzzle Hunt 2018 · 2017 ·2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012 · 2011 · 2010 · 2009
Teammate Hunt 2021 (Carnival Conundrum) · 2020 (Matt and Emma's Birthday Bash)
Trip Payne's Mini Extravaganza Three Ring Circus (2014) · Super-extravaganza! (2013) · Remote Possibilities (2012)
UMD Puzzle Hunt 2021 (Art Heist) · 2020 (Jeopardy) · Fall 2019 (Wild Goose Chase) · Spring 2019 (Clues to the Cosmos) · 2018 (It's Lit) · 2017 (Department of Enigmatology)
USC Puzzle Hunt 2016 (Operation Golden Ticket) · 2015 (Back To the Present) · 2014 (Great Minds) · 2013 (Colonial America) · 2012
VT Puzzle Hunt 2021 · Halloween (2020) · 2020 · Halloween (2019) · 2019 · 2018
  1. ↑ previously CISRA Puzzle Hunt
  2. ↑ previously Smogon Puzzle Hunt

One-off puzzle hunts

Hunt
2 Tone Game (2010)
A Love Story in Puzzles (2011)
Alice Still Shrugs (2015)
Burn After Solving (2021)
Cambridge Puzzle Hunt (2017)
Colby's Curious Cook-off (2020)
Come on Down (2021)
Co-Puzzle Hunt (2020)
CRUMS Puzzle Hunt (2020)
Daro & Caro's Pixar Puzzle Hunt (2020)
DP Puzzle Hunt (2020)
Elite Puzzle Hunt (2011)
Food Pyramid Puzzle Hunt (2020)
HMMT Puzzle Hunt (2021)
Huntinality (2021)
Inaudible Hunt (2021)
Inexact Puzzle Hunt (2021)
InteGIRLS Puzzle Hunt (2020)
Mirroux Puzzle Shake Off (2020)
Paradox Puzzle Hunt (2021)
Pilcrow Bar (2020)
Puzzle Rojak (2021)
Puzzles are Magic Hunt (2020)
Puzzling Elves Hunt (2021)
QoDE Puzzle Hunt (2021)
The Famine Games (2013)
The Great American History Puzzle (2012)
The Locked House of Dr. Matrix (2008)
The Space Beyond Imagination (2022)
TimTang Puzzle Hunt (2020)
Ultraviolet Puzzle Challenge (2020)
University of Chicago Puzzle Hunt (2021)
Winter Distraction That Tantalizes and Amuses (2018)
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